VCTF-Retribution

[Ice.T]

Map name: Retribution

Version: V3 [Final]

Players: 14 - 32

Requirements: UT3 + patch 2.1 + Titan Pack

Description:

Did you ever want to visit the main Necris city without the darkness and without the weird thingy that come from the sky, well now is your change.
Liandra corp and a random Necris corporation turned a whole part of the city into a VCTF symmetrical map for you to fight on.

Download:

V5.0

http://www.mediafire.com/?9bh0b5umj2i0qat

Screens:















Download:

V5.0

http://www.mediafire.com/?9bh0b5umj2i0qat

UDK Version:

http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/...TF-Retribution

THX for the postive feedback.

[SkaarjMaster]

good VCTF map!

Needs author name in preview shot; nice ornate Necris city, crazy detail not only in the buildings but with the statues, waterfalls, fire, towers, trees and windows. I like the various teleporters, and all the waterfalls in the center area. The gameplay is straight CTF with two main paths for the vehicles and many others if on-foot. Bots are decent and my team can actually defend. I like the fact that it isn’t too difficult to CTF on-foot and it gives a VCTF map a different dimension.

[zunnie]

http://www.game-maps.org/index.php?/...ution-by-icet/

Added to our vast database of UT3 Content
Nice, too bad we dont have a VCTF server to run it on, not yet at least.

Keep it up

[Sly.]

A very pretty map! Finally a Necris themed map without any tentacles, nano black and a dark night or depressive theme! Looks 100000x better than the default Necris maps! Flow and gameplay is quite good, would be great to see this one on a server someday, I'm tired of (very) HOLP vCTF-maps with spammy gameplay, once in a while they're fun, but they're definitely played way too much... Yes, I'm looking at you S****** (censored to not offend author, the map is fun but overplayed..)! lol
The only thing that bothered me in this map was that some parts lack trims, but that's "forgivable", the overall thing is great!
You're really becoming a great mapper, keep up the good work!

[Private Tux]

Great VCTF map, I played the gametype a few, this one should be followed for sure and the bots are tough (except uses the vehicles do).

Mirror to UTzone.de:
http://www.utzone.de/forum/downloads...o=file&id=4065

[SkaarjMaster]

Wait a minute, if this is V3-final, then why is there only a DL for V2?

EDIT: well, whatever version from 9-1-12, seems just as good as the previous versions and the preview shot is better now. One minor comment though, the map does seem ever-so slightly washed out but not that bad.

[Private Tux]

Version 2.0 mirror:
http://ut3.ut-files.com/index.php?di...etribution.rar

[Ice.T]

Another version avaible for this map (I really wanted to update the weird visuals after finishing the udk version)

Download link:

UT3 V5.0:

http://www.mediafire.com/?9bh0b5umj2i0qat

UDK V2.0

http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/...TF-Retribution

Screens:
















Changes:

Lots of visual changes (added a lot more static meshes and changing some repetitive walls to something less repetitive)
Changed lighting.
Added another way to the flag.

And some other changes.

[Valex07]

Very beautiful map, but the latest version (UT3 V4.0) does not work.
Game crashing with an error ...

This happens at all or just me?

P.S. Version V2.0 works fine.

[RattleSN4K3]

First thing to mention:
Really great map, Ice.T. I like it a lot.

Regarding the v4.0 bug:
You modified a stock package and cooked it.

Detected data corruption [header] trying to read 1048576 bytes at offset 18645599 from '..\UTGame\CookedPC\UT3G\Environments\UN_Skydomes1 .upk'.

Try to get the original package. I think you tried to get a custom skydome of an existing package. You need to duplicate the content properly (and do a Redirect fix (-> FixUpRedirects -> Appendix).


And a bug (see attachment if image is missing):

You can jump through the wall and stay there. It could be a hideout for Flag carriers.


Appendix:

 

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Using the FixupRedirects commandlet

When you Rename an object in the Editor it creates a 'Redirector' that points from the old object location to the new location. This is so that other existing content (maps and packages) can still locate the object at its original location forwarded through the redirector.

As an example, if we had a Texture located in a package called MyPackage.upk, in a Group called Textures, with the name of TX_RustMetal_D, it's full path would be:

MyPackage.Textures.TX_RustMetal_D

Any time this texture is used in any Material, this full path to the texture is specified in the Texture Sample's Texture property, such as Texture2D'MyPackage.Textures.TX_RustMetal_D'.

Renaming the TX_RustMetal_D texture to a new location such as DM-MyMap.Textures.TX_RustMetal_D does not fully delete the texture at the original path but instead it leaves behind a redirector at MyPackage.Textures.TX_RustMetal_D that simply points to DM-MyMap.Textures.TX_RustMetal_D.
So any other map or package that was referencing MyPackage.Textures.TX_RustMetal_D will still be referencing that same path. The engine just follows through the redirector located there to the new path at DM-MyMap.Textures.TX_RustMetal_D.

If you move objects from an external package to the map file itself, redirectors may be created which will still be referencing the external package. So even though the objects are seen in the map file in the Generic browser, they are still using redirectors to the original external package.

To fix this and remove the redirectors, the commandlet 'FixupRedirects' must be used.

The 'FixupRedirects' commandlet scans through all of the game packages and attempts to fix up or delete redirects that are no longer required.
There are a few issues with using this command in the current engine builds.

Note: You cannot have a redirector and a new object of the same name, so even if you Rename an object, you cannot create a new object of that original name.

Note: There appears to be some issues and discrepancies with this commandlet and the information on UDN, so if you do not want to have to go through all of the work outlined below, then simply re-import every object that you want directly into the map file itself instead of using any external packages.


