because apparently no one can be arsed with them any more :D

http://www.quaketastic.com/files/screen_shots/RETROJAM1.jpg

Looking forward to playing! 

Geez ! That pack was highly unexpected !

Small maps, but nice and fun.

Sock, there's a scrag close to the exit that I can hear, but can't see. He was the last bad guy I missed somehow. I think it's stuck inside a wall or something.

Thanks a lot for the nice pack guys !

2014 is pretty close to be the greatest Quake1 year ever. 

Mmm yeah, wood and brick Quake! 

ericw: Nice and sweet. Gameplay was cool, aesthetics were pretty retro. I liked the sheer verticality of it!

mfx: Cool map but, man, it is impossible on skill 3. It really is, even with the secrets. There's just not enough ammo and health and/or too many unforgiving situations (silver key and slime pit). I like the style and the skybox is great. The sinking crates were a nice touch!

Scampie: The most retro of them all. I love the lighting. Gameplay was on the easy side even though I did manage to get blasted by the Vore.

sock: Fantastic! The layout is very good, the secrets are clever and the situations are all pretty neat. The aesthetics reminded me of a mix between Zendar and Shadow Over Innsmouth. I love that open-ended exploration gameplay and I love how you funnel monsters in.

That jam was really cool overall, both mapping and playing.
Skill 3 demos: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1hk1tni5iuhotxq/retrojam1_skackydemos.zip?dl=0 

Now I'm becoming more and more intrested in mapping for this. 

 

I haven't even downloaded THTC yet! 

 

l33tist c@nt$ 

But on principle, I agree. 

http://www.quaketastic.com/files/demos/otp_retrodemos.zip 

I played the maps and enjoyed myself. I regret not finishing mfx's map after two attempts, because I ran out of ammo both times. I'll try again some other day.

I hope Skacky is amused by my multiple attempts, last of which is actually good enough to complete the map. (There's a little bit of silver key - silver door confusion there at the end too.)

http://www.quaketastic.com/files/demos/retrojam1-pekka-firstplay-demos.7z 

Don't use brackets in your worldspawn message keyvalue kids. 

Really nice little jam.

Eric - nice map, good progression, quite easy but fun.

MFX - like the evil brother of Eric, some neat ideas but some horrible gameplay moments. The secrets were cool.

Scampie - very small but nice style, love the orange glow.

Skacky - brilliant, what great fun packed into one courtyard, love the hectic gameplay and all the details too.

Sock - great too, kinda like a scaled down Skacky with good detailing and hub-based combat. Great secrets.

Both those last two are good shorter maps in themselves, let alone in a 2 day jam.

Demos: (mostly second runs in the end lolz) http://www.quaketastic.com/files/demos/retrosham1.zip 

http://www.quaketastic.com/files/demos/retrojam1_ericw_mandel_031.zip

Fun run, but my lack of route finding talent is well documented in several archives. 

shambler died. 

mfx:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ug8YHpDkBjw/VHOBAqRsABI/AAAAAAAABYA/-FC64_Th8b8/w1024-h576-no/mfx0000.jpg

sock:
strange brushwork
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-BuIcp_5uf7A/VHOIU62b88I/AAAAAAAABZM/xnjCfAqP65A/w1024-h576-no/sock0000.jpg

door sticks through wall
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BdcR4VzW9cI/VHOH_beygPI/AAAAAAAABYw/LsbgI6510Dc/w1024-h576-no/sock0001.jpg


skacky:
missing texture
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-M7YdZoVnNqk/VHOBBRUe0ZI/AAAAAAAABYM/VdaFR34bcYA/w1024-h576-no/skacky0000.jpg

door sticks through wall
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xYvcOyRbNYg/VHOBA_z7kMI/AAAAAAAABYI/q_T7tl5JgNE/w1024-h576-no/skacky0001.jpg

another missing texture
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vL0o-1UT8m0/VHOBCrprRCI/AAAAAAAABYU/xMBrH2bblVo/w1024-h576-no/skacky0004.jpg

this button doesn't do anything
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-PUZGcVk-dkA/VHOBDF1utmI/AAAAAAAABYc/CRRmoLF0kfE/w1024-h576-no/skacky0002.jpg 

So what software would one need to use to make these maps? Is it specific to Quake? 

quakewiki.org 

mmp - Trenchbroom or Jackhammer. Anything else is uncivilized. 

to be polite and civilized. 

Great route, nice run :) 

http://www.quaketastic.com/files/single_player/maps/retro_mfx_fix.7z 

I can give a fixed version of my map if anyone wants it though given its small size I doubt not being able to load a save is that much of a deal.

In the meantime I'm transforming my map into something bigger and meaner. You'll see it on December 18th hopefully.