Hello all, and welcome to the thread!

I've been playing Complete the Monument style maps for several months now, and feel I'm getting quite good at playing them too. I've defeated many different and extremely hostile CTM maps, and now decided it was time for me to give back! I've begun work on a CTM map, that may become a series if I like the experience and discover I'm good at making them too.

This map is designed to be ROMHack. Really, really ROMHack

This map is called Septum Immoriel, and will be the first CTM map I release. Currently it's not done, thus the WIP tag, but I wanted to drum up a small bit of attention and also, hopefully, get a few beta testers as I complete more and more of the map. Feedback and balancing is very hard to do when you know where everything is, so if anyone would be interested in doing some Beta testing, please post here and shoot me a PM!


Now for some beautiful pictures, before I give a progress report:



(NOTE: The map is being designed in the JohnSmith texture pack, and all the pictures are taken with it too. This map is recommended to be played in said texture pack as well.)

More below the spoiler!

Spoiler:

I've been working on the planning for this thing, and since it's supposed to be a Linear-Branching map, I've decided on 4 intersections, at the moment, and have already begun work on the first. I also use a Dungeon-tracker format though, as the intersections will bring you to areas with at least one "dungeon" in it, containing a wool.

I also will use an expanded Victory Monument. Not only does the player need the normal Wool and the Iron, Gold, and Diamond blocks, but an Emerald block will be needed as well, and a bonus Sponge will be hidden.

Of course the areas need to be named, so I'll list my areas below, along with a progress bar.

= Done
= In progress
= Not started

Spoiler:

Thanks for reading! Check back often for updates!

This looks cool. I'll be sure to check it out once it's done.

By the way, some of the pictures of the map are way too dark.

I still needed to fix the lighting on those pictures - thanks for the reminder!

Looks awesome!

This map is pretty evil. The start of this map may be the hardest start of all time.

I'm glad you think that :3

I must admit though, I've been steadily nerfing it in some parts, just because it may be a bit *too* hostile. I want to find a good balance to make sure that it remains ROMHack, but still readily possible for those who have skillz!

Fangride wrote:

I'm glad you think that :3

I must admit though, I've been steadily nerfing it in some parts, just because it may be a bit *too* hostile. I want to find a good balance to make sure that it remains ROMHack, but still readily possible for those who have skillz!

Yeah, although it's always nice to have a rough start. Just be sure to give the player a few breaks from action here and there.

I can bear witness to this maps difficulty. The Beta-Testing map start was very, very hard.

The trick with map starts is to make them very tough, dangerous and exhilarating, but make it so hopefully the player doesn't die.

ColdFusionGaming wrote:

Fangride wrote:

I'm glad you think that :3

I must admit though, I've been steadily nerfing it in some parts, just because it may be a bit *too* hostile. I want to find a good balance to make sure that it remains ROMHack, but still readily possible for those who have skillz!

Yeah, although it's always nice to have a rough start. Just be sure to give the player a few breaks from action here and there.

Yeah, once you hit the first Intersection, I made the way in out of Half Slabs to ensure mobs wouldn't spawn. It's a bit of peace and quiet before I trap everything again in the Woolen Hall and the Palamock's Deadground...

Yay! A map worthy of using to punish my friends for not playing enough CTM Maps.
Thank you for helping me to exact unholy revenge.

I know you've talked about this a little bit on the MC forums, so I'm looking forward to it! The pictures look great, I love the one with the lava intersection.

Thanks guys! I'll be starting work up again on it in a couple days now that 1.3 is out ^_^