My friend, CardO, of Quake 1 mapping has released a new DMC map!  The map is designed for 1v1, I believe, and it is very nice

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thanx a bunch WC, when will people learn fileCRAPlanet is needlessly tedious

CardO's map

heres a better link guys..

i will look at it ASAP dietz.. ask your bud if he would like a critique?

either way, the screens you posted look cool

Right then.

I'm not "too good" to post my own replies but I didn't have an account until I read what people had written. I'm not confused with any textures; they're dmc textures which are made in quake fashion. Just because it's half-life doesn't mean it should use half-life textures.. if that's what u meant by that comment?

anyhow, thanks alot for the compliments everyone and I would very much appreciate critique If u can be bothered, a mail to cardo@planetquake.com would be great. thanks alot!

to crackerjack. Yes. i've just joined the citizen-132 team to help with their mp maps. http://c132.halflife-mods.com/news.php

Oh.. and i'm messed up how orpheus?! it's uploaded to fileplanet because that's the default server that all the planet sites use.. incase u hadn't noticed :P

.. and yes i know they're turd.

yeah, it is a shame to have to sneak out a map under the cover of darkness

maybe you should consider alternate friends, we at least acknowledge quake has a purpose.. most quakers i have met, look on HL as a degenerate quake clone.. sad really, cause quakers have such talent to, to bad we seldom get the chance to improve upon it..

anywho's i will look the map over soonish, i am a tad busy ATM, Kornflakes has my undivided attention at present, much to wildcards chagrin

The Obligatory warning message: This is NOT a review, it is to be considered opinion only, and as such totally dis-regarded if it is contrary to the authors intended results.. anything in this critique can be ignored with no ill will or hard feelings incurred..

also, i must point out, that in 99% of my critiques, they are given prior to release, and intended as a guide to help in its release, this map, i assume, has already been released, so.... from this point onwards, it will be more for any future releases, and lastly, this map was near perfect, so most, IF NOT ALL of my comments will seem like nit-picking.... so without further pause..,

in these above 6 shots, you will note the texture misalignment, this is a common mistake, and one that i am not sure if , restricted to HL mapping.. when someone clips a corner off a solid, then applies the texture, the ratio is almost always off , often stretch at times by 2 or 3 times.. i spent days trying to remedy this in my map N_P, and still i missed a few..

this light fixture ( and all the rest too ) seems to incorporate an added light entity, but if you look close the fixture is recessed, and IMO could have been better employed if a lightspot were used instead.. also if the textured light had been boosted in the lights.rad a bit, the entity light could possibly have been omitted all together... still a light spot would have done a much better job..

another nit-picking point.. the pillar on the left is moss encrusted due to the moisture level (altho there is a lava source close by, so i bet steam must be the main growth factor ) but the pillar on the right is moss free..

seen from the other side, it becomes more apparent.. the now left pillar looks wrong, when the right one looks like wood and slimy.. while it is clean as a whistle..

these floor slits really add another factor to game play, but this one is a bit oversized.. it felt odd hovering over a slot, that was obviously big enuff to drop thru..

the little added ambiance items really added to the general feel and atmosphere.. this broken crete was a perfect addition.

all in all, i loved the general feel and layout of this map, the connectivity was perfect IMO, and the item placement seemed fine as well.. i personally think thin is more conducive to the strategy minded players, and this one qualifies 100%..

i was un-nerved by an aspect i never noticed before, in none of my tests, were there any footsteps evident.. the sound was missing completely, i never noticed this before and found that it retracted from the game, instead of adding to it strategically, being able to move soundlessly, was never my idea of good gaming...

anyways.. all in all this map rates up there with some of the best i have seen, and since i am more partial to smaller maps, this one managed to catch my attention and would have to say, it is a must play to anyone whom likes DMC fragging..

nice job.. i hope to see more "beta's"  from this author..

uhh, dietz my hair is moving again..

i didn't do the critique till after he said it was ok..

No, I'm referring to the fact that CardO didn't ask me to test his map before release... the anti-hl channel he speaks of is also the channel I frequent