Melee Red Alert: Warcraft Edition - |Map of the Week #9|

[Andrewgosu]

I've always enjoyed old classical games, such as Warcraft 2, Red Alert, HOMM2&3 etc. so it's rather nice to see a project like this!

Congratulations, this is the Map of the Week #9!

 

[kingbdogz]

Started creating units and vehicles now. So far only Chrono Miner and M.C.V. done.

Chrono Miners were always awesome to use, when I'd get attacked I'd instantly return my miner

 

[Galdiuz]

Woho, map of the week! :thup:

Anyway, I have now finally managed to create a queue system. You cannot queue 2 different unit types, but you can queue as many as you want of one type. (I made a queue of 200 G.I.'s ) Also, lightningstorm is pretty much done now. I will now start creating every unit in the game, and when i'm done, i'll balance them and give them abilities. (I wonder if Chrono Legionare will be hard to do...) I'll also try to implement the ''Drive over'' thingy. (Vehicles can instantly kill infantry by driving over them. xD)

In the testmap, if you use the 'Iseedeadpeople' cheat, there's a Weather controller next to your controlpanel for those that want to test it fast. Also, i set the Cooldown of it to 20 seconds.

 

[chovynz]

Will you be making this with RA units/models? or
Will you be changing the story to suit Warcraft?

 

[burne-]

That most certainly doesnt seem like map of the week. Pls dont lower the standarts to unfinished/bad maps.

 

[Galdiuz]

As i don't have any RA models, it will be WC3 models. Also, there will be no story, as i'm just making a normal skirmish. (Actually i haven't played the whole RA2 campaign...)

 

[thewrongvine]

Terrains looks pretty... bad. Lightning storm... powerful... those buildings just look like massing stuff right next to each other.

No Yuri's Revenge? Gasp! Refresh my memory... did RA have Prism Tanks and Towers? Or were they only in Yuri's Revenge? I love Prism Tanks and Towers...

~Hai-Bye-Vine~

 

[kingbdogz]

As i don't have any RA models, it will be WC3 models. Also, there will be no story, as i'm just making a normal skirmish. (Actually i haven't played the whole RA2 campaign...)

I've got a HUGE pack of RA1 and RA2 models on my computer, maybe I could lend them to you. They are really low file size too (like 10kb each model). I really don't wanna see a good project go to waste with no RA models

Terrains looks pretty... bad. Lightning storm... powerful... those buildings just look like massing stuff right next to each other.

No Yuri's Revenge? Gasp! Refresh my memory... did RA have Prism Tanks and Towers? Or were they only in Yuri's Revenge? I love Prism Tanks and Towers...

~Hai-Bye-Vine~

Perhaps hes just making the systems and units first before he starts terainning. Also, the Prism tanks and towers were in the original Ra2 so you don't need to worry.

 

[Galdiuz]

I'm a really bad terrainer, so i don't know if i can make a good terrain. It would be nice if someone could create a system that generates random maps, but that's probably too hard. But, I'm now going to look for a good terrainer for my map. As an update, you can now sell buildings, and queue system works almost perfectly. I'm just going to fix a repair function, and then i will release a new testmap.

I'd like to see those models kingbdogz, i'll probably use them if they're good.

I will ofc have the prism tanks. Nothing makes you feel so powerful as obliberating a base with 20 prism tanks. ^^

EDIT: I just downloaded this little thingy for the nuclear missile... heheheheheheh... Nuclear Explosion

EDIT2: OK, I've now completed the most systems. You can queue, sell, repair, move many units at once and more. I now released a new testmap with said functions.
Remember that i said ''I will now start creating all units''? Well, i've created 0 units since then... Shame on me. But now I'll really start creating them all, and when i'm done with that, i'll balance and add any abilites they have.

 

[Galdiuz]

As i got a new computer recently, I have not been able to work so much on this map, but everything is installed now, and i will start again tomorrow.

 

[duderock101]

i see you need help with terrain, i will help you. I don't want to steal anything but im really intrested how you created the control panel, if you let me have a look a that trigger i will terrain the whole map. I have all C&C Games from C&C Generals to C&C Yellow Sun (don't thnik that was publicly released). So if you let me terrain i would created key points to control on the map to stop the enemy from reaching your own base, perhaps destroyable bridges would be a good idea if your map? Well get back to me on that =)

 

[Galdiuz]

The maps i post is all unprotected, so you can look at them as much as you want. I post the newest version of it right away. Also, make sure to create the ores. The red is normal (Gold in RA) and the blue is the good one (Gems in RA). And the controlpanel were created with spellbooks, dummy abilities, timers, dummy units and some triggers. (The thing that makes it cost gold is actually a trigger that fires every 0.01 seconds that checks if the remaining time for the build timers is greater than 0.)

EDIT: It seems my map got alot bigger since i imported that loading screen. I should fix that.

 

[Galdiuz]

I haven't worked at the map at all, as i had other things to do, but I'll start work on it again now. Got a idea how i can use triggers instead of blight...

 

[jonadrian619]

I personally like altered melee maps, epecially ones based on modern warfare RTS games. If you can finish your map, that'd be great!

Not to compare your map to another, I have found a project long ago. It's an RA1 project initiated by Illidan(evil)x. He's a good map-maker and a modeler in THW.

The maps that he made really rock! It stays true to the real RA1 game (all units used custom models he made) and the only Warcraft-ish elements in those maps are the terrain and UI. Too bad he didn't want his models to be used by others.

His projects are listed in this search query.

Thought this map would be a source of inspiration, so I bothered to post.

Take time in developing your map, don't rush. Haste makes waste.

Here's what I can do to help: I'll give you a list of useful models. Took time for me to search, but it's worthwhile anyway.

Here's a search query in THW containing a LOT of Tank models w/c might be useful, and to spice things up a bit.

A search query containing a list of cool Factory and modern building models.

Powerful Missile Launching units and missile silos.

A list of cool Turrets and defensive structures.

A list of awesome Rockets, cruise missiles, rocket SFX and more stuff rocket-related.

An Aircraft Carrier and some ground APC's and tanks.

A battle cruiser!

And last but not the least, NUKES, nuclear missiles and nuke silos!

Best of luck in your project!

-- Umaku iku yō ni -|- jonadrian619 --​

 

[Galdiuz]

Thanks, I'll see what i can use. :thup: