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a looot of maps being uploaded recently. :D nice to see

ill try this tomorrow

1. Delete unnecessary mapres [1 image].
2. Add some decoration layers in HD mode.
3. Put text below the player. And only the team start sign [2 image].
4. From the middle of the map, the difficulty feels unbalanced.
5. I am not sure, but Maps with bugs are not allowed. 6.Add an unlock team tile before the player has to kill their dummy so that the actual player isn't killed as well. Make sure that you can't reach the finish line with the dummy. Team ranks are not allowed.

Overall: For now it looks like a decline in my opinion. The design is pretty good and the idea is creative, but as I mentioned, making a map around a bug is not allowed. The map is enjoyable until you face parts that are much harder than the previous ones, which makes the map feel unbalanced. I advise you to look at recently released dummy maps to get a better understanding of how a map should look.

Please read and apply the mapping rules and guidelines before submitting: https://ddnet.org/rules/ https://ddnet.org/guidelines/

Thanks for the time you spent on this map. Feel free to ask any questions about mapping here🏆 : https://discordapp.com/channels/252358080522747904/746534464984973323.

Oh

This map was in test already?

I rememb

Hello This image is used on the map in the third-to-last part. I don't quite understand, could you clarify? Yes, alright. If you mean the part with the bazooka, it seems to me that the map gets fairly more difficult but doesn't go to extremes, and the difficulty remains moderate; the bazooka is just used as a new mechanic. Yeah, I'm not sure either, but when we tried to release this map about a year ago, "triki" supposedly said the idea was approved, but now it's definitely better to double-check with the senior moderation team. Fair point. It seems to me that this is a pretty interesting game mechanic that we haven't even fully developed in this part, and there are way more bugs with it than it seems (for example, after the finish line, there's a pretty interesting spot where the teleportation data is transmitted weirdly). But regarding the map being based on a bug, I don't know, and could you send the specific parts that stick out a lot?

I'd love to hear your opinion on the map idea.

1. On image 1 you could see blue mapres which means they are not used on the map

I don't have exact spots where it feels buggy. Because the whole map works strange. So if this idea would be approved . I will check one more time

I'm attaching a walkthrough of the map in case you have any questions about the gameplay

Changelog: [-] remove same useless assets [/] refactoring groups

rip takeoff

bugs are allowed in maps

Cryptic is a good example https://ddnet.org/maps/Cryptic

is this the intended way to do the start? im a bit confused

is this start really necessary? its a dummy map with teamlock anyway

Yeah, I talked to “triki,” and he said we need to explain the mechanics of moving into each other to new players.\

i really like these shapes in the background but some of them are barely visible, especially if close to these brighter edges of the background quad

yeah i think too

you moved the text behind the players but tiles go over it making it unreadable now

my bad

text on the map often has a bit of purple in the bottom right but its barely visible on the map because it blends with the background

and besides that the spawn text here is slightly blurry because the resolution is too low for its size

Ohhh, my bad sorry

nah i still dont see much reason in the part before start, you have to stack both tees in the same spot on the first part anyway

i tink after a few restarts it would be just annoying to repeat that thing

its really easy to fall into this tele by accident, maybe make some other way to go back down

the text is hidden behind the tiles in game so you cant see it

same problem I think

its a different quad tho

this is done to teach beginners this game mechanic

you get laser on this part but its not really used after that up until the part in the 2nd screenshot, it makes it quite easy to forget that you had this laser in the first place

you can do that after the start line tho, this feels more like some sort of noobfilter which shouldnt really have place in dummy maps

Yes, there used to be an issue where the laser was hard to see, but we've tried to make it more visible

This isn't a drop-off; it's part of the platform (there was just a minor issue with the checkpoints)

so that teleport on the left is supposed to be an obstacle?

its not about the visiblity of the laser its about it being unused for the next few parts

yes, i think

I agree that this is a problem; as far as I'm concerned, the laser isn't the main weapon on the map

ah i see

whats the intended way for this, only way i was able to do this is like that

📎 TAKE-OFF_2026-06-10_17-59-32a.mp4 (29.67 MB)

Yeah, there's only one passage, but look at the light that's turned off <З

which light are you talking about

oh i think i see now

works with 45 angles bind

but its rather hard to find

maybe ad some text or icon or something to mark this better

I didn't expect that

I wanted to make it less obvious, but so that when players found it, they wouldn't say, “What kind of nonsense is this?” but rather, “Damn, that's a pretty cool Easter egg.”

changelog: [/]The first part of the nade has been modified [/]The text now appears above the blocks [/]The textures on the second part of the nade have been slightly modified

Could you please comment on the current difficulty of the map?

