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

Originally Posted by OH_THAT ROCKET@#$!

What more can I say aout this one, but WOW. I just finished my first out of many many more playthroughs of it and there is absolutely no room for negative critique of this map period, it plays seamless all the way through, one of those you just want to set the Score to 50 on and just Frag away, which hey I just might do come to think of it. It reminds me of the Interior Portion of CTF Hydrosis just about 3x as detailed with a hybrid mix of DM Arsenal as far as the Multi-Leveled Corridors. A vast improvement over Safeguard, which I didn't even think was possible to do considering that it is better than most of the Stock Maps (Yep I said it). All in all my friend if this is your 2nd Map, you'll be on the Epic Design Team by the 4th. Anuban UT2, I can't leave you out either buddy, you cooked a Five Star Meal with this one. Everyone reading this please give feedback on this Map, it is one of the best you'll ever see here

Wow that has to be the best comment ever!
Firstly, im glad you like both my maps, im curious though have you only seen the PS3 version of Dreary3? because im my eye its really missing out compared to the PC version.
lol thanks again for the comment, its always uplifting to read that people are enjoying it!.
Thanks

Oddly enough, it has three times the polys, but I get a lot better frames than any stock map. I like the map's gameplay, but...it's just so colorless. But, then again, it is called Dreary. : P

Back in the old days (UT99) I hated CTF-Dreary at first. But then, as I played this map more frequently with my clan-mates, I started to love it. So I definitely will give this one a try later today.

Keep up the good work.

Originally Posted by TimbreWolf

Nice to see such an excellent remake.
I thought I had one complaint - not being able to double-jump up to the shock rifle near the flag - but then I managed it once.

I guess my jumping skills aren't up to scratch, it certainly seemed easier to do in UT.

Its posible, its a peice of cake for me.. hehe

Originally Posted by AndrewofDoom

Oddly enough, it has three times the polys, but I get a lot better frames than any stock map.

hmm yeah I did everyhing I know to optimize, the bigist thing was using minimal diferent meshes.

tight map only seems ok for like 1v1 ctf , it looks good, but over 9000-performance is good so it's optimized good but it doesn't look like over 9000 meshes, and it is a small map. i reckon you can make it look just as good with about 4000 mesh tbh so its possible to get more performance out of it. Its also quite dark in many places, i would suggest a better map to remake because I don't think the layout of this map is up to the level of your decorating skills.

Originally Posted by woooo

...it looks good, but over 9000-performance is good so it's optimized good but it doesn't look like over 9000 meshes, and it is a small map. i reckon you can make it look just as good with about 4000 mesh tbh so its possible to get more performance out of it...

Well, I was in the bunch of private testers before the final release and for what I can tell you is that the private version (just before this final one) was less beautiful in the lighting area (had no lightning effects, no rain coming through the windows and else, the atmosphere was suffering a little bit about that) and I've got a minimum of 69 fps in the center room and much more in the others rooms. Trust me, I see the difference between the 2 version (private and final). The final is much, much, much more appealing visually and he manage to boost the fps A LOT even with all the visual goodies turned on.

So I'm well placed to say that droping 1 million triangle or more is apparent.

If it was only from me, there are some items that I would visually boost even more even if the fps would probably drop a little bit. IMO, ATM getting 172 fps is totally ridiculous and that is a shame for the people that pays big money to get a high end PC and are stuck with "downgrade" version of maps just to make everybody happy with there 3 years old crappy PC. My POV is that if your PC can't handle the map, play at low quality and don't be the bottleneck for everybody else that can play the map in all is glory that she deserve.

I'm just sharing my thoughts

The community is lucky to have so much FREE talent

Originally Posted by AnubanUT2

Well thankfully you don't make maps so people don't have to worry about being left out in the cold for not having an uber rig.

lolll

My PC is a good one, but not the fastest one A 1100$ rig.

If one day I make some maps, I will ask you to test it on your "International Space WorkStation" PC And I'll make a low visual version for all the "Sputnik" PC

lol Steve the only thing you are without that I had was the moving pot, which wasnt really and eye catcher.. you got the lightning you wanted. what more do you want?

there is no need to add more detail.. I think it has plenty.. like I said epics maps have arround 2 million triangles, Hydrosis has 2 million, and it has a nice background.. I dont know if you noticed.. but my map is 3 times the ammount of triangles at 6.25 million with NO background.. the map cannot afford a background. besides. the windows are too small to actully see anything outside.

Lol i don't really care about getting more performance, I'm just trying to express how amazed I am with the performance he has in the map with over !!9000!! meshes!!!

I know how to optimize

Yeah you do, if i have problems optimizing my map (when I get to optimizing) I know who to come to..

Comes with experience but the editor stat codes are the best tool really use "stat ld" to show a readout of whats being renderd. these are what I used to see how many meshes were being ocluded/ renderd
also the light and shader complexity modes are great.. red is BAD green is GOOD.. these can also be tyed into the game "viewmode lightcomplecity"

there are other things such as accepting dynamic elements, these should be turned off for outside or our of reach objects.. but if you wana sourse because Optimizing can get rather complicated. there are a few other mappers I know who have tutorials online so just google search for them..evilmrfrank and DG unreal are 2 I know who have optimization tutorials.

Thanks for the info yeah I have the evilmrfrank tutorial saved

Originally Posted by bazzwano

lol Steve the only thing you are without that I had was the moving pot, which wasnt really and eye catcher.. you got the lightning you wanted. what more do you want?

