GGL"s Singelplayer map

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the sp map is going to be made out of 12 bsp's

this is how much of the model is finished not how much
it is done in total

1: 100%
2: 0%
3: 100%
4: 60%
5: 30%
6: 0%
7: 0%
8: 0%
9: 0%
10: 100%
11: 0%
12: 0%
13: 0%
14: 0%

so I got 3 finished models and 2 that are being worked on

I dont want to give away to much of the story at this point of time
but i can give a little description of the storyline

it is the year 2550
2 years before the first halo

The UNCS is fighting the covenant in a hopeless war and they lose
colony after colony.

You will crawl in the skin of a spartan other then spartan 117
you and the rest of your team of spartans where mopping a up a rebel
base at the planet Corasum wich at that moment got attacked
by a covenant fleet.

thats all I wanna reveal about the storyline for now

at this momment I'm just making this sp map
but the story is made in such a way that it I can alway go back and
make a sequel.

I hope to finish the map bsp's in 4 or 5 months
I hope that the map itself is ready 2 months after the bsp's are done

but if it takes longer then this then it shouldnt be a problem

I am hoping that i can script a bsp after it is finished and next to scriping the last bsp, that i wll keep modeling the next bsp so after the first bsp is scripted that i can move on directly to the next bsp without having to wait

I'm also looking for 1 person who is good at covenant modeling
and 1 person who can teach me how to script.

Forerunner structures are made by Newbkilla who was so kind to help me out

updated 1: march, 4, 2009

i have been making a few bsp's the last week
this is 1 of them


picture of what i have so far


close up balcony


I have decided to push the date on wich i want to finish the map to the end of the year
because at the moment i'm to busy to give it my full attention
that will have to wait a few months
but i'll keep on working on it as much as i can

update 2 April 06 2009

Edited by gamegodlazy on Apr 6, 2009 at 10:33 AM

its march 4th btw, not the 24th.

and once again, i love the land bridge, and are you planning to make the waterfall bigger for it?

Ohhhh I like this very much. Second comment for the win?

yeah well i am thinking about it
i need to learn how to add waterfalls and water and stuff
then look how it will be looking ingame

adding water is easy.

Looks cool. In the 4th picture you should add some indention's into the cliffs to look like the Pelicans crashed into it, then landed on the ground.

:D Dang....... That's awesome can't wait till it's released!

Since this is set before the first Halo will you be using the stock Spartan biped or a more Halo Wars style? Also, are you planning on adding custom content, weapons, enemy bipeds, scenery( we need more custom scenery used in maps), particle effects, yadda yadda yadda?

well I wanted to use the h1 mc chief
and i have been thinking about making a halo wars spartan armor

but the thing is
The discription in the books say that teh mark 4 armor looks the saem as the mark 5 armor

But i dont wanna be 100% accurate when it comes to the tags and stuff
because story wise you wouldnt have energy shields for the spartans at that specific time
But i have written a storyline where ti does makes sense that the spartan team has the energy shields

They are field testing the new armors

Even though according to the books spartan 117 was the first 1 to field test the armor

i was thinking about using the h3 mc

but that doenst mather at te moment

well there are going to be a lot of rocks that are going to be custom scenery
but that is pretty much it
but even now i'm not sure if that is goingto change or not



Enemies:
Grunts, Jackals, Elites, Brutes

Grunts:
malolo's h2 biped
Jackals;
malolo's h2 biped
Elites:
malolo's h2 biped
Brutes:
cmt v1 brutes (Not sure about using teh cmt v1 brutes)

custom weapons that i want to include:
a good h3 ar if i can get my hands on 1
A good spiker if i can get my hands on 1
A carbine and a beam rifle
custom energy sword
Edited by gamegodlazy on Mar 5, 2009 at 07:40 AM

No CMT Brutes please! Spare us! Modelling your own or improving them would be better.

