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Posted by Trinca [89.180.47.25] on 2007/09/21 00:34:18

This map intend to be for Quoth base pack but tree important reasons made me remake it and release under ID1
1 - all the delay in the Quoth2 stuff
2 - My mapping skills in august of 2006 aren't so good as they are now so map suck a bit...
3 - SDA team might want to run it :p
So i think is better release this one now and my fbase (my second base map) might be on the Quoth2 base pack because i still have many work to make on it, and Quoth2 is real real real good and Preach and Kell are making a real good work on it.
download: http://trinca.quaddicted.com/maps/...
screenshot: http://trinca.quaddicted.com/maps/...

Looks Nice
#1 posted by inertia [134.53.120.119] on 2007/09/21 04:33:18
Is that area a homage to another sp map?
Yaaay...
#2 posted by distrans [149.144.189.66] on 2007/09/21 04:42:52
...with business committments out of the way by tomorrow night I'll get to play this, thanks Trinca! Looks like a nice use of skybox from the screenie.
Good Month
#3 posted by Eisenfresser [217.6.230.242] on 2007/09/21 09:55:50
for q1sp :) will test it tonight.
Hmmm
#4 posted by Baker [67.149.220.91] on 2007/09/21 13:20:10
I played about half of this and 3 things bothered me:
1. Monster density seemed really high
2. Texture clash
3. "Glass walls" aka invisible walls
It seemed like there were too many soldiers and enforcers in each area and there were too many non-brown colors in a lot of the textures (reds, yellows).
I like almost every one of Trincas maps (Forgotten Tomb, tcoa, etc) so I kind of feel bad saying this.
GLASS
I could be wrong about this, but doesn't aguirRe's engine support transparent walls (I assume this looks glass-like).
I find the "glass" textures where skipremove was used to be annoying in most cases.
Is there a standard method that would work to create semi-transparent brushes that work in both aguirRe's engine and DarkPlaces and maybe get the code in aguirRe's engine patched into FitzQuake/TyrQuake/JoeQuake/other engines.
Because it seems to me that maps like this one -- that break at least 1 GLQuake limit anyway (edicts in this case) -- might as well use widely accepted engine enhancements.
Skyboxes, fog, color lights are already almost universally supported in all engines. Why not add transparent looking glass too?
Entertaining!
#5 posted by Spirit [213.39.225.75] on 2007/09/21 13:38:33
I really disliked the changed monsters as they had no visual hint about being stronger and thus were a bad surprise. I also didn't like the "glass", you could have just left out those brushes.
Some very nice architecture. Most of it felt too room-corridor-crate-room-corridor-... though. It was kinda confusing sometimes.
And of course it is a base map and I hate base maps, heh. Even with hating them this felt like a good map, so, well done!
I mostly enjoyed seeing all the trims, rounded egdes (well, some :P ), innovative stuff, you did some nice progress even back then. Start making medieval demonic maps please. ;)
.alpha
#6 posted by Preach [217.44.223.149] on 2007/09/21 13:51:45
There's a fairly standard convention in all engines for how you make things transparent, you add a field to all entities called .alpha, and set it between 0 and 1. So that much is fairly simple.
The problem is what you do for engines that don't support alpha, like standard glquake and winquake. If the map isn't exceeding hard engine limits, then it's bad practice to release maps that don't work well in engines without a specific extension. For something like transparent windows, it'd make much more sense to have the window brush invisible in these engines than have them fully visible. So how do you code that?
Well, the best way to do it is to use the checkextension method, which is all well documented with the darkplaces engine(see dpextensions.qc for the full rundown). The basic idea is that you check the value of one cvar, which tells you if there's a builtin function called checkextension. Then you can use that function to decide if the engine has .alpha support. If both of those checks are passed then go ahead with setting the model and .alpha. If one of them fails, hide the model.
The problem is that adding both alpha rendering and the checkextension system makes this a non-trivial bit of coding to do. The reason why skyboxes, fog and coloured lights are implemented more widely is that they have fallbacks on older engines - render the normal sky in white light. If you just add a window expecting alpha, then in old engines it'll a) look ugly and b) be opaque, so you can't see through it. That might adversely affect gameplay.
