HTC new terrain PLEASE

[Fishu]

That sounds like very high ground for a desert :>

[CptTrips]

I'd have to agree about the high alt.  Thats the one thing I am dissatified with how it turned out.  I like the size, I like the textures, I like the strat, I like the canyons, the shape is irrelevent to me, but the alt did get a excessive.  

I'm gonna play around alilttle today to see if that could be adjusted without a lot of rework.  

Wab

[gatso]

Thats a contradiction, the new terrain prevents a variety by promoting hi alt aircraft. Plain and simple

I what way is it a contradiction? Fly near the coast and most of the fights I have seen are 0-15k, you want a high alt fight go inland and take off at 12k and go find some high fights.

Gatso

[BOOT]

My only complaint regarding the new map is the lack of realism in the terrain...  I miss the mountains and the green, the trees and lakes...

The desert terrain gets very boring and is hard on the eyes...

I want to fight over earth not mars...

I hope someone can overlay a European or Pacific terrain over the pizza map... (no slam, just what everyones calling it)

But I think the strategic concept of the new map is a work of art.
It makes the fight fair for everyone.  A big Salute to the AK's for all the work they put in this baby...

[Hwkeye]

Love the new version overall, but I am going to give the terrain a 'thumbs down' for now.

My reasoning is that it's a bit premature to offer up such a large map when:

1) Most folks (IMHO) would have preferred a smaller map (and one far more legible) so that they could concentrate on learning the new aircraft and the changes (some significant!) brought about by the new version.  And...

2) Numbers online at the moment do not support the size of the AK map.

Having said that the map is great and I can only imagine the effort put forth to bring it to us. (Thank you AKs!)

Personally, I would have introduced the map down stream of the initial release of 1.10.  

Now if I can just get the game to stop dumping me to the desktop then I truly will be a happy man!

Hwkeye
The 'Original' Flying Tigers

[Turbot]

Originally posted by Snorkey
Vulcan pretty much nails it on the head.

Don't be afraid to add the La-7 to the list. Theres nothing to be ashamed of its capabilities at low alts. Thats what it was designed to do, sweep ahead to support and escort the IL-2 fighters as they provide close air support for ground troops.

IL-2 suffers from these high alt fields as well, making it more of a hangar queen then it already is.


What I want is a game that has fights over land that looks like and has similair elevation values of the Steppes of Asia, Farmlands of Western Europe, or Chain Islands of the South Pacific  - not the mountains and canyons of Tibet & Nepal.

Snorkey

The map you want is in CT right now

[Vermillion]

There are things I like about it, and things I really dislike.

The desert textures are a nice change of place and look quite good (a little grainy down low, but no biggie).

And I've enjoyed several exhilirating canyon fights, quite fun.  I have no problems with the altitudes.

The things I dislike, are not any thing about this terrain, but a function of a terrain this size with this many bases.

Its almost impossible to find a fun fight.  With the fights spread out over 7 fronts, and about 100 pilots per side, everyone spreads out and starts milkrunning bases.  If one side gets even a slight disadvantage, the side thats even slightly down, just moves elsewhere and attacks where the enemy isn't.

So either I'm attacking the enemy with a 4 to 1 advantage (no fun), or I'm fighting at a 4 to 1 disadvantage.  And thats no fun either.

Its not the terrain, its the number of players, and how we're playing it.  Maybe a different starting setup would help, where each side starts with one sector?

[Nefarious]

I like it overall, But I feel this map might never reset!....

It is also ver disorenting unlike the other 256, I think it is the canyons.

I like the high alts bases A little odd but It helps the community get out of the furball mentality.Furballing isnt gonna help reset this map.

If you Use an airplane like it was meant to be used, you shouldnt see a problem at all IMO.

[Mini D]

The map seems to offer something for everyone.  By doing that... it means that not every area is for everyone.

The thing I don't really like about the MA right now is that people would rather be milkrunning than fighting.  I believe its time for HTC to turn the ack lethality/accuracy back up.  Seems if 200 people are on, 150 different bases are being hit.

[Morsa]

Most planes are green.

This map is hard to the eyes.

And boring.

And feel like playing in another world, not Earth.

The canyons are funny but not realistic.

Cant feel inmersed with this planes in this enviromment

This World do not exists

I hate this map.

[Nath[BDP]]

Who finds bombing bases and taking fields fun? I like furballing. There should be some accomodation for it, wouldnt you agree Nefari?

[SirLoin]

Good stuff Wabbit!...See,there you go guys.A little input is all that's needed and the map gets tweaked...

[poopster]

It's too big

It's brown

It's blah

It's boring

I tried it

I don't like it

Its almost impossible to find a fun fight

Prewhine came true.

But hey, I got options

Enjoy

[eskimo2]

Vulcan.

HTC released a terrain editor a while back.

Your up.

eskimo

[J_A_B]

I won't speak for anyone but myself, but I don't mind the terrain.  In fact, I rather like it.  I like the brown color (nice to see something different now and then), I like the different altitude fields so everything isn't always on the deck, I like the general layout.

What I don't like is the requirements it was built to.  Namely, 512 x 512.   However, this is not the AK's fault so they deserve a big for making it.  

J_A_B