UT2kX DM-Atowee [Beta]

Very nice and compact map, probably suited for 1v1, smaller TDM and generic FFA modes with normal weapons and InstaGib alike. (I'll have to test Betrayal on this map. ) I particularly like the amount of Z-axis and that you don't get stuck at the edges of the map. Also there's an almost consistent use of appropriate footstep sounds. (The wooden floor areas seem to be default surfaces instead of wood ones, probably an issue with the texture or shader used there.)

Apart from the jump-to-lg problem, I found some other, but much smaller issues:

• Not all of the wood planks creak when you walk over them.
• The jumppad emitters look like "reverse smoke" when viewed from above, due to the particles getting smaller over time.

And then there are the "consistency" things: I hear wind noise, but hardly any visual indications for them. (That red cloth hardly moves, leaves don't move at all, etc.) Also, where did the water come from? The skybox suggests a floating rock above a dessert landscape and the sky is clear.

And finally a nice-to-have request for one of the most under-used features: Use of proper I3DL2Listeners via ZoneInfo -> ZoneSound -> ZoneEffect and PhysicsVolume -> VolumeEffect. Things should sound different, depending on where you are, inside or outside. But that's more a request for when you start adding volumes to the map. (I do realize you weren't at that stage yet for this beta release.

Oh, one more thing: The map doesn't scale down its visual complexity on lower world detail settings. Obviously only "eye candy" should be removed, i.e. nothing that might affect gameplay due to collision or blocked line of sight.