Anyway, the BSp looks good so far. This map looks promising.

early WIP



the waterfall is just a basic shape
havent made natural and stuff

What's the environment type going to be? Looking at the latest image, I'm hoping its desert, because its very reminiscent of Halo 3's "The Ark" (I think that's the one.) And sorry if you already answered this in the first post, I just skimmed through it.

Also, I'm currently modeling a nice big forerunner structure that I'd be willing to donate if I ever get around to finishing it. I haven't been modeling much lately, so I'm trying to get back into the swing of things, so if I finish the structure, you can have it.

Also, a suggestion for the water fall. Where its coming down over the ledge (the main walking area), try to make it look like it has been eroded by the water, and add a depressing in the ground there too, to make it seem like the water is pooling in that spot a little. Try to make the opening of the waterfall more natural, which you already said you would do =P. Once again, make it look like it was eroded, Ie. pull down some verts on the bottom of the opening. The rest of the terrain looks good though, nice work.

Yea, it reminds me when you got to destroy the wraiths on the way to the building by the monitor.

yeah i was first going for
the grasslike mountain area

but that changed for in a desert type

but i halfway i got more inspiration from looking at desert cliffs
and things like the gradn canyon ect by looking at pics of it

You need to focus more on making sure the geometry is built around an encounter in mind. The narrow bridge, the big open field, both of those to me look like they would create boring and frustrating encounters. Although if you already have a plan in mind for them, don't listen to me.

What masters says is true. Key elements to a single player game is to have encounters that you will never forget. Keeps the player wanting more.

Mark 4 armor FTW!!! love halo wars when ur map comes out im downloading it
Edited by bigfoot343 on Mar 6, 2009 at 03:25 PM

well i have though of it
and that is how i am making everything
with encouters in mind

and it's a early wip so it still needs a lot of work

i think i willl remove te narrow piece of land beneath the waterfall

and i havent really worked on teh ground

I will make a lot of custom rock scenery and putting it on those fields
also there will be a natural trench of somesort wher you can hide in

that bsp is made with sniper vs snipers gameplay in mind

Read.

Still sniper grunts?

na i will keep it like that

but i still have 2 bsp'd wich are going to be totallty remade
(they where still on paper not as a model)

so if i need a forerunner bridge for it
then i might come back on your offer

so ty anyway



still have those sniper grunts
Edited by gamegodlazy on Mar 7, 2009 at 01:57 PM

Well you keep them if you like..Will look kinda funny thougt:P

Grunts with sniper rifles, of course.

Human sniper rifles? D=

no with carbines

na just kidding

changed the gameplay a little

no grunts with carbines and stuff
just regular grunts

Edited by gamegodlazy on Mar 7, 2009 at 04:48 PM

Fuel Rod Grunts practically act like snipers anyway.

No. Snipers are supposed to silently take out enemy soldiers, usually from a distance. Fuel Rod Grunts are noisy, and like to charge towards enemies.

Also, sniper Grunt is just stupid. Grunts don't have much physical strength, therefore the Elites cannot trust them with Carbines, but instead use them as cannon fodder.

Not to mention they are damn cowards aswell..

I meant in the way that they are actually pretty decent from a long range, like a sniper. When they have Fuel Rod Cannons in Halo 2 which don't fire in arcs, they're Godly with them.
The Grunts in Halo CE with them are always in cramped confined areas where they aren't used to their maximum effect, say.. on a cliffside above you.

Grunts with Fuel Rods are more akin to mortarmen. Pretty much, shelling the enemy from a distance.

Polamee: They have some degree of physical strength. They're just clumsy.
Edited by drillinstructor on Mar 12, 2009 at 03:21 PM

they even wield human assault rifles in halo 3 right if i'm correct

you said the spartans were mopping up a rebel base, dos that mean u gonna have rebels running around on the map?

no
but I had tell why the spartans where even on that planet when the attack began

i know

also i still need to model all the custom scenery wich is going to fill everythign up

Im with lodex..Make sure you have good layout of the bsp so you choose how to approach the enemy..Give the player something that they can sit and just play over and over again and never gets old.