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[piecia997]

Made by:
Gustavo Entertainment Team (piecia997 & Geminos)
with help from Xenrir, menel007, merduk and Potofantom

Our Youtube: Doubleplayah

Map description:
"From Ashes" is an open world CTM map, set in the post-apocalyptic world. You survived nuclear holocaust, sailing on the ocean, but now you are shipwrecked on the Monument Island, alone in this new, alien and dangerous enviroment. The only hope for you is to find 16 cores, disguised as wool, and unlock the atomic shelter hidden beneath the island.

The map features:
-open-world environment
-16 main dungeons with deadly traps
-custom, named loot (Chuck's Kicker, Bozar Gun, Sonic Blaster, Polish Vodka and 40 more)
-unique mobs
-custom texture pack (optional)
-hidden mini-dungeons and chests
-lots of story notes and journals
-villager traders
-Easy-Medium difficulty - great for CTM newcomers
-1.4 features
-randomized loot
- 10 - 20 hours of gameplay





AWESOME trailer made by KillerCreeper55:



DOWNLOAD LINK, TRAILER, RULES AND PICTURES IN THE SPOILER:

Spoiler:

Showcase of what the map features:



Rules and tips:
1. You can craft, place and break everything.
2. Don't leave the map boundaries.
3. Play on Easy/Normal/Hard. NOT peaceful!
4. Do not enter Nether / The End.
5. Your goal is to find 16 wools and place them on the wool Monument. Use only wools found in the dungeons marked by the beacon beams!
6. There is a storyline and lore, but you don't have to pay attention to them in order to progress.
7. You can play with the default texture pack, but there is also custom pack included in download, which gives the map better post-apocalyptic feeling.
8. We recommend Mark Morgan's "Vault Archives" as a custom music, you can download it free from HERE


IMPORTANT ISSUE!:
There is an issue with jukeboxes, using or destroying them causes the game to crash and reload an entire chunk, we fixed it in the version 10, but if you're playing an older one - do not touch any jukebox for your own safety!

Download:
Full version 1.4 v10- LINK / direct link

v10
-replaced all jukeboxes (because of the "crash and delete a chunk" bug)

v09
-added enchantment books
-added ender chests
-minor spawner changes
-fixed transparent leaves

v08
-added "pet creepers"
-major changes to Dungeon 11 (The Lighthouse)
-added 3 new custom items
-fixed some signs

v07
-replaced double smooth stone blocks (due to 1.4.6 changes)

Spoiler:

v06
-minor changes to the texture pack
-dungeon 08 is now bigger
-less blazes at the radiation zone
-fixed some of the broken potion descriptions
-fixed random explodsion in the sunken plane
-record trader lives now in the gas station
-added "zoom" splashers as  "viewpoints"

v05
-minor bugfixes
-replaced wool "decoration" blocks

v04
-fixed the "code" books


v03
-minor changes to dungeons 02, 06, 12 (hopefully fixed any possible crashes)
-added more wolf spawners
-fixed eleventh part of the code (it should be CAPITAL)


v02:
-minor changes to the Dungeon 03

full release v01:
-added ending sequence (story ending + credits)
-beacons secured
-added more ore in the mountains
-added more lore items and books
-added more slimeballs/magma cream
-added "Tips" signs in the first area
-repaired broken stairs and floating hooks in the city
-minor bugfixes
-major changes to the Dungeons 01 and 16

0.9.3 changelog:
-minor changes to spawners in dungeons 10, 11, 12, "Toxic Lair", "Camp on the Rocks"
-more loot chests in the destroyed city
-"parkour items" added (jump boost potions + feather falling boots)
-completely reworked spawners and loot in the Dungeon 16 (no more hordes of OP pigmans / punching, diamond zombies / super fast witches)

0.9.2 changelog:
-major difficulty changes in dungeons 13, 15, 09, 12, 16 (reduced number of silverfish, knockbacking skeletons and cave spiders spawners)
-minor bugfixes
-added shortcuts to the surface in the Dungeon 16


0.9.1 changelog:
-added "unlockable" iron golems in the destroyed city
-added in-game books with all the story notes (BIG thanks to Potofantom!)
-added more nether wart
-minor tweaks in dungeons 09, 08, 15

0.9 changelog:
-added more decorations
-minor changes to the dungeons 01 / 02
-added more hidden loot chests
-added mini-dungeon "Toxic Lair"
-added mini-dungeon "Camp on the Rocks"
-added more "ocean" to prevent leaving the map boundaries

0.8 - initial public beta release

Pictures:
















Let's Plays:

Spoiler:

From Hat Films:


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From ScrubNation


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From JobalobJones:


From TheBritishBankers


From paulsoaresjr

Important!
I did not copy From Ashes RP server (created by the FAAdminTeam) idea and name, it was a coincidence and I apologize to anyone that got offended or confused by this.

