/vr/ - Retro Games

>>3757621

Boy, the New Year's start has been a little rocky, huh? A lot of folks were having trouble getting things going, and a lot of work turned in was either pretty unfinished or unfinishable.
Still, the first phase is done.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/o43pohrzhyzusiq/HighwayToHell_test1.pk3?dl=1
The first testbuild of Highway to Hell is released! 11 first-drafts of my_first_zdoom_map.wad, glorious in the way only a train wreck could be, unfinished and unpolished but playable from start to end, either continuous or pistolstart.

For everyone involved in the project, please play through all of the maps and give vague thoughts on what you liked about all of the maps. Even for folks who aren't involved in the project, feedback and comments would be wonderful. The only way to improve things is if we know what's wrong, so point out as many issues or be as nitpicky as you'd like.

The second phase of mapping will start on January 30th and continue until February 28th, allowing for a full month for people to polish up their maps, detail and decorate, or make more maps--or for people who missed the first phase to join in.

https://hastebin.com/raw/lujumozose - For folks interested, here's my own thoughts on the maps.

>>3694936

Can just throw it around wherever. Can make a secret room loaded with chainsaws, if you'd like.
It's a nice weapon, but maps where you're expected primarily to use the chainsaw seem like they'd fall into a rut real fast.

>>3694947

I suspect he's talking about mine, which was tentatively named Road Trip. It'll start formally come the new year.

http://pastebin.com/d0cbnucf

Kinsie made this rad-ass banner for it, though, and I like the name better, so unless anyone objects then Highway to Hell it is.