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Encounter the Monolith
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13 Oct, 2016 @ 3:07am
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Encounter the Monolith

Description
Inspired most obviously by Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey but also by Paul Verhoeven's Total Recall (specifically, the alien structures and ruins depicted at various parts in the film), this is race map designed to be playable at all skill levels.

By design, there are several fairly large skips. My goal was to make the map almost completely walk-able (no huge speed or trick jumps necessary) until the very end but also allow for enough freedom and possibility to make really fast times that require lots of skill to achieve. In other words, I want it to be a map where people of ALL skill levels can play it and be challenged by it. But, most importantly, to make it also enjoyable!

I plan to work on it as long as I need to until I feel it is as close to perfect as I can make it.

-lolograde
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CoredusK 11 Mar, 2017 @ 5:01am 
Awesome!! Finally got a place to really understand the movement mechanics and analyze why I come to a standstill all the time.. Normal maps just have too many bumps, walls and stairs for me to really understand what was happening. This one lets me loose and just get a feel for the movement :) Great stuff
lolograde  [author] 22 Nov, 2016 @ 9:12pm 
Thanks, Prollgurke! :steamhappy:
my wife must poop 2011 20 Nov, 2016 @ 10:40am 
love the ending!
lolograde  [author] 14 Oct, 2016 @ 7:35am 
Warven, initially the idea was that you'd go from the window to the thin platform to the stairs. Night tested it out but it seemed to be too huge of a gap given the constraints on the speed he was getting at that point. I tested it out to be doable at ~1550ups (using a jumppad) but I think that might be an impossible speed to reach by that point in the map. So I ended up putting an extra platform between the window and the thin platform which apparently is breaking the intent of the secret route. I've already removed that extra platform in my private build of the map. Once I have more updates and changes, I'll republish it.

Also, thanks for kind words about the map. I appreciate it! Feels good to know people are enjoying it. =)
Warven 13 Oct, 2016 @ 2:21pm 
And aside that, awesome map mate :)
Warven 13 Oct, 2016 @ 2:20pm 
Anyway are we supposed to jump from plat 1 of secret route to thin plat then stairs ? Or double jump from thin plat to very short plat around the wall or something ? :D I can find a use for these 2 thin platform without going at least 1500ups ^^'
MeTzGoRe-iND 13 Oct, 2016 @ 2:07pm 
Great Map, but get rid of the whole "secret" route. It makes the rest of the map obsolet imo.
lolograde  [author] 13 Oct, 2016 @ 1:48pm 
Thanks, Warven. Yea, I've been thinking about that secret route and I think I have an idea to make it extra difficult but very rewarding. Night was doing it but not in the way I intended. Will need to make some adjustments to make it work as I hope it will.
Warven 13 Oct, 2016 @ 1:34pm 
Found the secret route ;) Did a nice time (22:052), but it bypass all the map, you should get rid of it in the next update ;)