Emp_Manticore Beta 1

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Manticore
Version: Beta 1
By: [LoDw]Keef

I've been sitting around on this map for a year or so now for the most part, so I figure I'll just get something out rather than let it collect dust. This map is a little brain child of a couple of us condensing the ideas that make a map work. Overall the map takes up the entire grid space but as you can tell from the minimap large sections of cliffs cut into it. the layout of this map is set to focus combat into certain sections of the map rather than having it diluted throughout. Plenty of smallscale urban for some hopefully fun urban combat without overflowing the map in buildings. Overall I'm pretty pleased in the direction this map is going, in the most recent alphas its really been shaping up to some good combat. The res is relativity low on the map, little better than emp_canyon but still pretty low. This encourages more infantry combat for the urban sections of the map, and is fairly fun that way IMO.
Thanks to Deadpool for writing the objectives summary, assisting with layout theory and time wasted on all the little things like naming. Thanks to all the testers and feedback during alphas to help shape the map into something better.


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CHANGELOG
Beta 1
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Initial Public Release





BE starts in the South and NF starts in the North.

SCREENSHOTS

 

Lots of work huh Jones?

keep your tanks outta the stank water :D

 

Looks cool, kinda like CB's map but full of detail. I like city themed maps.

 

Reminds me of traders.

 

Manticore? Wow Keef... I think our friendship is over.

 

whats wrong w manticore?

 

It's hard trying to find a good skybox texture, if you go to fps banana, you get all this shit, especially unrealistic crap, that you don't want. I've only used those skyboxes for experimental maps.

 

the skybox is FINE. The map was fun but, the building tops were very easy to get on top of and fuck with ppl.

 

I prefer to keep my skybox the same in all the maps cause im lazy and just copy old maps over instead of starting from scratch.

 

Deadpool has been trying to convince me that I should make the map dusk themed, almost night time.

 

make it rainy, with lightning going of at random intervals in the skybox, and a really weak fog.

 

This would be quite sexy.

Also.

Do something with the open area to the right of BE base. Also, add some bumps in terrain to the sludge on the very south-east part of the map; NF can fit a rax in there.

 

damn if i wasn't so drunk, i'd say this looks a lot like that butchers map =P

 

Manticore is the name of a stealth bomber. Looks like a nice map though

 

i thought manticores lived in the ocean
like big sting rays

 

Jesus you guys all suck at knowing terminology.

 

I thought this was emp_butchersrift.

 

This map is fucking awesome, nice job keef.