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

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

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).

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

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

Warlord Zsinj wrote: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.

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

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?

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

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.

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

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