just let user select which type of buildings he/she wants via a tick and use a slider to determine what % of map to be affected. CoH and DoW II built their tools from within the community, by reverse-engineering file formats, with some notable leaked, buggy exceptions (well, one.
CoH 2 support was more than most of their previous offerings got, excepting the original vDoW modding tools.
COH2 MAP EDITOR UPGRADE
It can even be sold by the game devs, as a small add-on to the game and world editor for something like 19.99 Euros, via Steam.Īfter payment, a simple game upgrade via Steam, would add the random generation menu in CoH 2 Editor.įor 9.99 Euros more, a second module could also add buildings (rural, urban, industrial etc) in same way as terrain. I only know what has been confirmed, which is a map / level editor at release. This doesnt have to be free! This way, the devs dont have to work for free! That editor also uses a seed number, and based on it, it creates a randomized entire world map. See the World Editor from Heroes of Might and Magic 3: Shadow of Death! This would get the largest part of the hard work done in a minute!Īdding players, buildings and units is relatively easy. or leave all settings at default, for balanced composition maps. It would even be possible and easy to add sliders (how much water/ dirt/ vegetation etc do you want? % ). This sould also automatically generate the interactivity border (that 32 m blue border we see in Editor, where stuff comes from off map). set of trees/vegetation to use (summer or snow)Īnd press "generate" and VOILA! a fully generated map ( minus players, buildings and units).
set of terrain tile to use (dirt for summer, for winter etc) Lets say i want a summer map (think City 17 Summer) - all i would have to do, is select via simple tick options: ** why cant this game editor generate random geography (small hills, planes, river beds, small lakes) with random vegetation (trees, shrubs etc), using preset values?** inspired by Janne252 & MonolithicBacon, who created a small randomly generated game map (slight changes in terrain each time its played), i thought:.And finally as a result, more and more custom maps will be released for us all to play, for a game. The Editor does have abit of automated generation in it, but as far as i see it, it only generates default tile, horizon and sky (past the edges of playable map).Ĭreating maps that look gorgeous like City 17 (summer and winter) would take a normal person, several weeks of many hours a day.īut i have an idea which would benefit fans, company, modders: this editor but are still having a hard time with it. This means that even a small 380x380 map probably took ages (i.e. Variants of using a map locator: - Real-Estate websites - Quick access to. with each unit, doodad, terrain tile, house etc manually added! Selector area interactive map of the World with zoom and hotspots Easy adjustment. but i hit a wall: it seems, as far as i can tell, that all maps were manually, painstakingly made !. I learned to use the editor sufficiently well enough to create my own maps. the maps in Custom Game -> Skirmish are getting stale.all of them, 1v1, 2v2, 3v3, 4,4 etc In addition, Relic will be patching the original Company of Heroes in order to “address many issues that arose from the original port” (presumably he means the port to Steam, there.) Wilson adds that the server work being done on the first CoH will also carry over to CoH2 in the near future.I love coh2 and as i am learning to play it better and better, one thing has struck me. Which is a bit shocking really ( but, sadly, not surprising.) The price for that is not included in Wilson’s message. If you just have a standard version of Company of Heroes 2, you’ll be expected to pay for it.
COH2 MAP EDITOR FREE
Unlike the map editor, this pack will only be free for those people who pre-ordered, or who have the collectors (or digital collectors) editions. A German-focused “mini-pack” of missions will cover events from 1942. There’s no precise date given for that yet, but he does confirm that this will be free for everyone who owns the game.Īlso on the way is more Theater of War missions. Map balance, maybe fixed locations by standard would give a easier time to map makers to balance their maps. It can also be obtained at a discount by acquiring The Western Front Armies multiplayer standalone, where it is bundled with the USF army.
According to Wilson, the team is “prepping” the first version of a map editor (known as World Builder) for release. This individual army for COH2 allows you to access all existing COH2 maps in auto-match, and play against all other existing factions in multiplayer. A picture of me, launching an attack on the concept of DLC that’s only free to people who pre-ordered a game.Ĭompany of Heroes 2 producer Greg Wilson has penned another letter to the community, divulging a little more information about what’s coming up for the game.
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