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[k1chi]

Hey all, first post on here so please, go easy :-D

Just finished my first map for Far Cry 2 entitled 'Basin of Volatile Conflict'. It's a Capture the Diamond map, reasonably large but I really wanted to capture a sense of atmosphere first and foremost.

The story :
The UFLL have been advancing deeper into APR territory in an attempt to uncover highly valuable stolen diamonds. Their search has led them to a small base in a jungle valley, deep beneath an abandoned train line, where the APR are storing two of the sought after diamonds.

The game begins with the UFLL having already secured one half of the base. Various walkways, hidden paths, coverables, sniper points, natural and manmade obstacles make this a desperate standoff where teams must be prepared to adopt a variety of strategies if they are to succeed.

Screenshots:





Download:
Unfortunately I can't upload via the actual game for some reason, so I've uploaded the map to the 2 following locations

Far Cry2 Maps
Moddb

Cheers! Feedback would be appreciated

[Pacient.cz]

If you want to make your map playable, then it have to be uploaded on the UBI map community server. So maybe you would have to ask somebody to upload it for you.
But we can check it out in editor and give you some feedback, what I will do latter today. Now I can see from screenshots, thats it pretty nice start, since its your first map
So keep up good work, some more feedback latter
EDIT: Ok, some nice ideas and respectable work so I really looking forward for your nex map.
But, please make it smaller (distance between diamonds more less 150 meters), and without such a great sniper position, because in map like this you can spend few minutes to get to the enemy area and then be easy killed by sniper. In this case from bridge or from sniper spot above each enemy base. Also you should spread spawn points much more and put him closer to the oponent side.
So keep up good work, I think we can looking forward for some nice maps from you

[k1chi]

Hey man cheers for the swift response!

I completely agree over the size, i think this is more due to me being new to the editor and not really understanding the scale etc.

With the sniper positions, I know its painful but I kind of WANT to make it easier for snipers.

I added so many coverables and foliage on the ground and in the water so players would try to stay out of the clear areas once they are in the enemy territory. I wanted to try and encourage more intense firefights to occur in the middle of the map (around the buildings etc) and then for players to adopt a more sneaky, hiding approach when they finally reach the oppositions base. If it wasnt for the sniper points then I think it may be a little too easy for players to run into the base and just make a clean get away, I want them to have to work a bit harder.

But I will see how people respond, this map is just a test of ideas really :-D I have a more claustrophobic concept for the next one

And yes I definately need to fix the spawn points!!

Would you be able to upload to the community server for me please? It'd be very much appreciated

Thanks for the feedback!

[Pacient.cz]

Originally posted by k1chi:
Would you be able to upload to the community server for me please? It'd be very much appreciated

I would like to do it for you in case that I can identify with everything on the map. I would like to take care about maps under my account, because of reputation and free slots as well.
You can find list of my maps
HERE (switch for PC in right up corner).
I have still few ideas whose I want to make so I need keep free room for them.
But I asked one of my friend and he was so kind and uploaded your map. His account is: <span class="ev_code_YELLOW">skacelson</span>

[k1chi]

Ah fantastic! Please tell you friend thanks from me!

Ok guys so you can play this map now, please do so and let me know what I can work on/improve for future maps!

Cheers again