VCTF-DustBowl

[WildmouseX]

when i first got my ut2k4 CE i spent weeks watching the videos and finally got around to trying things out in the editor. VCTF wasn't an offical gametype, so i went about making a square map, with just scorps, flag stands, and some power ups to just figure out how to play with the terrain, and get vehicles working with flags.

as it turns out, it got passed on to a clan who put it on their server and next thing i knew it was the most popular map i ever made (and the one i cared about the least.). pretty soon there were knock offs floating around.

getting back into the ut comunitiy, I started reciveing questions about if i was going to redo it...... it's an easy map to make, and it was good for figuring out how to get everything working, so i figured what the hell...

while not quite as spammy as the 2k4 version due to the lack of bola's, the addition of benders seems to keep it right at that fun level of spam - key word to why people liked this map - spam spam spam spam.

<edit 3/16/09>changed link to the fixed file - thanks again to the HTM clan for hosting it
VCTF-DustBowl-Fixed (http://h-townmadness.com/FileServer/index1.php?dir=UT3_Maps/VCTF/&file=VCTF-DustBowl.zip)



http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/1015/dustbowl1ii6.th.jpg (http://img530.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dustbowl1ii6.jpg)
overview of the bowl and blue base...

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/5733/dustbowl2sk3.th.jpg (http://img502.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dustbowl2sk3.jpg)
look at all those red scorps - must be x-mas

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/7953/dustbowl3ii3.th.jpg (http://img502.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dustbowl3ii3.jpg)
snipe from spawn to spawn - now that's fun.


have fun

[fuegerstef]

I think the proper icon is MOD-map for now: http://utforums.epicgames.com/images/icons/ut/icon8.gif

[Vixen!]

Fun Map!

I hope it's ok if I put in my vCTF map rotation... 8.6.75.145:7777

(I'm currently running it with zark rifles, vehicle flag carrying in Goliath, DarkWalker, HellBender or Nemesis, No Vehicle Locks, 200% health and 135% speed hoverboards)

[WildmouseX]

those sound like some interesting settings will have to try it out

[Flak]

Thanks to Fuegerstef for the VCTF post Icon! I remember this map wildmouse. ;) Lots of fun.

[ut2004t100]

zark rifles are fun

[ShockStorm]

Where do you extract this?

[ut2004t100]

C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\My Games\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\Published\CookedPC\CustomMaps
if you do not have these folders you must make them but do not spell them wrong.just make sure the path and spelling is the same as the one above of course the word user will be your own personal user name
after you unzip it just run ut3 and start a deathmatch and it should show up.you will even be able to use mutators on it.
Gamertag=T100

[ShockStorm]

otay, thank you. Connected yesterday and played a bit. Oddly though, Vixen wasn't responding when I said hello. :/

[Vixen!]

otay, thank you. Connected yesterday and played a bit. Oddly though, Vixen wasn't responding when I said hello. :/

DOH! I'm so sorry! I must have missed ya! (Too much playing bots?) Either way, this is a great map, just not enough traffic to my server.

[WildmouseX]

need to get it to show up on the server list.

[The STIG]

I did notice it changed my character model.
Really fun map though man

[Vixen!]

Another oddity with this map:

* If I complete another map and go into it via map vote, this map loads fine.

* If login and join the game, I get an error: Connection failed - Downloading package 'mouse_terrain' failed: Error opening file.

I only get this error with this map. All others load fine from either the server browser or by using the "open" command.

Ideas?

[WildmouseX]

not sure - the terrain packages get cooked into the map files, was like that in 2k4 too. - is it possible that the match's ended while you were logging in?

i might have missed a file that needed to go in the zip, haven't really seen exactly what should go in - but all the files that were added to my custom maps folder after "baking" the map went in.... could be something that gets fixed with the new patch as well.. -- i'll look into it and see what i can find.

- also, i've had my model changed on the standard maps a lot.. in all game types - so i don't think that's something special to my map, if it's still happening after the patch is released then i guess i'll have to investigate that as well. - thanks for all the comments and error testing.

[theteck]

yep redirect ask for mouse_terrain ...

but i dont have this file

[WildmouseX]

ok well it did make a mouse_terrain file, but it's weird that some people need it and some don't... i found this file in the cooked p.c. folder, and not in the custom maps.

http://www.mediafire.com/upload_complete.php?id=pgymmnni20w

i'll go ahead and add it to the zip later today

[ut2004t100]

I did not need that file.
I will help if necessary.
i played it from start to finish too.

[HTM~Minion]

My server is requesting mouse_terrain as well. :(

Server and client patched 1.1 beta3

[Vixen!]

WildmouseX -

THANK YOU! That mouse_terrain file seems to have fixed the problem!

[Cratos]

ok well it did make a mouse_terrain file, but it's weird that some people need it and some don't... i found this file in the cooked p.c. folder, and not in the custom maps.

http://www.mediafire.com/upload_complete.php?id=pgymmnni20w

i'll go ahead and add it to the zip later today

that link does not work and it's not in the original zipfile aswell :/

[WildmouseX]

mediafire seems to be having problems - i have the new zip file ready, but i can't upload.... if they don't get their stuff back up and running by monday - i'll find another place to host it.

it looks like the link has changed for the terrain file as well, try this one....
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?62ge2mmxoga

[HTM~Minion]

Here's a mirror courtesy of the HTM clan WildmouseX, it includes the "mouse_terrain.upk" file as well. VCTF-DustBowl-Fixed (http://h-townmadness.com/FileServer/index1.php?dir=UT3_Maps/VCTF/&file=VCTF-DustBowl.zip)

BTW.. I had a great time in our server last night playing this.

[b0b7h3r1pp3r]

i dont why this map got such a low rating, but I think it is a lot of fun because of all the chaos; especially since you stated that this wasn't your attempt at a complex or serious map or anything but just spammage...well i enjoy it anyway

[theteck]

this map its buggy you can go under the map etc...

[Undervinc]

are you gonna make this possible on the ps3?

[Pop!]

Didnt like this map either. Doesn't look like much thought or effort has gone in to it at all.

Pop!

[WildmouseX]

Think this thread deserves a Bump after the new expansion's release..... this map + Greed + Titan = Great Fun.......all that + Super Beserk = All That You Need!!

greed server admins - check it out.



and to the last post - it wasn't a thought out map at all, it was a simple practice of all the editor components you need to use to make a VCTF-map - and it turned out to be fun to play.

[i_am_binky]

fun is one word, there are others. but i'll add it to my greedlist.

fun would be the word for me. i just played greed dustbowl and it took FOREVER to cap... when i finally did the score was 230-5. hard moving those skulls to enemy base. good thing people are more flaky than bots; bots made life miserable vehicle-spamming all game. the cap was great tho: 12 minutes of dying > 12 seconds to cap

a character-map for sure. not Corruption or Sandstorm... more like larger, plainer Shoebox or Feelgood. i dunno if i'd play it much, but it does have a style; u either like it or u don't, but it definitely plays.

...i bet if i played it with a full server it would rock actually :)

[WildmouseX]

i made a demo of the map playing greed for some friends and figured i'd share here for anyone interested - the mutators i used are titan, super bezerk and kills slow time. - enjoy.

http://www.mediafire.com/?lqyoztwgtvz

remember you need the map from the first post.