surf_battleroom

No offence, but if the screenshot shows the same texture everywhere, I usually don't download it. Post a better one and maybe I will.

"I put a lot of time and effort into."

Really. Maybe you could share your obviously subjective definitions of "Time" and "Effort" for us. You took a lot of time and effort to build a mono-textured box, with only your "surf wedges" adorning the walls?

It's not really your fault though, since I've never seen a surf map that had any sort of thought into how the actual map looks--they're all utter shit.

I blame our policies. Being a learning site, we allow any piece-of-shit map to exist in the exist in the Map Vault with impunity. I apologize for my rant, but there's only so much of this crap you can take without venting.

Maybe we should move all these superb "surf" maps to the unfinished section at least.

/rant

"This is my first map"

Give the man some slack will you? Your first map was even worse.

"-they're all utter shit."

Well I've seen one, but the gameplay wasn't as smooth as in less detailed one. As for fun thats a matter of opinion. I bet your idea of fun is- good looking.

"You took a lot of time and effort to build a mono-textured box, with only your "surf wedges" adorning the walls?"

Oh and did you finish your first map in an hour? No! It takes time to learn the basics of hammer, why it took me a whole day to build my first map and it was simpler then this!

I say you shouldn't be discouraged by this silly remarks and keep on trying to improve your map, untill you'll be able to laugh at others! Build maps you like to build, no matter what they are- surf, killbox, ka, fun...ect
They are usally built by amaturs and thats why nobody in here likes them, but you can always try improve them and build something really magnificent.