CTF-NeotericMetal

[legacy-ChookWoods]

Name: CTF-NeotericMetal
Version: 1.0
Compatibility: UT2004
Description: Onslaught's introduction into the tournament had fans flocking in to see the mayhem, leaving behind the classic, more graceful tournaments like Capture The Flag. In meeting the demands of CTF devotees, Liandri designed a new Arena that would be the birthplace of a new generation of CTF. Welcome to Neoteric Metal.
Comments: Large side by side style CTF map.
Screenshot:








Credits: Beta testers.
Homepage:
Download:
Unrealplayground:
http://www.unrealplayground.com/mapper.php?id=28464
ut2004maps.com:
http://www.ut2004maps.com/modules.ph...id=660&ttitle=

[legacy-Quirken]

Looks nice

Before I download... is the layout easy to navigate, with good bot support?

[legacy-compjarg]

Looks ace!
Downloading now.
I have no idea how all you excelent mappers out there can put all these SMeshes in your maps so efficiently, I have absolutely NO sence of SMesh placement lol. Its a shame realy, its the one thing stoping me from being a good mapper.

[legacy-ChookWoods]

you may find the layout a little complex at first. although there are navigational arrows. But after playing once you shouldnt have any problems with findng your way around.
Bot support is good, but not perfect. The bots will only rarely do something stupid and so you will be able to play against them just fine.

[legacy-Fugly]

This is an excellent map, good play, some z-axis and really nice visuals.

[legacy-ChookWoods]

Thanks, i put a lot of work into that map, glad you like it

[legacy-Foralarx]

An excellent map. The visuals are great (nothing ground breaking but it's as good as it gets - and most def. retail standard at the very least) and there's not a huge amount of clutter to get stuck on. Frame rates are good. Even on my rig which only has FX5600XT 128MB video card. Layout is complex and yet simple enough to keep you coming back for more.

In summary: A good solid ctf map that plays well in both norm weaps. and ICTF mode. So which ever type of ctf fan you are this map should be on your hard disk, it's that simple.

[legacy-CBA`ken]

Looks very nice

[legacy-StealthMonkey]

I have to agree, this looks like a great map :up:

[legacy-ChookWoods]

I was a little worried about frame rates, cause my pc only manages around 20fps on normal details in the middle areas. But i spose as long as it runs on my pc it should be fine for most, cause my pc is only a 866mhz p3 with a geforce fx 5200 128mb lol. Thanks a lot for compliments

[Wulf Sternhammer]

Im not being critical, but in your next map you may want to consider using trims to where the floor finishes change/abut. It'd make it look "neater" . Easy enough to do with a stock mesh or with a brush.

[legacy-Noz]

Nice one indeed. Hope you get some prizes in the compo as long as i end nr.1 :P.

[legacy-CyberChrist]

Downloading...

[legacy-RoKyT]

Nice layout....like it!

[T@F]

Nice map:-).

I do get a very little pause here and there,dont happen with any other maps even cbp 2 ones...
(maybe too much static meshes in for my system?)

Anyway nice map:-)

10x

[DigitalBacon]

GJ Chook...knew youd pull it off!

[legacy-NeoPhoenix]

Great map, much better than I thought it would look/play from the pix. Though why in gods name did you use THAT sky box? It's the only sky box I know of that looks like crap on anything other than highest texture detail. I usually play on normal everything, and like when my sky box still feels real even on those settings, and tust me I have played on many maps that did.

Also I was getting FPS drops in weird spots. I could look down the entire hall way where the red and blue jump pads were and get average to above average FPS, yet I could look across half a room or less in other areas and get FPS in the low 20's. What's up with that?

Other than those two things game play/flow was great, fun factor was good, and visuals were pretty sweet. GJ :up:

[legacy-ChookWoods]

Ii never noticed the skybox not looking good, cause I play with highest texture detail, although most of my other options are down to normal.
In regards to the fps drop, I am not sure what would be causeing that, I zoned off every room, and hallway. But thanks, and glad you like it

[legacy-Grim_Angel]

a great map! :up: :up: good layout! Great Static use and palcement... great optimization! bot support is great... good job on the map! I can't wait to see your maps for Kopholus assault pack!

[legacy-BlazeFlare4K]

Sweet job! Better then I'll most likely do for a LONG time. I would never want to place so many static meshes!

[legacy-ChookWoods]

Thanks. Not long until the ut2004maps.com competiton winners are announced, hope my map goes good in it.

[legacy-ChookWoods]

Well, good news for me. CTF-NeotericMetal placed 2nd in the www.ut2004maps.com competition.

[legacy-::GiBlitZ::]

Originally posted by ChookWoods
Well, good news for me. CTF-NeotericMetal placed 2nd in the www.ut2004maps.com competition.

Congratulations on that, and deservedly so. [ though I dunno what got first, but your map should have ]

This has got to be the most enjoyable map I have played in a while. It just feels right. I don't play on-line but I put a lot of bots in a game, usually around 20 - 24, and it runs as smooth as silk for me. The bot support is superb, I never saw any of them doing anything weird, and in fact, they play too well. I got some serious thrashing by the buggers.
Even the grass in the the ditch areas outside felt "soft" if you know what I mean. I just love the flow of this map.

I'll be playing this map a lot. I pretty well know my way around the map now so I should start getting some revenge - hehe.

Well done ChookWoods, and I will be getting your future maps without hesitating, you obvioulsy care about bot support and that means a lot to me, as well as the visuals and "feel". I did see a couple of little glitches, but so unimportant it doesn't matter.

Thanx and congrats again.

[legacy-Duffman]

Looks awesome...Downlading...

[legacy-CyberChrist]

Not bad... Not bad at all...

[legacy-ChookWoods]

Thanks ::GiBlitZ::, it means a lot to me that you love the map
I tried really hard to make this map as best I could, so i am just really glad you like it.
I am suprised at the bot support actually, that was a huge pain in the a$$ to set up, seeing as this is my first map that i have tried to bot path, and the bots just didnt get the idea that they are supposed to run to the other base and get the flag, they felt it better to crouch and slowly walk around their spawn point :P

[SkaarjMaster]

Cool default music choice, but I think I've played something like this before (maybe similar skybox and stuff on a platform similar). I like the metal theme and a-mazing layout with twists, turns and some z-axis. Bots are good, but need help defending and CTFing actually. You'll need teamwork if you can ever find this one online these days though.
http://www.unrealplayground.com/foru...o=file&id=3148

[jefe]

Pretty nice map, but very easy to glitch and under the terrain.

[Private Tux]

Very nice industrial map with fancy player load recommendation (16-20 players), that is because of tainted large scales everywhere, very wide z-axis and the bots are really tough by which I can't remember for these years. I know that the bots are useless of going down through the alternate paths: under the terrain and the Super Shield Belt room at the middle of the map downwards, unless the bots' skills are set to Adept or higher.

http://www.mapraider.com/maps/?fileid=2237