DM-Elevation by warby released !

[warby]

http://warby.bitproll.de/leveldesign/01$ut3/DM-Elevation_01.jpg
http://warby.bitproll.de/leveldesign/01$ut3/DM-Elevation_02.jpg
http://warby.bitproll.de/leveldesign/01$ut3/DM-Elevation_03.jpg
http://warby.bitproll.de/leveldesign/01$ut3/DM-Elevation_04.jpg
http://warby.bitproll.de/leveldesign/01$ut3/DM-Elevation_05.jpg
http://warby.bitproll.de/leveldesign/01$ut3/DM-Elevation_06.jpg

download:

http://warby.bitproll.de/filez/dm-elevation.zip


readme:

DM-Elevation

by soenke c "warby" seidel

install the map into the \UTGame\published\CookedPC\CustomMaps\ folder if this is your first
ut3 custom map you install you will have to create it yourself.

this is my very first ut3 map.
it mainly served me as a learning exercise for what has changes between unreal engine 2.x and 3.
there are a couple of known issues.
there are no custom meshes or textures in the level. all graphics assets in this map are made by epic and streamline.
some of these meshes don't have perfectly none overlapping normalized lightmap-uvsets which leads to some
ugly lighting artifacts most noticeable on the floor meshes on top of the castle.
also the bots don't seam to use the aircontrol of the jump pads properly and often fall to their death.
i am not a pro gamer myself so i am always very puzzled about what makes a good item placement layout
for a "pro" ut-deathmatch map.
yet i hope you will have fun with this map.



want more ?

www.warby.de

[fuegerstef]

One word, 7 letters: A W E S O M E.

downloading.

[alto]

Nice. How did you get such a good sunlight effect? I don't like the bloom overdose, though.

[Party Boy]

If you are Warbeast you make beutiful crazy maps . . .

Downloading . . .

I'll been waiting for excelent custom content . . .

[T@F]

Looks very nice :D

Btw where do you lot get these textures,as i`v had a little mess around with the ed and i have very little textures tbh.
(btw i`m still a noob with the ed:( )

[warby]

@party boy: i am

@t@f: in the generic browser just load all package from the environments folder with the same prefix and tell it to only display materials ... theres only 2 different bsp textures in this map though.

[fuegerstef]

@party boy: i am

Thought so too, but secretly hoped for one mapper more bringing that kind of quality. :)

[BlackFish]

Great use of making a map that looks like it's mainly meshes. My only suggestion is to rid the excess flak and thighpad spots and add a shield belt somewhere in there. Makes a good fun map however.

[warby]

there is a shield belt but it is very well hidden and requires some trick jumping to get to :)

[Xyx]

Looks fantastic! Great lighting!

[Software Junkie]

Nice work! I've always admired and enjoyed your "Warbeast" maps. I'm very glad to see that you are bringing your talents to UT3.

[Emmet Otter]

Very nice map! Great fun.

I wished the bots could access the sniper rifle better. I believe they fall down a lot.

Overall, great work!

[Green_Day_584]

omfg... that is INCREDIBLE. i mean, this is the best looking custom map for ut 3 iv EVER SEEN :)

kep it up. you could go places with that skill :D

[woooo]

omg, I was just making a map, you make me want to continue no further

[revel911]

Very nice map! Great fun.

I wished the bots could access the sniper rifle better. I believe they fall down a lot.

Overall, great work!

Same for them trying to get the redeemer

[IronHawk]

Sweet map Warby. I'll check it out.

[BuffyTheSlayer]

Could you make DOM-Invasion Map for UT3 as CTF or DM ?? :eek:
I still playing this map in UT2004 ;)
http://www.zimagez.com/miniature/dom-invasion.jpg (http://www.zimagez.com/zimage/dom-invasion.php)

[Jagnot]

Holy, ****.

Er, 'nough said!

[Xedi]

Wow this map is amazing.
Though I think it can be made quite a lot better as it seems plagued by a few gameplay quirks in my opinion :
- why not have the jump pads send directly to others places instead of directly upwards/towards the vacuum most of the time ? It is quite confusing at first to see I'm going nowhere because I didn't control my jump
-Make the elevators not go that fast. I know that speed is needed to be able to get to the redeemer, but here it's over the top I often end up going far too high.
-Maybe do something about the roofs being slippery - I agree it woudln't be good gameplay wise to be able to stand on them, but it's quite annoying when you don't know to jump out of a spawn point and slip towards your doom
-I don't really like the armor vest and shield belt being at the same spot, maybe move them around (at least one of them)
-Are there other items like Berserk/Invincible/Invisible ? I only saw the Quad Damage. If the items aren't there, it could be nice to include them.

