Ok i've looked at all four of your maps and i'd have to say this is your best map by far! DL for sure!
Edit your first few paragraphs, PLEASE. Those paragraphs gave me the "oh great...he's trying to buy himself out before we get a chance to look at the map. This probably won't be that good." Then, I scrolled down to see it, and found that your first few paragraphs didn't do your map justice at all. I only suggest editting that so you don't lose DL's because people think the same thing I did and just leave before they even view the pics. As per the map, it's beautiful. Nice touches. I love how you used the Window Panels. I'm seeing that sort of "grating" used more often, but I still appreciate it like the first time I saw it. Beautifully made, bro!
to be honest, from the moment i started this map, i had the thought that it would recieve a big fat "EPIC FAIL" from the main forgehub crowd. i was just explaining the way i felt about the map itself. it came out great, but not what i saw in my head. i edited it and made it a little less "my map isnt perfect".
Hmm, well I like it. I just DL'd. I don't know if I can check it out tomorrow when I get on or not. I'm just wrapping up my next map that a different friend worked with me on, and I want to post it sometime tomorrow evening-ish. If, however, he's not on for any amount of time, I'll check it out and give some comments on the map. I hate those people who make you feel all cool by saying, "yeah, I'll DL and come back with a better explanation," and then never come back. Yeah, that's not me. I'll be back, and I'll have plenty of juicy comments.
i figured some people would. im not worried much about that cause if they get out of it, then they screw themselves. it doesnt add anything to the experience. i have zero concern with people who grenade jump out of a 3 story structure just to be dicks. =]
I didnt like it that much gameplay-wise until I found all the area below the map. Its a lot of fun, but the 4 nades all around the bridge circle is a little much. Maybe just one on each side or something would work better
i put the plasma grenades spawn time at 45 seconds. it actually works out well. im just slightly curious as to how you didnt know about the lower ring from the get-go though :/
this map is great and i love the pic im in holdin the ball its great i want it any ways this board tops all of your previous boards besides murderotica cause you know thats my favorite but this is now 2nd
I mean it took me like 30 seconds to find it, but at first I was just like wow, this is way to small, and then half way through that thought I found it
This map is really really nice. Visually. Upon playing it, the center thingy there for the camo made from the teleporters, looks amazing. But it lags the snot out of the game. Anywheres near that thing and it becomes almost stop motion animation. No need for 2 snipers. Shotgun would work wonders IMO. Especially if this is meant for default start. I hate the Mauler on non-MLG settings. But otherwise this is amazing.
the center piece, i notice a little lag, but not what you're talking about. i didnt think it'd be any different for anyone else. it didnt really effect my game at all either. shotgun was on this map [see pictures]. i am a crazy about that weapon. its my favorite. but in all honesty... it RULED this map. there was almost no stopping it. i even tried putting the spawn time really long, but the ammo [even on no spare clips] lasted just long enough to get it again, and continue the cycle of massacres. it became really unbalanced and i made the call to take them out.
After playing the bored, i still love it. It is a little faster paced than anticipated, but it does provide some interesting gameplay, and it isnt stale. Some plays stuck to the lower levels/hallways, while others were jumping all around the bridges and pillars. This mixed it up really nicely. I dont know about capture the flag, but Oddball was really sweet. I'd recommend to anyone who downloads this map to try oddball or team slayer first, as those are the ones that truly do this map justice!
The floor looks a bit uneven in one of the last pics, I know its not a big deal but if you're focusing on gameplay it'd be a good idea to smoothen it out. Sometimes a nade will bounce off of it the wrong way and it can sometimes ruin BR battles. Other than that you've created a very interesting layout of highs and lows, and it looks like a good 2v2 slayer map so I'll download and give it a test run.