Kell and I have considered adding an entity for quoth2 basically as described there, specifically for making these kind of windows. But we want a reasonably stable engine with checkextension first.
More Efficient Way?
#7 posted by Baker [67.149.220.91] on 2007/09/21 14:24:19
Put note in readme ;)
/Semi-joking, I know you are saying that this should be done properly.
Deh
#8 posted by Mikko [91.153.54.88] on 2007/09/21 16:08:14
Good map! Took me 16 minutes on medium (about 13 enemies remained alive when I exited - no idea where they were). I found two secrets (I never really look for them).
You really filled this one with enemies but I thought the balance was quite good. I didn't die even once but base maps tend to be quite easy anyways so... I'd have left those four ogres out since they felt a bit out of place and I agree with the criticism concerning those invisible walls and tougher versions of the same old enemies.
As for visuals, too many hallways looked the same (although good) and I'd have wanted to see a few more outdoor locations. The underwater section was pretty cool.
#9 posted by negke [82.83.26.61] on 2007/09/21 16:44:49
The underwater bits were nice indeed, especially the floating crates (bit unrealistic though). Some other area looked nice too.
But in general most areas were pretty bland. There were properly aligned textures, trims, computers and random crates, however they don't help much as the overall structure of the map is a linear room-corridor-room construction with little interconnectivity and mostly large, more or less square 2d rooms. This is worsened by the lack of depth and detail of the ceilings in particular. Some slopes and pillars on the walls or buttresses would have helped as well.
The large amount of monsters was typical of a Trinca map. I only played on Normal this time, so no problems (only found 1 secret). Combat got repetitive though, due to the overuse of Grunts and Enforcers - you should have considered using Quoth1.
The map is OK, but luckily it doesn't reflect your current skill level, since it's already older than other releases. Keep it up.
Trinca Ownz
#10 posted by Sielwolf [84.130.207.10] on 2007/09/21 18:06:01
One of the best Base maps ever; I liked especially the underwater part near end, and how much work it must have taken to get the air supply *just* right, I cannot imagine.
Great, sneaky secrets :) and good combat; base enemies are cannon fodder so itīs very reasonable to use a lot of them, but they were nicely combined with the medieval monsters, i.e. the Spawns fit very well in the long corridors.
Btw I canīt understand the nitpicking about small forgivable things like the invisible walls (they are there to make a secret not too obvious), they are no show stoppers !?
My complaints would be: lighting is too flat, and some rooms seem bare, despite the good effort to hide that with texture work.
Fantastic map, Trinca, still it would be nice to see a deluxe edition in Quoth2 :))
#11 posted by Trinca [89.180.52.58] on 2007/09/21 21:54:41
my second base map is much much more detailed and not boxy.... that was main reason of this release.... becouse map was to big to fix, in that time my mapping skills were poor, and i think this map is not a map to sent to trash... atleast people can have a litle fun with it... and for Base pack... not to good becouse i saw others people maps... are this is crap comparing with the others... i could use the alpha trick to make the window... but i didnīt now that trick in that time and i didnīt change nothing!!! just monsters... so this map is from the time that was made!
thks for hate or love it :)
Mikko the 13 monsters that you miss were progs.dat problem... fish count! in the number of fishes :) i got in map
Baker i still love you anyway ;)
Glass
#12 posted by negke [82.83.18.44] on 2007/09/21 22:17:16
When using the shootable trigger_multiple trick for glass-like surfaces, it should be given a very high wait value AND be fired itself upon startup by another entity in order to avoid the bleeding effect (using a trigger might be necessary in case the skip tool doesn't work, e.g. if it's a very large and intricate map - though with metl's new tool, I guess the trigger technique isn't needed anymore, except if the map is meant to be reused by less skilled people maybe).
In areas such as in this map, regular glass surfaces (without alpha or the transparent water trick) should optimally have some visual clue, like some logo, cracks, or makeshift reflections. It doesn't look too convincing but at least it's better than having an entirely invisible wall.
