[Wily Duck]

My latest is a bit of a marvel, half technology test, half just plain fun.

It's called Dark Water, the wettest (above ground) UrT map to date.

Both ships at sea ready for battle:


Scuba diving, without scuba gear and looking to the surface:

(your r_gamma ingame will likely add some light to this dreary scene)

Environmental effects abound... they're striking!


Waves roll over the ships as if tasting them:


In this volume of rain, things are not looking up:


Here's a few interesting bits about the map:
- There's no above-water shader-generated fog.
- I've mitigated falling through a moving entity (rocking ship) by using layered hulls.
- Players blast themselves to opposing ships from cannons.
- The rain is as volumetric as can be without resorting to particles.

Gamer info:
- Any system built within the last 3 years should easily manage max FPS @125.
- A small minority of systems tested averaged 20-50fps. There were old systems (>5-6 years)
- Players deciding to swim away from the gameplay area will be sucked into the sea.
- Normally, this would be a sniping ground. The environment washes snipers out.
- Although the gameplay area is quite small, 6vs6 proved a fun, exhilarating challenge.

Dev info:
- I've spent time honing my versioneer script to quickly and efficiently generate iterations of the map in testing. This script is included in the .pk3 file.
- The .map file is also included.
- The techniques used in this map are expressly open for the community to use and hopefully evolve.

hf/gl/gg

Download here.

-wily

This post has been edited by Wily Duck: 06 December 2013 - 09:33 AM

[rfx]

I'm usually not around anymore but when Mr. Willy Duck posts a map, the world stands still. Gotta test this soon. I'm admiring your stance on community and openness (your versioning scrpit, providing a map file), I wish more would follow.

Thanks!

[FS CMM|Johnnyenglish]

Map is currently on the CMM server if anyone wishes to dive in to the experience (pun intended), just /connect www.custommapmakers.org

[Mod Iye]

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- Normally, this would be a sniping ground. The environment washes snipers out.

nah. sr8 only CTF! :)

I like it. Guess i'm not gonna play it often, but its quite fun (only did a sr8 1v1 so far)


though this needs clipping imo, since you get in there via a wodden wall

Spoiler

Just a short note to the CMM server: its the 4.2 one. Guess CMM website needs an update there, still says the 4.2 is cmm:27961

This post has been edited by Iye: 06 December 2013 - 04:14 PM

[Wily Duck]

rfx, on 06 December 2013 - 09:58 AM, said:

I'm usually not around anymore but when Mr. Wily Duck posts a map, the world stands still. Gotta test this soon. I'm admiring your stance on community and openness (your versioning scrpit, providing a map file), I wish more would follow.

/edit: corrected too many L's in wily, lol!

High praise from the community - I appreciate it. Stunned actually. :)

[BSV]

Hosting on ev|Evil Nest as well.....drop on in!

[=(B@R)=Doe.TwainColts]

After 2 minuts I feel seasick

Anyway, nice artwork, remember me ut4_raid

Same author? :)


# edit: pk3 from urt dot li not working

This post has been edited by Doe.TwainColts: 17 December 2013 - 09:12 PM

[FS Krasus]

Nice map, I love the ocean and the rain effects! :D The only problem I found was that the stairs on the ships are a bit buggy and the player can get a bit stuck on them.

[[PRKL]Rappio]

Mirror download:
http://urtmaps.prkl....4_darkwater.pk3