[NEW Map] A.T.C.E.S. by DjDCH

[DjDCH]

Hi everybody !

For my first topic, I present my first Map. It name A.T.C.E.S. for Advanced Tactical Combat Extended Simulator.

You can download it >>here<<.
You can play it on my server : Xetgo Tremulous Server.

Screenshots :


Please, leave me comments and have fun ! 

[Lava Croft]

You made a boxmap with boxes, I can see the humour in that.

[yetshi]

H top = win

A inside with rants = win

[Taiyo.uk]

It is extended. It is not advanced or tactical.

[Circle]

It looks more like a training map, it has its qualities.

[your face]

that would be a 1337 map for md practice!

[RedGuff]

Hello. Thanks for this new map. I tried it alone, but it seems balanced.

[X-20]

This map reminds me of the mosh pit battles of ut   

[techhead]

A.T.C.E.S.?
No offense, but you should of called it S.U.C.K.

[Circle]

I don't know, I think this map could have potential if he tidied up the textures and maybe tweaked the design.

[Lava Croft]

I think think the only potential this map has is giving you joy in removing it from your harddrive.

[whitebear]

That awakens a question. Why is it there in first place? ^^

But to be honest. From screens I can see that it is not bad map if you are blind to the fact that it's box map.

[Survivor]

You know I avoid even thinking of removing blatantly bad displays of mapping skills. First of all because it discourages new mappers, second of all because it limits free expression. But sometimes, just sometimes, I wish, I dream,... I know deep in my heart the people here could enjoy some benefits of a dictatorship.

[X-20]

You know I avoid even thinking of removing blatantly bad displays of mapping skills. First of all because it discourages new mappers, second of all because it limits free expression. But sometimes, just sometimes, I wish, I dream,... I know deep in my heart the people here could enjoy some benefits of a dictatorship.

+1

[Shadowgandor]

Be nice to the guy all, he...well, he prob has a very good reason that his map is a bunch of hollowed out boxes.

[Atom Eve]

But sometimes, just sometimes, I wish, I dream,... I know deep in my heart the people here could enjoy some benefits of a dictatorship.

I lol'd so hard.

This map isn't really horrible in the... horrible horrible kinda way. It's... Well, maybe it is. However! I'm sure with some more practice you could make a map that is worth playing! A box map is the first step in the long road to mapping greatness.

[Odin]

[X-20]

ONOZE i have to put in my own star-trek pic now!

[your face]

oh, lame.  give the poor guy a break...

[techhead]

I don't know, I think this map could have potential if he tidied up the textures and maybe tweaked the design.

If by tweak the design, you mean a total design overhaul?
Start with the layout, build better rooms, and then add detail worth looking at.
Anything with a shred of quality might be easier if he started a new map from scratch.

P.S. This is by far the harshest post I've ever written, wouldn't be surprised if I lost 10 karma for it.

[CreatureofHell]

Please tell me this isn't suppose to be here. Survivor hurry up with the dictatorship!

[n.o.s.brain]

just dont release ur first map, and everything will be fine!

but i guess that all these flames encourage begginners to try harder, atleast thats wat happened to me.

[ShadowNinjaDudeMan]

Guys.

STFU some time or other.

So, what gives you all the right to hack off this guy, cause he's new?
Thats pretty pathetic. All the "gags" used here and one-liners are pathetic and completely lack any originality whatsoever.

Wth do you all expect, the first map of a guys to be a perfect, well-formed Taiyo/TRaK lookalike. Be cool if it was.

But i aint gonna happen.

So every time someone comes out with their first map, an investment of pride and time, you people just HAVE to start belittling for no good reason, this is a perfectly good first map, better than most!

Im pointing fingers at all the well-established people who are popular among the follower folk here (Im talking to you, Lava should know better.)
But mostly I blame you pathetic bandwagon-ers (CreatureOfHell, techhead)

If you want to hack off people about maps, dont be suprised if it turns out that no-one wants to release their maps and the friendly and loose atmosphere of these forums (pah!) turns into one of harrowing skullduggery (mmmm yeah...).

BTW, make your insults original next, must improve!

(BTW, nice first map, try taking the box out of the rooms though)

[your face]

seriously....  you dont even WANT to see my pathetic, first try...lol, not even my most recent try ;P

[Survivor]

SNDM, it's exactly that reason why I don't move, lock or delete these threads. But i've also warned, and let's quote it:

Do note that you may be bashed and flamed from all sides if you release work which doesn't show any work going into it. Box maps, unplayable maps, severely glitched maps are examples of this. These will all get you to be yelled at. And the moderators don't care.

Why? Because a good bashing kicks things into gear. Accepting someone making maps of this level is actually bad for the community since it will result in a lower than possible quality from a new mapper. But having some people bash you over a map either works two ways; you quit, thinking we're bastards and don't know 'skill' when we see it, or you go on, and keep in your head that what you just did can be done better, and the next one can be better, ad infinitum.
After that you are willing to ask for help, instead of just releasing something out of the blue which is begging for help instead of asking for it. And we don't like beggars because we don't know what they actually want from us.
Where to start in such a map? Aesthetics? Gameplay? Texturework? Lighting? Construction? We are here to help with problems, not lay down our own work for other people's.

[n.o.s.brain]

i guess that all these flames encourage begginners to try harder, atleast thats wat happened to me.

[techhead]

Please do not post your first map here, people are not likely to play it. Also, it may use a name that someone may wish to use for one of their own maps, which might actually suit the name and be very enjoyable.

I was commenting half on the silly-sounding name, and the other half on people's comments saying it had some promise if he put a bit more work into it.

[your face]

i saw this map on 2 servers a few days ago....

atleast its way better than pushcannon....xD

[snb]

weres your server? i dont see it!

[blood2.0]

cant download it looks cool but next time have a different name and DON'T use  atcs textures