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Made by:
Gustavo Entertainment Team (piecia997, Geminos, Xenrir)
Additional help: Potofantom

Our Youtube: Doubleplayah

Map description:
"From Flames" is an open world CTM map, set in the post-apocalyptic world. You survived nuclear holocaust, hiding inside your personal atomic shelter, but now you are forced to go out, into the ashes and flames of the destroyed Flemchester city. The only hope for you is to find 16 cores, disguised as wool, to find a mysterious device, capable of saving your world from the lava flood and an eternal night.


The map features:
-open-world environment
-16 main dungeons
-custom, named loot (NASA Plasma Axe, Tesla Armor, Sniper Rifle, Polish Vodka and 90 more)
-unique mobs
-custom texture pack (optional)
-hidden mini-dungeons and chests
-lots of story notes and journals
-villager traders
-Medium-Hard difficulty
-1.4 features
-randomized loot
-10 - 20 hours of gameplay




DOWNLOAD LINK, TRAILER, RULES AND PICTURES IN THE SPOILER:

Spoiler:

Rules and tips:
1. You can craft, place and break everything.
2. Don't leave the map boundaries.
3. Play on Easy/Normal/Hard. NOT peaceful!
4. Do not enter Nether / The End, unless told to.
5. Your goal is to find 16 wool blocks and place them on the wool Monument. Use only wool found in the dungeons marked by beacon beams!
6. There is a storyline and lore, but you don't have to pay attention to them in order to progress.
7. We recommend Mark Morgan's "Vault Archives" as a custom music, you can download it free from: http://auralnetwork.com/releases
8. It is recommended to use our custom texture pack, but it's not necessary.

Download link:
Full release v01 -  LINK

Changelog:


v01 - full release
-minor bugfixes
-some floating lava/buttons fixed
-added an underground part of Dungeon 09
-Dungeon 05 expanded (optional rooms and more varied passages)
-added more lore books and hidden treasures


v0.92
less food in Dungeon 01
removed some unnecessary signs
reduced lag in Dungeon 06 (less minecarts, less vines near blazes)
added tips signs about the "Youtube Code"
added more "road signs"
minor changes to dungeon 05 (more lore books and replaced enchanting tables with anvils)
added more lore books hinting the reasons behind the lava flood
prevented cocoa beans farming
added chunks on the borders of the map (reducing lag)
dungeon 13 is now less crowded
cocoa beans trades are more expensive now
added a teleport station from the Monument back to the first island
added a Nether part of Dungeon 02
removed some weird items from loot chests (like a block unnamed 140)


v0.91
reduced the number of paintings
small bugfixes
removed many placeholder signs
fixed "over powered" loot chests
fixed "plains" biome near the spawn and the hangar
fixed some floating hooks/buttons
added a new item, "Flare"
added more spawners inside destroyed buildings
added "Command Block Test" at the spawn
nerfed the "Bieber's Music Disc"
fixed a shortcut in Dungeon 05
minor changes to the final room of Dungeon 05

v0.9 - public beta initial release

Pictures:

Our other maps:

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Cubeception & Cubeception 2

[ChorokMonster]

Oh my god...am i dreaming?? so epic !!!!!

I am going to play this right now! when will u update it for in-game books??
I want to Film it as soon as i can!

[Pieluvr]

This looks so epic! I wish I can build buildings like you, my buildings are horrible.

[a random minecrafter]

downloading, looks epic.

[Redstone_Fanatic]

Mm. Trying it soon.

[isaac_bardin]

Yay, it's finally out!

I can tell this map is gonna go places...

EDIT: Holy ­! Just started playing this and it's amazing. Absolutely stunning. I'm gonna play it until its completion for sure. I start a lot of CTM maps and don't finish them, but this one really drew me in. Looking forward to playing it! It reminds me a bit of Domara's Safe Haven, with the whole island theme, and the plentiful loot.

EDIT2: Been playing it for a couple hours and it just keeps getting better! It's not too hard, and I have great enchanted diamond tools already, but it's a fantastic map. I only have the blue wool though, and I haven't found the victory monument... I can tell this map is gonna take me a long time. Kudos for making such an awesome map! I'll post another update later.

[Eeriewolf]

Not many CTM maps can compete with this one, and that's a FACT.

[piecia997]

ChorokMonster, on 06 November 2012 - 10:12 AM, said:

Oh my god...am i dreaming?? so epic !!!!!

I am going to play this right now! when will u update it for in-game books??
I want to Film it as soon as i can!

We will add in-game books after fixing all the grammar/spelling... No ETA for now.

isaac_bardin, on 06 November 2012 - 04:19 PM, said:

Yay, it's finally out!

