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[Entropy-Soldier]

Not too long ago I discovered a costly but interesting exploit in GE:S, one common in other games that holds the name "rocket jumping".  While it can be preformed with nearly every explosive weapon, the rocket launcher and remote mines are by far the most effective in terms of survivability and distance traveled (A good rocket jump can send you very high and cost you about a full gauge of health, while a bad one will take away anywhere from 4-16 bars and not transport you anywhere at all).  Thus, I figured an element with such context specific use and costly application deserved its own map, to allow it to be perfected and used to no end!

     

Oh, and it's very hard.

Download:

Mirror 1
Mirror 2
Mirror 3(Quick Download)


How to play:

Extract the contents of the zip file and copy the folder inside named "gesource" over the one in your sourcemods directory.  This should install every file you need, so go into the game and start a server running the "rj_tower" map.  Then, go into the console (enabled in advanced keyboard options and accessed with the ` key) and input the command "ge_gameplay rockets".  You should then have unlimited rocket ammo and immunity to everything but fall damage.  An extensive guide on the tricks needed for the map is also included via the gamemode's popup help, so be sure to enable popup help for your first playthrough!

Credits:

Mangley, for his contribution of the wall, floor, ceiling, and red arrow trim textures, not to mention his invaluable insight and assistance in testing the map.

The talented music artists at Zelda Reorchestrated, for the tunes heard throughout the map.

And special thanks to all those people who suffered through this with the vain hopes of seeing its end without cheating.

[namajnaG]

Hah now that looks like a challenge. I shall try this soon!

[WNxEuphonic]

Oh, the insanity.

[killermonkey]

I really like the added fire, lol

[Mike [fourtecks]]

I really like the added fire, lol

Reminds me of the fire barriers in Ocarina of Time

[Proxie]

Oh, and it's very hard.

Thats the way I like it.

[Rodney 1.666]

Oh, and it's very hard.

Understatement of the month.

[arturok1992]

ill try it .

[Entropy-Soldier]

If someone completes the level with no deviation from the standard settings and records it, I'll stick their name in the first post along with their video.

Not that anyone ever will, of course.

[Kinky]

Show us how its done E-S

[Entropy-Soldier]

Here you go

[killermonkey]

ROFL thats just epic

[Kinky]

And you fired the first rocket 9 seconds in

[Falko]

  I made it without dying.

Anyway, excellent work E-S!

It's not really worth seeing but I tried to built up one too:

Sorry for the video quality.

[Entropy-Soldier]

Now do it on 700 (default gravity)





In all seriousness, though, the main reason i recommend playing this map on 400-500 gravity when running it on a server is because of how hard it is when playing with a higher latency (even 30-40 makes a big difference for the harder jumps).  Looking at your video, i think you would have a chance of completing the map on it's intended gravity level, though I'm quite interested to see how your jumping style affects this.

In regards to your map; I think it actually has some potential, though the rocket jumping parts are a bit too much like jumping maps from TF2.  If you could keep the style found in the beginning consistent throughout the map, it would defiantly improve the experience and re-playability. That's not to say you need to make everything super detailed, but try and make it seem like a real location and not "oh here's a bunch of squares, jump to the end"; This gives us something to look at along with a feeling of purpose/immersion.  Of course, doing this takes a significant amount of effort due to the planning and elaborate setup it takes to disguise some jumps, but it's easily worth it if you're willing to invest the time.

Anyway, if you're designing your map with low gravity in mind, it would defiantly be worth the effort to stick a "trigger_gravity" in the spawn area of the map to reduce the gravity by a percentage for players joining automatically (0.57 is equivalent to about 400 gravity); this would allow the map to run on its intended gravity with the default settings.