Requesting help: Islamabad Unrest

[Dan]

Hi there,

I've been looking into getting into mapping for a while now but only now started, with an idea.

A friend (Daspootya) and I, thought it would be a good idea to make a map. I knew that BF2Editor existed along with the mod tutorials so I thought I'd give it a go. After searching numerous Islamic and Arabic cities, I found one that has a nice setting for an infantry map - Like Karkand. Of course, my dream would be that this map would be so good it would make it into the game yet that seems a little farfetched to say the least - right now

The City we chose was Islamabad, in Pakistan. The setting is ideal.

Images are rather large in size - Be warned
The shot from google maps: Here

City map: Here

Our interpretation of this and how we plan to lay this out: Here

Firstly - I'd like to say that unfortunately, I have near to zero experience in this. I have created the background (Here) and added a few textured roads, and some grass. I have also added the two main uncappable control points (even though I don't know how to make them uncappable)

What I'm asking is that if someone has some free time on their hands - If they would mind giving me a few pointers and tips, and answering my endless number of questions. Is there anyone willing to do this ?

Other than that, What do you think of the idea?

[Jacky]

Re: Requesting help: Islamabad Unrest

Its possible to make it. But i dont have any spare time atm...

[Dan]

Re: Requesting help: Islamabad Unrest

Mmm... is there anyone else you know of who may be of help ?

:/

[DogmanSlayer]

Re: Requesting help: Islamabad Unrest

Alright Lemonybrainaid. I also am very busy but I think I can at least try and give you a bit of insight.

First off..
Click on your new Control Point, In the left hand side of the editor you will see the Tweak window become populated with different values.

Scroll down throught these values untill you find the following value..."UnableToChangeTeam"


Make sure it is ticked as above and your away, that's it.

Check the different values in this tweak bar - it will allow you too set all different types of parameters.
{Note. Some of the values like MinToCapture need extra settings tweaked in the python gamemode scripts to get them to work but just experiement.

Your concept is well thought out and I think you will do well. Very ambitious for a first map though but you keep asking the questions and I will try and help to get you there.
I aint no map builder but like many I dabble.

Once you get it too a stage you are happy with I would be more than honuored to have our tournament members use it in our campaign as one of our battlemaps, so keep on asking when you stumble and we will all try and help you out.

Best of luck dude.

P.S
Our timezone here in Australia is 15 hours infront of 0 GMT time.
If you need to ask a question we have a Teamspeak server running on our server. We are on for about 12 hours a day so hopefully you can catch myself our one of our Admins and ask us the question. {We have regular working sessions just about everynight except Saturday when its battlenight}
Just PM me here at these forums and I will send you the IP address.

[squopher42]

Re: Requesting help: Islamabad Unrest

good hint: http://bfeditor.org

[Xodus]

Re: Requesting help: Islamabad Unrest

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/4296/khaya1xj.jpg

Is it possible to import from xsi? I could work on this. I need to get my dualscreens hooked up GRRRRR, Since now that I look at the google maps, it looks alot more residential, which will be pretty hard to model unless we get a straight top down map with the houses.

[Dan]

Re: Requesting help: Islamabad Unrest

Alright Lemonybrainaid. I also am very busy but I think I can at least try and give you a bit of insight.

First off..
Click on your new Control Point, In the left hand side of the editor you will see the Tweak window become populated with different values.

Scroll down throught these values untill you find the following value..."UnableToChangeTeam"


Make sure it is ticked as above and your away, that's it.

Check the different values in this tweak bar - it will allow you too set all different types of parameters.
{Note. Some of the values like MinToCapture need extra settings tweaked in the python gamemode scripts to get them to work but just experiement.

Your concept is well thought out and I think you will do well. Very ambitious for a first map though but you keep asking the questions and I will try and help to get you there.
I aint no map builder but like many I dabble.

Once you get it too a stage you are happy with I would be more than honuored to have our tournament members use it in our campaign as one of our battlemaps, so keep on asking when you stumble and we will all try and help you out.

Best of luck dude.

P.S
Our timezone here in Australia is 15 hours infront of 0 GMT time.
If you need to ask a question we have a Teamspeak server running on our server. We are on for about 12 hours a day so hopefully you can catch myself our one of our Admins and ask us the question. {We have regular working sessions just about everynight except Saturday when its battlenight}
Just PM me here at these forums and I will send you the IP address.

Thanks alot mate - I might just have to ask you for that IP... Thanks :)

Xodus - That looks pretty cool yet I think that it may be a good idea to use some of the in-game buildings instead of creating new ones - as I believe the map was only meant to be 2D - ?

[DogmanSlayer]

Re: Requesting help: Islamabad Unrest

Hi mate

I sent you the IP if you want to use it. You will be welcome anytime, hopefully we can get on TS together at the same time with our different zones.