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[Phoenix Branson]

Space Platform
Map Size: Large
Temperature: Very Cold
Gravity: Low
Key Features: Massive Space Platform with various JumpShips flying around


Lunar Observatory
Map Size: Medium
Temperature: Very Cold
Gravity: Low
Key Features: Lunar Observatory, Cliff Faces, and Craters


Aerospace Hanger
Map Size: Medium
Temperature: Moderate
Weather Effects: Clear
Key Features: Massive Aerospace Hanger with various Aerospace Fighters


Deep Cavern
Map Size: Very Large
Temperature: Moderate
Weather: Clear
Key Features: Massive Cave System (Almost Entire Map) with Lake and Scattered Mountains (Outside Cave)


Icy Moon
Map Size: Very Large
Temperature: Very Cold
Gravity: Low
Key Features: Icy Moon Environment, with Massive Craters and Mountains


Badlands
Map Size: Large
Temperature: Arid
Weather Effects: Clear
Key Features: Rock Towers, Rolling Hills, and Grassy Plains


Planetary Rings
Map Size: Very Large
Temperature: Cold
Weather Effects: Freezing Rain
Key Features: Large Hills, Valleys, and Evergreen Trees


Red Planet
Map Size: Large
Temperature: Very Cold
Weather Effects: Sandstorms
Key Features: Terraforming Stations, Mountains, Desert Flatlands, and Canyons


Metropolis
Map Size: Very Large
Temperature: Moderate
Weather Effects: Clear
Key Features: Vast City Landscape


Green Valley
Map Size: Very Large
Temperature: Temperate
Weather Effects: Fog
Key Features: Massive Valley, Plateaus, Rivers, and Dense Forest

Marshes
Map Size: Medium
Temperature: Hot
Weather Effects: Thunderstorms
Key Features: Bog Environment


Mining Colony
Map Size: Medium
Temperature: Very Cold
Gravity: Low
Key Features: Mining Colony, Moon Landscape, Mining Vehicles and Equipment


Jungle Outpost
Map Size: Medium
Temperature: Hot
Weather Effects: Sunny
Key Features: Military Outpost, Jungle Environment, Narrow Streams, and Waterfalls


Asteroid Base
Map Size: Medium
Temperature: Very Cold
Gravity: Low
Key Features: Asteroid Base, Geysers, Craters, and Massive Rock Outcroppings


Ancient City
Map Size: Large
Temperature: Hot
Weather Effects: Sunny
Key Features: Ancient City Landscape, Mountains, and Long Shoreline


Redwood Forest
Map Size: Large
Temperature: Moderate
Weather Effects: Clear
Key Features: Dense Redwood Forest, Long Rivers, and various Structures


Castle Mountain
Map Size: Large
Temperature: Moderate
Weather Effects: Rain
Key Features: Castle Mountain, Lakes, and Scattered Hills


Biodome
Map Size: Large
Temperature: Moderate
Weather Effects: Clear
Key Features: Massive Biodome Environment


Stormfront Farm
Map Size: Large
Temperature: Moderate
Weather: Hurricane (Heavy Rain and Gusty Winds)
Key Features: Farmland, Scattered Trees, and various Farm Structures and Equipment


Dustbowl
Map Size: Large
Temperature: Moderate
Weather: Duststorms
Key Features: Desert with Massive Duststorm (Visibility drops rapidly when BattleMech enters Duststorm)


Firestorm
Map Size: Medium
Temperature: Very Hot
Weather: Wildfires
Key Features: Forest with Massive Wildfire (Heat raises exponentially when BattleMech enters Wildfire)


Event Horizon
Map Size: Medium
Temperature: Very Cold
Gravity: Low
Key Features: Blackhole is slowly ripping apart a rogue moon, causing unstable gravity and electronic interface


Tropical Island
Map Size: Very Large
Temperature: Hot
Weather: Clear
Key Features: One giant tropical island with multiple smaller islands, lush vegetation and bright blue water


Got a great map idea, share it below...

Edited by Maverick01, 29 March 2013 - 11:38 AM.

