Topic: dm_habitrail_station1

[dj]

The author of this map asked for some feedback, either good or bad.  If you have a chance to play this map, please post your comments/suggestions here.

[mephisto_kur]

Interesting map.  A little bright, not enough length to the hallways.  I played with smackintosh the other night, he said it was his.  Combine balls are exquisite on this map, but the glitchiness of the glass walls complicates things.

[dj]

Yup, smackintosh is the author.  He's working on a new version with a lot less glass, and will be based in outer space.  I think it's a creative map.  My suggestions include adding some ambient sounds and fixing the glitch where the player falls through the map when killed.

[Smackintosh]

hey guys, thanks for the input... i appreciate it.
you gave me some ideas to make it better...
I noticed that it was lagging kind of bad the last time we played it,
and someone had problems with the "gravity-gun with grenade
technique"... fixing it would probably make me die more,
but i want to make everybody happy.

I'm pretty much re-doing it with some new pieces,
ambient sound, some longer hallways, better textures, and definitely
alot less glass. I'm still learning new mapping techniques
and i want to make a map thats enjoyable for everyone to play.
any other suggestions any1 may have would be appreciated.

[dj]

No need to fix the grenade/grav gun problem, since it's one of arod's favorite techniques. 

[Smackintosh]

don't know if i want to put the rocket launcher in there either...
i hate seeing a laser beam at my feet a split second before i die.
that only happens every 30 seconds or so...

[dj]

hehe I won't miss the rocket launher if it's not there.

[mephisto_kur]

As long as I have working combine balls and grenades, I can hunt Rayven easily.

[Smackintosh]

i need to put some random phys props in there too...
so i can use my hat trick and kill people with random objects...
but i wouldn't think there'd be a radiator in a space station.

definitley keeping the AR2, it seems to be pretty nasty in this map,
but you'd accidentally kill yer teammates alot.

[dj]

hehe kinda like that saharah map.

[mephisto_kur]

Yeah, what was with the toilets and radiators in the middle of the rooms?

[Smackintosh]

just to give you guys an update, if you are interested.....
i have been fiercly working on the habitrail map... since i have nothing better to do,
no internet, phone line, cable.... at least we got all 3 console systems between
the three of us.

the new version, as of right now>

- completley different configuration, with some longer hallways.
- the station loops around with intersections.
- rooms added (including storage, generator room with 2 generators).
- ambient sound added in several places.
- lights added, dim lighting at that... people like it dark, as i've been told.
- no glass as of yet, if i do add it, there will be very little to prevent massive lag.
- I ungrouped pieces, so there is no "falling through the map" glitch when killed.
- added double doors with hash marks to make it obvious that they are doors.
- different texture sets for different areas to cut down on "plain-ness" of walls
- put out some various "phy-props" for humilation with gravity gun
- i made some custom objects (physbox brush models) to also kill people with.
- fixed the issue with grenades for arod, so he can kill every1 with the nade-gravgun  combo to his heart's content in my map, including me... i put a decent amount of grenades too.
- i am not sure if i will add the RPG or not, it doesn't seem to fit in...
- added the AR2, but i'm placing the combine balls in various hiding spots to make it
? more sporting.

[Trlgg]

looking foward to nading people 

[Smackintosh]

me too... i think i got the combo down now.

[raVen]

a map with lot of nades and no RPG !!!. thats my kind of map? .
i wish i cld team up with arod on this one against mephisto