Map Release : StormSiege v3 (pictures : 56k warning)

[hunterw]

dams, one for either side, running along the back of the pools of water to allow the previously "trans up here at the start or forget about it" hills to be more accessible.

my original design had this but out of land not dams

[KaiserJ]

my original design had this but out of land not dams

heheh what caused their omission? (papag3: "if you make a bridge there how am i supposed to porc!?!" haha jk) currently i've got the hmap about half done... looks like it could be pretty decent when it's completed. the theme i'm using is rocky shores & icebergs surrounding a frozen lake.

back on topic, stormsiege_v4 is pretty much ready to get released, perhaps tonight...

-fixed the mex graphics... now they are... sort of triangular... a bit like the rims you see on an early 90s geo metro.
-fixed the road graphics. they are now similar in texture to the rocky hills, and contrast a lot less with the rest of the map... i also changed the texture of the big muddy areas to fit with the theme.
-inserted the metal spot i missed the first time around, that cheeky bugger.

still to do:
-adjustment of the SMD for lighting / ambience.
-possibly add preshadowing to greater convey the relative heights of the hills and terrain.

[hunterw]

my original design had this but out of land not dams

heheh what caused their omission?

i worried that would make that start too powerful - gives it a narrow, high-ground land path to middle, while the base itself is hard to raid anyway

if i was to change one thing bout tabula i would just move the big spot closer to that start

[PicassoCT]

How about making the Dirtroads only as two Darkend Tiretrails? They just dont fit in were they go over the Rock.. or make the off smashed, small stones.. otherwise nice Map

[CarRepairer]

Some problems, though:
the texture is a little too busy, making it hard to tell the difference between it and the gui . maybe for later maps of this type make it a little simpler, and less brownish?

No! This is a flaw of your gui then. Map is awesome.

[KaiserJ]

watched some nice romps last night on this map...

unfortunately i couldn't partake as i had a guest over, but i liked the gameplay that i saw, and everyone seemed to enjoy the map although the concensus from some of the veteran players was that it's a bit thin.

oh wells... releasing the "re-skin" tonight i think, the roads are much more subtle and the dirt areas are gone.... so it's time to finalize.

also... a duo version is possibly in the works.

again, thanks everyone for all of the kind comments and suggestions! after all, im making maps for everyone to enjoy, makes me warm and fuzzy inside when i have a success!

ps. thanks so much exe-rs for uploading my map, didn't even realize it was on there, a very pleasant surprise.

[adin_panther]

pwnage !

[MidKnight]

Some problems, though:
the texture is a little too busy, making it hard to tell the difference between it and the gui . maybe for later maps of this type make it a little simpler, and less brownish?

No! This is a flaw of your gui then. Map is awesome.

No! This is a flaw of your gui!
I keep the chicken widget on ALL THE TIME cause it looks pretty and the map clashes with the purple!!!1!1!1!!! Same with nubtron and same with nametags! I also know that you're zerggin's smurf and so I blame you for nested menus and lockcamera too!!1!1!!

lol jk

On a (dubiously) related note: great map! Can't wait to play v4!

[KaiserJ]

update : v4 complete

say goodbye to the muddy poop areas.

> detail of basin, showing revised textures for the underlay and mex graphics



> map overview, showing revised "dirt roads" that are now made of gravel



> birds eye view... the contrast between the elements of the map seems a lot less now IMO... and i altered the sun angle to display more meaningful shadows... and i hope the map is less visually busy so that it's easier to tell exactly whats going on.



missing mex spot is now fixed.

i considered doing more to revise this map, but it seems like my time and effort would be better off spent creating something new... i hope v4 has ironed out many of the bugs people found about v3.

i will upload as soon as jobjol returns my lost password... i've been waiting for almost 24 hours lol

[CarRepairer]

:idea: Idea!
Mirror this map over to be double size as a 16x16. I bet you didn't think of that did you. I wish more maps looked like this.

[Peet]

Also I'd love a scaled+mirrored version at 32x32 for lolpork games.

[Pxtl]

Looks fantastic - stick a fork in it, it's done. If you want to keep playing with it, just make new variants (a double-one, a deluxe-size one, one with added geotherms and a green monochrome palette-swap for KP)... but call it done and move on.

[Hoi]

You know, if you mirror it to be a 16x16, and then make it smaller, like 12x12 it's a very cool 8 (+) player ffa map.

:idea: Idea!
Mirror this map over to be double size as a 16x16. I bet you didn't think of that did you. I wish more maps looked like this.

Idea stealer!

It's a good idea imo, and easy to do.

[CarRepairer]

Sorry I didn't see that you said that already. Although I was half joking since the map itself is so obviously suited to be mirrored, which I'd love to see in full 16x16.

[smoth]

I love the changes, but I also sympathize with the mirror requests.. can it be circle is now complete tiem?

[Pxtl]

I love the changes, but I also sympathize with the mirror requests.. can it be circle is now complete tiem?

You just want it to be big enough for Gundam.

[smoth]

gundam needs large flat areas for bases.

[KaiserJ]

i'm nervous about trying to maek circles my computer may die.

attempts will be made this evening.

*edit* if i fail because of not enough RAM, i'll be more than glad to make the sauce available if somebody would like to take a crack at it

[Hoi]

Also, if you rotate it 90 degrees to the right you have a nice dsd remake

[smoth]

if you just need the textures and heightmap mirrored I can do it for you tonight.