And on the Twelfth day of Christmas, 101 gave to me: A review of a curated map from SDG
I’m not gonna lie, Greece is a beautiful map. From the Tippy top of the Monastery to the seafloor below (I’ll touch up on that in a bit), it’s terrain and coloring is spot on. As an Arma fan, the work the M2M team has done to capture the essence of Greece (without spending thousands of dollars going to Greece, like BI did) is amazing. The architecture is some of the best in Unturned, if not the best. It’s so well done it gives me a hard on. The buildings are spacious and well made, and will most certainly be a big hit on custom maps.
First off, This map is buggy. Really buggy. Frankly in some cases it’s hardly playable in certain areas. To start off, the NPCs (and objects, as I later found out) like to pop in and out of existence as they please, especially these two: https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/914660076789871631/18575ED02C61216B1789B07DCA803DCA48EF895A/
Don’t worry, as they’re cartainly not hesitant to show off their asses once you’re a good 5 meters away. https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/914660076789871868/117AF61B61374BFFF280AB0D531CDEC105788448/
Secondly, the spawns are pretty whack. I might be using some mods (It’s a vanilla issue), but I’m fairly certain Grocer’s clothing shouldn’t ever exist in a police station. https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/914660076789872091/F6F05339EA1895158013A50AF3BA4171B5929F63/
Also, as what I’ve found to be a staple of M2M maps, Invisible walls/floors/etc. https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/914660076789872727/91C091B5BF5E073F63F5AC26FA7292343C17BA29/
I can shoot through it, but cannot pass below ground level, and simply float, as show below.
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/914660076789872400/0DBD3D32A22B99F4045A874BEB9276F484EE55BB/
Giggles silently to self
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/914660076789872963/8447D45A83BDBB5F2E4260310F50E73A67E1D7B3/
Also you can drive the Big Boi
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/914660076789873365/A37EE1FA80B77311F0F98157B7FAD20D49946328/
I forget exactly where this tunnel is, but don’t fall through it, as it’ll make you fall to the bottom of the map, aka Liquid Hell. https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/914660076789871275/9264A953F56A8658D05ED0BA8285845721716A84/
Honestly, if this map were a girl, I’d be hatefucking her right now. It’s an amazingly beautiful map, but it’s so buggy that it makes me wonder if any playtesting actually went into it. Although my issues may be few, they’re certainly large ones that’ll subtract from a proper playing experience.
Expect a few more edits, as I’ve only went through a few select areas, and rather lightly at that.