Messuhalli - GrandmasterJ

 


    If you can't tell from the above picture, this map is supposed to be an Olympic ski jump. The ski jump doesn't work and can actually trap players in it.

SCMapDB page

Author: Robootto

Date of final release: 2003

Maps in package: 1

Map review of Messuhalli

(originally posted on SCMapDB)

by GrandmasterJ | February 6, 2022 | 1457 characters

    The map description for this map reads 'the snow is broken'. This is not quite true, the snow is intangible and that is not something done on accident. Perhaps the author couldn't make slippery snow and decided to just phase it out of existence. The result is that players will fall into a box they can not get out of. I suffered this fate and had to commit suicide to get out of it, my teammate fell into this trap later as well and I took the chance to laugh at his misfortune.

    The whole map is one big room. There is a platform on one end of the room with the 'broken' ice slide and a cup of milk at the end. On the other end is a room on stilts that is completely inaccessible. There are flags of a bunch of different nations hanging from the ceiling. I did think that was a nice touch. Both the flags and all the railing had bad texturing on the tops and bottoms. Both flags and rails had rail texture at a 90 degree angle from how it should be. Also the rails and ladders were not transparent and just had black spaces between rungs.

    Overall, this map is a trap. You will have to commit suicide to get out.

Pros:

  • The flags were fun

Cons:

  • The ice traps players
  • textures applied badly
  • not much to do overall pretty boring

Score: 0.5 / 10

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