CTF-Edreneh Beta1 [pics / downloadl] Updated March 02, 2008

[WoLvErInE]

Name: CTF-Edreneh

Version: Beta1.0

Compatibility: Ut3 Patch 1.2

Description: Persian/Necris theme temple map.

Comments: Finally after few months of messing with this map, beta is here. first i want say, i really suck at weapon layout since i dont play much weapons only instagib, so any input/ suggestions are welcomed! plus what ever other comments y'all have "GOOD or BAD"! bots play pretty well, except for few hang ups here and there.PS3 User please dont cook this map yet since it's only a beta. once final y'all can have at it....thank you and Enjoy!

Screenshot: Updated March 02, 2008

http://wolvy.net/images/wolv/Edreneh.jpg http://wolvy.net/images/wolv/Edreneh1.jpg

http://wolvy.net/images/wolv/Edreneh2.jpg http://wolvy.net/images/wolv/Edreneh3.jpg

http://wolvy.net/images/wolv/Edreneh4.jpg http://wolvy.net/images/wolv/Edreneh5.jpg


Credits: It will all be in final version's Text File.

Homepage: www.wolvey.net

Download: CTF-Edreneh_Beta1 (http://wolvy.net/images/wolv/CTF-Edreneh_Beta1.zip)

[Xzodus]

Pictures are not working; but I am wondering how a persian and necris combo theme work...

[Phoenix86]

looks great so far buddy

[WoLvErInE]

Pictures are not working; but I am wondering how a persian and necris combo theme work...

sorry pic's working now. not sure yet. im still getting a feeling for this map.

[BuffyTheSlayer]

looks nice cant wait to download :eek:;)

[Xzodus]

WOW! Looks nice can't wait :) BTW (its an Arabic/Necris theme, not a PErsian/Necris theme) Kudos; and good luck.

[{RU}Sirius]

You definitely got my attention with those screenshots.
Looks good so far.
We need some CTF love!

[ShadeMistress]

If it plays half as good as those screens look, it's gonna kick some serious arse... GG :D

[Grim]

Wow, this looks really impressive visually. Looking forward to trying it out once you are ready with a beta or so. :)


You are visually one of the more talented mappers I have seen in a good while. :)

[Hickeroar]

That looks really slick... :-P

[Insidiae]

looks pretty good, If I may give some advice make sure the platforms don't become too big but like the others I can't wait for the beta :p

[unrealfan]

It looks nice, but I'm tired of seeing Necris-themed maps.It's like epic had hardly any levels, characters, maps, and textures in this game.

[WoLvErInE]

thanks for the kind words everyone. hopefully beta will be ready this weekend for testing. once again thank you all!

[Green_Day_584]

that map looks VERY cool. sad it nameless... :(

[Zimeon]

Looks really good =] Props for good work sofar!

[Denk]

Any pre-download possible?

[Sharpfish]

Looks really smart! :)

[Grim]

So any test version yet, this weekend is almost over. :(

[WoLvErInE]

So any test version yet, this weekend is almost over. :(

yeah been real busy, i had to much RL work to do this week. but i promise beta is coming soon. im only working 3 day this week, then im off the after the new year!:D which means alot of mapping;)

[Mr.UglyPants]

Yep, looks big judging from the screenshots but still, looks like its going to be a good one.

[Grim]

yeah been real busy, i had to much RL work to do this week. but i promise beta is coming soon. im only working 3 day this week, then im off the after the new year!:D which means alot of mapping;)


Looking forward to it. :)

[Phoenix86]

name it CTF-Pwnage

:p

[Hazel.H]

Looks nice! Certainly stands out from most of the other maps posted in this forum so far. I'll test it once you have a link :)

[Denk]

anything on this yet? - i'm really looking forward to this :)

[BuffyTheSlayer]

coming soon ?? :eek::D

[Brits__Hit]

Looks great.. I'll keep an eye out for the download.

[AnubanUT2]

This looks so good and like it will be a blast too play ... any idea on when a beta will hit for us junkies? :)

[NightEye]

Looks great.. I'll keep an eye out for the download.

The excitement is building!

[Mr.UglyPants]

Any updates, when can we expect a beta?

