ylli122 1 Posted December 22, 2011 IceBreakr What tools do you use to make maps? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArmAriffic 10 Posted December 22, 2011 IceBreakr What tools do you use to make maps? http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BI_Tools_2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gibanica 10 Posted January 12, 2012 (edited) Big city in the Valley will resemble a modern town. If you want a comparision it will be closer to Sarajevo than anything else. And yes, it will be big - at least 3-5 authors will work on it after beta.Island will have own set of Units not connected with SuperRat. RACS -> Indepedent (North & Central Valley), BLUFOR Cittanova (West Coast), OPFOR Cecania (East). They are my custom forces (except RACS, wld427's work) and have no connection to RL. Kosovo? I'm not familiar with the terrain there, if you have some cool shots lemme know and maybe I can incorporate part of a map. But currently most of the area is already set and I'm getting ready for first test (my beta team SBP, no other testers allowed). Then RACS team gets the beta and then all of you. Here's a pic (RL) of an airport that will be featured on NW part of this map ;) well this is "Portoroz" airport in Slovenia. Nice choice.. any screenshot of the Island shape or something.. soon? Edited January 12, 2012 by W0lle quoted image Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ylli122 1 Posted January 17, 2012 Hope you will include heavily destroyed towns, something like grozny, need atleast one city like that to get the feeling of war, not shiny new buildings like in A2 :/ Maybe have run-down places instead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
icebreakr 3115 Posted January 17, 2012 DMZ has a destroyed neighbourhood. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ylli122 1 Posted January 24, 2012 Hey man. Whats the progress on the map? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maturin 12 Posted January 24, 2012 And is there a single picture of it in the entire thread? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ylli122 1 Posted January 24, 2012 And is there a single picture of it in the entire thread? Page 8.... :eek: Boom! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SigintArmA 10 Posted January 24, 2012 It's a picture of a real life airport, but it gives an idea of what the north airport will look like on the map :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
icebreakr 3115 Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) General_NS assisted me with the project so you will also get Zastava Yugo 45A & Zastava Yugo Koral (50 kW/68 hp) with the map ;) - civilian versions & rally - police version Pic: Still no ETA on the map. Other project needs to be finished first. Edited February 13, 2012 by IceBreakr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heroes maker 10 Posted February 13, 2012 hi icebreaker, quick little question : is there any mountainous area ? if yes, are you going to make some snow on the top of the most hight mountains ? thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gibanica 10 Posted February 14, 2012 Those are the brand new plates on that yugo45.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
icebreakr 3115 Posted February 19, 2012 (edited) After a long freeze (Feb 19 2012) we're resuming the work. Reason: acquired 3rd party tools allow us to work much faster so we won't be waiting on A3 and possible new tools. Edited July 30, 2012 by IceBreakr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
icebreakr 3115 Posted July 30, 2012 I'm glad to announce that Balkania project is reopened with help of Bushlurker's map assistance (u rock man!), Mondkalb objects and makers of 3rd party mapmaking tools. It is based on 1:2 ratio of real world terrain. We would make 1:1 but sadly current tools have problems with 4096 pixel terrain maps (unable to move them in V3 2D mode on right part of map). Map area will be 16x16km, based on 32x32 RL terrain with certain modifications that will make it more gameplay friendly for 2-3 waring factions. Hopefully talented -Martin- will be able to assist me with some new buildings for the map based on RL data. If you're an experienced A2 building maker, please let me know, extra hands are always welcome :) A fake Rahmadi (Ramadi?) island will be added to the corner of the map so you'll be able to mount air operations from there, too. Other details remain the same as in first post. No screenshots available yet, I'll post them when I'll feel comfortable with the map progress. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cyclone83 6 Posted July 30, 2012 Great news IceBreakr, nice to hear that from you ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nettrucker 142 Posted July 30, 2012 Yeah really good news. I always love your maps. Keep it up and thanks for all your hard work. cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mondkalb 1087 Posted July 30, 2012 Martin, or whoever will assist you with buildings, please make sure to use this technology. Although I won't be able to help out with buildings directly, feel free to contact me if you encounter problems or just for general feedback/ideas. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonci87 163 Posted July 30, 2012 Great to see this back on track. I'm currently in Croatia (Podstrana near Split) so drop me a PM if you need any specific photos or videos (Landscape,vegetation,Buildings, something else). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
W0lle 1047 Posted July 30, 2012 Yep indeed, very pleased to see you continue work on this project. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maturin 12 Posted July 31, 2012 That's great news. Would you be willing to share the location of the realworld data? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
icebreakr 3115 Posted July 31, 2012 I hope to post first screenshots by the end of this week :) Location? Majority of map is based on RL data, area can be seen here ;) But some areas have been changed for better gameplay, mostly NE and SE parts ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mondkalb 1087 Posted July 31, 2012 Looks promising! Will you mostly stay true to the original, or spice up things to allow for better missions/conflicts. For exacmple will the border be sealed with big fences and guard towers? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
icebreakr 3115 Posted July 31, 2012 Well, biggest issue with fences and bridges is.... sadly, AI. So I think to keep the borders quite open (they'll be fake since third faction controls most of Eastern part of map) and provide roads under the bridges (where possible). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonci87 163 Posted July 31, 2012 hmm intetesting choice of location. I guess we will need a fisherman war mission where players try to blow up the oponents boats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stupidwhitekid75 11 Posted August 1, 2012 Can't wait for the screenshots! Thanks for your hard work, it's always top notch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites