I have a new map out as part of Fairweather’s Remix Jam for Quake. The pack’s theme is to remix a multiplayer map from any game for Quake single player.
This was a weird one! I had several ideas for remixing a Counter-Strike map again (my first draft for the jam was a remake of de_prodigy), but then I had another idea: how about something from a game that isn’t even a first person shooter? What I ended up creating and taking inspiration from instead was a map from Rayman M/Arena, Zenith Harbour.
Ground Fault is a Quake map made in a timeframe of just under 48 hours, for SM227 – Thunderbolts and Lightning. It introduced a set of new power-ups: mini versions of the Quad Damage, Biosuit, and Pentagram, and was built around just one idea: the map needs to include a Thunderbolt (lightning gun).
I started by choosing the cr8 texture set for the map, since I felt it suited the Thunderbolt theme with its electric-themed switches and panels. It also features a lot of grimy metal, which I thought fit some ideas I had around gameplay with water, primarily coupling the lightning gun’s discharge with the mini-pentagram.
View of the main hallway, complete with the Thunderbolt.
I also made some attempts to integrate a fair amount of verticality once more, with multiple walkways stacked on top of each other in the main hall. Overall, I think it came together nicely given the time involved. The only thing I wish I could have done more of was tighten up the combat, especially in the last room.
There are 9 maps in total in the pack, with my personal favorites being A Marshmallow Dream, The Lightning Lock, and Frankenstein or Supersham-bler.
