Last Month the Japanese try to retrive this mod a little bit more. They played in the at 2pm CET. At the moment the gametracker,com Server Monitorring is off. Hope soon they turn it on. The ranking seems to work.
Registered Member #263 Joined: [ 03:07 ] [ 06 May 2004 ] Posts: 563
Hey everyone I know I mentioned this in another thread but I just wanted it to be official and I wanted a place where I could update you guys on what I'm doing. I know I said I was making Loaf's DR 2 a looong time ago but the progress I had on it then was lost in a hard drive crash. No matter though because I wanted to take it into a different direction anyway. So I have a few basic ideas for it so far but I'd like to ask the community if you have any ideas or special requests that you would like to see in my map. I would really like this to be something new and exciting for you guys so it may take me a little while but I promise I will release it and it will hopefully be worth the wait.
So I know for a fact that I don't want it to be just another deathrace. For example, it won't just be track pieces and land from point A to B. Not that there's anything wrong with those maps (we all love them) but I want this to be different. I would like there to be a central theme around it. I would really like to design a landscape from a concept and basically build a track around that idea. There will be more to it than that but that will be the premise.
All I really have that I'm pretty set on right now is that I would like to implement jetpacks into it either as part of the race or as a prize at the end. Other than that I'm pretty open to suggestions. Please let your imaginations run with this and don't think anything is impossible. If your idea is good enough I will take the time and effort to do my best to make sure that it works and that it works right. The one thing that I ask is that you don't take offense if I don't use your idea. I have other projects that I'd like to start after this one so if I don't think your idea works for this, I may like it for something else.
So Interstate community, what do you have for me?
EDIT: I'm not sure if this belongs here or in the "Upcoming Maps and Projects" forum. Mods move if needed please.
Registered Member #263 Joined: [ 03:07 ] [ 06 May 2004 ]
I know it doesn't seem like I have a lot right now but I actually do. I just wrote down what I'm sure of for now and I decided to see if there were any special requests or great ideas that I could use. I really think the end product will be better if it's a little more than just my ideas.
Registered Member #263 Joined: [ 03:07 ] [ 06 May 2004 ]
Thanks for your suggestions!
The problem with making a tunnel like that though is that I don't think there is any way to make an object actually allow you to go beneath or through the ground in battlefield. This means that if I were to make a tunnel like that, I would have to have the ground above it made of an object instead of the battlefield ground. This might prove difficult if I want to make it look good but I do like the idea so I will look into it. I just have to find the right balance of having enough polys to look good but not too many to cause lag. I'm definitely going to try to get something to that effect though. I really like the idea of passing through a mountain with a cool looking tunnel.
I also like the idea of creating a new bridge model. I'm not a great modeler but I'm sure Kahuna or someone else around here would be glad to help me make one.
And finally, I like the background look in that picture as well. Whatever theme I end up making the map, it will have details like that.
Oh, yeah i really don't know much about the editor so I am not sure how to help you out there, but thanks for liking the idea, and I will be amazed if you make it work!
Yeah, I always loved the map Skylines the Limit because the map has tons of bridges, a lot of attention to detail, and just a great environment, if i was a mapper i would always be inspired by that map.
Awesome, I look forward to seeing this map! good luck with it
Registered Member #263 Joined: [ 03:07 ] [ 06 May 2004 ]
Alas! I had my epiphany! I know what the theme of the map will be. Fortunately your suggestions will fit right in. I will start laying out the map tonight and I will have the first screenshots along with a summary of the story behind the map and your objective in a few days. Feel free to keep adding suggestions though. I'd love to have some community input still to make this map enjoyable to everyone.
I really like the the cement black/white striped barriers, the yellow sign, a nice variety of plants/trees, and the water in the background just completes it.
* I really like how the road wines through it all, Instead of just being a straight boring line.