[MAP:DM]BIG PIMP DM-Frozen

[legacy-Warbeast]

come and get it


http://warbeast.00network.org/levels/dm-frozen1.jpg

http://warbeast.00network.org/levels/dm-frozen2.jpg

http://warbeast.00network.org/levels/dm-frozen3.jpg

http://warbeast.00network.org/levels/dm-frozen4.jpg

DOWNLOAD THE MAP RIGHT NOW ! (http://warbeast.00network.org/filez/dm-frozen.zip)

this is my second map and i am proud to say: 100% made in MAYA


visit www.warbeast.de under construction but worth a look ;)

[legacy-PlickBadger]

Holy Sh*t! Your map is incredible. Great fps for such a visually stunning map. I only played it once, but i personally think it deserves ownage. You really should submit it to cliffyb. Thanks for such an amazing map.

[legacy-[King_Snorkie]]

WOAH! Downloading it right now :eek:

[legacy-Warbeast]

Originally posted by PlickBadger
Holy Sh*t! Your map is incredible. Great fps for such a visually stunning map. I only played it once, but i personally think it deserves ownage. You really should submit it to cliffyb. Thanks for such an amazing map.


ive to submit it ?! ... i thought he would just watch around here and picks the coolest ...


* ok where do i sign ?! i mean where to submit ?! * :D

[legacy-PlickBadger]

Submit here
http://www.planetunreal.com/cliffyb/

[legacy-riZZen]

WOW ... nice .. very nice!

Looks like people are getting used to UED3 very nicely.

[legacy-[King_Snorkie]]

Dude, this map looks abso-****in-lutely amazing! GJ :up:

The framerates were silky even on the highest settings, and the bots seemed to move about very well.

Not too sure whether the weapon placement and layout are good though, need to test that out in a 1v1 with a human player.

You should definetly submit this for the 0wnage award BTW :cool:

Peace.

[legacy-Helios]

OMFG!! This looks Totally AMAziing!!!:eek:
No time to make a longer post, MUST Test MAp NOw!:eek:

[legacy-Loosecontroll6]

WOW!.......

:cool:

THIS LOOKS AWSOME!

[legacy-Loosecontroll6]

Give this man an OWNAGE!

:p

Runs so nicely.
Love the frozen Alien/Robot thing.

U guys found big keg of health yet.

[legacy-Warbeast]

@riZZen Maya my friend ... Maya !


@the gameplay sceptics ... i player it 1 on1 against a godlike bot and it was very funny and i kicked his ass ... its a little bit like king of the hill ... keep your ass with some good weapons on the rock in the middel and u controll everything :)


*submission done* ;)


*btw does anyone know how i disable the "recieve decals feature" for textures ?! ... a scrolling waterfall with black rocket holes looks very cheesy :D

[legacy-Warbeast]

@Loosecontroll6

the frozen robot is OSCAR ...


u can have him as a cotum player model or bot if u want to


http://warbeast.00network.org/filez/character_oscar.zip

http://warbeast.00network.org/wip/oscar.jpg

[legacy-Devastation 8]

OMFG! This looks absolutly amazing dude!

I bet on 2 Cents that you'll get Ownage :D.

[legacy-Lemon]

I was a fan of your first, and im a fan of this. Great map. Im a maya user myself and can see you have some skills my friend.

And has anybody noticed that all the maps that are more or less custom built from the ground up like this one and modern history, run very fast and have great FPS. Might it be how the engine renders the 3d meshes..? i dont know any ideas..?

[legacy-TossMonkey]

Great stuff. This is staying on my hard-drive as long as UT2003.

[legacy-Helios]

:):up: just played it, it's teh cool.
Lol and I even found out a new jump in this map, hehe I call it the combo jump :p
I was standing on such a thin ledge thingy and there was a bot beneath me trying to kill me.
Hehe the same sec I shoot my secondairy shock, the bot fires the primary and I get launched up in the air without losing any health or shield. Me wishes I demorecorded it :(

Anyway, this map is really cool, I'm already looking forward to your other maps and ehh btw what was your first map??

[legacy-Footbagger]

Looks promising, I'm happy to see such quality map makers coming out of the woodwork, from Peter who made DM-Slam to Angelmapper and you.

