Si'Metrik by Sock (simetrik) - ..::LvL - Quake 3 (Q3A) Custom Maps

Si'Metrik by Sock - 11 Oct 2000

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Space DM 3-8 player
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Rate release: Currently 8.2 / 10 (166 votes)

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A temple floating in the sky above an archipelago of islands. The custom sky box is gorgeous jumping down towards an almost full screen of turquoise sea is quite sublime. The temple architecture is well executed, texturing and lighting are spot on. The layout works really well, the connectivity is excellent and the gameplay great. It all comes together to create a smooth environment that really makes you want to play. Custom sounds further enhance the atmosphere. The death sound with the splash is very nice and subtle. There is only one or two spots where the r_speeds are borderline, nothing at all to worry about. Bots play fine and cover most of the map, they just miss out on the Medkit and the other secret area.

Get this map on your hard drive right now.

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#69 coolguy
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26 Oct 2009, 3:05 am

love this

#68 Nitebeat
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19 Oct 2009, 4:53 am

Nice oldie. Still in my game, after nine years.

#67 Anonymous
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23 Jun 2005, 7:55 am

#66 not entered
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12 Jan 2005, 3:42 pm

exelente

#65 Kolci
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26 Jan 2004, 4:59 am

Just my favorite

#64 not entered
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24 Dec 2003, 10:41 am

Sweet

#63 apollo
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21 Sep 2003, 4:00 am

This is a very nice map.

I have a problem though: I see an ugly white "border" of the skybox, so I see the border of the cube that the whole map is in. Does anyone know how to solve this?

#62 <gundown>
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26 Aug 2003, 11:16 am

this map looks and feels awesome, has a great atmosphere, is laid out real cool and is just plain fun to play. It took me 2 or 3 games to get used to it i admit but that's the same with any map. Overall i'd say this is one of the best i've seen... everyone should d/l this and try it out.

#61 rome ntc
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08 Jul 2003, 4:27 am

feel like downloading this one

not all spacemaps have to take place in space

#60 darkh
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17 Jan 2003, 3:33 pm

the coolest

#59 Darkh
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17 Jan 2003, 3:27 pm

It's pretty cool

#58 Achereto
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29 Aug 2002, 3:14 pm

sieht geil aus die map. und endlich mal ne spacemap die nicht im weltall ist ;)

#57 Cyber Wolf
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21 Aug 2002, 6:04 pm

As soon as I saw that stage I went WOW! The author did a great job.

#56 Pawe³
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02 Jul 2002, 6:45 am

Czeœ

Nazywam sie Pawe³ i jestem z Polski

#55 Pawe³
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02 Jul 2002, 6:44 am

Czeœæ

Nazywam sie Pawe³ i mieszkam w Polsce. Macie cool stronkê.

Thanks

#54 Jirka
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08 Dec 2001, 8:32 am

Sehr Gut!

#53 Des
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27 Jun 2001, 1:48 pm

First space map I really like :-) (I'm no good jumper and hate falling all the time.)

You're floater is great ! With the jumppads facing 'inwards' you hardly ever miss it and diving down into that wonderful ocean isn't that bad. Original design and still very playable !

#52 Loader
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24 Jun 2001, 10:37 am

to bring it to a point:

Impressive !!

everyone gets it now

#51 Quatzi
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08 Jun 2001, 2:45 pm

wonderfull :)

#50 yorch
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03 Jun 2001, 11:10 am

the best map ever!!!!

#49 Knight Cloud
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11 Apr 2001, 12:12 pm

Good job,Sock is mapper maker for SiN too.

#48 Black Ant Co_op
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10 Apr 2001, 9:09 am

Just compliments: great style, wonderful architecture, very balanced. Have it also as wallpaper on my desktop

#47 Pestilence
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01 Apr 2001, 1:39 pm

A MUST have...Plain and simple

#46 Arnakoîd
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01 Apr 2001, 9:39 am

rockin'map !

#45 not entered
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30 Mar 2001, 1:24 pm

seems pretty cool

#44 Shifty
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29 Mar 2001, 9:32 pm

Finally, something that looks like a new idea....

#43 rook
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29 Mar 2001, 5:17 am

dude wow

#42 Shafty
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27 Mar 2001, 9:43 pm

Real nice map... love the design and the sky box. Its real sharp. Plays real smooth too. Nice work on a very original map.

