[crossfire] map design guideline (was: Summary)

[Yann Chachkoff]

> So, no one has any opinion on what was said on the thread? 
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Ok, if you insist...

My opinion is that regardless of the design guidelines, Crossfire maps will stay at best "average", because the fighting/damage system used forces fast and brutal combat. This is perfectly suitable with the original concept of a "hack'n'slash" game - but I do not think it fits the role of a more RPG-oriented game. Neither does it with the idea of multiplayer gaming.

There is also the content problem, of course: too few content written, and fewer actually used in maps.

> No one cares? 
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I stopped caring after it was obvious that better content was not map-making's top priority.

> No one has any idea? 
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Write content. Use what's already written. Change the pace of combat to give a meaning to multiplaying. Then, maybe it would be time to set some design rules for maps.

> No one agrees? No one rejects? What do you people on the list expect of Crossfire?
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I expect it to focus less on code, and more on everything else. It doesn't seem to be the case.

> Are you ready to help? 
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For teamwork ? Sure. For single-handed development, no.

> Or is the project so dead no one contributes in any way?
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A better question would be to ask why people don't contribute more.