dm_Elysium
by VirtualTT
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Description: I've been always wandering to create a cloudy map - and now here it is. Maybe gameplay is not perfect, but i think the visual style is very unusual.

Waypoints: yes
Recommended Players: 1-2
Date Uploaded: 02-26-2006


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Without all those little squares, I would find this map totally confusing!

Really interesting theme, but all that white can hurt someone's eyes, y'know?

a pretty map, but where are all the storm clouds?

its so bright i can barely see!!

Wow battle in heaven?

Lol, like in heaven. I like it. But looks a bit confusing.

When taking an overall screenshot of a map, turn off the points...
I like the clouds scenery and it has a nice gameplay. But it's too white x__X

Do you realise that by trying so hard to make the map look like a pretty cloud formation, you created something unplayable? It would make one's eyes bleed on a four player deathmatch, with bullets screeching unseen everywhere.

^^^ Agreed.

Besides...clouds aren't just blank white masses. They have depth and shape, subtle color or shade. Just glancing outside, I've spotted a few clouds with various shades of grey and light blue (where the cloud runs thin). This would go a loooonngggg way in making your map less blinding.

and they cast shadows onto each other.

Fluffy :). I will try to play it, hopefully it doesn't hurt my eyes.

 Quote:Originally posted by The Geologist^^^ Agreed.

Besides...clouds aren't just blank white masses. They have depth and shape, subtle color or shade. Just glancing outside, I've spotted a few clouds with various shades of grey and light blue (where the cloud runs thin). This would go a loooonngggg way in making your map less blinding.

Yeah, that's true; clouds are literally just masses of floating water particles, and water's not totally white.

And why are there points in the blue, open area of the map?... oO'

EDIT BTW, to everyone else who asked: Elysium is heaven according to Greek mythology.

Too white. Really. You could add some blue, silver and smoke colored clouds on that white.

 Quote:Originally posted by Keron Cyst Quote:Originally posted by The Geologist^^^ Agreed.

Besides...clouds aren't just blank white masses. They have depth and shape, subtle color or shade. Just glancing outside, I've spotted a few clouds with various shades of grey and light blue (where the cloud runs thin). This would go a loooonngggg way in making your map less blinding.

Yeah, that's true; clouds are literally just masses of floating water particles, and water's not totally white.

And why are there points in the blue, open area of the map?... oO'

EDIT BTW, to everyone else who asked: Elysium is heaven according to Greek mythology.


no one asked but whatever

Thanks for that useless little update Soul.

An idea just popped up, VirtualTT...what if, instead of that stark blue sky, you tried something of a few different hues, like a sunset? Might be easier on the eyes, and a little better for adding some character to the clouds. The more I look at the map in polyworks, the more that background just doesn't agree with me.

wow, thats an unusual map :)
too bad it gets a little dirty after a few soldats bang each others and throw blood! xD

bullets are white, so i think this blows. but cool idea and design, i just dont think it works.

good concept

bad execution

Where is the sun?!?! :D

iwould say lack of shading but where would the shadow need to be placed with all that white lol