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[shadowcreature]

Wow, that's kind of fast. Still, good news nonetheless. I am curious on how the LWM will get diversified.

[Devon]

I'm not sure what you mean by disversified...cause, you already have the picture


Oops, nevermind, guess you haven't

Rohan is gonna get majorly split up, as will harad and the ithilien region of gondor.

Basically everything that was in bfme1, plus some more.

I think theres slightly over 100 regions total.

Edited by YodaWarrior, 01 June 2008 - 11:00 PM.

[alin10bigg]

OMG!!!

[Dalf32]

and you expect this by our beta, which you expect this week? that is amazing!
will definitely need to clear out my schedule for this one

Edited by Dalf32, 02 June 2008 - 07:36 PM.

[Devon]

Oops...I forgot you couldn't see mapping forum .


All rob has left to do is coding where heroes and buildplots go in the actualy territory, and territory bonuses

[The Black Goldfish]

Rohan is gonna get majorly split up, as will harad and the ithilien region of gondor.

Not to mention Gondor in general...Belfalas could be split into Lebennin and Belfalas
Anfalas could/Should be split into Anfalas / Lamedon

that of cause requires new maps...

[robnkarla]

And don't forget the maps. It will not be 100% done as there are maps that have not been completed.

As for the date, I don't think it will be ready for public in the next few weeks. There is still a lot to do and I'm in the middle of a fiscal year close so I can't give any specific date. The next private beta I'm hoping to deliver this week. Then I'll be closing all loose ends, fixing bugs, and making sure all hero powers etc. are in and MotE's power tree is working correctly. Once that is done the private group will get to test it to make sure it's workin' right and then I'll make release it to the public. While I could put the current version up for download, there are areas such as hero powers, power trees that are not ready and I think that will be more of a disappointment.

So it will be there similar to the campaign, a glimpse of what is coming. While there has been a LOT of work on the campaign, I doubt you'll see anything in this next beta. I'm more trying to expand the elves, and finish up all of the unfinished items from 1.05.06.

There are 110 territories on the map broken into 10 regions and I'll include some screens:

Quick outline of the regions. This screen is just a texture screen with the 3d spline on top. This was just one of the MANY time consuming pieces of the process. All in all it will probably take 2-3 weeks of time to get this working correctly. It's such an important part of the mod that I thought it warranted the work and the delay of the next release, especially if it meant that it could possibly be included. (Though not in the non-linear campaign yet):



Here are some sceens with a few of the territories coded. I'm starting with the southeast and working my way across the map. I've changed the regions outlines and this is a WIP of the outlines text layer of the living map:



Robert J.

Edited by robnkarla, 03 June 2008 - 09:19 AM.

[The Black Goldfish]

Souweet!

Cool, looks like City of corsairs and Khand has made it into the map...

looking forward...

TBG

[Devon]

Amon Hen, Andrast, Anfalas, Angmar, Anorien, Barrow Down (South), Belfalas, Black Gate, Blue Mountains, Buckland (East Farthing), Cair Andros, Redhorn Pass, Cardolan, Carn Dum, Carnen, Carrock, Central Ithilien, Dagorlad, Dead Marshes, Dimril Dale, Dol Amroth, Dol Guldur, Dorwinion, Drudan Forest, Dunharrow, Dunland, East Bight, East Emnet, East Rohan, Eastfold, Eaves of Fangorn, Edoras, Emyn Arnen, Emyn Muil, Enedwaith, Erebor/Dale, Eregion, Esgaroth(Lake-Town), Ettenmoors, Evendim Hills, Evendim Lake, Fangorn Forest, Far Harad, Field of Celebrant, Fords of Bruinen, Fords of Isen, Forlindon, Fornost, Forodwaith, Framsburg, Gap of Rohan, Gladden Fields, Grey Havens, Grey Mountains, Halfirien (temped to combine this with Eastfold), Halls of Thranduil, Harlindon, Harlond, Harondor, Harondor, Helms Deep, High Pass, Hobbiton, Iron Hills, Isengard, Khand, Lamedon, Lebinnin, Lithlad, Lothlorien, Minas Morgul, Minas Tirith, Minhiriath, Mirkwood, Moria, Mount Doom, Mount Gundabad, Mouths Entwash, Near Harad, North Downs, Northern Ithlien, Northern Mirkwood, Nurn, Old Brown Lands, Old Ford Anduin, Old Forest, Osgiliath, Paths of the Dead, Pelargir, Rhudaur, Rhun, Rivendell, Rohan, Shelob's Lair/Cirith Ungol, Southern Ithilien, Swan Flet, Tharbad, Tolfalas, Tower Hills, Trollshaws, Umbar, Vales of Celduin, Weather Hills, Weathertop, West Emnet, West Fold, Withered Heath, & Wold

Hope rob doesn't mind me posting

[Funbomb]

Man, a lot of maps to play, I hope you guys the best with the mod and I can't wait to play.

[Scryer]

Rob this is impressive! You spoil us sometimes ! I can't wait to play it in WOTR when the next beta is released. And the non-linear (?) campaign looks nothing short of impressive.

So I don't suppose that you're going to get MOTE/Rohan/Arnor working properly in the next release then?

Edited by Scryer, 02 June 2008 - 09:57 PM.

[shadowcreature]

Wow all those territories. This is going to mke WOTR rife with epic battles more so now. I'm intrigued on what lands will go to which region.

[Rafv Nin IV]

Wow...That's a lot. I always felt that the WOTR matches didn't represent the vastness of Middle-Earth (not to mention that it's tough to move an army quickly). But this is far more than I ever expected.

[Scryer]

Wow...That's a lot. I always felt that the WOTR matches didn't represent the vastness of Middle-Earth (not to mention that it's tough to move an army quickly). But this is far more than I ever expected.

I second that.

Way to shut RJ's fans into awe, Rob and everyone else on the team.

[robnkarla]

Also, stay tuned for larger scale Historical Scenarios. It always bugged me when they had the scenarios that they didn't go full-force. And with the expanded territories it will take Isengard vs. Rohan battles to a new level. (Start with only Isengard and a massive army vs. Rohan and their territories.....Dwarves vs. Rhun.....Elves vs. Wild/Goblins.....Gondor vs. MotE/Mordor.....Arnor vs. Angmar)

There are many areas to explore and expand upon, this is really only the surface.

Robert J.

[Vithar-133]

This is unbelievable. And to think that this is merely the surface...This will go a long way into the future of the mod.

Good fortune and godspeed,
Vithar An'Yuudai

[tompabus]

Teritories are good but maybe more of them and if you know how improve surface do it please!!Map from Ea is much green than it is in reality!!!

[IthronAiwendil]

Dorwinion is in? Excellent! And Khand, Far Harad, Dol Amroth and Halls of Thranduil sound extremely interesting too

[m@tt]

More? It took long enough working out 100+ of them. The whole map is full, bar the very north east.

[robnkarla]

The territory in the northeast has been named and we will hopefully be able to come up with a map for it. Orocarni - Red Mountains. It's a little west of where they are, so it's more of a small branch of the mountain ranges.

And if I have not mentioned it here, credit goes to m@tt for helping split out the regions, using his map as one of the guides in splitting up the living map. The main thing left is to work on all of the maps to ensure there is one for every territory. Some will take more time than others, but hopefully we'll be able to get them all done.

Robert J.