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I guess noone can respect work here...

Just forget it.

[Edited on 07.12.2008 11:53 AM PDT]

  • 07.10.2008 4:30 PM PDT
Subject: Extinction2
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Sounds like your making an extinctionass (huge ass and extinction put together, the 2 worst maps in the world)

Just uninstall HEK imo.

  • 07.10.2008 5:53 PM PDT

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Cto88, are you officer egg from halomaps.org?
He's making a extinction 2 as well.

  • 07.10.2008 6:11 PM PDT
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Posted by: madkiller92
Cto88, are you officer egg from halomaps.org?
He's making a extinction 2 as well.

That would be me, yes.

Oh yeah.

I made extinction snowy now!

  • 07.10.2008 6:14 PM PDT

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I'd make it 1-2km smaller. Cut down every little space you don't need.
And btw, this is madkiller92 form halomaps.org.

  • 07.10.2008 6:21 PM PDT
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Posted by: madkiller92
I'd make it 1-2km smaller. Cut down every little space you don't need.
And btw, this is madkiller92 form halomaps.org.

Sweet. Whats up?

As for the size, I'm not really sure about how I'm gonna go by doing that, but I will try to try.

http://forum.halomaps.org/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=18 755

^Main thread.

  • 07.10.2008 7:14 PM PDT
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Well he combined 3 of the worst maps(Hugeass, Extinction and ColdSnap) to grace CE ever into one, make something original, that's actually going to be good

  • 07.10.2008 7:56 PM PDT
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Posted by: Dark Hunter1069
Well he combined 3 of the worst maps(Hugeass, Extinction and ColdSnap) to grace CE ever into one, make something original, that's actually going to be good

Calm down man.

It is not like I am going to force you guys to play it.

noone does.

  • 07.10.2008 10:44 PM PDT
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Ya but you ideas still sucks

  • 07.11.2008 6:24 PM PDT
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Posted by: Dark Hunter1069
Ya but you ideas still sucks

Why are you acting like an ass?

Have i ever wronged you?

[Edited on 07.11.2008 6:41 PM PDT]

  • 07.11.2008 6:41 PM PDT
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You know what?

Forget it.

Treating me like crap for working very hard on something...

Forget you.

Forget this thread.

  • 07.11.2008 6:50 PM PDT

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Just ignore him. He's entitiled to an opinion too, even if he acts like an ass.

  • 07.11.2008 7:26 PM PDT
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Why not spend the time to make an actual Map, that with even the smallest amount of people would play well like CMT Snow Grove or Portent? Instead of trying to make a crappy map into a less crappy idea

  • 07.11.2008 8:29 PM PDT

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And how would you know if it sucked? Give him a chance at it, and stop being a prick.
Maybe it will come out better..you never know.

[Edited on 07.12.2008 7:49 AM PDT]

  • 07.12.2008 7:46 AM PDT

Halo CE forever!

Hey man, don't let 'em bring you down. Don't give up.

  • 07.12.2008 5:36 PM PDT

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Posted by: Lat3ksi
Hey man, don't let 'em bring you down. Don't give up.

And also don't release it as a serious or sem-serious map.

If he is getting pissed off on even small criticisms he isn't going to make it very far.

Listen cto, if you want to make a sandbox map then do so, but don't pretend for a second that you are making a serious map for gameplay. Being honest your maps are garbage, they honestly have no appeal to anyone. BUT that is fine, it gives you experience working with the tools and that is what matters. While it's true no one will play your maps aside from you or any testers, you will figure out how to make a good map.

If you want so help mapping then it is not a good idea to try to transform another map into something else all the while putting crappy tags in. Seriously throwing in some random vehicles, weapons, grenades, items, scenery NEVER works for gameplay. It is really just boring as sitting around firing weapons like you end up doing.

Pick a theme you want your map to revolve around. For example if you want snow dont stick in random scenery because it looks cool. You wont see a desert themed vehicle in snow conditions so don't put one in.

This also applies to weapons. You just throw random weapons in without regard to either gameplay or theme. Halo is not counter strike so having ak-47s and such is out of place and just makes it look and feel like the map was made by someone who has no idea what they are doing. This also applies to all the dumb vehicles people make and then just throw in maps.

