UT3 Remake: CTF-Dreary3 Released [V1.1][PICS]

**bazzwano** · 09-02-2008, 04:50 PM

Thank you

glad you like it.. im thinking about a new version of safeguard.. with a few changes also

**CPTBang** · 09-14-2008, 01:06 PM

I just discover this other map by you're signature

I simply LOVE this map in every aspect

I'm speechless

**bazzwano** · 09-22-2008, 04:56 PM

thought it was about time I showed the concept art

**stevelois** · 09-23-2008, 11:00 PM

It always amaze me when I see some concept arts like that and the final results after ! You should see the concept arts of DM-Shrift that Genthly shows me at the time. Man o man, it's like making a trip to the moon, the results are so far away lol !

So Ben, I was wondering if you have any other project on your concept table for us he he he ?

BTW, I know you know but I love all your works so far

If you want to do something smaller & different and DM-1on1 interest you a bit, you can check this thread http://www.unrealplayground.com/foru...473#post574473. They are planing to do a DM-1on1 pack. I participate as a tester on this future pack. Any mappers are welcomed as far as I know and your skills are very appreciated by the community

**bazzwano** · 09-24-2008, 06:35 PM

Well if you really wana know

A MAP OF MY OWN DESIGN

yeh thats right, but this layout is just a mock, im trying to work out how the center area is going to work. then Im going to do the whole thing again before I get into meshing..

With this layout I thought about all the things I like about maps Iv played and Added them all into my map. for me, these include

two based, facing one another with open ground in the center (think of TERRA, HYDRO, PROJECT X
A sniper area that looks over the map
A sniper Area that looks over the Flag (in my current layout this is also the same sniper area that looks out to the center of the map).
A lift right behind the flag for sneek attacks.. think of TERRA but mine will be right behind it.

Its going to be CTF with translocators, but each base will get a scopion

PS: those are terible scetches.. just quick drawings while im working.. Im a much better drawer then that, and my names bryan by the way.

**Thrallala** · 09-24-2008, 07:11 PM

Looking forward to your next one, I'm sure it will be atleast as good as your prior work which is awesome!

A personal suggestion though, I'd skip the scorpion if I where you :P. I don't like vehicles in maps unless it's either strictly vCTF or Warfare. That's just what I think, you go ahead and do whatever you like

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**AKWolf** · 09-24-2008, 07:43 PM

Great news on your original map design , really looking forward to it...

**bazzwano** · 09-24-2008, 07:45 PM

Thanks AKwolf, its going to be a while before you get to play it though haha

you know, im not fan of vehicles eather, but this is going to be a tight map like all mo others, so it shouldnt dominate or anything.. but yeh, just and idea at the moment..

See what happens I guess, I dont like vehicles so if its not fun, it will be out..

PS THARALLALA, I said I would look at your map and tell you why it was a performance issue.. I looked at it in the editor, not sure if you know but if you go to shader complexity, you want green, red is bad.. and outside your map it is ALL red.. bad bad bad.. its the rain.. its a form of whats called "unlit transparancy" and it is bad in layers.. (viewing rain through other rain) this efectively makes it difucult to have maps with rain.

**Thrallala** · 09-24-2008, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by bazzwano

Thanks AKwolf, its going to be a while before you get to play it though haha

you know, im not fan of vehicles eather, but this is going to be a tight map like all mo others, so it shouldnt dominate or anything.. but yeh, just and idea at the moment..

See what happens I guess, I dont like vehicles so if its not fun, it will be out..

PS THARALLALA, I said I would look at your map and tell you why it was a performance issue.. I looked at it in the editor, not sure if you know but if you go to shader complexity, you want green, red is bad.. and outside your map it is ALL red.. bad bad bad.. its the rain.. its a form of whats called "unlit transparancy" and it is bad in layers.. (viewing rain through other rain) this efectively makes it difucult to have maps with rain.

Thanks alot for this! I guess optimizing my map for MSUC Phase 2 will only take a day or so now

. One question though, is there a way that I can still keep the rain but eliminate the fps drop caused by it?

Cheers!

(Sorry for being offtopic)

**bazzwano** · 09-24-2008, 08:31 PM

i started the off topic, its alloud

i dont care haha, lots of rain look more real but you will have to loss this effect for performance. Id hate to say this, but its unfortunitly a bad design decision. because you want heavy rain in such a learg open area.. so you will have overlaping transparancy. you just will have to reduce this, make the rain mesh bigger and use less of them, try and use as little as posible and weigh up the performance diference with visuals, but try and get that scene out of the red and into the greens.

