dm_ml_thanatopsis_b1

Inspired by "Thanatopsis" by William Cullen Bryant The title "Thanatopsis" is a combination of the Greek word "Thanatos", which is the personification of death in Greek Mythology, and the Greek suffix "opsis", which means sight or appearance. So, meditation upon death.

I wanted to try and make a more Halo/UT-esque gameplay environment for HL2DM. Feedback during play sessions spanning the past week of development have been all positive. The tester demographics have been 3 volunteers to play as often as possible, and at least 10 strangers who accidentally stumbled upon the server [only one of those guys started spawning NPCs and crashed the server]. So, play it with some friends, send me feedback Thanks :D


Beta 1 guilty pleas -Dark -uncomfortable, blocky geometry -messy item placement -sound a little too loud for some


Beta 1 todo list: -brighten the whole thing up -achieve the Viktor Antonov style nightmare Combine dystopia you see in his art work -Finish the geometry [rounding off corners for easier navigation and more pleasant appearance] -Possibly use a musical score over the whole thing to up the atmosphere

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  • SimmerALPHA's Levels
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    Posted 5 years ago

    Pros: Layout. The basic idea. Cons: 3D skybox is all weird. Reflections on the floors. Improvements: Fix the reflections and remove the 3D skybox. A black background like in the first pic would look better and make it more reminiscent of Q3DM17, a similar classic map.

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    "To frag or not too frag..."
  • mnkylzard's Levels
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    Posted 7 years ago

    Suprise, harddrive was wiped out about a month ago... this is as much of the map as anyone's getting.

    I'll try another HL2DM map soon enough though.

    zazaza
  • mnkylzard's Levels
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    Posted 7 years ago

    I've been working on this on and off for the past 18 days after this particular release... I might just get another version out within the next week or two.

    zazaza
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    Posted 7 years ago

    Sweeet. damn fine map

    what id like to see in next version is floaty weapons with lights underneath (as in surf_year3000 or watever), meaning: brighten it up + more UT-y = :D

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    Ignorance is Strength.
  • Head-Cracker's Levels
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    Posted 7 years ago

    Looks cool! :D

    WAAAALAAA
  • Demin's Levels
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    Posted 7 years ago

    Fuck yea ..damn this makes me want to play ut2004 again. also keep it dark just add a few lights or a fire but keep the combine look to it.

    Mopar
  • w3iner's Levels
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    Posted 7 years ago

    Very, Very, Very NICE! I think we need for skilled mapers like this.

    Bananite
  • dAVROs's Levels
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    Posted 7 years ago

    Good map, both in look and design

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    Dont mess with da Force
  • alX's Levels
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    Posted 7 years ago

    Very nice.

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    www.halflifebrasil.com
  • iFlip's Levels
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    Posted 7 years ago

    I can see the sheer quality of this map. You really presented it well. Great job. I like your supmission very much and I'm adding it to favorites.

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    The Sound Creator

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