[Circuit] Tumbleweed Valley Zone v2.1

This contains the Pk3 file that includes Tumbleweed Valley Zone - as Mapj9. This is an original circuit map that is 4 laps long. This map also has support for Circuit Redux.

This is my first ever attempt to build a map from the ground up (As Sunken Cave was a conversion of a 2.0 map). Feel free to give me criticism for this map!

Change log

Spoiler:

2.1

- Change floor texture within the bottom path, with added torches and a hidden golden monitor.

- Changed the position of the third checkpoint - turning the island to a more visual piece of the level.

2.0

- Added more slopes.

- Lowered brightness.

- Added a longer route within quicksand.

- Quicksand's sinking speed has been increased.

- Along with other minor change to increase the overall pace of the stage.

1.0

- Initial Release

[Larz T]

I genuinely liked the map. The stage was a short and simple and there wasn't really anything that caught my eye that looked out of place. One thing I would suggest right of the bat is experiment with slopes. Slopes really change up the feel of a level and give the player a sense of speed whenever used correctly. This can be a huge help for the level design as well because while the level design is short and simple, I do feel like it is a little flat in the majority of areas. Keep practicing mapping though, this was a good first attempt at an original level! Also I noticed that you seem to be a big fan of making race maps, if you want, check out on how to make a SRB2Kart map in the future, I feel like you can make a lot of cool stuff for a circuit alone when you are behind the wheel. Also the SRB2 Discord has a #mapping channel if you're not familiar with it that has a lot of individuals including myself who share progress and help each other out with questions and suggestions for their maps.

Other than that, welcome to releases!

[UrbanPie]

Originally Posted by Larz T

I genuinely liked the map. The stage was a short and simple and there wasn't really anything that caught my eye that looked out of place. One thing I would suggest right of the bat is experiment with slopes. Slopes really change up the feel of a level and give the player a sense of speed whenever used correctly. This can be a huge help for the level design as well because while the level design is short and simple, I do feel like it is a little flat in the majority of areas. Keep practicing mapping though, this was a good first attempt at an original level! Also I noticed that you seem to be a big fan of making race maps, if you want, check out on how to make a SRB2Kart map in the future, I feel like you can make a lot of cool stuff for a circuit alone when you are behind the wheel. Also the SRB2 Discord has a #mapping channel if you're not familiar with it that has a lot of individuals including myself who share progress and help each other out with questions and suggestions for their maps.

I'm not a member of the Discord server, actually. I should really join it though.

There were plans for a slope before the quicksand but I discovered that due to how slopes work, you could just jump over the quicksand. But I agree that the map could have been less flat.

I've honestly haven't played SRB2 Kart in a long time but I'd imagine making a Kart map would be fun, thanks for that suggestion!

Thanks for the feedback also!

[Zippy_Zolton]

Pretty decent, I enjoyed it. I like the platforming for a higher and faster route. I would recommend making the level darker, brightness 255 doesn't look natural and if you still want it bright, use 240. I also don't like how slow the quicksand is. I know it's like this in my map pack too, but in the next update I'm making it a lot faster like Rustic Templar Zone so that the quicksand doesn't cut all of your speed.

[Zippy_Zolton]

When you update a mod, it's best to update the post's name with a version number and especially bump the thread so that people will know it's updated.

[UrbanPie]

Wasn't aware of that, to be honest.

[UrbanPie]

2.1 is a minor update - where I changed the location of the third checkpoint, reduced a couple of monitors at the bottom path and added a gold monitor at the bottom path.