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Offline AKP

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I WANT SNOW!
« on: September 28, 2009, 11:30:02 AM »
Yea, I know... this has been asked for before.  But rather than necro bump some old post, here's a new one.

We have desert, pacific, European, mountainous, but not once have I seen a SNOWY map in the main arenas.

How about some Russian steppes?  The Ardennes?  Even take some of the existing maps and just make them snowy?  Hell I might not even mind the pizza map so much if we had a snowy version of it... ehh... I take that back, Yeah, I would still hate it.

Im not talking about falling snow (although that would be cool too) I am talking about snowy terrain for us to fly over, and GV around on.  Would provide the need to some more winter skins for some of the vehicles too.
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Offline StokesAk

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Re: I WANT SNOW!
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2009, 11:32:02 AM »
+1,000

We even have skins for snow
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Re: I WANT SNOW!
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2009, 11:48:48 AM »
It would not  be that hard to convert a terrain thats already updated to the new release.

Gets my vote...

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Re: I WANT SNOW!
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2009, 12:13:41 PM »
Fly to A1 on that map that's divided into sections by massive mountain walls and three oceans.
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Offline Hajo

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Re: I WANT SNOW!
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2009, 12:26:14 PM »
In AW the Krait Squad made great overlays for the terrain, sky, and air bases.

My favorite was Hedgerows in winter.

The Kraits made the game more fun.  One did not have to see the same terrain over and over
as well as the sky.
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Offline trigger2

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Re: I WANT SNOW!
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2009, 12:44:29 PM »
Hell yes. ;)
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Offline RedTeck

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Re: I WANT SNOW!
« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2009, 01:43:01 PM »
I believe Greebo was working on a map with snow. Not sure what the progress has been.
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Re: I WANT SNOW!
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2009, 02:27:39 PM »
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Re: I WANT SNOW!
« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2009, 04:18:57 PM »
Hi chaps!

There are at least two beautiful snowy terrains in AvA. Borrow them, maybe they may be used in MA... at least EW and MW... but no frame rate complaints, ok?...

That I remember one is Fin-Rus setup, the other is Rhine. Both beautiful... and deadly!

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Offline OOZ662

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Re: I WANT SNOW!
« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2009, 04:32:57 PM »
You keep advertising the AvA terrains everywhere...AFAIK, they're all two-country terrains and therefor are invalid for any MA use.
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Re: I WANT SNOW!
« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2009, 04:51:17 PM »
I am one of the shareholders and I have a huge participation in profits.  :D

All AvA maps may have the chess pieces redistributed in the settings. Actually, you can see for yourself, take a look at the Greece map currently on. 512 miles by 512 miles of map and you have all 3 chess pieces. Of course, one is reduced to near nothing just for arena functionality. When toolshedders and score-freaks decide to milk run these "neutral" country bases they completely pork the arena.

I'm serious about it, if you never saw the maps I am talking about, you're losing something interesting. If you did and didn't like it, you have all others to satisfy yourself.

Not promoting one thing or another. Only sharing what I find a very well done job by a very dedicated small team of people that creates the air, sea and land space where you spend your time.

Next time you fly around, remember them.

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Offline OOZ662

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Re: I WANT SNOW!
« Reply #11 on: September 28, 2009, 04:57:47 PM »
I currently don't have an account due to the bank being full of tools. In any case, I remembered the AVA using unbalanced terrains. Anything that doesn't have a near-equal number of fields in near-equal positions as soon as the terrain is loaded (without any base shuffling) can't be an MA terrain.

The problem also comes in the filesize. Custom tiles increase the map's size by quite a bit, and hence they don't allow custom tiles, textures, and objects into the MAs. That means they would have to come up with a standardized snow texture palette...
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Offline The Grinch

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Re: I WANT SNOW!
« Reply #12 on: September 28, 2009, 04:59:03 PM »
Quote from: AKP on September 28, 2009, 11:30:02 AM
Yea, I know... this has been asked for before.  But rather than necro bump some old post, here's a new one.

We have desert, pacific, European, mountainous, but not once have I seen a SNOWY map in the main arenas.

How about some Russian steppes?  The Ardennes?  Even take some of the existing maps and just make them snowy?  Hell I might not even mind the pizza map so much if we had a snowy version of it... ehh... I take that back, Yeah, I would still hate it.

Im not talking about falling snow (although that would be cool too) I am talking about snowy terrain for us to fly over, and GV around on.  Would provide the need to some more winter skins for some of the vehicles too.

If you are lucky. ill let you have Christmas  :devil
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Re: I WANT SNOW!
« Reply #13 on: September 28, 2009, 05:01:07 PM »
I have an idea.  If you want to have snow, you have to go overboard, how about some POLAR BEARS!  I mean there's nothing like seeing one of those beasties tear the top off of a wirble and eat the driver.  That would just be hilarious!  Here's how we could kill two birds with one stone:

Instead of herds of sheep on the maps, we have one polar bear per herd!  Total annihalation will ensue! For... 

Oh my dear, defenders beware,
 the auto-ack won't shoot at this hungry bear!

   For with bloody lips flapping
 necks will be a-snapping

   And you will be next in it's snare!
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Offline AKP

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Re: I WANT SNOW!
« Reply #14 on: September 28, 2009, 05:07:02 PM »
Quote from: The Grinch on September 28, 2009, 04:59:03 PM
If you are lucky. ill let you have Christmas  :devil

Oh we will have snow... yes we will
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