Func_Msgboard: Ter Shibboleth - A New Quake Episode

Posted by KenChennar on 2017/09/01 19:36:21

Presenting a new Quake custom episode, Ter Shibboleth. You will traverse through new environments including a tropical hotel resort, a far east structure nestled on the edge of a cliff, and a western mining town. Each map is designed to be as non-linear as possible, so don't be afraid to explore and take different routes as you progress. While each map can be played with a shotgun start, the episode was designed to be played from start to finish. Saving periodically is encouraged, you will face hard encounters.

This episode MUST be played with the customized Quakespasm engine that was included in the release of ad_sepulcher (Quakespasm 0.92.2-qss-r7-admod). It has been included in this .zip as well for convienience. Any other engine has not been tested and probably will not work as intended. The next official Quakespasm release will be version 0.93.0, and will have the ability to run these maps without issue, so you have the option of using that instead once it is out.

While also stated in the readme, I will repeat it here because it is important.
sv_protocol 999 must be used at all times. Likewise, gl_farclip must be set to 100000 or higher. Quake's soundtrack is also recommended. All skill settings are available. You will more than likely encounter framerate drops when looking at far distant scenery. I only hope it will not hinder your experience when playing.

Map sources and texture wads used are included in the .zip for your convienience.

Demos are always appreciated, but not mandatory.

I give great special thanks to EricW for assisting me along the way with this episode, for if it were not for his expertise and development tools these maps simply would not exist.

http://www.quaketastic.com/files/single_player/Ter%20Shibboleth.zip

Please enjoy the episode and be sure to share your thoughts. I look forward to hearing from you!

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Jus' An FYI

#1 posted by damage_inc on 2017/09/01 20:57:58

People are going to demand screenshots, or your head!

D'loading now...

And wow, outta nowhere, gg.

Screenshot

#2 posted by oh, that person on 2017/09/01 21:06:02

http://i.imgur.com/yjrcMma.png

Some Proper Screenshots

#3 posted by Breezeep_ on 2017/09/01 21:13:19

https://i.imgur.com/dHwyUx3.png
https://i.imgur.com/exr8Kof.png
https://i.imgur.com/pYZPaOJ.png

Seriously, these maps are fucking huge. It's unfathomable how the q1 engine can handle this.

Screenshots

#4 posted by Orl on 2017/09/01 21:13:44

My sincere apologies for forgetting to include screenshots.

http://www.quaketastic.com/files/screen_shots/shib2.jpg
http://www.quaketastic.com/files/screen_shots/shib3.jpg
http://www.quaketastic.com/files/screen_shots/shib5.jpg
http://www.quaketastic.com/files/screen_shots/shib2.avi
http://www.quaketastic.com/files/screen_shots/shib3.avi
http://www.quaketastic.com/files/screen_shots/shib5.avi

This Is Great

#5 posted by damage_inc on 2017/09/01 21:22:03

Thinking outside the box is strong with this one! It's gonna be fun.

Orl You Magnificent Bastard

#6 posted by oh, that person on 2017/09/01 21:28:44

I was almost convinced this was a fake.

Looking At Screenshots

#7 posted by PuLSaR on 2017/09/01 21:50:48

holy fucking shit

downloading...

Buying A Bridge

#8 posted by Spud on 2017/09/01 22:09:44

Holy damn these are some good screenshots to make someone mash the download link (even if the actual download is slowwwww, thanks Quaketastic). Is that 'gravity switching' I see in one of those preview videos (and screenshots) using teleports with sideways destination targets? Seem to remember one of the mapjam packs including a similar thing in one map, but only in a limited, proof-of-concept type fashion, really eager to see it in action! The Oriental temple looks great and that cowboy town is immediately making me think of Fortress Forever of all things.

Stream Time

#9 posted by ionous on 2017/09/02 02:06:51

Starts in 90 minutes.

https://www.twitch.tv/ionous

Oooooooh!

