Hi. I'm back.

So, apparently, is Squacky. Start the download... I'll explain while you grab this awesome map. :-)

Old skoolers from Unreal 1 days may remember the top-notch mappage that Squacky dealt out, such as DM-AdrenalineOverdose, DM-Injector, DM-MobiusTower, DM-Dropzonev2, (and many others) and last but far from least, the precursor to this map: DM-Titania224a.

Old skoolers may also be shocked and amazed to find that Squacky has, in my never even remotely humble opinon, outdone himself -- Titania][ is a complete top-down remake of the original. The only things he kept were the cool corridor shape and Mr Titan himself (who is still just as ornery as ever).

For those new to Titania, the level contains a number of pit traps, that dump you down to a sub-basement level, wherein resides Gor-Gor's DeathMatch Titan -- he scores frags just like a player does (and can actually win the match if enough stupid players go to take him on instead of fragging each other. Mr Titan IS part of the trap, you know), and taunts you throughout the game with such classics as "Come on down, the water's fine!", "I've had tougher matches against a troop of girl scouts.", "Check out my ping, *censored*", and "This is boring. Let's go play some Starcraft." hehehe He's a bit of a potty-mouth though, so parents with small children should be aware of this.

The place is HUGE in scale, but not in overall size.. Generally I'd say that 6-12 players are about right. The bots do an admirable job of it, but there are two ledges above the central column where the bots can get stuck if they respawn there, until they see another player and either get fragged or chase after you.

Playability is excellent, and despite the large open areas in some places, the poly/node counts are not too high to make the map crawl except on very old systems. The theme is consistent throughout the level and architecture shows the usual Squacky touches -- attention to detail everywhere. (see the screenies) Lighting is also excellent, which you may or may not notice as you run through the level, it's done so subtly. Overall realism is high .. the place looks solid as hell with plenty of eye-candy for those of you that enjoy such.

Squacky included the awesome "neve.umx" file from the Return to Na Pali pack with this map, and if you don't normally play with music turned on, I suggest you check it out anyway -- it adds to the level considerably, and the tunage rocks! :-)

Item placement, while on the sparse side, is still above average. If you can manage to escape the Titan, there's a SuperHealth waiting for you at the return point from the portals, and the other items like sheild belt and redeemer are protected by the pit traps which can dump an unwary user into a premature meeting with a fistful of flooring courtesy of Mr Titan if someone is observant enough to hop on a trigger button that opens the trap.

Above all else, this map is a huge amount of FUN. Between the occasional taunts from Mr Titan, and the hunt for other players, lurks a very solid map that is majorly kick-ass. I've play tested it extensively with my clan-mates and we're all frankly looking to see this on servers ASAP, so admins, HOST this puppy!

If you've downloaded previous versions, you should download again, as the currently posted version has repaired the bug that caused Mr Titan to respawn invisibly when played on servers.. be sure to install ALL the parts so that there are no version mismatches.