Initialy I thought you had a dynamic sunlight, I didnt check but that would be the reason for it to be all red as well. remember green is good red is bad.

to give you an idea how bad unlit transparancy affects performance. you know how on Dreary over the ramps in the vest room there is the rain falling through the window, By standing close to that so that it fills up the screen and so that you are facing into the room, the whole room will efectively be renderd behind this transparancy!! im only useing one rain mesh, but this combined with what it has to render behind it, does drop FPS alot.

**stevelois** · 09-24-2008, 08:59 PM

Sorry for mistaken your name Bryan, I don't know why I write Ben in the first place

Your a CTF lover

BTW, I like most of what you mention about your layout preferences

**bazzwano** · 10-14-2008, 03:34 AM

hi everyone.. Im calling out to a PS3 player who has Dreary on PS3, unfortunately I never downloaded it, and someone in the community has pointed out the download link is not working.. making this unavailable for download as it never got a PS3 mirror.. if anyone has this file, can they please upload it so that I can mirror it and provide a link.

**Harmerty** · 10-17-2008, 09:42 PM

wow, those screenshots look wicked!! I haven't played ctf in awhile but i have to try this map!!!

**black_star** · 10-18-2008, 01:25 AM

New PS3 link : http://files.filefront.com/CTF+Drear.../fileinfo.html

**bazzwano** · 10-18-2008, 01:40 AM

Thanks to Black star for helping me out and uploading the PS3 version for everyone.

**hone** · 10-18-2008, 01:22 PM

thanks for the link. I've been looking for this for a while. I can host a non filefront mirror for the ps3 version when I upload it to my server.

**dosse** · 10-18-2008, 02:49 PM

god! this is fantastic!

**KurlonT** · 12-21-2008, 06:48 AM

Originally Posted by black_star

New PS3 link : http://files.filefront.com/CTF+Drear.../fileinfo.html

FileFront link is dead ATM.

**bazzwano** · 12-22-2008, 01:45 AM

thats the second time this has happened to the filefront link... why do people even use that site... it obviously has issues.

I didnt have the file, but after I got it from "blackstar" , "Hone" uploaded it for me, lucky i kept his link.. anyway I downloaded it and have uploaded it to a site that has never failed me, like filefront has twice now..
anyway heres my new link.. I have no idea if this file works.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?n2cykgjeyyk

**KurlonT** · 12-23-2008, 07:55 AM

Ok...thx bazz for the link.

**HideInLight** · 12-23-2008, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by bazzwano

thats the second time this has happened to the filefront link... why do people even use that site... it obviously has issues.

I didnt have the file, but after I got it from "blackstar" , "Hone" uploaded it for me, lucky i kept his link.. anyway I downloaded it and have uploaded it to a site that has never failed me, like filefront has twice now..
anyway heres my new link.. I have no idea if this file works.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?n2cykgjeyyk

If you don't log into filefront in a certain time the file gets deleted. It's actually becoming a problem now since 90% of the maps/etc in the forums are hosted on it. So if someone takes a break from UT3 it simply just vanishes. The broken link story is becoming more frequent.

**JelleRogermees** · 10-03-2009, 06:03 PM

I love the graphics, I love the sound and I love the gameplay!

I added your map to this server ( EU ):

**bazzwano** · 10-07-2009, 01:39 AM

Kool, thanks for doing that

**»TheHitMan«** · 10-07-2009, 02:41 AM

If I didn't say it already, this is a very nice remake! And trust me, I'm picky when it comes to quality maps

**bazzwano** · 10-09-2009, 05:41 AM

Originally Posted by »TheHitMan«

If I didn't say it already, this is a very nice remake! And trust me, I'm picky when it comes to quality maps

Thanks man hehe me too, that's why I make my own.

**Zerglings** · 10-09-2009, 05:46 AM

Nice remake mate looks good.

**SkaarjMaster** · 03-09-2010, 02:38 PM

I was going through some of my older maps and I almost forgot about this one. I usually don't like remakes, but I've decided to give some more a try and this one is one of the best for UT3. It is very detailed, extremely tight and has great atmosphere. I liked the rain/thunder/lightning effects and it's scaled to UT3 just perfectly. Keep up the good work!