CTF-Gateways
Map Info
	File Name ctf-gateways.zip Author Decker Gametype UT Capture the Flag Date Added 05-28-2000 File Version 1.00 File Size 881 kb Player Count 8-10 Map Description None Review Rating 3 User Rating 6 Overall Rating 4.0	NC2 map imported without screenshot.
Review
Reviewer AMmayhem Awe Score:  0.5/3 Date 08-07-2003 Build Score:  1.0/3 Review Schema Cast Score:  1.5/3 User Point:  +1 Overall Score:  4.0/10 AWE: 0.5 Architecture is rather bland here, the bases are just a few hollowed cubes, with rectangular beams holding up the catwalks. Best looking part is no-man's land, which is a rock floating in the sky, except for a couple of boulders, it's just flat, so real special either. Texturing needs help, the blue and red base textures are really repetitive, and don't look very good. There is not really too many other textures in the map either. Some metal textures and such for the catwalk and teleporters, though even some of those are not scaled right to the surface. Lighting looks really good in the no-man's land skybox, but the good lighting stops there. The bases only have a couple light actors to light things up, while the light sources are set to unlit to make them look bright. One thing that is a mystery to me is how some areas are lit up, but there are no light actors or anything else emitting light, yet it is lit somehow. Must be some trick I'm missing, or don't know about. BUILD: 1 Not much for sound, just some background hum, and wind outside. Some more outdoor sounds would have been better. Brush-work is pretty basic, all cubes except for the rock outside, and the teleporters. The map is rather open too. And what is with the 2 different skies? Not much more to add here. CAST: 1.5 Gameplay is alright, bots can defend well, which makes capturing the flag a little more difficult, especially for the bots. Never saw them go for the shieldbelt or the redeemer either. But then the redeemer is in a bad place to get to even for humans. Flow needs work, or just more to it rather, there is only one route to and from the bases. Doesn't leave much for variety, or choice. Item placement is not good either, could have used a few more weapons and munition. As it is, ammunition is out of the way, either behind supports, or some boxes, and not very quick to get to. SCORE: 3 Nothing special to this map, although it does have a little different setting to it. But there are better fish in the sea.
Map Comments
[morpheus] 02-05-2003 01:21 PM MST Rating: 10   I've had this map on my hard drive for ages-now it's time to say something. This is 100% one of the best CTF maps ever. Playable, interesting, with a theme, nice music, pleasant visuals, simple, but very efficient architecture, everything. One could say it lacks additional paths to the flags but that would kill the theme. 9, 9.5, 10, I don't know. For all the fun I've had with it I'll give it a 9.5-and the closest rating to this number is 10. Mark Davies 03-14-2003 08:36 AM MST Rating: 10   Y'know, I agree. This is probably the only map I've ever played that deserves a big one-oh. My server runs the voting mod, and this is the single most requested map from my whole collection, by a very long way. AMmayhem 08-07-2003 09:34 PM MDT Rating: 3   Two 10 ratings?? It's far from a 10 folks. Nahand 08-08-2003 11:41 AM MDT Rating: 4   I had it long ago. Gameplay was so short-lived that i eventually deleted it from PC. Shao 08-08-2003 02:14 PM MDT Rating: 3   why this map so @#$!?%^ Whatever. theBAMNman 08-08-2003 02:38 PM MDT Rating: 3   Any map that has one route connecting the bases is asking for serious trouble. Btw, NICE review AMmayhem. I've been waiting for someone to nail this map. And also, about the lit areas with no light actors, the author could've put a light actor there, built lighting, then deleted the actor. The area would still be lit because the light actor was there the last time he built the lighting, even if the actor's not there anymore. Dunno why anyone would want to do that, though... Mister_Prophet 08-08-2003 02:53 PM MDT Rating: 3   Oh yes, this map is a 10 huh:) Shock6822 08-08-2003 03:27 PM MDT Rating: 7   Do you people even know when this map was made? I'm overrating it because it's a classic :P bubbathefool 08-09-2003 12:28 AM MDT