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Subject: New Map - Stockholm - Playtesters / Reviews welcome!

Fancy joining a group, but don't wan't people too obsessed and serious? Want a group where messing around is a given?

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Alternatively, add me and we will be happy to tell you about ourselves.

Hi guys, it's been many an age since my last map into the community (pretty much since H3), so I think it's about high time I try out the first of 3 creations I'm working on. I give you Stockholm.

Stockholm is a map built up in the Quarry area of Forge World, but is entirely self-contained. A small map, it is best suited to 4v4 games of Slayer, Oddball and Neutral Bomb. I am (as yet) unsure of the flow of CTF - this is something I would like to playtest. As for FFA, this has yet to be tested. Given the layout, I see no reason why this should not be suited well.

Basic Design
Feel free to download the map here and have a fly-through or personal playtest. I would be more than happy (even eager!) to know how any games went. The basic theory flows around long sightlines running parallel, with more than one level through the map. A blow-by-blow breakdown of the areas follows. Screenshots of each section will be given at the end of each section description. When referring to areas, "high" and "low" are deigned to be on the side of the rise and the bases respectively.

The Lobby
The lobby is a two-tier, open-air oval, and is the centrepeice of the map, both physically and aesthetically. With a long sightline on both the top and bottom tier, I expect heatmaps to be showing heavy conflict here. A Plasma Pistol is located on the lower level (visible on the first image) and DMR's are located at either end of the lobby (visible on the crossview). A Sniper Rifle (180 second spawn) is located on the upper tier (visible on the lobby side views). Rockets (again, 180 second spawn) are located along the low-end hallway towards the base entrances (visible on the first image).

Lobby High View
Lobby Blue
Lobby Red
Lobby Crossview

The Bases
The bases are aesthetically different but structurally identical. They have two access points - one from the low side of the lobby, and another from opposite ends of the lobby hall. Bomb plant points are located on the central structures. A teleporter is located at the high side of the base rooms, leading to the respective Rise sections for each team. DMR's are located on each central structure, and a Needle Rifle is located at the low end exit of each base.

Blue Side (from Lobby Low)
Red Side (from Lobby Low)
Blue Teleporter
Red Teleporter

The Rise
The rise is an area located at the high end of the lobby through a doorway on the lower level. It is a long-sightlined area with the second half of the two-way teleporter system from the respective bases. Plasma Grenades are located at the central pass just through the doors to the lobby. Plasma Rifles are located on each side on the second landing (not visible). Magnums are located behind the short barricades visible on each side view image.

Rise Blue Side
Rise Red Side

Summary
The map contains, at this current version:

> 1 x Rocket Launcher (180 second spawn)
> 1 x Sniper Rifle (180 second spawn)
> 2 x Needle Rifle
> 4 x DMR
> 2 x Magnum
> 2 x Plasma Rifle
> 1 x Plasma Pistol
> 2 x Plasma Grenades

Basically, I would like to get 3 playtest games done: 1 Team Slayer game, 1 Neutral Assault game, 1 6-8 Player FFA Slayer game. I would appreciate any volunteers for this. If you just wish to have a fly-through (or your own personal test) constructive feedback would be most welcome.

I appreciate your time.

Geordies Soul

  • 01.17.2012 6:17 PM PDT

This is one of the better-looking maps I have seen. Playtesting has yet to agree, but it looks decent. I would try to compile a walkthrough, as most players and forum-goers are too lazy to download a map for themselves.

  • 01.17.2012 6:24 PM PDT

Fancy joining a group, but don't wan't people too obsessed and serious? Want a group where messing around is a given?

DO YOU WANT TO BE A NINJA?

Then I have three words for you. Team Flying Ninja

Alternatively, add me and we will be happy to tell you about ourselves.


Posted by: Wumpa Warrior
This is one of the better-looking maps I have seen. Playtesting has yet to agree, but it looks decent. I would try to compile a walkthrough, as most players and forum-goers are too lazy to download a map for themselves.


I don't have a feasible means - as of yet - to showcase a video walkthrough, so I tried to do as best I could with text and images. :/

  • 01.17.2012 6:28 PM PDT


Posted by: Geordies Soul

Don't worry I get that. What about posting a film to render? There's usually a nice soul out there with extras.

  • 01.17.2012 6:32 PM PDT

Fancy joining a group, but don't wan't people too obsessed and serious? Want a group where messing around is a given?

DO YOU WANT TO BE A NINJA?

Then I have three words for you. Team Flying Ninja

Alternatively, add me and we will be happy to tell you about ourselves.


Posted by: Wumpa Warrior


I might do just that. Need to get a playtest going first haha.

  • 01.17.2012 6:36 PM PDT

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Playtest FTW!

  • 01.17.2012 6:46 PM PDT

Please don't hype for games...
They'll just fall short of your expectations and you'll complain for months.

Oh, so this was the map that you wanted to showcase. It actually looks really good.

  • 01.17.2012 6:48 PM PDT

Fancy joining a group, but don't wan't people too obsessed and serious? Want a group where messing around is a given?

DO YOU WANT TO BE A NINJA?

