Far Cry 2 Level Editor Contest Thread

All I can say about when it comes to game violence is "get over it", children who are violent are NOT inspired by games, a little guy in a green suit with a sword, shield and spells is FAR less dangerous than kids who get actual physical toys to swing around and so on.
I could shoot anybody down who starts pointing the finger at violence in video games being a major issue in violent behaviour now, I sure as hell wish I could have spoken directly to that jack thompson fellow, everyone else who talked to him sounded like they didn't have a brain in their head.

zahlenbechk wrote:....Anyway, about those Far Cry 2 maps.  I kinda see where you are coming from tho. 
/Back on topic.

lol the contest is over for over a month and you're somehow on topic now?!

im finally pulling out skytropolis...  but i need help, it's bugged or something, i dunno, but the damn map lags like a bitch for no apparent reason...

im plopping down a few oc blocks and putting the spawn points down, then uploading it to ubi, but it sure as hell isnt done.   like i said, it lags a lot for some reason...    might be due to the elevation, i dont know.

This isnt skytropolis though, mind you, skytropolis has a ton more buildings, rope bridges, and a shrine. Fc2 lags too much to handle skytropolis, which is just F-ed up cuz Battlefield 1942, where i first built it, ran the map smoothly.

This is a nonexistant corner of skytropolis, after an apocalyptic  uh...  airquake.

Ok I was just avoiding that debate, I never really was on topic anyway .

Oooh cool, Call of Juarez looked good from the demo, but apperently there was a lot more of the non gunfighting drivvle in full release so um ya.  The sequel looks a lot better. Pure gun fighting apparently.

About that map, I'll upload the new version tomorrow.  Maybe a little more potential play testing will churn up some inspiration/

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Whoa, that discussion seemed pretty intense there for a second, but no worries, I can get pretty heated about certain issues too.  None which I care to bring up here or now though.  I don't wanna get the boot for anything which would only enrage me further.  lol  Anyways, if you guys are on, I'll jump on for a bit, but I've really been trying to get this next map off the ground so it'll be ready for prime time this weekend.  I just figured out how to fine tweak the rotating angles of objects so I can get even more particular for no apparent reason.  heh.  Well I'd say my next map is about 90% done as I just have to fill it out with sensible cover and pretty details.  Alright enough talk, time to blow off some steam for a bit. cya

Nevermind, seems the server is empty right now.  I'll probably just finish my map.  I just wanted to say that I liked that new map by Zahl and Judo.  The placement of diamonds and spawns make sense.  I've been trying to offset those also for gameplay but my map layout  isn't all that symetrical so it's a bit of a pain to balance out the teams.  I'll try to get a teaser up sometime soon tho.  later

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Almost done, was gonna post a picture but you'll just have to wait till tommorrow to see it.  Don't wanna watch it sink before it sets sail.  lol.  jk, be gentle.  I just completely remade what I wanted to do with farout bunker.  Now that I'm a whole lot more efficient and wiser its going together pretty well.  It seems there are so many good maps out there with great innovative ideas, it's tough to come up with new stuff.  At least we're not stuck with stock maps.  Alright, here I go talking too much again, next thing you know I'll start talking about zelda.    joking

Wow you guys are still here ?

i second zahl's question.     i would guess 5 minutes = 1 hour, but what do i know? 
ou, nice map there, did you use fort blocks for the rails around the rocks there? very witty man!

although i have to say it's still a garden...   even if it's a rock garden    or a dead one for that matter, all dried up   see, what im doing is immagining that same screenshot "before" it dried up...  i see green rocks and ground and leaves on that dead tree....   i think it WAS a garden 

do you know a better place we can all sit around a campfire, discussing maps, and passing them around like a peace pipe?

usually a wooden pipe used for smoking tobacco, but it can be used for smoking other herbs.   some people mix several herbs and smoke that.

usually referring to a peace pipe indicates a hand made pipe.

Puff, puff, pass! that's the rule!

hope y'all got your copy of skytropolis wqhile you could, cuz it's updated now.    Zahl, i will e mail you a copy if you want to lend a hand in finishing things up.   i've got the paths mapped out, all that's left are correcting minor mishaps, details, and general gameplay optimization-which mostly consists of meticoulous placement of detail objects.

she's almost done!  

Media.moddb.com

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haha now i jsut have to see if i can fit it on ubiserver  when you're finished

we'll test it when we get a chance and then...  we'll see

That reminds me of an area is Far Cry 1, looks like it could be fun okayplayer, however I think after the moddb competition, I aquired a stronger taste for unusual maps, so the same old stock standard doesn't appeal much to me anymore.

Which brings me to the next thing...i'm working on 2 maps right now, both are fairly basic visually (kinda like watch your step or pacman), however the aim was to make a strange play experience.

The first map is just a big flat wall, and poking out of that wall is a mesh of girders which players will be fighting along.
In order to try and stop congestion, i've made it kind of like snakes and ladders, only the players will be fighting across the board, not up.
One more thing...the map is on an uneasy tilt, the purpose of this is to make players feel like they're going to fall off the side...and believe me, it works
So yeah anyway, not so much working on that map right now as I am on the 2nd map.

The 2nd map is called "Cube"....
Basically, realism is going out the window again, there is a giant floating cube (not really a cube though), and all sides will be traversable, including the bottom.
It will be designed with TDM in mind, but will also be built with CTD in mind since CTD is the most played on eagles server.

Screenshots will come soon.

Skytropolis has been updated and awaits approval, while it's been uploaded to the ubi server already.   Zahl gave it a touch of life by adding a few more trees, some rocks below, and now the skytropolis is above water.

Moddb.com

If it's gonna be tested tonight, that would kick ass!
it's not exactly what you would call optimized, but it's ready for some showcasing and playtesting.

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