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[Tristan Winter]

I didn't see these untill today, though I know they're 3 days old. Some more instagram previews of Forest Colony.

24 days until this map is released. August 18th.

Video 1 (ground level)
https://instagram.co...chwarrioronline

Video 2 (ground level)
https://instagram.co...chwarrioronline

Video 3 (ground level)
https://instagram.co...chwarrioronline

Video 4 (bird's eye view)
https://instagram.co...chwarrioronline

Video 5 (bird's eye view)
https://instagram.co...chwarrioronline

[zagibu]

Looks great!

[Deathpactt]

Wow it realy looks good.

[Johny Rocket]

gh0s7m3rc, on 24 July 2015 - 03:11 PM, said:

Nice, very nice, hope they can keep it in schedule and unleash it on the 18th of August!

Hope they (re)texture the river in the 3rd Video to bluish instead of that green tint. Also, on the 2nd Video, that's the spawn point on -- checks Smurfy's Maps -- C1, I think; the part after that, as it cruises through the river, reminds me of a certain wallpaper with a pair of Warhammers.
unabashed hint to check the new thread here in GD concerning the Unseen

The 18th is a Saturday, never seen a patch on Saturday. My guess is it will drop on the 21st.

[Alistair Winter]

Tractor Joe, on 24 July 2015 - 04:00 PM, said:

The 18th is a Saturday, never seen a patch on Saturday. My guess is it will drop on the 21st.

In July, the 18th was a Saturday. In August, it's a Tuesday

[GRiPSViGiL]

They look good but it is ridiculous they have to remake these maps. While they are at it....remake CW.

[Tristan Winter]

GRiPSViGiL, on 24 July 2015 - 05:37 PM, said:

They look good but it is ridiculous they have to remake these maps. While they are at it....remake CW.

Ridiculous they have to update the earliest maps they ever made, when they were stilling getting to know the engine and were actually designing maps for 8v8 instead of 12v12? Or ridiculous that they're now able to do much bigger maps because 3 years have passed and computers can handle more than before?

I don't follow.

I do agree they need to remake CW. But that's a different story.

[Overlord Neb]

Well. This is looking pretty good. I kinda wish they would keep one or two maps small though. Make really intense firefight kinda stuff right off he bat

[TheArisen]

I hope it ends up being as good as the new river city, fingers crossed!

[KrazedOmega]

Looks good. Now lets pray they don't fill it with fog or some horrible filter.

[Kiiyor]

KrazedOmega, on 24 July 2015 - 06:14 PM, said:

Looks good. Now lets pray they don't fill it with fog or some horrible filter.

Seconded.

I'd be happy for them to include fog, as long as it was somewhat dynamic, and confined to certain random locations. Maybe it could move or disperse as the match progressed.

[GRiPSViGiL]

Tristan Winter, on 24 July 2015 - 05:40 PM, said:

Ridiculous they have to update the earliest maps they ever made, when they were stilling getting to know the engine and were actually designing maps for 8v8 instead of 12v12? Or ridiculous that they're now able to do much bigger maps because 3 years have passed and computers can handle more than before?

I don't follow.

I do agree they need to remake CW. But that's a different story.

My point is more concerning how choke pointed and poorly thought out the old maps are....in that they didn't know how to design them without forcing engagement areas. It is the same reason they continue to foul up true and tried design elements. PCs were able to handle plenty by the launch of MWO. CryEngine had been around a while and I believe they already knew they wanted more than 8v8 from the get go. The two reworked maps are great. All the old maps are okay but poor on a lot of different levels. CW maps are trash. They kept making the same mistakes in map design until very recently.

[The Mech behind you]

Whoa! That looks great! I even recognize the rock formation in the 3rd video. It's the one outside the cave in B4 which makes me wonder if there will be a cave in the new Forest Colony. And by the overview of the map the cave could be more in the middle of the map if they keep the position. That could be interesting.

[Trainee]

Looks pretty good to me. I like the multiple drop locations also. Mixes things up a little.

[TheCharlatan]

Looks great!
If it's half as good as the new River City, it's gonna be awesome!

[Tristan Winter]

TheCharlatan, on 25 July 2015 - 12:39 AM, said:

Looks great!
If it's half as good as the new River City, it's gonna be awesome!

I think it's going to be better. River City is essentially a small map that they have extended in every direction from the center. But the center is still the same as it always was, and there's relatively little fighting in the new areas of the map.

On Forest Colony, it's basically 4 times the size of the original map, and the original map is just one of 4 corners. This means the whole dynamic of the map is going to be completely different. It's going to feel very different, whereas River City feels quite familiar after a little while.