You might notice I call this a zombie map, as if that is a genre. Well in my eyes it is. Its not really just survival, and it is very focused.
I actually had similar problems with this map that I did with my last review.
You are a lumberjack who wakes up to hear zombies beating down his door (There were none) and I had to repair it (Didn't need to) and go down to the basement and gather supplies and venture out. However, I was smart and went to bed first.
Woke up to the sound of burning zombies. Just how I like my mornings.
That is the problem with zombie themed maps, I f they are outdoors you can just sleep at night and wake up in the morning to have no zombies.
I played this map on normal.
(And I'm not saying I didn't go out at night, I did once, but it seemed silly that I can just sleep through the night)
There was no shortage of supplies and I had a cake, an iron sword, a full set of stone tools, and a full set of leather armor. And I didn't kill a single passive mob! Or cut down any trees! Or mine any ores!
This is over-preparation.
I did like the general atmosphere of the map, felt very real. The scattered homes, the forest, its hard to put my finger on it.
The Architecture however was horrid. If the homes weren't inside hills, they were boxes. I would suggest putting a want ad for a home builder in your thread. Its not that big of a deal! Homes are hard to get right. And some people can make them look fantastic. I don't think you are one of those people.
I found "Zombie Cave #2" (very official huh?) and killed quite a few of the buggers.
I liked the addition of quests, too bad the quests were bad.
The first one I found was to follow a trail of blood. That is it. I was rewarded with a full set a stone tools and some armor.
The second one was to give a piece of food to Mr. Pressure Plate, err, umm, I mean, uhh... Don? Yeah, Don. (Right?) I was rewarded with more armor and an iron sword.
After looking around I found some more buildings, including one that looked like it was burned down, a general store (with MORE supplies) (like MORE COAL), and a testing place that clearly stated that that place was the source of the T-Virus (reference maybe? I don't know) that turned people into zombies. Also with empty chambers with signs that said things like "spider" and "Horrible pig version", were these chambers supposed to have things in them? Just curious.
I also found a little deck on a mountain with a sign that said "sign no longer able read" and a button that I pressed and it blew up the place. It revealed a chest with a dirt block over it which I destroyed to get into it and it had MORE COAL. JK, just more supplies and gold.
Grammar and spelling on several signs was horrid.
Overall pretty boring but can be made into anything you want really. It is exactly what it says it is A zombie survival map. It does not aspire to be any more, and it shouldn't, because it doesn't.
Now I'm getting kinda curious (not always in a good way) about what my map will be reviewed as.
Still, if it helps me to improve it, then it's worth it, right?
Now I'm getting kinda curious (not always in a good way) about what my map will be reviewed as.
Still, if it helps me to improve it, then it's worth it, right?
Josh, Hunter, Maddi, and Maeve,(a.k.a extreembossi)With Appearances From: Cooper and Dylan
All our Adventure Maps are hand made with no world editors used!
Spherecraft #2 by Jep3
CTM (Complete the Monument)
This map has somewhat of a following and someone will likely flame me for giving it only a 3.5. Well A: that's one of the best scores I've given and B: just read the review.
I had mixed expectations upon beginning this map. On the one hand, (likely the left one), his thread id alive and well with many commenters that love his map. ON the other hand, most commenters are idiots and this looks like the planetoids map generator. (Except of course for commenters that comment on THIS thread)
So I downloaded it and began.
You start in a little sphere inside an (apparently) infinite ocean. Inside this vast ocean are several spheres which are largely composed of a single material and some glowstone. You are given some starting tools and torches and stuff, and you are out to find the metal blocks, the tnt, the cactus, and other stuff I don't remember.
Well it was well put together, and I only drowned once!
I first decided to explore, primarily the completion monument. There was a lot of stuff to get.
I then saw a sphere in the distance that looked like stone. I used the sandstone in the spawn sphere (plus I used the sand to make sandstone), to build a tunnel to that. It took me FOREVER. When I got there I realized it was clay.
"Silly synthion! How can you, such an experienced minecraft player, not realize the difference between stone and clay?" Well I'll tell you. I used a texture pack and that water is murky! I would have used the clear water mod but the link was broken. I even used /clearwater in SPC and it didn't do much.
