Thanks for the review; I'll add a link on the SM82 page. I disagree with some of your assessments, but then again I might have a conflict of interest. Also, I'm disappointed that in one of the screenshots you show how to get one of the secrets. 

if everyone agreed about everything, life would be very boring.

i think your smart enough to know this.

email me and point out the offending screenshot [inadvertly done by me] and ill be happy to change it, if you wish. 

I disagree about the part where you said there were no outstanding combat situations... I felt the elevator portion of distrans' area was very tense and energetic. I felt the frantic nature and cramped quarters made it one of the more enjoyable and memorable combats in any recent Quake maps, and some of the older ones (though there are quite better combats in several other maps, I still find it to be one of the better ones overall.) 

I don't agree that its better than sm36 either. (Wow did I just knock an idbase map?). But a review's a review. 

rather to say 'I don't agree that sm36 is better'. Its late. 

what can i say..maybe im just in a mean mood today. ;)

In general though, both myself and tronyn in our reviews are trying to obviously set a high bar for mappers in the grand tradition of Q1SP map reviewing set long ago by mr. shambler. =)

Speaking for myself in particular having been reviewing for almost 3 years now at my site, i think my standards from what i expect of a quake 1 map have increased, as might be expected, and as they should for the quake 1 mapping community as a whole over time; i try strongly to hope for and encourage this.

I just felt that this particular map lacked truly spectular implementation in either architecture and gameplay, as i said in the review. But it was a good map, and 16/20 is a good score in my book. 

I still feel a range of 1 - 20 for a score is very odd. O_o 

I think disagreement about map reviews [or any kind of art for that matter] is "normal and healthy" [as the psychologists would say it].

or as ray puts it: "a review's a review". ;) 

Also, have you thought about having a PROS/CONS at the end of the review(s)? 

u can move shit from the news to abuse only, blame slime for that ;) 

Just tried Dark Places.

Metl - model interpolation pleaaaaaaaaaaaaase - really helps the immersion. 

Metl - model interpolation pleaaaaaaaaaaaaase - really helps the immersion.

Yes, but pleaaaaaaaaaaaaase give an option for it to be turned off, for those of us that don't like muzzleflashes hopping from barrel to barrel, or leaping from our groin like the flaming sperm of the Devil himself. 

Hmm, that... what? I've never seen such a thing. Is that a side effect of model interpolation, or a Dark Places gimmick? 

Is that a side effect of model interpolation

yes. 

it's a side effect of the q1 weaponmodels not being designed with model interpolation in mind 

I'll take smoother animation over that gripe anyday :) 

You can get a set of models off of Tomaz's site which have muzzleflashes placed sensibly for interpolation. Well, weaponmodels at least, I'm not sure if the same has been done for the monsters/players. And if it hasn't, I could probably get it done in a matter of minutes, upload a pack for people. Of course, I'm guessing there's not much point until The Fitz offers model interpolations, or are there lots of people out there using other engines for interpolation already? 

My new version of Quake, due to my lovely computer melting down on me is scrapped together from the Quake Demo and various conversions (including the Christmas conversion -- Vores with elf caps), so I can't use FitzQuake because it relies on the registered version to run correctly.

But Joe Quake is not bad at all. 

what about Jack Quake, I've heard he's terribly nice. 

Ha Ha Ha HAAAAAAAA Woahhhh, where do you come up with those? 

Despite the ambivalance of everyone in #terrafusion right now I still have a grin on my face from watching it go up, the external tank cam was great! 

Soooo... Who of you were employed at Raven again? :D
http://www.planetquake.com/images/photo/index.asp?id=496968 

I haven't seen an footage yet. But everything with space gets me all geeky-gooey inside. I love it. This is what we should be doing, exploring space, oceans, and the universe. Not fucking bombing subways or preying on our fellow man. 

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the ramshackle javanav is busted. anyone got the site mirrored somewhere?