Now I know this is a final release, the map already looks incredibly great, but I just find the gameplay could be made even better. At the moment, some things just seem to be strange...

Anyway, thanks a lot for the awesome map. Looking forward to more !

[iron12]

Looks pretty darn sweet.

[DS3]

there is a shield belt but it is very well hidden and requires some trick jumping to get to :)
How do you made this cool shadows from colums @ screen 5??
Its high detail lightmaps or dynamic light?

[SaxxonPike]

STUNNING contrast.

[campbullard]

Looks, plays, and runs amazing. I was stunned because I never dropped once below the locked fps when I usually am never at the high end. How does it run so much better while looking so much better than the stock maps?

[bionicman]

wow, Warbeast is here! I remember your mind-blowing maps for ut2k4, hope you'll keep designing for UT3! Downloading now.

[UT2004Addict]

Holy jeez that is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing!

[T@F]

Damn this is a great map :D
Have to give you that,you still have da skills :D

[y0rm4m4]

man this looks great... i really like the lighting of this, gives it a creepy feel :)

[Raze.at]

Downloading.

And......AWESOME speedpaintings!

[warby]

Wow this map is amazing.
Though I think it can be made quite a lot better as it seems plagued by a few gameplay quirks in my opinion :
- why not have the jump pads send directly to others places instead of directly upwards/towards the vacuum most of the time ? It is quite confusing at first to see I'm going nowhere because I didn't control my jump

i am passing that question right on to epic i set the aircontroll to 0 at first in the hope that than the player and bots will follow the path spline to the pixel but than they would allays fall to their death than i tried biasing the TARGET path node to be further in the back which i can only do SO FAR before they float in mid air and become "INVALID" or "BAD SIZED" ... so i acknowledge that is sub par that you have to steer yourself to the destination and that the bots fall through most of the time but i simply cant fix it without completely changing the layout of my level :(




-Make the elevators not go that fast. I know that speed is needed to be able to get to the redeemer, but here it's over the top I often end up going far too high.

now that i am playing more i also manage to get much better at the elevator jumping and get catapulted way to high D: hat should have been tweaked better ... if only i was a better player ^^



-Maybe do something about the roofs being slippery - I agree it woudln't be good gameplay wise to be able to stand on them, but it's quite annoying when you don't know to jump out of a spawn point and slip towards your doom

i don't want people to walk over those roofs !



-I don't really like the armor vest and shield belt being at the same spot, maybe move them around (at least one of them)

noted for the future ...



-Are there other items like Berserk/Invincible/Invisible ? I only saw the Quad Damage. If the items aren't there, it could be nice to include them.

no there arnt. i ran out of good places to put em ... i had em all in there at one point but everything was just so cluttered with mega power ^^



Now I know this is a final release, the map already looks incredibly great, but I just find the gameplay could be made even better. At the moment, some things just seem to be strange...

Anyway, thanks a lot for the awesome map. Looking forward to more !

i was thinking about releasing this version as _beta_01 but i didn't want to lie to people or make em believe there would be another version since i am of to a new map with custom content and all ...

thanks for the useful feedback ill try to do better with the next map :)

[booshack]

When I use jump pads, I like to look around and try to get some sweet kills while in-air. Manual air control should never be a requirement!

Artistically, the map is very impressive. Stunning lighting makes it look like it is original content or atleast original textures. I can't help but feel like there should be some alternative coloring somewhere though. Like a giant blue crystal, a blood fountain, just something. Don't get me wrong, I like the look of the map but I think a few tweaks to the colors would give it more of an "UT" feel. Hourence's map has predominantly yellow lighting, but there is a bright blue light in a central scene that really makes everything pop.

Looking forward to see your all custom work map :)

[Dannydeman]

Looks nice indeed. 1 tip: Add water to the bottom instead of copying the skybox :)

[DeBiese]

Anyone else notice one of the center elevators not being on the ground when he's supposed to be?

http://users.telenet.be/unrealpics/Images/DM-Elevation-Elevator.bmp

Besides that, nice looking map!

[b0b7h3r1pp3r]

dude your screenshot is massive!! ^...cut down the resolution a bit. I also very much enjoy not having to control myself while in air. I will wait to play this on a custom server before i download as I already have a lot of maps and from what ive read the gameplay could use some work. We shall see

[CrimsonDeath]

All I can say is WOW!!!!! Can't wait to try it out!

[Alezay]

This map looks amazing. I wish I could actually understand the editor...

