Ns_achio, revised Options

[Kouji_San]

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Current version: version2 beta5 (v2b5)
ns1.04 version: 104a

This map is a revised version of the old one, which can be found here: Old Achio Thread

Most important map features:

• Unique gameplay additions:
  • Hives based bacterium lockdown resnodes
  • Weldable resnode
  • Alien only trough wall teleporter, similar to the movement chamber
  • Two button security door
• The map is moddeled to resemble a realistic ship layout as close as possible
• Huge external views of the ships external hull
• Story based custom sky texture, the frigate TSA Cerberus is seen on the skybox
• The readyroom is actually inside the frigate TSA Cerberus, which is a followup combat map
• A dropship in the readyroom, which is also present in the marinestart. Linking them together

Media:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqVOKTnSj20

Released versions:

• Tribute release ns_achio_104a release date, Sept-06-2007:
  Features:
  - This map is the same as v2b5, yet it has been made compatible with Bry's ns 1.04
  - All the unique features mentioned above still work in ns1.04
  
  Ugly ns1.04 minimap included (too bad the new 3.x minimaps don't work though)
  
  Mirror Hosted by Bry's NS Server
  
  
• ns_achio_v2b5 release date, Jul-26-2007:
  Most important additions/fixes:
  - The map is now compatible with NS 3.2 (transparant minimaps included)
  - The aft alien trough wall teleporter is now only useable when the aft engine hive is alive (thanks puzl for fixing the hive targetondeath)
  Minimap
  
  Mirror Hosted by Addon DB
  Mirror Hosted by Bry's NS Server
  Mirror hosted by home.nl
  
  
• ns_achio_v2b4 release date, Dec-26-2006:
  Post release issue found:
  There are three typos in the .res file, the lines:
  
  sprites/minimaps/ns_achio_v2b3.spr
  sprites/minimaps/ns_achio_v2b3_labelled.spr
  maps/ns_achio_v2b3.txt
  
  should be v2b4, also keep in mind that this map is not yet fully compatible with 3.2. Actually the map itself is, but the minimap file names aren't updated yet. I'm going to release v2b5 soon to fix this issue along with some other things...
  
  Furthermore the line "sprites/ns_achio/flare2.spr" should be removed from the .res file as it was a sprite introduced in v2b3, but that sprite never got into the final version of beta3.
  
  Mostly gameplay tweaks
  - New gameplay addition: Finally the addition of a true weldable resnode
  - Fixed the sinking building bug with a func_nobuild in the infested hallway at Port Generator
  Minimap
  
  Mirror Hosted by Bry's NS Server
  Mirror Hosted by File Front
  Mirror hosted by Half-Life 2 Files
  Mirror hosted by home.nl
  
  
• ns_achio_v2b3 release date, Dec-21-2006:
  Most important additions/fixes:
  - New gameplay addition: Hives Based Bacterium Lockdown Resnodes, information included in readme
  - New gameplay addition: Alien only trough wall teleporter at aft engine, information included in readme
  - 5 new weldables (total of 6)
  - Port ION-Cannon has an initially marine only resnode due to weldable
  - Fixed siege issue at Port Material Displacement Core
  Minimap
  
  Mirror hosted by Half-Life 2 Files
  Mirror hosted by home.nl
  Mirror hosted by The Mr.MEN Gaming Community
  
  
• ns_achio_v2b2 release date, Nov-02-2006:
  Huge optimisation/bugfix/addition update
  Minimap
  
  Mirror Hosted by Addon DB
  Mirror Hosted by Bry's NS Server
  Mirror Hosted by Half-Life 2 Files
  Mirror Hosted by home.nl
  
  
• ns_achio_v2b1 release date, Oct-06-2006:
  First public release
  Minimap
  
  Mirror Hosted by Bry's NS Server
  Mirror Hosted by Number-7
  Mirror Hosted by home.nl

Game type: Classic
Layout: Semi "horizontal" symmetrical: Hallways and some rooms would be slightly different due to being on different levels, it'll try to simulate a true battleship layout
Map class: Serious
Size: Large
Env_gamma: 1.6
Resnodecount: 12
- 3x Hive based resnode, bacterium lockdown
- 1x Initially marine only, due to weldable
- 2x For Doubleres
- 6x Troughout map
Mission briefing: Link1 , Link2

Map areas:

• Marine start:
  • Loading bay
• Hives:
  • Starboard generator
  • Port generator
  • Aft engine
• Starboard engine
• Port ION cannon
• H-junction
• Lockerroom
• Bridge
• Mess Hall
• Water Cleansing
• Computer core, double res with a 2 button security door
• Port material displacement core
• Molecular gravity modifier, with "golden" pipes going to the inaccessible port engine
• Cargo Transfer S1-B
• Cargo Transfer S1-A

A science fiction about the ship it's propulsion system:
The ship uses a new kind of propulsion system called gravity displacement. In simple terms the system uses the ships own mass cores to gain momentum. The mass cores consist of very heavy iron balls the size of a truck rotating near the speed of light suspended inside a magnetic field, The result of the mass stress on the ball it's molecules will turn these balls effectively into a micro white hole, the opposite of a black hole. So instead of pulling things with it's gravity it expels gravity. This is controlled by the current of the magnetic field, so get the current wrong and you have a problem on your hands

The energy gained by this mass/gravity extraction is called black mass, which consists of gravity fields. The gravity fields will be broken up into molecules using a nanite particle accelerator. The mass core and nanite particle accelerator are located in front of the engine compartments.

