HiddenSpy

I always have been a fan of Zora's Domain from the n64 game Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The whole game itself was very fun but this was my favorite part of it. In this recreation I made of it I included not only Zora's Domain, but Zora's Fountain, and Zora's River. I included some of the secrets like fairy fountains and that cave. Not everything though is related to Zoras. The secrets around this area I could not make because I would be creating the whole world eventually. I made these secrets go to special places instead. I had to abbreviate some things like the ice cave because it's far too big. I changed the shop a bit as well as added other things. I tried my best and hope everyone likes it.

This is the 4th map I made for Hiddens Gaming Club. I felt old map was getting a little boring so I made this new one. In new version I left out dodgeball, lasertag, and the race track. I added Thermal Toss, Ski slope, Museum, Hotel, Shooting Range and many improved rooms. I hope everyone enjoys this map and I look forward to playing it with everyone in the server.
 
 
HGC HANGOUT 4 Map Playing Tips:
On ski slope, run do and do amknockmedown so you 'sled' down.
In Kung fu room, never jump kick, just grab, punch, and kick.
In training area, each color is a different course.
Museum to dark? Turn on the lights!
 
HANGOUT 4 Rooms Include:
Main Outside FFA area
Hotel
Ski Slope/Cave
Swamp
Baseball
Thermal Toss
Rancor Pit
Main Temple FFA
Nexus
Pillar Room
Main Duel Room
Pong Room
Museum
Kung Fu Room
Tourney Room
Training Area
Mercenary Area
Shooting Range
Bar
Pool
Members Area (HGC members only stuff)

Game Tournaments (GT) or HGC Playground as it may be referred to is a map of games that HGC has invented over the years on Jedi Academy. If these games were invented else where we had no idea. Everything here came from our own minds. These games have been in previous maps HGC HANGOUT 1-4 but varied from map to map. Some maps (for example) had a race track while others didn't. This map unites the games and is perfect for tournaments which were rare in old HGC maps because they were either hard to get to, or near to many other things causing them to be a little laggy when a lot of people played. This map puts the games far enough away from each other to prevent lag and dims the outside without creating annoying doors.

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ABOUT MAP
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Asteroid H5 is the 5th map in the HGC Hangout series. Past maps have taught me lessons and I've capitalized on those lessons when making this new map. I decided to go with an asteroid in an asteroid field this time around because I felt it gave the map some class. Past maps were just random fun and games. This time it's more serious. I had some inspiration from the asteroid Lumiya occupied in space in the Legacy of the Force book series. This map includes many features like secret areas, the mission, and more. It gives you something to do if no one is playing the map with you. I hope everyone enjoys the map and if anyone has questions or need hints/help you may contact me by the email address below.
~HiddenSpy
 
 
Comments
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-There will be a server running this map for quite some time after map release. Go to the website above to find the server tracker.
 
-Please ask for permission before using any custom made content.
 
 
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MAP NOTES
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There are several secrets in this map. The well of doom the most obvious and difficult of them. There are also some traps. The mission leads you to most of the secrets but not all.
 
WARNING: Do not go past the artificial environment emitters without being in a tie-fighter, or you will be exposed to space!
 
Bugs: Since map allows you to go everywhere, not everything is perfect. I feel the minor problems are acceptable though and feel it's ready to share.
 
 
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BACKSTORY
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-Prologue-
Your TIE-fighter comes out of hyperspace and approaches the asteroid field. The engines moan as they cease operation.
 
 
 
You have been formally invited and given the exact location of the asteroid to complete your mission, but you remain cautious, for the asteroid feels surrounded in the dark side of the force...
 
 
 
You read all available data before landing and reporting to the council area.
 
 
-Database Record-
Asteroid H5 is located in the Thoridian sector near the Thordor asteroid field. Exact location of the asteroid changes constantly and is unknown at this time. HGC operatives have occupied the region for centuries and H5 is their likely base of operations. It is recommended to stay clear unless formally invited. Asteroid H5 has great abundances of water and several different kinds of rock. Continuous simulated atmospheric conditions have melted the water deposits and formed a landscape of great wonder with creatures attracted to its power and hospitable enclaves.
 
 
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MISSION
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Infiltrate the asteroid, and do the following:
Find the Sith which taint the asteroid and defeat their leader Desann.
Find the Twin Eye artifacts that will give you powers only one could dream of.
Find RoboMan and sign out a shuttle to transport the artifacts back to Coruscant.
All these must be done or your mission will be incomplete!
Once complete, mission accomplished!
 
