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[robnkarla]

You might wonder why sometimes RJ's updates take some time, but to give you an idea of what I've been working on (just one of many things the team is doing), here is something I've recently posted in the mapping forum. I hope you enjoy, as I think since the start people have asked if we were going to be doing this:

Well, I decided I would finally sit down and power through all the tests (setting up a new living map region/territory - 8 .w3d files and all the coding with hours of tests:p) and it passed the test of a quick match.

So here are the regions/effects/etc. built from scratch based on a couple regions from BFME1. It's not really meant to be pretty, but just a test of what is possible. (The map's text layer can also be changed (the region borders/names). I still have to work out the borders for capitals, but it's minor.

So here we go:



So what does this mean? Basically I've got all the ins and outs of editing the living map, and it can be done as many times as needed, though a time consuming process. The non-linear campaigns can be custom, and we can have our own WotR, plus we can use the original one as well. Basically as many as we need (it is based by scenario). So I guess the next step is to break up the living world how we want to see it.

Robert J.

So feel free to post away.

Robert J.

Edited by robnkarla, 25 May 2008 - 08:40 AM.

[xno The Black]

Our own WotR!
This is Great! We can do any WotR as we want!

[Allathar]

I didn't think it was possible, but You actually did it!

[Myrdin]

though it looks good . . . i kinda dunno what im looking at. can somone explain - should i see there new border/regions or something ? (its coz i dont play WotR much, soo i dont remember all the regions )

[Shikari]

Yeah, what you are looking at is a new living world map, and the regions seen on it have been added by Rob. Basically this means that we now are able to work from here and split the map into any regions that we want. The current images you can see only have 2 or 3 regions on, but you should get the idea of what a breakthrough this is

[Devon]

!

[Myrdin]

aah thx, i got it now, gratulations, sure was hard to code

[Scryer]

Great job, Rob! You defied the impossible. Thanks a lot!

Is that a possible outline for a Far Harad region that I see? Yeah, I've really wanted another Harad region to work with. This is very exciting! SOrry about being demanding, but I'm going to suggest (if it's possible) if you could make a region that has a required sea-battle. I'm thinking along the lines of the Bay of Belfalas because there's an island there. Or you could fool around with he Sea of Rhun or other rivers/bodies of water.

What other maps are you thinking about includind/creating?

Edited by Scryer, 25 May 2008 - 03:49 PM.

[Devon]

Definatly rohan...N/S ithilien..etc. Everything from bfme1, plus a few more probably.

[Myrdin]

can there be some areas around the lake or Rhun ?

[Fruity.Gnome]

Im a bit lost here, lol. Does WotR work on RJ? cus i tried it and igot on to the game but couldnt do anything. Is a working WotR gonna come out in future updates, and is that what im looking at here...And even though i have no idea what it is...im feeling kinda excited

[robnkarla]

Chances are when you went to the WotR it didn't work because you might not have realized that you were in the non-linear campaign. WotR works right now for about 1/2 of the factions. The best part about this is the non-linear campaign which can be re-designed for all the missions that we want to have included.

To play the non-linear campaign - go to WotR and select RJ-RotWK. Then select Gondor and you'll start a campaign similar to the BFME1 campaign. While it is fun to be able to have a huge 100 map WotR, a huge benefit is in controlling the map layouts of the living world for the campaign. (Paths of the Dead, more rohan maps, etc.)

Robert J.

[Fruity.Gnome]

none linear campaign? So its not like proper WotR then?

Oh by the way, how do you get the BfME 1 castles? I Played on a skirmish and i didnt get them, and is it possible to get all 9 nazgul?

Edited by Fruity.Gnome, 25 May 2008 - 06:28 PM.

[Devon]

It's like the bfme1 campaign, where you can choose which armies you want to bring where.

It's not like normal wotr in that all the actual missions are scripted, not just random battles.

[Uruk King]

O my God I don't fricking beleive it!!!

[Gothmog14]

Man Rob, you always manage to do the most incredible things. So will these regions be in normal War of the Ring mode as well, or are you keeping them exclusive to your non linear campaign?

[Devon]

Hopefully normal wotr too!

[shadowcreature]

This is quite the achievement. Well done Rob, I can't wait to see how you're going to arrange the map.

[Gothmog14]

The awesomeness of this is just sinking in. Divide it like mad Rob!!

[Rob38]

Bravo I know you've been meaning to make your own living world regions for quite some time, and I knew you would eventually get it working. Any luck on forcing the player to move to a specific spot after a certain event? Just curious...