Great info on SW maps!!

MonsterTrucker87 · 08-13-2003, 06:47 AM

Here you go

http://pc.ign.com/articles/433/433432p1.html

also has some great screenies.

420 · 08-13-2003, 12:29 PM

I am still gonna buy this. I have had some of the best damn games lately playing SW. Once you get used to the new weapons/vehicles its a lot of fun.

Caslon · 08-14-2003, 09:53 AM

I'll buy SW for the new maps and something besides the same old
vehicles and weapons.

TEXAS NIGHTMARE · 08-14-2003, 05:50 PM

Nice screens. I will get it to add to the variety, thats one of the things i like about this game I can play one of the mods or expasions for awhile and then when I go back to regular battlefield its so much fun again.

Dick_Justice · 08-14-2003, 06:41 PM

Wow, finally I know what IÂ´m suposed to do in the demo level. I didnÂ´t even know you could destroy those V2 rockets...

Canon · 08-14-2003, 07:24 PM

Hmmm... those maps DO look SMALLish... and IGN had the guts to call the Helendoorn map "... a rather large map with 7 spawn points total scattered around the map". According to them that's one of the largest maps. we're all familiar with it aren't we? can't even hold the rocket-jet plane in a straight line for more than 3 seconds before you're out of bounds. some of those maps shown there are "Kursk-ish" in their appearance, and that's one particular map that I avoid at all costs!!! Where are the maps the size of El Alamein, Gazala, Battle of Britain, Midway, Wake????? Why all these tiny "scrimmage" maps all of a sudden? Are people at DICE sick or something? .... maybe it's the summer heat that got to their willingness to put some work in on their shifts.

Still I'm not impressed with what DICE has to offer in this "expansion pack". 8 maps total, six of which are objective-based; a handful of new weapons.... all for $30US? pfffff. Sounds like snake oil sales to me.

I can make my own "map pack" free out of so many good ones out on the internet provided for by the BF1942 community. I will pass on this purchase.

melee · 08-14-2003, 07:45 PM

wheres the shotgun?

that tank is gonna be awesome!

Canon · 08-14-2003, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by melee

that tank is gonna be awesome!

yeah... right. will give a new meaning to "rocket whores on wheels".

yetix · 08-14-2003, 07:59 PM

i'll wait and see how SW runs for you guys.
i'd love to get it, but don't want it running like the demo which
feckin' FPS useless to me.

hope the game itself runs better.
i can spend $30 just on cigs and beer this weekend.

and to be honest, i thought RtR was worth my $20 for all the good matches
on Salerno and Husky alone.
gawd knows i've bought a lot worse games.

Rugged_1 · 08-14-2003, 08:20 PM

um,

if sw still has the rifle grenade and not ex packs it's gonna be so unbalanced it wont be sutable for league play. Oh, i like it, but as more of a novelty mod than a real bf map pack.

still no flamethrowers

I like it though. i'd pay more for the one map demo than i would for rtr

ĐemÃ°litiÃ°n_Man · 08-14-2003, 08:41 PM

OK so i take it from melee's pic that they have implemented tunnels?

melee · 08-14-2003, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ĐemÃ°litiÃ°n_Man

OK so i take it from melee's pic that they have implemented tunnels?

no, you can't whore!

if you notice its just an object (ie a bridge) that covers a canyon. the heightmaps are still 3d. the entire file stucture has not changed. believe me I took apart the demo.

Guru Imakuni · 08-14-2003, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by melee

Quote:

Originally Posted by ĐemÃ°litiÃ°n_Man

OK so i take it from melee's pic that they have implemented tunnels?

no, you can't whore!

if you notice its just an object (ie a bridge) that covers a canyon. the heightmaps are still 3d. the entire file stucture has not changed. believe me I took apart the demo.

You had to take apart the demo to see that?

I guess that's the reason why you're a mapper and not a coder. :P

To elaborate on melee's comment, the ground where the tank is on can be thought of "sea level" and everything else is built on it.

melee · 08-14-2003, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Guru Imakuni

Quote:

Originally Posted by melee

Quote:

Originally Posted by ĐemÃ°litiÃ°n_Man

OK so i take it from melee's pic that they have implemented tunnels?

no, you can't whore!

if you notice its just an object (ie a bridge) that covers a canyon. the heightmaps are still 3d. the entire file stucture has not changed. believe me I took apart the demo.

You had to take apart the demo to see that?

I guess that's the reason why you're a mapper and not a coder. :P

To elaborate on melee's comment, the ground where the tank is on can be thought of "sea level" and everything else is built on it.

no I am auctually a coder on my team as well, but alas we have a deticated one so I don't do as much.

the reason i took it appart was to get some models for a map I am doing.

SHAZZAM!

Guru Imakuni · 08-14-2003, 09:23 PM

SHAZZAM!! You're a smart guy melee. I don't think EA can get you for redistributing those models u *I need a new power supply cause my damn computer just went into standby mode* nless you put them in another game or sell your map (which they would get you for, for selling Dice code).

I'm going to need your 1337 skillz to help me too. Do I make a new folder/RFA (standardMesh_002) for my own custom models or do I add it to standardMesh?

melee · 08-14-2003, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Guru Imakuni

SHAZZAM!! You're a smart guy melee. I don't think EA can get you for redistributing those models u *I need a new power supply cause my damn computer just went into standby mode* nless you put them in another game or sell your map (which they would get you for, for selling Dice code).

I'm going to need your 1337 skillz to help me too. Do I make a new folder/RFA (standardMesh_002) for my own custom models or do I add it to standardMesh?

oh so your sucking up so uyou can ask for help!

if the models are part of a mod they go straight into the mods standardmesh. if the models are for a map you are doing, you make a standardmesh folder in the maps rfa main directory.

