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The Jedi Academy is under renovation! -=Derelict-Crusader= - Oct 05 10:51am |
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Just a quick heads up; I am currently EXPANDING the Jedi Academy. You guys asked for more and you will get more, but keep in mind I will not be putting everything into the JA. It has a theme and I will stay true to that theme. I finished most of my sketches for the final "lost temple arena" opppss I mean... yeah...
Anyways, expect MORE Jedi Academy real-estate soon. PS - I've been spending some time on the servers; observing the playing habits/patterns and I have modified what you guys like to call the "matrix room" and I have also cleared the 3 platform room to make way for a new design. (I never did like that room anyway! Blame DJ and Doobie for that) hehehehe 
I'll have some preview screenshots sometime this week or possibly weekend. -D |
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 - Student |
Guys, I have word from Dom himself that he just needs to finish the courtyard, and the map will be complete. He's also busy in RL so it might take some time  |
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NofrikinfuN - Retired 
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Ack, he vanished again! |
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Dicemaster - Student 
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derelct are you still working on this? cuz no ones heard from you for a while......hurry up and finish it _______________ Dicemaster |
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the council map got boring real fast..I think i'll stick to the ol' Jedi Academy |
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doobie - Jedi Council 
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Anoas, the council map isn't our map, it's from the order of the jedi (http://www.orderofthejedi.com)... we just borrowed it. therefore, we don't have accesses to the files that are required to improve it much, plus we don't want to tread on other people's work. _______________ -Academy Leader/Dictator/Defeater of DJ Sith and JACen Solo in the JAK+ Tournament -I do think it (the JA) will help convert dozens, maybe hundreds, to the dork nation... --me |
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Shadow Warrior - Student 
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i guess it might be too late for ideas, but here's one: why dont you make some sort of a ... small canyon or something that you can only enter from the two ends, and not the sides. then put some drones inside so you can practice blocking (and try to stay alive at the same time)until you reach other the end. and it'd be cool if you could have the drones activated by a button _______________ - Shadow Warrior |
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Anoas - Ex-Student |
I just wanted to ask if you were going to work on the jedi council map anymore. I know your probably very busy with the ja map right now (and it probably comes first), but the other one was very cool too so im just checking to see if you were going to work on that one ?? |
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doobie - Jedi Council 
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i can say this much about the buttons... Mapboy (my nickname for him) has nothing against buttons, it's just that having to hit a button everytime you use the elevator gets old and annoying... it works fine for SP because you're only going on those elevators a couple times, and you can move through more leisurely than you can during MP _______________ -Academy Leader/Dictator/Defeater of DJ Sith and JACen Solo in the JAK+ Tournament -I do think it (the JA) will help convert dozens, maybe hundreds, to the dork nation... --me |
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Aeth S'kray - Retired 
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woohooo, 40thst comment! got it 
well, why u hate buttons, dereclict? :'( they don't HAVE to be futuristic, make them rusty and old or someting... you know, in the SP academy, there are elevators and studd too... people need something to play with you don't like my matrix- and tower ideas? or are they just too diffilcult? and what about the spawned droids/training dummies? any news or decicions about that?
and btw, i would say the JA is on yavin! luke's academy is at yavin and textures and pyramid-like-buildings is yavin too... coruscant would look different ;p _______________ Aeth S'kray *June 2002 +September 2003 |
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Outer Heaven - Ex-Student |
Well dom, the hang out place doesnt necessarilly have to be a bar, perhaps it could be called a "resting room"
Also, it doesnt have to be INSIDE the temple, you could put a treehouse or a hut outside of the temple.. or something like that Easter eggs/secrets will keep the people happy for a long, long time :p and I know this would be really hard, but is there a possibility that the mouse-type radiocontrolled droids might be added in (like the one in artus mines, single player)? Or any droid would be cool :p Just my opinions :p |
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Shadow Warrior - Student 
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when ya make your own map, nova, put a room for what-da-you-call it... rocket ball _______________ - Shadow Warrior |
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Nemesis Nova - Student 
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rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrocket-ball Dereclict....think rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrocket-ball!! _______________ Stop with the stupid sigs would you? Yea sure, why not, i'll stop asking myself things too... |
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Haemon - Ex-Student 
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Don't forget that you need to keep this kind of simple and that rooms shouldn't get too crowded or you'll kill people's FPS. |
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dAmaGe - Ex-Student 
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cant wait to test it! _______________ Moe? Moe moe moe. |
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JAcen LW Solo - Retired 
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"Regarding the Council Room, that would be super if Council members would actually hang out in JA, if not, use the space for something useful, eehheh."
Ok, It seams that lately I've been posting the most unfortunate phrases. What I meant is that why waste space with a room that wont be used at all. It's not my opinion that Council should be present at the server at all times taking up 3 player slots. That’s why #JA exists. So in the future please bare in mind that I'm foreign when you read my posts. If it sounds weird it's because I didn’t meant it that way. hehehhe. _______________ "Though I walk through the shadow of the valley of death, I shall fear no evil .For I am the baddest mofo in the valley" |
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=Derelict-Crusader= - Retired 
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Just a few things...
