posted 01-21-08 12:50 EST (US)
Hi guys, this is Antithesis with a few screenshots and words about my latest project - Idyll!
It's an invasion for the original Stronghold, and I still haven't scripted it yet. However, I do have all of the terrain and castle finished (but not quite edited yet), and there are a few screenshots below. But first, a few words about the map itself.
I wanted to keep fiddling around with the idea of a ruined castle that the player must rebuild, an idea that first came up in my earlier invasion for Crusader,Tainted Water. But, seeing as I like the original SH editor better, I decided to make another invasion. In this map, I tried to focus less on the castle, and more on creating a lush, beautiful landscape; one often comes across invasions with huge, ready-made castles, and I (this is a personal opinion) don't really like them. I left a ruined castle for the player, and that was it. However, the landscape is full of little ravines, nooks, and crannies, and I spent quite an amount of time on the terraining. Alas, I forgot to pause the editor, and the trees began growing like mad, forcing me to erase about two thirds of them 
. Oh well.
Anyways, enough words and more screenies. Here they are:
The mini-map:
The ruined castle:
Some of the surrounding countryside:
A different view:
The story and more to come later as the map progresses!
The map should be released in a few weeks, during March break at the latest and in one or two weeks at the earliest - it's hard to say as of yet.
All suggestions, comments, and criticism appreciated!
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As I haven't finished scripting, I am offering to make this a joint project with anyone that is willing to script and is skilled at scripting. If not, I'll script it myself, and anyone who is willing to playtest can be counted as a co-author. My thanks and appreciation!
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"I am the Alpha and the Omega." - God
Unscrupulous Neighbours | A Small Quarrel | Of Swords and Apples | Tainted Water | Idyll (in progress)
It's an invasion for the original Stronghold, and I still haven't scripted it yet. However, I do have all of the terrain and castle finished (but not quite edited yet), and there are a few screenshots below. But first, a few words about the map itself.
I wanted to keep fiddling around with the idea of a ruined castle that the player must rebuild, an idea that first came up in my earlier invasion for Crusader,
. Oh well. Anyways, enough words and more screenies. Here they are:
The mini-map:
The ruined castle:
Some of the surrounding countryside:
A different view:
The story and more to come later as the map progresses!
The map should be released in a few weeks, during March break at the latest and in one or two weeks at the earliest - it's hard to say as of yet.
All suggestions, comments, and criticism appreciated!
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|<~---~|-A-| A N T I T H E S I S |-Ω-|~---~>|
"I am the Alpha and the Omega." - God
Unscrupulous Neighbours | A Small Quarrel | Of Swords and Apples | Tainted Water | Idyll (in progress)
[This message has been edited by Antithesis (edited 01-22-2008 @ 05:45 PM).]
is very nice, original and whole of those ruins make a lot of obstacles, which could be used as advantages or disadvantages... For the terrain could be judged far from the minimap or from your name 
