Suprise, suprise! My next two maps are not included in my todo list. Why? I dunno, I just didn't feel like modelling Taris ATM and my Khomm map was giving me grief. Dee'ja peak is a city on Naboo, and it is much like Theed (stock Naboo map)
This time around I'm getting a little lazy and the assets are 100% stock. I wanted to experiment with a city layout, and the Naboo building models seemed perfect for the cause. I'll be ensuring that the sides have some top-notch modifications, though.
Screenie (in-game video coming soon, gotta do AI stuff first):
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ATM my plan for the next map is Saleucami (to be based off the one in Renegade Squadron)
might i suggest if you are looking for a more close quarters urban map to put the buildings slightly closer together, Recently i made a urban map, but though it looks close together in ZE, it felt like i was a midget in the city and everything was farther apart than I realized.
though if you have tested the map in BF2 and like what you saw, then thats fine, just wanted to give some tips. the map looks pretty sweet BTW, but i would suggest adding props as well if you plan on keeping the map layout as is, since it would be annoying to not have anything to hide behind when running to another building on the opposite side.
Sorry, but I make a concious effort to make sure snipers have no significant advantage over regular troops on my maps. I like to play as a sniper, but I find camping at a safe spot that overlooks a large part of the battlefield like the one you describe very cheap, so I try to refrain from such atrocities. (and I believe the word you are looking for is "gallery") For example, I despise Geonosis, especially online, for this very reason. (Too many good sniping spots, too little infantry cover) Kamino is alright, though, because if you're careful you can find plenty of cover from snipers, and there a few really good places for a sniper to camp.
There are already a couple good sniping spots, anyway, but I've been careful to place them so that any sniper sniping from said areas have minimal cover, preventing overuse.
There's a few Naboo buildings that have doors or walls cut out to include interiors, like maybe you can use jedi temple insides for interiors. Or maybe something from Rends' Coruscant City assets. By the way, the screenie looks good!
Very nice, I like it that you are trying to keep snipers balanced, if I may add a tip, one idea of mine would be to make a sort of sniper triangle. So that all the sniper positions have TWO other sniper positions that can be exploited to take them out. This would balance gameplay a bit more. For vehicle, AT-RTs against AATs would seem right, but I would edit with the AAT's odf to slow them down a bit. So it looks more like they're moving with the infantry as support in the street fight, I notice that on stock naboo the speeders often just drive, even when there are firefights they just speed past. Many times I have uttered various "colorful" phrases when my buddies drive past sporting a nice piece of armor. In other words try to have those vehicles come through slowly make them BIG game changers.
Next Order of Business are Sides.
I would try to set up sides like this
Infantryman
Stock guy, Rifle Nades etc.
Sniper
Sniper Rifle, Nades, no autoturret
Support
Pistol, Health+ammo packs, Mines, autoturrets
Officer Class
Not sure what, just seems right.
(For Reps/Rebs)
Naboo Native
Weaker Rifleman Local
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Vehicles just won't work because there are so man chokepoints. Maybe speeder things. Maybe. The map really isn't that large, though.
As for the sides, I'm completely undecided as of yet. I like your ideas though, I'll keep them in mind. Your sniper triangle idea is nice. I'll work on that.
And for me, snipers don't work for their kills. IMO in order to have a fun map, even for the sniper himself, the sniper must constantly be under fire and in need of cover. It's a game, so fun's the aim, and at least I think just picking off enemies without any fight at all is pretty boring.
It's a game, so fun's the aim, and at least I think just picking off enemies without any fight at all is pretty boring.
But that's what snipers are supposed to do. We're not asking you to make a map that becomes a shooting gallery for snipers, but having a balanced map where almost every unit or every unit can play an equal role will definitely add to the quality.
And in my mind, a sniper who has no threat to his own well-being is overpowered.
My map. My hatred of snipers. :p
I'm open to suggestions, but I just have a particular biff against snipers. Sorry. I make it balanced, but snipers with no opposition, even if that's the way it's meant to be, are very unpleasant in my eyes.
Eh, it is your map. Beware of monotone ground textures. Also, snipers always have opposition....from other snipers, if no one else. On Geo, sniper wars can sometimes be fun....
though it is a monotone ground texture, i beleive that is kinda the point, I mean it's a city with only 1 brick lining for it. of course if you were to say how you would go about making the texture i might be able to see what you are talking about.
That will be a fun way to get snipers. Pop-Ups were never so annoying. I also do like what I can envision coming out from a jet trooper class here. What will the droids have as a counter?
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That's the whole point of the sniper class.