So that proves that you will be disappointed often.
Also in that clay sphere was a sign that said "I heard you liek clay so I put signs in yo clay U mad?". Way to take all my least favorite memes and put them in one sign.
Not wanting to bore you with my trivial, tedious misadventures, I'll summarize the important stuff.
****WARNING DO NOT USE MO CREATURES OR ELEMENTAL CREEPERS ON THIS MAP IT IS A MISTAKE I MADE AND DO NOT WISH IT UPON YOU****
I found the first dungeon sphere and killed some zombies before getting flooded by a water creeper, walled up by an earth creeper, and I was then attacked by a wraith. I considered that dungeon RUINED!
I found the "Destruction Sphere" with some parkour (which I just build a bridge across) and at the top (expecting TNT) I found Mushrooms. And a button that said "Self-Destruction Button". I clicked and got the hell out of there, when I returned it was still intact. I realized that some lava flow opened up but they didn't actually flow out. Jep! Look at that!
Then I found "Challenge Sphere #3". It had a whole lot of nothing but soul sand and glowstone, until a creeper came out of nowhere and blew up the corridor. It revealed a large room of nothing but creeper which blew up and destroyed the sphere. Curse you for that. I almost had a heart attack.
I looked around some more and found more things but no monument materials. This is clearly a long-term map.
So is this like planetoids? Yes. Very much so, just with some challenges and interesting features. That doesn't make it bad! In fact, its one of the better non-Vech's CTM maps I've seen. Its tedious and unoriginal but it is interesting and well put together.
I don't know how to improve this map (apart from the bugs and problems) which means it is a fulfilled concept. Its just not all that great of a concept.
Its worth trying out, even if you delete after an hour or so. Like I did.
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Sounds fun, will add.
I've heard of yours.
Why not. It'll be a while though, got a lot of maps to play!
Can I get paid for this?
Uh...I don't remember anything about having to pay in the main post :laugh.gif:
Technically Speaking
FROM NOW ON IT COSTS 5 DOLLARS.
JK of course
That wasn't in direct reply to your post. It was just my mini-rant completely unrelated.
Why not?
Will add.
You seem to be a honest reviewer.
Sounds like a plan. Will add. And I am honest. Brutally so. As you will see in my next review which should be out in a matter of minutes.
EDIT: Wait, I don't have Better Then Wolves Mod, sorry, I can't install because I have the yogbox
Download this: http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/37311-minecraft-portable-26-java-portable-b166-compat/
It creates a second Minecraft that is contained inside a folder in any location you choose.
If all else fails, I have a vanilla compatible version of the map in my thread.
Zombie Map
You might notice I call this a zombie map, as if that is a genre. Well in my eyes it is. Its not really just survival, and it is very focused.
I actually had similar problems with this map that I did with my last review.
You are a lumberjack who wakes up to hear zombies beating down his door (There were none) and I had to repair it (Didn't need to) and go down to the basement and gather supplies and venture out. However, I was smart and went to bed first.
Woke up to the sound of burning zombies. Just how I like my mornings.
That is the problem with zombie themed maps, I f they are outdoors you can just sleep at night and wake up in the morning to have no zombies.
I played this map on normal.
(And I'm not saying I didn't go out at night, I did once, but it seemed silly that I can just sleep through the night)
There was no shortage of supplies and I had a cake, an iron sword, a full set of stone tools, and a full set of leather armor. And I didn't kill a single passive mob! Or cut down any trees! Or mine any ores!
This is over-preparation.
I did like the general atmosphere of the map, felt very real. The scattered homes, the forest, its hard to put my finger on it.
The Architecture however was horrid. If the homes weren't inside hills, they were boxes. I would suggest putting a want ad for a home builder in your thread. Its not that big of a deal! Homes are hard to get right. And some people can make them look fantastic. I don't think you are one of those people.
I found "Zombie Cave #2" (very official huh?) and killed quite a few of the buggers.
I liked the addition of quests, too bad the quests were bad.
The first one I found was to follow a trail of blood. That is it. I was rewarded with a full set a stone tools and some armor.
The second one was to give a piece of food to Mr. Pressure Plate, err, umm, I mean, uhh... Don? Yeah, Don. (Right?) I was rewarded with more armor and an iron sword.
