[Aleks]

As the community seems to be thriving lately with all the new releases and activity, I've come across an idea for another forum game - which I'm pretty sure was a thing back on AMC. The rules are simple: someone posts a screenshot from a Duke 3D user map and the others try to guess what level is that. The first person who guesses correctly takes another turn, so the play can continue. Here's some more specific rules:

• no original Duke 3D levels (from episodes 1-5) are allowed, however the more recognised TC's, Duke it Out in DC, Duke! Zone 2, Duke Caribbean, Nuclear Winter are perfectly fine;
• let's keep this to more known levels, i.e. not super obscure stuff from 1996 that only the author and his 2 friends have played. I think the general rule of thumb should be, let's keep it only to maps which are on either MSDN or CGS map listings (with perhaps few exceptions - leaving this more as a guidance and not a strict rule);
• I'd like to keep it more dynamic, so after 24 hours of inactivity from the person who is posting a screenshot, someone else can take their turn;
• also after sometime without anyone guessing correctly or no one making tries at all, the person who posted the screenshot should post another one - I will leave it to their discretion when it's a good moment to post another one to keep the game going;
• if someone doesn't want to post a screenshot after guessing correctly or knows they won't be able to be active, please state it in the initial post with your guess - this way we won't have to wait until someone says they pass their turn and anyone else will be able to post a screenshot instead of them;
• please don't edit your posts, whether you are guessing or posting a screenshot - there's no need for additional confusion;
• please post your screenshot in a decent resolution (at least 800x600, preferably larger), with decent brightness/gamma allowing the others to see what's on the screenshot. Also it would be probably better to remove HUD/crosshair/weapon/stats from the screenshot. And finally, please post an area that looks fairly unique to the level - it doesn't have to be something exactly revealing straight away what map we're talking about, but hugging a wall to see only a stretched texture isn't something people would like to guess. Also, out of bounds/easter egg areas are perfectly fine - in a way, it could be funny to showcase them around!
• if you recognise the map you have authored on one of the screens, please pass that turn - that would be too easy
• you can also post some additional clues to your screenshot, preferably after a few people miss their guesses, to point them a bit in the correct direction.

I will start with something quite easy. I think we should see how the game should be balanced and how easy/difficult screenshots we should post. I posted a screenshot of an easter egg from a not so well known map few days ago on Discord and someone immediately got it correct, so that should be also taken into account.

[Mark]

If that's an easy one I'm likely to guess none correctly.

[Sangman]

Ah that's Quakis' map but I don't remember the title

Edit: Flaming Shipwreck

[Aleks]

Sang is correct (and of course had to edit the post ). Your turn, man!

[Sangman]

Aight, guess this.

Pretty dark map.



Here's the same screen with the brightness boosted a bit.

[Merlijn]

Hmm, I instanty recognized the Flaming Shipwreck but not this one.

Could it be Unholy by Fakir Baba / Geoffrey? I do remember the chains being a theme in that one.

[Dr.Panico]

Looks like Bioshock by bullerbuller7.

[Sangman]

Dr. Panico is correct!

[Dr.Panico]

Alright! My turn.

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[Aleks]

"Nitroglycerin" by High Treason.

[Dr.Panico]

Correct!

[Aleks]

Here's the next one to guess:

[Ninety-Six]

Factory by Michael & Robert Caraballo?

[Aleks]

Ninety-Six, on 29 June 2021 - 05:39 PM, said:

Factory by Michael & Robert Caraballo?

Nice one! I took quite some more screens actually, not sure if people still remember this one. Your turn.

[Ninety-Six]

Quick question before I take my turn: is the -m parameter (no monsters) allowed, or would you say enemy alignment is important? I ask mostly for the ease of screenshot taking. I can kill 'em just fine if I have to, but I figured I'd ask first.

[Aleks]

Ninety-Six, on 29 June 2021 - 11:43 PM, said:

Quick question before I take my turn: is the -m parameter (no monsters) allowed, or would you say enemy alignment is important? I ask mostly for the ease of screenshot taking. I can kill 'em just fine if I have to, but I figured I'd ask first.

Sure it's OK, I did take my both screenshots with no monsters - and if anything, they can usually just obscure the view.

[Ninety-Six]

Hope this one ain't too easy.

[Aleks]

Looks like something that might have been done by Oostrums or maybe Taivo, but... I'll take a wild guess and say Slick by Rob West.

[Ninety-Six]

Aleks, on 30 June 2021 - 07:52 AM, said:

I'll take a wild guess and say Slick by Rob West.

how.

[Aleks]

Oh wow, now that was a lucky shot. I haven't played Slick in like 10+ years I guess (but coincidentally I still have it in my old Duke folder with 2006 EDuke version), but guess the map really was a milestone in terms of abstract palettes and stuff (also one of the most original themes too) to a point where all that grim stuff stuck with me.

Anyway, something really easy now:

[TheDragonLiner]

Aleks, on 30 June 2021 - 08:43 AM, said:

Oh wow, now that was a lucky shot. I haven't played Slick in like 10+ years I guess (but coincidentally I still have it in my old Duke folder with 2006 EDuke version), but guess the map really was a milestone in terms of abstract palettes and stuff (also one of the most original themes too) to a point where all that grim stuff stuck with me.

Anyway, something really easy now:
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WGSpace End ?

[Merlijn]

I'm pretty sure that's Alien Whipeout by Alejandro (those moving tentacles at the start).

And damn, I thought the last one was Decay or Ruin or something in that direction. Never thought of Slick.

[Aleks]

Yeah, it's Alien Wipeout by Alejandro. Merlijn's turn now!

[Merlijn]

Honestly have no idea if this one's too easy or too hard. Guess away!

[Sanek]

CBP 8: Metropolitan Starlight

[Merlijn]

That's correct, your turn!

[Sanek]

Shouldn't be too easy... on the other hand, there's really only a handful of maps with passages like this:

[Danukem]

MSSP 9 - New Pietniemi by Mikko Sandt


Assuming that's correct I forfeit my turn because I don't have time to pick a new one right now and I don't want to hold up the game.

[Sanek]

Yes, that's correct!

[Ninety-Six]

So how do we determine who goes next?