Multiplayer Maps

[Guest Vagabond]

Actually, ed_silvergun, there is good precedent for your suggestion. If you ever played MotS, the very first mission involved Rebel Fleet Troopers battling Imperial Storm Troopers. It's one of my favorite levels of the game.

 

So, I agree, it would be great to take that concept to a multiplayer map in an Unreal Tournament-style assault game mode. The example you've cited - the Storm Troopers boarding the Corvette being defended by Rebel Troops - is a classic idea. It's one of the most memorable scenes from Episode IV.

 

Along the same lines, a Hoth, Endor, and Naboo would make great assault maps as well. In fact, there are probably several great sources of assault maps in the Expanded Universe.

 

Great idea

[CaptainRAVE]

I've been saying this kind of thing for ages. Do assault maps like the castle map in UT!

[Guest Vagabond]

One of my most memorable UT assault maps is the beach landing map. Saving Private Ryan had come out about the time I got UT, and it really made me appreciate the horror of what that must have been like on D-Day.

 

An equivalent JKII assault map would be equally dramatic.

[DeathBoLT]

a level where you battle it out not just in a star destroyer hangar, but all over the star destroyer - especially the bridge. battling it out on other ships would be cool as well..

 

maybe a space suit type thing could be picked up(like the aqua lung in UT or gas mask in DF) and you could fight in a low gravity enviorment..

[DeathBoLT]

and of course conversions of BGJ, Oasis, and the CTF level Nar Shaddaa(which is undoubtedly one of the best CTF levels ever made). They're classics

[Wilhuf]

The Blockade Runner Assault idea sounds excellent. The Imperial Team must breach the Blockade Runner and find the stolen plans. The Rebels must prevent this from happening.

 

Rescue the Princess from the Detention Block would also be a classic assault-style level. Set on the Death Star, The Rebel team must successfully breach the detention center, shut down some of the automated defenses, and reach the Princess. The Imperial team must prevent this from happening.

 

Or how about a 'Steal the Solo' Bespin assault type game: The Bounty Hunter squad must steal the carbonite-encased Han Solo, bringing it to Slave 1. The Rebel squad must prevent this from happening.

 

Or how about an Assault on Hoth level? The Imperial Squad must capture key defense facilities in Echo Base. The Rebel squad must prevent this from happening.

 

And of course, as was said, there's Assault on Endor. The Rebel squad must place sequencers at strategic locations throughout a shield generator complex and destroy the facility. The Imperial squad must prevent this from happening.

 

So many cool possibilities.

[Guest Vagabond]

Steal the Solo...LOL!!!

 

Great idea.

 

I think I prefer to refer to these "Assault" maps as "Objective" maps.

 

You know, along those same lines, one could even resurrect that "Escort the Queen" idea that was bandied about when Obi-Wan for the PC was still a sparkle in our eyes. You could have a object-map where the goal is to escort Queen Amidalla up to her throne room, just as in Episode I. The other team must prevent this.

 

Then there's the objective map with the Gungans -vs- the Droid army. The Gungan objective was a delaying tactic, so perhaps they need to have at least one member survive until the time runs down. The other team must kill all Gungans before time runs out...can't imagine there'd be a shortage of volunteers for that

 

How about a "Blast ouf of Mos Eisley" assault map? One team has fight their way through the streets of Mos Eilsley, reach the Falcon, and lift off. The other team has to prevent this. As a variation of this, perhaps you also need to safely escort an old man, a boy, two droids, and no questions asked

 

[ June 14, 2001: Message edited by: Vagabond ]

[Mafia_Jabba]

Those pictures are sweet..very cool...a complex aqueduct system sounds very cool for a level..

 

Outdoor terrains...from my understanding..are a no-no on the Q3 engine..

 

However, I'd like to see some original maps...and original locations so the creator doesn't have to feel locked down...Mabe a lost colony on Tatooine with caves, canyons, and puebloes...Or mabe an entire arena of very complex metropolitain areas..anything that plays well and is very immersive in the star wars univers....

 

I don't mind bad graphics outdoors..as long as the gameplay is solid

[matt--]

Who would volunteer to be gungans?

[Guest digl]

Nobady

 

Good map suggestions

I hope there is a wide variety of maps and MP modes

They havent mentioned much about it, I hope there include an assault like mode and at least one or two another modes, besides CTF and all variants of DM

[ed_silvergun]

Originally posted by Vagabond:

<STRONG>Actually, ed_silvergun, there is good precedent for your suggestion. If you ever played MotS, the very first mission involved Rebel Fleet Troopers battling Imperial Storm Troopers. It's one of my favorite levels of the game.</STRONG>

 

I know, it's one of my favourites too. There certainly is a lot of scope for innovation in the MP side of the game. Let's hope Raven agree!