 
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HIDDEN H'S
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Find all six of them! Then declare yourself awesome!
 
 
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CONSTRUCTION TIME
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Date Started: 2/24/09
 
Date Completed: 5/2/09
 
Construction Notes:
Includes breaks and non-constructive days.
Includes idea and blueprint construction time before designing map itself.
On May 15th a few small bugs were fixed while an arena file was added by request.

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::RESPECTING MY WORK::
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I ask those who download this map to respect my work and do not decompile it, tamper with it, or host the file itself for download anywhere without permission from me directly. I share this map so other gamers can check it out and have some fun with playing it. I do not release it for people to tamper and take it apart to steal features or so forth. This work was done by me, owned by me and shared from me to you, and I release my work by choice and I can easily choose to not release future projects in the future, so please respect my work.
 
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::ABOUT MAP::
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This map IS NOT a replacement for the original Bramble Gambol I made a while back. The old Bramble Gambol had completely different courses. This map has all new courses. I recommend players of this map have completed at least a majority of the courses in the previous map as this one is a bit more difficult. No course is based on any luck variables.
 
Upon mastering all courses of the previous map BG1 (Original Bramble Gambol) and friends getting them down packed too, I decided to go ahead and make a part 2. The last one didn't focus on design whatsoever, but this map I decided to take on a more designed approach to make the atmosphere more satisfying to the player. This map, like the last, focuses on testing your skills at manipulating the physics of this game to complete various courses design by me. All are possible and there are flowers (not stars like this time) to show how hard each course is. The more flowers, the harder it is (in my opinion of course). Once you get a strong feel and try the courses many times they will get easier and easier. They take practice! I've mastered the hardest course on BG1 after much practice. You (the player) can too, given time and patience along with any map here. Wouldn't it be cool to master a course that your archrival can't do? Who's got the skills now?!
 
I got inspiration to start this map series after thinking about good old times in other games, specifically Diddy Kongs Quest for the SNES. Granted, this doesn't look like the game at all, nor play like it, and no images or so forth were copied, but I decided to give the game credit (since I used a remix of the Bramble theme song) with the opening screenshot being an image from the game itself. The whole skilled jump course idea just came to me one day as I wanted to get my skill up. I then went about level designing as my last experiences with level design allowed me to create such maps as these. It needed a theme so this is the one I picked.
 
I'd ask, if you do enjoy the map, to let me know. I only release these maps because I feel others may like to play them as well.
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pmIxBjorTk

 
 
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::HOW TO PLAY::
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This is a basic introduction about the mechanics of Jedi Academy.
 
Each course does something a bit different. To complete each course, make it to the end where you will find a button to press or land on and a teleport to take you back to the start. Press the button to see a victory effect. Do not use the jetpack/grapple or any shortcuts to complete any course or you did not really complete it.
 
It is ok to land on the sides of a pushing barrel but it's considered an imperfect run. A perfect run would avoid any glitches and otherwise diversions from going straight through the course. Here are some basic concepts:
 
Strafe Jumping - Gaining speed as you continuously jump. There are some tricks to jump farther and more accurately. I'm not here to give lessons, but the best example of controlled Strafe jumping is Hiddens Revival. This is not strictly a strafe long jumping type course, as you must watch where you land and not go too fast (I've shot way past goal several times).
 
Air Maneuvering - When you are shot into the air, you can guide where you land by using the arrow keys. The barrel colors help you get an idea of what to expect but don't tell you exactly what to do. Watching how fast your surroundings move, you should be able to guess on what to do.
 
Dodging - When dodging green wood (poison) from a moving barrel, remember you can run to move quickly and walk to move slowly. Walking makes many courses much easier, so use it!
 
More and more - There are a ton of tricks with this map that many players may not of encountered before. I could write a book on all the little things to learn to help master these courses. I'm open to helping people who request it.
 
 
FLOWERS at each course represent how difficult I feel each course is. You can count how many flowers there are or go by top one. I'll do both. If you like Golf, you could times the amount of flowers by 3 and that would be the par for the course.
 
- Blue (1 flower) - An Easy course.
- Green (2Fl) - A moderate course.
- Yellow (3fl) - A challenging course
- Orange (4fl) - A very challenging course
- Red (5fl) - A very difficult course.
 