After looking around I found some more buildings, including one that looked like it was burned down, a general store (with MORE supplies) (like MORE COAL), and a testing place that clearly stated that that place was the source of the T-Virus (reference maybe? I don't know) that turned people into zombies. Also with empty chambers with signs that said things like "spider" and "Horrible pig version", were these chambers supposed to have things in them? Just curious.
I also found a little deck on a mountain with a sign that said "sign no longer able read" and a button that I pressed and it blew up the place. It revealed a chest with a dirt block over it which I destroyed to get into it and it had MORE COAL. JK, just more supplies and gold.
Grammar and spelling on several signs was horrid.
Overall pretty boring but can be made into anything you want really. It is exactly what it says it is A zombie survival map. It does not aspire to be any more, and it shouldn't, because it doesn't.
I'll do the vanilla version if it's all the same to you.
It pretty much the same thing, although a bit of Redstone circuitry is removed.
Still, if it helps me to improve it, then it's worth it, right?
So what's your map?
That's the spirit!
I'll decide which one to do so it'll be surprise.
Expect the review later today hopefully.
All our Adventure Maps are hand made with no world editors used!
CTM (Complete the Monument)
This map has somewhat of a following and someone will likely flame me for giving it only a 3.5. Well A: that's one of the best scores I've given and B: just read the review.
I had mixed expectations upon beginning this map. On the one hand, (likely the left one), his thread id alive and well with many commenters that love his map. ON the other hand, most commenters are idiots and this looks like the planetoids map generator. (Except of course for commenters that comment on THIS thread)
So I downloaded it and began.
You start in a little sphere inside an (apparently) infinite ocean. Inside this vast ocean are several spheres which are largely composed of a single material and some glowstone. You are given some starting tools and torches and stuff, and you are out to find the metal blocks, the tnt, the cactus, and other stuff I don't remember.
Well it was well put together, and I only drowned once!
I first decided to explore, primarily the completion monument. There was a lot of stuff to get.
I then saw a sphere in the distance that looked like stone. I used the sandstone in the spawn sphere (plus I used the sand to make sandstone), to build a tunnel to that. It took me FOREVER. When I got there I realized it was clay.
"Silly synthion! How can you, such an experienced minecraft player, not realize the difference between stone and clay?" Well I'll tell you. I used a texture pack and that water is murky! I would have used the clear water mod but the link was broken. I even used /clearwater in SPC and it didn't do much.
So that proves that you will be disappointed often.
Also in that clay sphere was a sign that said "I heard you liek clay so I put signs in yo clay U mad?". Way to take all my least favorite memes and put them in one sign.
Not wanting to bore you with my trivial, tedious misadventures, I'll summarize the important stuff.
****WARNING DO NOT USE MO CREATURES OR ELEMENTAL CREEPERS ON THIS MAP IT IS A MISTAKE I MADE AND DO NOT WISH IT UPON YOU****
I found the first dungeon sphere and killed some zombies before getting flooded by a water creeper, walled up by an earth creeper, and I was then attacked by a wraith. I considered that dungeon RUINED!
I found the "Destruction Sphere" with some parkour (which I just build a bridge across) and at the top (expecting TNT) I found Mushrooms. And a button that said "Self-Destruction Button". I clicked and got the hell out of there, when I returned it was still intact. I realized that some lava flow opened up but they didn't actually flow out. Jep! Look at that!
Then I found "Challenge Sphere #3". It had a whole lot of nothing but soul sand and glowstone, until a creeper came out of nowhere and blew up the corridor. It revealed a large room of nothing but creeper which blew up and destroyed the sphere. Curse you for that. I almost had a heart attack.
I looked around some more and found more things but no monument materials. This is clearly a long-term map.
So is this like planetoids? Yes. Very much so, just with some challenges and interesting features. That doesn't make it bad! In fact, its one of the better non-Vech's CTM maps I've seen. Its tedious and unoriginal but it is interesting and well put together.
I don't know how to improve this map (apart from the bugs and problems) which means it is a fulfilled concept. Its just not all that great of a concept.
Its worth trying out, even if you delete after an hour or so. Like I did.