Custom Maps Ahoy!

[Lightning Blue]

With steam, we now have a more advanced content delivery system, which means downloading custom maps is much quicker, steam compresses the map and sends it to you at a much higher speed then the old WON system did.

For this reason, we will be able to have custom maps, right in the mapcycle!

I'm already thinking of ns_hydrosity, can I get some more ideas, with a reason why you like the map, and a link to the map? Maps need to be 2.0 compatible!

I'll eventually combine them all into a mappack available here, of course.

This will apply to any servers we might host, any mod!

Post links to the map, or I will not consider them. No fun maps please.

[lolfighter]

ns_delta and ns_hydrosity

I suggest ns_widow myself (in case it's done, will have to ask Zazi).

[Diablus]

ns_xmaspai <-----Greatest map EVAR!!!!!

[Grimm]

ns_mystic is a pretty cool map, had a few good games there.

[Lightning Blue]

ns_hydrosity will be the first custom map in the cycle, we'll give it a shot starting tomorrow!

[Diablus]

This map is a custom map as a serious map but a fun atmosphere, its incomplete yet but it looks like itll be pretty fun to try out ns_christmas

[Malevolent]

We should at least play it for Christmas.

EDIT: Spelling

[Diablus]

yea too bad ill be in New Jersey for X-mas, unless its played around 11PM-12 AM :p

[Wither]

ns_mystic -> seks
ns_widow -> not done yet sadly
ns_delta -> lacks detail, but an overall good map
ns_christmas -> not done yet but looks awesome
ns_phobia -> awesome
ns_trane -> awesome
ns_nirvana -> awesome


Edited to include links.

[ANeM]

ns_delta -> lacks detail, but an overall good map
 

Heh.. LB already knows of that map.. its in 3.0
I remember playing against him in my first 2.1 game of NS... Everyone was all "Lets look around teh new mapz0rz!11" and I was just standing around going "Wait.. new? I was just playing this on a 2.01 server..."
Good times.

[Niteowl]

so, these customs will be in the map cycle? the emptying of the server when it hits  a custom map is a major drag.

[lolfighter]

I'll point out that a week ago, hydrosity seemed to be filling the server, not emptying it. I think people just got tired of it because it was such an untraditional map. Maybe other maps will have more success.

[Lightning Blue]

I'll point you here.

And if it kills the server, change the map, 'nuff said.

[Satiagraha]

so far, i've had fun with nirvana. Smaller than i had expected, but still very fun. OK layout, too many U-shaped hallways for a perfect in my book <_< , but i did like the placement of the RTs.

only played mystic once, but from what i saw of the MS (when i joined, onosi were rapeing the rine's base) it had a pretty good texture/look to it.  Although, i did notice that these acid rockets were kinda appearing at the welded-shut vent and hitting our buildings... *coughBUGcough* :rolleyes:

[Sancho]

ns_ayumi

This is by far the sexiest map I have ever seen!  Since some of us refuse to play regular NS on the 3.0 beta server (me), would it be possible to get this map on LunixMonster, possibly in the map cycle?  I'm not sure how it plays, but damn, it is beautiful!

I really hope there's a 2.01 version of this map.  The 3.0 version requires a large, unneeded wad file or it won't work   Will look for a link tomorrow....

[Lightning Blue]

Uh, nope. It's a 3.0 map not a 2.0 map.


Just play NS Classic on Free SunnyD.

[Sancho]

EDIT:  I do not like NS Classic on 3.0.  Oh well, I'll just wait for 3.0 to be fixed.

[Dubbilex]

co_ether - Drunken.Monkey's brand new submission















All I can say is that this map looks simply ravishing :-D

Download link

[BobTheJanitor]

The mapping forum folks on ns.org are trying to put together a semi-official custom map pack. Assuming it actually gets done, it might be worth considering running some custom maps again, if the map pack gets enough visibility.

Also, someone mentioned a new variable in 3.0 that allows redirection to webspace to download custom maps, instead of downloading them directly from the server. So map downloads would be quick and easy and take a lot of the pain and server-clearing out of running some customs in the cycle.

[Uranium - 235]

http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/in...showtopic=64102

co_rats!

Has some problems right now, still in beta, but still looks like some good fun