(Released) ff_blitz

[Satan2k]

Hello everyone, i just registered today to present a map i made for this great mod.

So, what about blitz? It's a little map with a fast gameplay. This map has been successfuly tested with 2 poeple but i didn't have much more poeple, so this map needs to be put on stress. So it has the status released until someone find a horrible bug / glitch.
new link
http://satan2k.servhome.org/ff_blitz.rar

For sure, the map is totaly complete, it got it's loading screen, remade from scrath on gimp and based on the original FF.

Here is it :



So to finish i put everything under an archive file which content the source of this map, the source of the loading screen (for gimp), the map (by the way). It is released under the GPL license.

I agree if you want to put it in a community map pack. If you find any bugs, or any big glitch, if you want to suggest any updates, please e-mail me.

Screenshots :



Thank you, and have fun ^^

Thanks to INSIGHT for beta-testing and some little tips

[Bully]

ooo nice

[zE]

missing .res file -_-

[GeoKill----->]

Base of those screen shots it looks really nice. I will check this out

[Satan2k]

sorr i really forgot it... sorry i'm uploading a new archive file containing the res file. Meanwhile, you can make the file yourself :

"Resources" 
{ 
        "maps/ff_blitz.bsp" "file"
        "maps/ff_blitz.lua"  "file"
        "maps/ff_blitz.txt"  "file"
        "maps/ff_blitz.res"  "file"

        "materials/vgui/loadingscreens/ff_blitz.vmt"    "file"
        "materials/vgui/loadingscreens/ff_blitz.vtf"    "file"
        

}

EDIT : new link RapidShare

[GeoKill----->]

Sweet tnx, I will try to run a pickup on this

[Icculus]

Just played this on TALOS server. Nice job and a very nice looking map. I especially like the signs for capture point and flag. Good choice on those. The only thing I didn't like is the ceiling height on the hallways leading to the flagroom and the underground tunnel. both of them are too low to get a full jump in so bunnyhopping through them is impossible.

Other than that, great job!

-Icculus

[Satan2k]

its possible to bunny hope while ducking, and a trimp jump is possible from the flag room to the capture point to escape by the roof

[GeoKill----->]

This map is sweet for 2v2

[Satan2k]

designed for maximum 4 vs 4 players. You know its a good solution for few populated server

I have an idea of a new map, now a bigger map. I like to make maps for this mod, it's very challenging. Other mapper' skills are really high ^^

Now i'll try to demonstrate mines on a bigger and greater map. This one was just a little training to get back to hammer (i was a HL1 mapper, so i have to learn some little tricks available on source, as i allready have with this one)

[GeoKill----->]

For your next map try to make it more skill wise so we can trimp, ramp slide etc...
Look at destroy/schtop

[Satan2k]

for sure : a bigger map needs definitly this to be interesing. For blitz i prefered to lower the halls to slow down the gameplay. You know its frustrating to get the flag picked up and captured in less than 10 sec That's why blitz has small deadly halls encouraging the teamplay and not the solo roxor scout ^^ Blitz outdoor is open and a scout can take the flag easy by the roof access, but definitly need his team to be covered on his escape or get the exit of the tunnel cleaned.

Now for the new map, the gameplay is totaly different, i'll try to stuck with basic gameplay like FF originals (well, 2fort, ...). But i concentrate on at the moment on the environnement, ambiance, i want to make it stunishing ^^ (And if i can make what i have in mind, it will )

[Crazycarl]

I'd like to play it, but the download is not available.

But the screenshots look good. Welcome to the forums, Satan, I hope you stay for a long time and make many great maps.

[Satan2k]

I'm sorry, i have some nasty internet issues :S. My provider's DNS failed and 90% of the dns services are down (no msn, no google, no ftp nothing xD), (but i can still join this forum woohoo).

So i dont know when the situation will be fixed.

EDIT :

I found a way to upload it on my personnal FTP : http://satan2k.servhome.org/ff_blitz.rar

I could not test the uploaded archive, so please, contact me here if the file is broken

[Satan2k]

I managed to play it on talos server on 4 vs 4 and the gameplay was good as my expectations. I think its a good map for 3 vs 3 to 4 vs 4.

Now i focus on an new map, bigger this time, i try to make eye-candy architecture as possible while looking constantly on the performances (vis optimisation FTW)

At the moment, the central room is designed, i will start soon both bases, path & security. When the basic gameplay will be designed, i'll add lots of details, making the environnement cool & realistic. I promise, the next map will have a nice atmosphere.

[EquilibriuM]

Make sure you add a couch, FF needs moar couch's.

[Hammock]

Played this the other day with a 3v3. The gameplay was fun, my only suggestion is to add team colored lights over the signs exiting the respawns. As I exited the respawn I had to stop each time and stare at the wall before I knew what direction I had to go. If I didn't I ended up going the wrong way many times. As I did this, I watched my teammates do the same thing. It was sorta comical actually to run out of your respawn and see your teammate stairing at the wall.

[FF|Skyrider]

Due to FileFront issues, hl2files is also going down along with all its files. So I've mirrored this map for you:

http://www.steamfriends.com/forums/i...s&showfile=130

Any love or objections? Let me know.

[Rawh]

Offtopic:

Originally Posted by EquilibriuM

Make sure you add a couch, FF needs moar couch's.

You just want that for FYC!


Ontopic:
I will have a test on one of my servers tomorrow! Entrance looks really sweet from the pics.

[Rawh]

Maps looks awesome and is quite impossible to play with more then 10 players... turned into spamheaven :P