Func_Msgboard: New Q1SP: Ne

Posted by necros on 2011/06/22 22:38:59

Here's my QExpo map!

Stuck atop frozen mountain peaks known as the Fingers of the Gods, your only way out lies in using the Altar of Storms to open a gateway and escape. You will need an ancient Rune to activate the Altar, conveniently held deep below ground in a buried city...

One lonely screenshot

This is a two map mod for Quake. (This is NOT a quoth map. DO NOT use quoth).

Engine Requirements

This mod requires a FitzQuake variant as some parts are completely unplayable without fog interpolation. If you just hate FitzQuake variants, then you will need to turn off fog from the console whenever you can't see.

Installation

unzip the pak0.pak file into a directory of your choosing, eg: /quake/ne_ruins

Running

run quake with: -zone 2048 -heapsize 192000 -game ne_ruins

Make sure 'max_edicts' (in the console) is set to AT LEAST 4096. 8192 to be safe. Failure to set this may result in the map crashing the engine. The pak0.pak contains a config file 'ne_setup.cfg' which should take care of this on it's own.

When using a fitzquake variant, make sure sv_protocol is set to 666 (or whatever your variant requires, 999 for RMQ I believe), otherwise you'll probably get invisible items or other oddities when recording demos (wink). I could not include a default protocol setting in config files because each engine has it's own protocol number.

Playing

Once the engine starts, select your skill level in the console by typing 'skill #' (Replace # with a number, 0, 1, 2, 3; for easy, normal, hard, nightmare.) Select 'New Game' from the menu.

if you want to record demos, you can use the "quicksave, disconnect, record, quickload" trick to record demos mid-map.

Additional notes

This mod includes an autosave feature. Every once in a while, you will see the message 'Saved to ne_autosave.sav'. You can press 'F8' to reload to that point and pressing attack or jump when dead will automatically load the autosave instead of restarting the map.
HOWEVER, if you quit the game and wish to load your autosaved game later, you will need to type 'load ne_autosave' into the console instead of pressing F8. F8 will function correctly AFTER the map has been loaded from the console.

Finally, I recommend playing with gl_texturemode 3 to disable bilinear filtering! :D

Download .zip (47mb)
Download .7z (37mb)

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#225 posted by dumptruck_ds on 2018/06/01 19:36:32

I finally played ne_ruins the other day and had a blast. It's still an impressive achievement and a must play. I loved everything about this mod.

Wondering if the source to the zombies was ever released? Or any of the other things like resurrecting monsters etc.

#226 posted by anonymous user on 2018/06/01 21:12:49

Ayyy, what happened to necros? He just sort of dropped out of the scene suddenly.

I Still Haven't Figured Out

#227 posted by Qmaster on 2018/06/02 03:22:12

Those amazing swinging gates. I did love the way this one played out and neat things such as the ice golem effects, the lava around the fire golem, and prox mines.

The Zombies

#228 posted by dumptruck_ds on 2018/06/02 08:40:10

...really added a lot of insanity. there's so much to love in this mod. a shame to only have the one release.

Mind Blowing

#229 posted by Poorchop on 2018/06/03 05:20:14

I'm still working on this map - only just finished part 1 but I am absolutely astounded by how incredible this is. I really can't sing enough praise. Props to ww for exposing me to this masterpiece.

--- Spoilers ahead ---
The architecture and atmosphere are beautiful. The custom enemies are excellent. The boss fights are amazing and my jaw dropped when the lake thawed after defeating the ice golem. The lava golem was fantastic too with his unique attack. Breaking pots to collect coins and static health stacks is pretty damn cool.

The pacing and progression are extremely well done. I really feel a sense of progression as you reward enemies with stronger weapons at very specific points. This feels like an adventure FPS akin to something like Half Life. There are elements of what feel like Tomb Raider and Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. The custom animations are beautiful between the water wheel and the elevator that takes you up to part 2.

I've played a lot of astounding Quake maps at this point and while I expected to run into many additional superb maps, I didn't expect to come across something of this scale. Unfortunately it doesn't look like you come around here anymore but I still had to offer some praise. To anyone who hasn't played this yet, do yourself a favor and get on it.

Wow

#230 posted by Jaromir83 on 2018/06/03 19:06:50

what a gem, shame there are not more maps using this superB mod

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