Attention Officers,
Welcome to the 53rd edition of our biweekly newsletter! This weeks newsletter will be taking a look at the runner-ups in the mapping contest and give them some of the time in the spotlight that they deserve.
Hard Won
With so much talent on display, it was very difficult to select only three winners from the small field of 12 that were submitted, just about every map on offer had something that another map didn’t and had distinct styles that they held tightly.
However after much deliberation, both the community and all of our Developers that participated in the voting process came to a firm conclusion on who should be in the top three.
Fourth Place - Olympus Theatre
Olympus has a very strong opening, one that is really only challenged by the opening of Sanctum's Deceit. It drops your team into a stormy night that is lit almost exclusively by the bright lights of the titular Olympus Theatre, and as you approach the civilians that had managed to escape the carnage run to safety. Long halls, large rooms, and constant reminders of the brutality that the attackers have wrought keep even experienced officers on their toes.
Download Link: https://mod.io/g/readyornot/m/olympus-theater
Fifth Place - Abbatoir
As a stark contrast to the previous map, Abattoir inserts your team into the dark abyss of a meat processing plant where the previous owners of the plant have gone missing and new, dangerous tenants have moved in. With a combination of darkness, numerous nooks and crannies for threats to hide in, and terrifyingly dressed suspects, Abattoir is sure to leave its mark.
Download Link: https://mod.io/g/readyornot/m/abbattoir
Sixth Place - Blackwood Forest
Coming in sixth is Blackwood Forest, a map that is vastly different from every other entry in the contest and most other maps in the Ready or Not modding scene in general. While Sullivans Slope in the vanilla game, or modded maps like Forest house offer a singular structure and a very limited forest walk, Blackwood inserts its officers into a scattered settlement located deep in a shrouded forest.
Played best with the ‘Max Suspects’ mod to better simulate the Extremist Group that you have been sent to contain, it forces officers to engage large groups of suspects at long ranges, that unfortunately results in a mixed bag. Ready or Not and by extension the AI was not built to handle the ranges that Blackwood presents, but when it works, it shows off the strength of Blackwoods design.
Download Link: https://mod.io/g/readyornot/m/blackwood-forest
Conclusion
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