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ice trey, on 25 August 2017 - 12:32 AM, said:

I would also like an underground map, though I personally imagined a factory, mine, forge/smeltery, or drain system.

I'd like to see a map with a lot of low-hanging terrain. Up until now, literally every map has been designed to promote high-mounted hardpoints, but with supportbeams/pipes/stalactites/low-ceilings in the way, we'd see mechs with the lower mounts finally shine.

Stalactites could be something that I wouldn't mind seeing. If they were small, wide, and near the ceiling, let's say in the location where the wide columns could be, they could be used as an artillery substitute. Since the ceiling would be so high, the speed and force, along with their shape could provide a decent headshot. Could even block paths.

MagicIndex, on 25 August 2017 - 03:30 AM, said:

Here we go... A Lore Concept: - SKOBELEV METALWORKS

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This is pretty cool. If the map had a continuity factor to it, like if the rail system connected to this facility.

By the way, I mentioned the rail system because of the concept of cave-ins..it keeps the map moving because its a supportive man-made structure.

Edited by m, 25 August 2017 - 04:00 AM.

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m, on 25 August 2017 - 03:48 AM, said:

Stalactites could be something that I wouldn't mind seeing. If they were small, wide, and near the ceiling, let's say in the location where the wide columns could be, they could be used as an artillery substitute. Since the ceiling would be so high, the speed and force, along with their shape could provide a decent headshot. Could even block paths.

[Asym]

It's a game and "reality" doesn't need to apply. A neat idea but, imagine if you have a "balanced" mech in a cave...... 1/2 your weapons wouldn't work at all or very well......

Just can't see MWO getting beyond the "tunnel" affect": where, if there is a tunnel (HPG, Crimson Tide, Mining Collective) Assaults always go there and get killed and then the rest of the team loses the match.

Good idea and it might be fun if it was a "portion" of a map you had to navigate.

[Davegt27]

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If you want a mixture of tunnels (narrower, lower "service" types and higher wider "transportation" types) and open "caverns" then the Defiance Industries 'Mech production facilities of Hesperus II for a theme?

interesting
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The planet is home to the Defiance Industries BattleMech factory in the Myoo Mountains that dominate the South Whitman continent. This is the largest BattleMech factory in the Lyran Commonwealth, and is in fact the largest remaining BattleMech factory in the entire Inner Sphere.

[McGoat]

Factory and Rubblepile from MW4

[MagicIndex]

Davegt27, on 25 August 2017 - 06:36 AM, said:

interesting
Sarna says

That's why I brought other concept... a total factory of Skolel MechWorks aka Skobelev MetalWorks on Caph. Atleast it's tied to Amaris Civil War.

[C E Dwyer]

Well this is what I thought mining collective would be, and about twice the size.

I doubt very much P.G.I would consider making a map where LRM's can't be used by bad LRM players at least somewhere, though

Good LRM players can make them work on every map even in H.P.G basement.

[J0anna]

In "Falcon Rising" Diana Pryde fights for her bloodname inside a huge cavern. I always hoped we'd see a map like that....

[InfinityBall]

Cathy, on 25 August 2017 - 08:09 AM, said:

Good LRM players can make them work on every map even in H.P.G basement.

IS LRMs?

[HollowBassman]

Needs a big open-air hole in the ceiling, right in the middle, so you can still airstrike anyone in the domination circle

Edited by HollowBassman, 26 August 2017 - 04:45 AM.

[AncientRaig]

Yes.

[Red King]

Undeground?

Been playing too much old school Armored Core? =P


Nah but sounds interesting and it might be a good change of scenery
Might make searchlights a thing if its an unlit cave

[AzureRathalos]

How about raising the stakes?

Add methods to climb outside, but the planet is really close to its sun and has a surface that will melt your mech in moments. Will you risk destruction by overheat in order to take a shortcut? Or you will fight down below?

[Pariah Devalis]

Want an underground or entirely indoor facility like this.

[JC Daxion]

heh,.. yea i was thinking about mech 3, one of the semi earlier missions had a indoor cave kinda map. I recall some pretty epic fight a short ways in with some large mech, and 2 other smaller ones..

Though that was also the same map that you could JJ through the roof.. Can't tell you how many times i had to restart the blasted mission because of that

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Red King, on 25 August 2017 - 12:51 PM, said:

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Nah but sounds interesting and it might be a good change of scenery
Might make searchlights a thing if its an unlit cave

Could be a use for a flare launcher if the lighting is minimal, and we could possibly see the cockpit lighting adjustment that we have actually be a tactical thing.

Edited by m, 26 August 2017 - 03:34 AM.

[STEF_]

I would like an underwater map.

(does anyone remeber THAT map?)

[Rick T Dangerous]

OP: That's a great idea. In addition, the solar room / great hall could have another great room beneath it, that can only savely be reached through the tunnels and caverns, or through falling through some shafts that go straight down (ouch!). Could be difficult on the map, but it would add suspense: You see the red dot / seismic pulse on the map, but you don't see the enemy... he's in the room above you!

JC Daxion, on 24 August 2017 - 07:26 AM, said:

[..] or the classic SALT MINE! (yes salt mine would be perfect LOL)

Do you really think the white stuff in frozen city, polar highlands or alpine peaks is snow? Think again...

[ocular tb]

Sounds good to me. I'm good with any and all map ideas so long as it's not completely flat and open with no cover and doesn't remove any existing maps (very important)

[Tom Sawyer]

We had a cave once. It was tiny but it was OUR cave. It was grand getting jammed in there. Mechs stuck, weapons flashing in the dark, once during the real lurmogedon those missiles learned how to turn 90 degrees and chase you into there. Oh the hijinks and joy we had. Such joy we could have once more an.....

OH MY LOOK SHINY NEW MECHPACK!