DM (+DOM) Tenshutaishite

[sektor2111]

There are still items that are not a target from other places due to those connections that are missing...
Not a big problem... when final map will be ready and it will prove a great flow, those tiny bugs can be solved.

ScanProcess: Total checks using DevPath = 3488.
Flaws: There were 134 attempts to reach at inventories.
MaybeNeeds: 89 reversal moves look possible. Map might need completions.

[Kayako]

There are still items that are not a target from other places due to those connections that are missing...
Not a big problem... when final map will be ready and it will prove a great flow, those tiny bugs can be solved.

Most of these errors seem to be related to these armor stands which are in a couple spots


The paths to the one of the two pieces won't generate properly, but since they are in the same spot, bots end up getting the one they can't find when grabbing the other!

[sektor2111]

Oh... well, an easy CleanUp.
Map-Size - Beta2 7.733.041 bytes went to 7.588.375 bytes, and... everything is target disregarding distance or closer desire. Useless bytes have been eliminated.

PathsChecker: Cleaning routing data from Navigation List.
Flushed: Done...
ScanProcess: Total checks using DevPath = 3260.
Greetings: All 110 targets look reachable from every single PlayerStart.
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Brushes: Tags CleanUp Ended.
JunkBytes: 3950 chars have been eliminated.
GoodState: Navigation Nodes were found clean...
CleanedBytes: OldLocation data has been cleaned.
CleanedBytes: 1375 actors have been cleaned by OldLocation data stored.
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Log: Actor MyLevel.BlockAll4 (Index 546) is a duplicate of Actor MyLevel.BlockAll5 (Index 547) - Deleting Actor MyLevel.BlockAll4 (Index 546)
Log: Actor MyLevel.BlockAll5 (Index 547) is a duplicate of Actor MyLevel.BlockAll6 (Index 548) - Deleting Actor MyLevel.BlockAll5 (Index 547)
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Right now a variant of map is ready for action...
Looks pretty I have to admit...

[GEARvision]

Bytes can be brought down further if you copy the T3D (all actors) into a new map, for some reason any subsequent rebuilds add on a little of garbage data (if any (?))

Bytes can be brought even further if you decrease the Lightmap resolution in specific parts of the map (But how exactly that's another question)

You can also tinker with the Rebuild settings (But that's asking an encounter with the Hall Of Mirrors), that can help bring down the bytes too...

I call it, It's good enough to me

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I want that version of the map!

[Barbie]

Log: Actor MyLevel.BlockAll4 (Index 546) is a duplicate of Actor MyLevel.BlockAll5 (Index 547) - Deleting Actor MyLevel.BlockAll4 (Index 546)

How do you delete a static Actor 'BlockAll'?

[yurkapotam]

Log: Actor MyLevel.BlockAll4 (Index 546) is a duplicate of Actor MyLevel.BlockAll5 (Index 547) - Deleting Actor MyLevel.BlockAll4 (Index 546)

How do you delete a static Actor 'BlockAll'?

By being in UnrealEd

[Kayako]

Oh... well, an easy CleanUp.
Map-Size - Beta2 7.733.041 bytes went to 7.588.375 bytes, and... everything is target disregarding distance or closer desire. Useless bytes have been eliminated.

PathsChecker: Cleaning routing data from Navigation List.
Flushed: Done...
ScanProcess: Total checks using DevPath = 3260.
Greetings: All 110 targets look reachable from every single PlayerStart.
...
Brushes: Tags CleanUp Ended.
JunkBytes: 3950 chars have been eliminated.
GoodState: Navigation Nodes were found clean...
CleanedBytes: OldLocation data has been cleaned.
CleanedBytes: 1375 actors have been cleaned by OldLocation data stored.
...
Log: Actor MyLevel.BlockAll4 (Index 546) is a duplicate of Actor MyLevel.BlockAll5 (Index 547) - Deleting Actor MyLevel.BlockAll4 (Index 546)
Log: Actor MyLevel.BlockAll5 (Index 547) is a duplicate of Actor MyLevel.BlockAll6 (Index 548) - Deleting Actor MyLevel.BlockAll5 (Index 547)
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Right now a variant of map is ready for action...
Looks pretty I have to admit...

