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The Volcano Map is almost completed. I will have a download link soon. The process of developing this first map was quite interesting. There were several periods of frustration - especially with using 3DS Max and following the "sealed world" rules. Once past those steps, the rest of the process was much better.

The Volcano map is pretty straight forward. The map was primarily made for CTF games. It is a medium sized map ( 18,000 x 18,000 3DS Max units) and quite symmetrical. The prime feature of the map is the 4-way jump at the dormant volcano apex. Defensively, there are gun turrents and sniping positions. Offensively, there are power ups and heavy weapons as well as some covert approaches.

Once the map is released, I'll need some feedback regarding playability and balance. Please remember that this is a FIRST map made by a novice in the learning stages. Meantime, enjoy the screenshots.


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Gj another type of my map woods dark and others stuff.If your gonna make a movie or some thing can I be in it and do you have beta testers if you dont can I be one.

wikid map man!
looks real good with the nightime sky.

Where the fuck is the lava! Feel free to use this lava I whipped up in photoshop, if you want...



You CAN'T make a volcano map without lava... Really, this is a hill map. Around a real volcano the ground is black and smooth after eruptions, and eventually grows up enogh to have plants, but even after that, the ground is very grey. If a volcano is erupting, the ground gets really grey as it kicks dust up into the air, and eventually lava can pour over the edge of the mountain. Get some fire emitting things in the crater of the map.

He said its a DORMANT volcano.

Oops, my mistake... But still, how unexiting is that! I want some magma, dammit!

Dispraiser wrote:Oops, my mistake... But still, how unexiting is that! I want some magma, dammit!

Oh.....Did I mention this is my FIRST level and I have NO prior experience in 3d graphics or game level design? This is about all I can handle at the moment. This volcano has been dormant for 245 years. It will not spout lava. It has pretty lush vegetation.

Now, later on . . . the volcano may awaken and lava and fire will spurt from the opening and the sky will be filled with ash and lightning. From the sides of the volcano will flow rivers of lava that must be "jumped" for a single touch is instant death. An occasional fireball will blast from opening and fall to the earth and, if you were so unlucky to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, the fireball will smash you into a thousand pieces of burning flesh. And while all of this is going on around you, you and your team are rushing to the black hardened lava inner core of the other base to retrieve the flag to take back to your own base to score. Will you use the underground network of tunnels to get to your base? Can you avoid falling in the lava pits within those tunnels? Or are you going to go atop and try your luck traversing through the ash , lava, rocks and hills?

That level is a little advanced for me. Maybe in the future. For right now....all I can do is the simple dormant volcano. Sigh. ......

In 343 GS Assualt rifles fire with no operator at the entrance of the facility. Maybe you could add some lava ducts (deep and winding and VERY dark) to your cave with occasional vertical drop offs into flamethrower pits?

hey i can make a sniper rifle for you but i'm new to 3ds max too and i dont know how to skin. I'll make the modell you tell me how to skin it and i'll pm you it. I have most of it i just need to remodle some of it.

That is if your interested.

Wish you could use my fire, but then again, it is inactive...

that's a big f'ing map....fun with hogs