[legacy-Teddie]

woah... nice.

Downloading now.

visually - boner...

people are really putting out some excellent maps lately.

Warbeast, what was your first map?

[legacy-Abyss2k]

Why all the good looking maps are always DM sniff sniff :(
Boooo bring on some CTF maps peoples.

i didnt play your map but it looks really awsome.

[legacy-Enigmabyte]

WOW! This looks amazing! :eek:

[legacy-DeRailer]

Congrats, you got ownage.
http://www.planetunreal.com/cliffyb/

"I'm a jaded son of a *****. You all know this. It really takes a lot to get me excited.

When this map was submitted I clicked on the link to the shots and, for the first time in a long time, actually said "wow" when the shot loaded. Visually, this map is that cool.

Crippled skyscrapers surround a bizarre ice pillar which, for some reason, has some crumbled castle bits on it, a huge bird's nest, and a stegosaurus skeleton. Don't ask. I think Warbeast has been hitting the hookah or somethin.

The name? Not very unique. Frozen. Wow. Luckily, the map is. Unique static meshes everywhere, mostly textured and composed nicely. Warbeast sure has dotted his i's and crossed his t's here.

The map plays decently. I think it will fail to impress some hardcore guys in this area. But UT was always about the mix between the gimmick maps that play OK and the hardcore flow maps that play amazingly well, so this map fits right in. "

~ CliffyB

Personally I think the map looks awesome, but the gameplay is just average. I think Ill just copy and paste what I'd posted on BuF:
"The layout is good, flows well, but I kept getting stuck on that skull meshes where you grab the rl. It is ok for trick jumps.
I don't like the idea of having a jumppad at the bottom of the waterfall, it's a nice idea for grabbing the keg and there's some risk for doing so, but the jumppad really feels out of place here.
Too little healthpacks for 4 players. I dislike the amp placements, i mean it's just there on the ground. Too easy to get, no risk involve, and that's not good. "

The good point about this map is the gorgeous visual. I was in awe when I first played, my jaw is still a little sore. :p

Good job.

[Plumb_Drumb]

WoW. SOMEONE DROPPED THE BOMBSHELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

That must be some of the best visuals in video game history.

Really good job man :up:
dL'ing now... (hope it runs good)

[legacy-CurlyJ]

great map!!!

[legacy-Kev_Boy]

I'm at school FTM but when I get home I'll give this baby a whirl :D

[legacy-DeRailer]

Oh, and this map runs just as well as Modern History, don't let that worries you.

Almost forgot, with the jumppad, I can get to the top of the waterfall, I wonder if that's intentional? That's almost too good a sniper point.

[Grim]

This map even works pretty well 4on4. Only thing annoying me on this map is that damn skeleton lying around its a little to narrow when passing that one, but thats minor issue imo
I have found ways to get around anyway :D :D :D


Really sweet work on the visuals I gotta hand it to you great map.

[legacy-Bardiel]

Good work dude

Really cool atmosphere ;) :up: :cool:

[legacy-Doctor7]

Not worth ownage IMO. There are a couple of places where I got stuck - and one of them, the ledge on the building with the tree beside it, looked like an obvious place to jump from. Try it and you die.

Also, everything looks great from a distance but the towers are fairly low-poly with all the detail in the textures, which doesn't work so well close-up. Somewhat to my surprise, as a mapper I find that more detailed meshes with base textures work better (which is just as well as I'll be the first to admit I'm no texture artist ;) ).

[legacy-CLU3L4SS]

Gulp, great setting for the map. Great vision and style.

I like the hidden pic with the thanks on it. :)

Very nice.

Can we have a nice big CFT or BR one next time please ?

[legacy-[SEOD]--|Ripley]

I really like this map the only thing is i wish it would have been bigger its feels a bit restericted.

[legacy-Ra2k]

one word: :eek: - haha, one more: this map looks so absolutly desirable :D and horny, unbelieveable :up: - the persons who arent loading it are to blame itself :p - im just loading this worthwhile 10 megs :up: - so randy shots, it must be still randy... wow, u get a WOHAAA

[legacy-[asp]vortex]

F#ck, this ones nice, :eek:

I wont praise it for the stunning visuals,

I wont praise it for the amazing and original theme,

But I love it because it runs like a dream on my dinosaur rig ;(1ghz+ Geforce3)
:up:

[legacy-XOR1]

HOLY ****!!!

