leph555 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Budding level designer Matt Bradley is off to a good start with "DM-Spectrum," a deathmatch map for Unreal Tournament 3 that's unlike anything we've seen for the gib-laden shoot 'em up.DM-Spectrum, writes Bradley, is designed on a concept that forces UT3 players to use the game's spectrum of lighting to navigate and kill opponents. Disco floor lighting highlights a player's current position, with seven cubes of lighting giving other players a global peek at where opponents are on the map. "Each coloured cube represents a different area of the map," Bradly writes. "When a player is in one of these areas the corresponding cube lights up notifying other players. As one learns the map they should be able to find enemies without to much hardship." According to Bradley, DM-Spectrum also uses curved walls to prevent players from getting stuck in corners, with white track lighting indicating the borders of the level's three platforms. That auto-generated soundtrack you're hearing in the trailer may not be reflective of the custom level's audio capabilities. "I had intended to add a REZ style layered soundtrack but was foiled by a lack of programming and UnrealEd knowledge," Bradley says. "Maybe I will take some time to learn because I think it would have considerably added to the level. Subverting traditional playstyles further by forcing the player to use the audio to navigate." Video Here: http://vimeo.com/4703731 Source: http://kotaku.com/5263316/unreal-tournamen...ith-dm+spectrum This should give me a reason to pick up UT3 again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slammers Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Not completely sure of how this works to be honest but seems like a pretty cool idea if it's done right ima give it a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linky Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Doesn't really fit in with UT3's grunge and metal graphics style, but I would definitely give this a go :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObiWanToby Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Is UT3 even that popular? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikh Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Ha this is going to be very interesting. And im a UT3 Gamer :). Really good game and with the Titan Pack it added a lot more hours on to the single player. It has a very nice single player(1 of the few games i ever play single player on, i rarely play single player). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmatic Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 mmm... looks like a party back in 1999, darkmatch was cool... now, we have this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted May 22, 2009 Veteran Share Posted May 22, 2009 It's an interesting design. I'm sure it would benefit users with low-end hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomis_nehc Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 It might just be a fun fest anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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