Naboo Episode 1

this file in OPS; use the download link above. -Mav[/i] Elfie 911 brings us a new variation on an old theme: Naboo. I feel like I've reviewed more Naboo maps than any other setting - however, this is not to say the planet's worn out its welcome with me; in fact, most of the Naboo maps I get to review are fairly well-done. Elfie's map can best be described as a map that makes up for what it lacks in quality in how fun it is to see. There are some very nice things about this map and some sloppy things. Please bear with me as I address the bad first. First thing I saw was the MSPaint title on the loadscreen. That can be fine if that's the style you're going for, but it seemed very out of place (and sloppy) here. There were a number of quality control issues I noted, too. The MTTs don't have correct laser textures or localizations, there are textures missing on some of the Naboo props, there's no map boundary (and consequently it's easy to fly "outside" the map in the fighters), some of the buildings you used are missing collision (of particular note was one that was right next to a CP, made it rather easy to capture since it was a "shield" against the AI shooting at you), your skydome texture was not the best choice (since it had some easy-to-spot graphical issues, and especially in light of the fact that we have a couple very nice skydomes that look very similar), and the Panaka texture was... not good. Additionally, you were missing some music/sound calls in the .lua, you had a very unbalanced unit, and the CIS side was unbalanced (although this may be intentional). That being said, most of those, you'll note, are at least only graphical issues. The gameplay is decent, if fairly one-sided. You did a nice job putting together some custom sides that reflect the battle of Naboo, including N-1s, MTTs, Gungans, and the Naboo guards. It's easy to see that you spent a decent amount of time on this, and it's a nice step up from your past work. You also (collision/texture issues aside) did a very nice job setting up a fairly believeable (and large) Theed in ZE. I'm encouraged by the amount of progress the author has shown from map to map, and I look forward to seeing what he does in the future. -Mav P.S. (To the author - you'll notice that the only thing really holding back your score are the abovementioned quality issues. Make sure to take some time carefully checking your own map, so that things like the above don't slip through the cracks. Other than that, good job.)
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