You mentioned that the dummy needs to be killed at the end, but there’s a map called “Just Copy Fly” where there’s no kill at the end. Can I keep that option on my map?

changelog: [/] a big skip in the solo part [+] tune_zone 1 hammer_strength 0.001 [/] one texture that doesn't align properly

was previously shortcut

"Just Copy Fly" is really old map. So no you can't keep this in your map accordingly to mapping rules

Is it worth changing the type level to “brutal”?

No, because GP was create for dummy map

yeah i think too

Okay, are there any other issues you think need to be fixed?

Yes, I make a huge feedback. tbh I think it's decline for now, because of amout of issues

1. The player needs to know that this is a way back and not just a teleport. Also please fix this one [https://discordapp.com/channels/252358080522747904/1513993338171166782/1514304064530284634]
2. Design bugs.
3. Better to rework this one. Move rocket
4. Add unfreeze here.
5. This part is harder than previous ones.
6. Unnecessary way, the second one is much easier. Don't put TCPs between CPs. Put all TCPs on CPs. Also the last TCP on the middle of the map.
7. Really boring parts. Better to rework them
8. Better to fill them with tiles, now it's looks strange.
9. It's too complex part if compared with others. 10 As I was mentioned before, Team ranks are not allowed on dummy maps. Rework this
10. It just one example, but on entire map there are many of unbalance place. Please make parts more balanced.
11. Not really necessary imo.
12. Delete unused envelopes. Overall: The map has unique idea but needs a lot of work. There are multiple design bugs, unbalanced parts across the entire map and some sections are really boring and need to be reworked. TCP/CP placement needs to be fixed, don't put TCPs between CPs. Some parts feel out of place compared to others in terms of difficulty, and the transitions between them are not smooth enough.

This map is declined due to the overall unbalanced difficulty, rough transitions between parts, team ranks not being allowed on dummy maps, and the amount of issues mentioned in the feedback above.

Mention:

1. I think that to get a nade, you have to do at least something
2. The second pass is easier but slower

1. Maybe it would be better if you make this a part of the solo part

2. It's true , but I don't think a little speed is worth the risk, because if you don't get the top part on the first try, the bottom one will be faster. imo you have a better chance of getting a good run through the bottom

Maybe it would be better if you incorporated this into the solo section. I play this part quite often, and unlike the lower part, the upper part is more consistent in terms of tempo.

I agree , maybe you keep just one of them?

What do you think about that?

Interesting idea, part looks good

Oops mistake. Actually, this isn't the right demo. This one is from 2025 and is no longer relevant

We were told at the time that this level was really hard, so we redesigned it

It's fine if map would be balanced

We are working on the balance of the map.

We have fixed most of the comments you provided. There are a couple of issues left to resolve, but we have postponed them until tomorrow.

changelog: [/] The 23 "CP" part has been completely redesigned [/] The light bulb started flashing to make it more noticeable [/] The teleport on the 2 "CP" part has been significantly modified [/] The tile duo part was extended vertically by 13 "CP" [/] The bounce texture has been edited by 13 "CP" [/] 9 "CP" is slightly simplified [/] A nade has been added to the 12 "CP" so it can't be lost [/] A slight color change has been added to the texture in CP 26 (I don't want it to be very noticeable) [+] I hung most of the flying islands on chains

still possible skip

Is there anything else that caught your attention?

I didn't finish the test yesterday, so not yet

Add some more CP because you can suddently skip them

still need unfreeze

personally I don't find this part interesting

you can suddently return back, not really bad but would be nice if you fix it

small skip

if a player jumps and uses a bug here, the part doesn't work. so i think u need to make it possible from any place, cus u don't use this knowledge on the rest of the map.

give more time to react with the dj here, around 2.5x more than now.

1 u need a cp here OR 2 make it wider 3 make it easier

1 now u can just hold A and the part works correctly, plus u can see this unfreeze in entities. 2 add a freeze line, so now u can't skip it as easily as before. because of this, u can remove 4? 3 moved it higher, cus it was confusing and i thought there was no need to dj here.

i see the map improved a lot from my last test, i really liked the changes.