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Posted by unknown on Thu Jan 1st at 12:00am 1970


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 Re: [map] op4_datacore
Posted by Leperous on Thu Jan 1st at 12:00am 1970

Like Bounce, I doubt anyone who plays Half-Life online has never played Datacore before. So really this map needs no introduction. Fine with me. <BR> <BR>So I'll keep the review short, as this converted version is exactly the same as the original, but with a couple of weapons and items switched around (and I can't be bothered to write out a full one anyway). As before, there are still some small texturing problems dotted around, but you don't really notice them whilst playing. Also, I wasn't really impressed by the weapon placement in this conversion- the only thing that seems to have changed is that the Snarks have been replaced by a displacer, and there's some of the op4 weapons instead of, say, a healthkit. Okay, so bounce did this too, but at least it had some thought put into it (e.g. the RPG being moved to a harder-to-reach position). But then again, the weapons layout was nearly perfect in the original, so I suppose the converters were reluctant to fiddle around with it. <BR> <BR>So tactically it is equivalent to the original DM version- why don't you just go away and play it on a DM server then? <!-- BBCode Start --><B>Answer</B><!-- BBCode End -->- because you like op4 more <IMG SRC="/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif" align=texttop> <BR> <BR>But as it's got 99.9% of the genetic makeup of the original map and it's the same thing all over again, this doesn't stop it from being such a brilliant level to play. The level layout is such that it seems to be a huge map but you always know where you are, and can get to anywhere else quickly. Kill zones are easily identified, and usually full of players looking for a fight. There's just enough ammo and health lying around to keep you going, and high r_speeds <!-- BBCode Start --><B>are</B><!-- BBCode End --> non-existent on this map. <BR> <BR>All in all, this map is nearly perfect in every way. Although it's not to some peoples tastes, it has my kind of game play, and the only flaws I found were minor texturing ones. <BR><br /><br /><b>Verdict</b><br /><br />Still an awesome map to play, one of the best.



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 Re: [map] op4_datacore
Posted by Leperous on Thu Jan 1st at 12:00am 1970

Like Bounce, I doubt anyone who plays Half-Life online has never played Datacore before. So really this map needs no introduction. Fine with me. <BR> <BR>So I'll keep the review short, as this converted version is exactly the same as the original, but with a couple of weapons and items switched around (and I can't be bothered to write out a full one anyway). As before, there are still some small texturing problems dotted around, but you don't really notice them whilst playing. Also, I wasn't really impressed by the weapon placement in this conversion- the only thing that seems to have changed is that the Snarks have been replaced by a displacer, and there's some of the op4 weapons instead of, say, a healthkit. Okay, so bounce did this too, but at least it had some thought put into it (e.g. the RPG being moved to a harder-to-reach position). But then again, the weapons layout was nearly perfect in the original, so I suppose the converters were reluctant to fiddle around with it. <BR> <BR>So tactically it is equivalent to the original DM version- why don't you just go away and play it on a DM server then? <!-- BBCode Start --><B>Answer</B><!-- BBCode End -->- because you like op4 more <IMG SRC="/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif" align=texttop> <BR> <BR>But as it's got 99.9% of the genetic makeup of the original map and it's the same thing all over again, this doesn't stop it from being such a brilliant level to play. The level layout is such that it seems to be a huge map but you always know where you are, and can get to anywhere else quickly. Kill zones are easily identified, and usually full of players looking for a fight. There's just enough ammo and health lying around to keep you going, and high r_speeds <!-- BBCode Start --><B>are</B><!-- BBCode End --> non-existent on this map. <BR> <BR>All in all, this map is nearly perfect in every way. Although it's not to some peoples tastes, it has my kind of game play, and the only flaws I found were minor texturing ones. <BR>

Design
Very brightly lit lab sort-of-place, some nice architecture and layout but shoddy texturing. 4 marks.

Gameplay
Although game play hasn't changed one iota, it still has some of the most frantic fragging you'll see this side of Quake. 5 mark

Verdict
Still an awesome map to play, one of the best.

Pros
Gets very hectic & Brilliant "connectivity"

Design
Same bad texturing as the original




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