I would say this is a 1on1 map. Add more players and it will get spammy.

I think we are just passing the turning point for custom UT2k3 maps. The Maps released recently are so full of quality. Unimaginable if it continiuous like this. Is there another Game that has such a professional Community. Its good to be a UT2k3 Fan.

[legacy-Warbeast]

thx @ all =) and thx to cliffy !


my first map was br-biohazard well its not REALLY finished jet but u can download a beta on my page ... www.warbeast.de i hope the REAL final or lets say v 1.5 ;) will be released after this weekend

[legacy-Loosecontroll6]

Can't wait for the next map Warbeast!.
If u need a beta tester aswell....i would love 2 help.

:p

[legacy-Doctor7]

Originally posted by Warbeast
thx @ all =) and thx to cliffy !


my first map was br-biohazard well its not REALLY finished jet but u can download a beta on my page ... www.warbeast.de i hope the REAL final or lets say v 1.5 ;) will be released after this weekend

Now Biohazard I did like, more my style I guess (even though I'm usually a DM player). Looking forward to the update.

Oscar is cool, too. You planning to do any more models/skins?

[legacy-Loosecontroll6]

Oscar kicks ass.

[legacy-Doctor7]

Originally posted by Lemon
And has anybody noticed that all the maps that are more or less custom built from the ground up like this one and modern history, run very fast and have great FPS. Might it be how the engine renders the 3d meshes..? i dont know any ideas..? [/B]

A map that's either all BSP or all meshes does run well, I guess the engine is smart enough to skip the rendering routines entirely for actor types that aren't included.

Plus, a map like this has a lot less lights than a map with BSP(although I would expect that to affect build time and map size, not in-game FPS).

[legacy-Killroy X]

Ok guys, I've been playing with bots the whole morning on this map. I love it, but ....LET"S GET IT ON SOME SERVERS!!!!


please...:rolleyes:

[legacy--Loric-]

It's cold in here. Anyone has an extra sweater? hey stop pointing that thing at me it looks dangerous... Kab00m! :bulb:

gg :up:

[legacy-Fecal Marmaset]

Only one word....





SEXY

:D

[legacy-cy_Tao]

you rule :up: :up: :up:

[legacy-toolboi]

You made Biohazzard as well? Wow.
Well that expolains where the amazing style and models in this map come from.

[legacy-«Scavenger-X»]

ur probably the first person to make a city backdrop that looked half decent - infact u surpassed that, its kicka$$!

i doubt they gameplay will live up to the visuals but.... wow :eek:

[legacy-P1nky]

Bloody amazing map.
Nothing to complain about here, the looks, speed, gameplay and atmosphere in this map are incredible.
Just a tad nitpick however; on the little stream thing, maybe it should push players down if they stand on it, and maybe some splashes near the bottom.
Great job warbeast :up:

[legacy-DuSt0fF]

0wnage worthy, no question. The skybox just pwns us all dude :up:

[legacy-Turret]

:eek: The new models and textures are worth the price of admission alone. This maybe your second map you have obviously been modeling and texturing for a while. I am green with envy. Why can't I model and texture this good? :cry:

However, Warbeast, next time you release a map compress all your textures to DXT 1. The RGB8 format is makeing the file twice as big as it should be!

Did you use the full version of Maya or PLE? with NURBS?

[legacy-Drekkus]

http://smilies.networkessence.net/s/cwm/cwm/eek2.gif

[legacy--Loric-]

Originally posted by Turret

However, Warbeast, next time you release a map compress all your textures to DXT 1. The RGB8 format is makeing the file twice as big as it should be!



DTX 5 is a bit bigger but looks better IMHO.

This map is one of the best. Looks are incredible, no frame-rate issues, great flow.

Looking forward to your works, Warbeast :up:

[Plumb_Drumb]

THis map looks great and plays pretyty good too. Runs like a dream...

