I'd like to announce that a map I've been working on for some time now is in the Public Beta stage. Mercury Falling is the name and I've made a website with some pictures right here: http://mercuryfalling.bramofon.com

Here are a few teaser shots (full-res can be found at the website):







I abandoned the project several times and finally decided to finish it. There are a few model things that should have been fixed by a fresh start but I really need to get this project off my desk and I'd rather not let this drag on another year. That said, I'm happy with the project and looking forward to releasing it.

Crit and advice welcome, but please understand that any major redesign is out of the question.

This looks neat.

o_0 nice project dude :D i love

nice oO you use 3ds max for modeling ?

looks super fun dude can't wait.
get a server up

what this http://forum.halomaps.org/index.cfm%3Fpage=topic&topicID=36471 ?

That doesn't look remotely close to Mercury Falling.

Learn to read. Assassin chief said it is similar and reminds him of the whiteout map because it is snowy, therefore he did not ask anything about if this map was whiteout.
Edited by XlzQwerty1 on Feb 14, 2011 at 04:35 PM

Both maps are focused on a Forerunner-esque structure theme. In that way you could say they're similar, but that's pretty much it. If you really want to compare to something that's similar, you could note that my map was inspired by pre-release screens of Revelations. My map doesn't have as much model detail but the basic theme is there. Just sayin'. :)

Edit to thank all for the positive comments. I hope to release the map very soon.
Edited by goye2cz on Feb 14, 2011 at 04:10 PM

And I was point it out too.

Whoa nice! Very inspiring!

Looks awesome - I think my Whiteout beta can't compare to it :p

But I still need constructive feedback on it >XP

Whoa! *head turns into a mop again*

Ok seriously dude. I swear you need to decide once and for all.
Mop...
or head?

XD

BTW this looks cool. I will have to try it after I reinstall Win7 AGAIN! *sigh*
Edited by eliteslasher on Feb 15, 2011 at 01:36 AM

This looks really good. It's funny that you should mention it was inspired by Revelations, because as soon as I saw that picture, I was like "Hey, cool, a winter Revelations map" :P

perty :D

just found this thread, was this map ever released? it looks wicked!

Thank you all for your interest in the map project. Someone just pm'd me to ask if I'm still alive. LMAO

To keep up to date with the latest of the map, check out the web link I posted in my original comment. It's true that there hasn't been any progress for several months. All of a sudden a horrible glitch appeared that ruins gameplay in almost the whole map. It could be related to other errors but I suspect that 3ds may have ruined an important file. I do have working versions of the map that you can see in the pictures, but a Wolf has done some great detail texturing work that I hope can be saved.

Thanks for your interest. Stay thirsty my friends.

woh i forgot all about this, time to check out the site :P

That bump just reminded me to turn my head into a mop again!
*head turns into a mop*

-mop turns into head-

great map man, can't wait to see it done.

The short story is: I got sick of windows.

Anyway, I'm back in business and I've done away with a whole butt load of glitches and ugliness. The map is back on track and will be released sooner than anyone expects. If you guessed that it will never be released, you will be one of the few surprised. :) Check out the progress at: http://mercuryfalling.bramofon.com/web/

Really all that's left to do is work out a few minor texturing details and some leet lightmaps and I'm golden.

Dare to begin to believe.

(edit because I was too dumb to get the link right the first time.)
Edited by goye2cz on Aug 19, 2011 at 05:34 PM

:D

The Mercury is falling, the Mercury is falling!

Looking good Cheeky!

Update your screens skittles:)

is this gonna b like [da]ender where he comes in once every 4 or 5 months, teases us a little and then disappears again?

Still excited for this.

The map will be released.

Wolfy seems to be defending me like a mother wenguin.

Anyway, yes, the map will be released and if pressed to state a date, I will say Christmas 2011. I really think it will be sooner but you know, life happens, and I know I will have a bit of free time around Christmas this year.

But yes, new screens are available for your perusal. http://mercuryfalling.bramofon.com/web/

CBA to post them here. It's getting late. Possibly an edit to this post tomorrow so you can actually see them from the comfort of your own halomaps lay-z-boi. :)

You will be busy playing on that new Xbox santa is getting you for christmas..

Well, it seems people will actually be spending time with their families this holiday season so that messes up my release date. The BSP is at the final build. I just need some final testing to confirm that then it's package and ship. I'm going to call the release date January 1st, 2012.

I've been trying to get past some portal errors. I still have a couple known errors but I don't think they affect anything in the stock version of Halo. Now, if you run some app that enhances your field of view, then junk starts disappearing. That's a bummer but I'm not so sure it's something worth the time it would take to fix it. It's not a huge thing anyway.

I have the cinematic version complete and I'm waiting for my videographer to produce the cinematic trailer for us. I will have him post the link here when it's ready.

bumpalicious
i can haz beta?

In what way does it remind you of CMT's bsp? And which bsp?

I don't know about all that but, we have a teaser video for the map. Release date is still January 1st, 2012.

About the video, I don't know what's going on with the lighting, it looks much better in game, but then I didn't make the video so... o_o
http://youtu.be/ZR9jzY198WQ

I'm told we'll have a much more exciting video with gameplay after the release, but this is just to give you a little something. :)