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Bringing back the classic maps...
LordTrilobite
Baron Grunwald disapproves.Senior
Right, so I was digging around in some old backups and I found pretty much all the custom maps from back in the days of 1.1 and such. Originally I thought I lost all these maps. And their original downloads also aren't up anymore. So I was quite happy when I found them.
So I've tested these to see if they still work, and there were some that crashed or where the game mode was broken. but a surprising number of maps still worked. Then there are the really crappy maps that shouldn't be named. But I managed to salvage 26 maps that still work and don't suck. Some of these are true classics, I even found some of the very first custom maps PVKII ever had. And this is just a selection, I found a lot more maps but many of them are also still in rotation, so I will not include those here (maps like desertcliff, holyground and the classic desertruin).
So here are some screens of those 26 for those who are feeling nostalgic. Here is a download soon so server owners can bring back these awesome classics!
http://filesmelt.com...dCustomMaps.rar
DM Big Traps
I think this was a port from Counter Strike or something, but it was amazing fun. There is a missing texture somewhere though.
DM Tropic Enhanced
This map was fairly fun, another port.
Dragontest
This is the original dragon test map made by Lhorkan and Jahhur, amazingly the dragon still works. But I am missing the boatcar models so they don't work at the moment. Maybe I can still dig them up somewhere.
DTT Invasion
A remake of an uglier map, this was a fun map.
DTT Tower
Ugly, but amazing fun. I have some very good memories from this map (the tops of the towers are the booty zones).
Beachride
The first map to feature drivable vehicles in PVKII, it wasn't very stable but still lots of fun. Like I said before I still need to find the boat models to get them to work though.
Bootyman
This was actually a really goog territory map, loads of fun and also some very good memories.
Camelot
This is probably one of the more memorable of the old maps. It used to be Booty Tag back in the day. which means it's now Trinket Wars. I think the game mode should still work though.
Castlerun
Another really fun map, territory.
Chateau
As far as I can remember, I do think this was one of if not the first custom map in PVKII. And pretty good too.
So I've tested these to see if they still work, and there were some that crashed or where the game mode was broken. but a surprising number of maps still worked. Then there are the really crappy maps that shouldn't be named. But I managed to salvage 26 maps that still work and don't suck. Some of these are true classics, I even found some of the very first custom maps PVKII ever had. And this is just a selection, I found a lot more maps but many of them are also still in rotation, so I will not include those here (maps like desertcliff, holyground and the classic desertruin).
So here are some screens of those 26 for those who are feeling nostalgic. Here is a download soon so server owners can bring back these awesome classics!
http://filesmelt.com...dCustomMaps.rar
DM Big Traps
I think this was a port from Counter Strike or something, but it was amazing fun. There is a missing texture somewhere though.
DM Tropic Enhanced
This map was fairly fun, another port.
Dragontest
This is the original dragon test map made by Lhorkan and Jahhur, amazingly the dragon still works. But I am missing the boatcar models so they don't work at the moment. Maybe I can still dig them up somewhere.
DTT Invasion
A remake of an uglier map, this was a fun map.
DTT Tower
Ugly, but amazing fun. I have some very good memories from this map (the tops of the towers are the booty zones).
Beachride
The first map to feature drivable vehicles in PVKII, it wasn't very stable but still lots of fun. Like I said before I still need to find the boat models to get them to work though.
Bootyman
This was actually a really goog territory map, loads of fun and also some very good memories.
Camelot
This is probably one of the more memorable of the old maps. It used to be Booty Tag back in the day. which means it's now Trinket Wars. I think the game mode should still work though.
Castlerun
Another really fun map, territory.
Chateau
As far as I can remember, I do think this was one of if not the first custom map in PVKII. And pretty good too.
Comments
An underground Egyptian map, also Booty Tag, so now Trinket
Desertarena
I'm running out of things to say, but this was also a really fun map.
Dutchman
A decent territory map.
England
This map used to crash on me because it is so enormous, but when I tested it now it seemed stable.
Giants
A really silly map, not neccesarily very good. But since every player is oversized compared to the map it was pretty fun.
Helmsdeep
Many of you will remember this one. One of Jahhur's few custom maps. It still holds up.
KOTT
A fun territory map. Though I think there were some balance issues back in the day.
Lago
I think Banjo Boy made this map. Was fairly fun.
Moonlight
I don't remember playing this map that much. Will probably be an archer massacre.
Port
Maybe a little on the dark side, but this map was also really fun to play on.
One of the earliest really good custom maps. This was also Jahhur's first map on PVKII if I'm not mistaking. This used to be Booty Tag, so I'm curious to how well it will play on Trinket.
SB forest
I actualy almost don't remember this map at all, only very vaguely. But it seems alright.
Seafight
Drivable boats! Unstable, yes, prone to crashing, yes. But it still works! Just like the old days. It may not be perfect, but is a lotta fun nonetheless.