Only One nitpick;
the textures are rather low quality in a lot of areas, and next time you should associate detail textures with your textures especially if they are only of normal quality. Then we have some option to up the detail a little if you don't decide to make higher quality textures. Shudder creek was like this too. I guess two texture sets of different qualities are needed to achieve the two options of "normal" and "high" and I can see how that's a pain in the rear, but I hope mappers start doing it if they make thier own textures.

Still, the textures are good and everything else is great!

This far surpasses the latest version of Biohazard, which I thought was rather sub-par in all areas.

btw, Oscar ROCKS :up:

[legacy-Doctor7]

Originally posted by Plumb_Drumb
I guess two texture sets of different qualities are needed to achieve the two options of "normal" and "high" and I can see how that's a pain in the rear, but I hope mappers start doing it if they make thier own textures.

Actually, you can't do that - well you can but you have to cheat. Normally UEd creates the MipMaps (lower detail versions) from your texture automatically. If you choose to display the MipMaps in Photoshop, edit them manually and then stop UEd from creating new ones, then in theory you could have hand-drawn 'normal' textures but otherwise you're stuck with the generated ones.

But the main problem is that hand-drawn textures at high resolution are a lot of work, so as with DM-2019, most of the custom textures in this map are 256x256 or less.

I've had a lot of success with my latest map by making the meshes more complex, and just using different base textures on them, instead of even trying to do skins.

[Plumb_Drumb]

Originally posted by Doctor7
Actually, you can't do that - well you can but you have to cheat. Normally UEd creates the MipMaps (lower detail versions) from your texture automatically. If you choose to display the MipMaps in Photoshop, edit them manually and then stop UEd from creating new ones, then in theory you could have hand-drawn 'normal' textures but otherwise you're stuck with the generated ones.

But the main problem is that hand-drawn textures at high resolution are a lot of work, so as with DM-2019, most of the custom textures in this map are 256x256 or less.

I've had a lot of success with my latest map by making the meshes more complex, and just using different base textures on them, instead of even trying to do skins.

So what your saying is, you need to make one set of textures at high res, and then UT adjusts them for the lower settings?

I see. Thanks. I am going to start making texture sets soon so I need to know that stuff. I want them to be really high res.

What is the resolution limit for UT2003 on texture sets?

[legacy-Desperado#2-Rog]

the highest I have gone is 2048x2048. only two texs are that size.... not recommeneded at all IMHO... at least for the moment... many people still have vedio cards that can not handle anything bigger than 1024x1024 texs... so 2048 will either crash their systems, have wierd stuff on them..., or lag the map.

stick to 1024 if you really need 2048 x 2048 texs than keep them low in number only special textuers should be that big.

[legacy-bigcoops]

Uh...the linky no worky anymore :(

and I was half way finished downloading :cry: :cry: :cry:

[legacy-Parantapa]

The download links do not work.

[legacy-Mythril - B2F]

This map looks damn fine :) But I can't download it :( Link is dead :(

[legacy-Fisch]

Hi!

Here are som German mirrors for this map:

ftp://ftp2.extreme-players.de/hosting/ut2003/dm-maps/dm-frozen.zip

http://ftp2.gamigo.de/ftp2_3/ut2003/maps/dm/dm-frozen.zip

ftp://ftp.freenet.de/pub/4players/unreal/filebase/Maps/DM/dm-frozen.zip

[legacy-Mythril - B2F]

Ta :)

[legacy-Iceburgs]

Ta very much! :)

'Em are some schweet @$$ screenies, btw! I can't wait to try it out. :cool:

[Plumb_Drumb]

Thanks Rogelio. I guess I'll stick to 1024x1024 for now.

Oh and one more thing Warbeast, work on the quality of the map selection screenies and how they loop. If you ever want a good description as well, I am sure someone here would be glad to help.

:)

[legacy-Pixolet]

My brother, your files' gone ;)

I suggest ( or rather request, since I want this map) that you fix it.

