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AwakeOnPhobos
2022-07-17 13:19:16
qazzaq wrote:

Hm... At post #9 AwakeOnPhobos listed some map
#53 Caustic Preserve by JPal
It is something missing by me?
Where is this map?

It was posted in the Quake Mapping Discord server for people to playtest, it's not officially released yet. I forgot about that when I made the list, my bad.

qazzaq
2022-07-07 15:03:20

Hm... At post #9 AwakeOnPhobos listed some map
#53 Caustic Preserve by JPal
It is something missing by me?
Where is this map?

fleabag
2022-02-22 08:50:04

I meant this: https://www.quaddicted.com/articles/the … ronyn_2009

Alex Ros
2022-02-22 06:54:11

I never even checked it. Tronyn's list... hm. What's in there? "Lets see what we can see" @Col. Gorman

fleabag
2022-02-21 18:37:04

Those are very good ones indeed, but remember that many of the classics, such as marcher, are already covered in Tronyn's Quake Talk, mentioned in the original post.

Alex Ros
2022-02-21 18:25:30

It misses Marcher Fortress. I forgot to include that famous overfamous map. It may look outdated but plays as one of the best still, it is still inventive and engaging, truly brilliant

Also Menkalinan by PuLSaR. Should be included too for sure

fleabag
2022-02-21 08:39:58
Alex Ros wrote:

Anyway my list by maps not full mods/eps will be
- Leptis Magna by Ionous & Pulsar (Arcane Dimensions)
- Roba El Ehaliyeh by Ionous (Xmas 2019 Jam)
- Tears of the False God by Bal (Arcane Dimensions)
- Entering the City of Pale by Bal (Xmas 2018 Jam)
- A Sip of Alkahest by Bal (SpeedMapping Jam 193)
- Horde of Zendar by Sock (Arcane Dimensions)
- Grendel's Blade by Sock (Arcane Dimensions)
- Forgotten Sepulcher by Giftmatcher & Sock (Arcane Dimensions)
- Foggy Bogbottom by MFX (Arcane Dimensions)
- Realm of Enceladus by MFX (Arcane Dimensions)
- Ceci Nest Pas une Pipe by MFX (Rubicon Rumble Pack)
- Derelict Freighter by Plaw (Alkaline)
- Tellus Terminus by Zigi (Alkaline)
- Abbeytoir by Strideh (Halloween Jam 3)
- Magmapolis by Daz (FM Jam 6 Fire and Brimstone)
- Illusions Outnumber Changes in Fortune by Ericw & Tronyn (FM Jam 6 Fire and Brimstone)
- Absolutego by Skacky (DM4 Jam)
- Red is Dead by Heresy (January Jump Jam 2020)
- Oxyblack Fortress by Heresy
- Imhotep's Legacy by Heresy
- Mountains of Insanity by bmFbr
- Greymoor by JPal
- Subterranian Library by Than
- Day of the Lords by GlassMan
- Moldy Tower by Necros
- Ceremonial Circles by CZG
- Sheer Hellish Miasma by CZG (Honey ep.)
- Pit of the Living Dead by Lunaran (Underdark Overbright ep.)
- With Fiends Like These by Juzley (Punishment Due ep.)
- Ylä-Tornio by uKKo (Smej1 ep.)
- Frostbitten Peak by NewHouse & VuRkka (Smej2 ep.)
- That Which Can Eternal Lie by Henry Ambrose (Dwell ep.)
- Within the Flayed Kingdom by Markie (Dwell ep.)
- Prescience Overload by Mazu (Dwell ep.)
- Toxicity Point by Mazu (January Jump Jam 2 2021)

Now that's a great list, Alex. I actually don't know some of those.

I'll check them out too.

Alex Ros
2022-02-20 00:20:08
h4724 wrote:

Maps:
- Tears of the False God by Bal (ad)
...

No Subterranian Library by Than? Oh no! Also no map by Skacky? Oh nooo!!!

