new terrain map..DESERT,SNOW,ETC.

[alpini13]

IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE ANY OR ALL MAPS WITH  AN ACTUAL AREA WHERE COMBAT TAKES PLACE THAT HAS EVERYTHING SNOW COVERED OR SAND COVERED. instead of snow at the peak of a mountain where nody goes.

[MrKrabs]

Have you even bothered trying the alpha?

The terrain editor gives clue to some very nice snow and sand terrain too...

[alpini13]

i should have asked for this in the main arena.  i see great maps and terrain and other airfields and even other naval vessels...in the FSO arena....but not in the main arena.  i know some of this stuff already exsists in game...just not in the main arena

[The Fugitive]

i should have asked for this in the main arena.  i see great maps and terrain and other airfields and even other naval vessels...in the FSO arena....but not in the main arena.  i know some of this stuff already exsists in game...just not in the main arena

Main arena stuff has to be bullet proof as well as "gamer friendly" in the mains. If new players come in and have trouble when flying next to a "custom" object it reflect poorly on HTC. A bad experiance may mean a new customer leaving before they get sorted out.

FSO and other custom arenas don't need the same strict setup and so you see these things in there. In the New alpha there are a lot of new things, bridges, building, telephone/utility poles' bushes and trees. You should take a few minutes to check it out, it may have many of the things you are looking for.

[alpini13]

fugutive makes a point, however his point is invalid by the fact that the current user friendly arenas all have dwindling numbers of players.  many times i log on and ZERO in the da, ZERO in the training arena,ZERO in the ww1 arena,etc etc....and these are the current so=called user friendly arenas.   the reason for my with for maps or new maps in the main arena, is for the use of some of the great camo paint schemes we have for gv's and aircraft.

[Greebo]

There are problems with building an MA map with an entirely desert or winter theme.

First the standard ETO and PTO object sets (buildings and vegetation etc.) are not snow-covered or North African in style. Building custom objects is forbidden for MA terrains so bases and strat would look out of place against the surrounding terrain.

Second if the whole idea is to allow winter or desert skins to be used more often there is a big flaw in that as well. Players will go to great lengths to gain a small advantage in the MA, look at how many GVers turn down terrain detail to let them see enemies better. So if a player was faced with winter camo'd tanks on a snowy backdrop what he is likely to do is turn off player skins so he can see them in their default schemes.

[alpini13]

good point greebo.  which begs the question to be asked.....why play? what a waste of time.and since player numbers are below 50% 0f what they were a few years ago...i guess those 50% of players already answered that question.