Rvsz

Legendary Skial King
Contributor
Hi all,

I was thinking if we could change the map on US20? That's one thing that it's quite plain and looks like it was made in thirty minutes, but - and it might only be my opinion - if Skial wants to have high-end / unusual trading in the community it looks bad using the "competitor's" map... The map has rawr in its name, and their link is shown as well as you can see it HERE. I think advertising another trading site on our server is counter-productive.

I googled some nice ones:


trade_soccer
http://www.gamebanana.com/tf2/maps/161410

This is my favourite. It's a simple, but excellent map, very bright, colourful, has a large open area what you need and nothing else. The huge mountains in the distance and the grass texture are especially nice.
3850F876F63531323D53984654C883A10ACF9F19


6BCC292A696DBBAC8C19805F9D7FB390B7FA89FD


05BD254FB44D10DD3DAED913F80395D6C5B65F32


4C14A44535C917DFBBC64FA251651F75A5C3F4C3


6C1AE0E8F1F7D22A78C26BD20D69DAF5B3BA73C6


F909F940A37743ECCE7EC25BD6B65A1DD467A777


77CF710FDA018CA811C4D3AF26F0AD10117C1E7A


8A3FE5ABCD6F9EDE6E5390CF91CFF22319014E82


A0E9CDE6DCCDE2B0E02BA04D339774DB1AA3EB90


3E7A113B6295871A1641EB3DBFB4D45F0256A181


102F7B9FB6969E09F2FC7A8B713E308407E2C57B


524ABE849DC046C885953C6833B429956E91851F


66996E90EB6BABB873A8E3427C7B7DDE3F276A76


4C0D8964FE56FF01B8DF16B50DC93AF5C45DBF18


D3A0A3BE966B5A0B8279A7893E9F04B30694CE50


E0BCA8BC733A270F4EE635DFB1659C7A6174479D
8A3FE5ABCD6F9EDE6E5390CF91CFF22319014E82


trade_medieval_v2
http://forums.tf2maps.net/downloads.php?do=file&id=4987

This map surely took a lot of time to make and you can see it in the quality. The spawn kills you over time, so it's ideal for idling too. My concern is that it isn't exactly an unusual trade map, lacks a large open field, instead it's divided into a few smaller ones which are closed off of each other. I took the Monoculus portal to get to the front of the castle, but couldn't get any further. Alse there's that constant medieval fight sound looping from Degroot keep what I find a bit annoying. Check the link for more info.
1A42603FEEFAA622286F7466C16EEB1CD1568D73


67FD37D57CE231FA5B46C9D15112114132844B28


621B93ED7F34594501FF57472CD20DFF82EAD708


8BEAD3B956804D2F504A2748CBDA287EE546362B


FA0EC47B74500F9CBEB9EF9292D77059CD5E1CBD


78290CF40B1D41B1B45EFD723BDE1BFAD53B3E49


AE7A2C9E621EFFD6042C4C6C4B741BE671C4E3D5


7A40FDBC7F598700160CD94A452955593536A037


240FAAFF0C7173D303D69A62831C1439A546CA8A
240FAAFF0C7173D303D69A62831C1439A546CA8A



trade_swamp
http://www.gamebanana.com/tf2/maps/162281

It's a simple map, has a nice it's own atmosphere, but I found it a bit too dark and boring (well after all that was kinda the goal with this theme though I guess).
5F908605A1F4EE8EA491B18DE72B44A3F130FB46


E9ED26216E6A9F140B3563310ACC627AC70CF1A3


873EC685C3BC787FA0134490AED2957AB2926C62


6BC8CFB36AB7A71FBA9277A2FCA3AEC8CC85BB1F


A25C60BAEE3FF9B2EA5C4E98DD02E3A97EC52126


FA8E300C8D47E38F975920EAAEA0ED122AFF6B5B


A406EE6568E089F87C07E6C09E96545263941A91
E9ED26216E6A9F140B3563310ACC627AC70CF1A3


trade_celshade_r2
http://www.gamebanana.com/tf2/maps/161295

This map is great. I'm 100% sure this would fill servers in minutes and I haven't even seen half of it. Why I haven't seen this anywhere is beyond me.. The spawn's purple (or orange for RED) area kill's you, or you can jump off the elevator shaft with the skull too to die faster, so it functions as an idle map too. By the way the spawn rooms look a bit plain and boring maybe. From the spawn there's a portal with a floating stock Sniper Rifle taking you to a Sniper Arena, a little river with a bridge with planks on each side. You can run across the bridge (the arena's only health pack is in the middle), but you can't go in the enemy planks. Falling in the water kills you too. Since the teleport is right next to the spawn you can come back to this area right after dying. From the spawn you can get to your usual trade plaza with a twist, the celshade effect makes it look like it's from Borderlands, you have to see it ingame it's amazing. This is a great arena to fight too, with spawncamping - which occurs on Trade Plaza often - blocked, as you lose health if you go near to the other team's door.
This is only how far I got, an idle map, a sniper and a trade plaza arena in one. But check out the link, this is only half of it, there's a portal to hell, hidden boss fight, "ultimate weapon" whatever that means and undocumented easter eggs too. Click on the link for more info (much more).

