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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Max on December 18, 2012, 01:55:06 PM
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New patch and a new LW map by Greebo. Thank you sir :aok :aok :aok
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Hope I get to see it when I get home.
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New patch and a new LW map by Greebo. Thank you sir :aok :aok :aok
New map. Now that is cool..... :aok
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What's the name of it ? Incase it gets rolled before I get to log on. Thanks Greebo for your hard work.
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What's the name of it ? Incase it gets rolled before I get to log on. Thanks Greebo for your hard work.
Its called CraterMA or something like that. Sounds like something Lawndart makes...LOL :rofl
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It looks like a microscopic germ. I have dubbed the new map VIRUS :devil
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Picture?
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No doubt about it Greebo rocks in F6F and this new map. If he were a woman I'd marry him.
rhino
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Well done and much appreciated Greebo :salute :x
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thank you Greebo ! :salute
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Picture?
Can't find any of the clipboard map, but there are a few screen shoots in this thread http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,277040.0.html
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This map is absolutely a thing of beauty.
:rock
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Been playing on it for an hour or so and all I can say is........Awesome :rock
Thanks for the hard work on it Greebo :salute
Now that all need to be done is keep it from getting flipped for more than an hour :noid
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Greebo!!!! :x
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Funny I think TT is surrounded by like 50k foot mountains...and there is a il2.flying around in it right now lol
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Funny I think TT is surrounded by like 50k foot mountains
What makes you think that? :headscratch:
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The map's alt scale says the caldera ring is 8k.
The rooks will have the caldera captured by tomorrow morning becasue of this. You will need a strategic bombing initiative to kick them out or accept their dweebishness like with the center island TT on the last map.
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IT IS A GREEBO CHRISTMAS!!! Thank you Greebo/HTC! :banana: :x :cheers: :airplane:
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Funny I think TT is surrounded by like 50k foot mountains...and there is a il2.flying around in it right now lol
Remind me to never ask you to navigate.
(PS, you owe someone an apology for blindly insulting/defaming their work/effort without any justifyable reason)
(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/screenshots3/CraterMA_display_map.jpg)
OMG, a TT surrounded by 12k mountains w/ 14-15k peaks... (average successful MA buff level-bombing altitude is?....)
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OMG, a TT surrounded by 12k mountains w/ 14-15k peaks... (average successful MA buff level-bombing altitude is?....)
35 k for the win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
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I'm not knocking the work..I really like the map and I give my hats off <S> to it. I did look at scale and they look really tall that's all. I didn't mean 50k so literally. Also I don't mind if TT didn't have mountains around it. I only thought it was funny because of the will that il2 had to make it over the mountains that I thought were much higher.
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Very Cool map. Will be interesting to see how this one plays.
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(average successful MA buff level-bombing altitude is?....)
On the deck then bail?
Excellent map Greebo...thank you :aok
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Thank you very much greebo, great work! :rock :cheers: :salute
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This map won't allow you to hide 400 players in your backfeild.
All of your airfeilds are within striking distance hopefuly so you don't have to peek under every rock or look on top of the clouds to find a fight. And the GV bases are arranged so taking one does not stop the GV furball. It just moves it one base over in response to any enemy initiative.
It will be alot easier to respond across fronts to sneek attacks. Porking resources to stop the defence means porking 2 sectors back and 4 wide. You have uncapturable airfeilds situated to up long range high alt fighter sweeps to cover both country fronts. Which means they can respond to attempts to strategicly bomb the backfeild resources down at the secondary bases.
Chances are this map will just be one long furball and very few players will leverage the strategic under pinings to allow organised attack and defence. Or the rooks will just swamp the map like they have been doing lately. Reminds me of the build up to JSO years ago when sunday nights they upped 300+ and made maps unplayable.
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Funny I think TT is surrounded by like 50k foot mountains...and there is a il2.flying around in it right now lol
that was probably me. :D
I loaded up the bombs, 4 rockets, the 37mm's, and %75. It took me what seemed like 3 hours and 8 mins to get to 13k to get through the pass, but once I did I had a great time. Once I made it to the battle field I dove down at high speed and surveyed the battle lines. I saw an enemy Panther and figured I'd try mu ch with the bombs, I line up and dove in for kill #1. The next pass I found a T34/85 flaking to the water side and putting my comrades on the ground in danger. I dove in and line up and fired all four RS-132 rockets... score! I tracked the T34/85 well enough to keep him immobile and allow my comrades on the ground their chance to flank him. Ords gone, I grabbed some altitude to check damage and fuel (I took a lot of MG fire but no dmg to the hardy IL-2). Back on my perch I see 10+ tanks rolling towards a lesser number of allied tanks. Thinking I'll get back in to the role playing thing, I like up on a Pzr IV for a 37mm run. Pop goes the weasel. Not once, not twice, not thrice, but 4 times I was able to line up on Panzer IV's and pop their turrets off their hulls like the head of a dandelion off the stalk. A quick check of ammo and I still have 40 rounds of 37mm left, but alas just then I get raked by a sneaky Wirblewind and I get a radiator hit. Knowing my time is short I turn back towards V99 to hopefully land my kills for the Mudderland! I get wheels down and the engine cuts out, luckily I had enough E to roll on to the main pad and land my 6 kills. Total time in the air: less than 20 mins. Total time over the battlefield: 5-6 minutes. Yes, a loaded up IL-2 takes awhile to climb over those mountains. :D
Greebo did one heck of a job with this map. A huge thank you to him for breathing new life in to AH for a lot of players! Now... can we get you to build a desert or snow map for the MA? :D :salute Greebo
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Very cool map. Thanks Greebo for all you pour into the game.
