CAN YOU BUILD IT? #29 APR 10

Did someone say bridges? What a coincidence!

Palomino Bay Circuit




Come to think of it, I have another job which is very much centered around a bridge. Call it a second submission. In case there's room.

Boatparty

I tried a few races out tonight after Racewars matching the theme so here's a few that stood out:

{BH} - Burial At Sea - by BH_TB - Customs off, should be locked to Bifta. Nicely built track for the Bifta with a few large jumps and nice feel. 

AM^2: Martínez Stadium 4 by 2Martinez - Compacts (default Sports is far far too fast). I'm a sucker for indoor tracks and this is a really nice example. 

In The Pink by deejayb1874 - A old favourite of mine that doesn't seem to have made it into a GCCC event. 

FL74 Indoor Lazer Battle by freakyleek - Just so it's not too race centric a indoor VDM. I din't manage to test this one out though but hopefully it all works. 

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CAN YOU BUILD IT? #29

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MAGMA FACTORY by @qo8op
-Inside a “volcano” (as graded, walkable planes with a floor plan inside & below). I was kicked before the match but was able to follow a few players after re-invite. I thought the floor plan was excellent with props spaced well for a run-n-gun experience, and the higher ground didn’t appear to give the unfair advantage expected. SMGs/shotguns/grenades which offered a nice variety of options with nothing too OP.

NORTON'$ MAN$ION by SLOBBER--DOG
-Capture at a mansion just west of Eclipse Towers. Multiple levels and good spacing inside the mansion offered a nice challenge, and overall this was tons of fun. The major gripe was that, along with a full lobby, all the cops and NPCs created a ton of lag that seriously affected gameplay. Otherwise a very enjoyable capture, with proper team balance and many ways to enter the mansion and/or defend your team.

In The Pink by deejayb1874
-Ah yes, short indoor lap race on stunt tracks (with no ramps or tubes). Smooth turns which didn't get too hairy even though we had contact on and 20+ racers. Very enjoyable.

Bridge Of Choices by manoffire
-A vs B bridge LTS which begin with snipers and meet at handguns and two other bridges which lead to parachutes, which in turn lead to hydras below. There were rockets below the bridge to counter the hydras once the opposing team controls them, though extremely difficult to reach while combating both hydras and handguns from the enemy. It seemed to work best to kill the opposing team on the bridge before they reach the parachutes.

Palomino Bay Circuit by geenopa
-Really nice GP circuit in the countryside with a nice balance of ease and challenge in the turns. Sorry, I’m not as good with describing races, but I really enjoyed this one.

The Infernal Tower by Mr. Echo
-Indoor “tower” TDM with walkable ramps up the sides which lead to higher ground and better weapons. There is no real cover, so it was a nice challenge to take out players as we ran up and down the ramps. Weapons spacing was done really well on this map, and AP pistols worked really well for the close combat of level-to-level.

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AM2 Martinez Stadium 4 by @2martinez
-Very short lap race with multiple tight turns, placed inside the horse track. We used compacts, which worked well with the tight spaces. My Brisco was sliding like crazy, but that was probably due to user error more than anything else.

Destruction Site by Scam144
-A TDM at the construction skyscraper on Alta Street, with multiple levels similar to the versions of this map but with more open space and less camping area. For that reason, I had a lot of fun with this one. Sight lines also prevented any distinct advantage to carrying higher ground. The special carbines were perfect.

Heather's Up and Down's by agrajag
-Short, tight lap race at LSIA with smooth bridges and turns, which were very forgiving with wide berths. The coupe class may have helped with the stability of the race also, but overall very enjoyable and casual-friendly.

Refuse/Resist by Mandible_Claw-
-Faggio capture on a heavily-trafficked bridge in LS with battle axes and Molotov cocktails. The fun factor was extremely high with this one, but like the earlier capture suffered from a lot of lag with all the NPCs and the large lobby. All the exploding vehicles added to the chaos, which were annoying at first but in the end added to the challenge and excitement.

FL74 Indoor Lazer Battle by freakyleek
-Lazer dogfight in close quarters. There were multiple rooms with enough doorway space for the lazers, but it requires a skilled pilot to make turns and spins on this map without crashing. Very original idea which probably works well with a smaller group, but it still works well.

BoatParty by geenopa
-The inevitable stunt race with ramps and stunting tracks too challenging for a noob like me to give a proper review. Sorry!