CTF-Denovo
Map Info
	File Name ctf-denovo.zip Author Ulukai Gametype UT Capture the Flag Date Added 01-19-2001 File Version 1.00 File Size 2.49 mb Player Count 8-12 Map Description Large alien CTF map, with new textures by Rorshach. Review Rating 8 User Rating 8.5 Overall Rating 8
Review
Reviewer Kain Overall Score:  8/10 Date NC2 02-02-2001 Ulukai has put together a quality level here, a traditional CTF that in gameplay, if not looks, feels like a good Quake 3 level. It is symmetric, with two large round open areas for bases where most of the fighting takes place, and many smaller corridors spread across the two halves. Some of the architecture in the more open areas is stunning, making you look up just to see the tall spires and thumping pistons. The textures are from the Rainfx package and a custom package, and are very good, keeping a running theme throughout. Lighting didn't strike me as excellent - it is mostly red, brown and orange with a few touches of blue to highlight the bases. Perhaps the one problem with the layout is that if the enemy flag carrier gets in front of you there is almost no way to catch him up. DeNovo runs a little slow in large areas with lots of players, due to the quite high poly count and many masked textures, but it is not too bad. It would add an extra dimension to the fighting if you could shoot through the masked textures, just by adding a few smaller collision hulls to stop players but not weapon fire. Bots are very good, especially in defence. Item placement is good - I would have liked to see just one powerful item in there such as the Udamage just to spice the gameplay up from time to time, but that is just me. No area is overloaded with items and there are areas in which each of the weapons will be useful. Ulukai has put a killzone in the sky to stop players jumping/translocating onto the roofs and finding short-cuts to the enemy base, which will be very annoying for some but I only rarely noticed it, so it did not affect gameplay. The little brush that acted as the flag-stand was a major annoyance though, often leading to me getting stuck and then killed. Also the two sets of doors, while working most of the time, when apporached from a strange angle they would not open. If find it best to use one trigger with a large radius centred on the door, meaning that it will open no matter where the player approaches it from. These are the only two (three?) problems that slow down the pace of gameplay, and overall this is a very solid map. DeNovo is probably one of the best CTF maps that exists.
Map Comments
BarfLung Rating: 9   Ulukai unselfishly posted links to these textures way in advance of releasing this map which sets the example better mappers should follow! This map would have got a 9.5 if it wasn't for the triggers on the doors by the Blades. When approached from the side the doors wouldn't open because of the fault mentioned above - you have to back up a little which hinders the play somewhat. And I found the killzone only slightly annoying when I got nosey! So it was the doors that did it m'lud! Still, a killer map from a great imagination. Who else could set this theme and leave out all the powerups? Brilliant! C.H.U.D. Rating: 8   I love this map. Ulukai keeps getting better and better. Thankfully, he continues making CTF maps instead of endless pretzel shaped l33t Cliffy DM maps. /j00 must all download! BangOut_[EH] Rating: 8   Ulukai! Father my children! Shock6822 Rating: 7   Ulukai! DON'T father my children! garrett Rating: 7.5   i give this rating b/c i don't like the killzone, and the layout is OK, the architecture is unique and completely owns nutz, anyway great map ulukai =G3nocid3= Rating: 9   I am impressed by the textures. Great stuff this new map Ulukai! Only those doors are irritating. Red Fox Rating: 10   Russian guys like this map. Check this out on http://unreal.xaos.ru Cleaner_CH Rating: 7.5   Great look, good layout, great map!! I see only one major flaw: The sky killzone is MUCH too low. Very often I get killed when translocating around or doing elevatorjumps, although it is not my intention at all to get into 'cheating places'. =/ Blooddog_sweden Rating: 9   Very,very good map. Better then Chicoverdes Aquamarines and it would be better if De novo would get the owning award instead of Ulukais not so good map,Locust Wind. I really like this map.The textures in this map ownz all the way to sweden. Apart Rating: 9   A very cool map, even the screenshots are pretty to look at :) Asis Rating: 7.5   Love the architecture and the layout is ok.... Textures make this baby I reckon and the killzone is far too low.... It's a bloomin' map, should leave open as many strategies as possible, but nah, Locust Wind absolutely 0wnz this map, it's sooooooo good. Cadenza 0wnz this as well, DeNovo is his weakest CTF map so far I reckon... it's smaller and more simple than his others.... The only thing that makes me keep coming back to it is it's unique look. Bahamut Rating: 9   the doors are easily fixed, all the author needs to do is change the mover to 'trigger control' Aegeri Rating: 9   Very good map, nice to see something use some original textures too for a change. skankey Rating: 8.5   I'm not the biggest fan of the layout, but it works. Everything else in this map is tops. Well done old bean!!! Dark Star Rating: 8   Man if you want atmosphere this map has it...truly a joy to play! crazy_roger Rating: 9   Wonderful map !! Textures are very impressive & well made ! :) Dai Rating: 7   very cool map IMO... the killzone was probably not ulukai's brightest moment tho Bot_40 Rating: 8   Wow, the textures rock and the layout is smart too. I'm just not too keen on the killzone, maybe a collision hull might have been a better idea. Piz