Date Created: 5/29/2002
  Filename: DXMP_Wild_West
 
Author: Beast
 
Reviewers: DerianX slicer CoMpUdOc Killer
 
 
 
 
 
slicer: starting review?
 
DerianX: maybe
 
* DerianX stairs(tm) at Killer
 
Killer: I'm here
 
* DerianX stairs(tm) at CoMpUdOc
 
* DerianX stairs(tm) at slicer
 
* DerianX stairs(tm) at DerianX
 
* slicer slaps DerianX around a bit with a large hairy & slimy trout
 
DerianX: :D
Textures
 
DerianX: There were alignment problems all over the place
 
slicer: Yes, a lot
 
CoMpUdOc: Plus it was quite bland
 
Killer: si
 
slicer: The textures were not imaginative
 
Killer: very plain
 
slicer: It suits the map, but it seems very plain
 
DerianX: I found it a bit cartoonish
 
CoMpUdOc: ...maybe
 
DerianX: the colors contrasted too much
 
CoMpUdOc: hmmm
 
DerianX: BSP holes make it look bad too
 
CoMpUdOc: There were a lot
 
Killer: many bsp holes
 
CoMpUdOc: Way too many
 
Killer: like 6000
 
DerianX: but they didn't affect anything
 
Killer: no they didnt, but it made level look bad
 
CoMpUdOc: More than I have ever seen in a map
 
slicer: I'll give it 3
 
CoMpUdOc: 3
 
DerianX: None of them were overly out of place though
 
Killer: 2.5
 
DerianX: 3.5
 
slicer: I have to work out the average
 
...
 
slicer: average = 3
 
Architecture
 
slicer: Nice bank
 
CoMpUdOc: Yeah
 
slicer: A few nice ideas
 
Killer: its creative
 
DerianX: the terrain is pretty good
 
CoMpUdOc: In spots
 
DerianX: the rooftops weren't just flat
 
* CoMpUdOc maims slicer
 
slicer: Hmm, effort was used, but buildings are rather blocky
 
CoMpUdOc: The whole map just stopped into nothingness, No fence or anything
 
DerianX: that's not good
 
slicer: THE WORLD IS FLAT
 
DerianX: lol
 
Killer: LOL
 
CoMpUdOc: The place where you could hang yourself was cool
 
slicer: LOL, yep
 
DerianX: gallows
 
CoMpUdOc: gallows, thats the word...duh
 
DerianX: hmmm
 
CoMpUdOc: I was drawing a blank
 
DerianX: So there are some good and some bad
 
Killer: would be nice if there was a old style texas jail
 
DerianX: Yeah, for slicer
 
CoMpUdOc: The rest of the buildings were too small...not anough headroom
 
slicer: yep
 
slicer: Hmm, I'll give it 4, some creativity, but I'm rather disappointed with some of the implementations.
 
DerianX: the bar was ok
 
Killer: I give it a 4.5
 
CoMpUdOc: 5
 
DerianX: 5
 
slicer: grr, damn maths
 
CoMpUdOc: muwhahahahaha
 
slicer: 4.625 Average
 
DerianX: ah
 
* CoMpUdOc gives slicer new batteries for his calculator
 
Lighting
 
slicer: Hmm, lighting wasn't good either
 
Killer: ya very bad in the above rooms
 
DerianX: Lighting was... bland
 
CoMpUdOc: The lighting was poor
 
slicer: Too bright in areas that shows no signs of where it is sourced
 
Killer: some corners were completely dark
 
slicer: Looks thrown together
 
DerianX: It was awfully bright indide the cave for no apparent reason
 
Killer: it should have been dark in the cave
 
slicer: Yep, heh
 
CoMpUdOc: Yeah, I would have liked to have seen some torches in there
 
DerianX: yeah
 
DerianX: lighting = 2
 
CoMpUdOc: 2 also
 
slicer: 1.5
 
Killer: I give it a 2.5
 
slicer: Average umm... 2
 
Sounds & Music
 
DerianX: Sounds? Music?
 
CoMpUdOc: ...I think we can skip this one
 
slicer: What sound?
 
CoMpUdOc: Huh!?
 
Killer: LOL
 
CoMpUdOc: Music?
 
slicer: I heard one or two ambient sound, that was it
 
Killer: where?
 
slicer: Might be the aug switching...
 
DerianX: It was the bots
 
slicer: foot steps
 
CoMpUdOc: 1
 
slicer: Can we give 0?
 