I can tell this map is gonna go places...

EDIT: Holy ­! Just started playing this and it's amazing. Absolutely stunning. I'm gonna play it until its completion for sure. I start a lot of CTM maps and don't finish them, but this one really drew me in. Looking forward to playing it! It reminds me a bit of Domara's Safe Haven, with the whole island theme, and the plentiful loot.

EDIT2: Been playing it for a couple hours and it just keeps getting better! It's not too hard, and I have great enchanted diamond tools already, but it's a fantastic map. I only have the blue wool though, and I haven't found the victory monument... I can tell this map is gonna take me a long time. Kudos for making such an awesome map! I'll post another update later.

Glad you like it! Actually we were worried if the beginning is good enough, because the most impressive builds are all in the southern part of the island, and the spawn area/ first dungeons are much more... humble.

Redstone_Fanatic, on 06 November 2012 - 04:04 PM, said:

Mm. Trying it soon.

a random minecrafter, on 06 November 2012 - 12:27 PM, said:

downloading, looks epic.

Thanks and please post your feedback later! ;] This is our first CTM and we are hoping to improve it as much as we can before the full release.

Pieluvr, on 06 November 2012 - 11:18 AM, said:

This looks so epic! I wish I can build buildings like you, my buildings are horrible.

Well, custom texture pack makes a big difference, it's not that epic with default textures ;p

[Delthyn]

Looks good, I'll have to try it soon.

[isaac_bardin]

I think I'm gonna be the very first one to ever finish this map. (Besides your beta testers, whoever they are).

I found the Victory Monument, yay!

I'm moving my base to the Victory Monument from the spawn town thingy. I'll post pictures of all the items I have after I move everything over.

And no, don't worry, every single thing so far has been visually stunning, even the spawn. I love how exploring gets you rewarded, because of the hidden loot chests.

[piecia997]

isaac_bardin, on 06 November 2012 - 06:46 PM, said:

I think I'm gonna be the very first one to ever finish this map. (Besides your beta testers, whoever they are).

I found the Victory Monument, yay!

I'm moving my base to the Victory Monument from the spawn town thingy. I'll post pictures of all the items I have after I move everything over.

And no, don't worry, every single thing so far has been visually stunning, even the spawn. I love how exploring gets you rewarded, because of the hidden loot chests.

Well... this is beta so you are one of beta testers as well ;p Have you beat the first two dungeons or climbed the mountains and found a monument by accident?

And good luck with your base!

[isaac_bardin]

piecia997, on 06 November 2012 - 06:51 PM, said:

Well... this is beta so you are one of beta testers as well ;p Have you beat the first two dungeons or climbed the mountains and found a monument by accident?

And good luck with your base!

I've beat the first 3 dungeons and explored around the terrain a lot more and found a few moar dungeons. I still only have the blue wool though... I must have missed the first 2 wool by accident. D:

[Delthyn]

I love the map so far. I've been busy finding the VM and will be setting up my base soon. I plan to make a fairly large base, with several farms and build up my resources before taking on the maps.

I'm an incurable tunnel rat as well, so I plan on just tunneling past the aforementioned lava traps. Thanks for the tip, Isaac!

[piecia997]

isaac_bardin, on 06 November 2012 - 06:54 PM, said:

I've beat the first 3 dungeons and explored around the terrain a lot more and found a few moar dungeons. I still only have the blue wool though... I must have missed the first 2 wool by accident. D:


EDIT: Wow... a long time later now. I got a suit of diamond armor, level 30 enchanted diamond tools, etc. etc.... I had it all on me when I tried to conquer Dungeon 7. I died in your stupid lava traps and ragequit, and now I don't think I'm gonna be playing the map anymore. I'm ragequitting the whole map. I really don't have enough items at home to recover, so there's no point in playing the map. I really don't like traps like that, ones that you really can't avoid and lose all your items in. They really turn me off playing a map.

I'm sorry to hear that, but that's why it's called "beta" - some of the traps might be overpowered or just cheap and we are going to change them. I don't really remember any lava traps in Dungeon 7 other than

Spoiler:

lava covered with gravel and snow layer

which I think is quite obvious. Did you mean this one?

Delthyn, on 06 November 2012 - 08:56 PM, said:

I love the map so far. I've been busy finding the VM and will be setting up my base soon. I plan to make a fairly large base, with several farms and build up my resources before taking on the maps.

I'm an incurable tunnel rat as well, so I plan on just tunneling past the aforementioned lava traps. Thanks for the tip, Isaac!

