Thanks for the kind words, I glad you enjoyed it! And just like with Skummeh, your input helped make it what it is so thanks you for the help along the way!

Agree with @Skummeh - really cool update.
The improved combat is great and the commercials got me - had a good laugh
Just played the random mode and this has a high replay factor
My playthrough: https://youtu.be/Xj4p2u36W0U

Thanks for that. It was an awesome learning experience from so many angles and the input from you and λrokh has been more valuable than I can express. Hopefully everyone enjoys this trip down memory lane!

Hats off to you for all of the amazing changes to this map. It really captures the vibe of the original show as well as including nostalgic elements like those classic late 80s / early 90s commercials. Top notch arena combat! My updated playthru here: https://youtu.be/QKVtHtzKK2M

Among other balance changes added a new enemy spawn system; Curated, Random Curated and Random+. Note: Random+ is highly experimental and some units may lose their rally point and may not exit the monster closet while in a recon state. Be sure to save a grenade or two to flush them out.

Just made what I hope to be the last major update to the map. Stretches the combat out a little more and includes a couple of presentation changes to lean into the aesthetic. If there are major performance issues or you feel there are balance issues feel free to voice your concerns. Thank you all for playing!

Thanks for playing! I'm glad you had fun. You have shown that you have what it takes to be a true gladiator!

Cool map - very enjoyable - Thanks!
https://youtu.be/ufROkvzndMc

Lol...I will always find a place to hide, if possible. Next time I play it I'll try to be more aggressive, but definitely not on Merciless!

You've successfully averted all my attempts to get you out of that room lol. I won't set the room on fire or fill it with poisonous gas because I can't push, I'm only authorized to nudge. The greed cannon on top of breaking the doors, blows most those power ups in the garbage can out of the room and it spawns a bunch of health and grenades across the arena. It feels sweaty enough in this current state so I'm going to leave it as is and move to the next project. Thanks again for all the feedback!

Excellent work on the changes and happy to help playtest. New video where I played each difficulty and then had a nice struggle on Gladiator Merciless Hard: https://youtu.be/_CwyCSW-7LQ

I think this is going to be the final update for the map. Audio issues should be resolved on map reloads from the save file. There is a difficulty selection at the beginning and I made a change based on your merciless play-through. Again thanks for the feedback as it got this map to where it is.

Thanks for the input. I will definitely look into that sound issue on map reloads. I would like to implement a difficulty system based on the weapons attachments, but beyond that I think I explored the bit as far as I could within the HL:A framework. I'm glad you were able to echo the sentiment that I was trying to achieve. Thanks for playing!

Great job with the fixes. I really enjoyed the experience. Review and feedback here: https://youtu.be/Yg8z5AQo92A

Everything should work as intended now. Particularly that first door. If you run into any issues let me know.

Thanks!

I'm hyped for this. When you update please comment here again and I'll check it out. Once it's done to your satisfaction I'll make a public review video. Good luck!

Thanks for the feedback. Regarding the issues the door was supposed to be a push door, there is music that isn't playing and there is an intended path that should be followed through the finish line much like the assault game from the show :) I'll work on making those changes and thanks for playing!

This has great potential but the initial door has no handle which needs to be fixed. I dev teleported into the arena and then played for a bit and am providing a feedback video here: https://youtu.be/RfJwE0X3Oj4