Would it be possible, at all, to lock in the 3 center V bases to be untakable?
I love the crater. The fighter that gets into position and patrols around the crater will often find low energy climbers trying to climb over the peaks. Would make it tough for planes carrying bombs to make it in clean...
OUTSTANDING NEW MAP!!
:cheers:
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Awesome map
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Just popped in to say.....GREAT JOB on the new map!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Great map Greebo :salute
Fester, will you be trying for the 1 up? :devil oh I hope :x
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Thank You!
:salute
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Great work, :aok
get him on the payrole !!!"
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ty Greebo excellent map. :aok
:salute
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TT is amazing. NO BOMB TARDS!!!!! :rock :rock :rock :rock yet :cry :cry :cry :cry
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map was cool what little bit I saw flying around :aok
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New patch and a new LW map by Greebo. Thank you sir :aok :aok :aok
Thank you Greebo! :aok
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Thank you very much Greebo :salute
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thank you greebo im glad we got a new map :) i liked it
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Thanks for all the work that one took Greebo. Have to see how it plays out but it sure is beautiful.
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Would it be possible, at all, to lock in the 3 center V bases to be untakable?
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Personally, I prefer them to be takable. :devil
:banana:
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Thank you everyone, I'm glad most people seem to like it. I tried to design the map to generate constant action for both GVers and flyers.
The TT crater rim is not high enough to prevent air attack completely but it will increase transit times enough to reduce the frequency of attacks. There are three notches on the rim which are about 2000 ft lower than the rest of the rim and these should make good spots for fighters to ambush TT griefers.
I thought about making some of the TT bases uncapturable but decided against it. However I did make the bases easier to capture from the spawns towards the rim of the crater than from those nearer the centre.
One thing that is missing from the map at present is the weather system I designed for it. The latest version of AH requires all terrains' weather files be redone, but the editors for doing that aren't out yet. The old weather included stuff like cloud banks to hide fleets under, cloud cover over the TT bases and even a volcano that vented steam from time to time.
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thanks for a great new map :banana:
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Thank you everyone, I'm glad most people seem to like it. I tried to design the map to generate constant action for both GVers and flyers.
The TT crater rim is not high enough to prevent air attack completely but it will increase transit times enough to reduce the frequency of attacks. There are three notches on the rim which are about 2000 ft lower than the rest of the rim and these should make good spots for fighters to ambush TT griefers.
I thought about making some of the TT bases uncapturable but decided against it. However I did make the bases easier to capture from the spawns towards the rim of the crater than from those nearer the centre.
One thing that is missing from the map at present is the weather system I designed for it. The latest version of AH requires all terrains' weather files be redone, but the editors for doing that aren't out yet. The old weather included stuff like cloud banks to hide fleets under, cloud cover over the TT bases and even a volcano that vented steam from time to time.
Great job Greebo, and those weather options sound great, I hope you get to add them.
On a side note, how long do you think it took you to build it, just a rough number?
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Excellent map Greebo! :banana:
I familiarized myself with the terrain a few times in the big valley furball we were having. Tasted pretty good! :aok
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Had a great time on the CRATER last night. Thanks Greebo! PS-Sea Hurricanes need to be enabled on carriers....
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I started it about four years ago, doing a few weeks work on it here and there when I wasn't skinning planes. It has been redone umpteen times to address developments in the game like the strat cities, new terrain systems, the 20% capture rule etc.
Also players have suggested improvements which I implemented, particularly Easyscor who found a lot of bugs in it, Fester who suggested revisions to TT and TDeacon who suggested grouping SPs close together at each base and adding the chains of V bases.
I doubt I'll do another unless there is some addition to the game like bridge bases that would create some new tactical dimension to MA terrain design.
The Sea Hurricane was added after I submitted the terrain, so that's an HTC booboo.
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Best map, so far (only played on it for one day). The TT seems to work well, with good maneuvering options, and good resistance to base sweeps and attack plane hordes. Some of my deranged Rook comrades attempted their usual capture-everything-in-TT behavior, but fortunately failed to do so.
I haven't even tried the chained VBases yet, since TT was so enjoyable. Great job!!
MH
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And it already has been "won".
There I was, hoping for an evening of tank town fun... and MesaView shows up instead :(
Sytem: A whine has been recorded
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And it already has been "won".
