Without a Scream, Without a Whisper
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| Author | qlexx |
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| Tags | author:qlexx featured playable race rated |
| Created | 2008-05-25 |
| Last Modified | 2008-05-26 |
| Rating |
4 by 19 people.
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| Description | A quite difficult short race with some unusual aesthetics. First person to complete this map will receive a ded.
ratings, comments, and demos appreciated |
This map was featured on 2009-08-11
Way back. Way, way back, before sliced bread even. There was one thing tootling around, minding its own business, completely unaware that it was the best thing in the world. A map of incoherently fantastic difficulty, just waiting to grasp you into an addictive embrace without ever releasing you. This is not to say that the map is devalued by difficulty, no, the map manages to be better than its constituent parts because of, not despite its shortcomings.
And as an added bonus, there is a year-old dedication offer, which hasn’t been claimed yet.
— mintnut
Other maps by this author
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| 00: Kingdom of the Blind | 01: Angular Momentum | 02: Cataclysm | 03: Ruin | 04: Of Unknown Origin | Spinal Tremor |
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2009-08-13
very hard
=( i dont like the rockets... their mean! D=
2009-08-12
Weird path.
Cool tiles.
2009-08-11
Hey minty,
we need you :3
lots
lots
hate that mine with a passion.
2009-08-11
wowowoww
great feature, nice grammar, and the final death of my (and palemoon's) pronunciation: Klexx.
mintnut, stay forever please. numa needs you lots.
mintnut, stay forever please. numa needs you lots.
2009-08-11
Haha,
<3 qlexx,
this map is one of the only maps which has stuck with me properly. I kept coming back to it every couple of months, and I've completed it a few times without posting. It had been on my to-review list for ages, but I was worried people would ruin it because of the difficulty. Glad I featured it.
this map is one of the only maps which has stuck with me properly. I kept coming back to it every couple of months, and I've completed it a few times without posting. It had been on my to-review list for ages, but I was worried people would ruin it because of the difficulty. Glad I featured it.
2009-08-11
hey mintnut!
<3
2009-08-11
What I really enjoyed about this map
was that it was made all the more difficult by forcing you to control your jumps. If you hold the jump key all the way like you would speeding through your typical race map, you'd almost immediately find yourself blown to bits. Additionally, it was quite obvious (at least to me) how the flow was meant to be, despite the difficulty of performing the appropriately timed and controlled jumps necessary to follow such a path. The only thing I found annoying was having to usually bet on luck when passing through the missile turret right before the exit switch, in which that particular turret tended to fire sporadically. Anyhow, it contributed to the difficulty. 5aved.
Slightly faster AGD-1:
Slightly faster AGD-1:
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2009-08-11
What
Your maps are one of the only things that keep me here, though I seldom comment. But each and every one (and I mean every single one left) is a work of art and I pretty much love them all. Expect great things.
and today i refreshed the hot maps page and noticed that I had 5 maps with new comments. In my mind i was like "what the hell aren't I supposed to be semi-retired?" Then I looked at this map and was totally confused as to why so many people had commented on it. Then finally it occurred to me that it must have been featured.
I just thought I'd let you guys know how surprised I was at this feature. I guess I have mintnut to thank for that.
Anyway I am currently working on a map (in slow and steady progress since my last map, it's about half done, lol) so I will make it a ded to swipenet for the incredible demo. After making this map and playing it for a while I actually wondered how I had figured that it was possible during playtesting and how I could have submitted it. This is the hardest map I ever made.
Anyway I have a multitude of things to do today so I will leave it at that. Anyone who commented/rated the any of the other 5 maps I thank you for your attention. Maybe I'll spend a little more time here now that I know people look at my maps, lol.
cya later, look forward to a map in a couple of weeks.
(oh and you can pronounce it any way you want the q looks like a lower case "a" when written in handwriting and apparently alexx is taken and i thought qlexx is more unique anyway. I think in my head I pronounce it cue-lexx.)
I just thought I'd let you guys know how surprised I was at this feature. I guess I have mintnut to thank for that.
Anyway I am currently working on a map (in slow and steady progress since my last map, it's about half done, lol) so I will make it a ded to swipenet for the incredible demo. After making this map and playing it for a while I actually wondered how I had figured that it was possible during playtesting and how I could have submitted it. This is the hardest map I ever made.
