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platypus by nunuk - 05 May 2001

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DM/Tourney 2-5 player
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Rate release: Currently 8.02 / 10 (105 votes)

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An excellent experimental level using only a few textures with a focus on brush work. The map has been built to fit the q3 geometry challenge (website has since been removed). The level is primarily an open atrium with a number of ledges and walkways creating lots of action from all directions. There are a lot of long distance weapon exchanges made more interesting by the exclusion of the Rail gun. A 3 or 4 player DM is fast and enjoyable with good item placement forcing players to move around the level. Bot play is also good.

A map that will stay on your hard drive

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Posted comments:

#27 Mark

21 Aug 2008, 13:15 EST

With a little tweaking of the architecture (angles with a lower gradient, trim higher in some places and lower in others for example) Nunuk could have gone on to be 1 of the best map makers for the cpma mod. Unfortunately he veered more in the direction of the novelty space map. This level could have really done with a rail gun. the gameplay just isn't there.

#26 r_kabouter
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11 May 2002, 16:43 EST

when's geocomp3 coming?

#25 not entered
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12 Sep 2001, 12:15 EST

This has got to be one of THE most incredible looking maps around... Who cares about a lack of textures, look what Nunuk has achieved... Way to go!

#24 Lima_Bravo
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27 May 2001, 23:16 EST

ONE WORD -NICE !!

#23 SpoBo
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24 May 2001, 05:57 EST

The looks of this map are sweet.... Truly one of the nicest Q3 maps i have evver seen... And i do like the textureusage. A 9 for this SweeT map

#22 lvpvsitalycvs
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12 May 2001, 02:16 EST

;-) a good job,compliments!

#21 park
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11 May 2001, 08:19 EST

Nice map. Great architecture and texture use. It did feel a bit slow in mvoing around, perhaps it was the ramps..

BFG: where did you get a p2 380?

#20 BigFreakinGun
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11 May 2001, 05:25 EST

This map rules. No slowdown at all on my p2 380.

#19 snickelfritz
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10 May 2001, 03:10 EST

Really excellent work.

#18 TTJ
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09 May 2001, 07:16 EST

I think this map really shows how to use point_lights right ! THUMBS UP nunuk =)

9 points from me !

#17 Blitzz
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08 May 2001, 05:29 EST

It looks kewl, it plays...ok

I kinda hated the lay out, movement is too slow imo.

Great to see such a map and it breathes atmosphere but a big smaller and better and faster ways of moving around would be great

8/10

#16 PiKouSe
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07 May 2001, 13:50 EST

Mmmmmh yep I think it is one of the best map i have ever played... Graphic innovation and excellent gameplay.. mmh yep! maybe the better. R_Speeds very low..mmhh very good for my little machine .... please continue Nunuk ,u have one more fan.....

See u tomorrow at work hehe

#15 Diabolus<BKP>
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06 May 2001, 20:50 EST

Beautiful map and brilliant architecture. Gameplay/flow is good.

#14 Tigger-oN
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06 May 2001, 15:33 EST

hhmz: try now on the .au mirror, I am getting a script error on the FilePlanet link atm but the .au mirror is fine.

#13 me
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06 May 2001, 12:42 EST

well done!

#12 hhmz
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06 May 2001, 10:06 EST

"A map that will stay on your hard drive" LOL well it has to get there first.. fileplanet sux, as usual and the au mirror is a 404 screen..

#11 Vaerktoej
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06 May 2001, 07:31 EST

to Quakeulf: I am from Denmark =)

#10 NeXuS
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05 May 2001, 13:47 EST

This map looks good, it has as many textures as it needs, but gameplay ain't that spectacular. I, just like Decay, got breathless, but due to the long-running characteristics of this map

#9 Decay
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05 May 2001, 13:39 EST

I think that this is definitly a GREAT map. Refreshing and new … something for other mappers to think about … like my brother sad, you are Frank O Gehry of the quake world.

Few things I don’t like… 2 Rocket launchers are too much for a Tourney level, … if you ask me, it is not good for tactics in the game…The fact that Rail is missing is a good thing. I also think that the level is a little to big, one has to run a lot from one side to another… if it was a little bit smaller it would’ve been perfect.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s a breathless level …and this is just nitpicking… but I had to write it.

10 out of 10!

Keep up the good work.

Decay

#8 hannibal
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05 May 2001, 11:28 EST

Nice work...as an experimental, theme map. But gameplay is nothing to write home about..kinda boring.

#7 <|3FG20K>
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05 May 2001, 10:33 EST

It's an awesome map... Nice architecture (that was the point) lighting, and low r_speeds... but in my honest opinion, the layout seemed dull. If I had known some of the maps that would've been entering the contest had been this intensive on the architecture, I probably would've thought of something more to put in the one I submitted =) Anyway, awesome map 9/10

<|3FG20K>

#6 not entered
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05 May 2001, 10:26 EST

I want a re-textured version after the contest is over with. :)

#5 jal
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05 May 2001, 10:16 EST

Ugh... It has a lot of ramps and they sux at Q3. They make it unconfortable for run around.

Otherwise the flow is not bad, and, of course, it's gorgeus.

#4 GuitarMan
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05 May 2001, 09:18 EST

Yo!

Strange map and a bit confusing... but nice!

#3 Quakeulf
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05 May 2001, 08:53 EST

Hot damn.

If this guy doesn`t have a job, he truly deserves one now.

I wanna see a game with maps like this!!!

Awe inspiring work man, you deserve the "10" rating I gave you.

BTW, Værktøj, are you danish or norwegian? I`m norwegian.

#2 Vaerktoej
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05 May 2001, 08:32 EST

But still I think it looks very cool!! I would have liked a darkblue sky with dark clouds moving quickly across though.... I won't write about gameplay yet because bots are so boring to play against. But thumbs up!!!!!

#1 }CR{CasbahBoy
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05 May 2001, 08:26 EST

Incredible map; nunuk shows how much better a map can be when time is not invested primarily into look, but into design. The lack of the RG forces one to put some real thought into weapon choice, creating some interesting clashes. Excellent for a laid-back 1v1 up to the much more hectic 3 player DM or 2v2 teamDM. Have some fun with this, its refreshingly different ;)