Good Map
#13 posted by ijed [216.241.20.2] on 2007/09/22 01:58:12
Had fun with this, nice to see it released finally, although I'll still bug you for the Quoth II version when its ready ;)
The mixed enemies didn't bother me, but I wish you'd given them the Quadfactor hack as well, would have made them more challenging instead of just bulletproof.
As to alpha, I use it alot, especially since it works with all entities (eg. breakables). A note in the readme - if there's any spot where it directly changes gameplay for those with an unequipped engine then I remove it.
Hmm
#14 posted by nitin [210.84.9.225] on 2007/09/22 03:20:17
this is quite good, despite the linear design and boxy nature. There's some nice detailing in parts and the gameflow is still pretty good. You can definitely see a good imagination at work though, both in terms of looks and gameplay.
I also didnt like the changed monsters because there was no way to tell apart the stronger ones from the normal ones.
Apart, from that, very enjoyable.
Hmmm Indeed...
#15 posted by distrans [59.167.21.52] on 2007/09/22 09:12:29
...I'm actually all for the armour hack, but within limits! Random grunts and enforcers with the equivalent of a single SG blast of armour is fine, harder enemy with the equivalent of a DBS blast also, but grunts and enforcers with vore/shambler type protection is infuriating.
The level was basically room/corridor/room but I still found most of it interesting. The level of trim was impressive in places. A couple of the corridors were very impressive on their own - more sci-fi than standard Id base.
I too thought the use of spawn was well done, unnerving but easily beatable if one kept one's head. Fragging grunts in corridors got a bit boring but the set pieces made up for it. I'm still not a fan of base enemy teleporting in base levels with no obvious mechanism involved.
Don't beat yourself up too much about this one Trinca, it was a blast with some good ideas. And great practice :)
P.S. I found a small block sticking out of a beam up in the rafters of the main "key door hub" but it wouldn't react to push or shot. Mapping artefact?
Nice Map
#16 posted by Eisenfresser [87.168.95.103] on 2007/09/22 11:58:36
but the stronger enemies without any skinchange etc are a bit annoying. There's also a HUGE load of monsters in this map and for that amount, the SNG and the RL came a bit late into the game imho.
Liked the design though quite a lot.
Well playable.
Trinca
#17 posted by nitin [210.84.9.225] on 2007/09/23 01:36:10
is it possible to point me where I can download the sky in the screenies and alsothe ones that gives an error on loaing?
#18 posted by Trinca [89.180.39.52] on 2007/09/23 10:04:12
http://trinca.quaddicted.com/dark_...
and what are the one that are giving error?
Thanks
#19 posted by nitin [203.214.122.38] on 2007/09/23 10:13:27
as the skybox isnt included in the normal zip file, when you load the map without it you get an error message where quake tries to find the sky but cant.
#20 posted by Trinca [89.180.39.52] on 2007/09/23 10:28:49
the one i got in worldspawn is this one dark :)
didnīt put in .zip becouse i think everybody had it! i got 200 mb of sky boxes :\
Nice Map
#21 posted by aguirRe [212.151.8.22] on 2007/09/24 01:14:53
With the selected skybox it looked good, I especially liked the initial open areas. Inside there were quite a bit repetitive corridors, though. Gameplay on Hard was great, everything felt balanced.
The logic in some of the secrets were a bit puzzling, the slime hint was really off ...
It'd be nice to see a wild demo on this!
#22 posted by Trinca [89.181.164.169] on 2007/09/24 23:52:09
Nightmare 100% if you didnīt play map dont see demo :p
http://trinca.quaddicted.com/wbase...
File Not Found
#23 posted by aguirRe [212.151.13.34] on 2007/09/25 01:37:36
Is the url correct?
#24 posted by Trinca [89.181.164.169] on 2007/09/25 08:13:58
http://trinca.quaddicted.com/temp/...
sorry aguirRe
Nice Map!