#41 Thanatos
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27 Mar 2001, 5:41 pm

Damn, that skybox looks cool! Reminds me of the dock area from Myst. (Hopefully, it'll play better than Myst, tho'. ;)

I'm gonna d/l this 1 as soon as I get home.

#40 Snake
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15 Mar 2001, 10:18 am

Wicked design, but smooth gameplay is lacking I think.

#39 GroinKloth
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14 Feb 2001, 9:24 am

good gameplay and great to look at. Fun with 6 or so players. Grenade spamming from the roof is inevitable. Fun to rail people into the water! Download this immediately!

#38 antimatter
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21 Dec 2000, 3:36 pm

Now, I know i could go on and on and right a friggin novel about this map...but why? One word suffices: Wow!

#37 Gorilla
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20 Nov 2000, 1:16 am

beautiful background, solid layout. I like this map a lot. Well worth a dload.

#36 NeoNite
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18 Nov 2000, 6:34 am

Very awesome map :)

original design, fine visuals, gameplay (bots don't fall of the ledges all the time, they're pretty smart here :)

but then again, what is a smart bot?

Fantastic skybox :) nice job on that one sock. This level is one of those, that stick out.

Great work!

ALso good connectivity, and i liked the secret places. Bots won't ever find them hehe :)

#35 ed
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04 Nov 2000, 12:40 pm

I love this map! A quad hidden in would be cool tho..or did I just not find it yet :-P

#34 quad damit
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28 Oct 2000, 7:19 am

I can't stop playin this map.

Damit, I gettin sleepy.

#33 GONNAKILLYA!
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25 Oct 2000, 4:53 pm

Wow, over 4100 downloads for a map that richly deserves it!

Way to go Sock.

#32 Atomic Punk
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23 Oct 2000, 2:28 pm

Sensational!! - good, fast play. I would love to see a series of maps based on this one. I also the position of the mega health - often needed when it gets a bit hot around the railgun. Thanks a million Sock - rockin'!!

#31 Atomic Punk
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23 Oct 2000, 2:28 pm

Sensational!! - good, fast play. I would love to see a series of maps based on this one. I also love the position of the mega health - often needed when it gets a bit hot around the railgun. Thanks a million Sock - rockin'!!

#30 pestilence
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21 Oct 2000, 8:56 am

Ver well thought out level, smooth gameplay and flow... vertical play is just well, perfect!! This guy, I tell U ppl, we'll hear from him!! Very anxious to see his next map.... I wonder what it would be... somethign with a church perhaps??? That would be so cool!!! :) Anyway, I'm drifting, perfect map, lots of fun!!

#29 Elvis
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19 Oct 2000, 8:18 pm

Exceptional - definately a lesson to all those wannabe level designers out there. Lets have another!

#28 -sharky-
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19 Oct 2000, 6:10 pm

This is now one of the main DM levs we play at work. Good stuff. How about a nice green island under the base? Have huge ass Bounch pads to go back up..! Real water below? At last a map that you can go in, ON, around, over and under. (?) 8-)

#27 Staffs
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15 Oct 2000, 8:03 am

reminds me of Unitooldm3!!

#26 Fingers
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14 Oct 2000, 5:37 pm

Re: Sky map sizes... if the files are 512x512, it's only going to show 256x256 with the normal (second-highest) texture quality setting. That's probably the setting you want to use on a voodoo3 anyway...

[this BTW is why I can only recommend doing skymaps in 512x512 instead of 256x256.. otherwise people playing with normal settings are going to see the sky in 128x128; that's worse than Quake2!]

#25 Kancer
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14 Oct 2000, 3:21 pm

Yeah, this needs a CTF port for sure. Sock should keep this theme and just add another maybe smaller base connected somehow to this one. Still rocks as a DM though.

#24 Weezer
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14 Oct 2000, 3:21 pm

Awesome level. It makes me want to pee frequently, though. Must be the sound of trickling H2O.

Good work

#23 CFx3_sparkle
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14 Oct 2000, 1:19 pm

This is a kick ass map! I love it. It is cool to see differnt styles of maps coming out.

And would anyone, other than me, like to see a CTF version? Think about it, 2 different temples with jump pads/accelerators in between.

Good work

#22 not entered
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14 Oct 2000, 10:48 am

not into DM. I'm so SICK of DM maps. There are thousands of them and they don't get played. Want a map of yours played? Make a good CTF map.

#21 Sir Frag-a-lot
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13 Oct 2000, 3:15 pm

Way to go sock!

