Re: Map #7: Smells Like Napalm

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Re: Map #7: Smells Like Napalm

Posted By: Wail of Suicide
Date: 2005.11.20.14.36

In Response To: Re: Map #7: Smells Like Napalm (Tycho)

: That's good news. I also have the texture file with all
: the alien textures in it, I just never got around to
: putting it on FileBall.
:
Okay, good stuff.
Quick question here, do we have an official stance on:
1. Using screenshots of Marathon Map-View maps as a way of indicating objective locations
or
2. Altering terminal text slightly in order to be a little more descriptive?
In "Smells Like Napalm..." the objective is to close two same-looking doors in two same-looking twisty-turny corridor areas. Without an overhead map indicating that these two doors are at opposite ends of the map area, it strikes me as a little bit frustrating to make the player walk around looking for them.
What I'm trying to do is to visually distinguish the areas with colored lighting and so on, and actually in the original M1 overhead map the areas are marked off (I forget as what, but something similar to "Corridor Area XIKFA-91" or whatever"). What I'm going to do is put a sign indicating the name of the location where the doors are, and it might be helpful for Leela to mention "the door located -in Corridor Area XIKFA-91-" rather than "the door located here." Let me know what you think.

Messages In This Thread

Map #7: Smells Like Napalm -- Wail of Suicide -- 2005.10.24.11.10
- Smells Like Napalm * -- Wail of Suicide -- 2005.12.17.03.03
  - Re: Looks great! -- Tycho -- 2005.12.18.21.40
    - Re: Looks great! -- Wail of Suicide -- 2005.12.20.13.26
- Re: Map #7: Smells Like Napalm -- Wail of Suicide -- 2005.11.18.17.37
  - Re: Map #7: Smells Like Napalm -- Tycho -- 2005.11.19.10.58
    - Re: Map #7: Smells Like Napalm -- Wail of Suicide -- 2005.11.20.14.36
      - Re: Map #7: Smells Like Napalm -- Tycho -- 2005.11.20.17.54
        
        Re: Map #7: Smells Like Napalm -- Wail of Suicide -- 2005.11.21.19.28
        
        Re: Map #7: Smells Like Napalm -- Wail of Suicide -- 2005.11.29.14.55
        
        Re: Map #7: Smells Like Napalm -- Wail of Suicide -- 2005.12.5.18.10
        
        Better than nothing! *NT* -- Tycho -- 2005.11.29.20.00

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