The Train

Spazzy McGee · Post by **Spazzy McGee** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:19 pm

The Train

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.

Spazzy.

whispershadow · Post by **whispershadow** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:46 pm

Thats awesom spazzy! great work, perhaps a little more area for playiing?

A Vicious Muffin · Post by **A Vicious Muffin** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:56 am

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".

A Hobo · Post by **A Hobo** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:25 am

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.

Spazzy McGee · Post by **Spazzy McGee** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:24 pm

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.

Cheers all.

WarPig · Post by **WarPig** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:35 pm

wow!! that is seriously good.. i wish i could do somthing like that. can you go outside the train?

ducktape · Post by **ducktape** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:58 am

Awesome! cant wait to play it. great job.

Ck_asdf · Post by **Ck_asdf** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 4:20 am

when is it going back online? or is it?
hm ...

Spazzy McGee · Post by **Spazzy McGee** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 6:29 pm

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.

Ck_asdf · Post by **Ck_asdf** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 7:06 pm

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.

tw1sted · Post by **tw1sted** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:53 pm

Very nice spazzy. just out of curiosity, what did you use to model the train?

Spazzy McGee · Post by **Spazzy McGee** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:03 am

Wings 3D, then it's slightly edited in a text editor.

yo mama! · Post by **yo mama!** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:04 am

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.

A Vicious Muffin · Post by **A Vicious Muffin** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 3:02 am

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

I love those soda cans

Grace F · Post by **Grace F** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 5:05 am

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

I saw the screeny u took and im like OMG DATS AWESOME!

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.

tw1sted · Post by **tw1sted** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:43 pm

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. :\