bludski 4421 Posted June 1, 2016 Detailed information in devblog: https://horde.wordpress.com/ Latest Video: https://youtu.be/ogVI67Vmpo4 Latest screens: http://imgur.com/a/nHjXx project horde is the working title of a 40x40km map generated from a 100x100km chunk of actual Norwegian fjords and mountains from the west coast. Elevation data downloaded from Norwegian government and imported to TB. Altitude is also scaled to 40%. This to increase playability as infantry compared to having a real size 40km map which would pretty much fit half a fjord and most of it would be near vertical. Expect mostly wilderness and mountains. Vast forests, tundra, snow and lots of sea. Here are older videos showing a small portion of the map with areas in various levels of completion. https://youtu.be/SzhNl-Moylg Atmospheric and moody: https://youtu.be/nOPeeJAR11Q Afternoon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBDmHVDWInI 1.6 screens (outdated) http://imgur.com/a/whvYj <- previous screens. Some stats: currently 4 million pine trees. Estimated 12 million when all pine forests are done. 3500 manually placed objects. (houses, pavements, lightpoles etc..) Currently the main focus is zoning up pine forests which constitute the most of the trees in the mountainous regions. Leaf trees will only grow from 0-200m. Snow starts at around 400m altitude in the main parts of the map and go as low as around 50m at the morthernmost. Northern 1/4 of the map will have snow. 27 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HitmanTwoActual 188 Posted June 2, 2016 This is some damn fine project of yours, I enjoyed the video here and the video on your devblog; keep up the good work! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainAzimuth 714 Posted June 2, 2016 Excited for this map. Can you get us a picture of that river and deep valley with the new visual update? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
killjoyau73 359 Posted June 5, 2016 This looks F**king beautiful. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xxgetbuck123 945 Posted June 5, 2016 Mate, finally a good snow/tundra/mountain map! Can't wait for this release! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ninja970y 142 Posted June 5, 2016 Enough progress has been made that it is time to show the community some of what we are working on. I will update this post as soon as we have perfected a 1.6 compatible config and created build #0.08 Detailed information in devblog: https://horde.wordpress.com/2016/06/01/back-story-name-of-map-general-information/ project horde is the working title of a 40x40km map converted from a 100x100km chunk of Norwegian fjords and mountains. Here is a video showing a small portion of the map with areas in various levels of completion. https://youtu.be/nOPeeJAR11Q Screens and more info as soon as we have updated everything to 1.6 standards. Very impressive!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zeealex 2029 Posted June 5, 2016 reminds me of the northern eye mission in Ace combat 4, love it! :D 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bludski 4421 Posted June 6, 2016 Excited for this map. Can you get us a picture of that river and deep valley with the new visual update? Which one? there are quite a few! (valleys that is.. not a single river for obvious reasons) I will upload another video showing 1.6 settings within the next couple of days! Screenshots gallery 01: http://imgur.com/a/whvYj Not at all happy with what the water looks like at the moment.... I'd like to get it to look more like this: 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kylania 568 Posted June 6, 2016 Very cool! You can use the Splendid Camera to take screenshots too btw. ESC -> Camera while in the editor. It's usually either h or Backspace to clear the UI while in the Camera Mode. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bludski 4421 Posted June 6, 2016 Thanks. I will probably put some effort into screenshots when the project is closer to alpha release.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sindrio2 11 Posted June 8, 2016 Wow! Definetely going to follow this! Can't wait to finally fight on the mountainsides in norway! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bludski 4421 Posted July 1, 2016 I am currently setting up a steam group for people who would like to test out or join the dev team and work in xcam. Send me a private message if you want in! More media coming tomorrow! New config for the terrain is waiting for apex to be finalized! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bludski 4421 Posted July 1, 2016 New config for apex update finally producing usable results! Ground textures are heavily work in progress but slowly getting there. Custom road textures being worked on at this moment. Here is some of the latest progress showing the three major settlements on the map: http://imgur.com/a/oldFm http://imgur.com/a/oldFm Settings: 2560x1080 2500m object view distance. Ultra everything except post processing. How I play on Tanoa with same fps. 40-60 depending on velocity etc. 8 year old i7 system with a gtx980 Excited for this map. Can you get us a picture of that river and deep valley with the new visual update? Like this? 13 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foxone 1044 Posted July 1, 2016 Looks amazing, i love the setting! Out of curiousity, are you making custom objects aswell, because i saw a clearing in the forest, which looked like it was meant to have a cable car track going through it, are you making something like that? