Wake Island

[ATTFighter]

The title says it all!

However, I will add some detail.

Wake Island is pretty much a WWII Pacific LEGEND. Wake Island is what made 1942 and when most people look back at the old memories of battlefield 1942 its on the map of wake island. I watched a video of the developer of dice talking about bf1942 and he says until this day wake island is what always pops into his head.

Many of us PC users are so disappointed that Battlefield 1943 was cancelled for pc. We have always wanted a redesigned updated bf1942 game. I been searching for a PC game close to it in the WWII theme that i could play. I refuse to lower myself to the whole bf3 and COD multi-platform games that are just awful.

I finally saw this game and did some research and saw you guys were bringing a Pacific Theater mod to it.

I BEG YOU PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE OUT WAKE ISLAND the horseshoe design of the map and the ships just lead to endless hours of fun and i am sure i can speak for everyone that we all would love to have that map. Please consider it thanks.

[Nestor Makhno]

Sorry to say that we are not making a map for BF1942.

There will be no playable aircraft or ships.

This means that a map like the Wake Island map in that game is just not going to work.

Like RO2, we tend to base our maps (at least loosely) on real locations. We are aiming to create some maps which have that sense of 'back and forth' that was a big feature of wake. We will also have some maps which are more intended to capture the sense of a desperate defence by one side or the other.

[JuiceRabbit]

+1

Wake Island is the classic Pacific map of all time!

Maybe this will encourage a lot of BF 'veterans' to try out (or come back to) RO2

[ATTFighter]

That is what I was thinking. I think I can speak for a huge majority of the WWII PC gamer fans that we have all had lost hope for a while now for a GOOD PC ONLY WWII Pacific Theater game since 1942 especially since 1943 was cancelled.

I have a feeling if the team adds in Wake Island it will be an even bigger hit and would probably recruit a whole bunch of 1942 veterans. Rising Storm is exactly the type of thing we have been waiting for. I read the forums a lot on the web about this and see it all the time.

[Clowndoe]

Confirmed not in. Besides, if you`re in it for the nostalgia it wouldn't be as good because it wouldn't be the same at all. I'm a bit sad too but I probably would have made the same decision.

[ATTFighter]

Originally Posted by Clowndoe

Confirmed not in. Besides, if you`re in it for the nostalgia it wouldn't be as good because it wouldn't be the same at all. I'm a bit sad too but I probably would have made the same decision.

This is true, and when i discuss this i try and not put all my input in with the intentions of nostalgia. Like you said, it would not be the same its a different game. HOWEVER, regardless of the nostalgia WAKE ISLAND is an amazing designed map with the curve shape and it brings lots of great fights and I have always just loved the layout, setup, environment of wake island and I think that's what made it so popular.

I figured since i am sure the mod team would enjoy input I would put my thoughts here because I know i speak for others and it would be nice maybe if they just reconsidered adding it. I don't see any real reason not to add wake island if your making a pacific theater mod based on its high popularity rate.

[Nestor Makhno]

I wonder if you have ever played RO2.

I am not trying to be rude or offensive...it's just that there is no real way I can see to bring the elements which made bf1942 maps fun (pilotable planes, ships' gunnery, a fairly relaxed view of historical accuracy) into an entirely different type of game.

It would be like trying to recreate DE-Dust for RO2 - it's just a different type of game.

[ATTFighter]

Originally Posted by Nestor Makhno

I wonder if you have ever played RO2.

I am not trying to be rude or offensive...it's just that there is no real way I can see to bring the elements which made bf1942 maps fun (pilotable planes, ships' gunnery, a fairly relaxed view of historical accuracy) into an entirely different type of game.

It would be like trying to recreate DE-Dust for RO2 - it's just a different type of game.

Ok well, that makes it a lot better that at least you said that there are maps that will bring that same feeling as wake island. Also, its np I actually just bought RO2 yesterday I have only played a couple of games. I am really bad at it though its not like other FPS. Very steep learning curve but I am having fun. I spawn and die a lot though haha. The only trouble I am having is figuring who is on my team and who is not. The game does not make that very clear compared to other games.

[Mureika]

Originally Posted by Mureika

I would like these maps:
Wake Island
Philippines
Guadalcanal
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
I have big hopes for this :P

Yeah, I was disappointed that they won't add Wake island, but I only want the map not features or elements from Bf1942.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wake_Island
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_Island

[Zetsumei]

I'd personally love a RSified real version of wake :P Then again I like a lot of things, and there are many important battles to pick from ^^.

[MeFirst]

As said, Wake Island is a (classic) BF42 map. Just because the map was great (I dont think its that great) in BF42, doesnt mean it will be great n Rising Storm.

[Paralyz3d]

Originally Posted by Nestor Makhno

Sorry to say that we are not making a map for BF1942.

There will be no playable aircraft or ships.

This means that a map like the Wake Island map in that game is just not going to work.

Like RO2, we tend to base our maps (at least loosely) on real locations. We are aiming to create some maps which have that sense of 'back and forth' that was a big feature of wake. We will also have some maps which are more intended to capture the sense of a desperate defence by one side or the other.

Agreed, this is a game of its own and not a copy of another, which will only bring alot of crap along with it, and have any of you dealt with the BF community, I say leave them be if you know what I mean.

[El Conejo Peligroso]

Yeah Wake Island is the last thing we need, it will be a blight like Carantan used to be for Cod1 and UO.

Its time for jungle combat.

[Nylle]

As a community map, Wake Island BF 1942 style could be pretty damn fun!

[Aquda]

BOYS..... this ain't Cod or Bf... for F Sake!
I'm sick of Wake... I'll want to see jungles etc..

[Nestor Makhno]

I was about to censure rage boy here but it appears another mod got there first.

[luciferintears]

You guys might as well make BF1942 since DICE really dropped the ball on BF3.

[Coopsta]

Originally Posted by El Conejo Peligroso

Yeah Wake Island is the last thing we need, it will be a blight like Carantan used to be for Cod1 and UO.

Its time for jungle combat.

Originally Posted by Aquda

BOYS..... this ain't Cod or Bf... for F Sake!
I'm sick of Wake... I'll want to see jungles etc..

I hate to break it to you guys, but Wake Island is a tropical island and it has forest covering it.

Even in BF1942 the map had jungle...

[MeFirst]

A few palms and a few bushes dont make a jungle




Beside that the main battle of wake island was air and naval warfare two things we dont have in RO2 / RS.

[Razorneck]

The shape of the island could make for an interesting RS battle though.