ZEN - Preying Mantis II by TseTse on January 28, 2002

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Capture the Flag Lush Clear Client Side Custom Textures Custom Shapes Night

Custom bases & bridges are by Akira...

WARNING: This is designed for dedicated servers. IF YOU HOST IT SOLO/LAN, load it once and then change mission to Zen again. This makes sure the scripts all load properly.

ZEN, aka Preying Mantis 2, came out of extended email exchanges, dating back to early September. Same theme as the original, with teams fighting for control over The Okamantan (center switch) and the teleportal system. While we sought lots of eye & ear candy, we tried to keep it grounded in the best of CTF game dynamics.

Flag capping routes will generally be on the ground, and teams thus must control the center while staying true to basic CTF principles. The idea is to add another "verticle & strike" aspect to the game (hence the praying mantis theme). MPB Teleporters further add to these dynamics.

Hope you enjoy it. It will alternate night/day by default. Run on full graphics and turn the sound up to appreciate this puppy. ;-)

Kudos to those who find the easter egg without cheating.

CAEVEAT: While designed for "base," this should run fine on many server "mods." If it doesn't fully function on a specific mod, and you want to see it work on that mod, PLEASE just contact me. It shouldn't be very hard to work out.

The README has further info on the code and source of various stuff.

Mucho thanks to Akira for his brilliant talents and ability to help make this vision come together.

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by Fugitive on March 13, 2002 · Rating:
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Incredible! wonderful custom sounds and shield effects. I especially enjoy the lil green shaft thingy. Still lookin for that easter egg tho.

by killbot on March 13, 2002 · Rating:
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Two things: 1) where can i get those inventory station skin thingys, and how do i use them? i want to use them on a map im making. 2) how do you make objects spin, like packs, and weapons? and just a suggestion. mess with the vpad like you did with the invo whirl thing! :D

by =DuD= Mo_Steel on March 14, 2002 · Rating:
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Hey, Tse Tse and Akira, greta map, is the BLESSING supposed to throw u into observer mode?

Also, I'm gonna see if I can convince an HV admin to put this on the list, its gaming masterpiece...

The weird boncing safety net works only at slow falls, tight, is there anything in the middle tower section, seems like u pass it on the lift pad deally, o, and on the roof, when I get launched out, the yellow rooftop openings dissappear, great sound effects, overall, kick ass map!

by Echo Storm on March 15, 2002 · Rating:
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OK WHY ARE THERE NO SERVERS RUNNING THIS MAP!?!?!?!?!? SOMEONE PLEASE PUT IT ON THEIR SERVER!!!!!!!!!!!! IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE!

by Lead Falcon on March 15, 2002 · Rating:
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Very nice! I couldnt get the teleporters to work tho =( Maybe i did something wrong? Anyway, I like the style of the Okamanhuntahan and the bridges near it, with those shiny spike things. Oh yea, i managed to drive a tank up to the top of one of the bases =P
One complaint.. Wheres my music?! I realize none of the included tracks would have gone good with the theme but... but... wAaahHH! Anyway, great job guys!

by TseTse on March 15, 2002 · Rating:
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Uninstall whatever server-mods allowed you to park a tank on top of that base, and then EMAIL me if you have any other problems running the map after that. lmao

by Stryker on March 16, 2002 · Rating:
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This has got to be the best map I have ever seen. Argh, I can't fine the easter egg! What is it, a secret part of the map, what? And what is this "blessing" i hear about?

by TseTse on March 21, 2002 · Rating:
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Yes, the easter egg is hidden in a secret place within the map. In order to access this place, you must first get "blessed." For server admins, please note you have several options: turning off the easter egg; and, turning off the alternating day/night sky for a pure-night, lower-fps version. Email if you have questions, problems, concerns.

by WarrioR on March 23, 2002 · Rating:
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Well done Zen ,this is the best map I've ever played! If you add some water,commets and some thorn-cliffs it would be perfect!Keep on the great work man!

by Darkbolt on April 3, 2002 · Rating:
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Bah, i think the easter egg is a certain 'organic' if you will. But, recently while i was working on a map, i found a pack called the "Synrium" or something of the like. What in gods name does it do and where can i find it!?! AHHHHHHH! You realize ive been thinking about this for about a week now! Anywho, spectacular map, keep up the good work, love the bases akira! Wooooohooo!

by TseTse on April 3, 2002 · Rating:
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OK, fine, more hints! There are two steps in getting the easter egg. One is finding it. The other is figuring out how to get it once you find it. It's indeed a custom "zen" pack, based on the Synomium pack from Dynablade's mod (MD2). The Zen pack is not really useful, but it's kinda fun. Likewise, servers have the option to disable the egg, along with the option of having a faster FPS version of the map load.

by snyperpunk_LP on April 8, 2002 · Rating:
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This is the best map ive seen ever. If you run a server put this on it and submit it. I havent even played it with people yet and i still like it!

by snyperpunk_LP on May 12, 2002 · Rating:
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i couldnt find iron brigade t1. I waz playin that new map caldan(the water one) and talkin to a huston v admin and i told him ta put this on HV. hopefully he will since this is a great map.

by TseTse on May 27, 2002 · Rating:
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I am going to be updating this map, and actually simplifying it a bit. A couple folks apparently are having sound problems and getting UEs with this and other custom maps. I will also make it run well with shifter, renegades and meltdown2.

by snyperpunk_LP on May 31, 2002 · Rating:
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Whens the new update coming and is it gonna be on this exact map okr will u post another zen? like
Zen V1.5. I think u should update it hear.

by snyperpunk_LP on June 1, 2002 · Rating:
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I just played it with another person! it was realy fun. the wird thing was there was 4 stupid bots in the game. anyways me and Cold raptor played on his server and had lots of fun. i like setiun up a base in the Oka-whatever. i submited the server on this map page. hopefully mopre peeps will play there.

by TheDeadWalk on June 15, 2002 · Rating:
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Sory bout the IRON server being gone. The owner of the server brought it down permanantly due to suspected hacker caused crash of the system :(.

by starstriker1 on January 10, 2004 · Rating:
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I can't believe it. I've been mapping and playing Tribes 2 for a couple years now, and I haven't even TOUCHED this map. I'm trying this now.

by starstriker1 on January 11, 2004 · Rating:
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Wow... the inspiration flows through me... must... MAP!!! I was tempted to give this map an F, though, and for one, VERY important thing. YOU CAN ONLY BE BLESSED ONCE!!! ;)

by Ubernator on October 3, 2004 · Rating:
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First, I must say that this map is the freaking shizzle... sorry I haven't posted a well deserved A+ when I downloaded it a while ago.

Second, I must respond to one of TseTse's comments. "I don't expect this map to get support, although I'd love to play just ONE match at least. lol ". On Sunday October 10th 2004 Houston Vehicles is hosting a Client Side Map Nite with Zen Preying Mantis II as part of the lineup. www.houstonvehicles.com for more details.

by Chris150 on November 9, 2004 · Rating:
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I'm very impressed with the map and enjoyed the towers as well as the other original eyecandy but I would really like to know how to 1)Find the easter egg and 2) Activate it. Please I've searched everywhere!

by Chris150 on November 9, 2004 · Rating:
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Ok I found the 'egg' and I picked it up, but I was kinda looking forward to something a little more spectacular than becomeing "Sparky the Light Bulb"! What else does it do?