can we submit maps that have already been released?

if so i would like to submit my map ns_colony, link is found on my sig, ta

Oh, and co_squader !
Not finished atm, but it's near a beta release.

ns_nexus ftw. very atmospheric. lots of nooks and crannies that you just dont find in any of the standard maps (tanith, eclipse)

I don't know if this is still going on, but this post is just to let you know that i'll be away for one week from now on... Changing home, no connection before July, 19.

Have a new version of co_minas ready... I hope i will not miss anything...

Would love to get some more dev chatter in here. We just saw the release of two more sweet ns maps, ns_bliss_v1 and ns_saturn. Both need some touchups, but could easily be ready to go for a map pack within a month.

I very recently spoke with Puzl and I'm actively working on getting this rolling. Expect an announcement soon.

Heh, what i dont understand is, why doesnt the dev team just announce it? Even say its 6 months away, if need be. You really only need about a week as of now. A few months ago, i claimed that a map pack could be prepared in a month, but that was before all these maps got all these updates, and before a few of the real shiner's were even known to the public.

There supposedly isnt even a planned 3.3. NS could really use another infusion of content, and this content is already made.

Even though these are no my maps i would like to suggest:

CO_Prime
Always has been fun on custom servers, not to hard to get lost, and good balance

CO_FireFly (v2)
The visuals lack a littile bit, but other then that, worth a vote

NS_Nexus (v2)
Balanced, large yet small, only bad point is it takes a while to learn

NS_Saturn (V3)

ns_training is an interesting map for sure. Covers alot of ground in a fun cinematic way.

Even if the devs don't pump this, we should totally make one of our own, and if we select the right maps, maybe the devs can throw in support a bit later. Especially since some really really nice work just came out. Sure there's some tweaking to do, but what map is ever perfect?

Heck, there's some of the official maps me and my friends actively avoid.

No doubt tons of work went into making ns_training, but IMO it seems a bit unpolished for an official release.

Voice acting much?

Also, it doesn't cover the tech tree at all except for the stuff in the starting room, which is disappointing (what's an Arms Lab? AA?).

However, it's fun and gives the starting player a nice jump start instead of reading a couple pages to figure it out. I use it for new players but tend to chime in and explain stuff as we go along. Then we throw them into a game and help them as stuff comes up.

ns_saturn

As you can see by the fact that its taken me 3 weeks just to post this, real life has definitely been very consuming for both Puzl and myself this summer. This project is very much forefront in my mind, but at this point if we were to make an announcement it'd be "we want to make a map pack, details soon", which is so devoid of information, I don't think it'd be worth posting.

And while the candidate content might be done, the details and logistics of how the project will work is not.

The thing about making a more detailed announcement is that it would invite forumites to seek clarification, ask questions, and basically quest for information that will require you to actively babysit the thread until deadline or discuss it behind the scenes and come up with an answer. If you don't have that time there's no point in making an announcement, it's just unprofessional.

Perhaps a little note to the mapping mailing list whenever you're ready too.

I mean, since it's being used for nothing else except Flayra's asdf spams these days anyway.

Besides, there are some fantastic maps made by guys who don't come by this site very often anymore.

I wouldn't mind getting co_centurion involved in this.

http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index....howtopic=102074
please include me as well co_operationb1

Bump...

I still really dont understand why this is not happening

Me neither, I mean in other communities you see lots of official mappacks with also lots of maps. Forgotten Hope for example has 6 mappacks and that community is on the rim of death (FH2 will hopefully bring it back to life) I still play it when there are players in the good none modified servers, but that is not often

And this mappack for NS has been suggested to contain only 3 maps and now the thread not to mention NS1 mapping forum is close to inactive...

A view of the Micro-Nano Systems "Minas" assault ship class-2, aimlessly floating in space

Oi where's the download Droggog? That story and screenshot makes me want to download it, yet there is no linkage...

Well this is just a new readyroom concept/WIP for co_minas. Last downloadable version is here if you wanna check it out, but it has a completely different, temporary RR. Since this mappack thing did not seem to get going, and i didnt feel like starting to map for NS2 without the NS2TR, i decided to go nuts with my map's readyroom and design the external right side of the ship, "docked" to the RR, wich is supposed to be a larger TSA ship and/or spacestation.

For r_speeds reasons, it's a reproduction, built at different levels (pic). Light blue is the map, black is the (currently incomplete) RR. I plan to make the entire right side of the ship, with 3-4 external views, up to scale. Goal is to give the players the feeling they are entering/boarding the smaller ship (the actual playing field). Once you're inside the map, you can't see the rr anymore, the ship "took off", quarantined or something, with marines left on their own...

Nice shot Droggog. =)

Indeed, there is some hot stuff in here. But I guess this map pack has died before it ever saw the light of day. Like the others before it (that was 1? community mappack that mendasp tried to get together back in the OLD days)

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Lol yeah, i'll be done my 2nd map, ns_stage, by the time any official map pack is released.

Since the Official Map Pack doesn't seem like it'll ever happen, I'm going to create my own. Check the thread found here.

Good inititative. Take the bull by the horns if the matador is off enjoying a siesta somewhere.