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bludski 4421 Posted July 2, 2016 Looks amazing, i love the setting! Out of curiousity, are you making custom objects aswell, because i saw a clearing in the forest, which looked like it was meant to have a cable car track going through it, are you making something like that? Thank you! Custom objects are going to be there at some point but FAR ahead in the future. The strips of clearing you are talking about is probably high voltage power lines... The pylons are just a bit hard to see without sky as background.. all 3 current towns have them and a vast network of them is in the works. There will at some point be a few oil rigs, bridges, dams, cable cars and ski lifts as custom objects, as well as elements from the Festung Norwegen part of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Wall . Those things will have to wait until the basic landscape and nature is playable however. If I can attract somebody to the project who can help me convert and configure the objects from software I model in to a3, then it will happen faster. At the moment I have more than enough with building the basic map with nature.. Currently waiting for Tanoa files to be opened so we can add them to the map. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wsxcgy 1960 Posted August 3, 2016 This looks beautiful man! I can't wait for a release. One of the things I've always wanted is a Scandinavian terrain with the fjords and endless ranges of spruces trees. Good luck with the project. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bludski 4421 Posted August 6, 2016 Thanks guys! Here is the latest progress video. Driving a jeep to visit two secret military locations. Flying a jet along a nearly finished valley, river and almost completed alpine airfield. Flying a heli in a small section of the main town Bergheim https://youtu.be/SzhNl-Moylg The derelict buildings from altis will be swapped out with tanoa objects as soon as our overlords at BI deem us worthy of using their assets. Same goes for the empty lots in the large town when flying the heli. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bullet purveyor 85 Posted August 6, 2016 This looks great bludski. Looking forward to test it out. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bludski 4421 Posted August 7, 2016 Somebody requested this elsewhere so thought I'd post it here aswell. This is a tiny version of the image that forms the basic satellite texture and layout of the map. I have painted on the flight path and location from latest video. Blue dotted line thing. The regios marked with snow will soon be covered in it. You can see all the 2000+ stretches of road and stuff. The town Bergheim is the main capital of the map and the only large urban area. You can see a third of it in the latest video. The map will be pretty much wilderness everywhere that isn't grey. Click here to see the image alone in full size. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Derek Thompson 176 Posted August 7, 2016 Nice! As a norwegian, i approve of this :P Is that sub base Olavsvern? Kinda looked like it. Cant wait for it man! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bludski 4421 Posted August 7, 2016 Nice! As a norwegian, i approve of this :P Is that sub base Olavsvern? Kinda looked like it. Cant wait for it man! It is sort of based on the one at Haakonsvern in Bergen. Except totally different location. There won't be a naval base in the same place as real location as it didn't work out size wise. There will be one on one of the larger islands to the south though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Derek Thompson 176 Posted August 7, 2016 It is sort of based on the one at Haakonsvern in Bergen. Except totally different location. There won't be a naval base in the same place as real location as it didn't work out size wise. There will be one on one of the larger islands to the south though. Nice. Yeah, haakonsvern does have an interior "hangar" for repair of the ships. Olavsvern only has one sub pen, just like urs. Anyways, map is looking fantastic! I like the idea of a larger navy base, as i just love naval stuff in A3 :D Just need some good quality ships now ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bludski 4421 Posted August 7, 2016 Just need some good quality ships now ;) Yeah I have been playing around with the Swedish mod that has some boats. Had the most fun with the specops boat from RHS:US though. I'd really love to have a static carrier on the map. I plan to add a few oil rigs later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Derek Thompson 176 Posted August 7, 2016 Yeah I have been playing around with the Swedish mod that has some boats. Had the most fun with the specops boat from RHS:US though. I'd really love to have a static carrier on the map. I plan to add a few oil rigs later. Dosent that only have the norrkoping and a few small boats? and the sub. Anyways, there is a new good ship mod comming soom Anyways, im way off topic. Great work on the map!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bludski 4421 Posted September 2, 2016 More screens! Been a long time since last update so I hope these screens were worth the wait. Video coming tomorry! (hopefuly!) - Second runway added to international airport/main airforce base. Can now service 747 size aircraft with room to spare. - Race track added on island north of capital city. - Screens showing area of main town and suburbs in various lighting. - Coastline heavily in the works. Progress so far: - 3.7 million objects where just over 3.5 are trees. - approx 200.000 manually hand placed objects. (bushes, houses, light poles, fences, runway lights etc) - Mostly every forest area now has basic vegetaion and large trees. (details will be added to each as areas are made playble) - 95% of MSR are now driveable and connected. (sideroads and dirt etc will be detailed later on but are about 75% done and not all are levelled...). - More than 5000 individual stretches of road! Probably thousands of KM. - Capital city, Bergheim is now 50% completed layout wise. Progress halted pending Tanoa asset .ebo decryption for remaining buildings and on foot detail level. (Please BI.....) All screen taken inside Eden. http://imgur.com/a/nHjXx 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
