UT2kX First UT2K4 CTF Map Needs Testing

[rmcollins3]

CTF-Kebechet Final released, thanks for the input!

I've made a few UT99 maps that were decent but have been out of mapping for about 10 years (gasp). Anyway, just about finished (I think) with my first UT2K4 effort. Please have a look...

It's a (yeah original I know) Egyptian based CTF map.

Fileplanet Link

Final version is a couple of pages down...thanks for all who gave input.

 

[GreatEmerald]

Could you post some screenshots?

 

[TurdDrive]

i shall download when i have screen shots

BTW is that danny of scrubs in your avatar?

 

[rmcollins3]

Yeah I guess that would help.

 

[rmcollins3]

BTW is that danny of scrubs in your avatar?

Nah, it's Tara Reid from like 10 yrs ago.

Also - the more I play it, I think I have the default player count way too high. It seems to play better (less chaotic) with around 6.

 

[madspacemarinemustdie]

Good map.

No misaligned textures, good staticmesh placement. No flying weapon bases or one of the other problems with weapon bases. The aquamarine zonelighting in the corridor is a nice touch.

You 'could' try to tweak the ambientglow & scaleglow settings a bit on some static meshes, but it looks ok like that. The ambient sound placement appears to be good.

Your map beats quite a few retail maps with all the attention to detail.

 

[rmcollins3]

Your map beats quite a few retail maps with all the attention to detail.

Thanks for having a look...but I wouldn't quite go that far lol. I get so jealous every time I open up a retail map.

 

[madspacemarinemustdie]

No. If you find a way to make maps that 'stick out', your maps will be on par with the best. Kebechet is good.

Just don't sacrifice your personal life for it...

 

[GreatEmerald]

Woah, looking awesome! Will try it soon.
EDIT: Tried it, and overall it's awesome, the only thing that I didn't like was actually what madspacemarinemustdie didn't notice - in the middle of the map, the courtyard area, near each of the exits, weapon bases use the UT2004 charger meshes but UT2003 charger texture, making them misaligned. But only those two are affected.

 

[rmcollins3]

Thx for having a look. Hmm, are you referring to the RL weapon bases? I had a look and can't see anything misaligned but maybe I'm just missing it.

I also still don't really dig the layout, but it's a bit late in the game to go trying to change that. I already changed the default player count to 6-10 and feel that helps with the constant "red flag taken, blue flag taken, blue flag returned, etc..." messages.

 

[SkaarjMaster]

Maybe he means use the UT2004 charger texture with the UT2004 charger mesh instead.....I don't think it was one base either.

 

[rmcollins3]

I'll check it out, although I didn't change the textures of any of the charger meshes...maybe I just used the wrong meshes in the first place.

 

[Pandemonium]

The weaponcharger uv-maps are messed up in UT2004. If you add a "NewWeaponCharger", you have to delete the two entries in "NewWeaponChargerProperties -> Display -> Skin(s)" to make the texture be aligned right.

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[GreatEmerald]

Pandemonium is correct... Did anyone create a mutator that removes those skins from already complete maps? Since it should be very easy to do but would help a lot.

 

[Creavion]

Pandemonium is correct... Did anyone create a mutator that removes those skins from already complete maps? Since it should be very easy to do but would help a lot.

For this you have a console command in the editor (at least, not helping for the already "f*cked up" maps, sad that even the higher class mappers did not care about that):
//UT2004 weapon base with new staticmesh
//to automatically convert all xWeaponBases in a level to have this mesh, use the editor console command "NewPickupBases"

Try it out on DM-Antalus

 

[GreatEmerald]

(at least, not helping for the already "f*cked up" maps, sad that even the higher class mappers did not care about that)

That's what I meant when talking about a mutator. A simple one with this should pretty much suffice:

simulated function PostBeginPlay()
{
  local NewWeaponBase NWB;

  foreach AllActors(class'NewWeaponBase', NWB)
    NWB.Skins[0]=None;

  Super.PostBeginPlay();
}

 

[TurdDrive]

What was the Weapon base supposed to look like?

 

[rmcollins3]

Better? So the top weaponbase was trying to use the bottom weaponbase textures eh?

 

[Pandemonium]

Well, that's the old weaponbase, isn't it?

Just delete the skin-entries and the new one should be well-aligned..

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[Pandemonium]

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