There I was, hoping for an evening of tank town fun... and MesaView shows up instead :(
Sytem: A whine has been recorded
wonderful, I was going to log in early to get some more time on it. Oh well I guess I watch tv with the wife.
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And it already has been "won".
There I was, hoping for an evening of tank town fun... and MesaView shows up instead :(
Sytem: A whine has been recorded
I was going to post the same observation. Perhaps obsolete terrains like Mesaview should be replaced with additional instances (in the rotation) of CraterMA.
I tried Mesaview for an hour, but the long drives to the GV action, the constant attack aircraft presence, and the flat terrain made it too frustrating.
MH
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Woulda been nice if we could have had it rerun a few times since it just came out. I mean, nobody had even started to complain about it yet.. :lol
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It is up in the Mid War arena.
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I thought about it for a day Greebo, I like it. As far as TT is concerned that is great. Let the tankers tank. I don't tank much but on the other hand I don't like spoiling another person's fun. Yes I know I bomb some gvs but that is when there is capture threat outside of TT.
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The map's alt scale says the caldera ring is 8k.
The rooks will have the caldera captured by tomorrow morning becasue of this. You will need a strategic bombing initiative to kick them out or accept their dweebishness like with the center island TT on the last map.
Bustr has a valid point. I believe that all TT vbases should be uncapturable, :pray especially these. Nonetheless, HTC and Greebo have earned my admiration for doing such an awesome job in making a great thing even greater. :cheers:
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Had a great time on the CRATER last night. Thanks Greebo! PS-Sea Hurricanes need to be enabled on carriers....
This was the only problem with the map, we were missing sea hurricanes. Hope to see it up next time with updated clouds and sea hurricanes, and mostly I hope to see it again in the rotation soon.
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And it already has been "won".
There I was, hoping for an evening of tank town fun... and MesaView shows up instead :(
Sytem: A whine has been recorded
Well, you know, maybe if you bombed the Rooks instead of the Knits strats, or asked your countrymen to not roll the map....
Sytem: A whine has been recorded
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This was the only problem with the map, we were missing sea hurricanes. Hope to see it up next time with updated clouds and sea hurricanes, and mostly I hope to see it again in the rotation soon.
I fixed the lack of the Sea Hurricane on the CV's this morning.
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Haven't played it yet but thank you for your efforts "Greebo" .
:rock
HL
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I fixed the lack of the Sea Hurricane on the CV's this morning.
Thank you Sir! :aok
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Thank you Greebo. Excellent job. :aok
The way the map is configured, the fighter pilots can engage other fighter pilots.
The bombers can bomb fields, towns, and strats to their hearts content. The GV'ers can duke it out without the bombguys (I had to edit that word). In TT you see all of the perked rides being used. We have never seen that before. :rock
The map has a little of everything.
You can tell allot of thought went into the design of the map.
:salute
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Oh well I guess I watch tv with the wife.
Desparate times call for desparate measures :devil
Hey, that could be a good cartoon :rofl
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Awesome map! The best yet! Wish it stayed in rotation longer. Loved TT with the beautiful lake and the mountains. You're an artist!
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:aok
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Thank you everyone, I'm glad most people seem to like it. I tried to design the map to generate constant action for both GVers and flyers.
The TT crater rim is not high enough to prevent air attack completely but it will increase transit times enough to reduce the frequency of attacks. There are three notches on the rim which are about 2000 ft lower than the rest of the rim and these should make good spots for fighters to ambush TT griefers.
I thought about making some of the TT bases uncapturable but decided against it. However I did make the bases easier to capture from the spawns towards the rim of the crater than from those nearer the centre.
One thing that is missing from the map at present is the weather system I designed for it. The latest version of AH requires all terrains' weather files be redone, but the editors for doing that aren't out yet. The old weather included stuff like cloud banks to hide fleets under, cloud cover over the TT bases and even a volcano that vented steam from time to time.
I hate to say this Greebo but your map is a much better Christmas present than the game update! You sir go above and beyond the call of duty with your skins and Map <S>!
All the Best and keep up the great work!
Jay
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Its called CraterMA or something like that. Sounds like something Lawndart makes...LOL :rofl
Awe thanks way I feel so loved.
Lawndart
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Just to chime in -- fantastic work Greebo! The skins you do, and now this map, really add a great element to the game. :)
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Thank you Greebo. Excellent job. :aok
The way the map is configured, the fighter pilots can engage other fighter pilots.
The bombers can bomb fields, towns, and strats to their hearts content. The GV'ers can duke it out without the bombguys (I had to edit that word). In TT you see all of the perked rides being used. We have never seen that before. :rock
The map has a little of everything.
You can tell allot of thought went into the design of the map.
:salute
That's what I thought, "A lot of thought went into the design...."
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I fixed the lack of the Sea Hurricane on the CV's this morning.
Played some last night, thanks, others voiced apreciation that the sea hurricane was added (I didn't take advatnage of it).
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Just tried to download this map and it says it can't be found on this server.
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Just tried to download this map and it says it can't be found on this server.
It will download in the game. The WEB page download link is currently unavailable.