[Coop] Mp_coop_Versus

[Pete]

Its a coop map that, over seven chambers (but you only have to think in like four) includes, amongst other things: Deadly Lasers, Less Deadly Lasers, Faith Plates, Deadly Faith Plates, Enancipation Grills, Deadly Emancipation Grills, Maximum Fun Chambers, Excursion Funnels, Reverse Polarity Excursion Funnels, Deadly Excursion Funnels, and all the gel you could ever need! (unfortunately not deadly.) But do not let that discourage you. You only HAVE to die twice!

Wait, where are you going? Its a lot better than it sounds, honest!

PS: bug reports welcome, at Pete1001@seznam.cz

File Name: mp_coop_versus_v11.rar
File Size: 21.61 MiB
Click here to download [Coop] Versus

[YM_Industries]

A good entry, but is it really Versus? I could only solve the puzzles by cooperating!

[YM_Industries]

Feedback:
GLITCH: In the chutes at the beginning, there is an invisible ledge you can stand on about half way down.
[s]REQUEST: Seeing as there is so much deadly stuff in your level, more spawn points would be appreciated.[/s] NVM, all the spawn points look the same, so I thought there was only one.

[Djinndrache]

Awesome map! Absolutely one of the best coop maps so far. (Recorded our firstrun, gonna repost when uploaded, can take some days though)

[Pete]

Djinndrache wrote:

Awesome map! Absolutely one of the best coop maps so far. (Recorded our firstrun, gonna repost when uploaded, can take some days though)

Thanks in advance.

YM_Industries wrote:

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GLITCH: In the chutes at the beginning, there is an invisible ledge you can stand on about half way down.
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While I did notice that on the very last test run, I didnt want to recompile the map, cubemaps and everything because of a problem that can be solved by stepping a little to the left. Hope no one minds.

[coopcrowd]

Awesome map! Not sure how this is Versus really, but overall it was thoroughly enjoyable, very creative and very challenging. You managed to keep the game play fresh by making each area comprise of differently mechanics and our friend Mr Redirection Cube (Cubey) was the icing on the cake

Was there really an easter egg? (You keep mentioning it in the read me file ) We couldn't find it so any tips on where it is would be great!
(You probably don't want to watch this if you haven't completed this map yet)

[Pete]

coopcrowd wrote:

...Not sure how this is Versus really...

This is what happens when you name your map while you only have one chamber finished... that name is gonna be the death of me.

coopcrowd wrote:

Was there really an easter egg? (You keep mentioning it in the read me file ) We couldn't find it so any tips on where it is would be great!

No one ever believes me when I tell them that there are no easter eggs in the map. Not one, anywhere. Honest. I mean, why would I say there are no easter eggs if there were easter eggs?

By the way, thanks for making the videos - nothing strokes my ego quite as well as watching someone have fun with something I made, AND it makes for a good learning experience! (seriously how could I not think of players just jumping over to the platform how stupid do you have to be not to think of that)

[xdiesp]

I won't hide it, we found these puzzles nonsensical and tedious. We tried hard to make a full play to review it properly, but we just lost interest at the 3rd chamber - after suffering the bugged 2nd one with no stairs showing in the outer area.

I enjoyed the music score, and that's it: trying anything until the unexpected happens is not a puzzle. It's desperation.

[Pete]

Invisible stairs? Im clueless how that could happen.
Ah, well. Its a shame, the first two puzzles are probably the worst in the map. *shrug*

EDIT: Ah goddammit. Turns out that I forgot to reset the walkways to be always drawn after I "borrowed" them from one of the example maps - so they wont draw on GPU levels under medium. Well, expletive.

[xdiesp]

You could always rerelease the first room as an actual deathmatch. Just get a screen showing both players' deaths, and let them laser each other to death.

[npc_msleeper_boss]

I went into this expecting garbage and I got a lot more than I thought I would get. This map has moxie, I'll give you that. There is not enough "versus" for a map with versus in the name.

I really like your ideas, like you have some really interesting puzzle concepts. I just wish you would have spent your time making the puzzles better and detailing your map more, instead of spending time making insane gameplay mechanics like the reflectocube of destruction +1.

You need to learn to light areas better, use more than single light instance, and spend more time detailing certain areas (like those elevators in puzzle 4 I think).

[Hober]

msleeper wrote:

instead of spending time making insane gameplay mechanics like the reflectocube of destruction +1.

You mean the Reflectocube of Slaying All Things?

[Sulfaras]

you get terribly stucked in room 4. we finished the room then my mate placed one portal in the new room we both were in room 4 and then the placed portal was away. so cube was top and so no chance to get again there. disgusting

[Pete]

Sulfaras wrote:

you get terribly stucked in room 4. we finished the room then my mate placed one portal in the new room we both were in room 4 and then the placed portal was away. so cube was top and so no chance to get again there. disgusting

Not entirely sure I understand the problem. Did you jump back down from the exit after placing the cube? Thats the only way I can think of that could get you stuck... if the problem was in the fizzler fizzling your portals, there is a portalable ceiling right before it, which I will admit should be a lot more obvious.

EDIT: Okay, fixed the few bugs I know of, and hopefully the possibility of getting stuck in chamber 4. Nothing major changed.

[Djinndrache]

I'm playing custom maps and record my first time of playing them. So the run is not perfect and may not use only intended ways, but maybe it can let you see how other people may understand the map or you could just enjoy someone playing this map for entertainment.
Anyways, here is the recording:


(Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBbgJe_yh3M)

Also note the video description for more feedback and my signature for additional project information.