Author Topic: A map called Routes (for now anyway) (Read 40435 times)

Hobo · « **on:** August 10, 2005, 12:51:29 AM »

Thanks to Jits, Iron and others even I have been able to put together a "map". Please take a look at it and let me know what you think. It hasn't really been tested yet so I'd like to get into a test game with it.

http://rapidshare.de/files/3831207/routes_test1.bsp.html

jitspoe · « **Reply #1 on:** August 11, 2005, 11:50:17 PM »

Ah, this is a nice change of pace. It's a bit confusing and cumbersome to navigate if you don't know trick jumps, so it probably won't be that popular for the newbies, but it'd likely be fun for experienced players. I like the low-end weapons with a limited selection of higher-end weapons that aren't right where you spawn. The autococker room was clever - I think I liked it better before I found the secret entrance, though.

Had to climb through the window. Also, with the secret entrance, you need put a "translucent" flag on that brush, otherwise the vising allows for a built-in wallhack, essentially.

The center flag... maps with 3 flags don't tend to work that well. You'd probably be better off making it support 2 flag and 1 flag mode independently.

There are also a number of misaligned textures -- mostly on the barrels -- but those won't really affect gameplay for testing purposes. I've uploaded the map to the EV1 servers. Maybe loial can organize a big testing party or something as I'm going to be at a lan party this weekend.

loial21 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 12, 2005, 12:54:51 AM »

samples
*edit getting such,as described above

Hobo · « **Reply #3 on:** August 12, 2005, 02:32:17 PM »

Thank you for looking at the map. I didn't know you could get to the cocker throught that opening.... took quite a few trys but I did it once.

The entrace to the autococker room started out as a door, but the door glowed after it was compiled. I tried the translucent tag but it also glows. How do I make them not glow? I want it to blend in with the brush faces next to it. Not much of a secret if it glows.

In routes_test2, I raised the sky becuse of the problem of seeing into the room through the sky. At first I tried to use hint brushes to prevent it, but couldn't totally make them work right.
In routes_test2 you can get on the roof and stuff with fairly simple trick jumps. I personally like that kind of stuff, but may need to add clip brushes to prevent it. Any thoughts from anyone on that?
I change to gamemodes so it should support everything except siege. I aligned more textures... probably still miss a few. Made alot of other small tweaks. Anyway here's routes_test2 link. Thanks again for looking at it, I'd like some others to tell me what they think also, good or bad... nows the time.

http://rapidshare.de/files/3919159/routes_test2.zip.html
(zipped/not rared for poor lialaoal)

Here's a couple of sshots also.
Thanks

jitspoe · « **Reply #4 on:** August 12, 2005, 04:36:29 PM »

From the sshot, it looks like the barrels still need to be aligned.

Barrels should look like:
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|___|
|___|

The ones on the top look a bit off. Easy solution? Move the barrel up until it's aligned. Hit alt-l to lock the texture, and move it back down.

jitspoe · « **Reply #5 on:** August 23, 2005, 01:42:26 AM »

Did you get all the textures aligned?

I saw your post in loial's request thread...

Hobo · « **Reply #6 on:** August 23, 2005, 09:43:25 AM »

I can't honestly say that all the textures are aligned. Some of the doorway/opening tops I couldn't get to line up on both sides. I'd guess it has to do with the wall thickness and texture size. But it's not many and won't affect the game. I believe all the crates, barrels, walls, etc. are aligned.

jitspoe · « **Reply #7 on:** August 23, 2005, 02:00:32 PM »

Ok then, where do I get the final version?

Hobo · « **Reply #8 on:** August 23, 2005, 09:32:48 PM »

http://rapidshare.de/files/4308251/routes.zip.html

jitspoe · « **Reply #9 on:** August 24, 2005, 01:13:38 AM »

k, what modes does it support -- ctf and 1flag?

And what do you think would be a good min/max player count?

loial21 · « **Reply #10 on:** August 24, 2005, 01:27:40 AM »

Can wee set up a alpha/beta test run?

Hobo · « **Reply #11 on:** August 24, 2005, 01:32:31 AM »

It supports ctf, 1 flag, dm and koth, although ctf would be the default.
I'd say no more than 10 players, min 2. This would be debatable since it still hasn't been tested.

Hobo · « **Reply #12 on:** August 24, 2005, 01:34:08 AM »

Wee suere kould!!

jitspoe · « **Reply #13 on:** August 24, 2005, 03:22:18 AM »

Hm, DM doesn't work too well -- all the spawns are still in the base.

Eiii · « **Reply #14 on:** August 24, 2005, 09:14:01 AM »

Add some DM spawns.

Hobo · « **Reply #15 on:** August 24, 2005, 11:02:03 PM »

You're right, I'm adjusting and adding dm spawns, and since I'll have to re-release it I'll fix all the misaligned textures that I can find. I've already fixed most of the doorways and wall openings. Some of those rock textures are a bugger to line up. Let me know if you see anything else.

Hobo · « **Reply #16 on:** August 29, 2005, 07:18:22 PM »

Here is the link to hopefully the final version:

http://rapidshare.de/files/4517032/Routez_alpha1.zip.html

All textures aligned (I think), dm spawns (dm could be fun on it), and gamemodes dm, 1 flag, 2 flag and koth supported. I'd say it's a 2 to 8 player map, except dm which should support 2 to 14 or more I'd say.

Other small changes which bugged me....

jitspoe · « **Reply #17 on:** August 30, 2005, 02:25:02 AM »

The bots are almost challenging in this map in DM mode. They were kicking my butt until I put my headphones on, lol.

Anyway, it's uploaded to the server -- I put it in the maps/beta directory. Also I renamed it to be lowercase (Linux is case sensitive, so in the future, please make all map filenames lowercase to be consistent). Maybe tomorrow night we'll have a big test fest.

loial21 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 31, 2005, 04:49:05 PM »

thanks I was about to ask , is it on mine?

jitspoe · « **Reply #19 on:** August 31, 2005, 05:07:28 PM »

Yes, "newmap beta/routez_alpha1 <game mode>" to load it.