DM-Seraphim
Map Info
	File Name dm-seraphim.zip Author Faceless Gametype UT Deathmatch Date Added 10-09-2000 File Version 1.00 File Size 749 kb Player Count 2-10 Map Description None Review Rating 9.5 User Rating 9 Overall Rating 9.5	NC2 map imported without screenshot.
Review
Reviewer Kain Overall Score:  9.5/10 Date NC2 10-15-2000 This is an absolute beauty. While first impressions are of yet another multi-layered warehouse map, play it for more than 5 minutes and you will appreciate the huge amount of detail that has gone into Seraphim. Faceless truly is one of the gods of UT mapping. Every aspect of this level is near perfect, if not actually being perfect. First: layout. It is nearly square, but separated by thick walls, ramps, lifts and multi-layered sections. There are no definable rooms as such, and in the same way as DM-Venom, plenty of z-axis fun can be had shooting from layer to layer. Everything flows naturally, you always have at least 4 ways to go, and you will never find yourself trapped by an opponent in a dead end or suchlike. For a rusty old warehouse this level looks sublime. Textures are taken from 3 or 4 different packages, including conveyor and mine textures. They all fit together beautifully and not once does anything look out of place. Lighting is mostly warm, with a blue glow near the water pits at the bottom of the map. The skybox is terrific, and with a clever use of the Unreal engine Faceless has been able to make the sun ripple under the intense heat. All this adds to the atmosphere and actually makes it quite refreshing to go down below and hear the trickling of cool water. I have heard from somebody on the BBS that the weapon markers are taken from one of the Quake games, I do not know if this is true or not. Who cares when they look this good? Every single weapon has a green marker underneath it meaning if weaponstay is off you will not be searching for a weapon for long. A second benefit is that they just look so bloody good! They also have an ambient hum meaning when you pass over them you get a cool little pulsing sound. Item placement is, again, excellent. Both the Udamage and shieldbelt are on this map but both require a tricky impact jump to reach, or as has been suggested the clever use of the shock rifle can gain you the same powerup at a lower cost. Fighting takes place all over the map and not once is the gameply dominated by the rocket launcher or flak cannon. Prepare yourself for the bots also - thay are very, very violent and use every item available. There is so much detail in this map it is unbelievable. The huge spinning fanblades, the excellent choice of colour, the huge bulky lifts, the skylights and the sun beyond and those glowing item markers. I cannot find a single problem with the whole map and I cannot think of anything I would like to see added. The last thing for me to say is that you must download this map.
Map Comments
Kain Rating: 9.5   testing.. :) SirFraggedalot Rating: 9.7   Well, killer all around. GODLIKE!!!! QuazBotch Rating: 8   Looks excellent, though the gameplay isn't exceptional. Cranium Rating: 9   VARY nice map Ammo Rating: 9   Very good map. It plays very fast. It looks good. The bots aren't that hard to beat. The Rat Rating: 9   I have a great time playing this one.... :) creatoR Rating: 9   Why are you still reading this? fragswill Rating: 8   zort fps Titanti Rating: 10   Now let's talk about a nice map!. I dont give it 9.5, 10... Damn, I tried a Rocked Arena, a Dark Match game, with speeds of 130%, godlike... man! Nothing better than hardcore ass-kicking 10 minutes! My subwoffers when crazy whit all the frags and music! Nice details, I like the fans, it's so original, 1 is turning faster than the other. I liked the architecture, we could say it was in some sort of a futuristic command ground or whatever. Damn.. if you dont have it. DOWNLOAD!! Shock6822 Rating: 9   Aewsome map from an awesome mapper, nice z-axis, good use of theme Crossfire Rating: 10   GODLIKE!!! DOWNLOAD!!! NOW!!! Chruser Rating: 8   This map looks good, but like, it has a low framerate. XeaN85 Rating: 10   You've probably downloaded this level already. The only thing I can say is: If you haven't...download it. Oh yeah the only thing that bothered me was the preview screenshot ( minus 0.1 goddamm*t) heh heh heh Jeremy "XeaN" Kalkman Dai Rating: 9   one word: FUN Akuma Rating: 8   l33t BarfLung Rating: 9   Great map - SonicSam still not found ShieldBelt though - Hah-hah!! My son should look up more often! P.S. STOP putting 3's in words - it 3ucks!? What does 1337 mean? Help M3! BlackKnight Rating: 10   Sweet Map! DOWNLOAD IT RIGHT NOW!!! Stop reading I said DOWNLOAD!!! saturn_v Rating: 10   this thing just rules... the gameplay and flow is absolutely