Silvercity

[esteel]

I think LordHavoc was not sure about the map?!?

[KillaGrunt]

I know it is Silvercity Reloaded.

[fronten]

i like the original Silvercity for DM with 4+ players..

for CTF it really is horrible, because if the flag carrier decides to run - run and run and run - there is no easy catch without an instant hit weapon. boring!

but otherwise: space maps rule.

[[-z-]]

I think LordHavoc was not sure about the map?!?

I doesn't take a Nexuiz player to see the vast improvements. I hope he'll reconsider for the next release.

[TVR]

Remind me why reloaded is not included in the official release.

The image quality may be lacking, but I believe it is sufficient to illustrate some counter-points:

[[-z-]]

I think those are nitpicks and don't really agree with any of them.

I don't really understand the 2nd picture. The ramp and jump pad look like the same theme to me?

[TVR]

I think those are nitpicks and don't really agree with any of them.

The previous post was an unweighted list, if any comments were to be made, the contested reason must be specified.

I don't really understand the 2nd picture. The ramp and jump pad look like the same theme to me?

They both accomplish the purpose of accessing the platform, and therefore there is unnecessary redundancy.

Unnecessary redundancy is purely stylistic, as it serves no design function.

[[-z-]]

I for one wouldn't consider the curvey thing in the middle of the map, "an eyesore that serves little purpose". I think it makes gameplay more interesting by guiding the user to the armor, or making it more difficult to access, depending on where the player is coming from. It also makes the map unique and easily identifiable.

I don't feel like I have to defend the other images because they are what they are, nitpicks.

herefore there is unnecessary redundancy.

Unnecessary redundancy is purely stylistic, as it serves no design function.

We call it choice. It adds new dimension to maps. In miniman, you can jump off the monitor into the megahealth jar or jump up the objects (phone, clock, etc.). This makes for interesting situations.

[tZork]

Jump bender does just that. and what makes you you think its eyesore?

Yes the crack is clipped. not the side rail tho since i think its totally silly to clip things you should get stuck on if your clumsy enough to walk into.

Did you even try the jump pad in that pic? i guess not or else you would know it does something totally different then the ramp does.

yeh, that brush needs more rotation.

No it don't. it matches the theme of silvercity-reloaded.

oh end this should proly go in a new thread. this one is abt silvercity, not -reloaded. to tired to fix that right now.

[TVR [Public Terminal]]

I for one wouldn't consider the curvey thing in the middle of the map, "an eyesore that serves little purpose". I think it makes gameplay more interesting by guiding the user to the armor, or making it more difficult to access, depending on where the player is coming from.

There exists a similar jumppad and suspended pickup on evilspace, without a guide.

By personal preference, the contributions of that curve to map flow are insufficient to valuate the detraction from map aesthetics.

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I don't feel like I have to defend the other images because they are what they are, nitpicks.

A design flaw remains a design flaw, regardless of magnitude.

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herefore there is unnecessary redundancy.

Unnecessary redundancy is purely stylistic, as it serves no design function.

We call it choice. It adds new dimension to maps. In miniman, you can jump off the monitor into the megahealth jar or jump up the objects (phone, clock, etc.). This makes for interesting situations.

Unnecessary redundancy has no effect upon map design.

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Jump bender does just that. and what makes you you think its eyesore?

Design inconsistency, the entire map is planar in terms of direction, with that free-standing curve as the only exception

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Yes the crack is clipped. not the side rail tho since i think its totally silly to clip things you should get stuck on if your clumsy enough to walk into.

In previous versions of Nexuiz, it was indeed possible to be stuck in that crack with the same, unmodified mapfile in current circulation.

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Did you even try the jump pad in that pic? i guess not or else you would know it does something totally different then the ramp does.

At the time of those screen captures, the secondary jumppad did not function, but the intended effect, by personal preference, is equally negative on map flow.

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No it don't. it matches the theme of silvercity-reloaded.

The lamp is a product of design inconsistency, while the addition of hitscan weaponry to silvercity-reloaded does not match the other uses of the moniker 'reloaded' to describe modifications of an existing map, namely - gameplay mechanics.

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Edit: torus spotted a double negative.