Cube 2 GP - Frag Box | Quadropolis

Cryx | 2009-06-10 18:01

Cube 2 GP - Frag Box

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Blurb The tiny map that turned the tide of an entire tournament

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THIS MAP IS DESIGNED FOR FFA ONLY!
COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER MODES IS NOT GUARANTEED!

Map features:

- Super-tiny, perfect for chaotic 1-4 player action
- Four weapons provided, as well as a Quad Damage
- Impressive level of texturing and lighting detail for its size
- Extensively in-game tested and balanced

To-do list:

- Add bot waypoints
- Balance further according to feedback

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We over at the school I go to are very fond of open-source software. It's something we just can't live without. That's why at the end of this school year, it was a grand idea of mine to host the first ever Cube 2 Grand Prix - A QuakeCon-esque tourney with simple rules. Simple, that is, in theory...

Everyone was given a computer, Cube 2, and a Singleplayer map to play through, which they had only 5 minutes to complete. Once they did, they were thrown onto a local server with eachother on a deathmatch map, and had to survive long enough to score three kills and qualify. And that was only day one...

On the second day, a concern arose - We had an avid camper in our midst, who had completely dominated the first day's proceedings. I couldn't allow this to go on. Overnight, I crafted an interesting solution, a map where all spawn points are in plain view of eachother, and there is absolutely nowhere to hide, and so it was: Frag Box.

In that round, all of the players were put tier-style against eachother in a four-way free-for-all, the one with the best score moving on to the next round, and let me tell you, most were completely dumbstruck by how such a simple, tiny little map could actually be so much hectic fun!

Safe to say, all those who attempted to camp perished.

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First release to Quadropolis! Please provide feedback and help me balance this map further!

Additionally, about the diary and candle on the roof... They're in memory of a student we had lost during the year. Sauer was one of his favorite games, so this whole tourney was partly to pay tribute to such a brilliant mind gone by...

Map file c2gp_fragbox.zip (295.93 KB)

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Comments

Kretren | 2009-06-10 18:29

I find it hard to believe that this would be such a hit. I appreciate that it would cause chaos but honestly there's little that a skilled player even can do in this map. Not only is there nowhere to hide, but there is nowhere to MOVE which means anyone with the quad can probably make 10+ kills on a 1v1 match before it runs out.

Camping is an issue, but honestly if you wanted to remove it as a problem you could have a larger map with some hiding spots, and have playerstarts positioned right behind the barricades. Even the most Sauer-generic map (can I say that?) that is used most frequently for tournaments and duels, the map called Complex, does allow for camping but because of its openness and small size the camper doesn't necessarily have a huge advantage.

As for details and lighting, I don't know what you mean honestly. The map in total would have taken an average user 20 minutes (if that) to make. The textures were basic and the lighting really doesn't matter since there's no 'theme' to the map (it's not a castle, it's not a sci-fi map, etc.)

Cryx | 2009-06-10 18:37

Thanks for your feedback.

Just clarifying a few things though:

One thing I designed this around was the flow. You're able to get well out of the way of another player's line of fire if need be (trust me, even the shotgun doesn't have that much spread), and dodging about should be moderately easy because the map floor is just open space. I know both of these to be true because I spectated the matches that were held in it. You can strafe your way around enough to at least stay alive. In any case, this map was built for 4 people, so if one person's picking on another, there would be two after him.

And by "texturing and lighting detail", I meant that I didn't simply make a bland, texture-less little box. The floor patterns, the drains, the vents in the corners, the ceiling lights and other such things were added to give it a bit more of a lifelike feel.

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