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Inner Sanctum by kat - 05 Apr 2003

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Game type:	DM, 3-6 players
Weapons:
Items:	x2 x2 x2 x9 x6 x4
Bots:
Theme:	No theme keywords yet
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Rate release: Currently 8.99 / 10 (34 votes)

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Inner Sanctum by Ken Beyer (kat) is the greatest piece of originality that I've seen released in some time now. By setting foot in this map you will be able to see all the hard work that went into making it. The environment is an underground cave setting, in which there are many corridors going in some strange directions which will lead you to different parts of the map. A couple parts of the map that I found that stuck out that were interesting was a path which comes out to where your walking around on the tops of trees and a monument in an opening where I almost felt like I was playing Tomb Raider. The map is strongly artistic and with the amount of detail included I was completely amazed at how smooth it flows with very excellent r_speeds. The connectivity is outstanding, and playing against bots was actually very enjoyable. The artists recommends that is a four player map. Weapons included are a SG, GL, RL, and a PG. The map also has a MH, QUAD and a INVIS Powerup.

Those of you who are like me and save your HDD space for nothing but quality maps, than this is definitely one of those worthy candidates. Enjoy!

Reviewed by v1l3

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Posted comments:

#16 leilei

19 Apr 2012, 09:13 EST

No it isn't. Remember that Team Arena was never a hot seller so he probably never knew.

#15 CZghost

18 Apr 2012, 02:12 EST

Very similar name has TA map from ID Software -> Inner Sanctums (mpteam3)
Is it plagitarorism?

#14 fKd

02 Sep 2009, 19:11 EST

very impressive stuff 8.5 from me

#13 AEon

26 Aug 2009, 00:27 EST

Amazing recreation of rocks and underground caverns using "just" brushes.

#12 Hooyaah

30 May 2009, 07:33 EST

This map is an awesome departure from gothic castles, space maps, industrial complexes, and space stations. Although I love the aforementioned this map does it for me. It has ambience and subtle nuances in detail that just scream reality. If you are one who loves realism combined with a challenging type of game play then this one's for you. This map will stay in my baseq3 forever.
Because this map is so magnificent any nitpick I might provide would be practically irrelevant.

Edited: 30 May 2009 AEST

#11 Blurr
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28 Apr 2003, 19:35 EST

Only one who designs quake levels can truely appreciate the work and detail that went into this effort. The players among you enjoy the game play, I'm in too much in a state of awe...

#10 MSandt
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08 Apr 2003, 11:15 EST

Bah - good & original level. I liked the design, gameplay & especially item placement.

#9 Myth
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08 Apr 2003, 04:39 EST

I remember beta testing this a long time ago...

It's a great map this, I love the way the rocks twist around to provide the paths. I can appreciate how much effort went into it, each rock was lovingly hand-crafted!

#8 Shagz
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07 Apr 2003, 13:13 EST

I agree with what everyone else has said so far, and I'll add that I really like how some of the passage ways are hidden from view, and if you're not careful, you'll missing some ledges or some tunnels that are short cuts to items or great "hideout" spots (I'll have to give this one a whirl with Q3 Alt Fire and see how this works for placing prox grenades).

Good stuff! 8/10

#7 kat
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06 Apr 2003, 04:49 EST

Thnx for the general comments guys, I was a bit worried about the reception of this map as it's not the usual Q3 fare, but it seems to have gone down quite well..!! heh :o)

Seremtan : the title's my fault.. it should be 'Inner Sanctum' but becasue I copy/pasted/altered the readme from katdm5 I must have left a reference in there to that (I could have sworn I caught them all..!)... sorry about the comfusion on that one guys.. me very bad (soz Tigger)..!!

#6 Tigger-oN
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06 Apr 2003, 04:30 EST

seremtan: FilePlanet can be a problem sometimes, often requiring you to load the page twice. Sometimes when FilePlanet is under heavy load it also does not display the download links. The only soultion is try again, then try later. You can also email the FilePlanet tech people (so they are aware of the issue). BTW, I'm currently having no problems downloading the map.

I'm not sure what you mean by how come kat-dm3 is called 'Inner Sanctum' on your site while 'midnight' is dm5? - could you explain in more details? (I use the mappers readme for map titles)

#5 seremtan
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06 Apr 2003, 04:16 EST

Fileplanet link doesn't work (again!). Also: how come kat-dm3 is called 'Inner Sanctum' on your site while 'midnight' is dm5?

#4 MopAn
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05 Apr 2003, 20:33 EST

Hi kat,

nice brushwork, sounds and setting creating an excellent atmosphere, imo. Absolutely good work, but the rock textures could be more various I think. Nice gameflow and item placement. MopAn's vote 9/10

#3 nitin
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05 Apr 2003, 18:08 EST

good map, excellent looks and above average gameplay. I'm surprised that I didnt get stuck on anything more often. 8/10.

#2 Jaj
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05 Apr 2003, 12:15 EST

I remember when i loaded this map for the first time, i said something like :"hmmm well....HMMM? WHAT?..." i said nothing more, my mouth and eyes were wide open, hehe.

Very good map, with a very well executed theme that it's not seen frequently.

#1 StormShadow
Not registered
05 Apr 2003, 11:25 EST

Been playing this one for a while (its on reg rotation at burial grounds).. really good map, simply amazing brushwork.

A few nitpicks about item locations (and weapon selection) but overall a fantastic map, well worth the download.

9/10