[Jailbreak] Map Pool

[xblackcrocodile]

Hiya, fellas!

If there's one very obvious variable about what makes Jailbreak good, it's the quality of a map.
It's where the players play, and in a way, also a tool that the Wardens use to entertain the players on the server. And all good craftsmen like to work with the best tools possible.

So we believe that having a balanced and fun map pool is a big step into making a healthy server. And for transparency's sake, as well for convenience's sake, this topic is reserved for the Lost Souls' Jailbreak map pool, alongside all the changes that are being made to it!
Keep in mind that these maps aren't "set in stone", and that we're very much open in adding new maps, if we feel that they're good enough! So if you wanna share one of them for consideration, don't be shy! Feel free to do so, using the Suggestion Megathread listed here: https://lsgamerz.net/topic/22725-jailbreak-suggestion-megathread/

If you're interested in checking the map pool whilst in-game, you can do that too by typing "listmaps" on your console!
And without further ado, here is the Lost Souls' map pool for the Jailbreak server:

1- jail_blue	7- jail_leyawiin	13- jb_autotown*	19- jail_unicorn_mr*	25- jail_mountain_brufe*	31- jail_dark_kampta*	37- jail_exotics*
2- jb_snow	8- jb_station5	14- jail_anka*	20- jb_core_mr*	26- jb_detox_final*	32- jb_minecraft_csgo*	38- jail_darkcity_pt*
3- jb_oasis	9- jail_kakao_beta	15- jail_gleam*	21- jail_new_galaxy*	27- jail_hostel*	33- jail_4ever*	N/A
4- jail_jungle	10- jail_ancient	16- jail_plus_opti*	22- jb_skynet*	28- jb_epic_prison_beta*	34- jail_guetta_v1*	N/A
5- jb_satomi	11- jail_paradise_ng	17- jb_community*	23- jail_faraon_ezkk*	29- jail_neon*	35- jb_ngamers*	N/A
6- jail_village_prison	12- jb_hope_v2	18- jb_flyhigh_v3*	24- jail_aj_bananamuffin_nd*	30- jail_teknosmanli*	36- jb_outerspace*	N/A

* - Newly added map!
Yellow coloring- Maps marked with it means that the maps mentioned were already on the pool.
[S-I]- Short for Stand-In. This label means that the map that are marked with this won't stay on the server permanently, they're more like a replacement for a map until I find a better replacement.

Have fun and happy rebelling!

[xblackcrocodile]

-|- UPDATE [15/05/2024] -|-

Creation of the topic.

The following maps have been removed:
jail_af_guetta;
jb_legendleague_v18;
jail_alaska;
jail_anubis;
jail_humor_2k18U.
Reasoning: This is mainly due to the perceived lack of quality that these maps have in comparison to others on the current map pool. Keep in mind that these maps might come back some other time, but they're not a part of the map pool as of writing this.

24 maps have been added to the pool. These are marked with a little asterisk (*) and by the green coloring.
Reasoning: I feel that the map pool that we had before was quite shallow and with little variation in the map pool due to contrasting quality. Hopefully by doubling the amount of maps and adding several which are perceived as very good by the jailbreak community and myself, this phenomena will not happen that often.
 

The new maps on the pool include very notable "staples" (Such as bananamuffin, anka, guetta, etc), ones where map games are king and that multiple hours will be spent on them (Like autotown, community, skynet, etc), great middle-ground maps (Like unicorn, detox_final, faraon, etc) and finally "hidden gems", that are a bit of everything and deserve more love (Examples here include darkcity_pt, teknosmanli and plus_opti).

We hope you all enjoy the new maps and see you all on the server!

 

[xblackcrocodile]

-|- UPDATE [16/05/2024] -|-

jail_kpz_v1 has been removed from the map pool.
Reasoning: Had a game-breaking bug where it woudn't load the cell doors into the map, causing all the cells to be open at the start of every round.

The following maps have been added, upping the map pool to 38 maps:
jail_hostel;
jb_epic_prison_beta;
jb_outerspace.
Reasoning: These 3 have a very healthy mix between good map structure and awesome games, some of these that are unique to these maps only! Very good additions to the pool, that escaped my first hunt for maps to add to the server.