Arbiter's Keep

One year ago I took the plunge to start making maps for Quake as making maps (and one day video game development) is something that I've always wanted to do.

This is my first completed that I took seriously and felt like a culmination of everything I have learned over the past year. After some valuable feedback its finally time to release it into the wild!

Its a proper retro themed Wizard map with some Knave textures sprinkled in. Let me know any and all feedback you would have on it. Thanks for playing!
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Submitted by
prismatictunes
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479
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1,739
Release Date
Jan 20, 2025
First uploaded
Last update

Ratings

3.29 star(s) 7 ratings

Latest updates

  1. 2.0

    Updated this with some texture fixes and other small details most probably wouldn't notice. Also...

Latest reviews

I'm glad you did release this... it's got some truly fun/funny bits, one of those maps where you really feel like you're having a back-and-forth with the author.

I think the ammo is a bit thin on hard difficulty? I'm not a real ammo-waster (I think) but I had nothing left but a few grenades for the shambler guarding the gold key.

Some of the "gotcha" surprises were a little too gotcha-y, but for a short map like this one it's easy enough to just reload and have another go at a particular part. The scale is too small/cramped in many places as well. But! bottom line, it was an entertaining little playthrough.
Congratulations on your first release. I liked many parts of the map. I think a few less buttons would have helped the map. They killed the flow a bit for me. Still, I had fun. Looking forward to your next release.
Skill
Hard
Nice wee map. I'd like to see more.
Skill
Hard