[3leggedFreak]

Gj. The map feels like a theme park somehow, like fragging in a Disney logo eh.. ^^ The jump pads are weird since they throw you where you are looking at jump but no air control. Lift jumps are never wrong though. :)

[Karva]

Looks very nice :)

[Cbotronv5]

Very nice map man.Hope you make more of the same type.

[KillerInAKilt]

A few things:- love the jumping at the peak of those fast elevators - mile high.
- however bots suck at this map - they just kill themselves.
- and i seem to be falling through all the roofs of the little arches.

- but nice map - good graphics

[KillerInAKilt]

This map looks amazing. I wish I could actually understand the editor...

Mate - if you wanna mod and map-make, a very worthwhile purchase is the ut3 collectors edition - hours of video tutorials in Unreal Engine 3 work.

I have it and believe it to be invaluable!

[optic_freeze]

Great looking map!

[Phoenix86]

my suggestion: instead of having 4 legpads, have 2 chest armors and 2 leg pads


other than that...great map I love how it works and looks

[|<r@$cHëR]

Visually stunning (as expected from Warbeast) but the game play wasn't the greatest IMO. Then again I really despise maps I can fall off of.

[p2xelgen]

Shocker my friend.
I think I knocked this map in beta just on looks at the time. Now if I had known you where theeeeeeeee Warbeast. A guy dripping with skill who has made sum of the best custom texture for a UT level.

Its good to see the beast still lingers around these lonely shore.
well done and looks and play well...

[DiGeneral187]

will you be making this map avalible for PS3 when the tools come out?

[warby]

i don't know ... i don't have a ps3

[Z4r`r0c]

Damn, man I LOVE your map.
Im playing it again and again. But I have to admit that the elevators really have some bugs, fx: The elevator near the UDamage would go out of its square and stuck in the floor, died a few times there or the bug DeBiese mentioned is a little bit freaky too (when youll play the map for an hour the elevator will go up from time to time until you arent able to reach it anymore) If you could fix them your map would be really GODLIKE.
Looking forward to some WAR maps for UT3 made by Warby ;)

[warby]

id fix it if i knew whats wrong with em ... personally i haven't encounterd that problem ...

[Brits__Hit]

Awesome map. Looks and plays great.

I agree about the roofs though, it's annoying to think you can land on them, only to fall to your grisly death over and over.
Other than that, awesome.

Can't wait for your next one ;)

[Phoenix86]

well done map


a keeper

[Kantham]

This reminds me so much one of WarBeast's levels for UT2004.
Edit, Lol. Warby sounded familiar too. I like your style.

[djsilt]

the map looks crazy, i love the contrast of this big orange light !! but why did you use a point light and not a sunlight for this ? a lot of shadows doesn't match the sun
the gameplay is funny but i had problem with the lowest jumpads, often died by missing the arrival and falling ^^
still awesome work :)

[chaos667]

amazing map

[Im a Chef]

lovely esprcially with some custom mutators it will make it really fun nice job

[pionata]

The PS3 version runs smooth btw. Nice map, reminds me of Myst.

[Ikioi]

Just tried the PS3 version, really great map. IMO the best looking map I've seen in UT3 so far (including Epic's), love the lighting, plays great too. Great work.

[TML]

Fantastic map - runs like a dream on the PS3.

You can really fly using that lift :P

[warby]

ps3 version ?!?! did i miss something ?

[Ikioi]

ps3 version ?!?! did i miss something ?

http://utforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=593988

[Herby]

Beautiful map, thanks for the hard work. Runs great on PS3.

[warby]

wooohooo i have the first ever (*CAUGH* second) custom map on console ... ... EVER ! :D

[pionata]

wooohooo i have the first ever (*CAUGH* second) custom map on console ... ... EVER ! :D

How about a trap maze next?, or some spaceships CTF? ;)
Gratz!!

[AnubanUT2]

Wow ... I don't know how I missed this level before ... it is absolutely stunning. Great job man and congrats on being cooked by Epic themselves for inclusion in the second PS3 pack of mods. You definitely deserved it. Man this level is something special. Thanks a lot for creating more content for us UT junkies. :)

[Captain_Tea]

Nice map!

It is advertising on the server as Warby's first test room instead of DM-Elevation

[theeDEATHMASTER]

Nice one. Love the framerate/visual appeal ratio :D

[warby]

Nice map!

It is advertising on the server as Warby's first test room instead of DM-Elevation


well thats a NO BULL**** advertisement right there :)


btw i got pimped on kotaku i am the happiest nerd in the world right now :D

http://kotaku.com/

news from: 7:20 PM ON FRI DEC 21 2007

[Mentalsplatter]

Mate - if you wanna mod and map-make, a very worthwhile purchase is the ut3 collectors edition - hours of video tutorials in Unreal Engine 3 work.