I don't really think you need a lot of preparation, there are chests with loot and resources everywhere. And if you like to tunnel, you might have easy time in the first 8 - 10 dungeons... but later on it might get harder to break through the walls ;p

[isaac_bardin]

Yeah, that's the trap I'm talking about. I had a water bucket, but you have nowhere to place it really. I finally managed to place it on one of the nether bricks, after swimming in lava for a long time, but then the water pushed me further into the lava. I swam around in there, trying to jump up onto the obsidian covered by water, but I couldn't. I died and lost 30 levels, a Sharpness V, Fire Aspect II diamond sword, mostly full diamond armor, Eff. IV, Unbreaking III, Fortune III pick (i enchanted that one) and moar.

However, my previous ragequit was wrong. I decided to still play the map. I went on a rage rampage through dungeon 7 in leather armor with a stone sword and managed to beat it somehow. I was so angry there was a battle aura around me as I killed every million silverfish and their spawners.

I went to some other dungeons that had lots of diamonds, I enchanted some things, and I'm back in shape. So my previous ragequit was wrong, I am still playing the map now.

[Delthyn]

piecia997, on 06 November 2012 - 09:09 PM, said:

I don't really think you need a lot of preparation, there are chests with loot and resources everywhere. And if you like to tunnel, you might have easy time in the first 8 - 10 dungeons... but later on it might get harder to break through the walls ;p

I always prepare, at least a little, and I always set up a decent base. I also tend to transport all the loot I find to my base, so that dying isn't a big issue (although I only die rarely).

And as for tunneling/bridging being a problem...you must not know who you're dealing with.

[a random minecrafter]

so, i just played the map for about 1 and a half hour.
hopefully im not missing out on too much for using the default texture pack. (i realy dont like texture packs, sorry)

REVIEW:

Spoiler:

spawn was epic, i liked the polish vodka (still have not used it) i found the spider thing below the house and got me some (fake) diamond armor then i set up a small base in the house that had a bed.
after making some basic stone tools i set out climbing the mountain.

on the top of the mountain there was a medic station, this is a realy cool idea, realy does add quite a bit to the map (it even saved my life once) i also realy like the idea of having beacons marking the dungeons, the main problem of open-world maps is not finding the dungeons. this is a good solution, i think.

i wentured into the first dungeon upon nightfall. the witches was the main problem, they killed me twice. after disabling the witch spawner and the TNT zombie spawner (i may try to make a TNT and potion grinder later, i have never made a grinder before though) i found the wool, and the cluster grenades, i love them! i realy like that you put in custom loot like cluster grenades (too bad i lost all of them to some lava in dungeon 02 before i even got to use them ).

i then wentured into the second dungeon. all i can say is WOW! soo much loot, i LOVE IT!! its awesome. i died once here in lava (and lost my grenades) because i didn't see a hole in the glass. i got the enchanting table safely out, and then i found the exit tunnel. i have not secured the wool yet though. i found the monument, and i REALY like the pre-built base. one of the main things i don't like about maps like these are building bases. so this was pretty awesome, i hoarded the supplies over to the monument. and that is it! yeah, i realy look forward to play more tomorow. epic map!

"BUGS"

Spoiler:

In the second dungeon, there are custom skeletons. these skeletons do not have bows, they still shoot arrows and act like regular skeletons, but it looks REALY weird having skeletons just spawning arrows between their ams.

total death count:
- 3 -

[YuriKahn]

This looks awesome! Really having fun so far. Since this is a beta, I'll keep a running list of bugs/suggestions.

Spoiler:

- The vodka at the beginning has strength.potency.4. I assume you want Strength 4, use potency 3.
- The vodka on the hill has Nausea 5. Nausea only has one level, this is necessary.
- TNT lever trap in Dungeon 2 can expose the room below.
- The Cluster Grenades have a name misspelling. They should be called "Cluckster Grenades" LOL VECHS REF  -
- The TNT head zombies drop their TNT. This could be used to make a TNT grinder.

[INJ3CHS]

Do you mind if I do an LP on this?
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This looks simply amazing. I will try and post the first episode tomorrow. In the meantime, keep making maps.. This is insanely good.

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~JECHS

[Leadermystry]

Seeing as I've heard lots of nice things of this map and am out of maps to play, you have gotten yourself another tester.

[Edit:]

Just finished my first session, and so far, I'm really enjoying this. It looks very nice (even in default), the pacing is excellent and the difficulty bearable, even if it punishes you hard if you screw up. Completely beaten the first dungeon so far, and have found the junction in the second; no wool though. Also have some basic farms going (thank you for the basic infrastructure by the way, I think that was a really a nice touch, along with those potion stations) and managed to get the enchanting table from the

Spoiler:

mountain-helicopter landing pad-thing

So far, one of the things I've seen is that you haven't actually secured the beacons properly. That may lead to people taking the beacons and the gold blocks under them, but that may or may not be a major concern in the end.