as_recon for VIP Mod released!

[CSN NewsBot]

It's been 1 1/2 years in the making but after a long wait, it's finally here. as_recon, the latest masterpiece by legendary mapper 3D-Mike was just released for VIP Mod.



VIP Mod is the server side plugin that re-creates assassination mode for Counter Strike: Source. This map, originally intended as a map to be included with the initial release of VIP Mod, has been sitting on 3D-Mikes hard drive waiting to be finished for over a year.



3D-Mike finally passed the "map in progress" to VIP Mod creator L. Duke for the final touches and to be compiled. L. Duke has tested, compiled, retested etc. until it was ready for you now.



You can download via this handly little link or this one.



Thanks to SoopaFlyYT for the news.

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[Ostrich_Sac]

You might want to fix the title. It's as_recon.

[omgomgz]

Actually it's really as_econ. Little did you know that this map is loaded with principles of economics.

[Ostrich_Sac]

Hahaha

[peagle]

Nice to see this finally finished.

[-:Nighthawk:-]

I have mixed feelings about 3D-Mike... the guy has talent, no doubt about that, but I'm really hit or miss with his maps. I hate survivor passionately, but love predator, for instance. I look forward to trying this one out, however.



Anyway, hopefully this breathes new life into the VIP mod, seeing as I wasn't able to find any VIP servers on CS:S last time I checked (and the VIP mod is about all I really like about CS:S).



(On a side note, I enjoyed the as_econ joke, nerdy as it was.)

[HeLLy]

Well, I would play it off as a joke but thats the saddest thing I have ever heard. Thanks for fixing it who ever helped out.



Reguardless map looks good, just hope it plays well.

[peagle]

-:Nighthawk:- wrote..

I hate survivor passionately

I'm booking your next flight on oops airlines.

[Scanner]

Personally, I've mostly enjoyed 3DMike's maps. Including de_survivor. Doesn't surprise me that it never caught on with the "true gamer" *rolls eyes* crowd, though. The graphics on this in the screenshots look snazzy... will have to see how it works in gameplay, if I can actually find a server that is both running the map and not *spit* running bots.

[HeLLy]

-:Nighthawk:- wrote..

I have mixed feelings about 3D-Mike... the guy has talent, no doubt about that, but I'm really hit or miss with his maps. I hate survivor passionately, but love predator, for instance. I look forward to trying this one out, however.

I would like to see both predator and survivor made into CS:S maps. I miss the old school maps.

[-:Nighthawk:-]

I have yet to find a snow map that I actually like. Maybe it's just the blinding whiteness that hides my crosshairs and makes my retinas bleed, but yeah... I cringe in pain every time I think of the hours of my life I lost playing on survivor.



That said, nice reference there peagle. That's up there with the backalley/train pop dog days of old. :) Man I loved backalley...

[kerosine99]

-:Nighthawk:- wrote..

Man I loved backalley...

I loved it too, except when cowardly CT's would hide on their side of the vent, right across from the pop dog billboard... delaying each round by like 2 unnecessary minutes.

[SoopaFlyYT]

cs_backalley_bracket for CS: Source. I was an oldschool CS player and cs_backalley was my fav map. You might try cs_backalley_bracket. The oldschoolers on my server love it.



As for mike's maps, i've been a huge fan for years and this is an amazing map. I think you'll like it.

[Thortok2000]

Backalley is my all-time favorite map.



Storm and torn are good too. I also like oilrig, and think that would own in source.



But mainly, I like intricate maps like Backalley. Maps that require a certain degree of intelligence and stealth, with few if any big open areas.

[Scanner]

I miss backalley and rotterdam and vegas and seige. I see that there is a CS:S port of rotterdam out, though :) Played it one night by myself, but nobody else was on the server. Bummer.