Mappers - Do you want testers?

MrWizardMrWizard Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4860Members
in Mapping
Since there is no auto-download of maps at the moment, this is a question to all of you mappers out there who may want a wider audience to test your maps. Do you want a concise list of people willing to test maps? I'm sure it wouldn't take long to get several peoples' contact information for such things.
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    But what exactly do mappers want to test atm, with a none-gameplay alpha release about to happen?
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  • Kc2000Kc2000 Join Date: 2009-06-14 Member: 67840Members
    Test if corridors are wide/tall enough for normal marine movements.. until we get to play the kharaa side and then test that portion out also.
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    In other words, not much atm J/K
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  • Eternaly_LostEternaly_Lost Join Date: 2004-11-20 Member: 32907Members, Constellation, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--quoteo(post=1763880:date=Apr 9 2010, 02:30 PM:name=Kc2000)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kc2000 @ Apr 9 2010, 02:30 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1763880"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Test if corridors are wide/tall enough for normal marine movements.. until we get to play the kharaa side and then test that portion out also.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    That tends to be something that the map maker should test themselves and often. Getting a bunch of people to play it tends to be better when you are trying to balance it, not just look at it and see how it looks.
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    Walking distance, building space, siege ranges, lork on clorf spots :P. All of which we cannot test atm, due to lack of information
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  • StandardStandard Join Date: 2003-12-06 Member: 24048Members, Constellation
    You don't need to test those points because if you have followed a mapping standard, the sizes of most corridors will be defaulted close to what they should be. The only thing that needs to be tested is map flow and timing balance. Everything else will just be for aesthetics.
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  • slayer20slayer20 Killed a man once. Join Date: 2007-12-13 Member: 63157Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Having one extra person to help criticize your map can really help. If anyone is getting access to the engine test and wants to check out my map, please drop me a PM. I would love to see some in-game screenshots and some suggestions for what I can improve from an in-game perspective.
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  • Skyforger2Skyforger2 Join Date: 2007-10-19 Member: 62681Members
    I want to test some of other maps than my own and devs.

    I want ns_eva :D
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  • BJHBnade_spammerBJHBnade_spammer Join Date: 2005-02-25 Member: 42431Members
    just have the mappers that can host the server and once we get the engine we can join and test them
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  • MrWizardMrWizard Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4860Members
    I plan on throwing my map to the wolves after my own personal walk through or two, probably as a torrent and through pm if nobody wishes to go the torrent route.

    I was just curious if others, mappers and non-mappers, felt the same way I did on the subject =)
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  • slayer20slayer20 Killed a man once. Join Date: 2007-12-13 Member: 63157Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Personally I don't think I'd handing my map to just anyone. I'd rather put it in the hands of someone that I believe wouldn't send it to everyone and possibly have someone try to steal what little work I've done.
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  • SlycasterSlycaster Limited Edition Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 24Members, NS1 Playtester
    <!--quoteo(post=1763981:date=Apr 9 2010, 04:10 PM:name=slayer20)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (slayer20 @ Apr 9 2010, 04:10 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1763981"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Personally I don't think I'd handing my map to just anyone. I'd rather put it in the hands of someone that I believe wouldn't send it to everyone and possibly have someone try to steal what little work I've done.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Unfortunately, I'm in slayer's boat here as well. Until the editor has the ability to create a compile method to lock maps from being edited, I'm going to be traversing the same route.
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  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    "Mappers; I want to steal your stuff" - New topic title.
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  • Denton22Denton22 Join Date: 2010-03-08 Member: 70878Members
    ALL YOUR WORK BELONGS TO ME!!!!
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  • GregzenegairGregzenegair Join Date: 2009-06-26 Member: 67944Members
    edited April 2010
    I'll snatch your maps and sell it!!
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