Steamwork alpha
I'm not sure if this map was actually released at some point. But I tested it once with the author (who also made the England map).
Treasureisland B5
Ah, another true classic. Loads of fun this map.
Treasureisland V3
While this is a newer version of the previous one, I actually like the old one better. Which also has more cover, so I included both.
This find made my weekend, Hail Trilo!
Thank you ^^
Here you guys go.
http://filesmelt.com/dl/OldCustomMaps.rar
Enjoy your nostalgia and I hope to see some of these maps on servers soon!
Just make sure you upload these maps
--friendly fire
--manual block
My maps/plugins:
te_sahara_b1 : http://pvkii.gameban...com/maps/184372
Weddings: http://forums.allied...ad.php?t=221933
I already uploaded them. You can download them here.
http://filesmelt.com...dCustomMaps.rar
But even though I've tested them on my own, there is not really a garantee that the game modes will work, so it might be a bit of an experiment.
In any case, specifically, I would suggest hosting the following maps at least: Big Traps (great for low gravity), Tropic Enhanced, DTT Tower, Bootyman, Camelot, Chateau, Desertarena, Port, Sanctuary and Treasureisland B5.
Imo those are the best of the selection.
--friendly fire
--manual block
My maps/plugins:
te_sahara_b1 : http://pvkii.gameban...com/maps/184372
Weddings: http://forums.allied...ad.php?t=221933
It's not too late to take back dramatic statements for the enjoyment of an entire community.
You're a doctor, it's against your code of ethics not to upload these maps
I've forgotten that these even existed, I'll get these running on SBP soon
anyone knows it?
What statements do you actually mean?
I downloaded all the maps and will put some of them on my server, just a matter of time
You mean one of these?
http://gamebanana.com/pvkii/maps/165626
http://gamebanana.com/pvkii/maps/68253
--friendly fire
--manual block
My maps/plugins:
te_sahara_b1 : http://pvkii.gameban...com/maps/184372
Weddings: http://forums.allied...ad.php?t=221933
This one of course:
I don't see why not playing a game you like so much because you want 2.5, I can't get my head around the logic of that.
In a related topic, the new maps are on here:
OldCustomMaps | FastDL | EU
62.141.42.85:26051
Thank you, anonymous server host for what you have done, you have made my weekend.
The thing is I have quite a lot of other things to do, that's why I don't have time...
--friendly fire
--manual block
My maps/plugins:
te_sahara_b1 : http://pvkii.gameban...com/maps/184372
Weddings: http://forums.allied...ad.php?t=221933
Agsma is me from the future
I don't know who is the mystery server host, but he is the Odin of the day.
I hope this will continue after the weekend ends, I'm having so much fun discovering all of those amazing maps.
Out of the ones I played I especially liked Dutchman. It has so many interesting ways to climb around and explore in a relatively small area. Plus randomly falling dead bodies.
England seemed to give the game a slight constant underlying lag. The large epicness and semidestructible environments of the map were nice though.
Could just disable pirates i guess
Further in i realize this damn map doesn't even have an objective, its not finished
Agsma is me from the future
Oh man, I totaly forgot about that. That map was made before it was possible to disable teams in certain maps. The old way to disable teams was to spawn them in a room that either told them to switch teams or a room that just killed them. (Originally I had such a room in my map 300 as well.)
And there is an objective. Vikings need to break in and enter the throne room.
Fun times
Hehe, best map so far
Agsma is me from the future
For some reason that pic reminds me of 9/11
Anyway here's a vid of the Waterfall map I was talking about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDQM5begIQU&feature=youtu.be
Its not really new though, this has been played on sbp a couple of times
But it is a good map none the less, sadly it needs a lot of players before it becomes fun to play
Agsma is me from the future
Slammin butt Pirates Custom|FastDL
68.232.182.103:27015
Royston Vasey #2
77.95.37.250:27166
Booty Bay | sak-team.eu
217.79.179.114:27028
I’ve always wondered why so many of these never made it beyond the beta they were made in. Like Sanctuary is most definitely official map quality, and still last time I played it during 1.1.
Desertarena was fun too, the only map in PVK2, which I remember had that same awesome feeling of total mayhem, like in some old PVK1 maps like Colosseum. Kegs are flying all over the place, and immediately when you respawn there’s like three separate fights going on in 3 meter radius from where you stand. Good times.
Treasureisland wasn’t bad either, but man that map is old…. I don’t recall anybody even mentioning it after the yearly days of 1.1, when I remember it being even semi-popular. Like month or two after the initial release.
Then there’s another which I think was semi-popular back during the 1.1. It isn’t in the list, but I recall the title being something like pvk_marketb1. Pretty basic by all means, but it worked. I kind of miss it, I wonder if anybody has it anymore? (The map is pretty much as the name tells, a market plaza + two other open areas, noticeable feature was these huge wooden doors separating the areas from each other).