http://www.spiralgraphics.biz/packs/terrain_volcanic_gaseous/index.htm?18#anchor
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Edited by H Guru on Aug 12, 2008 at 09:10 AM

lol


sounds like that texturer wasnt a real texturer after all...

how long does it take for each map to be created?

Actually... Much, much, MUCH longer than a month.
The month would be getting a basic map ingame.
Then you have to perfect that basic map, getting the weapons spawns and everything just right, balancing everything.
Each weapon can take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks to make and texture. Then it takes a couple more days and many, many revisions to get the animations right.
Each vehicle can take between a few weeks and a few months from start to finish, depending on the size of the vehicle and the complexity of its movements. You have to begin with the 3D model, then you texture it, tag it, animate it, and then make a collision model.
It helps if you get the weapons and vehicles done and balanced first when working on a map, actually. Then you can get the sizing of everything right and it just makes everything look much, much better.

The list of what to do:
1. Make vehicles (Avg. is a couple weeks to get a vehicle ingame, but balancing can take a bit)
2. Texture vehicles
3. Animate vehicles
4. Make weapons (Avg. is the same as the vehicles, mostly)
5. Texture weapons
6. Animate weapons
7. Concept art for the map (Simple hour or two in MS paint)
8. Model the map (Can take weeks)
9. Scrap previous model of the map in favor of a more balanced version
10. Model map again
11. Texture map
12. Radiosity (Depending on the size of the map, it can take from a day to 3 days)
13. Place lighting if needed
14. Radiosity if needed
15. Work on any special scenery
16. Place and position special scenery (Doors, etc.)
17. Test
18. Balance
19.Test
20. Repeat from step 17.

And thanks for the heads-up, guys. I'll see what his answer is when I show him the link.
Edited by Jay2645 on Aug 12, 2008 at 06:27 PM

will you guys make a few maps from this game? http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/starwarsrepubliccommando/index.html

finally beat Kotor guys it was great and i played light side. any more news on the maps?

cool game
Edited by kev3344 on Aug 19, 2008 at 05:50 PM

i subscribed

I have quite a few friends I can call upon from time to time to help me out.

And we may make some maps from Republic Commando... I beat that game so long ago, I barely remember it. I'll have to dust it off and look at the maps once more.
Edited by Jay2645 on Aug 20, 2008 at 07:21 PM

That's from the prequels though, so those are a long way off, right?

Depends. I may make a Galactic Civil War version of one of them. I don't know yet.

What about the battle of endor?

Lol, ewok AI's fighting a bunch of heavy mech destroyers...wait...that is what they are called in the PC RTS ensemble studios made...ahh, what is it called? In the AT family, I know...

AT AT, AT TE, AT ST, AT RT, AT OT, AT AP, and AT AA

All-terrain armored transport, all terrain scout transport, all terain ?, er...

All terrain armored...gah, what was it?

E: Tactical enforcer is the last one.

As for the battle of endor AT, i haven't a clue...so long ago...man that game was awesome...

On - topic, will there be different bipeds for different teams?
Edited by Officer egg on Aug 23, 2008 at 12:38 AM

Ensemble Studios did not make a Star Wars RTS, you are thinking of Petroglyph Studios, makers of the game Star Wars: Empire at War, the very first game I ever did any development on mapping-wise, back when it first came out. Then I moved on to Halo CE after playing one game on Yoyorast and another on Blood Gulch on a friend's computer.


All-Terrain Armored Transport, All-Terrain Tactical Enforcer, All-Terrain Scout Transport, All-Terrain Recon Transport, All-Terrain Open Transport, All-Terrain Anti-Aircraft.

Oh, yes, they made a star wars RTS.

I'm sure it was ensemble studios...

empire at war?

its made by petroglyph/lucasarts

'Twas not empire at war.

I'm pretty sure Ensemble didn't make a Star Wars RTS.

But you can look forward to seeing some more maps in the future.

you wanna use the AAT im working on?

will you guys be making maps from star wars: republic commando?

Edited by kev3344 on Sep 23, 2008 at 08:22 PM

i wanna know too

Can you send me some pictures for consideration?


I have not decided on that yet.


Well... I DO have one of the maps ingame, but I'm going to go all Bungie on you and remain hush-hush until I get at least 2 ingame.
Expect a Youtube video soon.


Don't get your hopes up.

Yuck. Bitmaps aren't very good.

how is that? btw not my textures.

is the project still on are there any updates?




Edited by jescon on Oct 13, 2008 at 01:36 AM
Edited by jescon on Nov 2, 2008 at 05:11 PM

Edited by Jay2645 on Nov 10, 2008 at 01:20 AM

He's not done, why in the hell would he have a dl link up?

You could have used self illumination in the material editor to make the bulb glow

Makes the entire model light up way too much.

Anyway, it's ingame now for beta testing. The bitmaps are placeholder, but it is ingame.

Here's an older screenshot, smoke and sparks have been added with the lightmaps adjusted to match the movie a little bit more, but it is ingame.

Edited by Jay2645 on Nov 30, 2008 at 12:59 AM

Will you make a star destroyer vs Mon clamari cruiser or a republic cruiser vs the trade federation cruiser space map?

why doesnt it light up red

Lag, and fail