Rating: 7   I agree with you, Shock. We've run this map on and off for 2 years on our server. It is a classic. And I don't think a 7 is over-rating. It's a solid 7! Worlock 08-09-2003 01:47 AM MDT Rating: 9   I haven't even played UT1 for over a year, but I have to jump in here and move this rating up a little. Seeing this map and its comments makes me remember why UT1 was so fun - the map didn't look great, who cares, it was super fun. As opposed to 90% of the CTF maps for UT2003, which look amazing but inspire the need to go play another game mode, quickly... Bot40 08-09-2003 07:33 AM MDT Rating: 3   Erm, just because a map is old doesn't mean it's a 7/10. It's ugly, and plays horrible. That's just about all there is to it : Frieza 08-09-2003 08:44 AM MDT Rating: 7   Heh, this was one of the first custom CTF maps I ever played, and that soundtrack has been used a lot more after this map heh, I liked it then, and I still think its a classic, though you can see its getting old now. Shadowlurker 08-09-2003 03:57 PM MDT Rating: 1   Visually poor and the gameplay isn't really all that great either. I remember this one from ages back. DiFool 08-15-2003 11:23 AM MDT Rating: 4   Another Nay vote... Yes gameplay is pretty linear (make that "virtually"). Most of the fun action here occurs in the neutral zone, where you need the TL to get the redeemer (if you enable the Cluster Redeemer instead then a cap becomes a possibility, as opposed to a near non-probability (as all that richocheting death inside the enemy base clears your path for you). If there was a second teleporter into the bases then this might be better. [Hourences: Sometimes I can find a gem in the rough after DLing an old map. Newer isn't always better...] BangOut 08-11-2003 12:08 PM MDT Rating: 10   WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Blex 08-12-2003 06:12 AM MDT Rating: 9   This map is a classic, and the reason is that it's different, it has a theme, and the gameplay is ggood. Taydawg 08-12-2003 09:53 PM MDT Rating: 5   im not sure im gettin it right now as i speak but ive never deleted a UT map from my hard drive , not even RedemptionGrounds. Im gonna say 5 tho jus for now Louise 08-12-2003 10:21 PM MDT Rating: 7   Damn good map. But what kill the map. Well only 1 route to the flags. (Cobra) El_Buen_Nacho 08-13-2003 04:24 PM MDT Rating: 8   QUE PEX CA´ONES!!!! Este mapa es algo viejo,pero eso no le quita lo bueno. La verdad este es un buen mapa,sobre todo los cuartos d los teletransportadores,ya q si llegas a ellos,ya es un hecho q ganaste una bandera,sino...jejejeje,sigue intentandolo. The_Real_Meneer_Aard 08-14-2003 03:53 PM MDT Rating: 3   I dont think one should give a couple of boxes a 10, it would stimulate users to do so, and thats not what we want, eh? for a couple of boxes, its a good couple of boxes. at least someone thought about strategy and gameplay when placing them (not that hard, but it gives signs of any mental activity having gone into it). unfortunately, after playing it for 5 minutes i deleted it, and ill leave it with a 3. think about how to: 1. Decorate. when you made a room an its empty, push yourself to think at least 5 minutes about all kinds of stuff to throw into it. start big, and end with the little things. 2. make a layout. look at classical ctf maps. most of them have a central area, alternate paths to the base etc... Everyone could be a big mapper, and everyones start is like this. dont be dissapointed and start something completely new. bet it will bet better. the best of luck while mapping! Hourences 08-15-2003 03:39 PM MDT Rating: 3   i dont think he cares anymore meneer aard :) map is 3 years old or so, it was ok back then, but with the new standards it just doesnt do anymore at all reviewing old maps doesnt work well Bane 08-16-2003 12:26 PM MDT Rating: 6   I would have given this map a 7 but the bots seem to only take a standard route making them very predictable. But come on, this map is ancient what do you expect. bladeruner 08-17-2003 05:58 AM MDT Rating: 5   Ok it's a classic, but 10 & 9 ratings ??? For what? What is so good in this map ... Mxtrmntr 08-20-2003 08:11 AM MDT Rating: 3   The graphics would have already been outdated in Unreal 1's days; the gameplay isn't anything special either.