Corellian Water Treatment Plant

Normally I don't go for the enclosed ambiance of levels like this, but I actually quite like this map, save the odd glitch here and there. The 'main' area of the treatment plant is structured very nicely, even if there are some very steep drops and the elevator doesn't go from the top ;) (meaning you have to jump down) Theres a good model useage here, but some of the railings could have done with more accurate clipping, as you can't snipe through them :( The other bugs were only minor, but they still got on my nerves somewhat. The first odd looking thing is in the area with the 2 large waterfalls on each side of the walkway. Underneath there should be some kind of pit of water, but it certainly doesn't look like it from the top. Secondly, there's a large water churning machine with a spinning rotor in it (Obviously filtering the water ;) which doesn't work well with the laws of physics and water very well, as the water seems to be solid as it rotates because of its synchronisation with the rotor. Thirdly, theres a long pipe with some water flowing down it which looks a little odd, and at the top where it meets the supply, the meeting is a bit buggy. Finally, you can see into the void in the storage room area by jumping onto the pipes.

Despite these present but small glitches, the water treatment is a great place to have a duel. There's a nice amount of model and brush detail around many areas, and the new water effects are pretty good as well. Weapon placement and spawn areas have been well thought out, and the doors impressed me, especially the one into the storage room which was very reminiscent of Doom 3. Yes, there was some slight texture misalignment, but it looks so much better than the doors that just disappear into the ceiling/floor. The only other thing which could have been a little better was the lighting. Its nice enough but indoors its a bit dark and there isn't always apparent light sources, along with those models that havent been lit properly and are just black ingame. However it's a nicely rounded map and it's ambiance is great with the sounds used :D

New Textures: No New Sounds: No Bot Support : Yes

~Szico VII~