The Train

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This is my latest map - the train. Very loosely based around the train I catch regularly.

In essence, it's a laser sniping CTF map. The only flags available are L, CL, GM and ST.

Currently playing at: beyond.infinity.bz:4888

One thing to make clear: this is by no means a final release, and it has a whole host of bugs, so please form an orderly queue. You can /report bugs, or post them here.
I have already taken into account suggestions for more objects in the middle - i'm thinking litter: coke cans, crisp packets etc. As well as spawn zoe issues.

All help and opinions greatly appreciated.

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Thats awesom spazzy! great work, perhaps a little more area for playiing?
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Post by A Vicious Muffin »

Quite. Very nice texturing. Reminds me of Louman's Desktop. :) Good job.

EDIT: Just visited it. Was still awed with graphics, but the playability is horrid. If one person on the opposing team gets a laser, and jumps onto his/her base, it is an absolute perfect sniping spot. It's also the same on the ground. Maybe you should insert a teleporter like on The Two Tanks That protects the bases and the area around it. You can go through it, into "no man's land".
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Post by A Hobo »

It is alot of fun, but the spawning on top of "the train" is really annoying. Perhaps put a teleportor on top or a hole in the ceiling.

Also i think wings on that map would be fun. :)
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I realise the laser thing is horrible. I'm working on it.
I might put the base behind a box at the back, or something.

Spawning on the roof is a spawn zones problem - I'm going to redo them entirely.

whispershadow wrote:perhaps a little more area for playiing?
IMHO, the problem is too much playing area.

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Post by WarPig »

wow!! that is seriously good.. i wish i could do somthing like that. can you go outside the train?
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Awesome! cant wait to play it. great job.
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when is it going back online? or is it?
hm ...
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Post by Spazzy McGee »

The current revision is up at beyond.infinity.bz:4888

It has protection around the bases to prevent CTF camping, as well as better distribution of flags and better spawn zones.
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Post by Ck_asdf »

VERY cool! When I get a chance to play, I'll come & see how it is ... but wandering around in observer for a few minutes shows that you put a lot of work into it. :) It looks very cool, and I'd say you did very well with it.
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Very nice spazzy. just out of curiosity, what did you use to model the train?
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Post by Spazzy McGee »

Wings 3D, then it's slightly edited in a text editor.
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Post by yo mama! »

this is awsome. i love the can by the way. i found only one prob so far. i spawned in a spot rely hi and i couldnt get out of it.
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Post by A Vicious Muffin »

Much better now, without that obnoxious camping....

I love those soda cans :)
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Post by Grace F »

I never realised it was a train when i first entered it :P

I saw the screeny u took and im like OMG DATS AWESOME! :D
yo mama wrote:i found only one prob so far. i spawned in a spot rely hi and i couldnt get out of it.
i had that prob too and someone there kept telling me i was meant to spawn there :? Anyway i hope its fixed now, its the only reason i stopped playing at that place.
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Yeah. That does anoyme. I put it on auto pilot to see iof he knew a way to get down from there when i was up there. He just stood still. :\
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