Map Name:	Os-Iris
Author:	Salieri (Click name to view all maps by this author, 6 total.)
Author URL:	http://www.deprive.co.uk
Mission Types:	CTF
File Name:	Os-Iris.vl2
Downloads:	1687	Players Must Download:	Yes
File Size:	2,190,211 bytes	Custom Shapes:	Yes
Terrain:	Lush	Custom Textures:	Yes
Weather:	Clear	Day/Night:	Day
Bot Support:	No	Upload Date:	02/04/03
Description:	This map is fully client side, with custom bases, flagstand, particles,textures and sounds. It is entirely intended to be played in Classic, due to the fact that flags are 800 metres apart and there is no Vehicle Station. It is playable in Base, but is not designed with it in mind. From the mixeds and beta tests that it has gone through it is pretty fast-paced, so its a tough job for the LD. The flag stand is also almost entire un-HoFable, and only skilled LD's will be able to MineDisc the stand. Hope you lot enjoy, and it doesnt kill your FPS too much, it shouldnt. Credits go to Sock for the Egyptian textures and all the testers who helped me out.
Screenshots: (Click to open screenshot viewer)

Staff Reviews of this Map:

Reviewer Score Date DrPimento 97% 03/01/03

User Submitted Comments:

Grade: A+	Submitted by: Chibi Otaku - 05/06/04 20:06 10424
Niiice I love you

Grade: None	Submitted by: starstriker1 - 10/15/03 23:09 9723
Its sad... such a wonderful map, and it was kicked off the "top-rated" list because of one person who didn't play the map with anyone else.

Grade: A+	Submitted by: Mr Tagomi - 05/05/03 15:59 8978
Brilliant map... the beauty lies in the balance, and the oppurtunity to play it almost however you want. This map plays amazingly well with about 7 a side, pickups have been a real pleasure with this to look forward to

Grade: None	Submitted by: starstriker1 - 04/26/03 01:07 8943
Have you even played the map? Every pickup has been perfectly balanced with this map in play. Light defense is perfectly capable of ctaching incoming cappers. HO will rarely make it into the generator room itself. Perhaps this is because we play in good ol' balanced BASE, but at least PLAY IT WITH A FEW PEOPLE like at our pickups before speculating on how it will play.

Grade: A+	Submitted by: linquist - 04/13/03 21:19 8876
Congrats on the map of the week. The screenshots look cool, i'll download asap

Grade: None	Submitted by: Dr. Pimento - 04/08/03 20:19 8837
I don't know how this plays in classic, but I must say, in all the pickups where this has reigned supreme as "Favorite Map", no one has yet attained the speed of "400+". Now, perhaps that is just a classic possiblity.. we are running Base, after all. But why judge a map based on how it runs in a mod? =p

Grade: None

Submitted by: Validuz - 03/29/03 14:49 8759

There's no defense to the map, man. It won't make it to TWL for sure. Cappers can grab 400+kph, without even touching the ground. You can't even most fast enough to even BB that. Plus, the gens... hell you might as well just make spammable gens, the gens are DOWN a shute, and can EASILY be WASTED. Hell, you can shield HO that map and OWN their gens. Other than that (the easy-rape gens and bad LD flag), the map rocks.

Grade: None

Submitted by: Salieri - 03/29/03 14:03 8758

Well I suggest you play it in a mixed first before you say how shit the map is. I can supply you with 3 or 4 Euro Mixed beta-test demos if you want. If you want an easy MineDisc LD then perhaps no this is no good. I'm not gonna make the same old map variation that fits in with a team's prefered playstyle, iirc a good team should fit their playstyle around a map. Perhaps you just have to think around your preconcieved ideas of defence, and bring back the T1 art of BodyBlocking.

Grade: C	Submitted by: Validuz - 03/29/03 11:17 8756
The map rocked, until I seen how there's no chance of flag LD. And the gens... well, any team relying on invs will have to have 3HD. Whoever made this map, didnt put one once of thinking into the flag defense. There's no balance.

Grade: None	Submitted by: Dr. Pimento - 03/28/03 16:53 8753
I shall never stop reviewing. :p I'm the last one... I will uphold the banner of T2Maps.com/review!

Grade: A+	Submitted by: Ensign Munro - 03/28/03 01:56 8751
Dr. P, your reviewing too much!;) Slow down a little, will ya?;). I eally like the eye also. So many interiors.............. Great job!

Grade: A+	Submitted by: Dr. Pimento - 03/25/03 19:48 8737
I agree with StarStriker.. this map is about as balanced as they come. In a way, defense is easy, 'cause of the ability to farm so many deployables, and because of the ELF.. but with even half-decent offense, that ELF is down in no time, and the turrets are shot to pieces.. Awesome, awesome map. =D

Grade: A-

Submitted by: Roy Fokker - 03/02/03 01:52 8626

i agree with most of the comments starstriker made. As for is the map offence or defence oriented, i would say its slightly defence oriented. reasons well, as follow, (1)the elf turret, me thinks its bit to close to the flag. (2)i took an deployable inv to the enemy base, but i couldn't deploy it any really good loactions around the base, due the terrain being too steep.. If the author in future decides to tweak the terrain a bit, it would be appreciated. Other than that, map is brillant. good to see custom flag stands and turret stands, nicely done

Grade: A+

Submitted by: starstriker1 - 03/02/03 00:29 8625

I was playing this at the pickup. This is amazing. The circle around the flag can be made into a deathtrap if you put in 3-4 clamp turrets, and landspikes in the proper places. The thing about the stand is that if a person has a mine there, there isn't enough area to peg it off with a disk... nothing some offensive sniping can't deal with. Its hard to decide whether this map is balanced towards defense or offense: a coordinated defense can keep the flag constantly locked down, but a coordinated offense can take out all the turrets and give the capper a clean get away. Great work! I'd like to try this on a bigger server, sometime...

Grade: A+	Submitted by: dr boom - 03/01/03 05:46 8624
This map is beautiful, the terrain texturing is top-notch, not to mention the interiors are way cool. What an awesome idea for a flag stand! Skiing is a blast on this map as well. Great map!!

Grade: None	Submitted by: Salieri - 02/08/03 23:28 8506
Looks like its working again now, you can download away again. Thanks to Bytor for superbly swift service, you rock. Look forward to seeing it in the pickup, if it still makes it with the plethora of quality maps being released at the moment.

Grade: None	Submitted by: Dr. Pimento - 02/08/03 18:58 8504
Post here when it's fixed.. I want to run this on Friday's pickup. =D

Grade: None	Submitted by: Salieri - 02/07/03 17:21 8498
Interesting.. I've just downloaded it too, and yep its corrupt. Dunno how those who posted comments managed to. The actual original vl2 is not corrupt, dunno whats up with this one, I'll inform Bytor and e-mail a new one, infuriating...

Grade: None	Submitted by: v5planet - 02/07/03 13:28 8496
I have a feeling the vl2 you submitted is corrupt. I downloaded it five times, and it's not listed in mission select, and I cannot open it with winzip.

Grade: A+	Submitted by: peterisgod - 02/06/03 23:11 8490
dammn, that flag stand is nice

Grade: A+	Submitted by: -=Challenge=- - 02/05/03 19:39 8482
This map is great! Decoration, playability all crammed into one map. Great job on the eye too!