Hey Bazz, I have follow your "making of" thread since the beginning so I know that the map is very detailed more than stock maps I notice the good background to don't worry I was referring to : crates, fences, some arrow. You know that anyway

I'm starting to think of changing my "stevelois" name by "EagleEyes" name lol

I totally forgot to give feedback for this FANTASTIC map. Everything about it is amazing. Even though you dumbed it down for PS3, it still looks on-par maybe even better the Epic's maps. The scale of the map is perfect and the map brings me back to my UT99 days. Seriously, Epic should hire you.

Been waiting for this since I first played Safeguard, looking forward to trying it out, shame about the PS3 cook but I have no doubt that it'll still look awesome. DLing now.

Just played it, excellently remade, the attention to detail is amazing, it brings back good memories. I'll be adding this to the Custom Map server we have (PS3.)

I'd love to see more UT99 CTF remakes from you,

Originally Posted by Xerxes

I'd love to see more UT99 CTF remakes from you,

hehe thanks, the community, "may" get one more remake.. I'm undecided.

there are some maps I would like to consider but would need help

CTF-Terra (i would need someone to make the mountains and magma on red side)
CTF-Baranco (would need someone to make the mountain mesh and magma)

I guess I could just do it like the guy who did react...

CTF-Locustwind, this is a large map and may be a bit to much work for me ith the time i have.

CTF- Command, Asemetrical = allot of work

CTF-Unnamed this would a Ut3 version of a map I started back in the day after I got UT1. was a layout of my own design. I never finished it and Id rather a new layout.

My latest Idea would be a VCTF map mapped how I feel VCTF should be. with less vehicle focus, so it would focius on on foot action 1/3 of the map but with an area between the bases where vehicles can be used, maybe a longer side route for vehicles too.

but no plans to map right now.

Im also thinking about a graphical update to Coret.. whats peoples opinion on that? a waste of time? it looks ugly to me personally

Originally Posted by bazzwano

Im also thinking about a graphical update to Coret.. whats peoples opinion on that? a waste of time? it looks ugly to me personally

Well, that stock map was a big deception for me to So much potential wasted...
Anyway, I think that with all you just list, Coret-Classic is a good choice. I Personally, prefer the 2004 version

I'd really like a Lavagiant remake, if not that I think you should go with the vCTF map. It's always nice when people create vCTF maps that really work well.

Originally Posted by stevelois

Well, that stock map was a big deception for me to So much potential wasted...
Anyway, I think that with all you just list, Coret-Classic is a good choice. I Personally, prefer the 2004 version

yeh, I think I will do this then.. it wont be much, just a fix up the lightning and more detail here and there

I actully started doing this after I got the game.. but I think ill go all the way to make it much better.

Originally Posted by Tailsnake

I'd really like a Lavagiant remake, if not that I think you should go with the vCTF map. It's always nice when people create vCTF maps that really work well.

lava giant, outa my skill. I cant make meshes, to do it justic, you would need to make custom rock meshes.

hehe yip, and iv started. this is somthing ill finish over xmas though, it will actully be CTF, with just one vehicle per team, a dark walker i imagen. I dont want hoverboards on this map.. it will remain mostly on foot, indoors oriantated. close combat (what UT has always been about)

Great news then
Another must for xmas

what If I make a super high detail version for Morphious? its such and easy map to make.. just 1 building duplicated basicly. Im not a DM fan, but Iv had a bit on fun on that map in the past...

Originally Posted by bazzwano

what If I make a super high detail version for Morphious? its such and easy map to make.. just 1 building duplicated basicly. Im not a DM fan, but Iv had a bit on fun on that map in the past...

That was my favourite UT map, though I only played UT casually

Originally Posted by bazzwano

what If I make a super high detail version for Morphious? its such and easy map to make.. just 1 building duplicated basicly. Im not a DM fan, but Iv had a bit on fun on that map in the past...

It's one of the most UT remade map. A classic Don't remember how much version was remade for UT200x but IMO the best version is the 2004 stock one.

Today, when you look at it, it look like very basic, but...

At the time, even if the layout look very simple, it was innovative, the graphics where modern and sci-fi style. The map was packed with great atmosphere, great flow, great colours and low gravity movement. In all, that's not so easy to accomplish.

So, in the end, even if UT3 have far superior graphic engine, there isn't any stock meshes that are at least as modern today that it was at the time. Looking your last 2 CTF maps, they are gorgeous, plays very well, etc but building something from industrial/technical meshes is not the same as building from modern sci-fi meshes.

IMO, I don't think that you're up to it ... (lol... teasing you). You can do it but you will need to play enough with the meshes to make them look & feel somehow different from industrial/tech meshes. Perhaps, DM-Nimius by Ignotium could be a good reference Another example is DM-Shrift (UT3) by Genthly, his map as no custom content but he manage to make the stock meshes look different from the original look. His map is "alive" and there is nothing custom, it's simply amazing

UT99 GOTY with HQ textures (Morpheus - stock)


UT2004 (Morpheus3 - stock)


EDIT :

After writing this post, I just found this UT3 remake in the final forum : http://forums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=613874
No offence to the author because it is my taste, but that is exactly what I don't want to see in term of meshes, I'm so bored to see these meshes... shame. Anyway, judge by yourself

Just downloaded this and took it for a spin, and its is very nice.

Proper Kung-Fu, well done bazz.

thanks for the comments..
you "may" see one more map from me.. I dont think ill do morphious anymore..

im to busy playing descent: freespace 2