This is the best map I´ve played so far in Q3a. Really fine craftmanship. Next time can you make a map with a beach on a south pacific island with lots of palm trees ? Shouldn´t be a problem for you man.

#20 sock
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12 Oct 2000, 8:53 pm

I'm glad everyone so far has enjoyed playing this map. It was certainly fun to make.

Peak_Man: I have created a special version of this map using 256x256 sky textures. If u r interested mail me at sock@planetquake.com

Sock

#19 afluffybunny
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12 Oct 2000, 8:41 pm

This is such a gorgeous map, it's hard not to look around instead of fragging away.

#18 Peak_Man
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12 Oct 2000, 6:13 pm

The sky texture is 512x512 (I looked through the pk3)... now I've finally come to regret buying my voodoo 3 instead of a tnt 2... but I guess there's always regret.

#17 DaZ
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12 Oct 2000, 4:15 pm

Cool

#16 Rick
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12 Oct 2000, 10:59 am

Oh holy mother of God!!!

This is one f**king map. Someone peel me away from my PC!

#15 not entered
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12 Oct 2000, 7:06 am

very nice map,looks wonderfull and plays great

#14 WarMachine
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11 Oct 2000, 10:16 pm

what a yummy map this map is so cool great game play feals and looks great, the atmosphere is good the hole map itself is different from most maps witch is a good change, its map work like this map and maps like overkill that keep me fraggen , well done sock lookforward to your next map......happy fraggen WarMachine....:)

#13 Johnny
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11 Oct 2000, 3:48 pm

This is a wonderful map. It has a great layout, and there is not a single inch of dead space. I love how you always seem to end up in the central arena on the roof. The action then filters down to the other areas quite nicely, but once again back to the arena on top. This gives the map a certain unique flow, that really gives it an edge over other custom maps.

The atmosphere is also very nicely done, the pillars and shadows, on the outside ledges look very impressive. Well done Sock!

#12 fugacity
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11 Oct 2000, 3:01 pm

wow what a great map! the high rails are great camping spots, but it's so easy to splat a rail camper into the beyond.

#11 smudge
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11 Oct 2000, 2:38 pm

We've been playing this constantly in the office for the last few weeks. Brilliant map, one of the best.

Peak_Man: works fine on my Voodoo 2 and 3's....

#10 >>Apollo
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11 Oct 2000, 1:28 pm

Awesome map both in looks AND gameplay. Great map, but one of the few maps with pretty low fps (not your fault socks, I have a TNT2). Other than that, I loved the map in every other way!

#9 Peak_Man
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11 Oct 2000, 12:35 pm

Uh... is the sky more than 256x256? Because I have a voodoo3... and if one more aspect of q3a is ruined because of it, I'm killing myself.

#8 sock
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11 Oct 2000, 12:28 pm

Thanks everyone for your comments. :)

Witz: Does the banding effect happen in lower resolutions or just 1600x1200 ?

Sock

#7 GONNAKILLYA!
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11 Oct 2000, 12:00 pm

Sock, I'm so glad you didn't procrastinate with this map in beta any longer!

Way to go!

Seriously folks, if yer looking for a fast-paced, action filled, vertical map that abounds with playability and eye candy...look no further.

START YER DOWNLOADS!!!!!

Sock, this map is so unique, I'm blown away.

10 out of 10!

Kudos, man!

#6 RiO
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11 Oct 2000, 10:36 am

Tremendous! Loved it!

#5 Johnny Law
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11 Oct 2000, 10:13 am

If you look at the screeny and think "oh great, a maze map with lots of jump pads, no thanks..." you should give it a try anyway. It was a lot more fun than I expected, and the gameplay is a bit different than most floaters (more indoor-ish sections).

Minor but cool touch -- fall off into the water and see (hear) what happens. :)

#4 =KrAkHeAd=
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11 Oct 2000, 10:12 am

very nice work play is very tight and even the bots are fun

skybox is great i cant write anymore, gotta play now!!!!

#3 not entered
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11 Oct 2000, 7:59 am

kick ass sky!!!

#2 Witz
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11 Oct 2000, 7:47 am

Gorgeous map. Unfortunately i seem to be getting a lot of banding on the sky box. Anything i can do about that ?

(Oh, i'm running a GeForce 2 and for looking round a map i turn everything on - 1600x1200, 32 bit colour et al)

#1 ZOMB!E
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11 Oct 2000, 7:37 am

great map, I have been running it on my DM server for about two weeks, and my players enjoy it lots. Look forward to seeing more work from this mapper.