ONS-Lucid
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	File Name ons-lucid.zip Author DJJD Gametype UT2k4 Onslaught Date Added 06-30-2004 File Version 1.00 File Size 3.33 mb Player Count 6 - 14 Map Description Gold was once the most prized possession for any important person on Earth. Battles have been fought and wars have been waged to possess as much gold as possible. But that was ages ago. Now precious minerals known as Khristahls rule the material market. Recently a large quantity of these minerals have been found near a river of bio-acid and your team is not the only one hunting for these Khristahls. Sharing is for innocent little boys, but who's still innocent these days? Review Rating -- User Rating 7.5 Overall Rating --
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Manticore 06-30-2004 07:59 PM MDT Rating: 7   Decent look. Decent gameplay. Decent quality...... souldividersjosz 07-04-2004 11:06 AM MDT Rating: 8   I saw this map develop and I like the custom look it has very much, as well as how it plays. Thumbs up! :D sandorski 07-10-2004 05:19 AM MDT Rating: 7.5   Very nice. I really l;ike the Mesh work and the map has a very unique look/theme. Recommended download. Draco 07-11-2004 02:21 PM MDT Rating: 7   Nice map. Great look. T3KT0N 07-11-2004 08:55 PM MDT   Nice map,nice game-play,interesting concept,had fun with it,until I uploaded to the server, alas it refuses to redirect,ergo nobody can d/load it at a decent speed. Too bad. DJJD 08-14-2004 01:20 PM MDT   Thx for the comments guys! T3KTON: Some guy told me he had that problem too, when he renamed the map it worked. BOT40: I guess you're right about those things. However, more detail and static meshes rock walls instead of terrain walls and all that would hurt performance pretty bad. (Trust me, I tried) Since I got a pretty low-end computer, one of the major goals for me with this map was to keep the framerates high (which is 10-20 in my case). dongelfrei 07-30-2004 11:30 AM MDT Rating: 10   Good looking map. Fast gameplay. Bot40 07-30-2004 09:49 PM MDT Rating: 5   hmm, certainly feels unique but the whole architecture + style doesn't seem to have a theme. The meshes themselves are okish, but they tend to look more like random shapes than proper structures. The fact they all have base textures doesn't help that and there is a distinct lack of detail. The central gorge should also have been built using static meshes (preferably custom) instead of terrain since there is no overhangs, it's just plain vertical cliffs which looks unatural. The lighting seemed fairly bland, different colours were used, the river of ooze gives off a nice glow etc. but the rest of the map feels fairly empty in that respect. Basically, custom meshes give it a boost, it's nicer than seeing the same old crappy meshes over and over but could have been executed so much better. There's potential here, but the author needs to keep working hard and studying other maps. Gameplay wise the map seems pretty standard tbh. Although there are buildings etc. they are so huge the gameplay is just pretty much the same as any other giant terrain onslaught map and nothing really special. Don't get me wrong, it plays well, just more of the old same thing, and onslaught has so much more potential than that. Overall I would have much rather have seen a much more focused theme and better execution. The storyline with the goo has potential but a better idea might have been to have just the gorge, and ledges etc along it and some caves and tunnel networks. Straight away you have a more original theme instead of "giant terrain map with buildings" and it would also bring tons of new oppertunities for different gameplay. In short, you get a uniquely themed map with decent gameplay and custom meshes all wrapped up in a pretty small file :) Author: Try not to pay too much attention to the score, just with your next map concentrate on trying to create a more coherrant theme and a more original layout and it will increase a lot. And try to work on detailing your meshes out a lot more.