[Core]LIBB
07-31-2004 04:44 PM MDT | Rating: 10 | |
This is the real thing so Beautifull Well Done.
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unXceptable
08-01-2004 06:23 AM MDT | Rating: 7.5 | |
well, I'm telling you again the things i did and didn't like in nirvana][, too..
Meshwork is truely nice, but it doesn't quite look like medieval or what it should be like.It's looking even more tech-like.
Lots of people say that a map which gets it's visuals mainly from excessive meshwork, has got lack of good gp cause you can't see the players in all the meshes. well, that's not true at all, but in this map i'm afraid to say it is! you could have removed at least the coronas on the floor.
beside that points, this is a map with really nice visuals and worth the download :>
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Aggressor
08-01-2004 07:18 AM MDT | Rating: 7.5 | |
Same complaints here. Excellent meshwork, but really gets in the way of gameplay, both visually nad in terms of peformance. Or maybe there's lack of color variation or something. Some more Z-axis wouldn't hurt as well. A very good map otherwise.
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Fuzzy Logic
08-01-2004 07:32 AM MDT | Rating: 8.5 | |
Excellent map. Very fast and exciting. Looks great and runs smoothly.
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nightshadow
08-01-2004 11:22 AM MDT | Rating: 7.5 | |
visuals are very awesome. but it seems that's it's basically two large rooms on top of each other. that just doesn't float with me too well. but still, a damn good map.
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ctfxone
08-01-2004 12:39 PM MDT | Rating: 8 | |
I dont think you guys are giving the map the credit its due. I'm not going to tip that with a 10 or anything. I'll give it what I think it deserves. An 8.
Also heads up desp, its on my ownage page ^_^
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Desperado#2
08-02-2004 12:16 PM MDT | |
I think it is good to point out this is the first map that had all new content for UT2k3 when people were still making crappy terra maps and stuff...
The Only one map that I respect in that same time and look up at is Alpu. A few others were alright but very few maps stand out IMHO in that time.
I like how some people say it needs more optimizations sure maybe if I was to take all the detail away that is the only way it would be optimized and if I did this people who liked the first one for the visuals would be really pissed off at me ;)
All I know is that it runs better than Nirvana][. If you want to play with better fps put world detail to low and it cuts the polys in half.
This is an old map my first map for this engine so these errors are part of the maps layout I have done everyting to optimize it.
I do not think this map is in the 5ish or 6.6 becuase I have seen many maps with those numbers and those are trully horrid maps. I guess you guys must be rating it by my maps current quality lol... Sure I guess it can be a 5 to 6.6 if you take it that way :)
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MichaelM
08-01-2004 03:20 PM MDT | Rating: 9 | |
This map is great it has great lighting, near perfect flow and nice meshes. The music goes along great as well. Keep up the good work
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redfist
08-01-2004 11:54 PM MDT | Rating: 5 | |
Nice,alot of work,but just don't do it for me somehow.
It has a kinda refreshing color look to things,It's not a bad map at all,worth checking out.
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_Reciprocity
08-01-2004 11:34 PM MDT | Rating: 8 | |
Excellent visuals. Teh Prophet was right on when he described this as a "detail whore". The castle theme is excecuted perfectly except for the electric lights on the wall. What's up with those?
The gameplay is exceptional but...eh...I dunno. I expected this to be a bit better. The original Nirvana 0wned but this is just below that mark.
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Manticore
08-03-2004 02:31 AM MDT | Rating: 6.5 | |
As has already been stated this map is overmeshed and could have benfitted from less deco.
Performance is affected and, although the layout could handle a few more players, the map's overall performance could suffer more unless you have a really high performance rig with lots of RAM.
The visual style is interesting but the map doesn't live up to the promise of this mapper's previous work or the previous version of this map.......
Additional comment to Darth Weasel: I have to disagree with you this time. I ran this map on a P4 2.6gig with an nVidia GForce 4* card and a bucketload of RAM and it still under-performed. Detail is not usually a problem. On a low end sytem you are going to have such a low detail setup that the mapper's intention re: eyecandy may be entirely lost.
In my opinion these technical issues do count towards the rating when performance has been marginalised.
Also, in my opinion, I don't think it's good practice for a mapper to rate their own work...
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sandorski
08-02-2004 06:13 AM MDT | Rating: 8 | |
Great Map! It could use some more Optomization as the Mesh count gets too high in spots, thouh I had only minor noticeable performance issues on my above middling system.
Everything about this Map is Great. Lightning, Ambience, Architecture, and use of Emmiters.
Recommended Download.
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howser
08-02-2004 12:39 PM MDT | Rating: 8 | |
Best mapper working on the engine right now - by a mile - though, by his comment, I'm guessing he's worked that out himself! ;]
This one does have its faults: mainly gameplay suffers because of the monotonous colour scheme, making it difficult to spot other players. The layout could be a little more interesting, too.
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darth_weasel
08-02-2004 02:01 PM MDT | Rating: 8 | |
its a 5 - 6.6 if looks are marked out of 5 and gameplay is marked out of 5 and they are added to get your score out of ten :) still the looks are so good here i tend to give the visuals the majority of the score. gameplay is like, 2/10 (if you disagree imagine this layout built with cubes and no details), and the looks about 9.5 since its as good as there is, period.
i hate to sound like a typical moaner, but yeah, its a shame this work of visual art is build around this layout...
also, nobody should be marking down for performance issues when the option is right there to run in lower detail if your computer cant handel it
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CursedSoul1
09-03-2004 11:44 AM MDT | Rating: 8.5 | |
nice layout, nice details, nice lighting, bots own my butt nice, havent had any performance problems with my crappy rig so.. i am happy.
and you know what they say: less is more (but sometimes more is more as well)
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mangan }swe{
08-22-2004 03:44 AM MDT | Rating: 7.5 | |
nice maponly framerate lowing my score and also wrote about how to ring frames up (or atleast bring polys down) but the frames didnt change in any way when i turned down woerld detail!
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Draco
08-28-2004 04:35 PM MDT | Rating: 9 | |
Wonderful map. Great look.
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ActroN
09-03-2004 06:23 AM MDT | Rating: 10 | |
A 10 for that Redfist noob coment, meshwork is excelent.
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Shao
09-03-2004 06:20 PM MDT | Rating: 8 | |
nice one
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Nillian
01-31-2005 08:21 PM MST | Rating: 7 | |
In a word, gorgeous. People already commented on the not-so-amazing gameplay (only thing that lowers my score a point or two) but I think the visuals are a pretty amazing feat.
*runs off to 3DBuzz to learn Maya*
PS Can I pinch your skybox? :-)
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G.Lecter
02-01-2005 12:33 PM MST | Rating: 8 | |
The big problem I have with this one are framerates. The layout could have had some more z-axis, but the visual work is more than awesome. I remember the first time I played Nirvana][ (I was saying 'wow' every 5 seconds). Not the 'best gameplay' level, but is one of those 'must have' maps & everyone should have it.
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Evil Snack
02-01-2005 03:46 PM MST | |
The music should have been weird Al's "Smells like Nirvana" That would have been funny.
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Smeerkat
01-10-2006 12:17 AM MST | Rating: 8 | |
Great map. Download!
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