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As a Mapper, what is your favorite map you made yourself?

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Just curious:

As a Mapper what is your favorite map you made yourself,
and, what is your favorite map made by someone else?

Thanks.
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I am but a humble editor of maps, tweaking and altering existing maps with the help of others to make them more fun or wildly chaotic.

Series:
· https://unreal-games.livejournal.com/tag/darkforest
· https://unreal-games.livejournal.com/tag/eagles
· https://unreal-games.livejournal.com/tag/gardenofdeath
· https://unreal-games.livejournal.com/tag/hallofgiants

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But my fave of all time was a collaboration, done with other members of this forum · https://ut99.org/viewtopic.php?t=14405

Download · https://unreal-games.livejournal.com/196355.html
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Hm. Hard to tell.
I think I have to go with DM-Maris, because I never got a layout this right again ever after. Still competently made and atmosphere's solid.
2nd, I think of CTF-FoT-Selket. Easily the best and most balanced CTF I've made. Still looks good, too.
3rd, DM-TMC-Narean, I think, mostly because that terrain was almost impossible to build. Took years, too.
Also kinda proud of CTF-XC-Peak17. Although I can totally see it being too dark by now, I made that map in about a week or so and for that it's absolutely massive.

As for other people's maps.
DM-Brunel by Lruce Bee, just solid, frantic. Looks great. Good atmosphere, pretty balanced overall.
CTF-ProjectX2 by Shock Systems was eye opening back then. Great looking map, interesting layout. A bit stale to play and the terrain doesn't hold up to what I now know about terrain making, but very solid map.
CTF-DeNovo by Ulukai, just a great CTF map. Layout isn't too complex, but looks great, has good flow, great atmosphere as well.
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This is a hard question for me to answer, honestly. But if I had to, I think it'd be either FD-Twilightwood or CTFM-Samira. I'd consider those two to be the best maps I made for UT.

And for maps made by someone else, I think it'd have to be any map made by Swanky or Revelation.
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Favorite map made by myself: I had a great deal of fun making DM-DSBacktoSchool. But, having said that, I enjoyed some aspect of development on all the maps I have released.
https://www.ut99maps.net/maps/sniper/DM ... School.zip


Favorite map made by someone else: Probably DM-[CSC]Dagolhell by [SV]Vimper.
https://www.ut99maps.net/maps/sniper/DM ... PATHED.zip
UT99 DM-EchoCanyons:DM-WaterTreatment1565:DM-DSKilnWorks3993:DM-DSWashNDry:DM-DSRedDawn:DM-DSBacktoSchool:DM-DSTowerBridge:DM-DSDeadeyeCanyon:DM-DSSectionn8Refinery:DM-DeckardsRevenge:DM-DSStudio:DM-SniperTown:DM-ReturntotheKillingFields:DM-Wastelands:DM-TurboGen23:DM-LongForgotten:DOM-Dockside:CTF-enMakhana:CTF-UrbanSniper:CTF-CanyonWars:CTF-DSTowerBridge Unreal Badlands CiderTown UT99 Infiltration DM-INF-MagnumDocksDeluxe:DM-INF-MagnumDocks2:DM-INF-ReturntotheKillingFields:DM-INF-CityStorageLotA][:DM-INF-ColumbianDrugLord:EAS-INF-DS-RailBridge:DM-INF-ACityBlock:CTF-INF-SavageKillersHeadQuarters:CTF-INF-Capital:CTF-INF-ComplexB UT2003/04 DM-PineValley:DM-Koltoff:CTF-PawnsKeep:CTF-Ardimus Rainbow Six RavenShield AlleyStrike
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I think my best map is this one:


But it would be too hard to choose my favorite from the community...
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Nice work.

I couldn't play every map mentioned above, some of them had missing files, but the ones I did play looked pretty impressive.

Especially Maris by Swanky, DeNovo, and Back to School by browndl which (as always) just has a very unique consistent style to it.

FD-Twilightwood and CTFM-Samira by KoolFlux, very nice.

Anything by [CSC] of course looks great, nice video, particularly that Mine Craft map. Even the clouds look cool.