What do you use for this cleanup? I'm intrigued!

I'll probably be releasing the final version after a little cleanup myself.

Bytes can be brought down further if you copy the T3D (all actors) into a new map, for some reason any subsequent rebuilds add on a little of garbage data (if any (?))

Bytes can be brought even further if you decrease the Lightmap resolution in specific parts of the map (But how exactly that's another question)

You can also tinker with the Rebuild settings (But that's asking an encounter with the Hall Of Mirrors), that can help bring down the bytes too...

I call it, It's good enough to me

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I want that version of the map!

I'll see how much I can optimize it before release, doesn't seem like there's much left to do!

[GingerCat]

I like what you've done here. Lots of genuine love put into this map. I like the sense of space in the outdoor section and the way it blends into the other areas. Neither too open and empty nor too cloistered like a lot of games were during this period. Los of nice little touches in the individual rooms; the little nali statue, the placement of the weapons as a part of their environment, the warm bath with the checkered tiles that I wish I had at home . Moving from room to room feels like a proper single player experience from a commercial game.

Also, don't envy you in trying to get bots to cooperate with all those movers. I would have given up Would like to see a little something more happening under the body of water outside. Maybe even something that gives off light and invites a little exploration.   
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With the rock walls outside, you can use Align to Wall around X/Y to instantly bring more of those textures into alignment across "organic" surfaces and then use the relative texture scaling function to preserve that alignment. Maybe you already know this, just thought to point it out...   
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I took the liberty of playing around with the XY align function in your map. I didn't know if this would work but turns out it does! If you peer closely at the orthographic view you can see that I've turned the stone foundation 45' relative to absolute 0. After doing that and rebuilding I aligned the stone texture with Wall to X (or Y, cant remember), scaled with relative function, then rotated the brush back into its original position. The brush retains the alignment that makes the corners blend into each other perfectly despite being a trapezoid (it's a trap, right?). If you were to try aligning to XY while the brush is squared up with the grid, it won't work. Bit of a weird way to come at the problem of texture alignment, but there you go....

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[Red_Fist]

"I'll see how much I can optimize it before release"

Keep your objective, as opposed to trying to make it better.

After all said and done "perfect" there will be 8000 more things to fix.

What people are telling here is just things as to NOT work on it forever.
But fix a few obvious things so people playing will have a "place" to be in.

[Kayako]

Thank you both for your kind words! I will still do my best and see what can be done but will try not to go overboard!

you can use Align to Wall around X/Y to instantly bring more of those textures into alignment across "organic" surfaces and then use the relative texture scaling function to preserve that alignment.

I think X/Y is what I used to use but I'd become overreliant on the "Auto align" function without really checking if it's the nest for every situation, I'll see if X-Y works better!

I think after this and a little cleanup I feel ready to release, maybe later today!

[Kayako]

Final release of both versions are now on Unreal Archive!

DM-Tenshutaishite
DOM-Tenshutaishite

Textures have been aligned
Bot paths have been fixed and tidied up, bots can now get to any place in the map and pick up any item.
Exported and re-imported to get rid of all trash data
Removed some blocking actors that were leftovers of the W.I.P. Monsterhunt version
Added a small light to one of the lifts to make it more visible.

[GEARvision]

Thank You! I will play them right now!

[Virgile]

An absolutely lovely map, and a relevant use of Unreal's extensive lore (although Izanagi Corporation was not in UT99).
You're talented, and it's too clean, thank you for this map!

[Kayako]

An absolutely lovely map, and a relevant use of Unreal's extensive lore (although Izanagi Corporation was not in UT99).
You're talented, and it's too clean, thank you for this map!

Thank you! And yeah, as far as I know Izanagi corporation was introduced officially during Unreal II, but I didn't see a reason why we couldn't jump a few years ahead in the timeline!

[TigerTheGreat]

Izanagi made an appearance in Unreal II and UT3, that is very true. But that doesn't mean it didn't exist during the original Grand Tournament, it simply didn't make a presence in the UT99 game.