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previous testing was here https://ddnet.org/testlogs/show/Amethyst

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made one part less faily

since map is all about speedrunning i guess i will make some small suggestions to make it more satisfying/make it flow better: removing those 3 unhooks will be nice to make the start a bit more enjoyable imo

maybe move the hook little to the right and remove some unhook so u can swing from top

i think it would be good if u added a block up there instead of the freeze so the player regains the dj from the fast swing before and can now use it to preserve dj for the upcoming move, so he doesnt need to touch ground (where im standing on in the screenshot)

some hookable here for a fast swing would be cool

maybe make this wall higher so u can jump straight from up into the unfreeze

should add a hookable here so u can easily make a double on the wall/ground

decreasing unfreeze here would make for a cool speedrun way without touching ground

rest of map seems good to speedrun

this map is more about saying "do it your own way" but i really like it

fixed what knuski said above

kinda like this freeze should be gone

(ofc align the rest)

2 more fixes

rocket higher and qol tile lower

qol changes

• corners

would be good if u elevated the spawn so u can swing right in for a smoother start

im not pleased with this part yet. the pillar in the middle forces u to go slow and walk on the platform and most of the time u crash into the unhook. if it was gone the swing into next part would be possible while making flow better

would appreciate hookable in the circled area for a way faster turn into next part

would be good if u added 2 hookables here so u can hook earlier and prepare the aim for the double nade shot more accurately

adding hookables to the corners and decreasing the unfreezes would make for a much faster and smoother experience on this part

would be great if u elevated the top pillar significantly (ca. 5 tiles) and extended the platform by 2 tiles on both sides. Right now the pillar blocks a good double nade setup and the extended platform would help that cause too

would be great if u placed hookables at the indicated spots. first one is to compensate the speedloss through the freeze and at the same time create a double nade setup. second one is just for flow purposes and to be able to control the double nade speed

Map channel has been moved to waiting mapper.

changed what Knuski mentioned, made few adjustments to parts

i did a wallshot here and landed like this, maybe add another wall of freeze, maybe even 2, to prevent a super annoying speedrun xd edit: not sure if this is faster 😅

fixed skip Welf mentioned, twisted few things for better speedrun

^

qol changes

map looks good

i would reccomend making it longer

The map is now ready to be released! Difficulty Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Optimized version attached. Unoptimized version: https://discord.com/channels/252358080522747904/1247565093798150144/1263230786081915002

sorry for late fix

why optimized version weights more than normal one?

Optimized version:

The map is now ready to be released! Difficulty Rating: ★★☆☆☆Optimized version attached. Unoptimized version: https://discord.com/channels/252358080522747904/1247565093798150144/1270030373954261144

Patiga is working on that afaik

preview in

is a little scuffed

because the shadow moves with u when ur in spec

or not sure what you mean precisely

ah i see that happens when i zoom in too heavily

i'll update the preview for the website - won't update

as that would unnecessarily spam people

Optimized version:

use this version

^^

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Amethyst has been set to RELEASED.

Why does this map have two stars instead of one star?

solo needs like 20 stars to have accurate ratings xd

but ye, i'd put this more into 1 category, but i'd say 2 is -okay- as well

and I have another question, why is it a solo if it's a race?

it has freeze, its not race

tbf a lot of 'modern' race maps aren't even race, they're more solo

i think the decision on how to distinguish them was never formalized though

ah ok. but it's weird for me, I've played a lot of racing maps and this looks more like it. Style, spacing, weapons, gameplay.

ye

sometimes solo vs race category is confusing, even idk

1* solo is for babies, this map is rated correctly cuz a lot of newer players struggle with it

2* solo is fine , all map is deadly