tbd_deep

[Mythcaptor]

TBD_DEEP

Allright, third map, and I think Im starting to get the hang of it. tbd_deep was made with mixed gameplay in mind. In my past maps, too many cramped tight spaces have been an issue, but in tbd_deep, there is both tight squeezes and corners for tricky flying, and open spaces for dogfighting, especially in the middle where the bomb spawns. I am also quite pleased with how the graphics turned out, my goal for this map was “epic lava cavern” and I think I met it well. Just to clarify, the lava is not collideable. I humbly request that you please enjoy my map, and give me feedback, good or otherwise, as long as it helps me improve!

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[truesight1]

this looks like a map i would crash a lot on

[classicallad]

this looks awesome, i would like it to be tested on the Hideout. PM'ing people now!

[elxir]

I think the bomb spawn is too low

[Aki1024]

This map is on the test server now: /vote loadmap tbd_deep
The map looks beautiful. How many hours were spent on the art?

The scale of the map is really small. It requires co-op skill level movement to stay alive in many areas. This wouldn't be as much of a problem if the open areas were larger allowing for more preparation room for the skilled navigation.

The turret facing away from the bomb can be killed on it's back side by an acid loopy without ever being seen by the turret.

[Mythcaptor]

Through more play testing, Ive been discovering that some of the graphics look flawed and messy upclose, Ill work on cleaning those up for the next version.

Originally Posted by truesight1

this looks like a map i would crash a lot on

This was a concern for me when I was making this map, I hope that the bright red and orange outline around all collidable objects prevents confusion, but if it becomes an issue, I might make it more obvious.

Originally Posted by classicallad

this looks awesome, i would like it to be tested on the Hideout. PM'ing people now!

fantastic, Im glad this map is spawning interest. Thanks!

Originally Posted by elxir

I think the bomb spawn is too low

care to explain why? I think its fine.

Originally Posted by Aki1024

This map is on the test server now: /vote loadmap tbd_deep
The map looks beautiful. How many hours were spent on the art?

The scale of the map is really small. It requires co-op skill level movement to stay alive in many areas. This wouldn't be as much of a problem if the open areas were larger allowing for more preparation room for the skilled navigation.

The turret facing away from the bomb can be killed on it's back side by an acid loopy without ever being seen by the turret.

I spent about an hour on the art, from scratch in photoshop. People always seem surprised at how fast I work. Im glad you like it!

I really didn't think the scale was too bad in my playtesting, the only area I found to be too cramped was the space behind the bases, which is a very tight squeeze. If I get more similar feedback, Ill open up the map a bit.

Ill address that turret in the next version, thanks for pointing that out.

[wolf'j'max]

Oh man, that map looks pretty sweet. I'd have to test it before i make any other statements though.
Nice work!

[Flexio]

Originally Posted by Mythcaptor

I really didn't think the scale was too bad in my playtesting, the only area I found to be too cramped was the space behind the bases, which is a very tight squeeze. If I get more similar feedback, Ill open up the map a bit.

My initial though was that it was too small, but after a quick test in the map editor I think it's not that bad. I'd keep it for now.

[Ham1et]

Had a quick play on this map this morning and it feels really promising although it was hard to tell how difficult this would be when you had to face some bombers/whales that are better than the bots. However I reckon that even though the narrow passageways encourage spamming there are generally other routes to nip through so I think it'll work well.

A few points...
(i) I really like the health above the bomb and love the way the potential is there for one runner to get two hits in quick succession

(ii) The little passageways beside the bomb are very useful - maybe block them up with a turret (maybe both colours in each passage) so the teams have to decide whether to open them and do a bit of work to get access to them

(iii) Not sure about the caves at the bottom mid-side from the bases - maybe make them a bit bigger as even with my flexibip i struggled to circle in them for fighting position or perhaps pop a weapon in them to make it worth the health hit.

(iv) Love the tunnels under the bases.

However, even with no changes it lookslike this could quickly become a favourite and I look forward to playing it on hideout soon.

Gaviero

[sunshineduck]

this map is hilariously tiny. you can see the entire vertical area of the map sitting in the middle.

[Slender]

Originally Posted by sunshineduck

this map is hilariously tiny. you can see the entire vertical area of the map sitting in the middle.

^ omg post too shooooooooooort