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Halo Reach Forge |OT| - Create, Share & Kill
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RebornYeti
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op_ivy said:
Yeah, I've been having troubles with the soft kill zones. It's seems like no matter where I put them, they affect the edges of the map from the inside. I'll have to mess with them some more so I can finally get it right.
ZayneH said:
I don't think so. Yes the competition should be good for narrowing down the actually good maps but since it is US only, it does cut out a huge percentage of mappers that cannot enter.
If people make a good map, I am sure Bungie will check it out, regardless of where it was made.
Hypertrooper
Member
It looks like this :| But I really hope this will not happen.ZayneH said:
Great customs over the weekend guys. Some really fun maps. Particularly Long Bridge. Short Walk, Yeti Bay and Chateau. 3 hours of solid game time led me to a "all play and no work make something a something something" state of mind. I was burnt out. Fun times though!
:lol Didn't you read the small print? As soon as I'd placed those crates I thought the exact same thing. I am in the minority that didn't grumble when Orbital came up though.
Shake Appeal said:You guys are getting pretty good at this, huh.
Although...
*
I just had Orbital flashbacks. :lol
*Subject to change.
:lol Didn't you read the small print? As soon as I'd placed those crates I thought the exact same thing. I am in the minority that didn't grumble when Orbital came up though.
Falt said:
:lol i really need to come up with a better name before i submit that!
it was always a placeholder name and is supposed to be a condensed version of (take a) long walk (off a) short bridge, but bungie map names are almost always single words. anyone have any suggestions? the map is inspired or influenced by Assualt on the Control Room and halo 3's Narrows. I'd like the name to reflect that, or at least the fact that its a couple of cantilever bridges.
any help would be appreciated, its pretty much zero hour
op_ivy said::lol i really need to come up with a better name before i submit that!
it was always a placeholder name and is supposed to be a condensed version of (take a) long walk (off a) short bridge, but bungie map names are almost always single words. anyone have any suggestions? the map is inspired or influenced by Assualt on the Control Room and halo 3's Narrows. I'd like the name to reflect that, or at least the fact that its a couple of cantilever bridges.
any help would be appreciated, its pretty much zero hour
LoBriShoWa :lol
Most of the maps that do well have to have short and catchy names, mainly for MM sensibilities.
RebornYeti
Member
op_ivy said:
Like what do you mean? Place a safe zone around the entire perimeter of the map, but only have it go to the top of the dome?
Sure, here's my fileset for Carbide, a Rocket Race map. Went ahead and rendered the gameplay film too, just so folks can get an idea of how it plays without having to round up 11 other people beforehand :loltimetokill said:
Yeah, I thought they mentioned the Forgetacular tying into a stress test of a new system that would run a more automated routine of checking required entities for certain submissions, at the very least cutting out the majority of the basic fundamental rejections and filtering things down somewhat. Still not sure though, really hoping it doesn't turn into another "Atlas" type situation because that went nowhere fast.Hypertrooper said:
Yes, when I looked at your map I wondered what utility the time spent positioning all the various soft kills served when you could have just capped an oversized cylinder at the top of the dome. If the players aren't supposed to ever leave the enclosure they shouldn't be confused about getting slayed up top instantly, in my opinion. Didn't look like there were any geometry gaps so it seems like the most simple solution.-Yeti said:
RebornYeti
Member
op_ivy said:
Alright, I'll try that.
one last forgetacular related question... the file set on bungie, does it have to be named "CONTEST-XXX" as well, or should it be named for the map?
or you can do what pete rock said, and place a single hard kill zone at the hole in the dome.
-Yeti said:
or you can do what pete rock said, and place a single hard kill zone at the hole in the dome.
OMG it ended yesterday!? ... thought i had till the 30th
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EDIT: heres my file set anways if GAF wants it
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileSets.aspx?player=LoopOfHenle
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EDIT: heres my file set anways if GAF wants it
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileSets.aspx?player=LoopOfHenle
RebornYeti
Member
op_ivy said:
Yeah, that will probably be easier to do. I was trying to make it so Jetpackers could fly a little bit higher, but I don't think this map suits jetpacks well anyway. I could just have it be a simple Classic Slayer map.
op_ivy said:OMG it ended yesterday!? ... thought i had till the 30th
fuuuuuuuuuuuuck.gif
EDIT: heres my file set anways if GAF wants it
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileSets.aspx?player=LoopOfHenle
Just send it in anyway. They might show mercy!
