so i haven't made a map in a year or so, and i finally had an urge to make something new (yankfan convinced me)

I consider it my best map, and this time, I didn't overdo the unit count I know some of my maps in the past have had too many units..

The map consists of 5 cps, each in a unique type of position. It has a ravine, a tunnel/cave, manor houses, a fort, ruins, and a forest.
In the forest, there are two manor houses, and on the other side of the map, a fort. In the center there is a big clearing where there are ruins. connecting the fort and manor houses there is a ravine which also has a tunnel connecting it to the clearing.
I have not done sides yet, but there are both Clone Wars and GCW.

Republic vehicles — hover tank, barc speeders
CIS vehicles — AAT,STAP, dwarfspider droid

Empire vehicles — ATST, speeder bike
Alliance vehicles — combat speeder, speeder bike
ATST & Clone Wars Update 6/24/08

Here's some more eye-candy for ya'll:
ATST with tiger stripes. Great idea, CCO!

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Here are some shots of the clone wars.. right now I have ep2 troopers... They seem to be really under-used. The magna guard object has been replaced with a camo-textured battle droid.

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I doubled the size of the Dwarf Spider Droid texture, and made it more realistic with more detailed textures and colors.

Here is a before and After:

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and here is a shot of it in-game:

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Update 6/25/09:

The level is 95% complete (just gotta do some testing and finishing touches - i might have a beta, how's that sound?)

I retextured the empire, rebels, and cis. Traditional sides though. *except for the addition of a battledroid, and changing the magna guard model to a normal bdroid

I also made a minimap, consistent with the shipped map style.

Map:

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Rebels:

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I'm doing balancing work now, almost up to a Beta.

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AAT skin based off of one by EA711
I added moss and changed some other things on it..

The CIS side has been changed from that ugly yellow-beige to the nice red-beige color that is on the 1st person droid arms.

since this looks like the topic..

it looks good! do you have a story or anything about it?

Hooray for YankFan.

I love that pic with Vader floating in the moonbeam.

@501st_commander

it looks good! do you have a story or anything about it?

thanks! wanna make one? eeheeehee

I just made this because i was bored of all the current maps I have in my addon folder, and I wanted something fresh (since i've been away from this for a year)

I really like how this map is coming along

Oh, new pictures. Cool!

I just made this because i was bored of all the current maps I have in my addon folder, and I wanted something fresh (since i've been away from this for a year)

Well, you did us both a favor .

@Fiodis

I love that pic with Vader floating in the moonbeam.

I've put a LOT of effort into moon beams in this map. There are a ton in positions that make this map very aesthetically pleasing.

I'm an aspiring artist, so I have a very visually-oriented nature.

My process:
The appearance of my maps is what i work on first and foremost.
Then i make the map layout.
Then I edit the sides.
Then i work on gameplay.
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@Null_1138

Oh, new pictures. Cool!

I just made this because i was bored of all the current maps I have in my addon folder, and I wanted something fresh (since i've been away from this for a year)

Well, you did us both a favor .

thanks man
This map is my favorite of all my maps, and it's gone through a lot changes (in terms of command post positions)
It's gonna be great!

About 15 minutes ago I was wondering, "Hey, what happened to speck?"
Looks nice, I'll give it a download.

Well, I enjoy most of your maps (I don't like Raxus Prime ) - they are always original and very well made - so I will be expecting to play this one too.

All screenshots are amazing, but the first one is my favorite, the AT-ST striding under the moonlight, that's kinda poetic. In a nerdy way.

Fluffy_the_ic wrote:About 15 minutes ago I was wondering, "Hey, what happened to speck?"
Looks nice, I'll give it a download.

I'm glad people haven't forgotten me


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Nihillo wrote:Well, I enjoy most of your maps (I don't like Raxus Prime ) - they are always original and very well made - so I will be expecting to play this one too.

All screenshots are amazing, but the first one is my favorite, the AT-ST striding under the moonlight, that's kinda poetic. In a nerdy way.

Thanks Nihillo! I don't like Raxus Prime either

I might postpone this map's release.. I think at the end of the summer, I'll release a map pack with all my unreleased maps :vader2:

what do you think?

Wow thats a great map!
very cool atmosphere.

a_speck_of_dust wrote: I'll release a map pack with all my unreleased maps :vader2:
what do you think?

That would be nice

Okay, this map is already in my top 5 Best-Looking-Maps-Ever and I haven't even played it yet. Very, VERY good job mixing the Rhen Var and Endor assets + night time for an all new look. Downloading this the day it comes out.

Thanks peeps

Glad to have you back Speck, this looks like one of your best works!

EDIT: If you do a beta, I'll beta.

DarthRogueKnight wrote:Glad to have you back Speck, this looks like one of your best works!

thx

Hey Speck, glad to see you back in modding. I agree, this looks to be your best map yet! But are you gonna have AI heroes? I will certainly give this a download when it comes out.

Welcome back!

Teancum wrote:Okay, this map is already in my top 5 Best-Looking-Maps-Ever and I haven't even played it yet. Very, VERY good job mixing the Rhen Var and Endor assets + night time for an all new look. Downloading this the day it comes out.

dude you stole the words out of my mouth. a great mix of Rhen Var and Endor! this looks very epic.

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Teancum wrote:Okay, this map is already in my top 5 Best-Looking-Maps-Ever and I haven't even played it yet. Very, VERY good job mixing the Rhen Var and Endor assets + night time for an all new look. Downloading this the day it comes out.

dude you stole the words out of my mouth. a great mix of Rhen Var and Endor! this looks very epic.

—and dagobah and kashyyyk bamboo

+there are Rhen Var "glacier" objects that don't come with textures, so i made them rocks, and found them very useful

Looks a very nice map and i'm glad to see you're back.

oki've been waiting for another one of ure maps for ... ages and when i opened my browser and saw this topic ... hurray for a_speck_of_dust lol ...

This looks amazing ... just the ambiance ... wow can't w8

Nova Hawk wrote:Hey Speck, glad to see you back in modding. I agree, this looks to be your best map yet! But are you gonna have AI heroes? I will certainly give this a download when it comes out.

Welcome back!

alrighty. My opinion of *good* sides seems to conflict with a lot of the players out there (i don't like changing them too much — though i do edit textures) and I even have my doubts about including heroes at all. :vader2:

I'm not quite sure what to do about heroes. What I might do:
–AI heroes, but no player-controlled heroes (harkening back to BF1)
–No heroes
-Player-controlled heroes, but no AI heroes

It all depends on the gameplay and balance, so this decision will come when everything else is securely ... good.

thanks guys for all your support!!!!!

it seriously means something to me