The nanite particle accelerator bombards the molecules with nanites to reprograms the molecules their magnetic properties to be positive. After they have run trough the process they are then pushed into the engine under superheated pressure trough the 'gold colored pipes', since the pipes are ionized they won't get warm at all, this is for crew safety.

In the front part of each engine module there are positive magnets, they push the now positive molecules towards the nozzles and this momentum under very high pressure will push the ship forward. The exhaust will look like a greenish glowing light beam.

A small joke about this can be made. The scientists who designed this system could not answer the simple question "why are these beams green?"

So in short, it's kind of a mag-lev train with the tracks built-in

Note:
This is Achio revised, I started this map ages ago to fix many of the things wrong with the original Achio. Things which changed/were fixed compared to the old achio:

• Lack of cover/large open spaces trougout the map and hallways
• Overstressing the engine resources used (lag on slower pc�s and overall netlag)
• The style and texturing used
• Added more detail troughout the map

The layout is roughly the same, but the size of the map is smaller. Also everything has been tweaked to resemble an actual space ship, with levels (or decks). The hallways bend around architecture which would be located on the different levels, but extend into the lower or higher levels.

I gave the lighting a complete revision. With the use of more contrasting and more colorful lights. This was to counter the washed out look the old Achio had.

This post has been edited by Kouji_San: Feb 28 2008, 06:22 PM

[Spacer]

Perhaps you should whip up an infested light texture? Having bright orange stripes in the middle of infestation looks kinda weird. Still looking awesome though .

[Naigel]

[Swiftspear]

Looks absolutly incredible. The bright orange stripes seem a little out of place for the feel of the old achio (large decrepid and industrial) but I am intersted to see how they work in this one. You really need an infested light texture for the hive though. Even if it means just some real scratched up plating and what not. They look way to clean in the hive location like that.

[edit] keep in mind, you need a certian ammount of flatness to drop structures as a marine... you should always have some flat ground in a hive location, even if it isn't ground level/requires creative placement.

This post has been edited by Swiftspear: Apr 10 2005, 02:43 PM

[Lt_Gravity]

not bad. but thee green crystals seems to barely emit any light. looks pretty weird. what about the other locations?

[Kouji_San]

Thinking of turning the green crystals into the same yellowish types also seen on the floor. The yellowish crystal look nicer IMO

I'm going to try and fix the lights in the infestation with an overlay texture, the solid infestion textures should have a nice effect I think. Got to fix them first though since there is a lot of blue which doesn't turn invisible (I think I might have the fixed version in the old achio wad *goes of to check* )

Old screenshots are in the post you screenshots thread, but since they are externally linked here's a link

[Steel_Troll]

O<>M<>G


Oh and leave the green, looks nice imo

This post has been edited by Steel Troll: Apr 10 2005, 04:06 PM

[Lt.Realness]

holy mother of a...this awesome! I really like the lightning effects around the hive! this is something we never had before like that =)

[nogoodnickname]

woah

[KungFuDiscoMonke...]

I like the green crystals, they just need to difuse more light around instead of just the imediate area around the light source.

[moultano]

looks phat. I'd take out the orange lights behind the pipes though, the ones that go horizontally. Used in 1 too many places IMO. I'm worried that you are going to run out of clipnodes halfway through the map with those curved pipes, but they do look damn sexy.

[BulletHead]

Oh Em Gee must be the hax

[Kouji_San]

I left the green crystals in the map and increased the area of light arround them. Also put a texture overlay on the engine lights located underneath on the bacterium.


@moultano:
The lights are already gone in the latest compile, I also thought it was all to much of that orange. And I have put them pipes under the restriction of the clip texture police

@BulletHead:
saywah o.O

Working on it some more since I'm not satisfied with the lighting of the current compiled version. Also I made a small booboo, read on -->

I haven't kept mr. onos in mind when designing the entrances, they are to small. Also the ION cannon array has a very restricting movement for mr. onos. So the 'finished' areas are going to get a small overhaul.

[Invader_Scoot]

That's looking alsome.

[N_Recoup]

Kouji, once again you have proved that you are my favorite map editor. (Belgarion comes in close second).

Fantastic work!

[Kouji_San]

final version of the aft engine hive:

Closer look at a crystal, scientists are still trying to find out why they are able to emit so much light without using any visible or detectable energy. They seem to appear in otherwise very dark hives with the orange types on the ground or ceiling and the green ones usually on walls. both of them are the same crystal types but when you tilt them over 90 degrees they change color.

yeh I'm watching to much discovery, but hey at least I'm not going like 'OOOH LOOK AT THAT NAUGHTY LITTLE CRITTER' everytime I see a skulk

[BulletHead]

how do you make 90 degree bends like that in your pipes?

I've NEVER figured that out... 0o

[Swiftspear]

[carioca]

where is the degree tool in hamer?

[Lt_Gravity]