Early screenshots of my map

[Kilrogg]

I switched from a city setting to a forest/nature setting because the editor only displays high detail models/textures and after you add a few buildings, if you don't have a supercomputer it slows down to a halt.

The map will have ~4 CPs, excluding the 2 UCBs. The only vehicles will be a bunch of small jeeps (FAV/jeep not Humvees) and one China transport helicopter for both teams. I don't want a Blackhawk for the US since it's way too overpowered so both teams will have a China transport. I'm going for a forest infantry battle type of map with lots of places to set up real ambushes, like having a squad prone into a bunch of vegetation and being pretty much invisible till they pop up (they can't see while in the vegetation though).

It's still in very early stage, I'd say like 15-20% done. There is no vegetation or proper lighting yet so it doesn't exactly look great right now but here are some screenshots.

[Preston85]

Good job so far.

Have you used objects or overgrowth to create those forests?

To me they look object created, thats like creating a city so will slow your pc down as well..... overgrowth is the way to go.

When I read the description I was scared it would be the same as my map but its clearly different but follows the theme

Good luck.

[Kilrogg]

No I haven't figured out how to use overgrowth yet. They're all objects but much to my surprise it doesn't lag at all.

[Preston85]

mmm very strange, buildings and trees are both objects so I don't see why a city would lag but a forest wouldn't... Might be a size thing.

Will post overgrowth stuff in appropriate topic.

[TychoCelchuuu]

I haven't been in EVERY forest, per se, but in the ones I HAVE been in, the trees don't grow in straight lines. It could be different in China though so don't go changing your map yet.

[Kilrogg]

Yes I very much realize that, but there are many man-made forests who have trees planted in straight lines. You can see them in many movies and they aren't made up, it exists and I think it makes for a more interesting fighting area. There will be a more traditional forest along with this one. The forest in the screenshot is man-made and the map will most likely include a "sawmill" type of building and a warehouse/railroad in the forest used to transport the wood etc.

[TychoCelchuuu]

Okay, cool. I figured it was a natural forest since that tree was broken in half over the ditch, and I thought a logging company wouldn't leave falled trees lying around.

[Kilrogg]

it doesnt really matter, it's a game, i make the map for the best gameplay not max realism

[Eggplant999]

Actually, take a trip to south-mid cali and all you'll see is straight lines of trees

[Evanz0rz]

Now all it needs is a attack heilcopter so me and you can dominate the map :P. But in all reality it looks great and i cant wait to play some new maps, Keep up the good work Kilrogg.

[Trooper]

hey kil looks great....you get that map beta ready and we could get that thing loaeded onto the private server for out 2nd practice and then we could give it a good run thru

[Kilrogg]

its gonna be a while for it to be even ready for beta, i dont have that much time a week to work on it and I'm always way too ambitious in my projects.