[map] GoTg_Castle-Windsor_DM

This is a a discussion topic for the map "GoTg_Castle-Windsor_DM" by MiSheps which can be found here

Map description:

Greetings,

My name is Jeremy (MiSheps in HL2DM).

I am the server owner of MiSheps Basement HL2DM servers (4 of them). Back in February I decided I wanted to give back to the HL2 community by building a custom DM map. After 4 months, and around 400 hours of work, I?m happy to say that I have no accomplished that!

I?ve put a lot of hard work into a new map, along with the help from a few very talented people. I would like to get my map out to the world for everyone to enjoy! I would love for my map to be enjoyed by as many people as possible and more importantly I want it to gets it?s start in the HL2 world on the best servers that are out there.

The map is a replica of Castle Windsor (from the UK). It is beautifully done with almost 100% custom graphics, plenty of secrets, & great weapons layout. It is a very large map which could easily accommodate up to 25 to 30 players, but at the same time, easily fluid enough for 2 to 3 players to still enjoy. It is a big map, but very easy to move around. Bottom line is that if you have players who want a good fight, regardless of how many there are, they can enjoy this map!

There are secrets all over this map, but all of which are relatively easy to find / figure out. The weapons layout of the map is very well thought out and designed for hours of fun. When you die, you can find your favorite weapon quickly and easily but at the same time, the layout is designed so that it will keep people on the move and will limit campers from wanting to camp in any particular location.

I have only included 2 RPG?s in the whole map, both of which are located inside secret areas that are on the more difficult side of figuring out. There are NO slams in this map as I use a lot of holographic doors and slams would be an unfair slaughter in any map with holographic doorways.

Bottom line, the map is fun, fast, and furious. In a lot of areas of the map you will (hopefully) be impressed by things that you have never seen in any other map. There are jump pads which can send you flying, lifts what are designed for quick navigation, low gravity suits as well as normal gravity triggers spread all around. All the water in the map acts as health chargers ? no need to ?use? them? just stand in water and be recharged! There are 3 superchargers in the map, and plenty of weapons and ammo to keep things hopping! There are also 6 stationary rocket launchers that are set in place but can still be aimed freely. These make for a RPG lovers dream, while at the same time, give the snipers an easy target to pick off those RPG whores.

It is a fun map, and I would LOVE for you to include it in your map cycle. If I were to say anything negative about this map, it would be in reference to its file size. Because all custom graphics are used, as well as custom sounds, the file size of the map is large (70 MB). However, it is very much worth the download. Once your players have a chance to play on the map, I truly believe that they will be hooked.

If you would like, you can visit our forum thread to read more about it. The forum thread for the release of this map (released today, June 1, 2007) can be found at:

http://www.mishepsbasement.com/NewForum/showthread.php?t=1336

I have also created a set of pictures for you to view of the new map.














And if you would like, you can view a video of the new map at:
http://www.colvinhouse.com/deathdealer3/videos/HTMLz/CastleWindsorFull.html

You can download the BSP from:
http://www.mishepsbasement.com/downloads/GoTg_Castle-Windsor_DM.bsp

If you would like to join our server to see the map in action you can join our 24 hour Castle-Windsor + Spookface server. This server cycles only the two maps (Castle Windsor & Spookface) 24 hours a day, so if its on spookface at the time, just wait til map change and it will be Castle Windsor!

Our 24 hour Castle-Windsor + Spookface server can be connected to at:
8.9.17.184:27015

And our website is: http://www.MiShepsBasement.com

Thank you for considering running our new map on your server! And thank you for running one of the best servers in the HL2 world!

Sincerely,

Jeremy ? Aka MiSheps (Server Owner of MiSheps Basement)

Map screenshots:

Interesting. I didn't expect the jump-pads to launch me 100 ft in the air.

Yes, if you are in low grav (via one of the man suits) it will send ya flying! (about 100 feet)

But if your in normal grav, it jumps you to just above the castle walls (about 5 feet above).

Of course there are many benefits to flying 100 feet as well as negatives, the real talent is in making the right jump for the right situation, at the right time ie there happen to be a lot of great snipers on the map at the time... it wouldn't be a great idea to make yourself into a bird. But if there aren't a lot of good snipers, the birds eye view to find targets can be a great benefit!

Either way, the are fun! lol

Thank you for your comment!