Incorrect UDN Information

The UDN incorrectly lists the commandlet information options as of build 3543.
It lists the commandlet sytax as "gamename.exe fixupredirects <package.ext>" which is incorrect.
The optional package to fix is not supported or completed.


Getting Commandlet Help

To get help information on any commandlet, at a command prompt type "ut3.exe help <commandlet>".
For example "ut3.exe help fixupredirects" will display:

Name: Editor.FixupRedirects
Description: @todo
Usage: gamename.exe FixupRedirects
Options:


Getting FixupRedirects to work with UT3

There are some issues with getting the fixupredirects commandlet to work with UT3.


1. FixupRedirects does not scan the My Documents\My Games folders, which is where the custom maps are normally located. You will instead get red text errors stating that the map or package files that are in the My Documents folder are not found.

To get the FixupRedirects to actually scan your custom map or package, it will have to be moved into the actual installed game folder instead of My Documents.

Create a folder called "CustomMaps" under the C:\ <install path> \Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\CookedPC folder, and copy your map and or packages to this location.

After the FixupRedirects has completed, the repaired packages should be found in the My Documents\...\Published\...\CustomMaps folder. And the original unchanged packages remain in the install path location you copied it to above. You will have to copy your map or package back to the My Documents\...\Unpublished\...CustomMaps folder to continue working or to cook it. I recommend keeping your original uncleaned packages until you are sure that the process completed successfully.

Note that any other custom content that you have in the My Documents\...\CustomMaps folder will still show as red text errors when running the FixupRedirects commandlet. These can be ignored since we are not concerned with fixing those files.


2. Since the optional package name to fixup is not currently supported, FixupRedirects will scan through every package in the Unreal Tournament 3 folders. This means all stock maps and packages will be scanned.

In order to prevent any issues, it is wise to go through all of the folders in the C:\ <install path> \Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\CookedPC folder and set all of the .upk files to ReadOnly. This includes all of the files in all of the folders such as Characters, CTF_Flags, Effects, Environments, ... etc.

This will prevent the FixupRedirects commandlet from accidentally modifying any of the stock game packages.


3. The Bonus Pack 1 content has redirection and package errors. This will cause the fixupredirects commandlet to display a massive pile of redirect issues and may result in an application failure running the commandlet.

Create a temporary folder on your hard drive, such as C:\Temp\UT3\Maps\.

Move all of the files for C:\ <install path> \Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\CookedPC\Maps\CTF-FacingWorlds*.* to the temporary folder.

Move all of the files for C:\ <install path> \Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\CookedPC\Maps\CTF-SearchLight*.* to the temporary folder.

Create a temporary folder on your hard drive, such as C:\Temp\UT3\Packages\.

Move the following two files ASC_Face.upk and Envy_DLC_Effects.upk located in C:\ <install path> \Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\CookedPC\Packages\ to the temporary folder.

These BonusPack1 maps and packages will have to be moved back to their original folders after you have successfully completed work with the FixupRedirects commandlet.


Running the Commandlet

After you have successfully moved your map or package to the <install path>\CustomMaps folder, set all of the UT3 packages to ReadOnly, and removed the BonusPack1 bad files, you can now run the FixupRedirects commandlet.

Start a command prompt, navigate to the C:\ <install path> \Unreal Tournament 3\Binaries\ folder and type in:

ut3.exe fixupredirects

After a few seconds a dialog window for the application will pop up. It will contains a bunch of status information on all of the packages that it is checking for redirects.
If your map or package is highlighted in green or yellow text, there will be various redirects to be fixed up.
If your map or package is displayed in standard white text, there are no redirects to be fixed.

When the commandlet has completed scanning and fixing up redirectors, it will display any success or failure information.
The repaired packages, if there were any, should have been placed in the My Documents\...\Published\...CustomMaps folder.
Be sure to keep your original packages that you copied to the <install path>\CustomMaps folder in case there were any problems in the fixup.

[Darkn3ss is QnL]

First thing to mention:
Really great map, Ice.T. I like it a lot.

Regarding the v4.0 bug:
You modified a stock package and cooked it.

Try to get the original package. I think you tried to get a custom skydome of an existing package. You need to duplicate the content properly (and do a Redirect fix (-> FixUpRedirects -> Appendix).


And a bug (see attachment if image is missing):

You can jump through the wall and stay there. It could be a hideout for Flag carriers.


Appendix:

 

Spoiler

Check the original post! (

Collission! **** you!

[RattleSN4K3]

Forgot to mention:
Add version numbers to your maps. Even if the old ones are outdated (due to bugs and so on) some ppl won't like it to overwrite these files. Furthermore, i don't know if someones gets a version mismatch conflict while trying to connect to a server having a different version or if they going to download it into the cache.

[Ice.T]

Here's the fix version with the blocking volumes fixed and the runtime error caused by the envyeffects package (I still don't know how this happened)

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?9bh0b5umj2i0qat

I hope everything works now because the **** map gave me errors when publishing uploading archiving etc etc (I basicly fixed the things needed in 1 hour but then I got all these **** errors thrown at me).

[Darkn3ss is QnL]

Here's the fix version with the blocking volumes fixed and the runtime error caused by the envyeffects package (I still don't know how this happened)

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?9bh0b5umj2i0qat

I hope everything works now because the **** map gave me errors when publishing uploading archiving etc etc (I basicly fixed the things needed in 1 hour but then I got all these **** errors thrown at me).

Some packages are causing some issues when cooking yes.
You should copy the desired items from the original package to your VCTF-Retribution package.
Then overwrite a existing copied items from that package inside of your map with the ones from your own package.

[Valex07]

Finally I was able to run the new version of your map. What can I say... Wow!
It is unbelievable that such lighting and details are available in the UT3!
In my opinion you have made one of the most impressive maps for this game.