[Unknown Target]

Ok, I'm sorry to devote an entire topic to this, but it's always bugged me: I hate it when people call Freespace 2 missions "maps". Like, when you see a new guy or whatever come along, and he calls it a map, like an FPS.


People: It's called a mission. Not a map.

[Lightspeed]

I agree.

Why this thread now, though?

[Deepstar]

The only Map that FS have, is the GTVA Space Map

[Unknown Target]

Originally posted by Lightspeed
I agree.

Why this thread now, though?

Cause I've been reading through the many newbie posts, and in pretty much every one they've called it a map, and I got fed up with it

[Night Hammer]

Yeah, I noticed that too, this isnt Warcraft its not a map editor, its a mission editor. Good call Unknown Target

[Ransom]

Heh, I often used to catch myself typing map, thinking 'Wait... that doesn't sound right...'

It doesn't make sense to call them maps, because a map is landscape and buildings and things. But Freespace missions are... well, yeah. They're kinda in space.

[Night Hammer]

Originally posted by Ransom Arceihn
They're kinda in space.

Kinda?

[Ransom]

Originally posted by Night Hammer
Kinda?

Kinda in space in the same way that darkness is kinda black.

[Gloriano]

they are missions but some newbies calls them maps,
and it's don't bother me

[Knight Templar]

........... why does it matter?

[Unknown Target]

Like I said, it's a pet peeve. Freespace 2 missions and Unreal Tournament maps are different things, and I think they should be treated as such.

[Knight Templar]

Right, but the rest of us don't generally care.

[spaceman spiff]

Originally posted by Unknown Target
Like I said, it's a pet peeve. Freespace 2 missions and Unreal Tournament maps are different things, and I think they should be treated as such.

quite true... they're missions!!! not maps!!!

[Ulala]

Meh, if someone says map, I can probably figure out that they mean 'mission'.

[Knight Templar]

My pet peeve is people who ***** outloud about other people who say map instead of mission.

*contemplates making a thread about it*

[Solatar]

Well, they ARE essentially the same thing...

[castor]

? Like everything is a map..
NO, i'll leave it here

[aldo_14]

I'd struggle to give a flying **** about it myself, to be honest.

[Blaise Russel]

Well, there is a reason to this, 'cause the maps data folder is where textures for ships go, and not FRED scenarios, or what are technically called 'missions,' because they go in the missions data folder.

"Hey, everyone, I made a new map!"

"What for? Ulysses? Hercules?"

"Er... escort."

[Hippo]

*agrees with UT...*