An opportunity for an official NS map pack.

carioca

ns_saturn

JazzX

<!--quoteo(post=1641862:date=Aug 3 2007, 02:05 AM:name=StixNStonz)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(StixNStonz @ Aug 3 2007, 02:05 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1641862"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Heh, what i dont understand is, why doesnt the dev team just announce it? Even say its 6 months away, if need be. You really only need about a week as of now. A few months ago, i claimed that a map pack could be prepared in a month, but that was before all these maps got all these updates, and before a few of the real shiner's were even known to the public.

There supposedly isnt even a planned 3.3. NS could really use another infusion of content, and this content is <i>already made</i>.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

As you can see by the fact that its taken me 3 weeks just to post this, real life has definitely been very consuming for both Puzl and myself this summer. This project is very much forefront in my mind, but at this point if we were to make an announcement it'd be "we want to make a map pack, details soon", which is so devoid of information, I don't think it'd be worth posting.

And while the candidate content might be done, the details and logistics of how the project will work is not.

Crispy

The thing about making a more detailed announcement is that it would invite forumites to seek clarification, ask questions, and basically quest for information that will require you to actively babysit the thread until deadline or discuss it behind the scenes and come up with an answer. If you don't have that time there's no point in making an announcement, it's just unprofessional.

BigD

Perhaps a little note to the mapping mailing list whenever you're ready too.

I mean, since it's being used for nothing else except Flayra's asdf spams these days anyway. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink-fix.gif" />

Besides, there are some fantastic maps made by guys who don't come by this site very often anymore.

nosebleed

I wouldn't mind getting co_centurion involved in this.

schkorpio

<a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index....howtopic=102074" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index....howtopic=102074</a>
please include me as well <b>co_operationb1</b> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />

Kouji_San

Bump...

StixNStonz

I still really dont understand why this is not happening <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />

Kouji_San

<!--quoteo(post=1652921:date=Sep 29 2007, 08:04 PM:name=StixNStonz)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(StixNStonz @ Sep 29 2007, 08:04 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1652921"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I still really dont understand why this is not happening <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Me neither, I mean in other communities you see lots of official mappacks with also lots of maps. Forgotten Hope for example has 6 mappacks and that community is on the rim of death (FH2 will hopefully bring it back to life) I still play it when there are players in the good none modified servers, but that is not often <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />

And this mappack for NS has been suggested to contain only 3 maps and now the thread not to mention NS1 mapping forum is close to inactive...

Droggog

<img src="http://www.droggog.net/ns_files/micro.nano.systems.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
<!--coloro:#00BFFF--><span style="color:#00BFFF"><!--/coloro--><i>A view of the Micro-Nano Systems "Minas" assault ship class-2, aimlessly floating in space</i><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
<!--QuoteBegin-"Scrambled note"+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE("Scrambled note")</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin--><i>It's been nine months now. I fear for my sanity. The continuous beeping of computers endlessly sending emergency calls to the TSA, and the scratching noises near the maintenance area security-doors are driving me mad. On top of that, it seems like the ship is now stuck in the orbit of that unknown, light-brown glowing planet.

Food hasn't been a problem since now but the nano-cook, Mr.Food, stopped working three days ago. The only thing it's doing now is spitting some disgusting, unidentified green gibs whenever i put a tray near its sensors. I guess i'll have to open up the cryo-coffin in wich i put Dr.Hiroshi's corpse 2 months ago, and eat him for survival. God forbid me...

Anyway, i lost faith a long time ago.</i><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/nerd-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::nerdy::" border="0" alt="nerd-fix.gif" />

Kouji_San

Oi where's the download Droggog? That story and screenshot makes me want to download it, yet there is no linkage...

Droggog

Well this is just a new readyroom concept/WIP for co_minas. Last downloadable version is <a href="http://www.droggog.net/ns_files/co_minas_rc1.rar" target="_blank">here</a> if you wanna check it out, but it has a completely different, temporary RR. Since this mappack thing did not seem to get going, and i didnt feel like starting to map for NS2 without the NS2TR, i decided to go nuts with my map's readyroom and design the external right side of the ship, "docked" to the RR, wich is supposed to be a larger TSA ship and/or spacestation.

For r_speeds reasons, it's a reproduction, built at different levels (<a href="http://www.droggog.net/ns_files/rr_layout.jpg" target="_blank">pic</a>). Light blue is the map, black is the (currently incomplete) RR. I plan to make the entire right side of the ship, with 3-4 external views, up to scale. Goal is to give the players the feeling they are entering/boarding the smaller ship (the actual playing field). Once you're inside the map, you can't see the rr anymore, the ship "took off", quarantined or something, with marines left on their own...

quazilin

Nice shot Droggog. =)

Kouji_San

Indeed, there is some hot stuff in here. But I guess this map pack has died before it ever saw the light of day. Like the others before it (that was 1? community mappack that mendasp tried to get together back in the OLD days)

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StixNStonz

Lol yeah, i'll be done my 2nd map, ns_stage, by the time any official map pack is released.

StixNStonz

Since the Official Map Pack doesn't seem like it'll ever happen, I'm going to create my own. Check the thread found <a href="http://unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=103653" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>.

Crispy

<!--quoteo(post=1667832:date=Jan 18 2008, 09:23 PM:name=StixNStonz)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(StixNStonz @ Jan 18 2008, 09:23 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1667832"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Since the Official Map Pack doesn't seem like it'll ever happen, I'm going to create my own. Check the thread found <a href="http://unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=103653" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->Good inititative. Take the bull by the horns if the matador is off enjoying a siesta somewhere.