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In the middle of June, I invited you to participate in a creation of new maps based on my BattleDuke episodes. 1,5 months later we recieved 3 new maps based on this concept, from 3 different authors!
One of the authors is a veteran mapper ck3D, while the other two - DNSKILL5 and IIIIIIIIIII - actually make their debut's right here!
You can vote for your favorite map in a poll! The voting starts today (September 2nd, 2023) and ends on September 30th, 2023. I guess I'll have all the possible votes by then and can declare the winner. Contestants - please don't vote for yourselves!
Subtifuge (subtifuge-bd.map), the alien-planet-themed map by IIIIIIIII, is obviously not the first map ever made by this author, but the first map of his that made it to the public. While i didn't ask for it, he send me the snapshots of the map from the alpha to gold stages, and ngl I had little faith in it, but the final result, made within such a short timeframe, is extremely surprising! IIIIIIIIIIIII send his map first, and I congragulate him for actually sticking to the deadline, which we pushed further and further later on. Definitely the author we should look out for in the future.
Lunar Greenhouse (LNRGRNH.map) by DNSKILL5 is a small space-themed map. And it's actually the first map that DNSKILL5 ever made! I don't know how extensively DNSKILL5 studied the editor, but I think he did a good job for a first map (or the first map that's been finished). It's the second map that I recieved.
And finally, we have Duc-Man (ducman.map) by ck3D! It can be tagged as a ''city map'' in a way, and the familiar cars here and there will make you think that you're browsing the content that didn't make it into Blast Radius or Zero Zone for some reason. Bui it's not the main biggest part of the map - two thirds of the map is totally not what you're expecting! See for yourself to find out!
ck3D is the last map that I recieved, and the main reason while I'm releasing the pack right now and not 2-3 weeks ago. When you're going to examine the map, keep and mind that ck3D had more time to make it than than the other contestants!
In terms of difficulty, LNRGRNH is probably the easiest. Subtifuge stand right here with the original BD maps. And Duc-Man is going to be a serious challenge even for a seasonal BD player, as the hardest BD map yet!
As a side-note, I would like to apologise for the whole "make your map until the the deadline...or else!" thing. One of the reasons for starting this contests is to make you step into my shoes, i.e. make map in a short amount of time, the same way I made two episodes of BD. In retrospecitve it was a poor decision, since I lost the map from Aleks and a potential map from quakis....
But anyhoo, I would like to thank everyone who took part in the creation of this map pack! I'm actually feel honored that DNSKILL5 and IIIIIIIIII decided to make their respective debuts as a part of my BattleDuke thing!
I won't share my opinion in this opening post, but you can sure write your review of the maps right now, contestant or not! Don't forget to vote! The voting is anonymous.
Enjoy!
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