Ns_complex layout

InZaneFleaArmy

here it is...either a deserty type planet, some sort of marine stronghold, or an underwater place....Not sure yet...Which would you prefer?

<edit> My god it's huge! <edit>



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SentrySteve

Great layout!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I would love to play this -- however I think you have 1 too many ways to get into the hive at at the right.  I suggest getting rid of the 'middle' hallway into the right hive.

Comprox

Well, the top right hive is really well connected with the marines spawn, multiple routes (maybe a little excesiive, but still good! ) But, it seems you forgot about the other hives, there is only 1 main path to each, yes there split into 2 sometimes, but it is just one path the whole way <!--emo&:(--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('><!--endemo-->

InZaneFleaArmy

never really noticed that...hmm....Good point...I can't really find any places to put in new hallways and areas that would make sense....This layout I dumped a year ago...just came back across it, and with my amazing skills now, Noticed "Hey....This rocks".  What if where the hall going to the top left hive splits first, If I make that room above it not connect back to the big one?  And have it go around into 1-2 more rooms, then end up at the same Hive....it'd give it more diversity... and on the bottom...I got no idea.  Thats supposed to be the easily attackable HIVE, whlst teh other two are a bit harder...I dunno...I'll put in an updated Layout in a few min.

InZaneFleaArmy

Changed that Hive's routes, Put in possible Vents and RP's.
Also...sry bout the poor quality...thats my Photoshop and scanner skills for ya.

<edit> I'm also fairly sure I'm going to make an Underwater map, and instead of a Dropship, It'l be a "Drop Sub" </edit>



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nrby

A couple of possible vis issues, high r_speeds in the marked areas. The thick black lines are possible alternatives.

nrby

forgot to add, there seems to be a LOT of hallways, its gonna be hard to fill them with cover and make them varied enough to be intresting. Might cause some clipnode and max_map_model issues.

Any height changes?

InZaneFleaArmy

The ones on the left are fixed with the new layout typish thngy...and the ones on the right are fine, because both exits of the Hive will either be a)doors or b) Higher than the rest (Aka- They'll be on some sort of grating, thats accessable only right next to them.

InZaneFleaArmy

Yes...a lot of height changes actually...It's going to be underwater, a few ways may be blocked off randomly in the final ver (So...not that many hallways) and there will be anywhere from 3-6 different height levels.

BlackPanther

The problem about complex maps like this is that its easy to get confused... not necessarely lost, but still.. it can make your squad "spread out" and get pretty thin. And this results in making it too easy to get hit from behind.

Choping down on hallways should help your layout, but you can make a few of them accessible after they have been blown out or some other objective has been done.

InZaneFleaArmy

Some will be blocked and only open by welders n stuff....U get the idea.

Ph34r-Nephron

This will be a cool map, it seems like most aren't maze like; so this is to be quite a treat <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->.

Kassinger

Hmmm, I can imagine you will be able to make dark and moody areas with windows out to blue water or whatever.

I'm interested in hearing how the underwater theme will work.

InZaneFleaArmy

I got about hundreds of ideas on moody areas....If this all works out, It'l be so scary.....