I Am Out Of Inspiration For Ns_attrition

Mouse · February 2005

<div class="IPBDescription">So you can help me</div> Basically, I'm running short on ideas for locations in ns_attrition, so I'm asking you guys;

What would <b>you</b> like to see in ns_attrition?

Pictures or words, it matters not.
If you're wondering what attrition is looking like, <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=82124' target='_blank'>here is its screenshot thread.</a>

Hellabean · February 2005

Umm..how about a tired and worn-out looking nuclear reactor

GNS · February 2005

Make a discombobulator room, with a funky looking machine!

Maveric · February 2005

alien blood?

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

SamR · February 2005

What terrible suggestions.

How about a huge vertical tunnel, which has small bridge crossing over and is a vital cross over point in the map. Kinda like those collossal places in the star wars films.

Or a corridor strewn with marine bodies and blood.

Ressurect the crate, no one makes good cargo bays anymore!

How about a ship's core refuel station. You could design a huge pump where the ship is fuelled every few years or something.

Mr_Headcrab · February 2005

So far, every NS map has had a wide open 'Rusty Freighter" feel to it. Why not have some "Cleaned up" areas, sections of the base used to "put a good foot forward" with some clients. Look at a mall for example. The "Shopping enviroment" seems clean, shiny, and warm. But, once you get behind the scenes and through a "Employee Only Access" door, you have a more Utilitarian feel.

Or, take a chapter from Aliens: Make a section that has some makeshift barricades (Damaged enough for somthing < Fade to fit through),minor damage to some structures (A grenade without FF would probably shred a corridor) And dont forget the weldables! stuff that affects the enviroment rule! have lights come on, have a burst gas main be shut off, be able to seal off a big section of the vents with a single hard-as-hell-to-defend weldable...

SamR · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mr Headcrab @ Feb 25 2005, 08:37 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Why not have some "Cleaned up" areas, sections of the base used to "put a good foot forward" with some clients.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Only the official maps have to stick to the rusty freight. If they were clean looking it would be betraying the "NS Feel" of the "NS Universe" according to Flayra's mapping rules.

Naigel · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SamR @ Feb 25 2005, 10:28 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> What terrible suggestions.

How about a huge vertical tunnel, which has small bridge crossing over and is a vital cross over point in the map. Kinda like those collossal places in the star wars films.

Or a corridor strewn with marine bodies and blood.

Ressurect the crate, no one makes good cargo bays anymore!

How about a ship's core refuel station. You could design a huge pump where the ship is fuelled every few years or something.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
No more cargo bays please!!

EVERY map has a cargo bay, it's getting boring <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

Mendasp · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Naigel @ Feb 25 2005, 01:23 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> No more cargo bays please!!

EVERY map has a cargo bay, it's getting boring <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
It's a cliché!

Olmy · February 2005

Delta Cargo Monitoring Access System Monitoring Station. That would be so awesome, just for the nerdy satire value.

Abra · February 2005

if you put i sign in the map that says "The monkey escaped -signed Abra" i will kiss you... well i won't but i will praise you and worship your name and avatar!

... <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' />

Spacer · February 2005

Danger Alert Systems.

Crispy · February 2005

What sort of areas are you missing? Do you need themes for corridors, choke points, hive rooms, siege rooms, etc.?

Think about what your map has, which elements of gameplay it already caters for, and then fill in the blanks.

For instance, if you have a general area near a Hive which is too Alien friendly, you might want to make an open room.

Thinking about what you're lacking gameplay-wise will give you some initial architectural requirements for these new areas. If you make an assessment of your map the new areas will practically create themselves!

If you can't think of anything post a screenshot of an overhead view of the map and I'll try to give you some ideas...

Death_by_bullets · February 2005

Put in a burger joint.

You could call it, DBB's Burger Palace

seriously tho, a little area where marines attend to there "personal" needs would be kinda cool. Whats scarier than being attacked by an Alien while taking a shower! (probably a lot of things <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /> )

antichrist · February 2005

- Landing pad
- workers sleeping area/cantenia: bunkbeds etc..
- command post
- Research labs
- broken teleport area
- obs tower/ sentry tower
- armoury storage area (without guns of course!)
- Equipment storage area
- Fushion/ nuclear reactor
- Space port/ spacecraft storage area

Hope that helps!

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif' />

Haze · February 2005

Well, if you only have about one hive left to go maybe, I'd say make that area in a completely different style than the orignial style. Like an industrial/sewer, warm type style, apart from your clean and cold style you have now. That would add some contrast to the map and actually make some areas stand out a bit more, and also give you more room to work with.

SamR · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mendasp @ Feb 25 2005, 12:31 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Naigel @ Feb 25 2005, 01:23 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> No more cargo bays please!!

EVERY map has a cargo bay, it's getting boring <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
It's a cliché! </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
Duke Nukem survived pretty much on crates. Everybody makes boring cargo bays these days, that's not my fault. I think I should launch a Cargo Bay map making competition. Yes.

Anyone be interested?

Crispy · February 2005

Well the Cargo Bay in my map is inaccessible, so I'll be able to put in a bit of extra detail. In light of this, I'll certainly take up the challenge <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

Mendasp · February 2005

Anyways, back on topic... Mouse, have you tried playing other games? That usually helps a lot of people... I know it has helped me before <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

Haze · February 2005

Or just walk around outside and start placing things about like brushes etc in the real world and saying damn that'd look fine in my map.

Swiftspear · February 2005

Something I've always wanted to see in NS is a catacomb style pillar room... Scary as hell for marines because skulks could be hiding behind any piller, and just a cool deal altogether.

Other ideas:
-resavoir
-some sort of high elevation electic shaft
-prison/animal storage area
-hydroponics bay (PLANTS!)
-surface access/airlock
-tramtunnel/railaccess
-loung/livingquarters/indoorpool
-gymnazium

anyways, hope I helped...

J_D_W · February 2005

Secret room with loads of kewl stuff in.....
And that Cargo Delta Bya monitoring system access monitoring room place

carioca · March 2005

amuse place for the marines like a bar n music like dukenuken.
or play x-com or avp 2.
or see some movies like 2001, 2010.

Windelkron · March 2005

I've seen the architecture of attrition and it seems to me to be very pristine. You should recreate all the hallways on the other side of the map and ruin them; rubble, cracks, struts missing. You don't need to use every gimmick prefab known to man, all you need to do is create aesthetic variety without sacrificing style.

I Am Out Of Inspiration For Ns_attrition

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