Nice! thanks Korn!

So, here is the way I invision this working:

1. Each person is alotted a maximum volume of grid space, say <512 WC units cubed (~134 million cubic units) to keep map size under control. you don't have to make it a cube, just stick to this volume.

2. A comman thread is chosen, ie pipes, whey streams... any other ideas?

3. Everyone independantly builds their own area, creating a specific minimum number of planned exits (3?)

4. some poor su... uh... I mean WC, will then do a splendid job of interconnecting our hodge podge of mapping goodness into a cohesive whole, creating a central area that harmoniously blends the disparate themes and styles (along with the chosen comonality) into somthing that makes sense, or at least, is interesting

What do you all think?

I'd thought about that, but if the exits/enterances, and our common gimick aren't integral to the areas it will create a real tacked together feel. most especialy if we use pipes or a stream or somthing with a physical presence. I'll be very disapointed if people don't build their archatecture to make that thing a very important part of the area.

I think it's better if the exits and the common factor are made by the author of the area. I know that makes things really tough for you WC, but I think what you will need do is cunningly engineer small transitional areas that gracefully mate things together, rather than trying to significantly change the areas themselves.

lol, well i really feel for ya WC...looks like you got the worst job of all of us

go the snarkpit map!

just a question: will this map be fairly linear gameplay wise within the set size limit, or containing heaps of open and/or veritcal fighting?

Perhaps a happy medium can be reached...?

ok, i dont mind limiting the r_speeds and such. 1000 w-polys sounds reasonable

i think moneyshot just might have stumbled apon something here... i like the hole elemental theme, but i hate to break it to ya money, lava isnt an element and if we go this route...i got dibs on fire

anyways, its 512 cubed volume right? another thing i was thinking. should the areas creator deside spawnpoints, or do you think we should wait til the thing is pieced together to start laying out spawnpoints? same thought on weaponspawns too.

My line idea was, say ya had a bridge. On the side of the bridge would be a blue line, not big, but 64 x 64 square and length of the bridge...then the line would change with the flow of the map, still 64 x 64, the length going up stairs (along a wall), over some rocks, thru a wall, exit out the other side, then continue thru your whole map. The line wouldn't always need to be solid...it could pass thru the player's path from wall to wall (a laser connecting the two lines), but the line would always be visible or "followable" thru the map...and then continue on into the next author's map, same size, but perhaps a different color.

You wouldn't need to build your map around the line, but the line would intertwine thru the map just to keep the theme of the rest of the maps.

And it wouldn't need to be a focal point. It could go from point A to point B over the whole roof of the map, or it could be a focal point, where it would make a center-piece of the one map or go down with a waterfall..or the waterfall would go through it..it needn't be just one line. The line could break into many and even make a cage...but it would need to go back to being one solid line as it exits the map and goes onto the next author.

That would keep the theme of the map and let us all use our own talents and uniqueness to tie the maps together.

Anyways, I like the elemental theme too, but there was a contest here not long ago where people needed to make arena maps with 2 opposing themes...I think we'd be redoing that contest if we all had different elements (fire, water, etc) in our maps.

Also, I volunteer to do the weapon placement and spawns if ya want.

seems you guys have plenty of help.....holler if ya need me....

Doc Brasso...