This map took way longer than I expected. Not because it was overscoped, but because other things got in the way and I had to interrupt my work on this multiple times for longer periods. When I started making The Trickster's Domain, M.C. Escher's Relativity was providing the theme and it's featured prominently in the main area of the map.

I initially wanted to make a map that was brimming with wierd secrets and puzzles. During grayboxing I veered off this path and focused more on encounter design and disorienting architecture. Some of the initial ideas I had for secrets made it into the final map. I also wanted to experiment with alternative ways of gating. I tried to create a progression in which certain areas are only accessible with a certain weapon, similar to what the Metroid games are known for.

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• plaw03.zip (23.3MB, copper v1.20 included)
• The Trickster's Domain on Slipgate Sightseer
• Copper Mod for Quake

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