Hoth Map with screen shots help needed too!!

[vas_zag]

you can change the draw distance of the map in wordspawn

[stride]

k guys im pretty much done with this map so im gonna wait for the at-at to come out to realese it.
Thanks for all you help

[Neon]

Have you already the objectives and stuff ?
0.o

[MadCow1989]

Cant you have a ATST version released this looks **** amazing lol

[stride]

I could but that would ruin the ATAT version right, but if something happens and the atat doesnt come out then I will have to.

[vas_zag]

yeah he is right to wait
i know i would if i spent all this time mapping a great hoth level then released it with a very important factor

[stride]

Ok the fps for me here is 50 and i have a radion 9800. O man the fps would be a killer for everyone. The OUTSIDE area is very VERY big. When I make the distancecull lower than the outside area the sky looks like the VOID. When i lower it to how i really want it the fps goes up and its great but there is no way in hell im gonna let the sky look like crap . I really dont want anyone to have bad fps. Can someone tell me how to lower the distancecull without messing up the sky. Making it look like THIS . Thanks

[mergatroid]

I think that's impossible but I haven't tried my hand out on large, outdoor maps before.

[Lindsey]

Study Ravens Hoth SP map by decompiling it. Having a mix of fog and distancecull will be good. Also try putting gridsize 4096 4096 4096 4096 in the worldspawn

[stride]

Decomplile is that possible. How do you do that lol??

[mergatroid]

Don't worry about decompiling it, there is the Hoth siege .map sample that came with either the game or GTKradient.

[MadCow1989]

oh god if thats your FPS it wil kill mine am only on a 700 mhz lol

[wedge2211]

Check this: http://www.shaderlab.com/q3map2/manu...hull_guide.htm

Basically, if you use the keys _farplanedist <distance> and _foghull <path to skybox shader> instead of distancecull, then the engine will draw the skybox you specify at the distance you give it, instead of simply NOT drawing anything. If your skybox is a flat color that matches the fog color, it will look like your map just fades to fog everywhere. Check my maps Oracle and Corellian Platform Encounter for some examples if you want to see more.

[Dolmkazaahr]

This Looks like its gona be even better than the SIEGE_DESTROYER Map made by Raven!!!!!!!And about the AT-AT as far as i can tell from wat Duncan said to me and everyone else on the forums, the actual Model, animation, sound, and vehicle are done, but Scouttrooper has nto quite finished the skin, almost done though and Phunk, the coder for it, is still workin on another project (Movie Battles II).

[Dolmkazaahr]

OMFG!!!!!!!!!FPS problems and the AT-ATs arent even in yet , I seriously need to get that new graphics card before this come out, mind u my speeds not that bad, its 1666 mhz, Pentium 4.

[Dolmkazaahr]

Mind you Ive saved up most of the money now so i can get a new graphics card...sry im babbling!!1

[stride]

ok guys.
I got fps up to about 120. Thanks wedge2211 for the link it really helped.

[Dolmkazaahr]

Stride go to Duncans site and u will get the beta of it for ur map!!!

[Dolmkazaahr]

Im talkin about the AT-AT

[MadCow1989]

Beta version of the ATAT at duncans site!

http://io.meskinaw.net/io_downloads.html Release The map already

[TIE-pilot]

nah... the beta isnt soo good... wait for the final.
this week more isnt soo bad

[TIE-pilot]

bad news guys... i tryed to spawn the atat and a snow-speeder-tfp on the map naboohills... the atat works to spawn... but if i spawn the snow-speeder-tfp the game crashed...

EDIT: Phew good news... it was the map... i spawned both on ravens mp/siege_hoth... and it WORKS

[MadCow1989]

as i sayd on duncans ATAt threat its couse the maps vehicle slots are already full

[EvilJedi]

One objective for the imperials could be to get Vader inside the Rebel Base or the Rebels' objective could be to get Han and Leia alive to the falcon (you could make them NPCs dunno where you're gunna get 'em but just thinkin of ideas here)

Also, not sure if you're going to do this, but don't make any NPCs or vehicles respawn, the imperials don't have any technology to make an ATAT appear when one died now do they?

[TIE-pilot]

respawnable atats arent unfair:
the rebels gor snosspeeders, so try to shoot them down: its impossible so mal respawnable atats

[stride]

I was thinking about the future of this map. Hmm I want to redo
the main field area now that i know a better terrain making technique. Should I make the new area hilly kind of round or
more canyon like? Orr.. maybe i could do like a canyon look far
from the echo base a make it flatten as it gets closer to echo
base. So many ways i can redo it. I need help. What do you
guys think would be best for this. If i give it a canyon look the
frame rate would pop up since I know more about this stuff now
and how to keep the fps high in canyons. Not that it wouldnt be
good with a hilly look. Hmm hilly, canyon, hilly, canyon, hilly...
both?! I could even make it kinda of ditchy with like gaps and stuff. What would be best?? Im not sure any
suggestions?

[Lindsey]

1. Watch the film ESB

2. Flat and hilly is best for these walkers

3. fog goes a lon way, it helps the FPS too.

4. Send me the map (lindseymr7@hotmail.com on MSN)

and I could test it and give you a more detailed suggestion.

[stride]

aww everything is so flat that why i want to make ne terrain.

[Dolmkazaahr]

Ask Majin to give u his edited AT-AT that him, Duncan, KOTORMrJay and others have been working on cause it is now much more impressive than the original beta.

[PR-0927]

Stride, would you like my remake of Duncan_10158's AT-AT? It is definitely better than most people can make it. I'm thinking about adding shields to them, since they did have shields. Only if I can figure out how to...

[DarkLordTrooper]

oh man oh man, cant wait for another hoth map cuz the one included in JA was pretty lame. I cant wait for some ATATs

[PR-0927]

Yeah the original Hoth map in JA just sucks!!!!

[EvilJedi]

LOL It's nothing like the movie, but it is fun to play with 32 people in the New Republic Server

[Neon]

Plz release a BETA before you remake it, plz (if it's possible).
What happends when you put the AT-AT beta in the map?
But don't use majins AT-AT, because he isn't allowed to release it, it would be released with your map, so think about it before you use his one

[wedge2211]

Believe me, recieving a well-tested final version would be WAY better than recieving a half-baked beta, DogGy.

Long live the private beta!

[PR-0927]

Originally posted by DogGy
Plz release a BETA before you remake it, plz (if it's possible).
What happends when you put the AT-AT beta in the map?
But don't use majins AT-AT, because he isn't allowed to release it, it would be released with your map, so think about it before you use his one

DogGy, I'm not gonna release my remake of the AT-AT. Not unless Duncan_10158 says it is O.K. Plus, I sent it to people to beta test and get important feedback, why not to Stride as well?

[Neon]

And how is this map going ?????

[DuncanFrost]

How is the map going?
Suggestion: have luke in a pilot costume if possible.