Yes, i agree with that CriPpLe 
new official maps
G0-Gerbil
(G0-Gerbil)
#22
Nope to transmitter.
It’s a nice looking map, but the framerates are amongst the worst I’ve seen on any map yet released.
Am off to have a rant about that in another thread 
seven_dc
(seven_dc)
#23
All oppinoins are welcome. I have tested the transmitter and it it amazing but still it needs something. Maybe the final have more polished and otimized bushwork with some dramtically hinting :). We’ll see…
Desert Temple 2 is a big map done with style. Lets add it to the list
Map suggestions so far:
-Chavo-one’s Venice
-Watch Am Rheim
-evillair’s flak cannon
-drakir’s fliegerhorst
-transmitter (One vote down)
-drakir’s Rhineland bridge
-resurrection
-ML_church
-Desert Temple 2
seven_dc
(seven_dc)
#24
Drakir seems to be creating a new map http://www.sikstrom.nu/rikard/map_in_focus.htm Maybe it would make a perfect add to the map pack. I do not know if he has any plans to create own campaing or “map pack” like his new rhine bridge & fliegerhorst bundel is. So i think we must ask drakirs oppinoin on this. Is he ok with this big “all in one map pack” or does he want to create his own. I think that we could also create map packs from lonely rogue maps that wants to be part of the campaing.
Also the desert temple seems to part of 4 map campaing. So it would be in map pak only if authors think it is ok.
BTW the flak cannon is reached its final state and now called: Nachteinbruch
Map suggestions and statuses so far:
-Chavo-one’s Venice : Alpha :
-Watch Am Rheim : Alpha :
-evillair’s Nachteinbruch : Final :
-drakir’s fliegerhorst : Final
-transmitter : Beta : (One vote down)
-drakir’s Rhineland bridge : Final
-resurrection : Final
-ML_church : Final
-Desert Temple 2 : Beta :
Alpha = under construction/Private testing
Beta = Public testing
Final = Final version
Blackadder_NZ
(Blackadder_NZ)
#25
Nope, Hummer is back. He’s been extremly busy cleaning up the mess left by the guy before him and moving house but he’s back in business.
It’ll be going into private alpha soon I hope (which I get to see :P). Then onto public beta…
heeen
(heeen)
#26
sorry, but actually you’re the first telling me, my map has BAD fps, most comments i got tell me the fps are actually quite good…
Maverick9611
(Maverick9611)
#27
You guys shouldnt forget BXpress’s Remagen map. It has a 9 page post somewhere in the forums and is looking amazing. I believe it is still in the alpha stages. If you say you’ve played the map that was only a quick demo of it. So dont forget to add Remagen!
Maverick9611
seven_dc
(seven_dc)
#29
Back to this subject:
We have quite a lot of these maps here. I think we should really create map pack of about 6 maps (2 campaings) So the filesize would be bareable. Authors of these maps has not come forward in this thread exept G0-Gerbil and RivrStyx, but they haven’t sayed anything about the fact that is it ok to use their maps. Btw these maps could affect problems if they exists with other pk3 including these maps. Am I right?
Map suggestions and statuses so far:
-Chavo-one’s Venice : Alpha :
-Watch Am Rheim : Alpha :
-evillair’s Nachteinbruch : Final :
-drakir’s fliegerhorst : Final
-transmitter : Beta : (One vote down)
-drakir’s Rhineland bridge : Final
-resurrection : Final
-ML_church : Final
-Desert Temple 2 : Beta :
-BXpress Remagen : Alpha
Alpha = under construction/Private testing
Beta = Public testing
Final = Final version
G0-Gerbil
(G0-Gerbil)
#30
Well, firstly I’d say do NOT include anything other than final, and not even them if they are so buggy you suspect another version is on the cards.
Secondly I wouldn’t unduly worry about permission - people can bundle them up into a single zip and allow people to download them without breaking the conditions of use found in most PK3 readmes - IE all you are doing is making the map available for use, just with other files at the same time.
Thirdly, if you were to include a campaign file of just the maps in the combined ZIP, then MAKE SURE IT USES A SEPERATE PK3 FILE.
