Best Custom Maps?
starvey
Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 5922Members
I know "best custom maps" is a bit of a subjective topic question...
But from the NS server ops point of view, whats maps have you found that your users will actually take the time to go out of their way to DL, and then play on? I love the stock map rotation, but I'm looking to grab one or two of the more popular 3rd party maps.
Although I'm open for any recommendations right now. I'm keeping my server as a closed clan server for another week or two, while we work out the bugs, and settle on which Admin/meta mods we want. (Currently: Unstuck, and the Spider Monkey mod for experimentation... Hey it's private, we like to mess around..)
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But from the NS server ops point of view, whats maps have you found that your users will actually take the time to go out of their way to DL, and then play on? I love the stock map rotation, but I'm looking to grab one or two of the more popular 3rd party maps.
Although I'm open for any recommendations right now. I'm keeping my server as a closed clan server for another week or two, while we work out the bugs, and settle on which Admin/meta mods we want. (Currently: Unstuck, and the Spider Monkey mod for experimentation... Hey it's private, we like to mess around..)
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ns_claris (don't remember actual name) just flat out sucks imo too confining as onos and then there is that long walk way all around the map which sucks if you are an alien and the marines decide to build siege there <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::skulk::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='skulk.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo-->
You should check out the latest version of that map. Its called ns_vint002. You can play it on our servers if you want to see it.
I don't like the map. It's a gimmic map. The entire thing being one giant shaft. The aliens spawn up high on a shelf, the marines spawn down on the floor. Aliens try to reach the floor without being shot or falling to their deaths. Marines tech up as fast as they can to get jetpacks and HMG's and then fly up and kill the hives.
It's fun for the first few minutes or so, much like the TFC map boob. (TFC deathmatch map, all civillians, umbrella fest)
But by god it draws players in.
I do like the new iteration of napo... It's gotten darker and better as it gets older.