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Topic: Weekly Top 10: Greatest Official NS_ Map

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Welcome to the weekly AusNS Top 10!

Each week we'll poll the forums on random subjects, posting the results on the weekend. Users who contribute the most entertaining posts will be featured on the front page and will also receive a custom title of their choosing.

This week's topic:

Which was the greatest official NS_ map?

This week we're focusing on the worlds we all know and love, the specially designed environments crafted with the utmost care, these are the (official)maps we played on.

If you liked the map because of how it played in pubs, vote it up. If you liked the map because of how intense and even the clan matches were, vote it up! If you liked it simply because it was pretty and you liked the way the lights reflected off the dull metallic glasslike texture, vote it up! Its up to you to prove to the rest of the community why your maps were the best, we expect to see some fierce fighting here folks.

There is no specific focus here except the map, we're even ignoring the differences between versions. However, keep in mind we're just as keen on this as you guys are. If you can convince us that ns_bast from 3.0 was better than 1.0, you not only win the obvious award, but we'll be sure to make special reference to it. Some of the maps were completely refurbished throughout the career, we'd like to hear how much you liked/disliked the maps as they evolved!

Also, we're focusing on NS_ only here guys. Because, well.. yeah


Just to refresh your memory, here's the full and final official maplist:

ns_agora - Minimap
Released: 3.0 Beta 1
Author: KawaK

ns_altair - Minimap
Released: 3.0 Beta 5
Author: KungFuDiscoMonkey

ns_ayumi - Minimap
Released: 3.0 Beta 1
Author: DrunkenMonkey

ns_bast - Minimap
Released: 1.0
Author: Relic25

ns_caged - Minimap
Released: 1.0
Author: manah

ns_eclipse - Minimap
Released: 1.0
Author: kungfusquirrel

ns_eon - Minimap
Released: 3.0 Final
Author: Olmy

ns_hera - Minimap
Released: 1.0
Author: Merkaba

ns_lost - Minimap
Released: 2.0
Author: Greedo

ns_lucid - Minimap
Released: 3.2
Author: PS_Mouse

ns_machina - Minimap
Released: 3.2
Author: Merkaba

ns_metal - Minimap
Released: 3.0 Beta 1
Author: quazilin

ns_mineshaft - Minimap
Released: 2.0
Author: Ekaj

ns_nancy - Minimap
Released: 1.0
Author: DevilDog

ns_nothing - Minimap
Released: 1.0
Author: ken20banks

ns_origin - Minimap
Released: 2.0
Author: Cadaver

ns_shiva - Minimap
Released: 3.1.0
Author: moultano

ns_tanith - Minimap
Released: 1.0
Author: tommyd

ns_veil - Minimap
Released: 2.0
Author: kungfusquirrel

2 Reply by HPAG

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Re: Weekly Top 10: Greatest Official NS_ Map

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3 Reply by Flakky

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Re: Weekly Top 10: Greatest Official NS_ Map

Eclipse no.1
Caged no.2 (love u caged but eclipse was the best war map)
Veil no.3 (would have been better but god it gets boring fast playing it over and over with basically the same game playing out every time)
Tanith no.4
Bast no.5 (loved the map just because it made for some really interesting matches if both sides got into their groove)

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Re: Weekly Top 10: Greatest Official NS_ Map

ns_veil
The most balanced map with the simplest and yet best layout out of any map. Good for any strategy you want to use as marines. Friendly for every alien class.

ns_tanith for 2nd
Pretty much like above, except for more emphasis on control.

ns_metal should be somewhere in the top 5, this is such an underrated and underplayed map, but it just awesome. Reading down the list, no-one has mentioned it yet, which is quite bizarre.

Last edited by rep (20-04-2009 17:53:53)

5 Reply by Mr Charisma

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Re: Weekly Top 10: Greatest Official NS_ Map

Bast was the first map I ever played NS on, it was the most amazing and confusing game experience I have ever had.

Veil is clearly going to win from a competitive standpoint.

Wish hydrocity was on the list tongue It was great for a concept map.

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Re: Weekly Top 10: Greatest Official NS_ Map

1. ns_veil

2. ns_tanith

3. ns_eclipse

4. ns_caged

5. ns_origin

6. ns_nothing

7. ns_bast

8. ns_hera

9. ns_lucid

10. ns_altair

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7 Reply by Koven

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Re: Weekly Top 10: Greatest Official NS_ Map

1. eclipse

2. origin

3. veil

4. tanith

5. lost

6. caged

7. nothing

8.  mineshaft

9. hera

10. bast

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8 Reply by Trayder

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Re: Weekly Top 10: Greatest Official NS_ Map

Oh man, that's a tough one.

