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yay good to see more old republic maps

@ mav thanks for the advice I took a look at the screens before actualyl starting this and I felt that they were too "cloneish" that is most of the units looked to similar to clone troopers. I feel that LucasArts stresses too much clone material ie the new Clone Wars TV shows and movies etc. I'm a fan of clones too but I wanted to try a mod that was Star Wars but focused on the human aspect or species aspect more than just a masked plastic looking soldier coming towards you. I guess it's then hypocritical to use Sith troopers so I will be trying to look for a replacement for them. I got the inspiration for using rebels from the original video where Angral takes Coruscant and those guys looked a lot like rebels to me. Again thanks for the advice but I think I want to stick with the rebels on this one. Currently there are 3 stock rebel units (reskinned) being used. I plan for the rest to be a lot like the Duros where it's another alien species or mercenary type. I really want for this to show diversity in the units rather than just different clone legions. I am however open for suggestions for sith units.

YaNkFaN wrote:I felt that they were too "cloneish" that is most of the units looked to similar to clone troopers. I feel that LucasArts stresses too much clone material ie the new Clone Wars TV shows and movies etc.

I wouldn't necessarily make the whole side layout look like that, but those do represent the "trooper" class in the Old Republic (whether the source material is appealing or not is unfortunately in the hands of other developers, not us). If it were me, I would try to include it, just for visual consistency, but would probably only have one unit class look that way. There are several different available player classes with visual references on the TOR site.

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That guy looks like a Dark Trooper... *hint hint*

I wouldn't necessarily make the whole side layout look like that, but those do represent the "trooper" class in the Old Republic (whether the source material is appealing or not is unfortunately in the hands of other developers, not us). If it were me, I would try to include it, just for visual consistency, but would probably only have one unit class look that way. There are several different available player classes with visual references on the TOR site.

I actually probably will do that

Not to discredit Mav and perhaps to save YankFan. There WERE lightly armed soldiers rather than the clone-y ones:

they're were also ones in the video seen here. I am currently developing a more heavily armored republic unit using the dark trooper

The 'Old Republic' period covers both styles. But those suit you are showing don't belong to the same era as the ones from kotor. And the author of this map is using the ones from Kotor, so I doubt he makes these. And, if he did, it could be considered uncanon.

I already said it wouldn't necessarily be canon.

Updated first post with more pics of new map Verenith Stronghold

new screens dont show much but looks cool

ow so thise was your secret map mod

There is a massive update on page 1

Nice Temple map, Yank. But who's the Sith in the third pic??

It is actually not a sith but a dark jedi. The inspiration comes from KOTOR in this pic here
As you can see the ones in the pic did not have cloaks but I figured since it is cold out they should be a little warm. Since the dark Jedi is not a Sith it does not have the usual Sith powers. It is weaker than a normal jedi and can only perform force push and choke. Also I edited the combo file so that he can perform a minimal range of attacks. Basically it's a simple "jedi" that is dark.

YaNkFaN wrote:

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I see what you did there.

Anyway, I like the update, the lighting is really good.

Looks VEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERY nice . And like your old maps I think it will become great.
Is this a map for a new mod or just a map?

I love the idea of the ruins kinda being in the water. Sort of reminds of that Lord of the Rings battle (can't remember where it was) in the flooded city. Very nice
EDIT: How do you get rid of the ripples in the water (make it clear and still), that looks really good!

Offtopic: Osgilliath?

Anyways, this looks GODLIKE. Can't wait for updates/ a beta/ a release.

You could try putting a thin layer of mist above the water, or maybe have some snow falling. IMO the sky and lighting could be a little darker to match with the lantern lit insides (lanterns on in this light?) but it doesn't have to be night though.

sampip wrote:How do you get rid of the ripples in the water (make it clear and still), that looks really good!

That's what happens when your turn your video settings to their highest quality.

Back on topic: Wow. Just wow. Just looking at the screenshots makes me want this mod desparately. Yankfan, you never cease to impress.