I have it and believe it to be invaluable!

This is true, not to take away from the CE, but you can get all those videos for free (you have to make a free account, but it's free for 20+ hrs of video) at 3D buzz (http://www.3dbuzz.com) click here (http://www.3dbuzz.com/vbforum/sv_dl_list.php?c=13) after you've made an account and it will bring you right to the tutorials. The CE is definitely worth it but in case you already got the standard all you'll be missing is the 'behind the scenes' videos, but all the tuts that are on the CE are from 3DBuzz.
Good luck w/ the modding. Oh yea, as far as the PS3 jump pads on the lower level getting shot off the sides kinda stinks and makes me nervous about stepping on any jump pads. Great map but the Launch of Doom stinks. Hope the next map doesn't have the suicide pads.

[ur-name-here]

Like AnubanUT2 I missed this one too. Great Job. I noticed the lifts getting stuck though.

[AnubanUT2]

This is true, not to take away from the CE, but you can get all those videos for free (you have to make a free account, but it's free for 20+ hrs of video) at 3D buzz (http://www.3dbuzz.com) click here (http://www.3dbuzz.com/vbforum/sv_dl_list.php?c=13) after you've made an account and it will bring you right to the tutorials. The CE is definitely worth it but in case you already got the standard all you'll be missing is the 'behind the scenes' videos, but all the tuts that are on the CE are from 3DBuzz.
Good luck w/ the modding. Oh yea, as far as the PS3 jump pads on the lower level getting shot off the sides kinda stinks and makes me nervous about stepping on any jump pads. Great map but the Launch of Doom stinks. Hope the next map doesn't have the suicide pads.

I would say that is the only thing that is holding this level back from being nearly perfect. It is pretty frustrating to take a jump pad that launches you to your death instead of the platform it is supposed to ... for the PC version do you think you could make an update that addresses that issue? Man if you could I think we would all appreciate it as it would this map even more fun to play. It sure is a tricky map those lifts will surprise the heck out of you when you get caught up trying to hunt someone down. :)

[EvilEngine]

Late comment about the map, because I wanted to get some time in on testing out the flow of it. Only negative comment I have is that the very far edges of the roofs have no collision so you fall right off into oblivion after jumping onto them. Other than that, the lighting and mood fits the game perfectly, and makes the character models and textures of the map look very dramatic and makes those normal map details *pop* right out. So I have been using this map to showcase some of the characters I have been making for the game lately, so I hope you don't mind.
Off topic, but I hope you come back to character design sometime. It would be fun to work with you again on some characters, especially your UT2004 gals. :)

[chaos667]

i dont like 2 things in this map: you cant jump onto the roofs above small bridges (you kinda fall down and cant stay even for a second on them) and elevators are kinda strange looks unfinished. and maybee add some ammo in that area near the megahealth...

everyhing else looks amazing

[LordStrider]

Umm......you realize that when this is loaded to a server is shows up as "Warbys very first test room" in the browser?

Once all the bugs are patched and UT3 is really taking off people are going to look through the server browser and think "What the heck", why would I want to play someone's first test room and they will move on to a map name they recognize. Too bad the name does not reflect the quality of it's potential.

For that reason alone, I pulled it off my server.

[Alopex]

I never thought i'd say it about a Warbeast map, but dammit, one of the two lifts in the center area is a dealbreaker, it sinks /under/ the floor. Not only are unnaturally clipping objects a long time pet peeve of mine, but this one can catch me off guard in a firefight and is downright annoying. Shame about the 'test room' title on servers too. :(

It's unlikely the map will be updated, which is a real pity.

[LordStrider]

It's unlikely the map will be updated, which is a real pity.

That's too bad I was gonna use it as my start up map....oh well.

[Tachyon]

Where is the PC version?

[AnubanUT2]

Wow are you serious Alopex ... you really think a dev with his pedigree would just leave the map in the state it is in ... hell it is almost unplayable because of several areas and no matter how good something looks if it plays poorly then how are people really supposed to enjoy themselves. This is a beta map basically ... I find it hard to believe he would let this be his first UT3 work and would risk leaving a negative impression. I love the looks but I won't play it because of the poorly implemented jump pads and the way the lift things work ... pity ... all those looks and yet really broken gameplay that is hell on the flow of a good game.

I think I will wait to hear from Warby himself ... if he says this is it then so be it. It could be that he is reading this silently and is going to surprise the hell out of everyone ... or he is readying another level that will be even better and won't have issues that should have been caught during beta testing. At least I can hope.

