Yeah I actually made a lot more progress about 1/4 of the map fully finished but I gave up because some shit went wrong and I got frustrated. I think it would've been great. I always find that the maps in empires nowadays are bland as fuck, really unfun, just a bunch of shit plastered across the map with "elevations" in between. Then the uptight cunts that make the map get criticism, but all they say is "Why don't you map yourself". Assholes.
That's the thing though. We've all got great ideas, but using hammer to make them real is far from a pleasant or easy experience. If you do take this up again and would like some custom props or w/e, feel free to throw me a PM. I've got a bit of an itch to do some Blending again.