Valley of Banran

[Donny 10]

Hello everyone,

today its time to show you something of my first ongoing map project.

Valley of Banran

It is an small 5x5km desert based terrain with a oasis on it.

Around the oasis there are some settlements and a palm vegetation like it has to be on oasis areas.

There are some other features like an industry complex with rails and a military trainstation also there is a small desert city too.

In future there will be some other features like an old military trench system on one of the dunes and also an dirty airport for smaller planes.

But this will take some time.

Here are some pictures for you:

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj523/donny134/offi07.jpg

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj523/donny134/offi04.jpg

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj523/donny134/offi03.jpg

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj523/donny134/offi02.jpg

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj523/donny134/Offi01.jpg

Last but not least, much thanks to Bushlurker for his beginner tutorial, it helps alot to understand how everything works!

Also there are going thank to Robster, Gnat and Smokedog which helped me with some problems I found during the creating of this map.

Especially thanks to the Brigade2010 for some testing and some ideas they brought to me.

Now, next future steps I will post here with screenshots, but I cant promise an early upcoming beta release, so just wait, the time will come.

Greetings Donny

[Robster 11]

looking good... those desert palm trees have a very interesting look... remind me some beautiful, erm, FH2 maps :)

[mcnools 62]

I agree, looking good, :) the palm trees bring a lot to the atmosphere. good luck!

[Harine 40]

Looking very good, I can't wait for play on ;)

Thanks

[2nd ranger 282]

Cool, reminds me of DMA Libya.

[slatts 1978]

looking good :)

[Archosaurusrev 12]

Loving the trees.

[R0adki11 3945]

Cool, reminds me of DMA Libya.

i agree, it reminds me of that map. Looks great so far :)

[ArmAriffic 10]

very nice, loving this pic

[Donny 10]

Thanks for that feedback :)

Well, about the trees I have used the African Foliage vegetation from Berghoff, they fits perfect to the area.

Maybe I will post some new screenshots of the small military airport I am currently working on.

I havent played Operation Flashpoint much so I never knew that I wake up some memories :)

greetings Donny

Edit:

oh man, i got an problem at the moment.

When I am driving against some fortifications like the fort_rampart it destroys itself and is going up to the air.

But if I set the same object with the ingame Editor, it dont have the same features like my visitor set object :)

here is an picture, my tank stands upon the ingame editor rampart the other ones in the back are the visitor placed which going wreck.

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/Wiz15/Baghlar/test115.jpg

Maybe someone has an answer?

Edited January 30, 2012 by Donny

[Donny 10]

Hello together,

I have some new screenshots for you, to show my progress at this time.

An overview of the mapsize

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj523/donny134/Valleyofbanran.jpg

and here some pictures of the area around an in the airport:

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj523/donny134/offi08.jpg

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj523/donny134/offi09.jpg

also I have worked on the vegetation to get more atmosphere to an sahara style.

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj523/donny134/offi10.jpg

with smaller settlements on it :)

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj523/donny134/offi11.jpg

at least here is another picture of the military railstation

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj523/donny134/offi12.jpg

If I am going on with that speed there is a chance of an Beta release in maybe one month.

Greetings Donny

[bad benson 1733]

beautiful stuff man. i like it when people use existing stuff to create a new feel. maybe u could make the clutter a bit less takistanian. or maybe add more of the african foliage or even mikebart's nice dry bushes. i can really imagine some nice pvp on this map. like snipers fighting eachother acrros the lake:D

[sup3r6f0ur 2]

Wow, looks awsome, I realy like the way the airstrip is situated with the bunkers over looking it and what not. Good Work!

[Donny 10]

Well. after some resting time through a huge amount of Reallife and a little bit lazyness

here are some new screens, hope I dont shock you guys, I have made a little Vegetation makeup :)

[sup3r6f0ur 2]

Wow keep it up, almost was thinking you gave up on the project. This map is going to be awsome.

[kremator 1064]

Very nice so far .... as ^^ says, keep it up and stop RealLifeTM getting in the way :)

[Donny 10]

Thank you :)

Now I have at least two "last" screenshots for you, stay tuned ;)

also a new runway on the airport :)

[jedra 11]

Looking good - can't wait to visit another tropical island - hope you built a beach bar!

[ck-claw 1]

Yepp-loving that large lake in the centre! :bounce3:

[W0lle 1042]

Please continue here. :)