[Chou Senwan]

Tropical Islands
Map Size: Large
Temperature: Warm (but with cooling water)
Weather Effects: Waves and storms
Key Features: Shallow water between scattered wooded islands, long sight-lines but still good reasons to use jump jets (to avoid being slowed in water).



Forest Fire at Night
Map Size: Medium
Temperature: Cool (but with deadly fire)
Weather Effects: Smoke, wind direction, advancing flames
Key Features: Area that is on fire changes match by match, hills can cause you to move from areas of bright light to pitch darkness, making thermal difficult to use, and night vision optimal.



Hot Springs
Map Size: Medium
Temperature: Cool
Weather Effects: Steam, intermittent geysers intense enough to damage and knock over a mech.
Key Features: Vividly colored pools, patches of thick mud, rolling green hills




Crystal Cave
Map Size: Small
Temperature: Sweltering Hot
Weather Effects: Humidity
Key Features: Too hot for thermals, requiring night vision (or spotlights). Cramped terrain, awkward sight-lines, stalactites that can be dropped on someone.

Edited by Chou Senwan, 21 January 2013 - 07:52 PM.

[Steven Dixon]

I like all those ideas, maybe add in a jungle or a ruined city.

[ExAstris]

Lunar Base and Forest Fire at Night definitely get my vote.

Palace
Map Size: Medium
Temperature: Normal
Weather Effects: Any
Key Features: Palace/Fort with courtyard, gardens, perimeter walls, barracks, statues (Someplace regal to fight over, since its in so many of the books/games, also would be nice to see someplace with some decorum, color, and class left, a nice contrast to our current washed out, war-torn environments)



Canyon
Map Size: Medium-Large
Temperature: Warm
Weather Effects: Dust Storms, tumble-weeds
Key Features: Large canyons with long stretches that require jump jets to surmount the upper walls edge, making jumping in require a fair journey to escape. Perhaps a bridge or two that are highly exposed to cross. Likely have sci-fi fillings on either side, a mining station, fuel depot, landing pad, small town, etc.




Volcano's Edge
Map Size: Small-Medium
Temperature: Very Hot
Weather Effects: Lava and ash falling from the sky, lighning in the dustplume, Ash-laden atmosphere.
Key Features: Map has a bit of a slope to the entire level, and a bit of curvature around that slope (being the side of a volcano). So bumps provide ample opportunity for mechs with arm mounted weapons to shine (though the average slope should still be in torso range). Lava flow patterns change, mechs can run through lava but heat up quickly when doing so. Probably trees that catch fire when lava hits them, similar to Forest Fire map suggested above. Thermal Vision would be a pain here, especially with hot ash/lava in the air.

Edited by ExAstris, 22 January 2013 - 01:15 AM.

[Rigiroth]

Awesome.

[w0rm]

Asteroid Belt
Map Size: Medium - Large
Temperature: 0 K
Weather Effects: Asteroid showers with different sizes
Key Features: Spinning asteroids, minimal gravity



Neutron Star Orbit
Map Size: small - Large
Temperature: 0 K
Weather Effects: Hard radiation, Electromagnetic interference.
Key Features: HUD/ECM/IFF will get jammed on a random base



Seaport
Map Size: Medium - Large
Temperature: 10°C - 40°C
Weather Effects: rain, mist, waves, thunderstorms
Key Features: Ships docked in Harbor, huge variety of terrain (e.g. container storage spaces, sea mole, huge cranes, open shallow and deeper water parts)



Thick Jungle
Map Size: Large
Temperature: hot humid
Weather Effects: misty, strong rain
Key Features: low view range due to thick vegetation, tree's twice the size of an Atlas



Savannah/Savannah during Monsoon Season
Map Size: Medium - Large
Temperature: hot
Weather Effects: clear/rain
Key Features: incinerable grass during dry season



Radioactive Wasteland
Map Size: Small - Large
Temperature: hot/cold
Weather Effects: clear/rain
Key Features: Radiation cripples sensor range, Thermal and Nightvision



Abandoned Strip Mine
Map Size: Large
Temperature: humid
Weather Effects: clear/rain
Key Features: Huge gaps, terraces, abandoned mining equipement/buildings



Lakeside
Map Size: Medium - Large
Temperature: cold/warm/temperate
Weather Effects: clear/rain
Key Features: Open water zones, lush forrests

Edited by w0rm, 08 February 2013 - 05:19 AM.

