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[Kwen]

I'm going to make a single thread for teasers from now on, too many threads popping up... lol

Anyways, here's an early WIP of the revamped Helms Deep Good Campaign map.

Edited by Kwen, 22 January 2011 - 02:05 AM.

[{IRS}Athos]

Ooooooh... pretty...

I can't wait to see what you'll do with the gameplay of this mission.

[Kwen]

Revamped. Double the uruks, with only a slight increase on defenders. The wall WILL be destroyed via scripts. No chance to stop it, and also the gate WILL be breached. Though it will be up to you to hold it off for as long as possible. I intend on recreating the movie timeline pretty closely. All the way down to retreating to the keep

[Elvenlord]

Not too much, I hope. Otherwise personal strategies won't be worth much.

[Elegost]

Can't wait to play it ! you have modified the Deeping Wall and the height of the map ! so it's like a mini-Helms-Deep-Last-Hope ^^

[Elvenlord]

The robot has invaded here too

[Elegost]

Yeah , the robots shall rise ! " there will be no place for humans !" ^^

[Kwen]

Not too much, I hope. Otherwise personal strategies won't be worth much.

Well the idea is, if you use proper strategy, you will be rewarded with the accurate, smooth timeline. If you do not use good strategy, then you will fail miserably very early on.

[Elegost]

Kwen , I have a question : in Helms Deep , do you plan to add an Uruk Captain like these we see in the movie ? It will be a boss in the level , kind of hero ? moreover , it would be more like in the movies ; but it's only an idea

[{IRS}Athos]

Oooh, I like that idea. There should be multiples, to keep your heroes busy on the wall or through the gate. That way it won't be so much wholesale slaughter as trying to take out enemy heroes... and single-target strikes will no longer be bloody useless.

[Spartan184]

While hes working on Helms Deep I'm working on Minas Tirith. I might get some screens and tell kwen to put them up sometime. As for the Uruk captain we are not sure yet

[Yarrum]

It's looking a lot better. One thing I'd recommend though is adjusting the staircase that goes from behind the deeping wall to the keep. In the movies, it was a narrow path that connected to the keep from behind the tower.

[Kwen]

Easier said then done. To make it more narrow means hell for pathing. And to go behind the Horn leading into the hornburg like it should involves remodelling like 6 different parts of Helms Deep.

[Baki]

Very good that you revamp the major campaign battles Kwen. In the current state they just aren't as challenging as they should be, especially Minas Tirith and Black Gate are too easy imo.

Btw, just can't help myself, but why the hell is there a Gondor barracks on the mountain in the background?
I've always wondered why it's there.

[Kwen]

I'm not sure. But I don't wish to tamper with the stuff too much, so I'll leave it there, or risk breaking something.

[Rob38]

The robot has invaded here too

Heh... indeed.

[Kwen]

Haldir is added, and (checks) would you look at that, exactly 10 battalions of elves. Spooky... I will show some screenshots of the map in action later. Most likely a play through with screens at all the various parts.

[Elvenlord]

Just take a video of the whole thing

[Kwen]

Ahh yes, so you can see the flaws. I can plan screenshots.