Halo: Reach Forum
This topic has moved here: Subject: Invasion Map development thread (New Forerunner Project)
  • Subject: Invasion Map development thread (New Forerunner Project)
Subject: Invasion Map development thread (New Forerunner Project)

Join Halo Haven for all things related to Halo 4


Tell her that If you jingle my bells, Ill promise you a white Christmas - Call Me Venom
The world can't end next month. My yogurt expires in 2013 - Princess Cadence
If Apple invented a car, would it have windows? - Xxembers


Posted by: TurnedSculpture
I feel really retarded for making an invasion map and then being finished one week later.

:'(


It doesn't matter if you make a map in 3 days, 3 weeks, or 3 months. As long as you have a plan and you stick to it you'll be fine.

The ODST map requires attention to every single detail, from line of sight and elevation to weapon balance, killzones, budget, performance, splitscreen support, coloring, phase direction, vehicle combat--I could go on forever explaining all the problems I ran into while building it.

Simply put, it's too difficult to work on alone which is why I will be collaborating with other Invasion forgers to get it finished.

In the mean time, I'm doing exactly what that poster said--finishing an Invasion map. I've chosen one that's much simpler (but still complex) and it'll take a much shorter development timeframe to finish. I'm also working with another forger who's played tons of the Invasion playlist, so he knows what's up.

Nobody is as frustrated as me when it comes to finishing these maps. I don't ever plan to be working on them for months but I also don't want to be finished in 2 days either. I have a plan for this CE Forerunner map and it's going to be much easier to build than the ODST one.

Just hang in there. Invasion forgers from all over are trying to build maps for Matchmaking and we are doing our best. It's insanely difficult though.

[Edited on 01.30.2012 4:39 PM PST]

  • 01.30.2012 4:39 PM PDT

Fancy joining a group, but don't wan't people too obsessed and serious? Want a group where messing around is a given?

DO YOU WANT TO BE A NINJA?

Then I have three words for you. Team Flying Ninja

Alternatively, add me and we will be happy to tell you about ourselves.

For reference, I just got mine finished. That's been on and off since about a month after release. Take your time buddy. :)

  • 01.30.2012 4:44 PM PDT
  • gamertag: ankerd
  • user homepage:

Bringing in Fikst. Bringing back lmao.
Inheritor # 475 world,

#6 In the Country.

Halocharts.com


Posted by: RC Clone
Goat makes Think Twice okay to look at as favor to a retarded forger.

Gets blamed for its gameplay all the time.


Yeah that map sucks ass when you try an play it lawl, don't know how it got into matchmaking.

Do you have any other maps in matchmaking?

  • 01.30.2012 4:57 PM PDT
  • gamertag: [none]
  • user homepage:

Posted by: Horse Repairman
RC RuNz the internet. Like the superintendent.

Posted by: SouthPoIe
Clone is an internet God.

Posted by: DerpRoids
RC Clone is the anti-thesis of a lurker.


Posted by: ankerd123

Posted by: RC Clone
Goat makes Think Twice okay to look at as favor to a retarded forger.

Gets blamed for its gameplay all the time.


Yeah that map sucks ass when you try an play it lawl, don't know how it got into matchmaking.

Do you have any other maps in matchmaking?

He didn't design any of the maps. He just put the pieces that break up the sea of grey.

  • 01.30.2012 4:59 PM PDT

Join Halo Haven for all things related to Halo 4


Tell her that If you jingle my bells, Ill promise you a white Christmas - Call Me Venom
The world can't end next month. My yogurt expires in 2013 - Princess Cadence
If Apple invented a car, would it have windows? - Xxembers

Need ideas for this forerunner map. Should it be indoors or outdoors?

  • 01.30.2012 6:18 PM PDT

Do a mix of both

  • 01.30.2012 6:19 PM PDT


Posted by: A 3 Legged Goat
Need ideas for this forerunner map. Should it be indoors or outdoors?

Indoor center with outdoor roads running parallel to the structures.

  • 01.30.2012 6:20 PM PDT

Join Halo Haven for all things related to Halo 4


Tell her that If you jingle my bells, Ill promise you a white Christmas - Call Me Venom
The world can't end next month. My yogurt expires in 2013 - Princess Cadence
If Apple invented a car, would it have windows? - Xxembers

I'm trying to find a location that's optimized for vehicles but Alaska seems to be a bit too small and the Canyon is...well, the Canyon. Anyway you slice Hemorrhage it's still Hemorrhage :/


I want my death pits.