Doff Rating: 8.5   CTF_Denovo][? when? now!!! Credulous Rating: 9.5   Wow. For me this is level design at its best. Originality, strong theme, atmosphere, architecture and lighting are combined with good playability, flow, layout and gameplay. An almost perfect balance. I would of given it a 10 if it weren't for those doors (sorry to jump on a bandwagon :) ) U really should sort them out Ulukai. Otherwise perfection!!! (Or as close as humanly possible) Deathwing Rating: 7.5   Pretty good! [VS]Memphis Rating: 5   Yeah cool map, but the killing zone beat me up and the map found it's way to the Recycle Bin;) I'm sorry this map and I was never ment to be:) Homeslice 11-23-2002 11:00 PM MST Rating: 10   You're crazy, Memphis. This map rules! It's on my current CTF rotation....it's just that good. Mxtrmntr 11-24-2002 12:34 PM MST Rating: 8   nice stuff. yay @ the rorshach texs :) Vertigo 07-16-2004 09:03 AM MDT Rating: 8   Great map, this map rulz but dont have the higer score for that doors, the kill zone. parham 02-22-2003 09:24 AM MST Rating: 10   This is a cool map you should DOWNLOAD IT! If u want to have fun playin UT DOWNLOAD THIS MAP!So.DOWNLOAD IT!DOWNLOAD IT!DOWNLOAD IT! Ice 03-08-2003 07:17 AM MST Rating: 10   This Map is the Best Map I have Played!!!!A must for all UT-Players!!Great!Hours of Hours Fun.Thx for the Maker:)) rauchster 04-29-2003 11:43 PM MDT Rating: 9   Would be a 10 if not for the fault of the doors, which gets a little annoying, and the killzone, which gets very annoying. Personally, i like to utilize every area of the map there is, including where the killzone is. But it is a great map and personally, it would be one of the top 5 CTF I have ever played. AMmayhem 05-25-2003 10:26 AM MDT Rating: 7   Has somewhat of a Quake 2 look to it, kind of an orangish (is that a word?) color to it. Weapons are a little too spread out. And it's somewhat smaller than my tastes. EvilSwanky 07-30-2003 10:34 AM MDT Rating: 9   Nice Map! Good Architecture, nice Lightning... I found two small Problems, one of them is the doors, but we had that already. The other one is the upper way, its just linked to the nether way with lifts, no ramps or stairs... that's why I gave just 9. Are there other great maps using this theme? theBAMNman 08-03-2003 07:43 PM MDT Rating: 9   When I was first loaded this map up I thought it was going to be lame. I actually ended up having the best match I've had in a long time. Nice map! Nahand 08-03-2003 01:56 PM MDT Rating: 9   *bows down and prepares for HARAKIRI* Yes... CTF-DeNovo is really one of THE BEST CTF MAPs in UT history (and i AM NOT exagerating!). Yes, it is QUAKE flavored; yes, it looks like QUAKE 2 stroggos (wich BTW is one of my uber favorite environments), and yes, its really well done. I can only recommend it for people to download it now, if not, then you don't really enjoy UT anymore and/or you don't deserve the air you breathe. The HARAKIRI thing at top is because: 1. I am a CTF addicted; 2. Have CTF-DeNovo for a long time and enjoyed every second i spent in it; 3. Last and most important, i hadn't commented this map to date (yes... shame on me :) TheSpoonDog 08-04-2003 02:13 AM MDT Rating: 8   Definately a fun map. Nice hardcore theme, original look and layout, with some nice eyecandy like the big oil pump things. Only things I think could've been slightly better: the colour is kinda monotonous dreary, and perhaps a little bit more Z for full marks ;) phalanx 08-04-2003 07:10 AM MDT Rating: 9   definatly a fun level although those little lifts are anoying to stay on when fighting it looks good and has good flow RamboSnakey 08-04-2003 10:34 AM MDT Rating: 10   Its really a nice map, Its should be no more less then a 9 and no more then a 10:P. So i choose a 10 becouse its a great map. Keep up the good work. SealClubber 08-04-2003 11:39 PM MDT Rating: 9   One of the better CTF maps out there - I remeber playing this lots online in the later UT years, a true classic :) _OwneD_ 08-05-2003 03:01 PM MDT Rating: 10   Nice grafics with great gameplay= 10 IMO MajorM 08-13-2003 04:05 AM MDT Rating: 10   Wow! Great map. I like everything of this map. The geometry, the texturing, the lighting. Everything looks very cool. This map has a nice Quake3-atmosphere. I played this map 4-on-4 with my friends. We had all fun with it. Thats why I give a 10! El_Buen_Nacho 08-13-2003 04:30 PM MDT Rating: 9   Este es otro clásico! excelente mapa,Ulukai,es todo un ca"#$%&...para hacer estos mapas. sigue así,q la mayoria de nosotros t seguiremos apoyando(y bajando) tus mapas...=) wing_zero_ex 08-14-2003 01:50 AM MDT Rating: 10   Nice custom textures as well as surperb gameplay.Good job! Killer ('em all) 10-24-2003 04:28 PM MDT Rating: 9   280 poly really don't makes a problem for me -- a map is worth to get it anyway. And it doesn't slow down in any places. XepptizZ 10-25-2003 09:32 PM MDT Rating: 9   It has some convoyerism in it nad has superb surroundings. Highly adviced to download it ASAP. Equinox 03-09-2004 08:55 PM MST Rating: 9   The most atmosphere rich map i've played so far for UT. Smeerkat 03-10-2004 12:56 AM MST Rating: 9   I love this map!! Download it now. MasterZelgadis 07-15-2004 12:38 PM MDT Rating: 9   Very cool atmosphere in this map. Cool texturing, all textures are well aligned. lighting, architecture and botpathing are extremely good. Has to be on every CTF-Mapcycle. -1 Point: I substracted one point because of the door triggers. They are too far away from the doors. It happens very frequently, that you stand with your back to the closed door in a heavy fight. You should increase the trigger radius. Being an easy frag because of that is very frustrating Manticore 07-16-2004 08:45 AM MDT Rating: 9   It's all been said........