New map I'm making called Discharged. It takes place in a UNSC nuclear missile launch platform. They launched them before Covenant Ships would reach earth 25,000 miles away. The map is even on both teams like always and will have a one type of vehicle (undecided). At this point I'm just looking for ideas and criticism. This is not the final version. Just a first look. Here are some Pictures...







This map is suppost to be sunken into the ground. Hints the straight walls. Above it will be a desert landscape.
Edited by Nexus Halo on Feb 28, 2008 at 02:11 AM

please post a image to show us scale

Added reference Pictures.

will it have an interior? i think it would be cool if there was a level below that you could walk around and would see the missile sitting there and such.

what happened to "the pit" ?

i have an idea for a vehicle for it. a mongoose... just an idea it looks liek a good size for the map!

Looking pretty good

Just please don't add vehicles, it is too small for them

-The Pit is still underway. This was just a map I had that was never finished.
-A lower level would be a cool idea. Maybe have the entrances on the sides which go lower. Nice idea.
-I was thinking of a mongoose but there are not that many good tags of them. I also wanted to keep it standard. I guess a mongoose is the best vehicle for this map.

Please use clay renders. Those hurt my eyes. And symmetry=fail. I cant tell much from the renders other than its symmetrical.

At this point it is symmetrical. Also I don't know how to make clay renders.

a mongoose would be good, maybe if matooba releases his tags before you release the map you can use it. its the only vehicle that is really small enough. for this map.

the lower level is a good idea. you have to have multiple ways to get to the flag or ctf will be kind of boring.

clay renders are easy. make a clay-ish color material. set Red to 218, Green to 197, and Blue to 178. nothing special just a standard blinn material. add a skylight anywhere in the map, doesn't matter. make the skylight color pure white. in rendering options under advanced lighting tab select light tracer in the pull down menu. check 'active'. change the value of rays/samples for quality and rendering speed. worse quality=faster rendering and vice versa.

the bases = D:,
Please remodel them

the bases should be a control room type of thing built into the cliffs. it has two (or 3 levels depending on if you make the lower level interior i suggested) and some hallways and such. the highest level is a little control room thing with windows looking out over the map.

Ok, so I'll revise the whole map. Remake center base into a BETTER control tower, remodel other bases so they are bigger(Make them so you can enter lower area from inside and center building). Is that it?

idk what the center base is but i mean that the team bases should be like control room things built into the walls on each side. you can enter from the main level of the map, and if you decide to make another level underneath you can enter from there, providing an alternate route to the flag. the next level is just the actual control room of the base which could be where the flag is.

ok well ill draw up some pictures and see if I understand what you mean.

once again selentic butts in

^tbh.

It looks pretty boring right now. Below average.
Look at the level Countdown from CoD 4 if you need references for object design or missile site construction. Hell, remake the map if you want.

Also, don't go with the sunken walls. That's just a lame excuse for a border. Again, look at Countdown for references.

EDIT:
What am I saying?
If you want even BETTER refs, go look at Standoff from Halo 3. Just copy the missile launch silo design and put it into a map of your own.
Edited by Nugga117 on Feb 29, 2008 at 10:25 AM

ROFL

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i am sorry for my previous post it was not called for.

you people are ridiculous. how about not turning this thread into an off-topic flame war, k?

EMT doesn't exist anymore. nexus ill try to draw up a concept if i have time. and maybe ill model a basic version of what i mean for the base.

I really don't care what Selentic says, his map Contemplation only has 900 downloads. It looks cramped and most likely lacks good gameplay which is what I aim for in upcoming maps. Not all maps have to look like Halo 3 or anything for them to be fun. Sure the buildings are bad which I admit, but asking what they are as if you don't know what they are is pretty cocky, and saying EMT is downgrading is even more of an insult. You may think you are a good map maker but the truth is you are not. I'm not saying I am but to think that you can talk as if you are a professional is pretty bad.

Edited by Nexus Halo on Feb 29, 2008 at 09:03 PM

Well like it was said earlier, EMT is dead. I didn't say those things because I was in EMT or anything like that. I said it because your "Valid Opinions" are a little too harsh. There are ways of giving criticism that are less rude and don't make you look like an *******. Like CDM, he game constructive criticism that will actuall help me instead of yours which just shows that you have no desire to help. All you had to say is "Hey your buildings are Fail" and thats it. Also more experienced? you haven't really shown anything but your nasty thing you call a "base" and that map.

I don't really know why I bother, he just quoted my first post without reading.

if you guys think that anyone is criticizing you here.... lol go to h2vista.net

-Well thanks, that will help me way better than what was said before. I'll look up some pictures and just remodel the whole map again.

-Ya I've gone to h2vista. I don't really post there, I just roam around looking at ZTeam maps. I like thier SP, looks pretty good. Eventhough it's ripped content.

Please kid..Gawd selentic is so much better then you ever will be..So its you that got to stop act like you are "someone"..So please go and dug yourself in a hole mr bombastic.

You are doing the same thing he is. This topic is getting out of hand and deserves to be locked. Just let it die, it's served it's purpose.

And what have you done that is that amazing?

Shut up everybody. We all know what kidd has done in the past was bad. We still may not like him but we have to get along with him anyways. Kidd stop bashing Selentic. Selentic the same.

EMT Inverno was terrible. I don't see how people are proud of it.

There are now requirements to have opinions?
Inverno sucked. Deal with it.

Also when you say your leaving then seriously gtfo
Edited by CLS_GRUNT on Mar 1, 2008 at 12:15 PM

in the last 2 months i think i saw Dennis say if this didnt stop he would consider shutting the forums. is this what we want? 99% of us are above this so lets please stop before things go pear shaped.

this topic isn't about EMT or anything related so please drop it. kid and Selentic and anyone else just chill out and don't post.