Map idea

Bob_the_alian

to this point every map I have seen looks like an army vessal of some sort. What if somone made a map that was more of a civilian feel (like a cruise shipe) but serverly damaged and infested. Does anyone else think it would be cool to be a bob on the top of a blackjack machine or waiting in a poluted old pool to pop up at some unsuspecting marine? I would do it myself but I suck at maps (they look worst then my MS Paint eddits *shivers*)
well thats just my 1.5 cents.

Comprox

One thng that deters people from making that is the need of the texures for that style of map. I'm sure it WILL get build sometime cause this mod is just so popular. But just so some quality maps can be released in time for the first release, they are using the giving textures (some custom) and standard style of level.
But I really do like the idea <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->

ChromeAngel

I can see it now.

Bob_the_alian

I can too, a level 5 breaking down a room to a luxary sweet the marines have sealed themselfs in; then mincing them spilling blood all over the heart shaped water bead... *drools*

pielemuis

gmmm don't think it would work with this mod, this mod is set i na dark future. Some black-jack machines won't fit in. I like the pool idea, it would be cool if bob jumped up from the water and bit you in the ###

Bob_the_alian

did i say black jack? i ment highly advanced gambling CPU's

pielemuis

lol, now i'm starting to see it!
hey maybe some-one can map ns_pimpvill?
home of bob the pimp, where you have lots of bars, dark places, scary looking men and women, brrrrr.
Pimpvill no place to hang around without a nukegun.

the_stalker

i feel your idea and it sounds sweet but still.... civilians vessel attacked by aliens sounds more like a rescue map...

shoven

Not sure if it's already been said, but here's an idea: some sector of Earth that's been destroyed by the aliens and rebuilt alien cities. And it's cloudy, real cloudy, all the time  <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo--> And dark too! Dark cloudy fun for marine slaughtering.

the_stalker

yeah but the aliens may lose because there in our territory now and we got bombers nukes bunch of high tech things that can blow things up so the marines would have air strikes, lol

Blinking_Flip

I love the idea Bob,

it could be like in aliens where the marines go back to the civilian colony after recieving a distress call only to fing no survivors and it infested with aliens. This on a space cruise-liner could be a really good change.

Maybe the marines were initially sent out on a rescue operation (as in aliens) but ends up as a battle to the death between the marines and the aliens.

A malfunction in the drive of their rescue craft prevents their escape after realising too late there are no survivors, their only chance now to fight the aliens <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo--> so the story could start off as a rescue but ends up like the other games but in a fresh new setting  <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->

shoven

Flip,
That sounds a lot like a new mod based on the NS story instead of a map.

KungFuSquirrel

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Gah, time to re-write the backstory for ns_veil... <!--emo&:(--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('><!--endemo--> I really gotta finalize something and get it in that... err... NS World? That it? I can't remember and I'm too lazy to look it up...

ChromeAngel

<a href="http://www24.brinkster.com/mattrye/NSWorld/Main.ASP" target="_blank">NS World</a>, yes.  That reminds me I must look into domain registration...

KungFuSquirrel

Just added ns_veil. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo--> I'll be working on the back story now that I've almost completed my (hand-drawn, btw... I may get some scans for you guys... <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo--> ) layout guide....

Jacius

I don't know if there's any info on the forums about this, but I've read/been told that the aliens are *really* far away from earth, off in some faraway sector of the galaxy, so, while an alienized city would be a neat idea, it couldn't take place on earth and fit in with the story. Maybe some other planet just like earth tyhat's been colonized :-D

Cruise liner -- very good idea. The thought of civilians being slaughtered by alien beasts is very dark, and sets the mood for kicking some alien scum!

-Jacius