HLDM - Tangled

ShaDoW · July 31, 2004

Dear MapCore,

After half a week of level designing, and half a week of play tests, it's done!

Tangled is a small Half-Life Deathmatch map, yet very entertaining.

The gameplay flows pretty good, and the r_speeds overall are very easy on older computers. 2-8 players are suggested, although it plays very cool with 9 players too. (I've tried.)

You can download the map from my webspace...

http://shadow.dotjosh.com/downloads/tangled.zip

Screenshots,

http://shadow.dotjosh.com/downloads/tangled1.jpg

http://shadow.dotjosh.com/downloads/tangled2.jpg

http://shadow.dotjosh.com/downloads/tangled3.jpg

InsaneSingingBlender · July 31, 2004

nice, but those cliffs look a bit odd

Mazy · July 31, 2004

looks like a nice solid hldm map, but i dont really like the lighting (some of it looks too dark and bland). Anyway, fiddle more with the lighting~

Skjalg · July 31, 2004

I agree, but I must hand it to you, making a decent looking map with just HL textures is a good job...

Minos · July 31, 2004

Not that bad really, but looks veeeeeeeeeeeeery old school ~~

I tried something using hl.wad only some time ago, its not that bad but I never finished it. Maybe some day

http://upload.the650.org/mino/nightfall/

Tequila · July 31, 2004

Reminds me of Boot Camp/Crossfire, which is a good thing. Those cliffs really need working on though, they look like clown shoes.

ShaDoW · July 31, 2004

I can't argue with that. Although i mainly follow the rule, that the enviroment should derive from the gameplay. The cliffs look fairly good for having such low r_speeds. My previous, more detailed rocks gave lag-bumps at certain corners.

I indeed built the map with a sort of Crossfire / Boot_Camp twitch in it.

Skjalg · August 1, 2004

no, seriously, heres whats mainly wrong with ur cliffs;

at the top of them, it looks like they are excactly straight, like a horizontal line has just cut the cliffs off straight up there...

Making the top of it just go down and up again a few times wont increase ur r_speeds that much...

ShaDoW · August 1, 2004

I see what you mean, it has crossed my mind. I'll give it a try tomorow. :wink: I'm probably also going to redo the lights.

madcow · August 1, 2004

doesnt look too bad, tho around the doorways, maybe put some door frames or support beams or something, because it just looks a little wierd to me just ending with brick keep up the good work, i like it

ShaDoW · August 1, 2004

Okay, thanks for the good comments. :wink:

I'm fixing all those things right now.

NotDuffy · August 1, 2004

next time address mapcore as

dear, allknowing best mappers ever

i bet 90% of the people here will give your map a 10/10

ShaDoW · August 1, 2004

How do you mean "90% of the people here will give your map a 10/10"?

As in, my map is very very good and / or everyone here just likes everything?

Anyways, i'm doing the final compile now. I fixed...

- Cliffs have now more depth

- Lights are brighter / better

- Door and window frames

I also changed the name to "Norad", don't ask why. Although its very rare that i change the name of a map, but since i'm (right now) doing the final compile, i thought it would be good. :wink:

Prepare for the latest and last version of Tangled a.k.a Norad very soon, together with high quality screenshots.