RebornYeti
Member
Alright, so I just fixed the soft kill zones issue on Yeti Dome and now there is just one hard kill zone at the top of the map. So, if you love to jetpack, this isn't a map for you.
Anyway, you can download the new version now! Yeti Dome Link
Anyway, you can download the new version now! Yeti Dome Link
-Yeti said:Alright, so I just fixed the soft kill zones issue on Yeti Dome and now there is just one hard kill zone at the top of the map. So, if you love to jetpack, this isn't a map for you.
Anyway, you can download the new version now! Yeti Dome Link
Will DL and have a look now.
I have about 3 or 4 news maps on the go, yet I am having Forge Block. Cannot figure out how to finish them off or get them to a fairly playable state. :lol
squidhands
Member
Already a couple to choose from.Sir Fragula said:
squidhands
Member
Oh yeah, I forgot about that. I guess the new system does have some disadvantages.
Seems like everyone is quite.
Thought I would pop up a quick snap of my new map for Tempest. Inspired a little on the Halo 3 map, Narrows but trying to built it around the focal point of Tempest, which is the huge laser beams across the sky.
Still WIP currently, trying to look at decorating and tidying up. 4v4 currently, make think about CTF if viable.
Thought I would pop up a quick snap of my new map for Tempest. Inspired a little on the Halo 3 map, Narrows but trying to built it around the focal point of Tempest, which is the huge laser beams across the sky.
Still WIP currently, trying to look at decorating and tidying up. 4v4 currently, make think about CTF if viable.
Heh. I was going to do something simlar, but your iteration is better than what I had in mind. So I'll do the Plan B tweak I was thinking about.Raide said:Seems like everyone is quite.
Thought I would pop up a quick snap of my new map for Tempest. Inspired a little on the Halo 3 map, Narrows but trying to built it around the focal point of Tempest, which is the huge laser beams across the sky.
Still WIP currently, trying to look at decorating and tidying up. 4v4 currently, make think about CTF if viable.
Looks nice.
timetokill
Banned
Cool stuff Raide I haven't even wanted to so much as look at Forge for the past week or so, I just got burnt out as we headed into the Forgetacular competition. I'll probably check out Tempest and mess with it next week though.
With that said, I should also say that I won't be around for ForgeGAF customs tomorrow, as I have to go to a wedding (not mine). But if somebody wants to run one, feel free!
I haven't even wanted to so much as look at Forge for the past week or so, I just got burnt out as we headed into the Forgetacular competition. I'll probably check out Tempest and mess with it next week though.With that said, I should also say that I won't be around for ForgeGAF customs tomorrow, as I have to go to a wedding (not mine). But if somebody wants to run one, feel free!
I spent about 15 min flying around tempest trying to see if there was any good forgeable spaces on it and I came away with nothing. The fact that all the structures on the map are not forgeable makes it hard to try to do something unique. I think I'll just stick with forge world for my next map.
Hydranockz
Member
Well dudes my random project for the next while will be remaking Hallway for Reach.
I give you te very initial concept art for Corridor:
I kinda wanted to mix up a few things about it. Still low gravity and low speed. I wanted some way of the player choosing when and where to enter the fray so I was thinking of an elevated platform in a soft kill barrier with a one-way shield door that they could jump through as they wished.
To really change things up I hope to add two dips that will provide some cover from the front. Depending on how I can manage it, I was hoping to have 4 platforms surrouding the map that could be used to fire from the flag on to these people in cover and vice-versa.
One or two side rooms at the half way point and te capture points requiring a noble sacrifice.
It's purely for fun and I am curious to make it
I give you te very initial concept art for Corridor:
I kinda wanted to mix up a few things about it. Still low gravity and low speed. I wanted some way of the player choosing when and where to enter the fray so I was thinking of an elevated platform in a soft kill barrier with a one-way shield door that they could jump through as they wished.
To really change things up I hope to add two dips that will provide some cover from the front. Depending on how I can manage it, I was hoping to have 4 platforms surrouding the map that could be used to fire from the flag on to these people in cover and vice-versa.
One or two side rooms at the half way point and te capture points requiring a noble sacrifice.
It's purely for fun and I am curious to make it
You could use a teleporter to go above those barriers and build above the beam if you need more room.Raide said:Thanks
I wanted to have some man-cannons that fire you into the beam.:lol I wanted to also try and built the map around it, making it an un-natural hazard but the roof tops out way too low.
