Flag Domination needs mappers

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I'm working on the UT2003 version of my Flag Domination mod, and I could really use some good maps. There don't seem to be as many conversion candidates as there were in UT.

I have released an alpha version of the mod, mainly targeted at potential mappers. It includes a conversion of BR-Canyon, and another simple map.
http://uncommonplace/games/fdalpha.zip

For the uninitiated, Flag Domination is, as you might guess, a cross between CTF and Domination. A map has 2 or 3 flags, each of which starts out in a neutral spot. Each team has a designated spot for capturing each flag. The UT2003 version of FD uses Double Domination style scoring, where you must capture both (or 2 of the 3) flags for 10 seconds to score.

One of the really cool things about Flag Domination is that it allows for a variety of map types. You can have a CTF-style map with team bases, or a DOM-style map with different parts of the map dedicated to different flags. I've listed some other map layout ideas in my own forums here:
http://www.uncommonplace.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=157

 

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I've posted an update to the alpha release (same URL as above). There are a few minor improvements to the game itself, but the main difference is the maps.

It now includes a conversion of CTF-Orbital2 instead of the BR-Canyon conversion. I think Orbital turned out much better as a FD map.

The other new map, FD-Offbeat, is one I made from scratch. It's not exactly visually stunning, but I wanted to demonstrate another map layout possibility: two flags, each of which is captured inside one team's base but at the entrance to the other's.

 

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The final Flag Domination release includes conversions of BR-Disclosure and CTF-Avaris. I finally figured out a better strategy for designing my conversions The next release will add conversions of CTF-DoubleDammage and CTF-TechDream (yes, with permission).

But the fact remains that conversions can only go so far in exploring the potential of this gametype, so a good mapper can contribute a great deal to it.