#25 posted by Hrimfaxi [87.49.44.149] on 2007/09/25 13:16:32
Played on Hard and had a good time!
Corridors was a bit repetive, as others has pointed out! And I the stronger enemies should have had a skinchange as well!
Else the map is one of your best!
Just keep them comming.
Retro Fun
#26 posted by Scragbait [69.159.50.130] on 2007/09/26 01:10:04
This map reminded me of hundreds of other user maps I played in the 90's. It was good fun. I played on Hard and got 7/8 secrets. Never found out how to open the Slime is Key door. The arena near the end provided plenty of RL gibbing fun.
Watched The Demo
#27 posted by Scragbait [69.159.50.130] on 2007/09/26 01:35:18
And I did what was required to open the slime secret but I guess it's a bit hit and miss despite several tries by me.
Looking fwd to your next map.
Nice Demo
#28 posted by aguirRe [212.151.9.216] on 2007/09/26 01:43:54
Hehe, it's pretty obvious that you've run through this map quite a few times ... But can you beat it without the secrets? Especially getting the RL so early on can make a big difference in strategy.
Please don't make another demo on that, I'm just curious.
Fast-paced Fun
#29 posted by AladdinSane [207.81.33.50] on 2007/09/26 10:57:22
I really enjoyed this map. I'm not normally a fan of base maps, but this one kept me entertained throughout. I would've thought mowing through 250 baddies would get boring, but I was surprised to already be at 180 the first time I died.
I got the RL secret at the beginning, but really didn't use it until the final battle; by the end I'd found 5/8 secrets. Ammo was plentiful (way too many shells & nails).
I was impressed with the originality of the architecture in places, although several of the rooms were very plain. I too found the glass annoying ("why can't I squeeze through here? Oh, it's supposed to be glass..."). Not a big deal though. I got stuck under the final lift and had to noclip to get out.
Overall, I thought it was very good; a bit more time spent detailing the plain areas, and it would've been great. Miles ahead of the stuff you were making a few short years ago!
<-- This Is The Icon I Wanted
#30 posted by AladdinSane [207.81.33.50] on 2007/09/26 10:58:33
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#31 posted by starbuck [80.192.72.117] on 2007/09/26 13:27:35
my second base map is much much more detailed and not boxy.... that was main reason of this release.... becouse map was to big to fix, in that time my mapping skills were poor, and i think this map is not a map to sent to trash... atleast people can have a litle fun with it...
Agreed, why let a big map like this go to waste? I'm in the same situation actually, I'm finishing off a map I started years ago, because although I can map a lot prettier now, there's too much stuff built to go in the trash.
On that subject, I have to say, yeah, it is a bit boxy and linear, and some areas are a bit plain, but it's a good effort and a big map, with some nice sections, like the first big yard with all the crates. Finish the next map!
Nice
#32 posted by rudl [193.171.131.245] on 2007/09/28 16:48:08
i especially like the underwater area with the computer stuff
More Pics
#33 posted by inertia [134.53.120.119] on 2007/09/29 08:27:24
for those of us with unplayable setups? :/
#34 posted by Slayer [89.181.176.126] on 2007/09/29 18:19:17
fun map also like the underwater part the most! keep up the good work
ID1 FTW
#35 posted by vegetous [201.78.189.41] on 2007/09/29 18:57:46
Tnx for releasing the map under ID1 instead of quoth Trinca!
I Second That
#36 posted by aguirRe [212.151.18.233] on 2007/09/29 23:04:22
Nice with variation.
Wonderful
#37 posted by Morfans [81.155.159.128] on 2007/09/30 20:45:21
I don't like base maps, as a rule, but thoroughly enjoyed this.
Very long, very linear (again, things that usually annoy me) but very nice gameplay and there was always some trick jumping possible in every set-piece room that would get you somewhere cool. Sometimes it was a secret, sometimes not. But always fun. The hugely long and convoluted RL secret near the start was especially satisfying. (But I hope the message when you press the button was meant in an ironic way, otherwise get someone with English as a first language to proof read your messages). :-)
I only found 6/8 secrets, so I'm off to watch your demo now. Not sure if this is actually speedrunnable, couldn't find enough shortcuts to make it under 8 minutes (guessing) for an ER, but still a great map. Content over style but still with good style.
