AS-Dam
Map Info
	File Name as-dam.zip Author Redook Gametype UT Assault Date Added 05-11-2003 File Version 1.00 File Size 2.45 mb Player Count 8-14 Map Description None Review Rating 7.5 User Rating 8 Overall Rating 7.5
Review
Reviewer SirTahngarth Awe Score:  3.0/3 Date 05-22-2003 Build Score:  2.0/3 Review Schema Cast Score:  2.5/3 User Point:  0 Overall Score:  7.5/10 Start the download now, people. :) AS-Dam is a pretty sizeable level fun for the whole gang- its fun with the suggested range of 8-14 players. its a bit croweded with 14, but you will have a good time, trust me. You start in a small cavern at one end of a huge dam (Ya think?) and must first activate a door control to cross the dam, where you must destroy another door and then make your way deep inside the dam to set explosives and destroy the dam. Success in this very detailed and well built map is rewarded with an equally good and clever end sequence (win on the map yourself to see.) Youll notice that the lowest score on this map goes to Build. There are a few minor issues that need to be addressed. First, the bots occasionally get stuck in a few places, and in one play through the map when ordered to attack the bots made it partway through and then decided they wanted to go back through a door that closed behind them and wouldnt open. they had no need to go back there so Im not sure what they were thinking, but the next time I played the map it didnt happen. However, playing with humans should be a blast (literally). Other than the afformentioned problem the bots played very well on masterful and it was a challenge to complete the map in time. the other small issue was in the first area for the attackers when approaching the dam there is a dark spot on the wall of rock that appears to be a lighting error. However, this is very nitpicky and the rest of the map is lit very well.As for the gameplay, I might suggest that the timer be increased by 1 or 2 minutes. Even completing the objectives at a decent pace left me with only about 2 minutes left on the timer. this is a fairly lengthy map for an 8 minute timer. That said, If you love assault, youll love this map. If you didnt download like i told you, go do it now. A rock-solid Assault experience.
Map Comments
C.Duke 05-11-2003 01:17 PM MDT Rating: 9   WOW! Probably the best Assault Map I've ever played, fun, great looking and really tough. It also is very original and I'll be looking out for any other maps you make, BTW great end movie. Master roshi 05-12-2003 07:15 PM MDT Rating: 10   Map Grading sheet Created by "Master Roshi" For AS-Dam 1 Playability-----------[10] 2 Graphic Placement-----[10] 3 Weapon Placement------[10] 4 Item Placement--------[10] 5 Bot Playability-------[10] 6 Creativity------------[10]Why-->All origionalNo bugs foundAre not able to get outside the map. "good" Smeerkat 05-13-2003 12:10 AM MDT Rating: 7   Definitely worth a download. todeshexe 05-13-2003 10:00 AM MDT Rating: 8   It is really one of best AS I played. D/L it. ps-:Am I being hard just giving it an 8 while out there AS are normally not that good? Cypher Bane 05-13-2003 10:56 AM MDT Rating: 9   Great assult map! On par with AS-Bridge or better Morpheus 666 05-13-2003 02:06 PM MDT Rating: 9   Wow! A stunning, well-lit, challenging, original assault map. Great end-movie, too! Download it now or be forever shamed for missing this superb map. BlAcKoUt 05-13-2003 09:40 PM MDT Rating: 10   Excellento =] Algus 05-14-2003 02:17 AM MDT Rating: 8   A clever and balanced map, You deserve a bravo and a clap! Now please give us more, We demand an encore, For it's clear you do not make crap. shootme 05-14-2003 01:59 PM MDT Rating: 10   The is an amazing map. Nice weapon placement, great attention to detail and the bots work well. Thumbs up. The_Real_Meneer_Aard 05-14-2003 02:29 PM MDT Rating: 9   it rules. get it NOW. Frankenstein 05-14-2003 11:13 PM MDT Rating: 10   This is definetly the best AS map i've played, the