- 3 platform room is gone, get over it. - You guys will NOT have to worry about the cramped issue, TRUST ME! Once you see the new and improved JA it will feel like it's deserted yet with all people inside. ITS HUGE!
- NO BUTTONS!!! - Council room... we'll see
- BAR?!! This is the Jedi Academy, NOT your local pub! >8) - Meditating room for AFKs? OH Believe me, it's already built! (but not for the purpose of AFKs!!! If you're gonna be AFK, be considerate and leave the server) hehehe -D _______________ I build the walls that keep you within! |
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Nemesis Nova - Student 
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Yea another thing...i'm doing a movie on the *why the renovation of the JA*....(dj post my news thread!!!!!) i need like 15 ppl: 12 storm trooper 1 commander 1 JA savior and a cameraman. Itll be call *INVASION OF THE JA*...pretty simple title i know but whadda ya want...the story is simple...empire invade coruscant(or whatever plant the Ja is on) and destroys a part of the JA so it need renovations afterward...yea well if you wish to be part of the film just leave me a message in *about us*(nemesis nova) or wait for dj to post my thread....just leave me you e-mail ill send you details of on which server itll be and when ... so any question(surely) leave me a message.
(i sound like my history teacher  ) _______________ Stop with the stupid sigs would you? Yea sure, why not, i'll stop asking myself things too... |
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Nemesis Nova - Student
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Think rocket-ball ppl! ROCKET-BALL THE USEFULL LEARNING SPORT!!! _______________ Stop with the stupid sigs would you? Yea sure, why not, i'll stop asking myself things too... |
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doobie - Jedi Council
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"Regarding the Council Room, that would be super if Council members would actually hang out in JA, if not, use the space for something usefull"
hey now! i'm there more than you may realize... i can't say anything for the other two bums... i mean fellow Council members _______________ -Academy Leader/Dictator/Defeater of DJ Sith and JACen Solo in the JAK+ Tournament -I do think it (the JA) will help convert dozens, maybe hundreds, to the dork nation... --me |
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Aeth S'kray - Retired 
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"Regarding the Council Room, that would be super if Council members would actually hang out in JA, if not, use the space for something usefull"
very good point >D and i want to add something again. i like buttons. and triggers. i like to push a button and something happens. the more happens the better it is. you all know the elevators in the duel area at the council map? i like them
so what about have a rusty button (to have it in the right JA-theme ;p) and one of the matrix room walls opens and there is another matrix room? you could close the wall for framerate and leave it closed if there is no need to have it. and to combine my ideas... what about towers+buttons? u push a button, the floor under you opens and u land on a tower which move up and you have a great view over the map! that would solve the problem how to get up too... imagine how bossy you would feel if you move higher and higher on this tower! :O >D _______________ Aeth S'kray *June 2002 +September 2003 |
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JAcen LW Solo - Retired
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Archangel as a point on the 3 platform room matter. Most ppl dont use this room properly. Like he said, it is great for close combat training.
The only JAT I ever saw using this room for class was KamikaseMoFo, that class was great and belive me , students learned something that day. Since then I used this room a lot. So please dont take it away.
Now regarding the other ideas, they look great, but please keep in mind that JA is not all abaut Dueling, so there should places for meditation(AFK's without getting killed, ehhe), jump practice (like in Jedi Council map),etc. I like the idea of dummies. I also noticed that some times ppl just like to hang out and chat. I know we have the #JA but what abaut a nice BAR eh ? Like the one on the cantina map. Regarding the Council Room, that would be super if Council members would actually hang out in JA, if not, use the space for something usefull, eehheh. _______________ "Though I walk through the shadow of the valley of death, I shall fear no evil .For I am the baddest mofo in the valley" |
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Shadow Warrior - Student
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oooh, i can't wait to get my hands on this map. it sounds awesomely cool _______________ - Shadow Warrior |
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Archangel - Ex-Student 
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Ok... I'm all about having more room to duel. but I honestly think if there are just multiple mats in one room the duels will still be strewn together. Also the framerate will go down because you would still have to process all of the duels in that room instead of just your duel.
I just think we need more basic dueling rooms. I also like the ideas of having a larger room for ffa's with obstacles. I don't personally like fighting with anything other than sabers, but some people do so they deserve their thing too. The only idea I really haven't liked so far was getting rid of the 3 platform room. I'm not saying the platform room is the best room, but I do like one thing about it. It's very easy to have close combat duels in there. Just fight only on one pillar. It tests your ability to defend and attack without a lot of space between you and your opponent. I hope the new map has this ability in some way even if nothing like the old 3 pillar room. Thanks for listening. Can't wait to play the map. _______________ A man asked me for a dollar, and I asked him what its for. He said "I have seen them". I said "ok its yours". |
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NofrikinfuN - Retired
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One of the main things I'll be looking for is simply enough room for multiple duels. The academy is still growing, and I think the matrix is the most popular dueling room. The only problem with it was that people constantly fight over the mat... Maybe if there were two or three "mat" areas? I dont know how this would work exactly but divided dueling grounds would be nice for those who seem to always start duels off in the corner. (They tend to spill right into the mat.) |
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Dicemaster - Student
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I CAN'T WAIT....the map as it is now is getting a little old so I CAN'T WAIT WHO HOOOOOOO _______________ Dicemaster |
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