Sandbox Tetradymite - Page 2

Mr Garfunkle · 05-30-2009

This map is amazing. It was really worth all the hype. The structures are so perfect and awesome looking, and they give that BTB feel. It seems awesome for BR Slayer, there's a perfect amount of cover and the vehicle set works. A really unique style, I'm sure you'll win that contest on xforgery and don't doubt a feature over here.

Eternal Reconnaissance · 05-30-2009

Have you guys submitted this to ATLAS? You should add a link to get this on ATLAS, if this were in matchmaking, one, it would be even more popular, two, you'd be famous, and three, more people could play big team on this, rather than small custom games that so many people can only get into.

Please consider this, after a forgethrough of the map, I can see big things for this. It would likely be worth your while

NOV3D · 05-31-2009

xX-Executioner-Xx

Appearance- 1.6-Monument
game play- 1.4-Exciting
Originalty- 0.5-Exotic
presentation- 0.4-Entertaining

Over all= 4/5

Its about time I got to one of your maps and tho I don't like you i like your map. It is very original I have never seen another map that looks anything like your map the game play is pretty good but what really makes this a great map is its structure good job. :)

Silva Sniper · 05-31-2009

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Originally Posted by Eternal Reconnaissance

Have you guys submitted this to ATLAS? You should add a link to get this on ATLAS, if this were in matchmaking, one, it would be even more popular, two, you'd be famous, and three, more people could play big team on this, rather than small custom games that so many people can only get into.

Please consider this, after a forgethrough of the map, I can see big things for this. It would likely be worth your while

I agree with Eternal.This map is balanced and has no flaws what so ever it can be in big team.Just join ATLAS ran by Shishka and go the the forum and post your map in the appropriate standards.Good luck if you guys submit it because it has a mighty chance of being in matchmaking and you will be famous.

ChAoTiC · 05-31-2009

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Originally Posted by Conkerkid11

Ace, you know how much I love this map. I love the unique bases, the geomerged gravity lifts, the claw... Tetradymite provides a unique gameplay experience because it doesn't just have two bases, some random cover, and a pyramid in the middle. Tetradymite has a beastly weapons set up, and it doesn't have too many vehicles like some maps I know. Both you and Cerberus Beast made one helluva map. I swear that if this doesn't win the XForgery BTB contest, I don't know what will.

Ameliorate will. :P

And Ace, I really like this map. The bases are very unique, simply like the map itself. I've definitely seen this map quite a bit, and I really didn't play many games on it though. However, the games I did play we very fun, and I had a great time playing them.

P.S. I never did get v1.1 of Ameliorate into the contest :P haha

AceOfSpades · 06-01-2009

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Originally Posted by ShortKidPena

Everything looks nicely interlocked and merged and the gameplay looks solid. The grav lift/ man cannon merged with the ground looks great and the claw looks pretty sweet also. You included tons of little details that make your map special and make it look legit. One thing that i would like to recommend would be to add a little more cover to certain bottom areas where there isn't much cover. Other than that it is one of the best maps out there.

Overall 4.7/5

I, nor anyone else I have consulted who has played the map, have complained about the lack of cover. There may be some points on the map where you can be pretty vulnerable, but there are also a lot of ways across the map that are a lot safer. There's a good balance between the two.
When you actually get around to playing the map, you will find that there is no real lack of cover anywhere throughout the map.

Look at Avalanche. I don't see much cover there.

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Originally Posted by ShaddoBlade

Those are some mighty fine looking structures. If the gameplay is anything like the aesthetics, I'm sure this map will find a home on hard drives everywhere. I can't wait to get a game on it. Looks very nice.

Thanks Shaddo. Glad you like it.

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Originally Posted by Eternal Reconnaissance

Have you guys submitted this to ATLAS? You should add a link to get this on ATLAS, if this were in matchmaking, one, it would be even more popular, two, you'd be famous, and three, more people could play big team on this, rather than small custom games that so many people can only get into.

Please consider this, after a forgethrough of the map, I can see big things for this. It would likely be worth your while

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Originally Posted by XSn1p3 X0utX

I agree with Eternal.This map is balanced and has no flaws what so ever it can be in big team.Just join ATLAS ran by Shishka and go the the forum and post your map in the appropriate standards.Good luck if you guys submit it because it has a mighty chance of being in matchmaking and you will be famous.

