Someguywhoplaysgames 1 Posted August 31, 2012 (edited) With the new map,lingor island, I came up with an idea. Bare with me on this, in my opinion i think this would make the game more interesting and more realistic in size. Have a program where you can make your own maps for dayz and be able to upload them to a site were other people can vote for the best ones,have it set up like the team fortress 2 workshop, shows a video of the map and what it has on it, if the author wants to, could also add a link to download it and try it out. The highest voted will be added to the stand alone game. There's exceptions, like adding a map with billions of helicopters on it or one with AS50 falling from the sky like rain. Now, what would be the point of this? Being able to travel to each map from Chernarus. The roads would have country side or mountainous trees, which would repeat tell you end up teleported to another region. hopefully as smooth as possible. Imagine traveling with your group, seeing different places of the world. Each highly rated map that works would be added in each update or so of the stand alone game making the world endless. Each different sizes, one could be like a dense city with sky scrapers and suburbs and one could be large farm land (Example Chernarus is 14x12 and Lingor Island is 10x10) There could also be island, get a boat, sail to see, you will end up at somewhere. Tell me what you think of this idea. Edited August 31, 2012 by Someguywhoplaysgames Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeppa 562 Posted August 31, 2012 If you would read rockets interviews this is on his list on standalone at some point.And he is going to open this mod up for ppl that they can do what they want with it, includes new maps like lingor which is user made map. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slide885 59 Posted August 31, 2012 that being said does anyone know of a program that you can use to mod the current mod? I have ideas i'd like to test out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Someguywhoplaysgames 1 Posted August 31, 2012 (edited) Does anyone know of a program where you can make a map simple for dayz or know if it is in development or something?Because i've always wanted to make a big ass city map Moscow. Edited August 31, 2012 by Someguywhoplaysgames Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Someguywhoplaysgames 1 Posted August 31, 2012 that being said does anyone know of a program that you can use to mod the current mod? I have ideas i'd like to test out. Not that I know of Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slide885 59 Posted August 31, 2012 I'm not actualy a MODer myself. I'm thinking that when the stand alone comes out I want to get into it. Maybe I should just start practicing with some ARMA II mods. I'd apreatiate anyone who would point me into the right direction to start :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CerebralZombie (DayZ) 151 Posted August 31, 2012 Does anyone know of a program where you can make a map simple for dayz or know if it is in development or something?Because i've always wanted to make a big ass city map Moscow.Doesn't have to be that simple, I'd say as hard/easy as "Source SDK, Hammer" depending on how much experience you've got. :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Someguywhoplaysgames 1 Posted August 31, 2012 Doesn't have to be that simple, I'd say as hard/easy as "Source SDK, Hammer" depending on how much experience you've got. :PThat's what i was thinking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Someguywhoplaysgames 1 Posted August 31, 2012 (edited) NVM Edited August 31, 2012 by Someguywhoplaysgames Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CerebralZombie (DayZ) 151 Posted August 31, 2012 Well, if this was an option, what map would you guys create?Well for starters a map with spawn points all over. I'd say a large town right in the middle with some mountains/hills surrounding it. (No spawns in the city) Any snipers on the hill/mountain tops wouldn't really be safe to camp the city since players could easy flank them from behind.) Deer stands and small towns/barn areas all around the city behind the mountains, ect, ect. So for those who like to death match in a way would gear up on the way to the town, and the large town would be great for a nice battle royal. Others don't have to go there, and it could also work well for clans to clash. That is all just an idea off the top of my head, but I'd definitely play around with map ideas for sure! As I have built many maps for games such as Counter Strike, Day of Defeat, Far Cry 1 & 2, and other games that I wouldn't really count, I might use that experience to put towards the areas where players would be fighting. Nice flanking areas, roof tops, ect. Can't think of everything right now, but I would see how it works out since DayZ isn't just about PvP. Gotta mix the two game plays style well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Someguywhoplaysgames 1 Posted August 31, 2012 (edited) Well for starters a map with spawn points all over. I'd say a large town right in the middle with some mountains/hills surrounding it. (No spawns in the city) Any snipers on the hill/mountain tops wouldn't really be safe to camp the city since players could easy flank them from behind.) Deer stands and small towns/barn areas all around the city behind the mountains, ect, ect. So for those who like to death match in a way would gear up on the way to the town, and the large town would be great for a nice battle royal. Others don't have to go there, and it could also work well for clans to clash. That is all just an idea off the top of my head, but I'd definitely play around with map ideas for sure!As I have built many maps for games such as Counter Strike, Day of Defeat, Far Cry 1 & 2, and other games that I wouldn't really count, I might use that experience to put towards the areas where players would be fighting. Nice flanking areas, roof tops, ect. Can't think of everything right now, but I would see how it works out since DayZ isn't just about PvP. Gotta mix the two game plays style well. That sounds awesome, hope it gets made. Mine would be one you could drive to from another map. You start out seeing rolling hills of the country side, off in the