In other words, bundle them together all as individual PK3s into 1 big zip file, don’t try to be ‘helpful’ by merging everything into a single PK3.
Other than that, people are free to do pretty much what they want in the way of distributing PK3s - just remember most of them require you to include the README’s - if people are foolish enough to simply call them README.TXT then you could end up with several of the same name, so it’d help if you renamed them all to something like <MAPNAME> README.TXT so they’ll not overwrite each other and will be obvious which is which.
Finally of course, you just need shit loads of bandwidth to host 'em - ET maps definately seem to be on the large filesize these days!
Wraith2k3
(Wraith2k3)
#31
don’t try to be ‘helpful’ by merging everything into a single PK3
Yeah, thats what annoyed me about what Drakir did. Instead of putting them in one pk3, he should have put 2 seperate pk3’s in a zip file, so you don’t have to download 30mb everytime a server decides that you don’t actually have the map (even though you were playing it 5 minutes ago bitterness).
G0-Gerbil
(G0-Gerbil)
#32
Shit happens - to be honest I don’t really like the ingame downloader anyway, it fails so often on larger files it’s just annoying, and it reseting when the map ends helps no-one.
We all make mistakes, it’s only the people who keep repeating them that annoy me
But it’s a good a warning as any as to why people shouldn’t merge pk3s, a simple big ol’ zip file is plenty convenient enough.
seven_dc
(seven_dc)
#33
Woot! Of course the Zip file would be better idea. What was I thinking? Maybe a installer might be a good idea too, so that no one would be able to tamper the files and it would look more official.
I would want to see some oppinions hardcore players about these maps. Which ones have good playability?
@ G0-Gerbil
Ofcourse only final maps are included and I should prefer that they have been out for a while (at least 2 weeks) I haven’t have change to test all of those final stage maps myself… (been busy with my own map) But no map shall pass without my testing.
@ Wraith2k3
I am sick of those map downloads that happen because of pk3’s have different dates. this is one of the reasons I want to create this package, so that the admins could take this pack as a standard… maybe include a text: “We are using splashdamage forum map pack vol1.” so that we players would know… this is the place I want to be playing.
Map suggestions and statuses so far:
-Chavo-one’s Venice : Alpha :
-Watch Am Rheim : Alpha :
-evillair’s Nachteinbruch : Final :
-drakir’s fliegerhorst : Final
-transmitter : Beta : (One vote down)
-drakir’s Rhineland bridge : Final
-resurrection : Final
-ML_church : Final
-Desert Temple 2 : Beta :
-BXpress Remagen : Alpha
Alpha = under construction/Private testing
Beta = Public testing
Final = Final version
Schaffer
(Schaffer)
#34
I think that the only way we will know anything about these new maps is to wait. Some people will not like all of the maps since they will concentrate on the frame rate, while others will be engrossed by the spectacular architecture (like Venice).
I have setup to Campaigns for a LAN party I am attending with all custom maps and I think they are reasonably good:
European Push
- DDay-nw
- Cherbourg
- Nachteinbrush
- Rhineland Bridge
- Fliegerhost
- Transmitter
Mediterranean Push
- Desert Temple II
- Ammom Depot
- Greece
- Apennines Research
- Monte Cassino
- Operation Gunfire
(I am considering inserting Sand Heli but need to check it out first)
While not all of these maps may appeal to everybody, those complaining probably have never tried to create a map themselves. I have tried and I just don’t have the time nor the patience to learn.
G0-Gerbil
(G0-Gerbil)
#35
That’s a bit uncharitable to Chavo One - you assume he won’t be able to get Venice running nicely
It IS possible to have detail and fast framerates together, it just takes a lot of planning, effort and knowledge, that’s ‘all’…
wildCat
(wildCat)
#36
if you want a good idea at their multi tasking abilities please feel free to visit www.q3f.com > forums > general
G0-Gerbil
(G0-Gerbil)
#39
I did, and found nothing of relevance to ET, let alone the precise topic of this thread. A few more clues please?