Anyway my list by maps not full mods/eps will be
- Leptis Magna by Ionous & Pulsar (Arcane Dimensions)
- Roba El Ehaliyeh by Ionous (Xmas 2019 Jam)
- Tears of the False God by Bal (Arcane Dimensions)
- Entering the City of Pale by Bal (Xmas 2018 Jam)
- A Sip of Alkahest by Bal (SpeedMapping Jam 193)
- Horde of Zendar by Sock (Arcane Dimensions)
- Grendel's Blade by Sock (Arcane Dimensions)
- Forgotten Sepulcher by Giftmatcher & Sock (Arcane Dimensions)
- Foggy Bogbottom by MFX (Arcane Dimensions)
- Realm of Enceladus by MFX (Arcane Dimensions)
- Dolor not Color by MFX (Func Jam 3 Zerstorer)
- Ceci Nest Pas une Pipe by MFX (Rubicon Rumble Pack)
- Absolutego by Skacky (DM4 Jam)
- Red is Dead by Heresy (January Jump Jam 2020)
- Oxyblack Fortress by Heresy
- Imhotep's Legacy by Heresy
- Derelict Freighter by Plaw (Alkaline)
- Waldsterben by Plaw
- Biome by Pritchard
- Tellus Terminus by Zigi (Alkaline)
- Abbeytoir by Strideh (Halloween Jam 3)
- Magmapolis by Daz (FM Jam 6 Fire and Brimstone)
- Illusions Outnumber Changes in Fortune by Ericw & Tronyn (FM Jam 6 Fire and Brimstone)
- Mountains of Insanity by bmFbr
- Greymoor by JPal
- Subterranian Library by Than
- Day of the Lords by GlassMan
- Marcher Fortress by Kinn
- Moldy Tower by Necros
- Ceremonial Circles by CZG
- Sheer Hellish Miasma by CZG (Honey ep.)
- A Thousand Years Into The Past (Rubicon 2)
- Pit of the Living Dead by Lunaran (Underdark Overbright ep.)
- With Fiends Like These by Juzley (Punishment Due ep.)
- Ylä-Tornio by uKKo (Smej1 ep.)
- Frostbitten Peak by NewHouse & VuRkka (Smej2 ep.)
- That Which Can Eternal Lie by Henry Ambrose (Dwell ep.)
- Within the Flayed Kingdom by Markie (Dwell ep.)
- Terracota by Markie (Epochs of Enmity ep.)
- Prescience Overload by Mazu (Dwell ep.)
- Toxicity Point by Mazu (January Jump Jam 2 2021)

Plus eps/mods in general
~ AD
~ Alkaline
~ Dwell
~ Rubicon 2 & Rubicon Rumble Pack
~ Underdark Overbright (UDOB)
~ Punishment Due (PUN)
~ Spiritworld
~ Smej 1 & 2 (Finnish hardcore episodes)
~ Epochs of Enmity (vanilla style episode)
~ Squire of Time (also more or less vanilla style episode)
~ Empire of Disorder (also more or less vanilla style episode)
~ Altar of Storms (giant 2 maps, feels like episode)
~ Contract Revoked (2002 episode that invented so called Knave theme)
~ Travail (2007 2 episodes pack; most ppl consider 2nd episode a masterpiece, while don't like 1st one)
~ Rapture (episode not without flaws but still cool)

also
Xmas jams, all cool
Halloween jams, all cool
Func Jam 9 & 8 specifically (for a start)
DM4 jam & DM4 jam DLC

fleabag
2022-02-18 21:38:46
Spirit wrote:
fleabag wrote:

I think that, if such a list were to be made now, it'd have to be by selecting eac entry with a community vote, simlar as to how Doomworld handled it's list back in the day, and holds it's annual Cacowards today.

The cacowards are not from public votes but from a jury.