[Edited on 01.30.2012 6:22 PM PST]

  • 01.30.2012 6:22 PM PDT


Posted by: A 3 Legged Goat
I'm trying to find a location that's optimized for vehicles but Alaska seems to be a bit too small and the Canyon is...well, the Canyon. Anyway you slice Hemorrhage it's still Hemorrhage :/


I want my death pits.
"Need flat terrain?






















Too bad."

[Edited on 01.30.2012 6:23 PM PST]

  • 01.30.2012 6:23 PM PDT

Join Halo Haven for all things related to Halo 4


Tell her that If you jingle my bells, Ill promise you a white Christmas - Call Me Venom
The world can't end next month. My yogurt expires in 2013 - Princess Cadence
If Apple invented a car, would it have windows? - Xxembers


Posted by: ThreeSixXero

Posted by: A 3 Legged Goat
I'm trying to find a location that's optimized for vehicles but Alaska seems to be a bit too small and the Canyon is...well, the Canyon. Anyway you slice Hemorrhage it's still Hemorrhage :/


I want my death pits.
"Need flat terrain?

Too bad."




Quarry's flat but it's too small. And driving vehicles on flat terrain is kinda lame, which is why I don't wanna make the majority of it indoors.


[Edited on 01.30.2012 6:24 PM PST]

  • 01.30.2012 6:24 PM PDT


Posted by: A 3 Legged Goat

Posted by: ThreeSixXero

Posted by: A 3 Legged Goat
I'm trying to find a location that's optimized for vehicles but Alaska seems to be a bit too small and the Canyon is...well, the Canyon. Anyway you slice Hemorrhage it's still Hemorrhage :/


I want my death pits.
"Need flat terrain?

Too bad."

Quarry's flat but it's too small. And driving vehicles on flat terrain is kinda lame, which is why I don't wanna make the majority of it indoors.

FW needs more forgeable terrain. Using the Golf cups just doesn't work.

[Edited on 01.30.2012 6:25 PM PST]

  • 01.30.2012 6:25 PM PDT

Join Halo Haven for all things related to Halo 4


Tell her that If you jingle my bells, Ill promise you a white Christmas - Call Me Venom
The world can't end next month. My yogurt expires in 2013 - Princess Cadence
If Apple invented a car, would it have windows? - Xxembers

I'm fine with FW's palette at the moment. It's just forge world that's the problem. Everywhere's already been used for Invasion and the places that haven't would require a lot more walls to work with.

  • 01.30.2012 6:28 PM PDT


Posted by: A 3 Legged Goat
I'm fine with FW's palette at the moment. It's just forge world that's the problem. Everywhere's already been used for Invasion and the places that haven't would require a lot more walls to work with.


I feel forge world was made with 4v4's and 5v5's in mind rather than anything above that. Kinda hard to make maps with stock terrain made for specific maps.

  • 01.30.2012 6:30 PM PDT

Join Halo Haven for all things related to Halo 4


Tell her that If you jingle my bells, Ill promise you a white Christmas - Call Me Venom
The world can't end next month. My yogurt expires in 2013 - Princess Cadence
If Apple invented a car, would it have windows? - Xxembers

Ya most of the building pieces are difficult to incorporate because they were built with specific maps in mind. But I can manage with them. Problem is still just figuring out where to plop the map onto.

  • 01.30.2012 6:37 PM PDT
  •  | 
  • Intrepid Mythic Member
  • gamertag: P3P5I
  • user homepage:

Posted by: Achronos
It isn't our shiznit anymore.

Posted by: A 3 Legged Goat
I'm trying to find a location that's optimized for vehicles but Alaska seems to be a bit too small and the Canyon is...well, the Canyon. Anyway you slice Hemorrhage it's still Hemorrhage :/


I want my death pits.
How about the Beach-line outside of Hemo? In between paradiso and the cave seems like a good enough place, though you might have to invest a lot of forge walls into plugging up the water.

  • 01.30.2012 6:42 PM PDT


Posted by: A 3 Legged Goat
Need ideas for this forerunner map. Should it be indoors or outdoors?

I think some elements from "Two Betrayals" would work well.

