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[MAP] IV-PUSH - Operation Style

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 4:19 pm
by FaultCheck

Re: [MAP] IV-PUSH - Operation Style

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 4:38 pm
by Sample
Hahaha, awesome Blue_Happy3 Blue_Happy3

Re: [MAP] IV-PUSH - Operation Style

Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 10:40 am
by Silnius
I hope the patient will be ok after that Blue_Tongue

Re: [MAP] IV-PUSH - Operation Style

Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 3:02 pm
by TB_
He doesn't seem very fit for being a soldier.

Re: [MAP] IV-PUSH - Operation Style

Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 3:15 pm
by Silnius
You can be Medicine soldier Blue_BigSmile

Re: [MAP] IV-PUSH - Operation Style

Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 7:27 pm
by FaultCheck
TBS wrote:
He doesn't seem very fit for being a soldier.
lol, that's actually how the old operation game looked, lol
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Re: [MAP] IV-PUSH - Operation Style

Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:29 am
by TB_
ah, that explains it.
And btw, you seem to have much brighter and clearer colors than any of other aos maps.

Re: [MAP] IV-PUSH - Operation Style

Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 3:04 pm
by FaultCheck
TBS wrote:
ah, that explains it.
And btw, you seem to have much brighter and clearer colors than any of other aos maps.
You're not the first to bring that up, I honestly didn't notice myself. I guess from what I figured out, if your using the older method of a heightmap bmp, I guess it down converts during the process.

I built out a new module for blockman to produce these, it allows me to produce direct PNG transparent layers as output levels, transparent no block *obviously*, and color pixals become blocks. With several layers stacked on top of each other, it can produce any kind of structure, building, or overhang, which previously blockman was limited from.

http://blockman2d.servegame.com/bssig/piePush/water.png
http://blockman2d.servegame.com/bssig/p ... level1.png
http://blockman2d.servegame.com/bssig/p ... level2.png
http://blockman2d.servegame.com/bssig/p ... level3.png
http://blockman2d.servegame.com/bssig/p ... level4.png
http://blockman2d.servegame.com/bssig/p ... level5.png
http://blockman2d.servegame.com/bssig/p ... level6.png

So above are the actual layers used to produce pie push, starting with the water level, up to level 6. Blockman can now take sets of images like these, and directly output a VXL. No color convertion required.

Re: [MAP] IV-PUSH - Operation Style

Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 7:00 pm
by TB_
That is really cool actually, thanks for replying!

Re: [MAP] IV-PUSH - Operation Style

Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:05 pm
by izzy
It's a nice map but the spawn areas get too campy because the initial traffic flow goes toward the enemy, which means the enemy doesn't really have to move his mouse to shoot targets. To advance forward, you have to build a bridge with your back exposed to the enemy's pre-aimed crosshair. That's why the slightly disadvantaged team couldn't get to the second island yesterday on a full server. The traffic flow on push maps should be parallel to the enemy (black arrows), not toward the enemy (blue arrows): http://i.imgur.com/kVkraZ6.png

Re: [MAP] IV-PUSH - Operation Style

Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:45 pm
by TB_
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uhm.. I should go sleep now.

Re: [MAP] IV-PUSH - Operation Style

Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 11:14 pm
by Silnius
TBS wrote:
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uhm.. I should go sleep now.
Alert Alert ! Counterfeit ! Blue_Rifle

And yes izzy is right, i'm sure you can remove one island and change spawn a little FaultCheck ^^

Re: [MAP] IV-PUSH - Operation Style

Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 11:38 pm
by FaultCheck
izzy wrote:
It's a nice map but the spawn areas get too campy because the initial traffic flow goes toward the enemy, which means the enemy doesn't really have to move his mouse to shoot targets. To advance forward, you have to build a bridge with your back exposed to the enemy's pre-aimed crosshair. That's why the slightly disadvantaged team couldn't get to the second island yesterday on a full server. The traffic flow on push maps should be parallel to the enemy (black arrows), not toward the enemy (blue arrows): http://i.imgur.com/kVkraZ6.png
Amazing feedback izzy! I will make some tweaks and repost!

Edit:

IV-PUSH v1.1 By FaultCheck

http://blockman2d.servegame.com/bssig/I ... IVPush.vxl
http://blockman2d.servegame.com/bssig/I ... IVPush.txt
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Izzy, I cut off the patients feet altogether, gang green, nasty stuff, do you think that will improve the gameplay? I made his crack a seperation wall between the start locations, this may be an issue, not sure, but I was thinking it would at least give a chance not to be spawn camped...