Mini Meet #15 - Tuesday June 27th - 9:30pm BST

Live in Stigma vision

Thanks to everyone participating and live streaming and big thanks to Host Dr_Geo

Attendees:
Scam144 (Host)
The_Geo_Stigma (Host)
prototypetom
NerfThis_97
stuarttintin23
agrajag
mickey1356
mrniice
@mahaloka
x_Korax
rockyba7rainy96
SF_BEASTWOOD (YRA7)
bigtank316 (KPT7)
lxDarkSide666xl (KPT7)
wizdum
o_ManOfFire_o
AJ
tack-the-killer
dark_shark012



$Þ€ŁÛ/VK - qo8op
Great aesthetics and atmosphere. The whole location and how you make it look (especially with the rain ) is awesome, the weapons fit nicely too but i was thinking something like pistols or smgs could work nice here too. The propping and design of the different levels/channels/overall structure is great but there's one thing i would try to improve: the upper level advantage and the one-sided spawns so if you can reduce that advantage with weapons/spawns/props/channels etc it would make this map great in every aspect for me - the extra paths are great but it mostly comes down to a fight at that one ramp and for my likings it has a bit too big angle which is also a reason for the upperlevel advantage - making the ramp longer and a smaller angle would improve the gameplay i think. Also the stairs at the beginning of the ramp can make you trip, so evening them with props would be nice

*Smoke-em's map nr.1. - @mahaloka
It's not really your first map right? It's really awesome and with some minor tweaks it could be a top class map. The aesthetics and overall structure are great and i mostly like the combination of aesthetics and usefulness with props - it makes the dull stunt props look nicer and the whole location more realistic. It had a decent gameplay mostly and the most weapons were cool, but i think a stronger default weapon would work here even better, as me and most people were using and hunting the few rifle/smg pickups. Though the smaller props are great for aesthetics and cover, i would personally switch some of the small props to bigger ones (like the size of 1-2 containers/huts or even more on some spots) so that they channel the area a bit more - which reduces the directions of being shot from and the overall gameplay, makes stronger weapons work more easily and when then you can also place spawns everywhere equally distributed which makes the spawns/pace even more balanced - just a tip i try to use on every of my maps. The rest is all great and i would keep the most of it as it is except a little prop/spawn switching and maybe stronger (default) weapons.

4 Team Flanking - Tesseractor
Wow this has changed much since i played it last time and its much better now. I like the general structure very much now, its much more condensed and focused than before. Also liked the default weapon and pickups very much - strong and fast weapons are the most fun after all but i'm sure there are other opinions The big channels are great but the same advice as to mahaloka's map, you could switch some smaller props to bigger props to create more open but even more focused channels.. Just by not changing anything but removing some of the small props which make the area a bit too cluttered sometimes for me would make the gameplay much better but for the extra cover i would recommend to put the smaller/medium props to the sides of the big wall channels in a zig zag structures (its not just for RnG but just for a balanced gameplay). Also there are some wall structures you could tweak a bit like some longer straight paths that could have some connection to other paths, then this could be a top map but maybe hope to replay it again soon.

Amherst Apartments - GoldGun
Nice one, was hoping a long time to see some maps at this location as the location itself is already great. The smgs work great, maybe the few rifle pickups arent needed as they make it a bit more weapon-hunting but if the purpose is to draw more people to the roofs then theyre a good fit but the roofs are pretty attractive by themselves.
The location has already a nice native structure with decent channels and the roofs are adding much more possibilities, but i personally like the ramps a bit broader so you can properly roll/fight on them, its also nice that you blocked the roofs from most interaction with the ground so they are more useful for movement. Great map without much need to alter most of the original area - those are my faves

Righteous Slaughter - by me
Lol one of my first maps when the creator came out 3 years ago, but i still like natural hilly environments and i think for an unpropped TDM it worked ok

!K86 BLAZING BUD FIELD - KM86REDDEVIL
Had only a short look but great one, especially the location/aesthetics and idea The area is pretty simply structured but still enables a nice shotgun fight with some weed maze confusion - great idea using plants as mazey objects. But from a gameplay perspective i liked the bigger one that we played in smooth killing as with the channels it can play with 30p without being too much open/hectic.

Burton Ernie - o_ManOfFire_o
Wow, even though i'm not a big fan of very tight maps, this one inspires me to try it out as it was very fun and worked well in every aspect. The propping and creativity is top notch like usually from you, especially cool idea with the containers in the walls. Im not a fan of the small cabins with glasses as theyre pretty chaotic as cover and tight, but the rest and the weapons worked all great for me, the ap pistol seems like the best weapon for well channelled close-quarters maps and this one has some nice creative channelling , one of my favs from you

Whet Metallic Dust - Tesseractor
I love the location itself and most of the prop extensions, but the locations airplane trash part is a very tricky environment, so i liked the second floor above it very much but thought that most of the ground level at that spot is unneccesary - as theyre so close together you see players blips all the time and get confused on which floor they are. So only having second floors only on spots where you blocked out the first floor and vice versa works best i think and it could also block out more of the difficult spots with lots of small random objects or enhance some of them with props , while keeping the better flowing spots. The part with the warehouse is great and weapons worked nicely.

It was way too cluttered originally, which I didn't realise until testing but it's still a bit too bunched up in some sections. I'll work on the cover a bit and try making some mid-range sections. That's the only reason the centre isn't linked up to the other parts (mid-range, slightly less flankable so suppressing fire and making a game plan is more effective) but people refuse to use that segment for some reason. Thanks a lot for the review Scam144

While I remember, GoldGun you have (at least) one respawn outside the playable area (near one of the corners iirc). I respawned there 4 times and there was at least one person wandering around who didn't think to kill themselves to get back in. Really enjoyed the map otherwise as it's a familiar area done very nicely.