Hidden Beach

standards for both, I guess. The "look, don't touch" type of maps I mentioned, have their standards, a map which serves purpose only to enhance the visuals and look a certain way that our brain would be delighted in. So, you could say art? That would mean that mapping is an art, which it completely is. But, as is most visual art, there is exceptions. Did M.C. Escher make his drawings look beautiful? Yes, but they were more than a waterfall, or a staircase. They had an extra value to them, which this map contains within its pee kay three. This map serves more than a map just to look at. The duel, one of the most practiced forms of combat since the beginning of combat itself. A beautiful form of expression, to inflict pain upon one's enemy. The expression of getting within the control of your surroundings, to take advantage of the mind itself and strike the opponent with a fierce, deadly instrument of pain. Which in this case is a lightsaber. And by duel, I mean jumping around bashing the left click on your mouse. Which is what most duels are in this game. It is understandable, however. The Quake 3 engine does not allow for facial expressions to match the controller, nor does it allow personal feelings to be expressed on your character's body, may it be sadness, injury, shame, contempt, you name it. But on the bright side, this Quake 3 engine has a good combat system implemented by the spiritual entity commonly known as Raven Software. In this combat system, you can take advantage of the perfect strikes of the lightsaber, in a duel mode to face off against your common opponent, much like the known Kumite *HIYA*. What is a Kumite *HIYA* you ask? Well, according to The Boondocks, that is a death match held on a far away island. Which is similar to our JKA duel gametype pixel things.. But that's enough talk about dueling. On to the actual map. This map is set in a small cliffy area, complete with a beach, river, and bar. The beach is peaceful and quiet, set upon the open water, which is not really so open considering you can go so far and then be stopped by an invisible wall. But it is hidden, in a small little zone, so there is the comfortableness factor. It is shadowed by a... staircase! :0 But it's what the staircase leads to. A raised cliff area, containing a bar and a river, which is quite loud concerning its size. The map, although not the best, is one heck of a piece of eye candy. The beach is serene with a dock containing small torches, adding a touch of ambience to the hideaway. The wood texture is used nicely, making some sort of a rickety old staircase which perfectly matches the theme of nature. The river runs curved along the outer edge, leading into the cliff, which features holes that line shines through to the area. There is also a bar put in, randomly I suppose, I can't imagine who would want to maintain a bar in the middle of nowhere. The door is locked by the way, so don't expect to be going out (or in olol). In conclusion, this map is a nice, serene area, perfect place for a duel in which there is no distractions, and plenty of environment to hold your stand against your enemy. Enjoy. ~Authuran
Ya know, I don't really like those kind of "look, don't touch" type of maps, but occasionally there will be an exception. How is one to determine an exception, to anything, really? There are