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Posted by: Mordax
Well thats bad news, this place looks kinda dead
Anyone still alive?
Yes I know ive been gone for a long time but UT2K3 just wasnt woth my time in the end, but for UT2K4 assault is back and Onslaught is here
Please forgive my absence, now please tell me there is some remenant of the community left somewhere
Posted by: the G.o.a.T
I'm here, sort of.
I'm just very busy with university stuff at the moment  
Posted by: Slayster
Yeah, people still stop here from time to time.
I've not had a lot of time to spare mapping coz I've been busy working, plus my pc sucks and crashes all the time.
One day I'll have free time and a new pc, one day.
Posted by: Mordax
 Horah, thats one positive thing at least today
Ive missed you all
So, allow me tell you what ive been doing
Up until around the Octobre/November half term holiday (2002) I was still egerly anticipating UT2K3, then while sorting CDs I came accross Aliens Versus Predator 2
I was curious to see how it played online, and decided to bung it in the drive and have a go
For those of you who dont know, AVP2 is an FPS where characters may 1 of 3 species, with 4 classes per species, each species playing signifigantly different, and each class with more minor changes
For my first game I picked a Praetorian, a class of Alien which wasnt much apreciated in the in the community, it lacks wallwalking and pounce, which are in most peoples oppinions the Alien's best features, it makes up for it in armour and health, it also has resistances or immunities to most weapons, and in most peoples oppinions it was "A Class for Newbies who dont know any better"
So, I join a server with the supposed "Inferior" class, and I own and win, much to the shock of everyone in the server, but what was more incredible was that I experianced something there, opponent variety
No longer was I fighting players who were complete clones of myself, every opponent had advantages and disadvantages over me, only 1 in 12 (16 in normal Deathmatch) opponents were the same
And then I realised something, 99% of FPS games, are the same game with different graphics, you fight clones of yourself, you kill as many as possible, all that changes are the graphics and weapons, I had something different, the introduction of Aliens and Predators had made it a different game
All I wanted from that point was games that were Different, that had something Unique about them, and the Assault Neutered UT2K3 was not on that list
So time went on, thanks to my efforts the Praetorian class is respected as valid by most people, I joined a clan and obtained a very high rank, when it broke up I and 2 friends started our own with members from the first, I lead this clan till a few months ago when I got bored of power and demoted myself, we played 3 games, broke into 3 allied clans, my GCSEs came along and damn nearly wrecked everything, and I got a job as a private maths tutor
Then something unexpected happened, a demo for UT2K4, a game I didnt even know was happening till I found the demo, Assault was back, and some new stuff, so I gave it a go
The following factors got UT2K4 on my list of unique and different games:
Assault
CTF
Onslaught
Invasion
Species Statistics Mutator
The Following factors were a total dissapointment and not worth my time:
Deathmatch
Team Deathmatch
Last Man Standing
and so here I am, I have the full game, im back again, I no longer capitolise every first letter, il be picking up the editor this summer once my exams are done
Posted by: the G.o.a.T
you've been a busy boy eh 
AVP-games are cool idd  Though I never played them online, just the singleplayer
Posted by: The Alien
I'm still here, just browsing the forums. But I don't map or play UT anymore
Posted by: Mordax
well, I already have a few maps planned, if the editor is anything like the first one I should be able to get them done quite quickly
Posted by: Dale
I still lurk in here but im dont play UT either anymore.
Posted by: Mordax
If not UT, what are you playing?
Posted by: Dale
Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 
Im not looking forwards to RCT3 though... it looks pants.
Posted by: Mordax
lol, they all look pants to me
www.omf.com
now THATS a good game
Posted by: ]LoRE[
Sorry, Mordax...but battlegrounds was just horrible. It ruins what was a good name. Now, OMF: 2097... that was a good game.
As for me, I've been playing a lot of Unreal Tournament 2004 lately (thank God for a good reason to uninstall 2003)...in fact, I just got home from a LAN party/tournament for which the grand prize was a shiny new ATI x800 Platinum. I got 2nd, and so won nothing...but the experience was fun. For a $15 entry fee, I had to try.
I don't map for the game, though, and don't plan on it either. I still map for UT, the last game made worth mapping for...though I haven't touched UnrealEd in weeks.
Posted by: Mordax
quote:
Originally posted by ]LoRE[
Sorry, Mordax...but battlegrounds was just horrible.
You tried it once and decided the controls sucked didnt you?
Battlegrounds statisticly beats the crap out of every other fighter in existance, the fact that it doesnt have standard FPS controls is not an issue since Mouselook would ruin the game
Take it from me, the controls it has are the best they can be, they just take a little time to get used to
and good luck with your mapping
Posted by: Machismo
wow this is like something out of a nightmare
Posted by: smeerkat
quote:
Originally posted by Machismo
wow this is like something out of a nightmare
Dude, your sig gives me a 404 error.
Welcome back!!
Posted by: Fordy
Ooooo where am i?
Posted by: smeerkat
Fordy is here also! 
/me looks over his shoulder for a swarm of locusts....
Posted by: Rune
I mapped with UT, couldn't get UT2k3 UEd to work until the last patch right before UT2k4 came out so I didn't bother  , and now I'd like to map again now with UT2k4 ... but I don't know if I'll ever get the time. 
Posted by: Dale
quote:
Originally posted by Fordy
Ooooo where am i?
 Hi Hi Hi !!!!
Posted by: RevoverDr|ve
allo .. yah I'm back and mapping again. new CTF project for UT prolly port it to 2k4 for upgrades.
Good to see some of the oldskool still around. cheers 
Posted by: Mordax
yeh Ive got some pretty awesome map ideas (no titans this time), no DM though, DM sucks
Il sum them up as I go along
Posted by: ]LoRE[
quote:
Originally posted by Mordax
You tried it once and decided the controls sucked didnt you?
Battlegrounds statisticly beats the crap out of every other fighter in existance, the fact that it doesnt have standard FPS controls is not an issue since Mouselook would ruin the game
Take it from me, the controls it has are the best they can be, they just take a little time to get used to
and good luck with your mapping
No...but you've just proven that you've never played OMF: 2097, because it was far superior to its "sequel", battlegrounds.
Woo, everyone's here (well a lot anyway)! Party! for everyone!
Posted by: Mordax
I based the latter half of my childhood off OMF:2097
if you bother going to the OMF:BG community forums you will find that almost everyone there was a 2097 fan
I am such a big follower of the OMF series that I find the accusation that I never played 2097 almost insulting
Yeh, OMF:BG didnt come out as big as it was set up to, but its still a truely awesome game once you get into it, it might not have worked but I respect Rob Elam all the more for what he tried to do with it, and il follow him wherever he goes, OMF or not
Posted by: dan
I had been working on this:
<img src="http://bleh.clan-geniuz.com/novce2.jpg" height="240" width="320">
Click For Full
But then I kinda just stopped
Posted by: RevoverDr|ve
Here's my current project screenie. Just started it Friday evening.
ScreenShot: UT-Classic CTF-Exodus (corridor)
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Posted by: the G.o.a.T
Here are some shots of my current mapping project:
Posted by: Slayster
^ How many super weapons? 
Posted by: the G.o.a.T
quote:
Originally posted by Slayster
^ How many super weapons?
mm yeah, I was having me some fun 
Posted by: Iceman
What does C&C mapping involve?
A textured heightmap and objects placed on top at its most simple?
Posted by: the G.o.a.T
quote:
Originally posted by Iceman
What does C&C mapping involve?
A textured heightmap and objects placed on top at its most simple?
Basically
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