There are lots of great custom maps out there now, i suggest we all gather up and choose 6 custom maps and divide them over 2 campaigns.In that way those maps will be considered as a “standard” and used more widely.
The goal: All main ET forums (splashdamage/jolt/etc) working together to make a full map package, in that way these maps will be more widely used and distributed.
So what do you all think of this?
Decent idea. Though all the custom maps chosen would need to go through a rigorous testing schedule, so they at least match the quality of the originals. And SD themselves would need to be involved, so at least the map package can say “Splash Damage Approved” so it becomes similar to the Master Levels for Doom II and not just a custom map package. There’s some work involved, but it’s definately the answer to people’s inquiries about new maps.
This has already been suggested, but things have been abit quite lately.
http://www.splashdamage.com/index.php?name=pnPHPbb2&file=viewtopic&t=5373
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Having said that, there is also another informal map comp going on.
http://www.splashdamage.com/index.php?name=pnPHPbb2&file=viewtopic&t=6846
I know, but i want something to be released. I will post our request on more forums.
Im sure we all went something to be released, but!!
As i cant map, i’m just going to have to wait on the good will of those who can map, to sort things out, sorry!!!
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At least a 3 map pack, not campaign tbh, should be auth’d and released imo.
Being: Caen, Supplydepot and <Whatever other map people may vote for/want>.
Hi.
I went over this in last summer in this thread:
http://www.splashdamage.com/index.php?name=pnPHPbb2&file=viewtopic&t=4722&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=
There has been many great maps out since then.
Base should not be added to the campaigns, but it could be included in the map pack itself.
Allthough an excellent RTCW map, Base is a terrible ET map (mostly because of mines). And I don’t think SD will tolerate copyright-violating maps in their ‘SD approved’ map pack.
If we’re serious about this, we need to shortlist 8-10 maps, make them available to people to download and evaluate, decide on 6, and then take them to SD to make it “official” or leave it as a group consensus.
tc_base is a horrible ET map. Wasn’t a great fan of it in RTCW but absolutely hate the ET version.
SupplyDepot is an excellent competition map, and we (The Infamous) have just added it, and Caen, to our public map rotation (217.158.150.50:32050 <-- check it out).
If anyone can put forward a 3rd good, playable (16-player max) map we’d be interested in that also. IMO Caen and SupplyDepot have already proven themselves (and could even claim to be considered “semi-official” in league circles), we just need a 3rd map to make a 3rd Campaign.
Hmm i guess yall are right about base, it was great in RTCW, but not so good in ET (I like it though), but it gets played a lot in competition (because some major leagues put it up as an official map),thats why i suggested it :). Oh and btw, please no map made by marko (Temple, Beach Invasion, Carnage Canyon), those are soooo huge. Btw, i heard a lot of good things about Transmitter, anyone played that?
OK here is my tuppence-worth:
Caen
Venice
Townsquare (If it gets past the beta version)
Staligrad (If it gets past the beta version)
Battle of the Bulge (If it gets past the beta version)
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Some mappers have released so many of there own maps that im sure they would release them as there own map pack
eg. the 1944 maps by Kommando,
Drakirs maps 2hide, Navarone, North pole etc
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Having said all that you could end up doing a war film map pack
Navarone
Raiders
Helmsdeep
Where Eagle (When released)
Remagen (If released)
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You could go on for ever…
There would have to be a cut off point for when all maps are considered. When 10 maps are choosen do we just choose 10 that have been completed or have a couple, like what faSer is suggesting, that are still being developed?
I see no point including maps that are still in development because
a) they may never leave development
b) it will take weeks of play testing to finalise the map
c) there is no guarantee the map will be worth playing even AFTER testing
Why add a map that is not finished to a map pack?
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