[BOOPOOB]

how do i create that folder?

[TracerTong]

'king beautiful! :)

[PoetSaskia]

Warby, you are awesome! I have a PS3 and your map Elevation is just beautiful! Epic should hire you. Yes I want more! What I really want is deathmatch with vehicles. And please cook all your mods for PS3 when it is possible to do so.

[Dulac]

I really like that lighting, I'll check it out.

[Rhyder]

this map is awesome :)

[Teddie]

Warbeast!

What's up old friend.

I look forward to trying out this map.

Good to see you.

Cheers,
Teddie

[D-Hunter]

Amazing map, beautiful lighting.

[Alopex]

Wow are you serious Alopex ... you really think a dev with his pedigree would just leave the map in the state it is in ...

Yes I am, and why? As someone who knows alot of artists, they often do things like this to test the waters with a medium/program, then quickly move on to start work on the next bigger, better and much more serious project.

I don't think anyone who's seriously into UT would doubt Warby's pedigree at this point, veterans all know him and what he does, and noobs would more likely not be as fussed about the flaws and just see a very pretty new map ..and isn't that what warby maps are about? pushing the visual envelope first and gameplay second?

[DisasterMartins]

Great map, lightning is really amazing... But I thing you should correct a little problem, the elevators are a little bit strange.. after 10 minutes play that part of the map becames a huge mess. Maybe slow down them will help a lot!

Thanks for sharing, wish I could map like this! :(

[/CPH\]

Looks like an asian version of DM-Shrine. Downloading right away.

[bot94]

hi warby , wonderful map but the elevators in the main room are a little irritating , we can't see well where there placed and it spoil the map.

[GSX600F]

what the??? HOW did i missed this one? FANTASTIC work, the lighning is awesome and the sky is suberb! WELL DONE!!!

EDIT: i just played it. FANTASTIC! the lightning is awesome, the sun is well done!

[UnrealBomber]

TWO WORDS...please repeat infinite times. DUDE, SWEET, DUDE, SWEET, DUDE, SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!

[Death Dream]

Looks really nice, and I don't normally like this theme of meshes either.

~Death Dream~

[[GU]Elmur_fud]

A warbeast map for UT3! ... I think I just soiled myself. :D http://www.morbiditydesigns.com/smilies/414.gif

[HideInLight]

First map I downloaded for Ut3. Any updates :D?

[martin1841]

the link dosent work :(

[BuffyTheSlayer]

the link dosent work :(

http://www.warby.de/

[SvartWolf]

You are the one who made Yorda for Ut 2k4? it was one of my favorites maps :D, anychance of updating to UT3? :D

anyway nice map, fun layout, but bots tend to feel a fatal attraction for elevators, the can stand still hours glaring the elevators waiting from them to magically come and give them the answers of teh misteries of life, and when they managed to get to one, becamo trapped, by the wisdom and enlightement that the elevator brings to them.

visually, the reflected sun and the grey line of the horizon aren't too appealing, but otherwise it's excellent

[OpTYk]

I really like this map overall but my two main complaints which have already been mentioned.
Elevator not on the floor.
Jump pads going straight up ... this causing bots to finish with like -4.

[thejinx]

Good to see you back Warbeast! Your maps (and Angelmapper's) are still the mainstays on our LAN servers. UT3 just started getting more play time here, and we still play the hell out of Skorbut and Koma, and Yorda. Looking for the hidden Meryl pics now...

[SilicaStorm]

Awesome Map!

[Irritated Skin]

Wow! I can't believe I just found this map!

I love how it uses a few simple ideas to create such a strong atmosphere. Same with the Diablo map.

What is surprising to me is how steady my framerate was. Even in the Epic maps, I will get weird frame drops, from as far as 140 FPS to <20 FPS and I didn't experience on in either of these maps. Now I'm determined to find out why that is.

[SkaarjMaster]

This was one of the first few custom maps I downloaded for UT3. It has wild and crazy lifts with lots of jumping and is a space map, which I usually don't like. This one is an exception and definitely worth it!

[Thrallala]

Wow! I can't believe I just found this map!

I love how it uses a few simple ideas to create such a strong atmosphere. Same with the Diablo map.

What is surprising to me is how steady my framerate was. Even in the Epic maps, I will get weird frame drops, from as far as 140 FPS to <20 FPS and I didn't experience on in either of these maps. Now I'm determined to find out why that is.

This map is very small, that's pretty much the answer to the high framerates :P

[SugarFiveZero]

Found a working link: http://www.fileshack.com/file.x/11578/DM-Elevation

[SkaarjMaster]

Anyone have an idea of a good player load range for this one? Thank you.