distance you see the silhouette of large buildings, some in ruins as if the city had a fire. When you get close cars start piling up in the streets. You end up driving past suburbs where most the houses are you can go into. When you get close you see the wreackage of a large plane, as if it fell out of the sky and crashed into the city. The skyscraper you can go into and find some good loot and the buildings would make a amazing sniper spot. The plane wreckage would have the best loot, but with the zombies filling the streets, its very dangerous. Just an idea i had off the top of my head. Just imagine a city like Seattle with a dayz feel to it. Dozens of skyscrapers and small buildings which you can loot. Just making dayz have that feel of adventure and the feel of going into the unpredictable unknown with your group of friends in dayz. Edited August 31, 2012 by Someguywhoplaysgames Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slide885 59 Posted August 31, 2012 I'd have to say if I made a map I would put in 98% enterable buildings, and posibly a sewer system. Mostly Urban areas with smaller wooded safe zones. Possibly make it like boston with a river and a harbor, bridges and other stratigic choke points. It would be smaller scale than Chernus. I think I would also like to find a way to make lockable doors where you could bar zombies/players out of an area. it would take a few zombie swipes to or a nice axe/shotgunblast to open the door from the outside. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Someguywhoplaysgames 1 Posted August 31, 2012 But i love the idea of having a map where clans would clash, i could not tell you how many times I've either died or almost died from heavy clan wars in cherno/elektro. Imagine if someone made something where you could make your own vehicles and weapons for your map. It would be complicated. But awesome, like having a large farm land someone could have wandered into and the posiblity of finding a combine instead of a tractor or a pitch fork instead of a hatchet or have full bottles of whiskey you can make molotovs out of or drink like 2 or so and your screens gets blurred. Just a couple ideas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Someguywhoplaysgames 1 Posted August 31, 2012 (edited) I'd have to say if I made a map I would put in 98% enterable buildings, and posibly a sewer system. Mostly Urban areas with smaller wooded safe zones. Possibly make it like boston with a river and a harbor, bridges and other stratigic choke points. It would be smaller scale than Chernus. I think I would also like to find a way to make lockable doors where you could bar zombies/players out of an area. it would take a few zombie swipes to or a nice axe/shotgunblast to open the door from the outside. Love it, i always wondered why you couldn't just brake the door down with a hatchet. Off topic but another awesome thing would be having a blown up nuclear power plant. Think of it, a nuclear power plant in a zombie Apocalypse would end up melting down. The player would have to deal with radiation also. Edited August 31, 2012 by Someguywhoplaysgames Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Someguywhoplaysgames 1 Posted August 31, 2012 Over all, these are great ideas, wish we could do this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CerebralZombie (DayZ) 151 Posted August 31, 2012 But i love the idea of having a map where clans would clash, i could not tell you how many times I've either died or almost died from heavy clan wars in cherno/elektro. Imagine if someone made something where you could make your own vehicles and weapons for your map. It would be complicated. But awesome, like having a large farm land someone could have wandered into and the posiblity of finding a combine instead of a tractor or a pitch fork instead of a hatchet or have full bottles of whiskey you can make molotovs out of or drink like 2 or so and your screens gets blurred. Just a couple ideas.Would love to see a humvee with turret on the back. :lol: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slide885 59 Posted August 31, 2012 Love it, i always wondered why you couldn't just brake the door down with a hatchet. Off topic but another awesome thing would be having a blown up nuclear power plant. Think of it, a nuclear power plant in a zombie Apocalypse would end up melting down. The player would have to deal with radiation also.From a Navy Trained Nuke Tech, Nuclear power plants don't blow up, your just being silly bro. The only way that a nuke plant could produce zombies is the operators become so bored they start hitting up the bath salts. BTW have you seen gas prices in this game? these aren't zombies, they are angery consumers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Someguywhoplaysgames 1 Posted August 31, 2012 True, what about human error like chernobyl? I'm not saying it exploded in a glorious explosion like a nuke. Its just a creepy part of the world you wonder into, some villages and houses here and there with a few zombies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slide885 59 Posted August 31, 2012 Chernobyl was mainly due to a faulty design. It melted down. Thats literally what it sounds like, the Uranium in the core became so hot it melted and then melted through the containment vessel. The wide spread of contamination was due to tons of water flashing to steam from the cooling system entering the atmosphere. The more you know :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Someguywhoplaysgames 1 Posted August 31, 2012 Chernobyl was mainly due to a faulty design. It melted down. Thats literally what it sounds like, the Uranium in the core became so hot it melted and then melted through the containment vessel. The wide spread of contamination was due to tons of water flashing to steam from the cooling system entering the atmosphere. The more you know :D Huh, well it was just an idea. But back to the topic at hand, if rocket is doing something like this were you could travel the world in a zombie Apocalypse then i'm going to like the future stand alone game Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Someguywhoplaysgames 1 Posted August 31, 2012 Anyone know of any news of what the standalone game will have? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
