Posted by JM on October 14, 1998 at 23:40:21:
In Reply to: The good and bad of level review. posted by Nahaku on October 14, 1998 at 23:15:20:
I have some things to say here... First off, the community being 'old' (relativitaly speaking, of course), and those few super level (Vokansts, warzone, shadows keep....) prove that great things can be done- which, when a little box with a few textures in it, but with a big arch and bayview thing ;) comes out, where it would have gotten 3 stars a year ago, it now gets 1 and a half. See the prob? We CAN'T go easy on all the crap levels (and heck, there are a freakin lot of em) because then they don't improve. Personally, I can't wait for warzone 3... and daks next level, whatever it will be... and I'm busy discussing the finer points (Ahhh... how to make a big open place with no lag...) with a very promising new editor (course, he spends way to much time making his great architecture. ;) I simply can't go easy on any level. Course, Ive only actually submitted 6 reviews, but I got several more I either declined to submit or that I would like to play the level a few more times first.... hmmmm....
Today, I got an e-mail from the a level author today bout my review of his level called 'jedischool' he basicly said I was prejudice against jkedit. I suppose I am, partly, but when a level is four small, blocky rooms and a tunnel, with a switch that doesn't do anything, well... I don't care about the limits of the jkedit demo. I review it the same no matter what their experience, no matter what their past works, no matter how important they happen to be, no matter how much I happen to hate their guts, no matter wether they use JED, Jkedit, or WORDPAD.... ;), I review the same. Oh, and bout yer trees, their nice, good for lone trees but, sorry bout this, but trying to make a forest out of them just doesn't work. To laggy. To much continuity... Trust me, I tried. But, I figured out a way to make forests, using some tree trunk 3dos with a patch of foloiage at the top... no lag, looks mildly realistic... Okay, so it looks horribly fake. But its better then pasting grass to the ceiling, or using lots and lots of 3do's... Am I ranting? Oh... I am, aren't I? Anyhow, I also got a great idea of a level-pal. ;) One person makes a small section of a level, send it to their level pal, they add some, work on it, ect, and send it back, and so on. Get someone with an insane amount of experience (like myself... BAAMMM! Sorry bout that, ego trouble. Don't worry, its handled... ::watches the small bit of his ego crumple away::) to do it with a newbie, and bingo, the JKEA is already in action!