Level Design New map ( Need Input/Ideas )

[slavek]

Title says it. I have been planning/getting ideas and getting materials for a new map. Since I have yet to see any thing like it yet in RO, my theme is a Pacific/tropical theme, Preferably an island. The ground will be variable(Think Iwo Jima with the mountain on one end with some low beaches and some jungle lowlands, etc).

At the moment I am just gathering textures and static meshes to use and getting the basic lay out made in the editor. After I get the basic map made, I may try to get permission from mod authors to use certain weapons for later builds. I just want to ask for input from the community(Weather(Clear/Rainy/Overcast) Time of day(Night, Day, Twilight, Dawn) Weapons, Vehicles, Objectives, etc.). The map is fictional and will not be following any particular historical battle so feel free to throw out ideas disregarding historical accuracy.

 

[Sined]

Well you could do a "Guns of Navorrone" (sp) (Alistair Mclean) style map, and pop it on an island. which if you havent seen it is a naval guns protect straits and Special forces go in from other side of island to take itout, finishing with a slug fest in the Gun Room, and maybe a switch back to starting point to allow Axis to chase allies off island, (i can see Axis on motorcycle chase here!, and the ol tater Zis truck with allies in it racing thru hills! like Metal storm Pacific edge

But thats my 10 cents worth

 

[Murphy]

I can hardly imagine this working in a mp environment but if you can pull this off somehow it would be a kickass map.

 

[slavek]

Have a couple of screen shots of what I have made so far. Not detailed(Have not added many SM and display are on lower setting, Fog needs adjusting.), just a basic layout. Terrain Foliage is forced so that players can't turn it off, that way people can use it for cover & Fps seems ok for me with my GF 6 series card. Any input would be appreciated.

 

[Sined]

Cool are those man eating jungle plants? that would be a surprise

 

[worluk]

Your terrain seems to be tiling heavily. Considered lowering the res and working with detail textures?

 

[=GG= Mr Moe]

Looks good, but Worluk said

 

[AXEL]

maybe consider putting in a matching fog ring? It is kind of obvious where the terrain stops without one

maybe change the fog color to white and use the white fog ring from Kaukasus. Would look more like haze than fog

 

[slavek]

I used the Fogring/Skybox from Kaukasus.
I also put the layers on the terrain and imported some nice sand texture from UT2004, added trees and made adjustments to the grass/underbrush. Still trying to work on bloom(Never tweaked it before), I have it so its not TOO bright but may still need to work on it.

 

[worluk]

Since it looks like you are importing treemodels yourself, check what Guppy did on Ardon to create something denser.

 

[18Bravo]

Don't see many mappers use that short barreled panzer 4 hardly anymore, that wouldn't happen the be the one with smoke shells would it? Map looks great from what I can see though.

 

[slavek]

Idk, If I can find a tank that shoots smoke I may add it(This panzer4 only has HE/AP), but I only plan on adding lighter tanks in this map(T60,Panzer 4 F1, Panzer3,BT7, etc), I'm not adding heavier tanks like panther.

 

[=GG= Mr Moe]

The PzIV with the smoke should be in the After Hourz Vehicle pack.

 

[slavek]

Thanks Moe, I'll check that out. Btw AHVehicles pack 2 is the latest version right?

 

[Sined]

Do you want dinosaures...?
RO-Jurassic?

Ok I leave...

Sweet Pzkw III vs Triceratops , and soldiers hiding in toilet blocks

Now do i use APCR or HE against a Tri?...

Could have the ground shake every time the Tri moves:-0 LOL ok maybe save that just for the TRex

 

[slavek]

Beta1 is now on AKA battlegrounds server (208.167.251.153:7757)

Its just a test version so obj were just thrown in for testing purposes. So feel free to check it out.

Known issues:

*Ground sometimes plays metal foot steps.
*Cricket is still awake in day version
*Some left over allied test vehicles are scattered in night version.
*Some floating trees and a few rocks that need to be fixed
*Typo in custom classes.