Test run of a new project!

[Bracer]

Hey old mates!

I hope everything is well with you all!

Once again I would like to ask for your help testing a project of mine!
This time it looks like this:
[video=youtube;6gCIWxNtd6M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gCIWxNtd6M[/video]

It's extremly early build, empty, full of bugs and odd stuff, but playable.

So anyone interested in meeting up, strolling around the map or doing some TDM?

Cheers!

 

[Kenadian]

Whoa that looks huge, how much time have you put into it?

 

[Bracer]

I started it in the end of september, I think!
Worked on the buildings maybe four hours per week.

It's not so huge yet, the video is a little misleading and recorded at nice angles! :icon_wink:

Currently it's about 1x1km filled with buildings, I have aprox 12 custom buildings, so it's still repetative.
Charon's buildingpack works as placeholders in the background, like a backdrop.

But only half of my buildings are looking anywhere near something habitable!
But you can walk most of the floors, with functioning stairs, some buildings have rooms and some are totally open.

Edit; you can do alot with the correct angles and setting: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?73572-ArmA-II-amp-OA-Photography-I-No-images-over-100kb-Pictures-only-NO-comments&p=2530016&viewfull=1#post2530016

 

[Leimboy]

Hi Bracer!

It looks very promising so far. I don't believe anyone else have made a "concrete jungle" type map before? At least not in the scale you're going for here.
Will be very interesting to see how this map plays out in TDM or maybe even coop (yeah, the AI will be a huge problem I guess)

 

[Bracer]

Thanks!
Yeah, I'm also curious how it will work in PvP!
AI is a problem, havn't started to experiment with getting the AI inside the buildings yet, but I'm not very optimistic about that.
But my goal is still only set on making a fun PvP map.

We'll see how many are interested in doing a test, and then we can decide when and how to do it!
I just need one day to prepare a mission and make sure all texture paths are set.
The addon weighs 155mb at the moment without any other reqs. Works in both A2 and A3, less issues in A2 though.
But I'm guessing you all are running A3, so that's where we can try it!

Oh, and I hope I can use your billboards in this project as well!? They fit nicely!

 

[Bracer]

You can keep track of the work here, incase you are interested:
http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?167089-The-New-York-City-Project/page7

 

[Leimboy]

Thanks for the link Bracer - bookmarked

Of course you can use my billboards! I'll be happy to see them appear on that map.
If you have any requests just send me a PM and I'll see what I can do. I haven't had any free time to make new ones lately since I'm crazy busy at work at the moment (and have been for a few months now). But if you have any concrete ideas for billboards you need I'll see if I can find the time to dive into it inbetween other stuff

I would love to test the new map too. I guess the best moment would be a late Tuesday or something, when most people are online for Arma3 anyway. Maybe do a special happening after our regular mission or something?

 

[Bracer]

Late tuesday sounds good!
I will try to prepare something for the coming tuesday 3/12,
but it might not be anything special, just some TDM or free roam.
But it would help me alot either way!

I will write on monday if I have something ready, otherwise we might have to wait until next tuesday 10/12, if you prefer a proper mission. How does that sound?

Usually I'm back from job around 21pm, so around 22pm I can be ready.

 

[Bracer]

Oh, and it's important that it's trusted players to keep the files between us,
because I don't want the files to spread and that I do not have the permissions from BIS to include some of the texture files, yet!

 

[Leimboy]

Tuesday 3/12 is most likely a no-go for me Bracer
I'm participating in so many off-line/afk activities at the moment that I have missed several arma events already and I won't make it next Tuesday either.

Post here when you have something ready(ish) and we can try it out in a "controlled environment" on a pre-defined evening (not necessarily Tuesday). Sounds like a plan?

 

[Bracer]

Cool!
How does this weekend look for you guys?
Saturday (14/12) or sunday (15/12) evening?

 

[Leimboy]

I should be able to join if we start around 13-1400 on Saturday
I'm booked the rest of the day unfortunately and Sunday is also full

 

[ElektroVodka]

Afaik evenings in this weekend bring nothing for me

Looks awesome!

Might be an idea to give the project its own section under forums?
Just to show off to others we have creative minds among us

 

[Bracer]

I should be able to join if we start around 13-1400 on Saturday
I'm booked the rest of the day unfortunately and Sunday is also full

Cool for me!
So we can aim at 13:30 on saturday!

Quicksilver, will you be able that early?

Duke??

And where's Wapwap, Haja and Wotan?

 

[Leimboy]

13:30 is OK for me Bracer
Are you hosting?

I think the others may be quite busy around this time, but hopefully they will see this message and join in...

 

[Bracer]

Excellent!
I will try hosting, never tried hosting A3 though, so not sure how smooth it will be...

 

[Bracer]

Hmm, cannot get my TS updated...

 

[Bracer]

How long can you stay Leimboy?
I'm trying to get TS, and will upload the map to dropbox...
Not going well here.

 

[Bracer]

On TS now!

 

[Bracer]

Thanks for the help with testing, Leimboy!
I'm satisfied that it worked so problem free at the first test outside of my building enviroment! All texture paths, scripts and animations functioned as they should!

I'm bothered about the performance though, can you report how it performs if you run it by yourself from the editor? Is it the same then?
I'm hoping maybe it was mp-lag...

Looking forward to try it with more people! TDM!