[Corvus Antaka]

A moon map for sure!!! Variable Gravity would be interesting too. And a cave map would be epic, huge caves where we can jumpjet, etc, that would be epic.

[Fut]

****. All of these map ideas are amazing.
I really hope the Devs take some of these suggestions seriously!

[w0rm]

Edit: merged with previous post

Edited by w0rm, 23 January 2013 - 04:22 AM.

[Ugrak]

What I would like to see implemented to, in the maps thar already are also is affecting surface.
I mean that the difference in what you walk on should affect how fast you can move. For example walking in the water should slow down mechs more than on hard land, anda san also, not as much as water thou.

And smaller lighter mechs would beaffectd more by water as they are more in it and lighter than big slow ones, Maybe the other way around on soft ground.

Edited by Ugrak, 22 January 2013 - 11:17 AM.

[Neogodhobo]

Ravage Plain




Destroyed Island




Destroyed City





Having maps that represents battlefields would be nice........

Edited by Neogodhobo, 22 January 2013 - 11:28 AM.

[Steven Dixon]

Ugrak, on 22 January 2013 - 11:17 AM, said:

What I would like to see implemented to, in the maps thar already are also is affecting surface.
I mean that the difference in what you walk on should affect how fast you can move. For example walking in the water should slow down mechs more than on hard land, anda san also, not as much as water thou.

And smaller lighter mechs would beaffectd more by water as they are more in it and lighter than big slow ones, Maybe the other way around on soft ground.

The good news is that they already plan on having water affect the speed of mechs, it is just being delayed until they can fix netcode and a few other issues which have higher priority. These are neat ideas for maps though.

[Bubba77]

I would like to see something with large lakes and or rivers where the mechs could be completely submerged. Limited visibility, sensors and combat, but also allows folks to be concealed unless an enemy is much closer. Maybe on a large sloping hill with several waterfalls (good for hiding and cooling off).

A dessert area (similar to the Red Planet at the top). Heat wave distortions, blowing dust, rocky outcroppings, maybe a canyon or two.

A high gravity gas giant with a soupy atmosphere, poor visibility, blowing dust and gases...

[Krazy Kat]

All excellent ideas!

I had a silly thought about the upcoming Desert map. Giant sandworms.

"Hey everybody! Let's all march up into this worm's mouth and crawl out his butt! Sneak attack."

[Phoenix Branson]

Bubba77, on 22 January 2013 - 04:45 PM, said:

A high gravity gas giant with a soupy atmosphere, poor visibility, blowing dust and gases...

Actually, gas gaints do not have a solid surface to "land" on.

Edited by Maverick01, 22 January 2013 - 09:06 PM.

[Xenoid]

All great ideas I'd love to see in game. And the visuals you all provided are beautiful.

The only other maps that come to mind are rolling hills (I know, kinda boring) and underground tunnels/caverns/catacombs etc.. Basically a labrynth underground.

[Phoenix Branson]

Updated main post with following map ideas:

Rock Tower
Distant Moon
Jungle Outpost
Derelict Station

Keep them coming!

Edited by Maverick01, 22 January 2013 - 10:04 PM.

[miscreant]

Not every battle in BT was waged on EARTH.

We need creative, sci-fi maps with alien fauna and foliage.

[Kyryos]

Yeah these need to be in the game asap

[Phoenix Branson]

Kyryos, on 22 January 2013 - 09:19 PM, said:

Yeah these need to be in the game asap

I hope Garth will see the post. We could use more variety in map design.

That's why its important for more people to come up with great ideas. They are listening

Edited by Maverick01, 22 January 2013 - 10:12 PM.