Want night maps

[goduranus]

Heh, every map i download has daytime lighting, it'd be nice to see some maps with twilight or night time lighting.

[Hoi]

agree, but a new map format with this dynamicly would be even better

[Warlord Zsinj]

smoth's islands in war is excellent. If I need to take a sexy night-time shot, I'll use that.



But agreed, nobody seems to want to tackle the difficulty of making a twighlight/night map, even though these make for the most interesting lighting situations (though ensuring visibility for gameplay is also a concern).

Also, while islands in war is really nicely done, and has a gorgeous skybox, it's also a sea map, which isn't great for all mods (IW especially). Someone ought to make a really nice land-based night map using the islands in war skybox (and probably lighting settings too, they're also really nice and subtle).

[goduranus]

I remember that one. that's good one indeed. Though trees could look prettier.

[url_00]

I made one, but people said the night time sucks, and then quit.

[BaNa]

smoth's islands in war is excellent. If I need to take a sexy night-time shot, I'll use that.



But agreed, nobody seems to want to tackle the difficulty of making a twighlight/night map, even though these make for the most interesting lighting situations (though ensuring visibility for gameplay is also a concern).

Also, while islands in war is really nicely done, and has a gorgeous skybox, it's also a sea map, which isn't great for all mods (IW especially). Someone ought to make a really nice land-based night map using the islands in war skybox (and probably lighting settings too, they're also really nice and subtle).

That looks sweet! hmmm.

[hunterw]

the problem with night maps is that if you try and play during the daytime you can't see shit on your monitor

and dont' say oh just change gamma - we're talking about the average, lazy layperson here, who is going to say "this sux" and quit

terra is a night map but you probably cant tell unless you look at the sky because i made it bright

[smoth]

Warlord, where is the tatooine map? can you not make a night and day version of it and then steal the islands in war sky and lighting for the night version or does tatooine have a different kind of night sky?

[Beherith]

Im working on Tatooine atm, I can send you some WIP pics if you want, Smoth.

[Warlord Zsinj]

shhh tatooine was meant to be a secret >_>

And yeah, we could do a night version, but I suspect that the skybox would need to be altered. For one there are no clouds on tatooine, and desert night skies have a very deep, rich blue. Tatooine also has 3 moons.

desert sky at night

Also, I wouldn't make a night and day version of the same map... I'd make two maps, otherwise people will probably just end up playing the day one for reasons mentioned by hunterw. I guess one solution would be to make one map, and then an expanded second map that reveals a greater area of the same map, with one being night and the other day.

[Gota]

Are the "star wars" maps gonna be closed beta too?

[Warlord Zsinj]

We'll probably be aiming to release them along with our public release.