Sunday, March 13, 2011

Strasbourg, beta 1 release

I've wanted to build a city level for a very long time.  I attempted it a few times and just couldn't find a design I liked.  One day I was playing Modern Warfare 2 MP (I think I'm one of the few mappers who actually liked this game despite the lack of servers & mod tools) and felt great inspiration to attempt a city map again after playing "Invasion" (screenshot here).  

The level started with a simple 5x5 vertice terrain mesh textured with an asphalt texture & blended with dirt, rubble and trash textures.  I built a long stretch of road, added a few Case textured blocks for building placeholders, then wondered what it would look like if I built sidewalks on the roads and constructed the layout in realistic city blocks instead of just a blanket rubble strewn mesh between buildings.  The idea to divide the middle by adding bridges definitely stems from my love of bridge maps in Company of Heroes (such as "Lyon"), destroying the center bridge was an idea from a friend of mine and, in my opinion, makes the map what it is.

I made up the layout of the map as I went along, I usually seem to work best this way.  Nearly all buildings were modeled after real photos of Strasbourg, France, and surrounding areas.

Originally, I had planned to make this map massive.  I wanted to have most buildings open & fully detailed inside, as well as have very highly detailed off-map buildings to really give the impression of being inside a large city.  But near the end of the first detail pass I ran into many "max" engine limits, so I had to remove a lot of off-map detail and leave most buildings closed.  So the level didn't turn out exactly as I intended, but nevertheless I'm still extremely proud of the final product and consider it my best work.

"Strasbourg" was started on May 15th, 2010 and first released on August 13th, 2010

 



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Downloads

 CoDUtility (download)
Moddb (download) 
Filefront (download)
Clan 8> Helipollos (download) 
DVC (download)

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Servers

Cornrow's Classic Maps Server
208.167.250.216:28960

ZeRoY's ERM Classic CW Maps
89.234.66.114:28980

DVC*OWModHC Random
78.46.75.69:29999

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Information

This is the first beta (1.0) release of this level, if bugs are found feel free to report them to me directly here on this blog or via the email address included in the README in the zip file.

If you are hosting a download site and/or server for Strasbourg, pass along the link/server IP and I will add it to this post.  

Thank you!
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13 comments:

  1. DVC*MadMetziMarch 14, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    The Map is great but to large please enable the tanks in the next Version.

    Download here http://78.46.75.69/deadly/index.php?downloads-show-511

    and on our Server (You can after the round vote for the Maps)Openwarfare Mod
    DVC*OWModHC Random 78.46.75.69:29999

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  2. Cornrow WallaceMarch 14, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    Thanks for the link/info.

    There are 4 tanks in the map, 2 on each side. Perhaps if you aren't seeing them they're disabled in your server config?

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  3. DVC*MadMetziMarch 14, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    Sorry my fault , the wrong gametype ;)

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  4. KutscherMarch 15, 2011 at 1:50 AM

    Very nice map! I want this map install at my Gameserver. Very big Problems and i dont find the problem. You can see :78.143.26.232:26600 Pass:hund .What is the problem?

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  5. Cornrow WallaceMarch 15, 2011 at 4:14 AM

    @Kutscher it would be helpful if you could tell me what the "very big problems" are.

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  6. KutscherMarch 15, 2011 at 4:56 AM

    @ Wallace! When i connect @ my Server i can drop Imperial Army. Right is Wehrmacht. On server i have than big Grafik Problems. I see in insite of weapon! You can see at my Server!

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  7. Cornrow WallaceMarch 15, 2011 at 5:00 AM

    does your server run a mod? have you made your own mapstable?

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  8. kutscherMarch 15, 2011 at 5:07 AM

    Have you icq? No mod! I habe a mod/usermaps, in this is server.cfg

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  9. KutscherMarch 15, 2011 at 5:10 AM

    what is mapstable?

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  10. DVC*MadMetziMarch 17, 2011 at 3:58 AM

    The Map is running fine without any Errors.
    You need a Mod to run the Map!
    Graphic Problems are only if you have installed a Server with the English Files and you use the Client with the german Files then the Wehrmacht skins are missing.
    In the german Version the Skins called
    char_ger_waffen_mp_body1_c_gs.iwi
    char_ger_wermacht_mp_body1_c_gs.iwi
    and in the English version
    char_ger_waffen_mp_body1_c.iwi
    char_ger_wermacht_mp_body1_c.iwi
    Put the missing skins in the images Folder from the mod and all fine.

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  11. kutscherMarch 18, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    thank you i teste this!

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  12. MikeMarch 24, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    Classic maps run on Server! Good thanks. We play German cut version! We see German uniforms in white. I have do this from post. White uniforms. We have mod SVR. Whant can i do??

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  13. stufzApril 3, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    Say CW - I've added Strasbourg - gets are here:

    http://theblackduck.net/cod5maps/mp_cw_strasbourg_beta1.zip

    Server name has slitely changed:

    Cornrow Classic Maps | The Black Duck

    Great stuff ! I'm now aiming to drag some clan buddies on, notice the servers are a bit unlifelike ;)

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