w00ting once more

[JohnnySix]

About 20 years ago I started a 5v5 iCTF server inspired by a server at https://extremew00t.com/news.html , back then my old username was SabbathCat .

Since discovering the amazing community work to keep UT99 alive , with patches and master servers, I thought I'd start doing some new maps, and fixes of the old ones ( better flow/ bot-pathing / snagging geometry in level etc )

I've found a couple of my old maps in circulation on live servers, so I guess there's possibly some interest in some new stuff?

Since Flash has now gone the way of the dinosaurs, all the old videos on the site don't work, so here's some slightly less grainy video of the old map packs. I think I saw Killroy around on these forums who contributed to two of them.
Pack I

Pack II

Competition pack

[UnrealGGecko]

Yup @KillRoy1972 still pops up from time to time, think his most recent map is this one:
https://eatsleeput.com/d/664-ctf-1on1-tumult
Love w00t maps those packs had some bangers in there! I'm a lousy mapper but really wanted to make one, did start one with a similar theme to w00t_invaders a while ago but think it was another victim to an external HDD Failure, wasn't too far into it and it was super simple brushwork-wise so could try again

[esnesi]

Awesome seeing one of the OG devs return, and welcome back!
w00t maps became a staple in the scene over the decades, and especially w00tabulous in the PUG scene.
We love to play w00t maps on FFN with the burger CTF gametype as well.

I figure that interest in w00t maps will always remain!

[Red_Fist]

Wasn't it Unreal Playground ?
I don't think it was a woot map , maybe a 300k map 1 or 2 contest., , but there was one map that you made, (that I am trying to remember) and is killing me that I can't remember it.

Keep thinking you did something with the windows or some map you did that, maybe a twilight scene-dark, it was just so,,,not anyone else on the planet has a map(s) looks like that,,,

OH, you might want to use the new version for UT to make new stuff.


I also see silversound again.

[JohnnySix]

@Red_Fist
Was it Urban Joust , Watery Fowls or Groogh/Sploob ? Last two were the weirdest ones. Watery Fowls was part of a map pack and switch' once again helped me out with the networked team-lights for DOM.
Very cool to see it got some use. I think I did a DM with the same texture pack, but I can't remember what it was called to search it. :p
Urban joust:

Watery fowls

Groogh

Sploob



Am doing a game compo this weekend so no UT stuff, but will start putting some of the SE / New levels about for testing if anyone interested. Building in UnrealEd2.0 now is about 500x faster.

[Red_Fist]

It was some map had curved windows, tight map,Small DM map

I will find it.

[Swanky]

Now that's a name I haven read in a while. Nice to see you still kickin'.
Never been much of a woot player but I remember the maps to be quite popular back in the day. Interest in UT has obviously diminished over the past couple of years, mostly a small cult following these days. So personal take - if I ever touch the editor again, it'll be for my own entertainment and pleasure. Still have a few layout ideas lying around.
And yes, it was back in the playground days. That site was active longer than nalicity / BeyondUnreal in terms of active users and topics, iirc. WateryFowls is part of FoT3 (still listed as SabbathCat there), I have it uploaded and maintained on moddb these days. In the years between it was taken care of by FnB.

PS, always loved your unique mapping style.

[JohnnySix]

I got sidelined with a game compo and responsibilities, but here's a quick preview - managed to dig out some old unreleased maps from 2007 and looking at some SE versions of old maps that bugged me with flow /layout or bot navigation.



Hi Swanky

[Hostile]

SabbyCat! Hey buddy. Glad you still kicking. Been a long time.
Swanky, Good to see you UT old timers. Guess this has replaced UnrealPlayground

[Aspide]

SabbathCat !!, the legend himself, wow amazing having you back, I'm a huge fan of all your maps and also the songs that you made for your maps (my favorite ones being LovelyBoat and Sabbygibtacular ), I've also played your UT2004 maps, awesome stuff.

If you are having some issues with the patches or the new maps you are doing, just let us know, we would be happy to help . We also have a discord if you want to join, communicating in discord is easier than in the forums.

looking forward to what you are going to do next

[KillRoy1972]

Nice to see you back! UT99 is still alive and kicking and a W00t MapPack would be a worthy community present!

[JohnnySix]

So - I reckon these are almost there, short of some bot ai stuff .

If anyone is interested in a quick playtest - I'll upload

Tetris w00t - New Map for 2025 - based on an abandoned 2007 map


w00tious SE - Added two additional levels / paths and some other tweaks


AllYourFacingw00ts SE - Fixed up annoying things like hitting your head on low route, better pathing, less snags, more slopes.


Untiltled w00t 01 - New map for 2025 -


City W00t - Unreleased map from ~ 2009 - added some fog.


Hydrow00t - Unreleased map from ~ 2009 - added a lot of changes, including wall dodges, new textures / layout etc.


Noxious w00t - Loosely based on 'Noxion16' - this was tweaked / updated from an old prototype from ~ 2009 ??


w00tabulous SSSSSE - Thought I'd remake the original dbf w00t map, this time keeping as much of the layout / pathing as faithful to the original as possible.

[Aspide]

Awesome. always looking forward to playing another classic from THE SabbathCat, can't wait

If you have any questions or have some technical problems we will be more than happy to help and also to playtest the maps

[f7r]

wow it's awesome

[JohnnySix]

Ah @Hostile - didn't see you there! Damn has been a few years Great to see you around

I've been mostly in a doomscrolling cycle of brainrot for the past few years so apologies to all for my lack of forum decorum

So I reckon I'll aim for August / September time to get the map pack out - in the meantime - I've uploaded the 'beta' versions of the maps, including all the bugs and unfinished stuff..

Download w00tpack III ( beta ) here https://extremew00t.com/w00tpackIII_beta_stuff_v01.zip


If anyone's interested in contributing - I've found the old 'gudelines' from the original w00t competition - https://extremew00t.com/rules.html - main things are speed, a big death-pit and strong team colouring.

Also here's the original guide for setting up bot pathing with the swJumppad : https://extremew00t.com/jumppad_tutorial.htm


Finally, for no good reason other than to hold myself to account and finish something - I did a quick playthrough of the wip stuff.