[legacy-Warbeast]

my hoster shut down my webspace because you guys made 35 gb trafic in 2 days D: D:

i allready submited the file to fileplanet for a long term mirror .. i dont know when it will be online there D:

[legacy-Buckyfg]

Originally posted by Warbeast
my hoster shut down my webspace because you guys made 35 gb trafic in 2 days D: D:

i allready submited the file to fileplanet for a long term mirror .. i dont know when it will be online there D:
Warbeast, always use http://www.unrealplayground.com/ you register and then upload your maps from the web page and BAMN, your maps online and ready to go.

The best site online to host your maps period.

this is my page there and it shows how it even has a author page for people to just download your maps.
http://www.unrealplayground.com/mapper.php?id=1591

File planet takes FOREVER, bacuase they have to review the file first. so do this site as your very first upload and then it'll spead from there.

Awesome map BTW

[legacy-SkaarjMaster]

Yeah dude, submit it to UnrealPlayground quick!!!

Also, have you submitted the Oscar model to SkinCity yet?

[legacy-Pixolet]

well?

[legacy-ViciousLoad]

OH MY GOD, We have found Heaven. ::Jaw Drops::

[legacy-SkaarjMaster]

Hey Warbeast, sorry for missing that shock rifle in my review at Insite. I must have spaced out and not turned around after flying near the waterfall or something. You would think the shock ammo would give me a clue. Anyway, check out the review at Insite:

http://www.planetunreal.com/insite

[legacy-Dirtybob]

Very fun map, I have it hosted on my server :D

[legacy-supernewbie]

convert it to ut2004 plz :)

the ut2003 version works in ut2004 but I want the sniper rifle in it :D

[legacy-Railgunner]

Is this the same DM-Frozen map that was posted on CliffyB's ownage?

On the other hand, I just relized this isnt new release. heh.

[legacy-Descentia]

Originally posted by supernewbie
convert it to ut2004 plz :)yes
Originally posted by supernewbie
but I want the sniper rifle in it :D no

:p


(And yes it is, Railgunner. I think this is one of the first custom maps I ever saw in 2k3. (Probably got it playing online sometime.) I was so unfamiliar with what all maps and such came with the game, I just automatically assumed it was retail and that CliffyB did it. :D)

[jaybud4]

Just use the sniper rifles mut, and don't worry about it!

[legacy-SapphireShades]

Damn You Thread Necromancers!

Yes, for the most part Warbeast's maps kick @$$. My favorite is Chimera. Skorbut runs rather slowly on my comp, but I still like it, and Frozen is good too.

[legacy-DimensionSeven]

Originally posted by SapphireShades
Damn You Thread Necromancers!

Yes, for the most part Warbeast's maps kick @$$. My favorite is Chimera. Skorbut runs rather slowly on my comp, but I still like it, and Frozen is good too.

Don't worry, a new 2k4 version of skorbut will be in CBP2 (check his site!), hopefully better optimised.

[legacy-ElVaquero]

So what's the version of CTF-Skorbut that we can download from his site now? Well, I better load up UT2004 and find out.

[legacy-SapphireShades]

Website? What website?

I've been looking for a Warbeast website for some time now so that I could send him props, and see what's new.

:edit:

Oh snap! Well, I always thought his maps were among the best, even better than some of CB's 0wnage. I'm glad to see he's representing in the CB2.

Though I hope besides the sick looks that all of his maps have, that they have some super cool unique things like that little underground bounce-o-matic in Chimera. I love that thing. :D

[legacy-DimensionSeven]

Sorry to dissapoit you, it looks like he's "sicker" that ever with ons-cbp2-yorda. And I LIKE THAT!!!!
www.warbeast.de
check the WIP shots, and the levels->ut2k4 shots.
DM-CBP2-Koma kicks a**, and CTF-CBP2-Skorbut is better that ever! Up to me Warbeast is not only a level designer, but a true artist.

[legacy-DimensionSeven]

Emm, looks like warbeast removed every CBP2-concerning screens from his site. :(
Really :(
Lucky I have them on my harddrive... :haha:

[legacy-Descentia]

Originally posted by SapphireShades
...like that little underground bounce-o-matic in Chimera. I love that thing. :D :haha::up: Ya, tell me about it! :D That is THE reason I play that map. :D :haha: :cool:

(Oh, and that weird cool monster thingy in the middle. :bulb:)