  • 01.30.2012 6:43 PM PDT

Join Halo Haven for all things related to Halo 4


Tell her that If you jingle my bells, Ill promise you a white Christmas - Call Me Venom
The world can't end next month. My yogurt expires in 2013 - Princess Cadence
If Apple invented a car, would it have windows? - Xxembers


Posted by: P3P5I
Posted by: A 3 Legged Goat
I'm trying to find a location that's optimized for vehicles but Alaska seems to be a bit too small and the Canyon is...well, the Canyon. Anyway you slice Hemorrhage it's still Hemorrhage :/


I want my death pits.
How about the Beach-line outside of Hemo? In between paradiso and the cave seems like a good enough place, though you might have to invest a lot of forge walls into plugging up the water.


I'd do that but I'm currently testing a map that's already been built in that space. I don't want to seem like a copy cat...err, goat.

I wish ForgeWorld had more beach area :(

  • 01.30.2012 6:44 PM PDT

I always thought that the Hemmorhage cave would be a good phase splitter. It saves budget on walls and offers a diverse environment before and after the cave.

  • 01.30.2012 6:44 PM PDT

Join Halo Haven for all things related to Halo 4


Tell her that If you jingle my bells, Ill promise you a white Christmas - Call Me Venom
The world can't end next month. My yogurt expires in 2013 - Princess Cadence
If Apple invented a car, would it have windows? - Xxembers


Posted by: MajorGroove
I always thought that the Hemmorhage cave would be a good phase splitter. It saves budget on walls and offers a diverse environment before and after the cave.


Maybe I'll take a closer look at that area and see what I come up with.

The Canyon seems to be the only interesting space for vehicle combat without building elaborate structures elsewhere.

  • 01.30.2012 6:47 PM PDT

Join Halo Haven for all things related to Halo 4


Tell her that If you jingle my bells, Ill promise you a white Christmas - Call Me Venom
The world can't end next month. My yogurt expires in 2013 - Princess Cadence
If Apple invented a car, would it have windows? - Xxembers


Posted by: Wumpa Warrior

Posted by: A 3 Legged Goat
Need ideas for this forerunner map. Should it be indoors or outdoors?

I think some elements from "Two Betrayals" would work well.


Still on the library on my CEA disc -___-

  • 01.30.2012 6:49 PM PDT


Posted by: A 3 Legged Goat

Posted by: Wumpa Warrior

Posted by: A 3 Legged Goat
Need ideas for this forerunner map. Should it be indoors or outdoors?

I think some elements from "Two Betrayals" would work well.


Still on the library on my CEA disc -___-

A lot of the inner passage ways on AotCR/2B would make for good maps, I always thought.

  • 01.30.2012 6:52 PM PDT


Posted by: A 3 Legged Goat

Posted by: Wumpa Warrior

Posted by: A 3 Legged Goat
Need ideas for this forerunner map. Should it be indoors or outdoors?

I think some elements from "Two Betrayals" would work well.

Ah..
Still on the library on my CEA disc -___-

Well *Spoilers* but assault on the control room is the exact same thing except in two betrayals you go backwards. Look at the architecture on there for inspiration.

There is an area of the mission with a large area that has a huge building in the middle. That spot would work well for MM.

  • 01.30.2012 6:53 PM PDT

Join Halo Haven for all things related to Halo 4


Tell her that If you jingle my bells, Ill promise you a white Christmas - Call Me Venom
The world can't end next month. My yogurt expires in 2013 - Princess Cadence
If Apple invented a car, would it have windows? - Xxembers


Posted by: Wumpa Warrior

Posted by: A 3 Legged Goat

Posted by: Wumpa Warrior

Posted by: A 3 Legged Goat
Need ideas for this forerunner map. Should it be indoors or outdoors?

I think some elements from "Two Betrayals" would work well.

Ah..
Still on the library on my CEA disc -___-

Well *Spoilers* but assault on the control room is the exact same thing except in two betrayals you go backwards. Look at the architecture on there for inspiration.

There is an area of the mission with a large area that has a huge building in the middle. That spot would work well for MM.


Guess I'll give it a go. Might as well stream something interesting for a change.

  • 01.30.2012 6:55 PM PDT

That area.. It's not really a building, more of a massive rock with indoor tunnels.

  • 01.30.2012 7:08 PM PDT

I'm going to invade your heart like a barn swallow high on milk chocolate and grandma love.

Fairness is only possible within the limited powers of man. Elsewhere, there is only chance.

Thus I refute thee.

Longest thread for one map evar.

  • 01.30.2012 7:15 PM PDT