Palpatines Office

Description
In the tradition of modders much more accurately fleshing out Coruscant than it is in the stock game (but don't get me wrong, the Jedi Temple is a great stock map), RepSharpshooter delivers a nice small map based on Senator/Chancellor/Emperor Palpatine's office, as seen in Episodes II and III.

With some notable aid in the texture department from previous work done on similar maps for JKA, this map is a nice, concise look at a movie location. You'll be able to pick out pieces you recognize from having watched the movies, and whether or not it is completely accurate (I don't know, for my part) shouldn't really matter. The map comes together well for what it's trying to show, and the visual detail is consistent and present enough to sell its concept.

The map itself, design-wise, is somewhat unimaginative, as it is really only a square with command posts in four corners. Since there was not necessarily a fixed floor plan for this design, I think that this bit of plain-jane in the design could have been averted by adding some connecting corridors in the center, or even by simply changing the square design to one less heavy-handedly symmetrical. That said, though, a well-done setting (which this has) covers over a multitude of issues, and this can somewhat be excused for the novelty of the portrayal.

I also would have liked to see a little more diversity in the sky outside - the dome model was well-done and the texture was a great substitute for the stock Coruscant, but it felt a little lifeless - adding a little animation to the outside would have been great, and at the very least some skydome flyers would have taken minimal work.

All in all, though, it's a great piece of work, and certainly worth a try out. Give it a download!

-Mav