I do know about ATLAS as I am a member of the group.
For the XForgery Contest, I think the winner's map gets submitted into ATLAS. If we do not win however, I will post the map over there once I get gameplay videos and such compiled.

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Originally Posted by ChAoTiC

Ameliorate will. :P

And Ace, I really like this map. The bases are very unique, simply like the map itself. I've definitely seen this map quite a bit, and I really didn't play many games on it though. However, the games I did play we very fun, and I had a great time playing them.

P.S. I never did get v1.1 of Ameliorate into the contest :P haha

Glad you like it. Ameliorate is the only real competition I see in the contest. So it might be good for Cerberus and me if you didn't get v 1.1 in. :D

And to everybody, stop giving me all the credit for the map. Just because I posted it, that doesn't mean I am the sole creator of the map. Cerberus Beast forged just as much of the map as I did. Make sure to give him credit too.

aDeAdHeRo875 · 06-01-2009

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Originally Posted by Cerberus Beast

I hope we win the contest!

i hope you guys win the contest also.

i have seen this map though so many changes and so many stages that it is a miracle that this map is done

also if i wasn't so busy with my life and graduating i would have been working on my map that has some pretty unique stuff in it that would have challenge this map, but would fall short like my other map.

this map should be a model for many of those forgers out there where they don't know how to make a great btb map. Great job you two, you guys made a great team. i hope to see more impressive maps out of the both of you.

Eternal Reconnaissance · 06-01-2009

Great job, both of you on this map. I played a 4v4 game and even a FFA with people and the gameplay was great. I just think that the AR spawn is better than BR, seeing as so many BR's are on the map, and should only be used if they are grabbed, not at the spawn, or at least in my opinion.

Overall now:

Aesthetics-4.5/5
Originality-5/5
Gameplay-4/5
Spawning-3/5 (need to be more dispersed throughout the map)
Weapon balance-4.5/5

Be mindful people, if you haven't played the map, then don't complain about cover or aesthetics. On the map it looks much better and gameplay is great. I give this a 4.5/5 overall for greatness, and I agree deadhero, this should be an example to all forgers for BTB or asymmetric maps.

myshotsakill · 06-01-2009

Well as you all know i do my map reviews, to only the maps I DL and really took time to get to know them, and recently I have noticed 3 maps that I really looked at and have decided to give them my thoughts on them. Starting with ACE of Spades and cerebus' new creation Tetradymite.

Athestics::
This map was definetly one of the best (probably the best athestic looking map ive ever seen). The ancient looking structures brought attention to the map, with the nice use of walls at each base to bring a great look at creation and the spider looking base was more than enough to make me want to take a look.

Game Play::
I played 3v3 slayer on this and it was terrific, I noticed how much time you took on this and the way to make the different routes was awsome!. Like honestly I have never seen a map that had such great routes, I mean no matter where you were you had options on were to go. The perfect amount of cover and objects on the ground and upper levels was great. The different height advantages and perfection in geomerging and interlock just about everything was great!. And the map was just Great!!

Spawns::
Nothing really to say here who ever did you spawns, or if it was you did good. No spawn trapping or anything, no unfair advantages, Honestly you guys did a good job in this part of forging.

Weapon placement::
This was great, I first started off not know what to exactly what kind of weapons were going to be on the map but than i noticed the type of athestics, beam rifles, ghost, etc. And noticed it favored the covanent side, back to the weapon balance, I didnt notice any unfair treatment, there was always different ways to top your enemies and then they top you and it just evens out.

Out of my experience on this map, I must say its the best sandbox map I have ever seen.
Congratz!!

Also you guys need to start giving them the reviews they need, this map is worth and better then what you guys are giving it.

AceOfSpades · 06-02-2009

Thanks for the reviews Eternal and myshotsakill.

My friend and I are currently doing a complete overhaul of the spawning system on Tetradymite. He knows his stuff about spawning and I am learning a lot about it too. Hopefully, when we're done, there will be minimal spawning issues and the map will play much much better.

Glad everyone's liking it!