#10 posted by Qmaster on 2017/09/02 02:24:19

#11 posted by Baker on 2017/09/02 02:57:04

Those screen shots are unreal.

Have not seen themed genre-style maps in a single player in ages.

http://www.quaketastic.com/files/screen_shots/shib3.jpg
http://www.quaketastic.com/files/screen_shots/shib5.jpg

#12 posted by Spud on 2017/09/02 03:47:12

Hey, this zip doesn't have any content that requires loading with a -game switch. Does that mean all the spinning-object shenanigans and various other things in the previews (about to start playing, so haven't seen it all in-game yet) are done using the various map hacks? 'cause that does funny things in my pants.

I tried opening one of the .map files in Trenchbroom to check and they're actually too big for TB to load.

#13 posted by Qmaster on 2017/09/02 04:49:31

Guys, this is the biggest, craziest, mind bogglingly twisted wierd fun I've had in Quake all year. Download now!

Sock = big, elaborate, detailed, interconnected

Orl/Ken (same guy?) = gobsmackingly huge, suprise after surprise, insane fun

Best Quake year ever

Bah!

#14 posted by Qmaster on 2017/09/02 05:03:36

I'm still trying to process this all. Every new map sueprised me. Still need to finish the end...

Definitely Looks Very Unique And Awesome

#15 posted by nitin on 2017/09/02 06:04:41

"I'm Free!"

#16 posted by Spud on 2017/09/02 10:44:01

Fun maps overall, I especially liked the constant usage of map hacks for rotating and animating props galore, most notably the flags in the Orient level, all the ceiling fans in the resort, the eye-in-the-sky and the clock in Scarabrus, and the drills in the walls at the start of Blastocyst which I thought was friggin' neat as hell. Never felt especially easy or too difficult playing through on Hard, didn't find all the secrets so I might've gotten an explosive weapon a bit late (had 100 rockets by the time I finally got the GL and oh how nice it felt). Did have trouble with finding the multiple-key doors a few times, and was slightly disappointed to find that most of the map size was empty and/or out-of-bounds and was only there for appearance.

Found a number of ways to either get stuck or finish maps early, so spoilers ahead. Namely: first map, if you jump into the beach bar where the Enforcers are you can easily get completely stuck and have to noclip out. In Sun, you can jump off the bridge onto the roof lip, run along to the edge, and if you're good with air strafing, steer yourself around the pillars, then jump to the spiral tower, climb it and finish the level, hastily scribbled over the tally screen here. Scarabrus allows tricky players to grenade jump over the triple-keyed gate (found the silver and gold keys, couldn't figure out how to make the third cage lift up. probably missed something super obvious.), and you can bypass the entirety of Tattered by jumping onto a few roofs at the level start, then looping around behind the spawn point and jumping the fence at the end. I made a demo of it here (the demo file is upwards of 12mb for some reason- due to map size?).

#17 posted by anonymous user on 2017/09/02 13:20:20

It's unfathomable how the q1 engine can handle this.

Well, it can't, which is why you have to use an engine fork that was released in 2017 lol.

@ Onetruepurple

#18 posted by Lo Frag Traff on 2017/09/02 17:12:01

when i launch, it looks like your #2 post screenshot.

i typed the relevant commands into the console upon launching.

can anyone help, i clearly seem to be missing something.

#19 posted by Breezeep_away on 2017/09/02 17:58:46

sv_protocol 999 must be used at all times. Likewise, gl_farclip must be set to 100000 or higher. Quake's soundtrack is also recommended.

Also, make sure you have the latest quakespasm

#20 posted by oh, that person on 2017/09/02 18:00:09

I typed them in and it worked just fine.

Vis

#21 posted by anonymous user on 2017/09/02 19:22:47

No vis blocking? 3,4,5 are almost unplayable.

#22 posted by din on 2017/09/03 03:08:53

Is this gonna be the theme for the next jam.

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