DerianX: up to you
 
Killer: LOL
 
DerianX: 0.5 because the bots hum
 
slicer: LMAO
 
CoMpUdOc: 0.5
 
slicer: 0.5
 
Killer: 0
 
CoMpUdOc: uh oh, slicer might try to devide by zero...
 
DerianX: *DING DING DING*
 
CoMpUdOc: He may crash...
 
...
 
slicer: 0.375 average
 
Killer: lol
 
slicer: LOL
 
Layout & Design
 
CoMpUdOc: The layout was poor
 
DerianX: It still is
 
slicer: very poor
 
DerianX: It has a bad balance
 
Killer: yea
 
DerianX: Spawning in the cave is a big disadvantage
 
CoMpUdOc: Well, not if you snipe
 
slicer: Hmmm
 
DerianX: and this map is completely biased towards speed aug users
 
slicer: yes, very
 
DerianX: tanks can't get on the roof or in the water tower
 
CoMpUdOc: Tanks can get to the water tower
 
Killer: no into it
 
CoMpUdOc: ohhhhh
 
* slicer slaps CoMpUdOc around a bit with a large hairy & slimy trout
 
* Killer helps
 
DerianX: lol
 
Killer: lol
 
CoMpUdOc: anyhoo...way off topic
 
DerianX: as usual
 
slicer: I'll give it 3.5
 
Killer: 3
 
DerianX: 3
 
CoMpUdOc: 3
 
Killer: lol
 
slicer: 3.125 average
 
Item Placement
 
slicer: LOL
 
CoMpUdOc: Weeee
 
slicer: *cough*
 
DerianX: Hmmm, what's this multitool thing for again?
 
CoMpUdOc: Lockpicks... Lockpicks... Lockpicks.....
 
slicer: LOL
 
Killer: LOL
 
[slicer: Multitool... Muwahahahhahahahha
 
Killer: is for nothing...
 
CoMpUdOc: Hey, it's the old west!
 
* slicer excuses self
 
CoMpUdOc: all we had was nano-tech lockpicks and medbots back then!
 
slicer: The weapon placement was rather poor
 
Killer: there were weapons in the walls...
 
CoMpUdOc: I didn't see many medkits
 
DerianX: What was with the WP LAMs?
 
CoMpUdOc: Oh yeah...those custom weapons
 
DerianX: You couldn't see them when you threw them
 
slicer: lol
 
Killer: yes that was strange...
 
DerianX: 3
 
Killer: 2.5
 
CoMpUdOc: 2.5
 
slicer: 3
 
...
 
slicer: 2.75 average
 
Playability
 
DerianX: There are a lot of people who get version mismatches because of Minty's mod
 
slicer: Have you tried to jump off the edge?
 
Killer: you fall and die
 
DerianX: gravity is like 100x
 
slicer: heh
 
DerianX: It doesn't lag a whole lot
 
Killer: a bit
 
slicer: 'nuff said
 
DerianX: I'll say 3.5 for playability
 
Killer: 3
 
CoMpUdOc: 3.5
 
Killer: slicer?
 
slicer: hmm... 2
 
slicer: 3 average
 
...
 
slicer: that doesn't sound right
 
DerianX: it is
 
slicer: hmm
 
CoMpUdOc: Get out your slide-rules boys and girls!
 
DerianX: lol
 
Fun Factor
 
slicer: 2.5
 
CoMpUdOc: That was boring
 
slicer: Got bored very quickly
 
Killer: yup
 
CoMpUdOc: 2.5
 
Killer: 3
 
CoMpUdOc: DerianX?
 
DerianX: I've definately had more fun on other maps
 
slicer: I had to take on two [N/A] players, that was unfair :P
 
DerianX: 2.5
 
CoMpUdOc: :P
 
slicer: 2.625 average
 
Final Thoughts
 
CoMpUdOc: CAEK!
 
slicer: ...
 
CoMpUdOc: It was a good attempt.
 
DerianX: A decent map but nothing spectacular and it's full of bugs
 
slicer: DERIAN?
 
CoMpUdOc: I like the idea of an old west map...
 
DerianX: Yeah
 
* slicer slaps DerianX around a bit with a large hairy & slimy trout
 
CoMpUdOc: but meshing the old west with futuristic tech...
 
* slicer slaps CoMpUdOc around a bit with a large hairy & slimy trout
 
*** slicer has quit (Network split)
 
*** Killer has quit (Network split)
 
DerianX: good timing
 
CoMpUdOc: hah, I love it.
 
DerianX: ;)
  
 
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Final Score: 27%
 
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