Well I started making the map and have finished the initial merges of d1_trainstation_01, d1_trainstation_02, and d3_c17_03. I am now working on the real substance of the map and its features, but I'd like some input from OC players. Hopefully by getting input I can make a really enjoyable map.So I dreamed up a little idea a while back and have been thinking about it some more recently. Now, I know I haven't been as active over the past few months and I won't be for a while, maybe not until around April. But when I am back I really want to try something out.
Most of you probably forgot about the thread where JigglyWiggly asked OC to be merged with Follow Freeman. Well I pointed out a feature of that mod that I thought was pretty cool:
Well I have thought about it and here is what I plan on doing:In game economy system:
Players earn money from kills and co-operation and can then spend it in Vorti-Guns.
Vorti-Guns:
Between missions players can use the in game shop (in the ready-room) to buy and sell a selection of 35 unique weapons including the counterstrike weapons, and stock up on ammo and equipment for the next mission. The shop can be opened and closed in-game in the admin control area so Half Life 2 purists can still play with the original weapons only.
- Making a map that features the train station entrance from the HL2 campaign (post HL2), filled with Rebels, Merchants, and a shooting gallery.
- There will be portals to/from all of my maps. (As I make them)
- Points/weapons/items acquired in any of my maps will be saved (most likely on a per server basis)
- In this map, players can buy/sell weapons and items, and cash in points for other cool things for use in my maps.
- If you load up any of my maps from a lobby map, your saved item/weapons will still load, but you can only access merchants and such from the oc_rebel_hq.
I stress "my maps," not because I am a self-indulged cocky asshole, but because in the name of gameplay balance, the maps that use this system must be designed for it. Which brings me to another point. If it turns out successful, this map system I'm planning, I would like to have other mappers join in on it.
But before anything begins (which it won't until at least April), I would like to get some feedback on this idea.
EDIT: Oh, and I put this in the Beta Testing Forums because I want to keep it on the down-low.
So give me any ideas that you think would make this type of map more enoyable for you. I have a lot of surprises in store so if you mention something I already thought of I'll simply ask you to be more specific.
I'll have some pictures up soon.
UPDATE: I just finished up the "Vigilante" system. Basically, if a player kills another player or a citizen, or breaks into the armory, the whole populace hunts you down. Once you die, you are no longer a fugitive. You lose all your weapons and items when you die. The player has the same amount of health as any other citizen, and the armory guards wear body armor, making it wise to follow the rules.