[Map] Prizrak (4km) [WIP]

[Amok@ndy]

I just tried LM'ing again to make an updated minimap but am having a problem.
Everything but the Overgrowth on the northern map area isn't being LM'ed.
Terrain and all other statics are fine.

Terrainlightmaps Bugged - Official BF Editor Forums
try this !

[Element-X_IV]

I tried that already and it fixed everything.

I just decided to remove the object that was causing the error instead

I've just tried testing now and it finally worked.
Just doing a few fixes as I forgot to add combat areas and stuff since I used the back-up.

[Element-X_IV]

Thanks @ndy.
Will try that later.

I now have another problem.
I had the fog set to 900m but I can only see to about 50m, no fog effect, just sort of how it looks like when looking through Texture mode in the editor, no fog and just a straight horizontal view.

[VapoMan]

Thanks @ndy.
Will try that later.

I now have another problem.
I had the fog set to 900m but I can only see to about 50m, no fog effect, just sort of how it looks like when looking through Texture mode in the editor, no fog and just a straight horizontal view.

Sounds like you need to increase your viewdistance in level settings (can also be found in init.con)

[Element-X_IV]

Sounds like you need to increase your viewdistance in level settings (can also be found in init.con)

Alright it works now, thanks.

[J.F.Leusch69]

getting nice here!

2 things i just noticed while looking at the old and new minimaps:
1. you should expand your roads a few hundred meters into the surrounding terrian
2. your rock terrain textures could bleed a bit more into the grassy areas, they are currently too straight to me

[Shovel]

This map is looking amazing! I can't think of anything to suggest, but im trying. I hope to play this at some point in the future!

[Element-X_IV]

I tried andy's suggestion several times regarding the Lightmapping issue.
Still nothing, anybody got anymore ideas?

btw, how can I change textures of different statics?
Can anybody direct me to a tutorial of some sort? Would be much appreciated, thanks.

[Web_cole]

From the mini-map, this looks like a pretty interesting map, gameplay wise

[dtacs]

Agreed, seems kind of similar to Steel Thunder in its location, very good to see someone making maps for the Canadians, they seem to be a bit of a forgotten faction.

[dunem666]

i really like this, its like a merge between dragon fly and silent eagle

good jobby

[Element-X_IV]

So, I decided to use a back-up of the map to see if the lightmapping thing is gone, then i'll take care of the rest to get it to it's current state.

I'm also thinking of maybe changing the the village into a bit of a suburban area with the same buildings as on Dragon Fly or Iron Ridge, but making it look more abandoned and adding the smaller villages outside of it instead. Maybe?

After flying around on the map, I realized how shitty it was with all the terrain morphing in areas I thought would be cool. I'm gonna have to do alot of fixing with the terrain again.

It would still be an FDF vs. RU map, but depends if the FDF team will ever accomplish enough to make it a legit faction for PR.
So I guess this map will be for CF simulating a sort of Russian deployment for an invasion near Canada?
idk, It's just a fictional map with a fictional story set, only now did I realize I suck at making woodland maps But I'll still finish this, don't want all those hours spent making this map go to waste.

and how do I make the trees render more detailed?
They appear 2d in the distance and it looks like ****.

Thanks for the feedback and comments, it's very motivating.

[BroCop]

Why not make this a Ruskies versus the Yanks until the Finns are done?

AFAIK there is no US vs. RU map as of yet and its quite frustrating seeing how almost every other BLUFOR (heck even a few OPFOR factions) are in a brawl against Russia except for the US and UK

[Element-X_IV]

Why not make this a Ruskies versus the Yanks until the Finns are done?

AFAIK there is no US vs. RU map as of yet and its quite frustrating seeing how almost every other BLUFOR (heck even a few OPFOR factions) are in a brawl against Russia except for the US and UK

Well, I was interested in using the Canadians as a placeholder.

As dtacs mentioned, the Canadians are now more of a forgotten faction and have only like 2 maps to play with.

The US has enough maps to play on, they are used as placeholder WIP factions very often and even have more maps coming for themselves even one I'm making myself which I'm not really letting too many people know of right now. I'd like to use something else, Canadians would suit the map due to the sort of mountainous and woodland terrain.

My other Canadian map, Panjwai might be scrapped seeing as Rhino said afghan statics are being phased out now, and all I had to use for that map were those statics, so just thinking right now if I should scrap it or just keep it safe for a while, haven't really done much on that since it was pretty boring connecting those statics and had like half of that 2km map to fill with those statics.

So I guess now, I only work on two maps, switching from one to the other after an idea pops up or I get bored after working for hours on it.

[Bob of Mage]

So I guess this map will be for CF simulating a sort of Russian deployment for an invasion near Canada?

Don't forget that Yamalia is in Russia, so the CF could be attacking somewhere else in Russia.

[Mora]

Looks so depressing. Why not use a clear sky with some nice sunlight. Im getting bored with that sky, lots of maps seem to use that.

[Pantyfas]

Although everyone would prefer fighting on sunshine the fact is that the sun won't always be there smiling for you.

I'd say not to care about the weather but rather the guy that is shooting at you or you are aiming at, because that's not so depressing after all

[Element-X_IV]

Alot have changed on this map, Fog, Static, Overgrowth and Terrain color are very different and been made to look better, I have a finn advisor to talk to who helps me make it look as Finnish as possible.

Screens were supposed to be updated ages ago but I never did, I'll maybe add some in-game screens once I fix the CTD issues, the LM issue was fixed after I used a recent back-up of the map.

I've decided to keep this map until FDF Faction is released instead since I'm making slower progress on this as I no longer have as much time to use as I did before.

[Element-X_IV]

Alright so, It's all is fine and working now but I wanna fix something before I take my shots and maybe a video.

The trees render like ****, ugly as hell, and no longer render at the distance, can anybody help me as to how I can make it look more like the ones on Silent Eagle or the other maps?

Click here to see how bad it looks.

I tried searching for a fix with words like overgrowth, lods, overgrowth atlas and stuff. But I cant seem to find anything.

[Amok@ndy]

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Overgrowth.viewDistanceScale 1
Overgrowth.closeDistPercentage 0.3

aplly this in the Overgrowth.con