DM-GlacialSanctuary [cell shading's back, baby!]

**legacy-acc** · 07-04-2004, 10:11 PM

Name: Glacial Sanctuary

Version: The only version

Compatibility: UT2004

Description:
The tournament's arenas span countless dangerous, volatile, and even gruesome environments. However, one arena stands out above them all. One arena has proven to be so horrible, so horrific, that even veterans have been driven crazy by it in a single match.

This arena is known as the Glacial Sanctuary.
And it, is cell shaded.

Comments:
I've had a lot of people ask me if I'd be doing any cell shading maps since my last one, and I've never really intended to do anything quite on the same scale as my last one. However, I just couldn't bare to sit on those fancy shaders I figured out how to use (thanks to OrangeCatNinja).
So here comes this level, not the greatest thing I've ever done, but something to release just for kicks. I should have detailed it a lot more but I'm lazy so shut up and enjoy. Gameplay over graphics, right? Right?
Really, this level works pretty well for most all gameplay setups. Low grav, instagib, tdm, invasion, of course vanilla style, and lots of mods. It's very flexible (in a non-sexual way).

Screenshot:

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Credits:
Myself for the level design, static meshes, and textures.
OrangeCatNinja for digging up those cell shader files.
Epic, for well... duh

Homepage: I'm too cheap to buy one

Download:
UnrealPlayground mirror ("but acc, I don't want to register" :sour: deal with it; this site rocks, you should sign up)

**legacy-Meroin** · 07-04-2004, 10:16 PM

Ooh, cool looking.

**legacy-KnivesTheMapper** · 07-04-2004, 10:24 PM

WOW! Now THIS is something original, finally! It's amazing how you've managed to emulate cel-shading so expertly in a game that looks so realistic. This is absolutely amazing. Very, very good work.

**legacy-Carbs** · 07-04-2004, 10:45 PM

Originally posted by acc
("but acc, I don't want to register" :sour: deal with it; this site rocks, you should sign up)

Win.

EDIT: Been a fan of your work for some time, and I may be able to get you a really (really!) cheap website. PM me...

EDIT The Second: Played it, GREAT techniques on the ice and stuff. The abstract sculpture was interesting.

**legacy-CBA`ken** · 07-05-2004, 05:02 AM

looks cool

**legacy-CTFX1** · 07-05-2004, 06:01 AM

hey acc neat, although gameplay could have been better on the map but eh it was cool just the same. I'm thinking maybe I'd like to do a cell shaded map next.

I didnt really like where the dd was placed tho, too clumsy and weird to get at.

**legacy-Zentak** · 07-05-2004, 06:25 AM

Hey that map's quite cool.
Not perfect, but good looking and really fun.
I had no problem with the DD, and was never blocked by that abstract thing
Lightning could have been better, skybox could have covered a larger part of the walls, and the lowest corridor need some details...

**legacy-Super_Moose** · 07-05-2004, 07:03 AM

Yay.
It's about time we got another one of these.

**legacy-GinZzA** · 07-05-2004, 11:28 AM

lmao

Well done

Love that sky and the jump paths

I could think of some changes how I think you could make the map better to play, but I'll give them if u want them (since this is a final). There's also a little to much blue in the map

It gets irri after a while.

Good map, could use some changes imo.

**legacy-CyberChrist** · 07-05-2004, 03:42 PM

Looks nice.

**Frogger** · 07-05-2004, 05:18 PM

one small issue... these two objects pop-up from very close distance..

**legacy-CTFX1** · 07-05-2004, 07:20 PM

yeah I noticed that too myself,

**legacy-commander_keen2** · 07-05-2004, 10:58 PM

another cel-shaded map

to bad a cant play it for another month

legacy-[ZDS]GOUBO · 07-06-2004, 10:29 AM

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legacy-SapphireShades · 07-06-2004, 12:36 PM

I :heart: acc's maps.

Great work. Nice gameplay, though a few of the bumps can get annoying here and there. Good powerup placement. Excellent looks.

Now just fix up the AI in Clockwork, and we'll have 3 quality cel maps from you! (Yep, I converted Twisted Jungle for my own personal use).

