mcnools 62 Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) v.1.0 _____________________________ This is the first release of my new map, it's basically two types of terrain, the outer valley is a large desert-area with some hills and ridges, sporadic vegetation and rocks with a small run-down town consisting of several compounds, as well as a couple of compounds outside the town. The inner valley is a rugged, rocky terrain with dense vegetation (mostly bushes) and sporadic settlements and ruined compounds and buildings on some ridges and mountains, aswell as a few caves, providing much cover and defensive positions for whoever holds it. More information, installation instructions, known bugs etc. can be found in the readme, please note that there might still be some issues with the map, especially with SSM Airstrikes not working properly, so be sure to report any bugs and issues. I won't commit to any major changes of the map however, right now I just want to polish it up and fix problems. ____________________________ DOWNLOAD HERE: (mirrors are welcome) DOWNLOAD FROM ARMAHOLIC.COM DOWNLOAD FROM ARMED ASSAULT INFO DOWNLOAD FROM MULTIUPLOAD SIX UPDATER PORTAL LINK: Direct Download | Mod info SCREENSHOTS: (even more screenshots are in my discussion-thread) More screenshots by community memebers: Two screenshots by Clarkey1. Screenshot by metalcraze. VIDEOS: Nighttime Firefight Missionpack with 5 versions of Counter Insurgency (by [ASA]ODEN): Link to forum post CREDITS: McNools - The main work, Visitor 3 editing, config editing, some ground-texture changes, design etc. etc. Bohemia Interactive - For all the models used on the map, most of the original textures, for making this possible by giving us Visitor 3 and the rest of the Tools, thank you! SgtAce - For the tutorial sample map etc. Robster - For the snow-textures I used when making my own, and much advice on Visitor 3, configs etc. Minimalaco Thromp Sickboy Mondkalb Bushlurker And many more members of the community - For plenty of config-help, Visitor 3 advice etc. etc. Seriously, without all these helpful people this map wouldn't have been made. Colonel Stagler - Beta testing, ideas (adding more ruined compounds and buildings to the map for instance) etc. Blackfox34 - Beta testing CameronMcDonald - Beta testing Fox '09 - Beta testing Lennard - Beta testing MadDogX - Beta testing Enad - Beta testing The rest of the guys of TF86 - Beta Testing The guys of Task Force Blackjack - Beta testing ..And many more members of the community for support, advice etc. Thank you all! Edited April 20, 2012 by McNools Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pauliesss 2 Posted December 23, 2011 Wow, thank you, downloading now! :bounce3::bounce3::bounce3: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
icebreakr 3156 Posted December 23, 2011 Congrats McNools! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
james2464 176 Posted December 23, 2011 What an amazing map! good for you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lao fei mao 21 Posted December 23, 2011 Cheese, another Christmas gift! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcnools 62 Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) Oh yes! I forgot about that. MERRY CHRISTMAS! Edit: By the way, forgot to mention another known 'issue': There are no keypoints for the AI for warfare-mode (I'm not even sure how it works), this is mostly just because I didn't feel the map would be suitable for the warfare mode with buildings etc. Since the the map is so small (doesn't feel that small when you play on it though, but it would probably feel very crammed in warfare mode), and there are mostly just small villages and settlements and no real places to defend apart from ridges etc. Edited December 23, 2011 by McNools Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scarecrow398 43 Posted December 23, 2011 epic, downloading now at my horrid internet speeds :P merry christmas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kremator 1065 Posted December 23, 2011 Grats on release mate! Will try this out :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sickboy 13 Posted December 23, 2011 Added to Six Updater Network. Direct Download | Mod info Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
papanowel 120 Posted December 23, 2011 Congrats for the release :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katipo66 94 Posted December 23, 2011 Thanks bro, awesome looking map! did the usual virgin map exploring with onmapsinglemouseclick thingy, very authentic looking! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UGLY58 10 Posted December 23, 2011 We have done some late Beta testing on this map and I have to say its very nicely done. We have all commented about how natural this looks, the mountainous areas in particular seem very natural the contours and rocks being typical of this very rugged region. FPS is still good despite all the detail in the central region. Nice job McNool ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sxp2high 22 Posted December 23, 2011 Just did a quick fly-over... Wow, man, that map is beautiful! Can't wait to play some Coops on it! Nice job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcnools 62 Posted December 23, 2011 Thank you everyone :) Your praise is a nice christmas-present! I just spent about 40 minutes fighting over Hazar-Kedh in the outer valley with british soldiers, that town is a bloody death-trap, all those bushes and irrigation-ditches gives the enemy plenty of places to hide. There was a lot of grenades being thrown, I can tell you that much. And all the while machinegun fire was coming down from the ridges despite our efforts to neutralize them with artillery. I'm looking forward to seeing user-made missions on this map! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scarecrow398 43 Posted December 23, 2011 working on one at the moment actually, though i can't seem to get ambient civ's to work, i chuck down the modual and run the debug in the modual init and all it show are areas for the towns with -1 0/0 for the markers no matter how close or how long i wait, no civs spawn, any ideas guys? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArmAriffic 10 Posted December 23, 2011 awesome work, thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 23, 2011 Release frontpaged on the Armaholic homepage. Hazar-Kot Valley v1.0Arma 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tpw 2315 Posted December 23, 2011 McNools thanks so much for this magnificent map. Looks beautiful and feels incredibly realistic (not that I've been to Afghanistan), and performs fantastically. We are really spoilt for great user made central Asian maps lately! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richtoffen 10 Posted December 23, 2011 I've waited for this one so long! Thank you! now i just gotta wait for that damned steam to update my game so i can start enjoying =) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcnools 62 Posted December 23, 2011 working on one at the moment actually, though i can't seem to get ambient civ's to work, i chuck down the modual and run the debug in the modual init and all it show are areas for the towns with -1 0/0 for the markers no matter how close or how long i wait, no civs spawn, any ideas guys? Are you sure your'e using Ambient Civilians (Expansion)? That should work, at least it's working for me. (thanks again all of you, and thanks for the armaholic-release!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex72 1 Posted December 23, 2011 Thanks for the effort looks great! Supershysst! :cool: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
otarius-big 16 Posted December 23, 2011 nice work what about 3-5 mpmissions for this island will be great on ace2 with acre radio mods about canvoy or kill some fames terorists/or mpmissions like domination Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Snafu- 78 Posted December 23, 2011 Great little map. I set up a quick mission in the editor with ACE with a USMC squad sweeping a series of peaks featuring random enemy patrols. On one play through the squad passed through a rock cluster. I walked around one of the rocks right into an enemy (fog on almost to full). He fires and misses but my burst gets him and then all hell breaks loose. The other enemy patrols hear the contact and move up to engage us - machine gun and rifle fire everywhere and at close range. Was intense and fun. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Choki 10 Posted December 24, 2011 Nice job mate!!! I love the map! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
