CTF-Rune][
Map Info
	File Name ctf-rune][.zip Author SnowDog Gametype UT Capture the Flag Date Added 03-08-2004 File Version 1.00 File Size 2.51 mb Player Count 4-10 Map Description Big map with alot of places to go and hide. It's pretty harsh on polies, so not every machine will run it smooth, my apologies for that. Review Rating 6 User Rating 8 Overall Rating 7.0
Review
Reviewer AMmayhem Awe Score:  2.0/3 Date 03-22-2004 Build Score:  1.5/3 Review Schema Cast Score:  2.5/3 User Point:  +1 Overall Score:  7.0/10 AWE: 2 Certainly a good looking map, though the downside may be from some of the texturing. Most of it looks great, but the greenish brick is pretty much everywhere. Not to say it wasn't done well, it just isn't the prettiest brick texture. Alignments were missed on angles and corners. But I must say the added moss and other vegitation hanging around really adds a ton to the atmosphere. Lighting is executed well, light creeping through holes in the walls and skylights. I think a darker sky may have given better effect, but I'm not going to ding off any points for that. There are some nice dark areas all around, nothing too dark however. Architecture is the better part, a real sense that the place is falling apart. A bit on the blocky side, but in a classic way. The bricks falling out of place, with gaps still left behind; smooth transitions in the elevation of the floor; and coolest of all are the vines that almost make a lattice above near the bases. The bit of terrain in a cave is well done. But again, overall blocky. BUILD: 1.5 Brushwork could have been a little more friendly. Many of the large gaps in the brick walls is comprised of multiple brushes, would've been nice to see those all one brush. Skybox is pretty bland, just your regular clouds with mountains in the background, no coloring to it, just a bright, cloudy day. Sounds range from the swampy ambience, to flowing water, wind, and other critters. It certainly won't be quiet for any amount of time. CAST: 2.5 Plenty of ammo lying around for your hungry weapons, maybe a little too much; almost everywhere you turn, you'll see ammo within grasp. However, it seemed as though I was picking up plenty of ammo, but really no weapons for it. Sometimes I found myself collecting quite a few firearms, most others I could only get one or two. Health was in good supply, vials in main paths, while medboxes were strewn in other locations, but you probably won't make it to them. Gameplay is has a real fast pace to it. The bases are fairly close together as opposed to most maps, but this CTF-Rune][ has plenty of routes to choose from. Bots use all the routes too, mostly the bottom level, but I saw a good many taking the upper floor at various times while playing. You'll have to take the various routes to cap the flag different times too, whichever one gives you the path of least resistance. SCORE: 6 No more than 12 bots before overcrowding occurs. A real fun map from a proven author. No disappointments should be had.
Map Comments
Nahand 03-10-2004 03:31 PM MST Rating: 7   Great map! I really like it, though it lags a bit at parts. Other thing is that while at a base, you can't really tell if you're going your Flag, or other base direction... maybe that's just lack of habbituation to it. /me likes. :D EDIT: Homeslice - how come? JB version isn't out yet o_0 ... Rob 03-09-2004 01:57 AM MST Rating: 9   Snow's masterpiece. Manticore 03-09-2004 04:17 AM MST Rating: 8   Tight, fast gameplay. Looks great. Totally oldskool. Good job! Amisa 03-09-2004 09:22 AM MST Rating: 8   A good and solid Job indeed ! Blueyes 03-09-2004 02:20 PM MST Rating: 8   Overall nice stuff. The only things i didn't like are the ugly floor texture and the boring sky... A bit more shadows effects would be nice too. Homeslice 03-10-2004 11:10 AM MST Rating: 8   I agree with Blueyes on the skybox bit - it looks a bit too bland for this nice atmosphere. But I really love the theme and I thought the textures were quite fitting as well. Good music choice too. I'm more used to the JB version of this one as well. :-) Snowdog 03-10-2004 05:46 PM MST   Thanks for the comments guys, you're all right about the skybox, it's a bit grey, I thought it added to the atmosphere, but I guess some birds wouldn't be misplaced there ;) Nahand, you're right on the teamcolors, the only thing that marks the bases are the coloured lamps embedded in the walls, they're not very visible in some places but I didn't want to ruin the atmosphere with red and blue lights ;) Again sorry for the lag in some places, but I sure had fun building this map ! On a side note, it's impossible to download the map using Mozilla FireFox because of the ][ in the filename. It downloads without problems with IExplore though :) Peace out GRed (V)èg@ 03-11-2004 01:22 PM MST Rating: 8   nice map, fun to play :-) KosaPL 03-12-2004 04:15 PM MST Rating: 9   NICE map Dog , good job well done men:P PLZ REVIEW THIS MAP !!!!!! Indy 03-12-2004 04:58 PM MST Rating: 9   Fantastic work, Snow. One of the best visual experiences I've had with this game for a while. Possibly have minor niggles with the lighting, as given the level of architectural detail, it would have been nice if there'd been some more shadows. Other than that though, awesome stuff. :) Reciprocity 03-13-2004 12:40 AM MST Rating: 7   The texturing on this piece is just ugly. The lighting is so washed out in some places. But agian, in the case of most SnowDog maps I've played, the gameplay saves the day. CoolDude 03-23-2004 11:05 AM MST Rating: 9   Review score of 6.0 ??? You gotta be kidding. Athmosphere 9 Lightning 8 Textures 7.5 Weapon/Inventory placement 8 Botpathing 8 Gameplay 9 Map Design 10 (one of the best I've ever seen) Overall score: 8.5 Now that's more like it. AMmayhem 03-23-2004 05:06 PM MST Rating: 7   A 6 does seem a bit of injustice. That's why there's an added point left over for users to decide. But the awe just wasn't 2.5, and the build was hit and miss. I don't need to explain myself again. Read the review. The bottom line: It's a fun map. GRAF1K 03-23-2004 05:38 PM MST Rating: 8   A 6 is just plain harsh. Sicko Teddy 03-23-2004 10:44 PM MST   Whoah , don't you understand that reviewer might be jelous of that map!!! That could be 6! I wonder, what kind of map in the world do they expect for 10 !?!?!! EvilSwanky 03-24-2004 06:31 AM MST Rating: 7   This one is twilight... While gameplay is good most of the time, it shows its weakness by Z-Axisfighting - though it doesn't matter too much because of the tight and fast fights. Graphics are mostly good, but some places could have been more detailed, and some linking ways aren't lit good. => Overall I'll give 6.5, so it be 7. XepptizZ 03-31-2004 08:25 AM MST Rating: 7   Good archi, like the loose blocks and stuff, but why didn't you make the little waterfall transparent? and the gameplay could be better. O well. QreetzZ XepptizZ.....