My Favorite Custom Maps
Xzilen
Join Date: 2002-12-30 Member: 11642Members, Constellation
Join Date: 2002-12-30 Member: 11642Members, Constellation
<div class="IPBDescription">Just to let people know what I like</div> Seeing as how this is the mapping forum and we have a link to all the maps updated constanly, I decided to recommend a few for people to try/dl.
NS_Karnak------ Amazing map, so many cool things to do on it, with a good balance of resource nozzle placement. The cyrogenic hive is absolutely kickass as well.
NS_Greian--- Just an all around well structured map, defintely worth the time to get and play.
NS_Rampage--- I actually had a full server while playing this map the other night! It has a nice layout and has many places where marines can go if they work together and boost each other, which encourages team work <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
NS_Atomicmass---- Good map, though I miss the lifter that was taken out after version 21 <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
Trane07- The little mess hall just totally rocks, the rest of the map shines as well.
Colony- I can't wait for the final build, its going to find heavy rotation on my server <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Hydrosity- I think we all know this map <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Napo- Not a bad map either, even if the maker preaches opposite political views than I do <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Nirvana- Another map that I think many of us know, well put together, and for the most part, balanced.
Any other serious maps anybody would like to add to this list?
What do people think of Europa?
NS_Karnak------ Amazing map, so many cool things to do on it, with a good balance of resource nozzle placement. The cyrogenic hive is absolutely kickass as well.
NS_Greian--- Just an all around well structured map, defintely worth the time to get and play.
NS_Rampage--- I actually had a full server while playing this map the other night! It has a nice layout and has many places where marines can go if they work together and boost each other, which encourages team work <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
NS_Atomicmass---- Good map, though I miss the lifter that was taken out after version 21 <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
Trane07- The little mess hall just totally rocks, the rest of the map shines as well.
Colony- I can't wait for the final build, its going to find heavy rotation on my server <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Hydrosity- I think we all know this map <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Napo- Not a bad map either, even if the maker preaches opposite political views than I do <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Nirvana- Another map that I think many of us know, well put together, and for the most part, balanced.
Any other serious maps anybody would like to add to this list?
What do people think of Europa?
Comments
I'd add Lost to that list (even though it's going into 2.0, that's not out yet so it's still technically a custom map). Lovely map.
Don't mean to sound like a jerk, but I did say serious custom maps above, please we have enough "fun map" topics, I'm trying to keep one for people who want to play the serious maps.
By the way, yes, I did forget lost <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo--> I run that on my server and had a good game with it last night <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
oh soz i didnt see the word serious soz
ns_11th_hr18: style is ok while the map seems to be jetpacker heaven! the hives are sowhat marine rushable... and did I mention that jetpacker have a good chance to win? but I think this map will rise with the 2.0 cause of the changed gameplay.
ns_atomicmass27: simple, small... I dont like the hives that are ALL easy to siege. although we had some cool matches as aliens AND WON! but style is top.
ns_cilrais_1229: big... huge. looks pretty cool but had been tested only in 2 games.
ns_colony_v1: wOOt! (nay, remember: mess0rn!!! <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo--> ) one of the best looking maps ever. but playing as alien might be no fun, jp also rule here. I cant get the vents where you cant easily get in as jp but its too hard for skulks. hives cant be sieged from in the vents. nah! puh! some work needed..
ns_europa: small and furios! we played without nearly no siege (exept one at the start that sieged one hive) and the fun was incredible! ns at its best! although we had all three hives we fought nearly one hour (with onos!!!) to crush the marines base.
ns_fenris: not played yet. a map where you need 10 minutes to find the comchair shouldnt be official...
ns_greian: looks good but its too tiny. marines can easily occupie two hives at the beginning when there are too few players.
ns_hydrosity: big... huge... OMG yesterday played two hours and every minute we found a new passage. its pretty funny when you write "the onos will rush your base down marines!" to create panic... and then you are not able to find their base XD too huge for my taste. but the hives are very nice
ns_leigonxiii: never thought a "combined affort map" could be this good. style is ok but... THE HIVES ARE SOWHAT CRAPPPY! you can siege every hive FROM A DISTANCE!!! no chance to get your hive back if its lost...
ns_lost: if its lost <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> this map deserves the official state although there had been some evil bugs. hives are to wide, the marinestart is the horror of all marinestarts in the ns world! no chance to get out if onos get in <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> but overall lookings are good, even some really futuristic looking ones
ns_mystic_rc3: not played yet
ns_nirvana: not played yet
ns_rampage: looks great. plays great. great map. I like the snowtheme "outside" the map.
