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All in the title.
Sure this has been suggested before, but I cant find any live threads discussing it.
There'd be issues with shops and money and such in a Cluedo-style "you-are-all-invited-to-a-party" scenario, where you'd not expect to have to buy anything, but what about a big gothic hotel or guesthouse/mansion?
I think the Ship's bright environments do a lot to offset the tension of being hunted, but a sinister haunted mansion style map could really enhance it. If there were only one bar and lounge with toilets, one resteraunt with kitchen, a couple of shops at the reception, and a dozen or so rooms with en-suites it'd be great for smaller numbers of players. Could have an open garden with a maze with weapons at the centre or something to broaden the playing field for highter player counts, or even a library or cellar with some macabre secret area.
Just turning over ideas really.
marcquish
24-08-06, 12:25 PM
It has indeed been suggested before, but i really like the idea of hunting or eliminating in a spooky mansion, so i totally back you up in this thread! :D
I would be up for a change of atmosphere myself... but I think we should stick to the name of the game and use things that are ships of some kind. So some middle-ground: a spooky/dark and decadent ghost ship?
Just an idea...
ya like your in a bath room and theres red lights and you see some one in the miror and blood in the toilets:eek:
marcquish
26-08-06, 09:51 AM
you see some one in the mirror
I always see someone in the mirror... Myself :D
dont know what kind of a mirror you've got, but here in Belgium they all do the same :p
and maybe weapons that r only on this one map
Jay Beeskow
16-09-06, 06:52 PM
I don't think this would really work, afterall, it's called "The Ship", not "The House". ;)
5up3rc0w
20-09-06, 06:57 PM
How about a remake of the big mansion in one of Stephen Kings books. I can't remember the name of the book but I know they made a movie of it...
If the mansion is big enough, you won't need shops and restaurants. You can steal clothes and food from all over the mansion...
[OL]Seti
21-09-06, 05:09 PM
How about a remake of the big mansion in one of Stephen Kings books. I can't remember the name of the book but I know they made a movie of it...
You might be thinking of the Overlook Hotel from The Shining - I really badly want to make this as a map, it's a massive old hotel up in the mountains that gets snowed in every winter, it also has a big hedge maze outside and indoors it would fit the game perfectly, except that it isn't a ship :(
I might have to do it anyway as it would be a truly great map :D
5up3rc0w
21-09-06, 05:14 PM
That's exactly the one!
I don't think that this game should be limited to only ships... I think it started off with a ship and it sticked... Now it's time to think out of the box! The Overlook Hotel would be the ultimate map for this game! Imagine the possibilities!
All the places you can put secret places and traps and the MAZE! Imagine what fun can be had with the maze!
Seti']You might be thinking of the Overlook Hotel from The Shining - I really badly want to make this as a map, it's a massive old hotel up in the mountains that gets snowed in every winter, it also has a big hedge maze outside and indoors it would fit the game perfectly, except that it isn't a ship :(
I might have to do it anyway as it would be a truly great map :D
Awesome idea!
Love the thought of a hedge maze.
I always see someone in the mirror... Myself :D
dont know what kind of a mirror you've got, but here in Belgium they all do the same :p
Lol good stuff marc.
TrevorP
01-10-06, 07:12 PM
The reason I disagree with this is because I find that with a ship you can't leave the ship...other than the water...yet in a house you can only wonder why you wouldn't just leave.
I think the Ship part is what gives it a cool feeling.
The reason I disagree with this is because I find that with a ship you can't leave the ship...other than the water...yet in a house you can only wonder why you wouldn't just leave.
I think the Ship part is what gives it a cool feeling.
Three words:
Big.
Locked.
Gates.
:p
mrtuesday42
18-10-06, 10:41 PM
ive got two words for that question...
SNIPER RIFLES
:D :D :D
Mummbles
19-10-06, 01:42 PM
If there will be any land map it will be a boat dock or a stationary boat and the dock.
If there will be any land map it will be a boat dock or a stationary boat and the dock.
Can't say that for sure.
It all depends on what people do with the SDK.
Gutan Tag Hop-Clop
22-10-06, 04:18 AM
Seti']You might be thinking of the Overlook Hotel from The Shining - I really badly want to make this as a map, it's a massive old hotel up in the mountains that gets snowed in every winter, it also has a big hedge maze outside and indoors it would fit the game perfectly, except that it isn't a ship :(
I might have to do it anyway as it would be a truly great map :D
Please make it. Mr. X is rediculously rich anyways so he can buy anything he wants, even is it is some huge run-down haunted hotel.
tom_armitage
02-11-06, 02:31 PM
yea i know what you mean but all these maps like the big hotel the airship and the train dont exactly fit in but you can make them because the whole idea is that you have been invited to stay on a ship so why not change it so you have been invited to stay on a train airship or ski resort hotel but they must all be a 1920s theme
Marcaine
02-11-06, 03:06 PM
Seti']You might be thinking of the Overlook Hotel from The Shining - I really badly want to make this as a map, it's a massive old hotel up in the mountains that gets snowed in every winter, it also has a big hedge maze outside and indoors it would fit the game perfectly, except that it isn't a ship :(
I might have to do it anyway as it would be a truly great map :D
Just put it on a big barge! Floating in the middle of the ocean!
Synergy solved!
:D
5up3rc0w
02-11-06, 04:23 PM
yea i know what you mean but all these maps like the big hotel the airship and the train dont exactly fit in but you can make them because the whole idea is that you have been invited to stay on a ship so why not change it so you have been invited to stay on a train airship or ski resort hotel but they must all be a 1920s theme
It fits perfectly... When the game was first created, the main idea was that the players should feel the sense that they are trapped and have no other choice but to kill or be killed... The Ship is meant for more than just 1920's replicas... It gets boring and lame after a while.. . DOD: S was made for WWII scenarios, but a lot of maps resemble quite the opposite. The game is still fun though...
The Ship has so much potential. The Airship, The Mansion and all almost all of the other map ideas would be awesome.
Remember, just because the game's name is The Ship, doesn't mean it's limited to boats, liferafts and cruiseships... A great game is all about creativity and "thinking outside the box".
Amen.
Sr. Dela
02-11-06, 04:43 PM
Well I have to say that a game like The Ship should really stick to its original theme. Which is their nineteen twenties cruise ships. Oh, and I hate what they did with DoD. There are no halo map replicas in WWII, get over it.
Although I disagree that the Ship should change its theme I think it can still be done. After all, the team has always had the possibility of a sequel in mind, so instead of "The Ship 2" it could be called something else that's more vague and leaves the door open for a variety of scenarios. OR they could make ANOTHER single player story mode that might explain the new maps and fit them in nicely. After all, it's really hard to sell a multiplayer game, what people want is a good single player with a great multiplayer attached. If the team needs someone to write a story for it I'd be more than willing to volunteer my services free of charge ;) d
SlaktarPizza
02-11-06, 07:04 PM
If you take a rich manor/hotel it will have a very similar map design to a boat if we talk about the inside. So the biggest difference that you'll notice is the map name and some rooms but that's all.
The Ship is suited for several types of maps, possibly as long as it keeps within it's 1920's theme and manor/hotels is one of them. :)
If you take a rich manor/hotel it will have a very similar map design to a boat if we talk about the inside.
The sort of cruise liners The Ship is set on were designed to model the comfort of such houses.
If you replaced the portholes with windows and removed the briny most rooms wouldn't look out of place.
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