**legacy-Carbs** · 07-06-2004, 01:28 PM

Wow, this thread got knocked from a 1 or 2 up to a 4! :noob:

**legacy-Quirken** · 07-06-2004, 01:41 PM

I love it! More please

**legacy-Harsh_but_Fair** · 07-06-2004, 02:09 PM

:heart:

Good Map. Good Maps in General ACC. There are a couple of bugs- they don't really effect the gameplay-so there is no point in listing them (there's only 3-don't worry)

Harsh

**legacy-acc** · 07-06-2004, 04:58 PM

Meroin/CBA`ken/Super_Moose/CyberChrist/Quirken/Harsh_but_Fair >> Thank you

KnivesTheMapper >> Well I've had time to refine the style; it's my 5th celled map (albiet, really only the second decent one).

Carbs >> If by really really cheap, you mean free, then sure

I've got my eye on one place for $30 a year with domain included, can you beat that?
Had to resort to a lot of fancy 2-pass textures for the ice shaders, hurts performance but it's worth it.

CTFX1 >> DD placement is intentional. I like having some risk involved with getting the big powerups. Originally I even had it so the middle floating ball would crush you if you timed it wrong, but then the DD wouldn't spawn

Bleh.

Zentak >> Fair comments. All things I intended to do originally but decided otherwise due to laziness

GinZzA >> I don't mind if you say it, but yeah, I'm not planning to revise this one.

frogger187 >> That's been a pain in the ass, I thought I had it fixed but I guess not :/

SapphireShades >> I was actually going to re-release TwistedJungle myself, but UED was pissing me off with the FluidSurfaces so I stopped trying.

Maybe I'll give it another shot sometime.
Clockworks, however, I'm trying to forget I ever made... :haha:

**legacy-Quirken** · 07-06-2004, 05:45 PM

Originally posted by acc
Clockworks, however, I'm trying to forget I ever made... :haha:

I liked GlacialSanctuary so much I ran a search on you... I tried out the Clockworks. It was cool, but too hard to navigate.

legacy-SapphireShades · 07-06-2004, 10:29 PM

The navigating is the fun part. Some parts get cramped, but the real issue is the bots not knowing their a$$es from a hole in the ground. Looks awesome though, as usual.

:up:

**legacy-Carbs** · 07-07-2004, 01:52 AM

Originally posted by acc
Carbs >> If by really really cheap, you mean free, then sure I've got my eye on one place for $30 a year with domain included, can you beat that?

Believe it or not, I can indeed beat that.

**legacy-Quirken** · 07-07-2004, 02:29 AM

This has to be one of my all time favorite maps. Its just fun

I love the effect... its awesome.

Please make another

**legacy-NeoPhoenix** · 07-07-2004, 02:58 AM

Just played it, very nice, much beter than the last two IMO. the last two had too much going on and it made it hard to navigate, thus it slowed down game play. Good job

:up:

**legacy-GinZzA** · 07-07-2004, 06:47 AM

Then I won't post them soz, always takes me a lot of time to give good critics and I don't do it when it's kinda useless.

It's a pretty good map anyways, so it's not needed that badly.

Could u plz make a beta first next time though

**legacy-jamie1224** · 07-08-2004, 07:00 PM

The music is nice. Reminds me of an.....other....time in my life.

I know nothing of texturing or cel shading at the moment. Could you pass on those files you were talking about?

**legacy-apexad** · 07-08-2004, 10:51 PM

AS-Cirban kicks ass, AS-Cruiser kicks ass as well, can't wait to see it come out of beta, then see the rest of the series as well.

Glacial Sanctuary is totally different then both of those, but I still love it! acc, your mapping skills are awesome! Keep up the good work.

Now, I am hoping the UT2003 cell-shaded homer will eventually get some team skins and have vehicle animations so he can proplerly be used in ut2004. (not that he needs vehicle animations for this map, I know)

Cell-Shading is something that often get's overlooked. acc, have you released the 4 other cell-shaded maps? or at least the other decent one?

EDIT: just checked your unreal playground profile/map listing, found a couple of the others, still it's not 5.

**legacy-acc** · 07-08-2004, 11:50 PM

Quirken >> Clockworks is pretty nutty, in both a good and bad way. More bad than good, really...
"Its just fun" is the perfect response I want for Glacial.

Maybe not spectacular, life-altering, etc. Just fun.