Guru Imakuni · 08-14-2003, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by melee

oh so your sucking up so uyou can ask for help!

Yep.

Quote:

Originally Posted by melee

if the models are part of a mod they go straight into the mods standardmesh. if the models are for a map you are doing, you make a standardmesh folder in the maps rfa main directory.

I guess that would mean I put the models in the mod's own standardMesh folder. Thanks.

Canon · 08-15-2003, 12:12 AM

Â*
shouldn't this thread be moved to "Expansion packs" forum??

whodat1 · 08-15-2003, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Dick_Justice

Wow, finally I know what IÂ´m suposed to do in the demo level. I didnÂ´t even know you could destroy those V2 rockets...

Either this happens only in the full (not demo) version, or the article got it wrong. I took a sherman and put 20 rounds into a single rocket with no effect.

Unless there is something else at that base that has to be destroyed????

Canon · 08-15-2003, 01:31 AM

maybe you have to be an engie to destroy those futt buckers

.... btw - shouldn't this thread be in "EXPANSION PACKS" forum???

08-13-2003, 06:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
MonsterTrucker87 Sergeant First Class Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: In a mall surrounded by zombies Posts: 471	Great info on SW maps!! Here you go http://pc.ign.com/articles/433/433432p1.html also has some great screenies.

08-13-2003, 12:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
420 General Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 2,607	I am still gonna buy this. I have had some of the best damn games lately playing SW. Once you get used to the new weapons/vehicles its a lot of fun. __________________ "Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." Kristian Wilson, Nintendo Inc, 1989

08-14-2003, 05:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
TEXAS NIGHTMARE First Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 1,572	Nice screens. I will get it to add to the variety, thats one of the things i like about this game I can play one of the mods or expasions for awhile and then when I go back to regular battlefield its so much fun again. __________________

08-14-2003, 06:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dick_Justice Major Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Marl, Germany Posts: 3,350	Wow, finally I know what IÂ´m suposed to do in the demo level. I didnÂ´t even know you could destroy those V2 rockets... __________________ Plays BF 2 in Europe under the name of \"Erich_Felsner\"

08-14-2003, 07:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
Canon Sergeant Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: BFN forum Posts: 397	Hmmm... those maps DO look SMALLish... and IGN had the guts to call the Helendoorn map "... a rather large map with 7 spawn points total scattered around the map". According to them that's one of the largest maps. we're all familiar with it aren't we? can't even hold the rocket-jet plane in a straight line for more than 3 seconds before you're out of bounds. some of those maps shown there are "Kursk-ish" in their appearance, and that's one particular map that I avoid at all costs!!! Where are the maps the size of El Alamein, Gazala, Battle of Britain, Midway, Wake????? Why all these tiny "scrimmage" maps all of a sudden? Are people at DICE sick or something? .... maybe it's the summer heat that got to their willingness to put some work in on their shifts. Still I'm not impressed with what DICE has to offer in this "expansion pack". 8 maps total, six of which are objective-based; a handful of new weapons.... all for $30US? pfffff. Sounds like snake oil sales to me. I can make my own "map pack" free out of so many good ones out on the internet provided for by the BF1942 community. I will pass on this purchase. __________________ MacIntosh for Productivity Linux for Development Palm for Mobility Windows for Solitaire

08-14-2003, 09:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
Caslon Lieutenant Colonel Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Deep inside the Earth. Posts: 4,850	I'll buy SW for the new maps and something besides the same old vehicles and weapons.

08-14-2003, 07:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
yetix Major Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bob's Panzer Garage, BFE Arkansas Posts: 3,191	i'll wait and see how SW runs for you guys. i'd love to get it, but don't want it running like the demo which feckin' FPS useless to me. hope the game itself runs better. i can spend $30 just on cigs and beer this weekend. and to be honest, i thought RtR was worth my $20 for all the good matches on Salerno and Husky alone. gawd knows i've bought a lot worse games. __________________

08-14-2003, 08:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
Rugged_1 Sergeant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: people's republic of Kalifornia Posts: 344	um, if sw still has the rifle grenade and not ex packs it's gonna be so unbalanced it wont be sutable for league play. Oh, i like it, but as more of a novelty mod than a real bf map pack. still no flamethrowers I like it though. i'd pay more for the one map demo than i would for rtr __________________ www.ownij.com

08-14-2003, 08:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
ĐemÃ°litiÃ°n_Man Master Warrant Officer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Making GFX art at a location near me. Posts: 1,260	OK so i take it from melee's pic that they have implemented tunnels? __________________

08-14-2003, 09:23 PM	#15 (permalink)
Guru Imakuni Captain Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,309	SHAZZAM!! You're a smart guy melee. I don't think EA can get you for redistributing those models u I need a new power supply cause my damn computer just went into standby mode nless you put them in another game or sell your map (which they would get you for, for selling Dice code). I'm going to need your 1337 skillz to help me too. Do I make a new folder/RFA (standardMesh_002) for my own custom models or do I add it to standardMesh? __________________

08-15-2003, 12:12 AM	#18 (permalink)
Canon Sergeant Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: BFN forum Posts: 397	Â* shouldn't this thread be moved to "Expansion packs" forum?? __________________ MacIntosh for Productivity Linux for Development Palm for Mobility Windows for Solitaire

08-15-2003, 01:31 AM	#20 (permalink)
Canon Sergeant Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: BFN forum Posts: 397	maybe you have to be an engie to destroy those futt buckers .... btw - shouldn't this thread be in "EXPANSION PACKS" forum??? __________________ MacIntosh for Productivity Linux for Development Palm for Mobility Windows for Solitaire