I haven't played Quake in a while due to life. This map has made me feel horny. Sacre bleu!
#38 posted by Trinca [89.181.3.62] on 2007/09/30 21:14:14
ye you right is to long for runs ;) underwater part take to lonnnnnngg ;) but i had fun making it :)
Quick Comment:
#39 posted by Shambler [82.38.199.129] on 2007/10/02 15:56:48
Again great fun gameplay. Good amount of monsters, I like the numbers a lot. Made it feel worthwhile and intense for a base map. Design still simple in some places but good in others, outdoor bits are good. Definitely an enjoyable map.
Trinca
#40 posted by JPL [82.234.167.238] on 2007/10/03 12:08:58
It is not you best map, and it doesn't reflect your exact mapping skill. nevertheless, it was quite funny. tons of monster to defeat make the map really good in term of gameplay. The architecture is good, while some area are really flat...
Well, keep it up !
My Thoughts...
#41 posted by generic [76.3.11.41] on 2007/10/12 14:12:40
Good Old Skool Quake fun: sparse, ammo-wise, with lots of big empty rooms. Architecture was excellent in most areas minus the bad, bleeding glass. Gameplay could have included a few more visual clues like a message for the pressure release button, separate skins for the uber-health monsters, and placing teleport tex on the floor for those Doomy teleport-behind-the-player moments. Lots of stray teleport sounds could have been silenced, too.
Not your best map, Trinca, but it still kicks ass!!!
W.b.
#42 posted by steven_a [165.228.147.130] on 2007/10/15 08:35:59
Great base map 8>
Well
#43 posted by PuLSaR [80.80.111.200] on 2007/10/20 15:59:56
pretty nice map, Trinca you're making progress
Trinca
#44 posted by Ankh [82.160.155.18] on 2007/10/21 01:41:17
I liked your map a lot. It was fun to play and it looked good. There were some clever ideas and nice combats. I liked the secrets and the exploration. Sometimes the progression was unlear and I had no ammo in one place (because I have wasted it somewhere else :).
A good map from you. It would be a good part of the base pack you know ;)
Here is my demo on skill 1:
http://shub-hub.com/files/demos_si...
The uber-monsters were ok. I just didn't have any rockets for them at that moment. I got stuck just before the exit - under the final lift - it wouldn't be a nice place to end up your life there :)
#45 posted by Trinca [89.180.55.233] on 2007/10/21 22:46:13
nice demo Ankh ;) just didnīt understand why you jumped so much in computers :) just jump from boards to crates :) why did u jump from top of computers? roulffff you put hard a easy stuff ;)
thks for demo ;) my kid said you were noob becouse you took so much time :) ehehe he is a pro on my maps ;)
in god mode of course :)
Trinca
#46 posted by Ankh [88.199.103.6] on 2007/10/21 22:50:50
I was jumping for fun. And I know there was an easier way. I like jumping in quake, that's all, and I wasn't in hurry :P
Jumping Rocks
#47 posted by Shambler [82.47.200.179] on 2007/10/23 17:21:39
I seemed to jump a lot on Trinca's map.
#48 posted by inertia [24.164.65.208] on 2007/12/20 05:51:59
I liked! Near the big areas I had major problems with mouse freezing (WASD was okay) and enemies disappearing. Oh and I fell into the ending elevator pit. Fail.
You're improving Trinca, and this map is huge and fun! Try to use more dramatic lights.
Just Wanted To Say
#49 posted by RickyT23 [217.44.37.26] on 2007/12/20 14:18:31
that this map was cool! I found it a little hard (on skill 2) but not so hard that I wouldnt have been able to finish it, I just maybe have to die about three times or something - it was fun, I like a challenge!
A really did enjoy watching the demo you shot though! Exciting map with good gameplay (the massive fight at the start, and the room with the 'chambers' and the super grunts)
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