There was a similar thing for Quake in 2018 but the site is dead already sadly: https://www.quaddicted.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=587

You're absolutely right, Spirit.
Also, that's a shame about the Quakeawards having been a one time deal.

Spirit
2022-02-18 19:38:23
fleabag wrote:

I think that, if such a list were to be made now, it'd have to be by selecting eac entry with a community vote, simlar as to how Doomworld handled it's list back in the day, and holds it's annual Cacowards today.

The cacowards are not from public votes but from a jury.

There was a similar thing for Quake in 2018 but the site is dead already sadly: https://www.quaddicted.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=587

triple_agent
2022-02-18 14:53:53
Alex Ros wrote:

Rubicon 2 and Rubicon Rumble pack (both individual maps)

Is 'Rubicon 2' not a collection of maps? If I remember correctly, the individual map names, are: 'The Hydroexploitation Plant', 'Subterranean Spookworks', 'A Thousand Years Into The Past'.

Speaking of the 'Rubicon' legacy, the 'Rubicon Rumble Pack' did not really appeal to me all that much, but the Rubicondom - which I also like to call 'Rubicondome' - much more. The map, is a seamless amalgamation of smaller pieces by different authors and the gameplay flow, is fluent, with nice difficulty balance.

EDIT: it is important to note that the 'Rubicondome', bases on original 'Rubicon', rather than the 'Rubicon 2' - the latter, was released six years after; which I apparently missed the first time I played the map.

For the 'Rubicon Rumble Pack', there is one map in it - I believe it is called 'Telefragged' - in which the player starts from altered perspective standpoint, sort of - as far as 'Quake' goes. The brief time I played that map, I associated it with 'Aliens versus Predator 2' - the 'Alien' campaign, where the protagonist goes through morph cycles of an 'Alien' creature; starting with a 'Facehugger', then 'Chestburster' and so on. Some people up to this day call 'Aliens versus Predator 2' the most relevant 'Aliens'-themed game. The game, unfortunately, remains in a legal hiatus between companies arguing over rights to it, so it cannot be purchased otherwise than second-hand market.

fleabag
2022-02-18 12:18:22
AwakeOnPhobos wrote:

That's why I put that little disclaimer with my list that it's entirely just my own opinion and not meant to be authoritative in any way.

That's a good call, bud.

I think that, if such a list were to be made now, it'd have to be by selecting eac entry with a community vote, simlar as to how Doomworld handled it's list back in the day, and holds it's annual Cacowards today.

AwakeOnPhobos
2022-02-17 16:45:07
fleabag wrote:

AwakeOnPhobos and h4724, those are great lists indeed.

triple_agent wrote:

Absolutely awe-inspiring pictures, @'AwakeOnPhobos'.

Thank you! I never actually intended to post it anywhere until I came across this topic, but I'm glad people seem to like it.

triple_agent wrote:

For the topic premise, I can understand "the best looking" maps or "the most elaborate" maps or "the most difficult" maps - if someone was searching for that - but what actually does "the best" mean; because to myself, "the best" can differ to "the best" of someone else?

Of course everybody is going to have their own definition of what "the best" means. For me (and this is reflected in my list), it's a combination of great visuals, well-paced gameplay and a strong sense of progression throughout the map. Others might not care about the eye-candy at all and focus purely on gameplay or prefer wave-based arena encounters that take place all in one room as opposed to working their way through a large map.

That's why I put that little disclaimer with my list that it's entirely just my own opinion and not meant to be authoritative in any way.

triple_agent
2022-02-17 04:35:24

Absolutely awe-inspiring pictures, @'AwakeOnPhobos'.

For the topic premise, I can understand "the best looking" maps or "the most elaborate" maps or "the most difficult" maps - if someone was searching for that - but what actually does "the best" mean; because to myself, "the best" can differ to "the best" of someone else?

fleabag
2022-02-17 01:24:42

AwakeOnPhobos and h4724, those are great lists indeed. Really comprehensive and detailed list of great maps.
Good stuff.

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