 
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::RULES & GUIDELINES::
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- If you use any mod/cheat to get to the goal of any course, you automatically fail. This includes but is not limited to grapple hook from japlus, jetpack, or anything other than basic base movement.
 
- If you miss a barrel, just fall. You will be teleported back to the starting area. Trying to grapple can drives you nuts in this map as it's difficult to get back where you were generally.
 
- Force regenerate rate was set to "0" when testing the courses on this map. However the default "200" can also be used on most courses. However a regen rate of "0" may be more practical on some courses.
 
COURSES:
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1-Beginners Luck *
2-Hiddens Revival ***
3-Full Bloom *****
4-Foliage Hoist **
5-Serendipity **
6-Snake Dance 2 ****
7-Ivory Tower ****
8-Hogshead ***
9-The Grasshopper **
10-Slippery Slopes ****
 
 
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::BARREL TYPES (w/hints)::
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Brown Open - A barrel that shoots you somewhere when landing in it. Speed is not announced (but generally nothing extreme). You may or may not have to dodge a danger or two to get to next barrel.
 
Brown Closed - A barrel you must land on and jump to the next from. You may not want to solidly land but to strafe jump from it instead.
 
Red Open - A hint to the player that this barrel will be shooting you faster than needed (usually meaning you will need to pull back in order to get to the next barrel).
 
Red Closed - You want to land and stay on this barrel. When you do land on it, it will take off quickly. You will want to jump from this barrel once the next one is in range.
 
Blue Open - A hint to the player that this barrel will be shooting you slower than needed (usually meaning you will need to push forward in order to get to the next barrel).
 
Blue Closed - These barrels automatically move back and forth, but slowly. You might have to wait for them on a purple barrel. Land on them, and use them to get to the next barrel.
 
Yellow Open - Shoots you in the general direction of next platform, but you must dodge obstacles to make it.
 
Purple - Moves up and down. Waiting Area, keep jumping (time it out) to be safe!
 
Green Wood - Poison. Instant death.
 
White Wood - Slippery. You will slide with minimal control.
 
Turquoise tube - Shoots you through it to next barrel.
 
 
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::TRICKS/COMMENTS::
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-If you are pushing any buttons in turquoise tubes that will just send your character likely in a bad direction.
 
- Try to remember how you screwed up the first time. I've seen players fail over and over again doing the same thing. If what you did didn't work, try something else! Try to make progress each try, and take your time and think! No map depends on luck.
 
- Don't rush it. Once you start rushing you generally just die more and make little progress if at all.
 
- Examine a course before attempting it! Far too often players glance at the course from a distance and soon as they get to it, they jump on the first barrel and fall straight down; or after getting the first push they fall and fail the course.
 
- All courses were tested thoroughly and proven possible over and over again. No course is luck, or randomly timed based. All can be done 100% of the time if your skill is up to the challenge.
 
 
Looking for help? I'll be posting a youtube video before long. Check out my youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.c...ddensgamingclub

Sirens Enclave is a fictional place I thought up after being inspired by the story of the greek sirens, and my previous map Zoras Domain which was inspired by the Zelda N64 version of Zoras Domain. I base this map in a fictional story where you the player are a sailor who was part of a crew that was lured to an island of Anthemoessa by a song which was mesmerizing. The ship strikes a reef and starts to sink. You make your way to the nearest cover to avoid the man eating birds, and find yourself in a cave that appears to be their domain. The birds feed on the crew but you manage to make it to the cave, and now this is where you must make your escape.
 
I actually wasn't going to release this map, but was finally talked into it. Please respect my work and perhaps I'll release another creations I've been working on.
 
Hope you enjoy! If you have any questions or comments, send me an email.
 
I ask those who download this map to respect my work and do not decompile it, tamper with it, or host it anywhere without permission from me directly. I share this map so other gamers can check it out and have some fun playing it. I do not release it for people to tamper and take it apart to steal features or so forth. This work was done by me, owned by me and shared from me to you, and I release my work by choice and I can easily choose to not release future projects, so please respect my work.
 




 
Story
On a voyage into the unknown, enchanting music mesmerizes the ship's crew and guides them off course. Suddenly there is a loud crash as the starboard hits a reef. The loud noise wakes up the crew out of their trance and they find themselves near the rocky coast of Anthemoessa. While most of the crew fell overboard, or were taken away by man-eating Sirens, you managed to guide the boat before it sank to a nearby cave away from all the demon birds who are feasting on the rest of the crew. Welcome to the Siren's Enclave.