[Guest Vagabond]

Oh, and as a bonus map, it would be excellent if they provided a professionaly-done version of Duel of the Fates. I played that third-party map for MotS, and it was awesome. Having such a map would be great fun for saberists and gunners alike.

 

[ June 14, 2001: Message edited by: Vagabond ]

[ed_silvergun]

I won't argue with you over that one.

[CaptainRAVE]

I think it would be cool if you had to unlock multiplayer characters and maps in some way. Maybe by finfing in game secrets or something

[Luck]

I think JK's lvls were great in that most of em embodied the gameplay inherent in the game very well. SW locales don't need to be presented perfectly imo, just elements of them that compliment the gameplay of JKO, however it develops.

 

Expecting a perfect image of Coruscant or Corellia is just silly. It's gonna look like its gonna look to offer great game play. And its gonna feel SW'ish. Thats about what you can expect. =P

 

Lucky

[DeathBoLT]

maybe a bombed out version of Oasis... after all those conc shots, the bridge, pool, etc. must show some wear and tear..

[GonkH8er]

i'd like to see a junkyard style map...... with rusting ships and droid junk everywhere.

 

a town is also another thing i'd like to see. maybe with a subway system or some kind of transport. shops and malls and stuff...... it'd take a while, but if it was done well it'd be popular

 

 

hey, raven might even contact jeff and ask for the right to do a drazen remake

[Guest Vagabond]

That sounds like a cool level, GonkLu4.

 

[matt--]

All these huge maps. I think you guys would really enjoy Star Wars Galaxies.

[Guest Vagabond]

As a map with a lot of atmosphere to it, what about one that's like an abandoned spaceport? Did anyone ever see the original Heavy Metal movie? There was a scene in there with a B-17 bomber crew, and to make a long story short, the last survivor bails out over an island to escape the undead creatures that were taking over his plane. Thinking he's escaped, he begins to explore his new home, and at the center of the island he discovers abandoned aircraft from several eras. There are biplanes and triplanes from WWI. There are all variety of bombers and fighters from WWII. At first he's curious, until he realizes that these planes also come with their undead crews. It's a really cool episode in that movie.

 

Anyway, along similar lines, an abandoned spaceport with all varieties of ships might be an interesting map. There could be Republic, Imperial and Rebel fighters. There could be freighters, and small capital ships such as Corellian Corvettes, all rusting through, some fallen off of their landing gear. A few might still have operating gunwells that you can use to shoot at people with. It should have a spooky atmosphere, with appropriate deserted-wind sounds, and ocassional dust-gusts.

 

Just an idea.

 

[ June 15, 2001: Message edited by: Vagabond ]

[Guest SithSeeD]

I was talking to Chris Foster (Design Lead for JK2) the other day. And I suggested a multiplayer map too him. Battleground Jedi, redone with the amazing Quake 3 engine... ohh makes me want to drool. Anyway I explained that it is probably the most loved map from JK and seeing it in JK2 would be amazing and the fans would love it.

 

He said he would mention it to LEC.

 

Quite cool indeed.

 

SithSeeD

[Guest Vagabond]

Well, let's just say that there are many loved levels from JK and MotS, that being one of them. I'd love to see Spaceport, Imperial Throne Room, Carbon Freeze Chamber / Gantry from MotS redone for JKII.

[Wilhuf]

Honestly while I like the JK/MotS levels, I'd rather we get all new levels, rather than revisit the maps we've all been playing for almost 4 years.

 

For instance, do we really want to play Spaceport again only jazzed up on Q3 tech? Sure it would be fun for a few, but if it's basically the same level again, we're just running in circles.

 

Although maybe a few remakes would be OK, but not at the expense of getting new maps with new gameplay.

 

I'd wager that fans will remake the JK/MotS levels anyway, if Raven/LEC don't do remakes.

[Guest ZeroXcape]

If Raven doesn't do a Canyon Oasis remake, someone will within the first month of its release. As Swoosh mentioned earlier, I hope the MP maps are stellar. It really keeps the MP scene going...

[En Taro Taldarin]

New Alderaan was mentioned in the novel The Courtship of Princess Leia. It was an uninhabited planet originally, but because of its similarity to Alderaan was inhabited by the people who formerly lived on Alderaan.

I think it would be a great location for multiplayer. Another place I'd like to see as a location for multiplayer would be the planet Corran Horn goes to in I, Jedi while pretending to be a mercenary.