Yea I connected to the server, alt-tabbed, came back five minutes later and said... damn that building looks just like the Blood Gulch base... wait a minute! That was pretty sweet.
That was you? That makes sense now. Darque said you called me Lhadatt, but he didn't know you by your UT nick.
I fixed Blood Gulch. Now it's not as blinding and it's closer to the size of the original. UnrealEd be praised. Download it from the server. Also download Smacktard Raceway - fun pointless toilet-mobile racing course. Unzip both of these into \UT2004\Maps.
This is seriously my dream map, just not in this stage of development. From the second I played the UT2004 demo, the first thing I said was "We need to get some Blood Gulch in this game" and now it is so, but with some problems. While stretching it out is a step in the right direction, I don't think it's wide enough. Maybe it's just the speed of Unreal but it just dosen't feel wide enough at all, too constrcting. Also, there are certain sides of the hills that are impossible to climb up for they are too steep. Sloping these out a bit would make a world of difference when it comes to running backwards with the flag. Speaking of hills, they aren't green enough. The Blood Gulch of Halo is full of life with it's pleasant green hills. The Unreal version of Blood Gulch is drab and dead looking. A simple texture reselection can fix that. The caves are a big issue you as well. Parts are too narrow and the exit of the cave for the blue base is far too low. It needs a good drop off to it.
The biggest gripe? Raptor placement. In fact, the bases themselves need to be reworked a little. The bases should be made in a way that the Raptor can not fit in them. I don't know how many times I couldn't grab the flag because a raptor fell in it's way. I realize that vehicles are unlocked for this map but when you hop in a raptor you already become a target, especially in the opposing teams base, but then when you can't even get out of it because theres not enough room, it becomes a major problem. If the hole in the top of the bases could be made to fit humans, but not raptors that would be awesome. Also, inside of the base where the flag lays it's extremely easy to get snagged on some of the beams in the center area, which didn't happen in Halo.
Things that I like? The extra flora to the map gives it a great feel, and it's easier to confuse opponents while fighting out in the open. Weapon replacements are a great nod to Halo. The rocket launcher in the middle of the map, the flak cannon in the base for the shotgun, it's all great. But why a shock rifle in place of the pistol up top when you can just give the people a sniper rifle? Eh, I guess I'm just picky.
I know I sound really harsh on this map and I know that you didn't make it Lhadatt, I'm just saying these as if I were posting to the guy who made the map himself. I would love to see this map become the godlike creation that the actual Blood Gulch is, since in terms of maps it's up there with classics such as 2Fort and de_dust. It just needs a little lovin'.
I agree with pretty much all of that. I'm waiting for the author of the map to finish it before I do much else to this map. Unfortunately, my UnrealEd skills are not good at this point, so I do not know how to do things like terrain editing. At the moment, I'd say it could be rated 7/10 -- very good, as it is Gulch, but it's still a C student.
I need Vehicle CTF maps. Provide linkage here or on AIM, please.
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Download it from the server. Also download Smacktard Raceway - fun pointless toilet-mobile racing course. Unzip both of these into \UT2004\Maps.
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