Take your "map" as nothing more than a learning experience and don't release it. Also if you honestly want to redo a map then find a good one to start with(cold snap, hugeass, and extinction dont count) and change the theme of it. snow->desert->forest->forerunner

  • 07.13.2008 1:30 AM PDT

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He seems to be doing a good job. Some of us think extinction is ok, and he is making it a bit more gameplay friendly

  • 07.13.2008 5:57 AM PDT

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Huge maps can work to a degree. Extinction 1 is just horrible due to the Human vs Covenant weapon/vehicle setup. Humans get Jets, Longswords and just invincible Pelicans as well as snipers which have unlimited range and are insanely powerful. They also get a proper, protected hanger for all their vehicles. Meanwhile the other team gets all the Covenant equivilents. The Seraph is highly inaccurate, weak as anything and no homing weapons. As an equivialnt to the jet it fails miserably. The beam rifle has a much shorter and much weaker range and the spawns, vehicles and weapons are just left in the open, free for spawnkilling by the humans who have greatly superior firepower.

If Extinction could be balanced it would be a better map.

Or better yet, look at all the huge maps, look at what inbalances them. Have a good, long think about what can be done to make it look better than those maps and to make it balanced. Like Static said, don't just throw in a bunch of random weapons and vehicles. Everything needs a purpose and needs to be balanced with the rest of the map. What happens if a player is left stranded out in the middle of nowhere?

Then plan your map, make sketches of the layout, teleporter systems (which I believe are needed in huge maps), weapons spawns, player spawns that are protected from spawnkilling. Again, it's planning and balance that makes a map, quality over quantity. You can have tons of custom vehicles and weapons thrown in but it will be utter crap. If you want recognition for what you've done, follow our advice.

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  • 07.13.2008 6:07 PM PDT
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Posted by: Killa Koala
Huge maps can work to a degree. Extinction 1 is just horrible due to the Human vs Covenant weapon/vehicle setup. Humans get Jets, Longswords and just invincible Pelicans as well as snipers which have unlimited range and are insanely powerful. They also get a proper, protected hanger for all their vehicles. Meanwhile the other team gets all the Covenant equivilents. The Seraph is highly inaccurate, weak as anything and no homing weapons. As an equivialnt to the jet it fails miserably. The beam rifle has a much shorter and much weaker range and the spawns, vehicles and weapons are just left in the open, free for spawnkilling by the humans who have greatly superior firepower.

If Extinction could be balanced it would be a better map.

Or better yet, look at all the huge maps, look at what inbalances them. Have a good, long think about what can be done to make it look better than those maps and to make it balanced. Like Static said, don't just throw in a bunch of random weapons and vehicles. Everything needs a purpose and needs to be balanced with the rest of the map. What happens if a player is left stranded out in the middle of nowhere?

Then plan your map, make sketches of the layout, teleporter systems (which I believe are needed in huge maps), weapons spawns, player spawns that are protected from spawnkilling. Again, it's planning and balance that makes a map, quality over quantity. You can have tons of custom vehicles and weapons thrown in but it will be utter crap. If you want recognition for what you've done, follow our advice.

That is exactly what i have been doing.

  • 07.13.2008 6:42 PM PDT

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Huge ass, Extinction, and Coldsnap are a thousand times better than snow grove.

You don't go to Custom Edition to play competitively, you go to play zany maps and have fun.

If you guys actually take that washed up back alley of Halo seriously, then holy -blam!-. Find something better to do.

  • 07.13.2008 7:10 PM PDT
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  • 07.13.2008 7:34 PM PDT

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Posted by: Silentone2
Huge ass, Extinction, and Coldsnap are a thousand times better than snow grove.

You don't go to Custom Edition to play competitively, you go to play zany maps and have fun.

If you guys actually take that washed up back alley of Halo seriously, then holy -blam!-. Find something better to do.


It's kinda two sided. On one hand you have the people who play huge, fun maps like Coldsnap, Hugeass etc, they're usually the more casual, fun to play, have a chat with kind of community, however occassionally you get people who take it too casually, and just team kill, spam, generally moronism.

Then you have the maps geared at more traditional Halo playstyle like the CMT maps. In these maps you'd get the more mature players, however you also get the "Uber 1337zorz" Clan players and generally hardcore wannabe players who berate all the other players in the game.

  • 07.13.2008 11:05 PM PDT

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Posted by: Iggwilv

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Here you will need this to help you get your foot out of the back of your throat, looks llike its in there pretty deep. And what is that on your face? Egg?! *hands Kim a washcloth*

I sense a bit of bias in your opinions of the different types of players.

  • 07.14.2008 4:49 AM PDT