SapphireShades >> Bots are really meant for horizontal play

Perhaps if I gave it another shot, I could get them to work a little better, but I don't think it's worth it.

NeoPhoenix >> Yeah, Glacial is a lot more open and basic, which I figure appeals more to most people (*coughThornscough*)

GinZzA >> I've beta'd most of my maps; this one is just a fun little thing though, so I didn't feel like spending the time.

jamie1224 >> Well the music isn't mine. It comes with the game, it just wasn't used in any levels that I know of :bulb: Unfortunately, I don't have the original files, I sorta learned how to do it (I had to modify them anyways) and can do it off memory now. You can, however, open up the map in UED and look through the myLevel texture package.

bazmoe >> Lots of people have thought of it, I think most just didn't have the resources to do it, or preferred to do normal levels. I know a bunch of other cartoon styles have been done, though.

apexad >> Well there's 3 on my UP listing. The other two were CTF-Cell (first map ever; small, no bot pathing) and DM-CelledFacility (messed up scaling, console remake). You can probably find both on www.ut2004hq.com

**Flak** · 07-09-2004, 03:05 AM

[FindingNemoSeagulls]MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE[/FindingNemoSeagulls]

Nice work ACC, can't wait to get this one on our server.

What a fun map!! BTW, I'm a fool

**legacy-herryoyo** · 07-09-2004, 03:11 AM

Neener. It's on mine already.

**Nathjan** · 07-09-2004, 03:14 AM

*Downloading*, nice job acc. it would be cool if we could get some cel-shaded models too.

**legacy-herryoyo** · 07-09-2004, 03:16 AM

Speaking of that...

http://www.a-seed.jp

Wondering when she's going get put into UT.

EDIT: Check out the trailers section. She's a badass.

**Flak** · 07-09-2004, 03:16 AM

Originally posted by herryoyo
Neener. It's on mine already.

You think you're all that don't you!

**legacy-herryoyo** · 07-09-2004, 03:17 AM

You think you're all that don't you!

AND A BAG OF CHIPS!!!!!ONE11!!!1

**Nathjan** · 07-09-2004, 03:21 AM

Originally posted by herryoyo
Speaking of that...

http://www.a-seed.jp

Wondering when she's going get put into UT.

EDIT: Check out the trailers section. She's a badass.

404 error

Originally posted by herryoyo
AND A BAG OF CHIPS!!!!!ONE11!!!1

Don't mess with flak, she'll sniper you in the head.

**legacy-herryoyo** · 07-09-2004, 03:22 AM

Odd. Let's try that again. Sorry about the excessive posting.

http://www.a-seed.jp/trailers/en.html

EDIT: Geneon has the worldwide rights to it. It's supposed to be out in late summer in the US, but I'm unsure as to the exact date.

**Nathjan** · 07-09-2004, 03:27 AM

Originally posted by herryoyo
Odd. Let's try that again. Sorry about the excessive posting.

http://www.a-seed.jp/trailers/en.html

version 02 doesn't work, but the others do. i'm a big anime fan so i can't wait to see this when it comes to the US, if it ever does.

**Flak** · 07-09-2004, 02:33 PM

I LOVE this map

can't wait to play it online!

neener neener I found the easter egg.

**legacy-acc** · 07-09-2004, 03:12 PM

Congratulations Flak for being the first fool!

...
but there's no easter egg! You're crazy! I don't know what you're talking about!
I can't wait to use the non-existant superweapon online and taunt all the people who don't know how to get it because you can't get it because it's not there.

I'll have to stop by your server sometime and see if I can catch a game

Same with yours, herryoyo (if I knew what yours was?). Oh yeah, and a Deunan model would rock

I don't even know anything about Appleseed, I just know she's cool.

nathjan >> OrangeCatNinja showed this awesome cell shaded model of Cobra Bubbles from Lilo and Stitch, but I don't think he ever released it :cry: I wanted that model to badly

I did release a cell shaded skin for the Gumby model, and I think the Optimus Prime model also has a cell shaded skin.

**legacy-CTFX1** · 07-09-2004, 09:15 PM

Originally posted by jamie1224
The music is nice. Reminds me of an.....other....time in my life. I know nothing of texturing or cel shading at the moment. Could you pass on those files you were talking about?

same,