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Crablegs - Dunkelschwamm

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    This map was built to play a way that Sven never really supported. So it was abandoned. It's a box (or two) full of headcrabs for a project that was cancelled due to the main concept not working out. SCMapDB page Author: Socrates Date of release: 2000 Maps in package: 1 Map review of Crablegs (originally posted on SCMapDB) by dunkelschwamm | March 11, 2023 | 1278 characters      Crablegs is a map for Sven Co-op. It features two darkened arenas with floating water surfaces in the center. Each arena is a cube with inaccessible catwalks with infinitely spawning headcrabs. The player has no flashlight, so facing the headcrabs is a nightmare. To make matters worse, players spawn with a revolver drawn which is a terrible weapon for fighting headcrabs in the dark. Switching to the crowbar helps, but it doesn't help anything of particular note because there doesn't seem to be any end to the endlessly spawning headcrabs.      Maybe with a lot of players fighting the h

Alien Sex Fiend - Dunkelschwamm

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      With a name like Alien Sex Fiend this map sounds like it would be a wild ride. It certainly does look weird and interesting but it's far less of a ride, much less a wild one, that you would think. SCMapDB page Author: Robootto Date of final release: 2004 Maps in package: 1 Map review of Alien Sex Fiend (originally posted on SCMapDB)  by dunkelschwamm | December 11, 2021 | 1953 characters      From the screenshots I get the impression we didn't see all that this map has to offer. Frankly, it's kind of a hostile slog and I don't think we'll be playing to the end. Spoilers for the review, I'm not recommending this map.      This isn't the most pointless map I've ever played, I'll say that for sure. It is very tedious, however. It begins with a sloped brush which can only be overcome by approaching it a very particular way and taking quite a bit of time every single time to climb over. It's annoying and, thanks to the way the map plays for the