Then I have three words for you. Team Flying Ninja

Alternatively, add me and we will be happy to tell you about ourselves.


Posted by: Alpha00
Oh, so this was the map that you wanted to showcase. It actually looks really good.


Yea, all my links were -blam!- up before - I managed to overwrite this map with a larger Invasion map I'm building. I had to trawl through my history, thankfully finding a copy. Hence why I couldn't showcase it before haha. :)

  • 01.17.2012 6:57 PM PDT

Impressed.

Que'd.

  • 01.17.2012 7:41 PM PDT
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Looks good

  • 01.17.2012 7:51 PM PDT

Fancy joining a group, but don't wan't people too obsessed and serious? Want a group where messing around is a given?

DO YOU WANT TO BE A NINJA?

Then I have three words for you. Team Flying Ninja

Alternatively, add me and we will be happy to tell you about ourselves.


Posted by: Homeboyd903
Impressed.

Que'd.


I would appreciate any feedback or criticisms you may have :)

  • 01.17.2012 8:25 PM PDT

Fancy joining a group, but don't wan't people too obsessed and serious? Want a group where messing around is a given?

DO YOU WANT TO BE A NINJA?

Then I have three words for you. Team Flying Ninja

Alternatively, add me and we will be happy to tell you about ourselves.


Posted by: ASteamyDump
I think it looks fantastic.


"Looks" fantastic is all very well and good, but I really need some game examples, ideally some WITHOUT me as part of them so I can get an impartial view of the gameplay.

  • 01.17.2012 9:50 PM PDT

swedish national here: i can already say the map rules. lol

Dl'ed and will check it out tomorrow.

  • 01.17.2012 10:33 PM PDT

Fancy joining a group, but don't wan't people too obsessed and serious? Want a group where messing around is a given?

DO YOU WANT TO BE A NINJA?

Then I have three words for you. Team Flying Ninja

Alternatively, add me and we will be happy to tell you about ourselves.


Posted by: Scatmanlance
swedish national here: i can already say the map rules. lol

Dl'ed and will check it out tomorrow.


Let me know how it goes!

  • 01.18.2012 3:38 AM PDT

Fancy joining a group, but don't wan't people too obsessed and serious? Want a group where messing around is a given?

DO YOU WANT TO BE A NINJA?

Then I have three words for you. Team Flying Ninja

Alternatively, add me and we will be happy to tell you about ourselves.

Playtest possibly starting up now. Send an invite to Geordies Soul if you want to take part.

  • 01.18.2012 4:23 PM PDT

from my experience forgeing, two way tele's ruin small slayer maps. just an oppinion though, however if you deleted them, i would download, (or i could just remove them myself) but you have a stunningly good map there.

  • 01.18.2012 4:51 PM PDT

P.S message me and ill see if i can get FFA playtesting. we'll talk about it

[Edited on 01.18.2012 4:54 PM PST]

  • 01.18.2012 4:54 PM PDT

Fancy joining a group, but don't wan't people too obsessed and serious? Want a group where messing around is a given?

DO YOU WANT TO BE A NINJA?

Then I have three words for you. Team Flying Ninja

Alternatively, add me and we will be happy to tell you about ourselves.


Posted by: Joeyknock0
from my experience forgeing, two way tele's ruin small slayer maps. just an oppinion though, however if you deleted them, i would download, (or i could just remove them myself) but you have a stunningly good map there.


Warlock. Beaver Creek. The HCE map that was nothing but teleporters. All worked very well.

  • 01.18.2012 4:57 PM PDT

ok you got me :) what game type are you looking to do with ffa slayer (ex: 100%/85% bloom, ZB, anniv?)

  • 01.18.2012 4:59 PM PDT

Fancy joining a group, but don't wan't people too obsessed and serious? Want a group where messing around is a given?

DO YOU WANT TO BE A NINJA?

Then I have three words for you. Team Flying Ninja

Alternatively, add me and we will be happy to tell you about ourselves.

Probablt just standard 100% Bloom, but it might be worthwhile to try a second one of ZB. I need the gametypes for these though...

  • 01.18.2012 5:05 PM PDT

ok if you dont mind, ill do ZB.

sent me a little message so i can reply to you and ill report back around sat/sun

  • 01.18.2012 5:10 PM PDT

I'm going to invade your heart like a barn swallow high on milk chocolate and grandma love.

Fairness is only possible within the limited powers of man. Elsewhere, there is only chance.

Thus I refute thee.

When are you playtesting? I'd love to be there.

  • 01.18.2012 5:11 PM PDT

Hey! im trying to do you a favor, the least you could do is respond.

  • 01.18.2012 5:21 PM PDT

Fancy joining a group, but don't wan't people too obsessed and serious? Want a group where messing around is a given?

DO YOU WANT TO BE A NINJA?

Then I have three words for you. Team Flying Ninja

Alternatively, add me and we will be happy to tell you about ourselves.


Posted by: Joeyknock0
Hey! im trying to do you a favor, the least you could do is respond.


Don't you get tetchy with me, you've had an unanswered friend request for at least a day now.

  • 01.19.2012 2:36 PM PDT

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