perfect addition to your map collected. peacce.... Frankenstein Redook 05-22-2003 10:53 AM MDT   Thanks for the comments. I didn't know you'll like it so much :) Squeek 05-23-2003 03:05 PM MDT Rating: 9   *gasp* I downloaded and played this map last week, but forgot to rate it! That's a nine indeed. The only bad point is that the timer is too short to drool at all the details. Nice work! DarkGriffin 05-25-2003 02:23 AM MDT Rating: 10   This is an amazing map for UT! I give this map my highest ratings ever! I only noticed a small problem, the bots get caught at the elevator. They will stand right under it, blocking it from landing (very annoying). Otherwise, i deffinetely suggest downloading this. Rob1ooo1oo 06-02-2003 03:52 PM MDT Rating: 3   I don't understand this guy he goes and makes a good map then makes idiot like mistakes with it! Example, you can shoot through the window to get the compressor! You can jump directly into the defence spawn area with just 1 hammer (remember u get sheild belt so u still have plenty of health when inside). You can compleat the map in under 50secs solo which just takes the mik! :( Im sure there are plenty more errors like this but I only played it for 2 rounds then deleted it. I give it 3 for trying and a nice ending! [3am]Leto 06-03-2003 09:49 AM MDT Rating: 9   lol, rob, u're the only one here who dislikes the map, and I think that's because u played it prolly on ur own without bots or so or at least not enough. Anyway, I love it, not many are capable of making a enjoyable assault map ! blazerunner 06-06-2003 11:23 PM MDT Rating: 10   Holy crap! This map kicks butt! i was sweating by the time i was done! This is a real in-your-face assault map! Graphics were awesome and ran fast too. The AI was incredible too! It takes alot of talent to make a so-so assault map, but to make a map this good you have to be God! I dunno about you guys, but im lookin forward to what the author has in store for his next map! Nice job Redook! Lil' WeeZy 06-07-2003 05:57 AM MDT Rating: 7   I Understand Rob.. He Is A Real Assaulter, He Plays In The Assault League. And Then U Know Much About Whats Wrong And What Isnt At New Maps..I Agree Compresser And Def Is Shite But Good Map Tho :) One Armed Scissor 06-10-2003 02:28 AM MDT Rating: 1   no PlaysWithSelf 06-18-2003 11:19 AM MDT Rating: 10   There's not enough good assualt maps around. This site doesn't have many and same goes for others. This map is great. And the fact that there aren't many other good assualt maps on the net, makes this one even better. Download it now. You will never want to delete it. (says the guy with 115 DM maps, and 52 Jailbreak maps...huh) No Stalin you are wrong there. it is a ten because there are not many good assualt maps at all. this is one of the best there is and one of the few worthwile ASsualt downloads. That is why it is a ten. Sure it has flas, BUT, just compare it to say..AS-Coup...and you will see wether or not you think it is a ten Stalin 06-18-2003 09:52 AM MDT Rating: 9   eeeeeeazy there PWS. It's not worth a ten. But it is a christa-class good AS map. Download now ir be shamed for all of eternity. Armageddon_Man 06-18-2003 03:39 PM MDT Rating: 10   Definitively I agree with all of you people. This map KICKS ***!!! Sauron 06-21-2003 01:38 PM MDT Rating: 9   the best AS i see for a long time Shao 07-03-2003 08:37 PM MDT Rating: 9   one of my wanted maps. Good work!! Keep them coming!!! FragBait 07-09-2003 12:02 PM MDT Rating: 9   This is a rant, but rating is for real [RANT ON] Who thinks rocket launchers and flak cannons should be banned from assault maps? (at least in singleplay) Bots find one HELL of a bottleneck and camp, usually right around a corner They see you and all fire at once You get a facefull of flak and rockets, usually killing you in one hit, if not the second blast from flak. This could be avoided if you had one guy go in with an almost fully-loaded Rocket Launcher and clear the room