I don't think this would do US20's unusual trading any good, I think it's a good idea to keep that one in all-godmode, but this is a really good map, more fun and better than any of the trade maps I've ever been on.

599295C4A70138B431C56E4AC446501FEACC031F


D73D4398DB313371E883BDD578EEA767FA3948CB


E461FB3C9D4106161EA3B0DC1AD0C3C853875E35


6DCC4C9CE86030221170E98D5C8FA3965E6377EA


A9AC1E50209812BD9ED35AE21B4BBE296BDD4757


26F7F506E49F1DF9827D574A9730F81E0737A6D3


A5127EE944F8B98C5B3397ED3D43C09721B2C34B


E3E3899FA06310975E902261A8A7C910E10DCADE


A0A60546A01FE7186F1CB751836B35E7165F3068


7E04627307FADB337C7AEF05DB8B4E2A7E15A845
A0A60546A01FE7186F1CB751836B35E7165F3068


trade_waterplaza
http://www.gamebanana.com/tf2/maps/162588

Nice map, with a few separate rooms, none of them particularly big enough though. The water effects are nice all around, but the sound can get a bit annoying over time I think.
2E5BE1809529CB93389D83190EBA5578016BEDF2


1E8DEBE6BE766AA24183A2320E8A6F5039726C00


BE8979BC1089199C885A3785123A26659B2670C0


86D04148214D6FEF5D8CE4250DEF26AE9F4C2843


0C2F8F8B5099D1F2760713B70C6210E7DA9DF1F3
2E5BE1809529CB93389D83190EBA5578016BEDF2



Or if anyone knows a nice map, or anyone's interested making one for Skial would be nice to see some other suggestions too!



oO
Oo
 

Rvsz

Legendary Skial King
Contributor
I appreciate the first 'agree' rating from the trade admin! : )
 

ProbeX

Australian Skial God
Contributor
It's an interesting idea, but you should have put a vote up so people could vote on it
 

Rvsz

Legendary Skial King
Contributor
It's an interesting idea, but you should have put a vote up so people could vote on it
This thread is only for suggestions, I barely spent any time looking up these two maps, there might be better ones out there. I'm interested in other people's opinion first, not just a yes or no without any explanation why did they vote that way.
 

ProbeX

Australian Skial God
Contributor
I agree a map change would be nice, but why not take the time to find a really good server. These examples are good and would be better then what we have, but like you said there are better ones. So why not present those?
 

[TC]CreepingDeath

Legendary Skial King
Contributor
I agree a map change would be nice, but why not take the time to find a really good server. These examples are good and would be better then what we have, but like you said there are better ones. So why not present those?
It's a suggestion thread and, as I see it, it's an open one. Maybe others may have other maps to suggest before anything is up for a vote. Do you have anything to contribute besides busting Rvsz's balls?
 

Rvsz

Legendary Skial King
Contributor
I agree a map change would be nice, but why not take the time to find a really good server. These examples are good and would be better then what we have, but like you said there are better ones. So why not present those?
That's why I started this thread. If more people spends time to find a nice one the bigger the chance we actually stumble into the ultimate Skial trade map : ) These two are just examples I found, but I'll have a little chat with Google this afternoon, you could do the same! : )
 

Rvsz

Legendary Skial King
Contributor
It's a suggestion thread and, as I see it, it's an open one. Maybe others may have other maps to suggest before anything is up for a vote. Do you have anything to contribute besides busting Rvsz's balls?
I don't think he meant it that way, maybe I just wasn't clear enough in the first place.
 

ProbeX

Australian Skial God
Contributor
That's why I started this thread. If more people spends time to find a nice one the bigger the chance we actually stumble into the ultimate Skial trade map : ) These two are just examples I found, but I'll have a little chat with Google this afternoon, you could do the same! : )
Wish I could help, but I don't have the time. If this is still open by Monday or I have some free time later, I'll see what I can find.
 

ProbeX

Australian Skial God
Contributor
It's a suggestion thread and, as I see it, it's an open one. Maybe others may have other maps to suggest before anything is up for a vote. Do you have anything to contribute besides busting Rvsz's balls?
I wasn't trying to bust his balls, I'm just saying if he was going to make a suggestions thread why not try to find the best. That actually makes me wonder if we have someone on Skial who can make a map so it is unique.
 

ProbeX

Australian Skial God
Contributor
I wish I could see more of these maps you presented, maybe I can be of more crucial use after I get home from my vacation.
Edit: Can you find anymore pics of these maps? I'm intrigued by the medieval map.