Because there are no maps that can effectively support aircraft. I decided to begin the drawing/concept for a future map that I'll be working on that can support infantry vehicles and aircraft and allow strategic flexibility for commanders, and players. The inspiration for my concept came from the map "Bespin Platforms" from Star Wars Battlegrounds. Although my map differs greatly from the this map, so that it is not a copy. -My Concept. More pictures of map and refined ideas to come. -Inspiration.
I never found that bespin's air battle ever influenced the final outcome, but hopefully empires gameplay is more suitable.
The idea for the map isn't actually going to have aircrafts as the deciding factor, because I think the best maps contain all 3 elements of tanks, infantry, and in the future aircraft. So basically teams will still mainly consist of infantry, and tanks, but the map is open enough to allow aircraft to fly around and flank entrenched enemy positions. Also I'll be redrawing it with all the walkways going towards the middle having a roof overhead, but with areas for aircraft to shoot in from the sides.
whatabout u dont draw maps but make them? i doubt mappers need inspiration - they didnt before and they wont in the futures. especially not concepts that are nothing but odd circles ... as far as i can tell, as long as you dont ask every little step so that the other could make the map himself in less time, everyone is more then willing to help you with the more complex mapeditor stuff ...
Smart people discuss the idea and mechanics of a map before they spend weeks building it only to have everyone think it's a dumb idea, and noone plays it. If someone wants to use ideas from my map in their own that is fine, but I will be working on my map on my own free time, however I'm still creating drawings etc, before I even start up hammer. If I wanted help I would ask. Edit: Yeah sorry. Now after reading the title and my first sentences it looked as if I was like "Here's a cool drawing, and that's it." But I'll update first post in the next few days.
oh im sorry then, i thought this is just "yet another map someone should make because im too lazy to do more than drawing circles in mspaint" ...
Make sure you add railings. Seriously, OHnS makes sense. Also, try and make it so there's some kind of explanation for the map, in Bespin they're harvesting gas (which is cool) but there has to be some kind of explanation for why NF/BE is attacking it. Maybe put in a dropship next to wone of the commanders etc.
Yeah, I'll be including railings, but (maybe some) parts purposely wont. Right now I'm working on drawing my map in sketchup, and I'm also trying to think up a story/background for the map. I'm not sure if it should be based on skyscrapers, or have a more factory, industrial feel. But it will be NF assaulting some Brenodi installation
Looks like a neat idea, Alithough I have doubts about how aircraft could work in the first place, but this thread is about the map, and I think that it might work.
:S Yeah, I havn't done too much work on the map in the last few days. I might wait till aircraft are actually released untill I finish. But I'm still working on other parts that aren't affected by aircraft.