Anyway I have a multitude of things to do today so I will leave it at that. Anyone who commented/rated the any of the other 5 maps I thank you for your attention. Maybe I'll spend a little more time here now that I know people look at my maps, lol.
cya later, look forward to a map in a couple of weeks.
(oh and you can pronounce it any way you want the q looks like a lower case "a" when written in handwriting and apparently alexx is taken and i thought qlexx is more unique anyway. I think in my head I pronounce it cue-lexx.)
2009-08-11
very nice review
very nicer than sliced bread even.
2009-08-11
let's talk about how to pronounce qlexx
i say "Klexx"
2009-08-11
Flow demo (AGD-1)
Could I have the/a DED? Considering I did the race properly.
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2009-08-11
got it
not as a race though-not even sure how that's supposed to work.
now waiting for xaeler to put me to shame...
now waiting for xaeler to put me to shame...
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2009-08-11
Way, WAY Back
as in a figure of speech...
2009-08-11
dammit
the rockets, although they add a nice challenge and stressful quality to it, are in a sense a bit extreme. heres an around 1/4 demo... isnt the trap door supposed to STOP the rcoket?
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2009-08-11
cool
i love being one of the first to see the feature.
2009-08-11
Way, way back,
as in, like, a year?
2009-08-11
Awesome map choice, mintnut.
This map has been a joy to play (so far). I haven't been able to complete it yet, but it's sure been fun.
Race + Good looks + higher level of difficulty than normal = Nice mix.
Race + Good looks + higher level of difficulty than normal = Nice mix.
2008-05-26
Thanks for the constructive criticism
and sticking with the map even though its quite irritating
2008-05-26
I managed to get right to the end once.
But I jumped just a tad too enthusiastically and hit the mine right on top of the door. Which pissed me off more. What were the mines surrounding the exit for exactly?
The run was pretty stuttery though, I was so surprised when I'd actually got to the exit switch i forgot what to do next. Also, I didn't give this a 3, i gave it a 5, it's well good.
The run was pretty stuttery though, I was so surprised when I'd actually got to the exit switch i forgot what to do next. Also, I didn't give this a 3, i gave it a 5, it's well good.
2008-05-26
Its better
but the rocket when falling down the platform is still a bit unfair. I have no idea how to get past it. Whenever I DO make the jump, the rocket gets me.
I doubt you were sniped because you have a 4/5 on this map with 2 people voting a 3.
I doubt you were sniped because you have a 4/5 on this map with 2 people voting a 3.
2008-05-26
Haha
Maybe ill make my next few maps easier, did you actually finish it? It would be quite impressive if you did.
2008-05-26
Bugger
You'd already edited it. It's still way too difficult though. Almost every rocket has a tendency to kill you if you make even the slightest hesitation, and each jump requires you to be carrying an amount of momentum with next to no lee-way.
In the end all this map has done is piss me off. Favourited though.
In the end all this map has done is piss me off. Favourited though.
2008-05-26
Or
Maybe some people didn't happen like those maps? This, is a really nice map, apart from that jump to get into the top section, I must have been playing this for about 1 and a half hours, and I still couldn't get past the topmost mine. I'd probably give it a 3 given the unnecessary difficulty there, but I'm now holding out for your revision.
2008-05-26
Yeah
I think your right. I'll edit the top left area.
I believe this just got sniped cause the ratings arent adding up. I think i must have my own personal sniper 3 of my last 6 maps have been sniped
I believe this just got sniped cause the ratings arent adding up. I think i must have my own personal sniper 3 of my last 6 maps have been sniped
2008-05-26
Some parts are very clever
but the jump where you jump into the platform at the very top isn't cleverly hard like the other jumps. It is just annoyingly nitpicky instead of needing any fun jumping. I spent well over a half an hour trying to get that jump right and I'm just not going to bother anymore. The rest, especially the jumps in the right are fun though.
3.5/5
3.5/5
2008-05-25
I'm working on a demo
I know its possible its just very hard ill submit it to nreality when im done.
and metamorphically catch my breadth, I just can't do this as a race. Can someone submit a demo so I can see raced.
2008-05-25
well done
very fun. i liked the part with the trap doors and the rockets n the begining.
5/5
5/5
bobaganuesh_2