50 storeys of mayhem

[Timelord]

@mack7963

isnt locker on official servers?, while i agree, vehicles definitely complete the game, it would be interesting to see how the map plays if the vehicle and infantry are two separate entities in the same game, the underground parking lot would span across the two buildings and be two or three levels down, this would allow enough of an area to have a vehicle battle going on while the infantry are fighting in the building,

Locker is an official map, but if I remember correctly there are no vehicles on that anyway right?

[Timelord]

@mack7963

never having played CS i have no clue, thye only time ive seen CS being played was when i was in florida and that was back in 1995 i think, never saw anything like this, i think that most FPS’s tend to work on large areas, whereas this is a more confined space to play in, two maps that spring to mind on BF are locker and Metro, they both have that confined gameplay but what i want to achieve is to make the players work as a squad and more tactically, with locker there are too many routes that allow an every man for himself mentality to set in, metro is closer to where im going with this, specially with the two buildings on Alpha, i have been involved in some really good fire fights, i think if the map is designed with the right mentality then it CAN force players to work together, such as hving to have two team members to activate levolutions, but its early days yet, so we’ll see how this progresses.

CS:GO is huge, but I havent played it in years as I suck REALLY bad,

There was also an office map on CS.

[Timelord]

@mack7963

so i thought i would post these images, this is the basic, and i do mean basic, overall design, shapewise, of the buildings, obviously there is some work to do but for now this is it at its most basic level, youll notice the gap between the two buildings, this is where the entrance to an underground parking lot will be, one double entrance at each end , i think one main skywalk will be better, as this will force a more tactical attack/defend gameplay, as i said, there is a lot more work to be done, but the basis is now set

Nice work so far! I am really enjoying hearing about your progress

[usmaan99]

@Timelord_

Wasnt there something like that in the original Counter Strike, or am I dreaming this up?

dont know have never played counter strike.

[Timelord]

Sorry - was kinda thinking out loud.

This is the one I was thinking of.

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[mack7963]

so here is the Skywalk connecting bridge, which i literally just finished, it will be 60m in length, the windows will allow snipers to pick off troops from above, below and from both sides, but there is enough cover for players to cross, however, because i want the map to force a more team oriented game play, to successfully stop players reaching the other side, snipers will have to work in pairs, also the glass will present an obstacle so that the first shot wont be the kill shot, any suggestions on the design will always be welcome, the central walkway still needs things like rails either side, possibly with metal plates running along the length of it to provide extra protection.

[usmaan99]

@mack7963

so here is the Skywalk connecting bridge, which i literally just finished, it will be 60m in length, the windows will allow snipers to pick off troops from above, below and from both sides, but there is enough cover for players to cross, however, because i want the map to force a more team oriented game play, to successfully stop players reaching the other side, snipers will have to work in pairs, also the glass will present an obstacle so that the first shot wont be the kill shot, any suggestions on the design will always be welcome, the central walkway still needs things like rails either side, possibly with metal plates running along the length of it to provide extra protection.

looks good

[usmaan99]

@mack7963

so here is the Skywalk connecting bridge, which i literally just finished, it will be 60m in length, the windows will allow snipers to pick off troops from above, below and from both sides, but there is enough cover for players to cross, however, because i want the map to force a more team oriented game play, to successfully stop players reaching the other side, snipers will have to work in pairs, also the glass will present an obstacle so that the first shot wont be the kill shot, any suggestions on the design will always be welcome, the central walkway still needs things like rails either side, possibly with metal plates running along the length of it to provide extra protection.

would there be more than 1 walkway?

[mack7963]

@usmaan99

would there be more than 1 walkway?

im tempted to go with just one, that would intensify the battles at that point of crossing, i was thinking of having a single roof section to allow two points of connection between the two buildings, but what do you think?, more than one walkway or not?.

[usmaan99]

@mack7963

im tempted to go with just one, that would intensify the battles at that point of crossing, i was thinking of having a single roof section to allow two points of connection between the two buildings, but what do you think?, more than one walkway or not?.

i think 2 because with 2 if there is more fighting at 1 of the walkways one team can push through the second and flank around and capture the other walkway suprising the enemy.

[mack7963]

@usmaan99

i think 2 because with 2 if there is more fighting at 1 of the walkways one team can push through the second and flank around and capture the other walkway suprising the enemy.

good point, then the answer to your initial question is two walkways

[mack7963]

usmaan99, question, would you have the skywalks on two different levels and central, so one above the other, or on the same level ?

[usmaan99]

@mack7963

usmaan99, question, would you have the skywalks on two different levels and central, so one above the other, or on the same level ?

i guess having it on another level would add a chance to parachut onto the other skywalk and shoot through the ceiling if it has a glass roof. so yh it could be better to have it on another level

[usmaan99]

a bit like scrapmetal in bf3. you could get on top of the walkways and shoot from the top.

[mack7963]

@usmaan99

a bit like scrapmetal in bf3. you could get on top of the walkways and shoot from the top.

dont think i ever played scrap metal, but i didnt have the other maps in BF3, something else that came to mind about having two walkways was that because the space between the buildings will be 60m it would be enough room to get a chopper in there, having two walkways will test the pilots skill, flying inbetween the walkways or under the bottom one.

[Timelord]

@mack7963

so here is the Skywalk connecting bridge, which i literally just finished, it will be 60m in length, the windows will allow snipers to pick off troops from above, below and from both sides, but there is enough cover for players to cross, however, because i want the map to force a more team oriented game play, to successfully stop players reaching the other side, snipers will have to work in pairs, also the glass will present an obstacle so that the first shot wont be the kill shot, any suggestions on the design will always be welcome, the central walkway still needs things like rails either side, possibly with metal plates running along the length of it to provide extra protection.

That loooks pretty cool. Some Claymores on each entrance and you have a snipers eaven

[Timelord]

@mack7963

im tempted to go with just one, that would intensify the battles at that point of crossing, i was thinking of having a single roof section to allow two points of connection between the two buildings, but what do you think?, more than one walkway or not?.

Or how about an identical walkway across the map, so the snipers can face off with one another

[mack7963]

keep making the suggestions, as all this will be presented to dice when its done, in reference to the walkways you mean have them on the same level, love that idea

[usmaan99]

@mack7963

keep making the suggestions, as all this will be presented to dice when its done, in reference to the walkways you mean have them on the same level, love that idea

has anymore progress been made?

[Timelord]

Paging @mack7963 We are looking for some updates! lol.