FF_Pirates
 

I'm hoping to get some work done for Fortress Forever. I'm a big fan of TFC and made some maps for TFC. Here are the first pics of what I hope to be my first Fortress Forever map. Please give me some feedback and ask questions. It's an assymetrical Capture the Flag map with one flag on the Bow and another in the Captains Mess.

Map Released:
http://files.filefront.com/ff+pirate.../fileinfo.html

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...ates_wheel.jpg
Midship Topside

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...underwater.jpg
Death in Shark infested Waters

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...es_topside.jpg
Looking at Blue spawn and Ship Bow

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...ates_spawn.jpg
Blue spawn down under

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...rates_side.jpg
Ship side shot

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...es_redside.jpg
Captains mess and Red spawn

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...ates_point.jpg
Bow of ship

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...rates_mess.jpg
Captains Mess

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...s_interior.jpg
Midship Interior

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...rates_deck.jpg
Outside Captains mess

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...cannonball.jpg
Off the Bow with Cannon Splashes
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Maybe make the sails up so people can conc? Other than that, it looks like a good start.

interesting..

Cannons!

fixed

You should be able to do whatever you want on this map, imo.

Looks good.

cool idea. they had a dm level in UT that took place on a ship, you might wanna take a look at for some ideas. also, can we see a layout?

Unique! i like it, good luck with how it turns out

To answer the free roaming inquiry I'll just say, "Yes, you can go anywhere."

The Unreal Tournament map was called Galleon. It was a huge influence and a favorite. I almost named this map Galleon, but decided not to because it's too different. However, I did port Peak Monastery and Gael to TFC, as I am a big UT Fan.

I was reluctant to put up my storyboard art concept, but you asked for the layout:
If you look at the top of this picture you can see an overhead view of the ship. On the left is the captains mess (red flag) and on the right is the bow (blue flag). The 3 arc slashes represent sails with ladders on port and starboard of each. There are 2 checker board like squares in the middle of the boat which represents broken flooring with team spawns underneith. More than 3 seconds in the water spells death, and I put four life boats on either side of the spawns which act mostly as alternative exits from the spawn.
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...es_Concept.jpg
Heh, you can even see the word Galleon at the top - my maps beta name.

BAD-FUCKING-ASS.

Too bad I'm a ninja. I'll just pretend that I infiltrated a pirate's ship and am killing them all.

I'll consider naming the teams Pirates and Ninjas.

THIS

That would be tight.

On a serious note I really like the idea and I like how it's coming along; I for one can't wait to play when finished.

Also UT is one of the greatest games of all time.

also that concept art is pretty freakin sweet

OMG! He actually did it! He actually posted something without the word laser, or a variant of said word in it.

You must include this video. Do it!

What I was referring to ;)

Have one team named sharks and have them spies only and knifes only with liek 10000 dmg in each attack so that the water has sharks!!!

Have it play the Jaws theme (CLIENTSIDE ONLY) when you fall in the water.

Just to say it before the howliing manz

Put some friggin lazer beamz on them sharks aswell.

Actually the Jaws sound effect is already included. Since I couldn't do an actual shark attack, I needed something besides the shark fins and a flying corpse. I am not sure if sounds can be done only to the attacked, so I made the sound very short and very soft to avoid annoying players (plus theres lots of other sounds going like the water and distant cannon fire). And if someone can find me a lasers on shark tutorial, I'll add that. Another funny coincident is that the sharks do 10,000 damage... so I guess Coronius can pretend they're cloaked spys!

i'd turn it into a ghost ship.. have a nightyskybox with a big bright moon
make the sails dark-greyish and make it look old/torn up with pirateflags ofc
have scary sounds in the ship cracks and some windy ghost sounds and some laughter of the crew on a place like they haunt the ship.. the flag room maybe
and have gold with a treasure chest laying around the flag and spiderwebs all over the place
when a flag gets captured the cannons of the ship would fire
have a secret room where the "you are a pirate" video would play
and also a trap somewhere on the deck of the ship that would send people falling into the water
that all would be more suitable for the jaws sound

the ship also looks a little too blocky