awesome. i'd like to give it a 9.5 'cos i'm not overkeen on the warehousey textures but they're used very well and i think he has completely achieved his intention here, so.. it gets a whopping 10. Agent X Rating: 9   Very good map. Faceless is probably the best mapper for UT at the moment. delvir van hope Rating: 9   Great map ! I like it sooo much. Good work, boy. I wait for your next. Hurry up. Blooddog_sweden Rating: 10   Seraphim must be one of the greatest maps for UT. Faceless is one of the UT communitys best mappers. Unreality,Hyper Boreal,Edge and the best:This One. If you can do CTFs in the same style I would almost call you the best mapper ever. This is not only my advice.Cliffy B gave the same advice to you.This map is better then DM-Conveyor. khwang Rating: 9.5   I thought about giving this a 10, but I'm betting Faceless will come up with an even better DM map than this! Lophead Rating: 9   Faceless exhibits his ability to create a truly hardcore and almost old school deathmatch creation. I agree with the current user score, 9. BloodyL Rating: 10   One of only a few maps that I go back to time and time again and come out of battle sweaty and psyched up. The weapon spawn point decals are an excellent touch, and help this map to a healthy 10. Well done.. :D U2_RicAxl Rating: 10   Well, I think you have style to make maps, i gave this score because is like the future this map, is like DM-Phobos Moon, try to make more maps like this but without lose your style. From Mexico City for ya'. Airdack Rating: 9   One word for this great map: AWSOME, COOL, GODLIKE, THE BEST, DOWNLOAD IT!!!! Safearus Rating: 10   This map is great for last man standing and it plays well... except the bots aren't the best... but it is great for multiplayer... so download it now. -Safearus (leader of the only clan with an official welfare recipiant) Platinum[STS] Rating: 8   very nice map. although it didnt work well in that RA set as the TDM map, didnt like in all for RA. but for DM its a great map. [OMC]Xylander Rating: 8   I think i met faceless when I played on a server with a kiddy named {C4E}NoClanNeeded(I simply own him of course)____faceless is just great [VS]Smokey Rating: 10   I can Say one thing: Best map ever;) D:)wnload now Deathwing Rating: 9   One of Faceless' best! stevegek Rating: 10   sooo extremely nice map, isn't faceless already contacted by the UNREAL2 or UNREAL CHAMPION crew? If not they should do that... :D DOWNLOAD THE MAP IF YOU ARE STILL READING!!!!! :P 3rdLife Rating: 9   Simply a great map! Homeslice 04-03-2003 01:13 AM MST Rating: 9   Too bad we haven't seen more from him. This is an example of pure artwork, with the combined effect of a good fight, y'all. Bot40 04-04-2003 09:54 AM MST Rating: 9   One of the better maps for UT theBAMNman 09-05-2003 03:10 PM MDT Rating: 9   Okay, so there are some flaws, but this is a nice map. My main dilio is with the blahishness of the map. I mean, yeah it's a rusting facility of some sort, and there are nice things like the fans, skybox, and the lights, but it doesn't have much atmosphere. If the map were at night, though... Shao 08-06-2003 02:38 PM MDT Rating: 9   hehe , good maps. Juno 11-03-2003 07:21 AM MST Rating: 9   This hier map is fantasmagoracol! Hey, I swear, that's a real word;) P.S. Seraphim stands 4 one of the 9 higher-than-angel beeings, that serve god.Or at least somethin' like that... XepptizZ 07-06-2004 11:27 AM MDT Rating: 8   Nice indus map, what does the name stand for anyways? The I.A. is great. EDIT Juno:tnx, first it sounded like a cleaning product. VindicatorEX 07-05-2004 02:04 AM MDT Rating: 10   DOWNLOAD NOW! Razor 07-06-2004 05:57 PM MDT Rating: 9.5   Very Impressive A Must-Download For UT fans Chrysaor 07-06-2004 11:52 PM MDT Rating: 9.5   WeeeeEEEEeeeeeEE!!!1 Smeerkat 11-20-2004 06:42 PM MST Rating: 9.5   Still one of the very best UT maps out there. Go download it. RayZidane 11-20-2004 10:27 PM MST Rating: 8.5   Very nice one Lok 05-22-2005 03:17 PM MDT Rating: 8.5   Faceless is probably one of the best UT's mapper that I know!!! Excellent DM Maps, Awesome Gameplay ... I like the Sky... IMO It misses a little of details , the lightning is really correct ...The visual do not hang me so much , but this map dont need to have a awesome visuel to distinguished itself from the others maps... One of the best UTDM maps of Nalicity!?... hmmm I dont think that , i know that you must download it and keep it! Evilmrfrank 12-30-2005 05:55 PM MST Rating: 9.5   This map Rocks! Anyone who hasn't download it download it now! TroAdoR 12-30-2005 11:26 PM MST Rating: 9   Excelente mapa IronMan 05-15-2006 07:16 PM MDT Rating: 8   Nice industrial environment. Better watch your back in this one. Death from above strikes many times if you're not careful.