CS_MUSEUM

Looks damn beautiful, good job, also this central point looks a lot like a control point from TC_Strata on TF2

looks awesome fmpone!

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now museum will be on the number 1 american server FUN

Is it on the Workshop? I've downloaded RickD map but wasn't able to play, one server had it but not sure if was an earlier beta because it started downloading and then threw me back to main menu.

OT: actually is something it does on any custom map, I try to join the server, i'm displayed it's being downloaded... when it reaches 100% I get an error message :-|

Looks really solid man, great work!

on a second note, I love the fact that the top few maps on the workshop all have " Go to Mapcore.org for more maps!"

warms my heart.

Wow, damn good job man! I for one like the colors and the lighting. They give the map quite a unique feel.

Congrats on release!

I came out of retirement to say you made Source look great. Good job Shawn.

Maybe color correction inside museum different from outside

Feedback based on the test:

Plays awesome! Simple, yet with enough variety to remain interesting.

The matches were super close all 3 times. Couple of 8-7's.

Looks much better in game than in the images. Your screen taking skills suck!

Excellent eye-candy/3d skybox.

The huge bridge is epic!

Love how all the custom stuff combines seamlessly with the stock content.

It has a fricking T-Rex!

Gameplay Issues

I got serious FPS drops in the map, which meant I was often avoiding the more demanding areas.

There is an invisible wall near CT spawn leading down the the left. Between a car and a railing if I remember correctly. Looks like the player can easily fit out here, but can't.

A lot of corners and details need a clipping pass to stop the player from getting snagged - you probably know where these are.

This might have been my lack of map knowledge, but I think some T spawns are facing the "wrong" way. It would be good if they all faced towards the museum exit, rather than the Hossies.

The bots sometimes try and get out of the map, meaning that the player has to go and hunt for them. Have you used player clip in this area instead of ordinary clip (the red brush)? Bots will try and go throught the pink clip if they are used on walls.

Just theorising, but I wonder if the map might be a bit T-centric if played on high numbers. If the T's all camp in the museum, and use the windows/exits to pick off players, it seems like it could be hard for the CT's to make it inside, or even close to the hossies.

Art stuff

Bloom is a tiny bit heavy in the interiors. Does give it a unique look however, but I think striking a better balance between aesthetics and player visibility is still possible.

The lighting is a touch too yellow/brown on the outside, making it hard to pick out players.

I totally understand why they have to be there, but the crates combined with the ladders leading up to the second floor look a little "convenient". I think the ladders and scaffolding would be fine on their own, but the crates make things look too gamey.

Totally pedantic ass-hole mode!

While it affords variety from the other raised platforms, I am not totally sold on the water section in front of the museum. It definitely provides for a nice unobstructed view of the museum, but when I first saw it in game, I thought it looked odd. Almost like "What is a swimming pool...filled with swamp water doing outside a museum!?" Might just be a personal preference thing though, and not a real issue. Perhaps others can chime in on this.

The room with the hostages has a bit of a square feeling to it. I think it is because the ceiling is flat, and could very easily be dome shaped/octagonal, or something like that. Again, might be a preference thing, and making it any other shape might have that over engineered look.

Anyway, I look forward to more tests . Would be good to get some snipers on the map as well to see if there are any areas or sight lines that feel too powerful.

And if I made the map, I would be feeling like this:

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Damn that looks awesome. Nice work!

I'll have to grab the download and have a go.

Just played with some bots. Man, this map is really great! Being visuals, layout, theme etc.

Like others mentioned, it suffers a bit from clipping and some areas that could receive some polishing.

I got a bit confused when I respawned as Terrorist because I just moved forward and ended up in a dead end (where the Hostages are placed).

Good job, FMPONE!

Hi,

I wrote a small article about your map, I hope you'll appreciate it.

http://www.vakarm.net/breve/read/Map…-par-FMPONE/160

(french CS:GO esport website)

Really good job.

This is full of win!

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Wow you have honored us all greatly! What a lovely tribute that video is, superb stuff...!!! You seem to have a great understanding of the mood of the map, as for the video, I really want to thank you for doing that.

Would it be possible for you to put the video on youtube so that I can link it on the steam page? It would mean a lot!!

No problem your work deserved this. And yes, sorry for dailymotion, I uploaded it on youtube :