I wish I could loose all the soft kills barriers built into the map.
MrBig said:
The map seems to top out low on one side of the beam and a little higher on the other side. Not really enough room to build something and let people jump around. I might make something small up there and stack a power weapons or something up there, just for fun. :lol
Blue Ninja
Member
That looks cool. Really cool. I've tried building on Tempest, but the play area is so disappointly small I gave up.Raide said:
In other news, finished the latest incarnation of Lookout not too long ago. If everyone could just give it a whirl and tell me what they liked and what they didn't like, that'd be awesome. It's suited for Slayer, King of the Hill, Headhunter, Infection and Juggernaut. I'm especially interested to hear how Infection runs on it.
Some screenshots:
Everybody loves the floating rock.
And of course, a download link.
Trying to edit my Infection variant so that it counts a win based on points accumulated. It's not taking, and I don't know why. Can anyone help?
EDIT: Currently, it's set to ten rounds of two minutes each, with a score to win of five. The zombies score two points per kill, and the human gets five for surviving. The game always starts with a last man standing.
The idea is that if a human player can survive for two minutes (which is pretty difficult), he automatically wins. However, if a zombie gets three kills in the ten rounds, the game ends and the zombie wins. If no-one gets five points in the ten rounds, the winner is calculated. Problem is, the game just seems to ignore the five points to win, and loads the next round even if the human survives. I want it to game over at that point. What am I missing?
EDIT: Currently, it's set to ten rounds of two minutes each, with a score to win of five. The zombies score two points per kill, and the human gets five for surviving. The game always starts with a last man standing.
The idea is that if a human player can survive for two minutes (which is pretty difficult), he automatically wins. However, if a zombie gets three kills in the ten rounds, the game ends and the zombie wins. If no-one gets five points in the ten rounds, the winner is calculated. Problem is, the game just seems to ignore the five points to win, and loads the next round even if the human survives. I want it to game over at that point. What am I missing?
dilatedmuscle
Member
Hey guys i was working on this huge sculpture in Forge but i ran out of my rock budget!! i didnt know specific items had limits, i was only paying attention to the overall budget..
Anyways, here is as far as i got.. its anatomically decent... i also added the back muscles(which arent visible from these pics). I was totally looking forward to working on the arms, shoulders and face oh well... im going to have to come up with some rock/metal hybrid if i wanna finish it.
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i175/dilatedeyeball/forgesculpt1.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i175/dilatedeyeball/forgesculpt2.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i175/dilatedeyeball/forgesculpt3.jpg
i didnt embedd the pics coz they are high res :/
Anyways, here is as far as i got.. its anatomically decent... i also added the back muscles(which arent visible from these pics). I was totally looking forward to working on the arms, shoulders and face
oh well... im going to have to come up with some rock/metal hybrid if i wanna finish it. http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i175/dilatedeyeball/forgesculpt1.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i175/dilatedeyeball/forgesculpt2.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i175/dilatedeyeball/forgesculpt3.jpg
i didnt embedd the pics coz they are high res :/
Monocle
Member
That looks really cool. I hope you keep us updated on your progress.dilatedmuscle said:Hey guys i was working on this huge sculpture in Forge but i ran out of my rock budget!! i didnt know specific items had limits, i was only paying attention to the overall budget..
Anyways, here is as far as i got.. its anatomically decent... i also added the back muscles(which arent visible from these pics). I was totally looking forward to working on the arms, shoulders and face
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i175/dilatedeyeball/forgesculpt1.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i175/dilatedeyeball/forgesculpt2.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i175/dilatedeyeball/forgesculpt3.jpg
i didnt embedd the pics coz they are high res :/
timetokill
Banned
Is it? They should be shunned if so!
(I have no idea, and I haven't tried it in Halo Reach yet... I've just heard plenty of complaints.)
I just want them to announce the Forgetacular winners already!
(I have no idea, and I haven't tried it in Halo Reach yet... I've just heard plenty of complaints.)
I just want them to announce the Forgetacular winners already!
timetokill
Banned
urk said:
That's weird, I didn't get my notification.
;____;
squidhands
Member
Here's hoping that we'll be seeing some quality stuff in the hoppers soon, and not just from the contest winners.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
squidhands said:
Someone needs to make a map that when you armor lock you go warp speed into a wall and suicide like those ghosts/revs do.