[Laggmaster]

yes i want to see this mod released to. and If you could cook the mod for the ps3 i would be more than happy to test it

[Taboen]

Remember this thread? http://utforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=576680 lots of names available there ^^

[Saiya-jin]

Looks really good man. Can't wait to try it out.

[Mr.UglyPants]

PM'd you WoLvErInE.

I just can't believe this map, it looks so great.

[WoLvErInE]

rgr that ugly, and thx! btw i've been busy working on my new pc the last few days. as soon as i'm up and running, i'll have a beta out for testing.

[Larry L]

I love the look of this map. I hope it works on PS3 when it's done. I have a couple suggestions for names if you havn't come up with a final one yet. "Structures" "Sultan's Altar" "Sultun's Square" or "Persia" the first thing that came to mind was "Constantanopel" (spelling) you know? The former name of Istanbul? If you like any of them use it. I'd like to just know I named this awesome map.

Oh btw, Wolverine, do you take your name from the comic book character. If so, I like you even more. I'm a huge Wolverine fan.

[WoLvErInE]

I love the look of this map. I hope it works on PS3 when it's done. I have a couple suggestions for names if you havn't come up with a final one yet. "Structures" "Sultan's Altar" "Sultun's Square" or "Persia" the first thing that came to mind was "Constantanopel" (spelling) you know? The former name of Istanbul? If you like any of them use it. I'd like to just know I named this awesome map.

Oh btw, Wolverine, do you take your name from the comic book character. If so, I like you even more. I'm a huge Wolverine fan.



i've actually named it Acropolis, but thx for all the suggestions. and yes i grew up watching x-men. only online name i've ever gone by.

[Larry L]

Acropolis works good. You said it's arabic, not greek right? but the name still fits. The design of this map is so impressive. Something like Megaliths would have worked as well. Some name that fits the incredible strucyures on the map. Acropolis fits that bill.

I'm a huge Wolverine fan as well. I grew up on X-Men comics and Wolverine comics, then loved the cartoon as well, when I was older. I have every issue of Wolverine. Did you get to read Origin? On PS2 my screen name was always Weapon-X1974. Not by B-day year, the year Wolverine first appeared in Hulk. Anyway sorry to get so off topic. Mabey you should do an X-Men themed map, Particularly an Apocalypse, themes Egyptian Map. You seem to have the exact style it would take to pull that off. An inside/outside dual Pyramid map with hightechnology inside the pyramids. With huge Statues of En Sabah Nur/Apocalypse all over the place, like huge heads. With the way Acropolis is coming along, you are the one person I would request that of. As a Wolverine homage as well, you could have a carving somewhere of the design of Wolverine when he was Apocalypse's Horseman "Death". Just thinking out loud, sorry for the way off topic post.

[Mr.UglyPants]

Great name choice, can't wait for this to go to beta.

[ColdfireRik]

Can't wait!! xD

[DSKEmilio]

Looks really cool. I can't wait to see the detail up close when this map is ready!

[Mr.UglyPants]

rgr that ugly, and thx! btw i've been busy working on my new pc the last few days. as soon as i'm up and running, i'll have a beta out for testing.

You'll pm me then?

Can't wait for the beta.

[Mr.UglyPants]

Is it up and running at all?

[Brits__Hit]

How are you going about optimizing? From the looks of it, this is a very open map with quite a lot of detail surrounding the open space. How is it running on your PC so far?

[WoLvErInE]

Is it up and running at all?

sorry man, been real busy with real life crap. i had some time to work on it last few days. hopefully in a week or so.



How are you going about optimizing? From the looks of it, this is a very open map with quite a lot of detail surrounding the open space. How is it running on your PC so far?

like a champ...i dont dip below 40fps with 14 bots max setting 1680x1050 res.


anyhow.... here are some screenie updates also, i've also decided to go with "CTF-Edreneh" instead of "Acropolis". promise thats the last name...lol


ScreenShots Update Jan 28, 2008

http://vpclan.com/tutorials/UT%203%20Maps/update0.jpg

http://vpclan.com/tutorials/UT%203%20Maps/update1.jpg

http://vpclan.com/tutorials/UT%203%20Maps/update2.jpg

http://vpclan.com/tutorials/UT%203%20Maps/update3.jpg

[Mr.UglyPants]

Looks mighty promising Wolverine. And no problem, makes sense you wouldn't touch it for a week while sick.

