CP Mineworks

[Geit]

Let's just stop talking about it and leave it at this:

It's a lot easier to see something stupid in Underworks than Shaftworks.

The only reason you really think about it is because it's been pointed out, but Underworks just sounds ridiculously too similar to: Underwear

And it's over all a better sounding name.

Case closed. Topic over. Bring in the f***in' tanks, I won! :3

You know in most of the world shaft is slang for a dick, right? That thing that underwear covers? That thing which is undoubtedly worse for your map to be assosicated with? And then you went and made it worse by appending "Works"?! I'm all for a bit of shaft working, but deary me it's a dumb name if you're trying to escape immature jokes.

You could probably get away with using just Shaft - the name hasn't been used since 2008: http://forums.tf2maps.net/showthread.php?t=2878

If you're just going for silly names though, may I suggest Undershaft?

 

[HQDefault]

Honestly, Shaft was just supposed to be as in Mine Shaft.

So is mineshaft taken?

 

[Pdan4]

Mineworks was suggested.

 

[Idolon]

Keep Shaftworks. If anything, people are more likely to remember the map.

 

[Pdan4]

I think you should just name it Shaftbuttes. Not butts, but buttes.

 

[Prestige]

i would like undershaft if it were a rainy, sweaty map. but no, shaftworks owns

 

[HQDefault]

Alright, I'll take Mineworks. I'll change that soon.

But in my defense, never in my entire life have I heard shaft used in that context.

This was a long an immature conversation over something that didn't need to and shouldn't have happened.

 

[Zed]

You also happened to make a really good double entendre without realizing it.

At least it rolls off the tongue.

 

[HQDefault]

Actually, honesty time: I was being a little mellow on how I thought it was relatable to underwear.

What I was REALLY concerned about was it being related to reproductive organs.

 

[Bull]

I vote for cp_shlongworks next!

 

[RubbishyUser]

You also happened to make a really good double entendre without realizing it.

Honestly, that entendre was what made me think the whole thing was a joke. I'd have told you sooner otherwise.

Also, I'm afraid cp_schlongworks is already taken. I suggest cp_schlongwank as a much more wholesome name.

 

[HQDefault]

Okay, now it's called Mineworks.

And I don't think that mine can be associated with... you know...

Whatever.

Alpha 6: http://forums.tf2maps.net/downloads.php?do=file&id=6024

I once again ask the moderators to change the thread name to the current map name, etc

And I hereby declare this immature discussion officially closed!

 

[Zed]

Well hey, mine works.

 

[HQDefault]

Well hey, mine works.

Is it bad that I laughed at that pun?

 

[Zed]

Is it bad that I laughed at that pun?

Yes.

The demons are coming for your family.

Run.

 

[HQDefault]

Okay, so, I looked at the feedback, and saw that there were 51 comments

Then I actually looked at it. About 45 of them were basically this:

-Map is cramped, scale it up.

It's unfortunately not as simple as scale it up. Here are the 3 options:

1: Spend 2 weeks trying to tediously make the map bigger, and even then have horrible gameplay issues that need to be ironed out for another 2 weeks.
2: Remake the map from scratch. Which I know I won't be able to do to my liking.
3: Abandon the map altogether.

Needless to say, I don't like any of those 3. SO... I tacked on a fourth:

4: Make the map less cramped and more fun to play while limiting basic layout outline.

And that's the one I chose.

So, A7

 

[RubbishyUser]

Yeaaah, that's what happened to Octagon. I'm afraid number 4 didn't work for me. Number 1 is the only real candidate here - but the good news is that it won't take nearly that long to rebuild. You've learnt a lot about the map and mapping in general since a1, and I reckon it'll take a quarter of the time.

Hang in there though!

 

[chemelia]

Please don't try to do number 4, that's what happened to Deciduous. You just get a crazy amount of alphas, and a lot of hate. Just expand the layout framework while you're still in somewhat early versions, and haven't detailed or anything yet.

 

[HQDefault]

Please don't try to do number 4, that's what happened to Deciduous. You just get a crazy amount of alphas, and a lot of hate. Just expand the layout framework while you're still in somewhat early versions, and haven't detailed or anything yet.

Limiting being the key word. I'll do it a little bit where it's most necessary, but some places are REALLY hard to do.

However I'm confident that with the changes I made, it won't feel as cramped and, you know, bat sh*t crazy.

EDIT: That being said, if it comes to and I can't fix the map anymore and I have to abandon it (which will be very hard to bring myself to do) I have a side project that I've just started working on that maybe I can go to instead.

 

[Dr. Sasha]

If you don't abandon this, please have better lighting. Ex. Colour, angle, shadow controller, etc.

Good lighting can make any map look good, and can influence the player's opinion of the map.