HELL YEAHSat42 wrote:One of those truly epic moments in
Operation Na Pali:
Nali Mountain Fighters (Part 2)!
I remembered posting this and thought I'd share it here: I'm proud of how that screenshot turned out, it shows a set piece that ranks up there with my favourite
Unreal/UT set pieces! The first time I played this level, I remember getting here and just as I penetrated the courtyard, the final, frenetic act of NPIntruder.umx kicked in and
holy crap here comes a bombing raid literally bringing down part of the citadel (one of the best examples of collapsing geometry done with this engine) while Skaarj troopers fire off their rockets at me and my allies...
FUCKIN' AWESOME combination!! NPIntruder.umx really pumps you up during the action in that citadel and to this day that track is among my favourite from the game

There is an excellent flow IMO. Quite a hard level the first time round, with traps (I remember getting squashed, ouch!), plenty of Skaarj to fight, and excellent scripted scenes such as that Mercenary bombing raid pictured above. I agree that the final segment provides some sort of climax, and yes the contrast between the dark and bright areas combined with the texturing is striking. Definitely up there with the best visuals found in the
Unreal/UT universe.
To tell you the truth, this map isn't actually one of my two favourite levels from
Operation Na Pali, but it does come really
just behind them!
THIS is the key Nali rebel map.