Beta Map RO-Makhnovo released

[Nestor Makhno]

OK - Time to walk aaway from this one and get stuck into the next, with RS,BC. Mebbe not JUST yet then

Here it is: http://www.redstarblackcross.com/maps/RO-Makhnovo.rom

Comp'ed: http://www.redstarblackcross.com/maps/comp/RO-Makhnovo.rom.uz2

Should be OK now - I was unable to do much with antiportals and that cos it's too flat but I got rid of about 30-40% of the vegetation smeshes. This should make it run fairly smoothly on all but the cruddiest graphics cards.

 

[ButchCassidy]

This will go on The Wild Bunch server this weekend thanks for all the hard work in producing a fine map Nestor

 

[Nestor Makhno]

NP - let me know when it's up; I fancy chilling on that map and not running around looking for terrain glitches etc.

 

[Monkwarrior]

Splendid work, this map needs some propaganda.
Thanks for all your hard work and improvements

Monk.

 

[Teapot]

Will upload this tomorrow!

 

[GS_Schimpf]

So this is the final version?

Did you change the Station capzone then?

 

[Nestor Makhno]

nope - fraid not

If it proves to be a showstopper for axis (and it hasn't so far) then i may revisit the map in a month or so and tweak it.

 

[Goral]

Red.Orchestra.pl - added
RO-Makhnovo FINAL
[EXE: 8.36 MB]
[TGZ: 10.44 MB]
[UZ2: 10.63 MB]
[ZIP: 10.38 MB]

[updated, map not have bug]

 

[Nestor Makhno]

Sry to Goral, Butch and anyone else - there was a bug on the doors in the Poshta - the correct version is up at 12:30 UK time. Any d/l'ed prior to that are wrong - please replace - I have PM'ed all the people who posted here.

 

[Nestor Makhno]

OK - any downloads made of the map after this point in time are the correct version.

Fortunately it appears that not too many people had downloaded it so far.

 

[GS_Schimpf]

Upped the new one on our server.

 

[Nestor Makhno]

You lovely man

 

[Herbie]

Same here, both Redorchestra.no servers has been updated with the new version

 

[ButchCassidy]

Upated now but it was running already.
It should not cause any probs as RO appears to recognise if a file does not match and downloads it you again

 

[Nestor Makhno]

Yeah - I just didn't want people continuously downloading what appears to be the same map from different servers.

 

[IncognitoX]

It was very nice to meet you earlier today on our server. Thanx for telling me about the final release. This map can now also be played on the [email protected] Server as well

Very nice work. It has gotten a lot of compliments.

[WOLF] IncognitoX

 

[Alec]

Liked it very much, the halftrack dessant, the fresh look of a village (too much vegetation for my taste tho )
The buildings inside walls leave kinda beta feeling, too gray, or is it lighting...
Remember having trouble with fence near pochta

 

[mp3killer(SLO)]

I been playing this map yesterday - wonderful work, looking forward for your next release!
Btw Capting locations are Great!

 

[REZ]

Played this a few times this weekend. Nice looking map. Once you get the pattern of where the open spots in the fences are, it becomes less frustrating .

However, the 6 or so rounds I played on this all ended up being decided by reinforcements, which to me isnt as fun as needing to hold that last objective for dear life. We were easily able to hold the Poshta the entire round, but lost due to reinforcements running out. So what happened was we'd have one dude hiding (plenty of places to hide!) and the entire Axis team driving their halftrack to the last two objectives and capping them unopposed. Thats fine and all, but kind of anticlimactic. No big finale fight over the Church. Has anyone else experienced this?

 

[Nestor Makhno]

Thanks guys - ur making me blush.

Just so you know - no matter how much you like this work it is as nothing compared to the next project - a team effort which I am privileged to be a part of - keep an eye out for maps by RedStarBlackCross.

Those really WILL pwn - we have a talented, enthusiastic team who want to extend the boundaries of RO:Ost - new gameplay, new weps, new vehicles, new nations - the RO community is in for a big treat when this stuff comes through.

To Rez - in most of the games I've been involved in axis have won following a bitter fight for the church - but that is mostly because I have been feeding tips to the rest of the axis team about how to cap. Once axis start co-ordinating, you find the balance swings a lot in their favour. If they don't, they are fuxXxzor'ed, no two ways about it. In fact, punishment team-killings of anyone who drives off in a halftrack without a full-load are pretty much mandatory for axis to win.

As for allies running out of reinf's - that has happened and I think after a while, when feedback has filtered through on a significant scale, there will be the following tweaks:

1 - adjustment of reinf levels/time (me)
2 - optimisation (thanks witzig!)
3 - Bot pathing (any offers?)


I predict that once a few players who have seen how axis can win start spreading the word you will find more rewarding games being played. The ones I've been in have been intense and bitter right to the final cap of the church.