Callisto

Description
Well here we have quite an interesting map, based on, or at least inspired by a game called [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_of_the_Enders]Zone of the Enders[/url]. Since I don’t really know anything about this game though, I might be at a little bit of a disadvantage. However, it seems from reading the Wikipedia article that this map represents Callisto, the moon of Jupiter, which seems to feature in the Zone of the Enders series.

This is a cool looking duel map, quite literally, as it is snowing and very foggy. There is a central area, with a small entrance way to what might be a base, and also a good sized landing platform, which a Z-95 takes off from, leaving you with a good area for duelling. If you do some jumping around, you will be able to get past this central area, over the small hills and into the surrounding terrain, which provides an interesting area to duel in due to the cramped conditions and uneven terrain. There is some new music with this map, which I presume to be from the Zone of the Enders soundtrack, and though it sounds unusual at first, personally I think it does fit quite well with the map.

There are some things that need to be improved upon however. Mainly I feel the map could do with a bit more detailing and also that the terrain around the central area should be slightly larger and more accessible for duelling. The main problem though is the sky. Whilst the skybox looks fantastic, the fog in the map is only applied to the objects in the map, which means it doesn’t actually cover the skybox. This means that the sky is very clear and visible, whilst the bulk of the map is very foggy and difficult to see. I have encountered this problem quite a few times before myself and haven’t yet figured out a way to get the fog to apply to the skybox as well as the rest of the map. Personally I would suggest making a new skybox with more of a misty / foggy sky, then it will blend better with the fog used in the map.

Other than that, this is a good medium sized duel map, and it certainly fits with the time of year! Thankfully though it is not quite as cold on Earth as it is on Callisto, otherwise we would all be frozen solid! :P

Make sure to give this map a download if you like the look of it! :)

[b]New Textures:[/b] Yes
[b]New Sounds:[/b] Yes
[b]New Music:[/b] Yes
[b]Bot Routes:[/b] Yes
[b]Game Types:[/b] Duel, Power Duel

~Nozyspy~