New map in construction.

RequiemRequiem Join Date: 2002-04-23 Member: 489Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">Ns_notnamedyet layout</div>Basically, this map happens on a space stations. If you look closely, you can see that the corridors form squares where the station facilities are located. To ensure correct gameflow, the corridores have been blocked in many places for some reason.

Ventilation shafts have not been marked on the map yet, but they'll probably litter the entire place.

Key:

Violet - Marine Start / Command Center
Green - Corridors
Purple - Residential Areas
Cyan - Offices
Yellow - Storages / Ware"houses"
Blue - Labs
Red - Maintenance
Orange - Hive

Light Areas - Main Paths
Dark Areas - Side Paths / Misc.

<img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/uploads/post-4-16607-Layout.gif" border="0">
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  • KauKau Join Date: 2002-06-22 Member: 809Members
    Too complex...and at the hives, although i see that you've put 3 entrances into the actual hive, there is a bottleneck right in front of the 3-way split.
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  • JediYoshiJediYoshi The Cupcake Boss Join Date: 2002-05-27 Member: 674Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Kau+June 28 2002,22:54--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Kau @ June 28 2002,22:54)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->Too complex...and at the hives, although i see that you've put 3 entrances into the actual hive, there is a bottleneck right in front of the 3-way split.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Kau, have you have you seen any other full layouts?

    <img src="http://planethalflife.com/awmaps/pics/eclip_layout_4-10-02.jpg" border="0">

    That one was KFU's. I know not all maps are that large but thet're are not far off. Also, what do you mean by <i>actual</i> hive. There are always three actual hives.
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  • KungFuSquirrelKungFuSquirrel Basher of Muttons Join Date: 2002-01-26 Member: 103Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    That's not even the full layout I completed -- and the final version didn't even adhere to that. But if you notice, despite the size, there's really very little going on in the Eclipse layout I drew. Same in the final map -- areas are large and fairly spaced apart, so it still is fairly easy to learn.
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  • HanzGruberHanzGruber Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 47Members
    about the top layout on first post - my usual comment - long corridors with lots of passages leading off = big r_speeds...you've got some there with 10 passages off one corridor... unless you've discovered a way to map that I am missing - it's going to be quite hard to keep it under 700 without resorting to a single hollow box...
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  • nrbynrby Join Date: 2002-03-05 Member: 270Members
    Seems to be a lot of ``useless'' corridors that don't lead anywhere
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  • ChromeAngelChromeAngel Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 14Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    I agree with what the others have said.  You also seem to have lots of dead-end rooms.  

    Large, themed rooms, connected by the shortest pieces of hallway you can get away with is my current advice for layouts.  Having the entraces to hive rooms at different hieghts makes them much more fun to play too.
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  • Spyder_MonkeySpyder_Monkey Vampire-Ninja-Monkey Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 8Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Indeed, no offense, but that looks more like the maze from hell than a map. I'd be worried about anyone trying to navigate their way in this map. <!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo--> Hell, I still get lost in Hera, and it's relatively simple compared to some of the maps I've seen... *cough* Penumbra *cough*
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  • CyonProCyonPro Join Date: 2002-02-02 Member: 154Members
    /me starts making navigational sign textures for ns_forge.
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  • SmokeMastaSmokeMasta Join Date: 2002-04-13 Member: 430Members
    better release the maps for Printing when the release comes <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
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  • Parse_ErrorParse_Error Join Date: 2002-03-18 Member: 331Members
    Not to be mean but your layout is nothing but a bunch of random boxes drawn in paint. Sorry.  <!--emo&???--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'><!--endemo-->
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  • NayNay Join Date: 2002-06-09 Member: 741Members
    not to mension the size will probably cause compile errors like max patchs " i hate that one " i like some of it, but i think the hives are best in the corners of the maps! instead of a line,
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  • bluemanblueman Join Date: 2002-04-09 Member: 399Members
    try cutting up lots of corridors at the superior part of the drawing. do 5 or 6 rooms where the fight will take place and some corridors joining them.... it maybe work <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
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