with a 6-rocket blast, but then the bots are too stupid to come in right after that and give the other team time to get back to defense point. Anyone else see my point?? [RANT OFF] By the way good map keep making them (i thought the beam was gonna squash me in the end sequence) SymphonicTank 07-16-2003 09:08 AM MDT Rating: 10   A fantastic AS map that ranks with the best of 'em!! Some very good bottle-necks that make the outcome very unpredictable (a good thing). I wish there were more good AS maps like this out there... BangOut 07-16-2003 10:29 PM MDT Rating: 4   No offense, but you all don't know a good map from dirty laundry. SirTahngarth 07-17-2003 10:22 AM MDT Rating: 7   Sorry bangout, you lose this time ;) the public seems to disagree. ASM 07-17-2003 12:58 PM MDT Rating: 9   Great job!!! I've never seen a map like this, now it's my favorite asault map Chimpy 07-25-2003 02:39 PM MDT Rating: 8   This map is one of the better ones around here, it's obvious that someone thought about the map first. Bot40 07-26-2003 07:07 AM MDT Rating: 4   This map is horrible looking. No architecture, horrible white washed out lighting or it's too dark. Gameplay sucks, too tight etc. Yet another massivly overrated map. "Ohh look, it's a dam, let's give it 10/10" Wake up people! Would have been much better if you approached the dam from below and had to work your way upwards, then you get the wow effect when the dam comes into view. Toothpick 09-20-2003 06:14 AM MDT Rating: 10   FANTASTIC map! If i have give it a higher rating, i would give it a 19! Man, this map looks like it came with the original game! Really great. Lots of missions.. weapon-placement: great! Texture: very good! 1 thing: the blue portals don't work very well. If you go trough, you can't go back.. But, it's still a fantastic map! Enigma 02-23-2004 01:21 PM MST Rating: 9   Without a doubt one of the best assault maps I have ever played. The framerates a bid rough in a few spots but I like maps where a lot of points can be score, both for kills and objectives. Try this with 11 Godlike bots and have a blast. KosaPL 03-16-2004 04:08 PM MST Rating: 10   BOT 40 , U are excellent mapper, but U suck when U comment ARGGGGGGG Map is very good, I don't understand U bot XepptizZ 03-17-2004 01:54 PM MST Rating: 5   Good objectives, very cool ending. But I agree with Bot 40, the archi and TXTures and so on, could well have been better... Slim 11-19-2005 09:53 AM MST Rating: 3   Not great with a lot of players. The design of the level varies, with the architecture going from slightly good, to terrible, to good again in so many areas. As for gameplay; too many small tight corridoors and lots of bottlenecks make for frustrating play, especially if there are a load of good defenders/attackers wielding spaming weapons like the Flak Cannon, which always seem to be conviently placed in the areas that could suffice without them. Add the ability to skip objectives and you've got a map that seems very similar in detail to AS-Bridge. Like Bridge, I believe this map could have done with a much needed overhaul. It's too old now of course, but at the time it could have been done. I even noticed the brushes had been erased when looking at it from a UED perspective... Was that intentional or just some sort of strange bug with UED? Methinks the former applies to prevent any changes from being made at all, either way it means no one can fix the bugs in the map making it very annoying indeed. flyguyty89 07-22-2004 11:42 PM MDT Rating: 9.5   man great map/not to crowded but can be a bit repedative at times( flick 1 switch then the other) great lighting and NOT many bugs (good!!) EyE Volo 08-20-2005 11:58 AM MDT Rating: 2   Hey people, have EVER saw the map In UNREAL EDITOR????? its horrable!!! NOT A SINGLe BRUSH!!!!! Manticore 08-21-2005 06:00 PM MDT Rating: 6.5   This used to be a good AS map for gameplay although I haven't played it in a while. Perhaps it's one big brush..........;)