Which Maps Do You Like?

jdp311 · December 2002

<div class="IPBDescription">and which do you hate . . .</div> Now I play both marine and alien so I want balanced maps above all. I find that my favorites are Eclipse, Caged, Nothing and Nancy. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Hera is ok, though not the best. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='wink.gif'>

My least favorite are Bast and Tanith. I particularly hate the design of Bast with the revolving door. Blah. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='asrifle.gif'>

Now there are some annoying things like the double doors that don't work right on caged (that's Caged right?) but other than that I seem to prefer those 4 maps above all else.

Just wondering what people think of the maps.

DArtagnan · December 2002

I believe my first game of ns was in ns_eclipse... my second in ns_tanith, both times as a marine... for some strange reason I just associate good fun ns with those two maps... I find myself time and time again drawn to them... their marine starts feel like home....

Much agreed on the revolving door, though it can make for some interesting situations (marines go through one side only to find that an onos was on the other platform going round at the same time <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

sekdar · December 2002

by now i've memorized every map and love them all <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Hozart1 · December 2002

Love all maps, mostly Hera, absolutely hate Bast though. I'm a usual alien player, and Bast is too unbalanced in 1.03, with the **obscenity** vent sneak attacks, one at every hive. The fact that aliens suck in vents makes this level even more lame.

confidential · December 2002

Eclipse. Duh. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Nemesis_Zero · December 2002

My usual reminder in mapdiscussions: Do <b>not</b> bash maps. There are better ways of hinting at imbalances than saying "ns_xyz sucks".

My favorite maps are Hera, Bast, and Eclipse. Bast is actually a blast to play - the fixes in 1.04 will affect its gameflow quite drastically.

DArtagnan · December 2002

Could it be that ns_eclipse appeals to more players because of its relative size? I could be wrong, but it certainly <i>feels</i> smaller than other maps.

Perhaps we will see greater and greater variety in what players consider "the best map" in the coming months. Perhaps experience will help players to understand the entirety of the larger maps and thus prefer them, or at least appreciate them.

Dunsby · December 2002

Caged = Teh Win!!!11

Bast + Hera = Teh Sux0r!!!!111

Techwid · December 2002

I can't stand eclipse, as an alien if your up against a smart marine team, you'll never win. When I play gorge I try to find the most secluded far away position from marine start that would be easy to build up and hard to keep making return missions to for the marines (good example is ventillation hive in caged). This atmosphere doesn't exist in eclipse because its so small you as a marine can get anywhere in the map within 15-30 seconds.

My favorite map is caged just because as aliens its so much fun to do the defense all the hives are fairly easy to defend. It also has several welding spots and 'tricks' that I enjoy using.

Bast, Nothing, Nancy, are usually quite fun also.

Tanith, and Hera can be fun, but most of the time arn't. Tanith's waste handling hive is positioned terrible IMO and Hera has that lame 2 hive siege bug.

tseepra · December 2002

My favourite map is ns_caged, I just love camping over the marine spawn exit and dropping down to kill them all. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tounge.gif'>

I least like ns_hera, just dont really like the hive locations especially Ventilation 3-C...

Comprox · December 2002

I would have to say Hera is most favorite map. The amount of useful welds in that map allows for so much to happen. The holo room is beautifully crafted for large scale battles with troops arriving from every direction for both teams.

There is no map I hate for sure, as I enjoy a game on them all. My least liked is nancy, even I still get lost in those vents <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'>

Xentor · December 2002

Well, my first game was on eclipse, so in some ways I kinda consider that my home turf... Great job on that one, KFS... Definitely my favorite.

Also on the "good" list are Hera, Caged, and Tanith...

I'd say my least favorites are Bast and Nothing...

Bast, despite a reasonable size, seems to have most of the actual gameplay concentrate on a small area, mainly atmospheric processing. Since the revolving platform slows down the action on that entrance, the aliens usually come from the other side, and atmo becomes a major warzone. I'd like to see the combat zones spread out a little more, perhaps with a couple more hallways to connect other vital areas.

ns_Nothing has really driven me crazy, whichever side I play... It's large and confusing for new players, and takes a while to figure out... Maybe I just haven't properly adapted my tactics to it, but it's the one map I can never seem to do much damage on...

Sub-Sider · December 2002

i like eclipse, but also hate it because of the selection bugs on the map ... (how many game were lost, just because of this little **obscenity** bug)
also like nothing (i love the cargo bay, it's just beautiful, 3 res nozzle and very lice combat place - Vents & Tway)

nancy is nice. Great fun for the aliens at the beginning, also great fun for the marines in mid-/endgame.
bast is unfair (in my eyes, with 1.03), but i like the evolving door.

i dont like tanith (simply hate it), and here (because of this impossible CC place - perfectly made for skulks).
Hera is the least map, i want to play.

And personally, i always want to play marines ... more fun, less gorges. Love to be the handyman.

SemperFi · December 2002

Eclipse is probably my favorite, that or caged.

I like them all alot and think they are all quality maps. You can really see the painstaking detail that the map makers put into it, and i thank them for it.

My least favorite map would probably be the one with the Reception room. Just because when im alien i get confused as hell in that level. But its still good.

spai_duhz · December 2002

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nemesis Zero @ Dec 30 2002, 02:51 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>My usual reminder in mapdiscussions: Do <b>not</b> bash maps. There are better ways of hinting at imbalances than saying "ns_xyz sucks".

My favorite maps are Hera, Bast, and Eclipse. Bast is actually a blast to play - the fixes in 1.04 will affect its gameflow quite drastically.</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
the pet fear for aliens of in ns_bast is spawning where the corner-siege can hit the starting hive. @.@

pants · December 2002

Bast is my faavourite, its great. I always have great games on it.

Kenichi · December 2002

My favorite is by far ns_nothing. It is in my mind one of the most well balanced maps. Like all maps it has its problems but over all it plays nicely for both teams.

As for the ones i dislike i dislike alot. ns_dust is a big one. It's overplayed and I just can't stand it anymore. ns_bast has some terrible hive layouts. The fact you can really messup engine hive from a easily defended vent is annoying and stupid. Then there is caged. Why the designed decided that you need a welder to get to the one hive easily is beyond me but in my eyes it severely ruins the flow on those parts of the map. otherwise i love that map.

Dauntl3ss · December 2002

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Comprox @ Dec 31 2002, 12:48 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>I would have to say Hera is most favorite map. The amount of useful welds in that map allows for so much to happen. The holo room is beautifully crafted for large scale battles with troops arriving from every direction for both teams.

There is no map I hate for sure, as I enjoy a game on them all. My least liked is nancy, even I still get lost in those vents <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
U took the words out of my mouth.. i love that map! Especialy as marine, because of the welding spots and the General Cargo Storage (behind the weldable door from marines main base!

As an alien i like ns_eclipse and ns_nancy..
Eclipse has some good vents, and for some reason i kill more easily at that map O_o <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'>
Nancy is an alien paradise with loads of vents, pity that hives is so easily sieged..

The not as good maps IMHO is ns_nothing and ns_bast, thou they arent bad.. only not among the best of the current maps!

Kenichi · December 2002

Dauntless, this intrigues me. Why do you not like nothing? other than the cargo bay hive i can't see any reason. I'm intrested to hear why.

Dauntl3ss · December 2002

I didn't say that i didn't like it.. I said it wasn't the best..

I like The Great Viaduct, and I like the GREAT vents between the hives, I like the 3 res nodes very close at the generator hive.. But O dont like all those elevators, the hight difference.. atleast it should be aliens on top so they cant build under the elevator!

Which Maps Do You Like?

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