[BuffyTheSlayer]

cant wait to play this map !!! :D:D

[Larry L]

NICE! Those new screens look like 10's. I honestly don't agree with the new name change. I thought Acropolis was perfect, but hey, what's in a name? Right? Hopefully this ends up working on PS3. Visually it's pretty stunning.

Edit: How big is this map? It's very hard to tell from the screens.

[BoomSlang]

Edit: How big is this map? It's very hard to tell from the screens.

That's what I'm wondering also. These screens are a little too "teaser"ish for me.

[WoLvErInE]

thank you ladies and gents.


@ Larry L & BoomSlang

the map is about the same size of CTF-Reflection. you have 3 ways in and out of the bases.

[nero25]

map looks cool great job wen the beta wil come out

[WoLvErInE]

map looks cool great job wen the beta wil come out


Thank You!:D
as soon as i finish my other map first----> http://forums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=600752 then i'll get the beta out for this one. maybe a week or so.

[rozy]

Any download yet? The (i)CTF community is dieing to test new (instagib)CTF maps. I hope this map plays as nice as those screenshots look. As long as it's open enough, it will be a good iCTF/CTF map ! With new cups coming at gaming leagues like clanbase.com ,etc we would be more than pleased to try this map.

[deejay2deejay]

Another PERFECT map is comming, ooo yeah

[MoveMent]

Bring It !

[rozy]

Hey, do you have any idea when we will be able to download beta/final version?

On clanbase, the new UT3 cup season starts soon. The community can suggest CTF maps to be added to the map list. The iCTF community is currently looking for more maps to test and would like to test your map, if you have any beta available.

DEADLINE for suggesting maps is: Friday 7/03/2008

Do you have any idea if there's a chance we'll see a beta version of the map before 7th of march?

[WoLvErInE]

Hey, do you have any idea when we will be able to download beta/final version?

On clanbase, the new UT3 cup season starts soon. The community can suggest CTF maps to be added to the map list. The iCTF community is currently looking for more maps to test and would like to test your map, if you have any beta available.

DEADLINE for suggesting maps is: Friday 7/03/2008

Do you have any idea if there's a chance we'll see a beta version of the map before 7th of march?



i'm working on it as i type. check back later tonight ;)

[rozy]

Alright Wolverine! Looking forward to get my hands on it :)
The community needs good work like yours!

[WoLvErInE]

Finally Beta is HERE!!! please check first post for download link......any comments or suggestions are welcomed! please let me know of any bugs, thank you all and enjoy!

[AnubanUT2]

Thanks man ... so many of us have been waiting for this patiently since it was first announced. It is great to finally be able to play this great level. I have three levels to play with today and some new Locust horde models ... nice. :)

[AnubanUT2]

The map looks amazing and has plenty of atmosphere ... it is smaller than I thought it would be from the pics but it is still lots of fun and the layout makes it a very intense CTF map filled with nonstop action since it is so wide open. I need to spend more time playing it but I would say even if no more work were done that if you like maps that are visually exciting and extremely atmospheric and are loaded with action you will like definitely want to download this level. The routes are very accessible and this is a map that is made for everyone to just jump right in and start playing. It is not a tricky map with a complex route that is easy to get confused and lose your orientation. In that respect this map hits a perfect stride. :)

[WoLvErInE]

thank you very much Anuban, you're good man!

[AnubanUT2]

I have had more time to play test it and a couple of things are really turning me off:

- Does the nano-black substance have to do damage .. the level is already plenty challenging ... having to worry about staying out the goo on a level where there is no real place to catch a breather is pretty hard.

- The weapons layout bothers me ... I can't put my finger on it exactly but the way things are laid out I am just having a hard time getting ammo and getting to the weapons I want. I probably just need more time with the level ... but the RL and the Flak seem pretty far away from the flag .. I guess I am not used to that. I dunno ... something seems odd to me.

- The map is completely hitscan dominant. Because it is a straight plane basically the bots were hitting me clear across the level ... from their flag basically and I can't even see that far from my base because of the distance ... it gets kind of annoying after awhile getting plucked from deep and not having any where to go. I know you can't do much about this but if you add something that can be used for cover that would be great.

- Bots are getting stuck near the walls that are right before you get on the raised side walkways and when you get off (so just as you are walking off of the walkway or about to get on to it you will see the bot right next to it just standing by that wall that starts the side pathway to the flag.