But I could possibly rule it down to eclipse or tanith. Both stuck with ns all the way through and were great maps for pubs and wars alike. And looked good with varying environments big_smile

I'd say eclipse was probly better for wars, but tanith has the fondest memories and no boring bits. That huge empty corridor near u-turn and that crappy link between triad and cc in eclipse really annoy me ><

Honorable mentions goto:
veil, plays great, looks boring.
nothing, best memories
origin, looked best
lucid, best map for bhopping + refreshing look
hera, funniest shit but didn't stand the test of time sad

So final verdict; I'd say ns_tanith gets my vote in a nearly the best map at everything sorta way.

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Re: Weekly Top 10: Greatest Official NS_ Map

Veil.

LOVE YOU MR C.

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Re: Weekly Top 10: Greatest Official NS_ Map

Mr Charisma wrote:

Bast was the first map I ever played NS on, it was the most amazing and confusing game experience I have ever had.

Veil is clearly going to win from a competitive standpoint.

Wish hydrocity was on the list tongue It was great for a concept map.

I had the exact same experience, down to the letter.

Outside of Bast, though:

1) Veil
2) Tanith
3) Eclipse

11 Reply by aegix

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Re: Weekly Top 10: Greatest Official NS_ Map

I really liked caged even though it wasn't the best competitive map. Lots of fun skulking on it.

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Re: Weekly Top 10: Greatest Official NS_ Map

ns_machina is the best map out

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Re: Weekly Top 10: Greatest Official NS_ Map

Machina has to get my vote. Really good looking map. Awesome sky box in the ready room. Shows how far you can push the hl1 engine with cool elevators and doors.

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14 Reply by bunna

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Re: Weekly Top 10: Greatest Official NS_ Map

i like maps to be very challenging to navigate through so ns_machina gets my vote too

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Re: Weekly Top 10: Greatest Official NS_ Map

ns_machina without a doubt

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Re: Weekly Top 10: Greatest Official NS_ Map

ns_machina
veil
origin
tanith

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Re: Weekly Top 10: Greatest Official NS_ Map

Origin
Veil
Eclipse
Tanith

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Re: Weekly Top 10: Greatest Official NS_ Map

1. tanith (mainly for the chem jump so you can ambush skulks)
(2) orbital (should be official)
2. veil
3. origin (charisma egg)
4. eclipse
5. caged
6. metal
7. lost
8. nothing
9. co_kekesoft
10. lucid

honorable mention : volume's ego, co_singlefile, ns_machina (lol)

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Re: Weekly Top 10: Greatest Official NS_ Map

Eclipse
Tanith
Veil (since its more marine biased than the others)
Caged
Origin (I haven't really played this new version of origin though, I liked the old one sad )

Last edited by nesk (20-04-2009 18:17:13)

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Re: Weekly Top 10: Greatest Official NS_ Map

bast
caged
hera
nancy
nothing
origin
tanith
veil

In no particular order, and I haven't chosen them specifically for their potential to promote competitive play. I just have good memories of a few of them, like caged. The tactical DC to prevent the shipping tunnel hatch from opening is one such example. I also think that origin was a good map for competitive play, perhaps with the exception of ventilation hive.

I never liked eclipse overly for some strange reason, just in case people query me on why I didn't mention it.

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Re: Weekly Top 10: Greatest Official NS_ Map

1. ns_veil: This has to be the most balanced map in any game ever.
2. ns_ayumi: this map has so many features, and the welding points are great. I really like it, plays well in pubs too.
3. ns_eclipse: perfect map, except for maint hive which was horrible.
4. ns_lost: great addition to the game, added a lot of depth. I really like the artwork and layout of this one.
5. ns_hera: always enjoyed this map
6. ns_nancy: first map I ever played a clan match on, definitely awesome.
7. ns_nothing: always made for epic games. Fuck yeah hidden chamber room. Love shacks ftw.
8. ns_caged
9. ns_origin: great map for clan games.
10. ns_bast 1.0. Outside main relo for marines always made an epic long game. Win.

obligatory wtf: ns_eon, ns_machina and ns_lucid... never seen it in my life o.O

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Re: Weekly Top 10: Greatest Official NS_ Map

bast!, nothing, agora, hera - maps you could do interesting things with.
veil, origin, tanith, caged - for consistent/solid gameplay.

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Re: Weekly Top 10: Greatest Official NS_ Map

rep wrote:

ns_metal should be somewhere in the top 5, this is such an underrated and underplayed map, but it just awesome. Reading down the list, no-one has mentioned it yet, which is quite bizarre.

maybe because you posted like the 2nd response?

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Veil

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Re: Weekly Top 10: Greatest Official NS_ Map

1. ns_veil
2. ns_tanith
3. ns_lost
4. ns_origin
5. ns_eclipse