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Development => Mapping => Topic started by: Fred187 on August 27, 2006, 09:01:36 AM

Title: Famous Maps
Post by: Fred187 on August 27, 2006, 09:01:36 AM: I just had an idea that I thought might be cool. Why don't we start a chain of maps based on locations from well known films/TV shows? I don't think this would breach copyright laws, would it?
I've been trying to make some maps myself, but struggling quite a lot, I'm have trouble making very simple maps, so I don't think I'd be up for making anything complex. But, if anyone thinks this is a good idea, then please go ahead and make something along those lines. If not, then I'll shut up now.
Title: Re: Famous Maps
Post by: Smokey on August 27, 2006, 01:32:33 PM: no. no. no. horrid gameplay.
Title: Re: Famous Maps
Post by: Eiii on August 27, 2006, 06:32:27 PM: I agree with Smokey, but with more 'no's.
Title: Re: Famous Maps
Post by: Cobo on August 27, 2006, 06:46:38 PM: Ill call your 'no's and raise a hell no.
Title: Re: Famous Maps
Post by: supertanker on August 27, 2006, 10:34:48 PM: For some reason, the entire community seemes to think that any good looking map has horrid gameplay. Do my a favor and prove them wrong.
Title: Re: Famous Maps
Post by: Eiii on August 27, 2006, 10:46:54 PM: That's not it. It's the 'maps based on locations from well know films/TV shows'. How many tv shows have 'layouts' that will play well?

Also, good looking maps are almost impossible in quake2. :D
Title: Re: Famous Maps
Post by: TinMan on August 27, 2006, 11:05:18 PM: Eiii: What are good looking map layouts possible in, and why not Quake2?
I think that crimethink is possibly one of the best map layouts I'd seen in any game. You are talking "layout" right? and not "good looking"?
Title: Re: Famous Maps
Post by: Eiii on August 27, 2006, 11:38:55 PM: I'm saying you can't make 'good looking' maps because of the evilness of brush-based editing. Also, it doesn't render efficiently at all compared to games now days, especially if you have lots of little brushes. For an example of a map editor/format I really like, see F.E.A.R.
Title: Re: Famous Maps
Post by: TinMan on August 28, 2006, 12:38:10 AM: I see what you're talking about, yeah, F.E.A.R. rocks. Paintball2/Quake II can have good looking maps (my fav is crimethink.bsp), but you are right, they render really bad when there are a lot of brushes. Quake III isn't bad though, the maps always have lots of design and enteties yet still run good.

/me is hinting for Jitspoe to move to the Quake III map format, and/or engine...or to just get dpball to be able to handle intense maps better on both crappy and good computers
Title: Re: Famous Maps
Post by: blaa on August 28, 2006, 02:42:39 AM: FAMOUS PLACE (SORRRY, NO TV SHOWOO)
http://www.zone.ee/scythe/web_image6_show_.jpg

make a map where base is like that:
http://www.zone.ee/scythe/web_image6_show.jpg
Title: Re: Famous Maps
Post by: Eiii on August 28, 2006, 03:23:16 AM: 1: Too open. Also, too big for the engine (probably).
2: Hmmm. Looks to be okay, but there's more than just recreating that one part. Also, that seems to be more hallway than base.
Title: Re: Famous Maps
Post by: blaa on August 28, 2006, 03:28:57 AM: It is a hallway :P. You can put the flag where the pic is taken. Whatever, just gave a mapping idea... if anyone interested then contact me in irc (#team_rp)
Title: Re: Famous Maps
Post by: Fred187 on September 02, 2006, 08:21:13 AM: I'm not talking TV sit-coms. I mean maps designed for fighting. Maybe Die Hard? Gameplay would be alrightish, wouldn't be too easy to do though.