Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: GhostII on May 23, 2011, 06:19:38 PM
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:O
Just as a discussion, I picture a map that looks much like bikini atoll. A broken ring of land on the outer and then vast open water for carrier fleet ops or anphib landings on distant shores
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Well stop wasting time posting here !!! Get to work !!! Most of the maps are player made.
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Sure, feel free to make one :aok
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+1
... and for the peanut gallery, remind me how many player-made MA terrains have been put in the rotation in the last, say, 5 years? :headscratch:
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... and for the peanut gallery, remind me how many player-made MA terrains have been put in the rotation in the last, say, 5 years? :headscratch:
dunno about 5 years but i believe baltic was the latest one...half of the ma terrains are player made.
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+1
... and for the peanut gallery, remind me how many player-made MA terrains have been put in the rotation in the last, say, 5 years? :headscratch:
I think all that were submitted :P
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ok thats 1 in 5 years, 1 in 5 years ... can I get 2 in 5 years? anyone? anyone with 2 in 5 years? [/auctioneer]
:D
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ok thats 1 in 5 years, 1 in 5 years ... can I get 2 in 5 years? anyone? anyone with 2 in 5 years? [/auctioneer]
Grinder?
I've submitted a terrain for the AvA, and am still working on a medium map for the MA. It's not as fast and easy as some would like to think, and it takes HTC a while to validate them before stamping their approval for making them live in the rotation.
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ok thats 1 in 5 years, 1 in 5 years ... can I get 2 in 5 years? anyone? anyone with 2 in 5 years? [/auctioneer]
:D
Beta2, Mesaview, and TagMA come to mind as maps that have been added in the four years since I started.
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as well as a few that needed to be updated...by a player
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few things to say here, myself.
1) is the demand for new maps that high?
2) how hard is it to get started in the map creating aspect of AH?
3) is the map editor still functional?
4) is anyone willing to coach a new map creator through the beginning stages?
ok. im done. :bolt:
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Wasn't a new map added about a month ago?
Grinder?
Attention span of a gnat I tell ya.
:headscratch:
wrongway
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few things to say here, myself.
1) is the demand for new maps that high?
2) how hard is it to get started in the map creating aspect of AH?
3) is the map editor still functional?
4) is anyone willing to coach a new map creator through the beginning stages?
ok. im done. :bolt:
1) apparently so
2) not hard. just download the terrain editor and go at it
3) should be
4) go to the terrain editor forum; lots of good info. Check the stickies for MrMidi's tutorials
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2) not hard. just download the terrain editor and go at it
:lol you've never used the TE have you?
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:lol you've never used the TE have you?
i think i was able to make a big square mountain after an hour. LOL
:salute to all the map makers that know what they're doing :)
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:lol you've never used the TE have you?
Grinder?
I've submitted a terrain for the AvA, and am still working on a medium map for the MA. It's not as fast and easy as some would like to think, and it takes HTC a while to validate them before stamping their approval for making them live in the rotation.
Yes I have.
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sry missed that. so you'll appreciate better than most that very few players will have the technical skills to work with a 3D modelling app (and the TE isnt the easiest to learn on), fewer the creative talent to make an interesting and realistic feeling map, and fewer still to combine all this with a deep understanding of the way the map layout and gameplay mechanics interact. not to mention the time it takes.
point is its fine saying "maps are player made", but the reality is that they generally arent. imo the new grinder map is the best thing to happen to this game since the graphics were updated. and when you look at the great work thats gone into some of the SEA maps its a shame we cant have some of that for the MA (north african desert, snowy northern europe etc).
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Yep, no arguement from me. ;)
Only a small group of elite techo-geeks has the patience and brain wiring to use the TE in its current form. I am not "elite" status yet - far from in in fact - but am geek enough to create something that hopefully will see the light of day online. :D
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sry missed that. so you'll appreciate better than most that very few players will have the technical skills to work with a 3D modelling app (and the TE isnt the easiest to learn on), fewer the creative talent to make an interesting and realistic feeling map, and fewer still to combine all this with a deep understanding of the way the map layout and gameplay mechanics interact. not to mention the time it takes.
that's kinda the point isn't it? of course we would like new terrains...there is no question of that...but then it comes down to "how bad do you want it?" a person who wants to take the time to learn how could do it if it means that much to them...htc has provided the tools and there are people who did take the time to learn then turned around and created tutorials for people to learn from...plenty of assistance too. it's not impossible to do, just very time consuming.
or wait for htc to do it...after they address the bugs people report, which can't be done by players...and create new aircraft and vehicles, which can't be done by players...none of us knows the full depth and scope of what htc staff has on their plate daily.
as much as i would like to see new terrains too, i'd much rather have htc devote as much time as possible to introducing new aircraft and vehicles...