DM-OunReal by Virgile is just plain cra-cra. I love it when maps are completely unorthodox, uninhibited like that. What mapping is all about. :tu:

Keep 'em coming folks, don't be afraid to post a little humble-brag about yourselves. You earned it.
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jmartin wrote: Tue Nov 26, 2024 11:57 pm DM-OunReal by Virgile is just plain cra-cra. I love it when maps are completely unorthodox, uninhibited like that. What mapping is all about. :tu:
I appreciate your message, :highfive: it's rare that I get feedback on my maps, especially since I usually share them directly with the unreal archive.
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I say

NorthernLights a really large CTF map
https://unrealarchive.org/unreal-tourna ... 1b701.html

Morpheuspeak... Morpheus mixed with the Peak theme
https://unrealarchive.org/unreal-tourna ... ac153.html

But my best map in ambience and construction ... the endless Insane Tower, an infinite map in a 3072uu space.
https://unrealarchive.org/unreal-tourna ... 79314.html

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As an honoured mention my most intense map GangWar-Rocketfight
https://unrealarchive.org/unreal-tourna ... e488b.html

And if you like experiMENTAL maps The Void
https://unrealarchive.org/unreal-tourna ... aded2.html


Ahhh I forgot maps from others
My absolute Fave is still CTF-Epicboy it's a stock map but for my taste one of the best regarding layout and visuals.
CTF-FacePalm ...astonishing visuals. Layout is very close to the default Facing Worlds but 101% nicer for the eyes. https://unrealarchive.org/unreal-tourna ... bbc10.html
And DM-AMC-Modular just look at this beauty https://unrealarchive.org/unreal-tourna ... 5dde5.html it is by times confusing as hell but the execution is just awe-inspiring.
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My favorite that I made is probably CorporateOffice. It's not as vertical as I'd want, but I find it a lot of fun to play nonetheless. My favorite community has and always will be DM-Dogtown by Judas Sinn, just something so perfect about it for me. I've tried to emulate it many times, but never got anywhere near it. My favorite OG map is probably Morpheus.
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I think my best map is DM-Trenchdog, it's just fast and watch your back all over the place, all the time, but still have quick cover.

And, I think the other mapper, is that damn Drew and his SkaarjTower maps :mrgreen: . Gives me the BSP chills, don't even dare open them in the editor.
Still don't see how he did that without endless BSP holes.
Plus it's a long playing SP map, it is very gratifying to play both those levels, hard spots, and a long way to go.
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I think my favourite ones I have either remixed or made myself are {SFL}hall of Valhalla, morgue revisited special room,camp and run,to be honest most of the maps I have worked on I like in some certain way or another
Most of my maps are here https://www.ut99maps.net/1 anything with the words SFL at the start are my remixes or original
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DM-3072-TheVoid by papercoffee.
Love it. That is one tripped out map!
The coolest skybox ever.

Trench Dog, by Red_Fist from all the way back in 2005. A classic themed arena map. Sweet!

DM-DogTown 2004 by ? (Judas Sinn I think)
Nice little city map. Lots of run-around room.
BTW, there is another map with the exact same name, except it's the suburbs, made by some retard :-) ...
https://unrealarchive.org/unreal-tourna ... 45fdd.html
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jmartin wrote: Fri Nov 29, 2024 12:05 am DM-3072-TheVoid by papercoffee.
Love it. That is one tripped out map!
The coolest skybox ever.
:loool: the craziest map hit your sweet spot ...Ok I take it :lol2:
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Novaeon wrote: Wed Nov 27, 2024 8:26 pm My favorite that I made is probably CorporateOffice. It's not as vertical as I'd want, but I find it a lot of fun to play nonetheless.
DM-AC20-CorporateOffice by Daniel "Nova" Eskildsen.

Finally got a stand alone copy, thanks, Novaeon
Very sleek looking office building. Kind of reminds me of Max Payne with a lot of modern glass and gray steel architecture.
Huge map. Nice layout and details. Must have taken a while to make it. Nice work! :tu:
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