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Old 10-14-2008   #8 (permalink)
squidhands
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Originally Posted by darkmaster949 View Post
you didnt mention anything about foundation. was it inspired by it? cause to me it really looks like it...i would add another plasma rifle cause 1 is just such a lonely number lol
If so, it was subconscious. It is similar in design (central structure with an outer ring), but it was never a conscious decision on my part to adapt Foundation into this map. Plus they both play very differently.

As for the Plasma Rifle, it's a pretty powerful weapon when combined with the BR here. Dual wielding PR isn't nearly as powerful or skillful, and since I already had two Spikers I didn't want to overdo it with the weapons symmetry and make everything the same.

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Originally Posted by NeverlessWonder View Post
Holy crap Squid! I was just browsing the map section, looking for spammers to report and cool maps to download, and I saw this. It looks freaking amazing man!
I love the teeth and other forms of cover you have set up. And you know I like curvy round things. I'm gonna download this and when I can get some time to play on it I'll come back and let you know what I think. :D
Why thank you good sir! Maybe we can do some games on it this weekend. :-)

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edit: Nice video too. Love the drumming in that song, who is it? (the band - not the drummer) :P
SLAYERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

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Originally Posted by Hazza View Post
OH EM GEE!
The main thing that stood out for me were the teeth. The design is so simple but effective. Not only does it act as cover, but a spying point too. I'm guessing that you can jump on the stair part below it, which is a cool feature.
Thanks very much for your kind words. I'll be anxious to see how you think the map plays. The teeth have worked out pretty well for a semi-unique structure that allows for a safe spawning point and cover but still prevent a player from camping behind it with an Oddball or Sniper. A solid grenade to the right spot in the teeth will flush an opponent right out.

And yes, the horizontal stairs under the teeth serve as a tactical jump to the ring. If you look closely, you'll see that each location has two stairs merged together in opposing directions to give it more of a grill look than just stair steps poking out of an upside down box.


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