- UDamage and Invisibility pickups ... couldn't find invis and almost didn't find the UDamage ... seems to be in kind of bad spot imo ... again could be a matter of getting used to this level but for a level that looks so straightforward I would prefer that the pickups are also pretty straightforward as well.

I don't know if you will be able to do much about my concerns but anything you can do at all would be greatly appreciated. I love how the level looks and with a few tweaks I think the gameplay can match the visuals. In many ways this reminds me of a CTF-Thorns map I have ... was that kind of the inspiration in part anyway?

[Mr.UglyPants]

Really great map, quite difficult to cap the flag at times, but its doable.

Overall, I'm loving this map.

[prdgm]

looks really good.

[WoLvErInE]

Thank's for the feedback Anuban, much appreciated!



- Does the nano-black substance have to do damage .. the level is already plenty challenging ... having to worry about staying out the goo on a level where there is no real place to catch a breather is pretty hard.
not really, i can take the damage off, or maybe slow it way down maybe?



- The weapons layout bothers me ... I can't put my finger on it exactly but the way things are laid out I am just having a hard time getting ammo and getting to the weapons I want. I probably just need more time with the level ... but the RL and the Flak seem pretty far away from the flag .. I guess I am not used to that. I dunno ... something seems odd to me.
like i said in my first post, i really do suck at weapon placement. how about you take a top view screenshot, and change weapon layout to where you think it would work better, lets see those PS drawing skillz ;)



- The map is completely hitscan dominant. Because it is a straight plane basically the bots were hitting me clear across the level ... from their flag basically and I can't even see that far from my base because of the distance ... it gets kind of annoying after awhile getting plucked from deep and not having any where to go. I know you can't do much about this but if you add something that can be used for cover that would be great.

again open to suggestion, screenshot would help!


- Bots are getting stuck near the walls that are right before you get on the raised side walkways and when you get off (so just as you are walking off of the walkway or about to get on to it you will see the bot right next to it just standing by that wall that starts the side pathway to the flag.
yes i did see that, and it's already fixed. anything else in the bot department?



- UDamage and Invisibility pickups ... couldn't find invis and almost didn't find the UDamage ... seems to be in kind of bad spot imo ... again could be a matter of getting used to this level but for a level that looks so straightforward I would prefer that the pickups are also pretty straightforward as well.
this also apply to my 2nd and 3rd response. you can pm me all the ss's if you'd like.


- I don't know if you will be able to do much about my concerns but anything you can do at all would be greatly appreciated. I love how the level looks and with a few tweaks I think the gameplay can match the visuals. In many ways this reminds me of a CTF-Thorns map I have ... was that kind of the inspiration in part anyway?
never thought about thorn when making this map. problem is i've been in the Low Gravity InstaGib community for 8+ years now, and these are the types of maps we play. hopefully in near future i can make few DM maps , so i can get a better feeling for regular grav/weapons size maps.


once again thank you for the feedback!

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Really great map, quite difficult to cap the flag at times, but its doable.

Overall, I'm loving this map.

Thank you! hopefully once i get all the bugs fixed it can be better.

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looks really good.

thank you!

[AnubanUT2]

I'm not saying I am great at placement but if someone has a good one I can "see" it ... I would say clear the side walkways of weapons and place pickups (leave the health vials) there and move the RL and Flak cannon weapons back closer to the each individual base. I have ZERO PS skills so drawings from me but I know there are others who can help out in this area better than me. :)

[WoLvErInE]

well most of the things posted above have been fixed, if notting else this will be released as final sometime tomorrow.

[»Vûlçåñø«]

Map is installed on this Server

Name: Vulcanion.com powered by clanserver4.u.de (http://Vulcanion.com)
IP: 195.13.62.22:27700 (hlsw://195.13.62.22:27700)
MoD: ZeroPing Instagib Capture The Flag

http://cache.www.gametracker.com/server_info/195.13.62.22:27700/b_560x95.png (http://www.gametracker.com/server_info/195.13.62.22:27700/)

[WoLvErInE]

Thank you! mucho appreciated ;)

[FrontAXL]

About time to make this one final Wolverine, don't you think? ;)

[WoLvErInE]

About time to make this one final Wolverine, don't you think? ;)



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