Satellite Mice

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  1. Speed-e-cake

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    Satellite Mice V4

    Satellite Mice V4
    Created by Speed e cake

    Here is a gameplay video of Satellite Mice from TGIF 15 in VICIOUS VICE's party (it's kinda long so I don't recommend watching the whole thing).

    Updates from V2-3:
    - Man Cannons spread out more.
    - Entering the bases through the back fixed.
    - Grav lifts added to the front of each base.
    - Man Cannons moved to the trench entrance to both bases.

    Update from V3-4:
    - Nothing too big, a Man Cannon was set to place at start: no so entry into one of the bases was granted to someone that noticed before 20 seconds into the match and with entry in the base, you could open the Standoff switch doors so everyone can get in the base potentially ruining a match. No biggy, right?

    Supported Gametypes:
    This map supports Cat N Mouse infection variant. For those who don't know what it is:
    this is were my map becomes different from the original and more like Snow Mice,

    Map Description
    So if you read any of the gametype description or if you played it before, you should now know what Cat N Mouse is. Satellite Mice is Standoff that supports Cat N Mouse, bases blocked off, Man Cannons placed on the missile silos much like Standoff Speed (Rocket Race variant of Standoff), bridges placed in the back areas to give Wraiths access to the higher ground and the release system is almost identical to Grif's Snow Mice. A Warith is on a platform while the cat waits to be released by a grav lift that spawns 20 seconds into the match.

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    Teleporter leads to the Cat Containment Chamber.
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    New base overview.
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    The new silo overview.
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    Overview of the Cat Containment Chamber and one of the missile silos with Mancannons (Only 2 man cannons in the updated version).
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    Mouse Spawn
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    Bridges for one of the back areas.
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    Bridges for silo 3.
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    Action Shots!

    Gravity is broken.
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    Two mice, One shot.
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    Man Cannons make an interesting escape route radical flips.
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    Take your place inside the fire with her!
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    Thanks to all who play tested and REDSHADOW1337 for encouraging me to do this.



    Download Satellite Mice V4
    Download Cat Mouse Chase
     
    #1 Speed-e-cake, Sep 4, 2008
    Last edited: Oct 7, 2008
  2. David 118

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    I can see this becoming a fan favorite just like the other cats and mice but the bridges up to the higher areas should be wider because a wraith could fall to either side and get stuck if there not careful.
     
  3. Speed-e-cake

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    I would added more bridges but I'm out. While play testing the Wraiths barely went up the bridges and they only have to pick up some speed and occasionally boost to get up the bridge.
     
  4. redshadow1337

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    This is probably one of my favorite cat and mouse maps becuase of alot of room to fall off the edge which makes for exciting gamplay (especiaclly when the cat run off the edge while someone is boarded on him *cough* *cough*)

    Hopefully no one finds a way to get in the bases because we have had that happen already then speed e cake fixed it but if anyone finds a way in plz tell us (him or me).
     
  5. Dr. Chombie

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    it really is a good map for cat and mouse. i cant say much else but that this map is in my opinion no worse than any other cat and mouse map variant so if this map somehow got featured i'd be amazed however not so surprised at the same time, and in my experience of play testing i noticed its a little harder for the mice to get away and due to the map being smaller, that makes it slightly easier for the cats.

    oh and make sure you get a video of when you rode of the edge as the cat on the mongoose trying to get me. that almost made me and redshadow1337 piss our pants! lol
     
  6. Shock Theta

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    I would suggest removing the teleporters on the cat spawns, because they are actually unnecessary. If you recall how it was done in Snow Mice, where the cats spawn in the double boxes and the grav lifts spawn later into the game thus freeing them to board their wraiths, then that is all I recommend you need to set up the start for the cats. It is less complicated and more straightforward, and that can never harm gameplay.
     
  7. desert rat 852

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    Very Cool, I was thinking of doing this on Sandtrap, but this does suffice.

    I like the geometry of Standoff, and it should work just fine for Cat&Mouse Chase.
    I had a few epic games on this one, but Cat&Mouse is pointless if Mice dont know the Map( i had a few problems with this, but I had fun! :)

    Cheers!
    Desert Rat 852
     
  8. Speed-e-cake

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    A friend told me I didn't need the Teleporters, I thought to have them as a time waster and a change of scenery, sort of. I think I'll change it so the cats spawn directly in the box, and also add a better video of a whole match to GameVee and possible YouTube. Thank you for the feedback Shock!
     
  9. Vicious Vice

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    this will be played in my TGIF for sure i love cat n mouse and ive always wanted to make one on standoff being on of my favorite levels. I hope u covered up the bases cause there area always some mice who just want to hide inside. But thats just when the cats gets out and slices them up nice. Looks like a success. TGIF will be its proving ground.
     
  10. forgyforge

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    Cool map, but snow mice and the original is enough. I'm tired of this stuff 4/5 and a DL.
     
  11. Speed-e-cake

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    I hope I'm in your party while it's being played in TGIF, the bases are blocked off and to my playtesting completely inaccessable. Hopefully my V2 will by out before tomorrows TGIF!
     
  12. JessicaJones

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    This looks pretty fun. I can make something like this. Great idea for Standoff!
     
  13. Speed-e-cake

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    Lies. You can't have too much Cat 'N' Mouse.

    I'm not sure if that's bad grammar or a challenge but either way I'm still confused...

    Anyway, I made changes that were suggested by many of the people I played with so I address them and another that I saw on my own and no one else even told me about, as well as I added a video of TGIF 15. It's much longer than the other one.
     
    #13 Speed-e-cake, Sep 10, 2008
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  14. MovingTarget602

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    This looks like a really good map, I am a die hard cat n mouse fan. I am definitely going to download.
     
  15. Psycho

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    I loved playing this in TGIF! At 9:50 in the video I get pwned by the cat! I was launched! :D Great map, are you going to make more of these on different map?
     
  16. piekiller

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    i agree i love snow mice but we dont need anymore versions
     
  17. Vicious Vice

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    As long as there are new maps there will be new cat n mouse maps
     
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  18. Speed-e-cake

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    If the Mythic map pack comes out with some larger maps, then defiantly. I might even tinker around on some older maps to see if I can get them to support Cat N Mouse but don't get your hopes up ;) Halo 3 has barely any BTB maps that could play CnM well so I doubt I'll get anything made.
     
  19. Huntar

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    it looks like all the other cat and mouse games, but for some reason this one stands out =P
    It could just be the hi-res screeny's. =D
    But i have one question, Can the wraith move? If i doesnt that means the mice can just hide right under it, that would be no fun.
    Overall this map looks pretty fun, id like to find out some more info tho =]

    overall: 3.5/5
     
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    The zombies go into the wraiths and drop down and drive around the map as they do in the other Cat n Mouse maps, as is described in the original post and illustrated in the pictures. Case solved.
     

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