<a href='http://www.pfcook.force9.co.uk/medevil.zip' target='_blank'>Fun_medevil</a>
i love people that judge others about there political view, you should know, we in switzerland are against every war, whoever leads it,thats why were neutral. But anyway ;-) thx
NS_Karnak------ Amazing map, so many cool things to do on it, with a good balance of resource nozzle placement. The cyrogenic hive is absolutely kickass as well.
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Ah, you've warmed an old mapper's heart.
Sadly, you're probably the only person in the entire world who actually has the map on their hard drive. Meanwhile, crappy "fun" maps infest servers everywhere. But I'm not bitter. Wait, yes I am.
Thank you for listing AM, you've made this mapper a happier fellow. I'm very tempted to put the lifter back in actually...
Check out the post in this forum about all NS maps updated constantly <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
oh soz i didnt see the word serious soz <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
'tis fine <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
i love people that judge others about there political view, you should know, we in switzerland are against every war, whoever leads it,thats why were neutral. But anyway ;-) thx <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
A-hem, notice the smiley face next to it. I don't like your political views, but I respect you non the less <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
NS_Karnak------ Amazing map, so many cool things to do on it, with a good balance of resource nozzle placement. The cyrogenic hive is absolutely kickass as well.
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Ah, you've warmed an old mapper's heart.
Sadly, you're probably the only person in the entire world who actually has the map on their hard drive. Meanwhile, crappy "fun" maps infest servers everywhere. But I'm not bitter. Wait, yes I am. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well I hope this makes you even happier. Yesterday, we had FOURTEEN people playing this map at one time, and its starting to get voted for once or twice a day by people on the server <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
You should stop by and show us your favorite parts of the map sometime, we love to have bop ins by the map makers <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Thank you for listing AM, you've made this mapper a happier fellow. I'm very tempted to put the lifter back in actually... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Excellent <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
And I'm glad to hear that it made you happier. Good works such as yours should NEVER go unappreicated <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Aw <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
I feel all sappy now <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Time to go stare at the clouds.... ah crap, the sky is gray..
Oh well <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
I hope to soon do more thourgh reviews of these maps as soon as I get the chance, I may write a few up on my plane ride over to Washington State (I live over in Connecticut, there should be plenty of time lol)
thats why mappers map. I like it when the "Wow!"s and "Cool!"s have more weight than the "hm..."s and "I dont... (whatever!)"s.
Im a fair person and judge the maps how they appear to me ingame visualy and like the maps are played.
add:
ns_fenris: first thought it was a crap map. the marinestart wins the award for the worst marinestart design besides siege <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> there are some ladders in the map that "beam" players and sometimes you fall to death for trying to climb it (me with ha+grenadelauncher+welder, 100hp and full armor) and thats annoying. but on the other side its one of the most complex maps ever played. although the map is huge, you never lose orientation (not like hydrosity) cause of some recognizeable architecture (bad english <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo--> ). and I like the music samples in the map! lovely! on of the more scary maps. gameplay is quite good, only one hive is too open, the others hard to conquer. this is really a funny map. funmap really fits here <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
I try to give mappers decent feedback when they play their maps on the server. thats why we rent it. after playing custommaps for a while playing standart maps get <u><b>TERRIBLE</b></u> boring!!!
and nay: I still love the forcefields at the marinestart <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
I would love it if some more mappers would stop by so they can show us around their maps in a more detailed manner <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
That map that KFDM is doing looks absolutely kick ****, and I can't wait to give it a run through when I return.
edan - of course i would vote my own map
cruisecontrol - i just like it, wish it got updated
amckern
thanks in adavance
Here are the links and a screenshot (much more on the server):
<a href='http://www.at-direct-from-france.com/cs/ns/ns_alamo.zip' target='_blank'>Link to the map (1.3 Mb Zipped)</a>
<a href='http://www.at-direct-from-france.com/cs/ns/mapping.html' target='_blank'>Link to the screenshots</a>
<img src='http://www.at-direct-from-france.com/cs/ns/mapping/ns_alamo450003.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>