sorry been a bit inactive for the past 2 weeks, half of the map is done and i DO have enough pieces left to finish it off. ive worked it all out but the only downside to the map is its heavily budget glitched, il use all of Sandbox's starting objects aswell as have it all budget glitched. I've reached the 50 hour mark and il upload some pictures later when i get on the 360. at the time i took the pictures you could, mainly because it wasnt close to being finished yet once its finished you wont be able to escape. Half the map is done and the other side wont take me nearly as long to make because i know how the layouts gona work out. thanks for the support guys, the map is a real bastard to remake and the supports helping allot with the whole "can i be ****ed forging the twat today" attitude. =]
Hey, hows the map coming along? I think that it would be nice to see some updated screenshots of your progress. I know that many people are really looking forward to this map and I am sure that once it is released it will hit the community hard and you will be very popular. So far I see immense potential and want my hands on this map now!
Not to burst your bubble, but Sanctuary is one of the most abundant remake maps made so far... Ever since Sandbox was released, there have been multiple Sanctuary and Foundation remakes... Ive seen about 10...
^True dat, but this one looks amazing^ I love the cleanliness and the layout so far. You have posted this thread for quite a while now....any update on the map?
hm^^ I got arson on my f-list but he was quite long not onlinei n the forge. i hope he's finishing this map some day. it looks so amazingly nice and clean^^
Ok im back =], I've been gone a while because my Halo broke so i jumped on CoD4 for a while. Il be back when Halo ODST comes out and il be back forging this bastard end of september and hope to finish it within two weeks. I've seen atleast a doesn also but im not going to toot my horn here but im pretty sure ive spent more time making %45 of my map than most Sanctuary remakes put together. (Im not saying im the best forger thats attempted it, they could be better but ive put allot more effort into this one map than they have) I've hit roughly the 50 hour mark so far and now that i've finished one side of the map i can make an exact replica on the other side wich takes allot less effort and time. It should take me 30 Hours max to finish off the other side and polish everything. After im done with this remake i think i may attempt an exact replica of another map (Il make a poll or something to see what people want most) But yeah il be back on Halo in the next two weeks because ive got allot of parties/gym routine to keep up with this week to go out and get Live/ODST. My Gamertag is : oX Arson Xo, if you have any questions just send me a message or add me.
I agree. This does look like the best remake to date. This is one of my classic favs. I can't wait for you to finish it. This looks so perfect. Hurry up.. Lol.
Will do lol =], i also forgot to mention that ive done allot more than the latest screenshots show because i did allot of work offline. Ive finished the base (Changed some of the parts and put the roof on) Put the random stones on the ground that get used for cover. Completely Walled off the one side of the map so the one sides pretty much done. When i get back on the last thing i was working on is Polishing the middle and putting the ramps on, also i need to work on the little jump up you have when your walking allong the P. Pistol ramparts. (To get on top of the center.)
With ghost merging I'm sure you can save items. For example, on the ramps to the bases, you used wedges to smooth out the ground with the wall double. Now you can just ghost merge 'em into the ground.Do an all around sweep up with it.
OMG I hope you can do this really good. Sanctuary is my favorite map of all time, and if you mess it up, ill come looking for you... Is that inspiring enough? Back on topic, there are a few areas that you cut corners a little short, or simply didnt make it neat enough. When judging remakes, I usually overtax accuracy in my scale, with aesthetics and gameplay being the lowest, mainly because if you can get it perfect accuracy wise, then the other two dont even matter. Clean up your merges, and take your time so that a really amazing map can come on its way!
I've read the topic about ghost merging (That the glitch thats been stickied at the top? like dummying?) Fair play it looks like a ****ing godsend because im going to have to get into a bit of Geomerging to make the jump up to the top of the middle structure. Il have another read of that after this because im doing **** all atm =] But yeah thanks for the advice il definatly do that, every single piece counts because seriously il finish the map with about 2 Objects away from the OL. Point them out and il take a look dude =], the only things im not happy with in the pictures are the pillars in the middle structure. There not perfectly symetrical and one of them isnt merged perfectly (the on on the right is poping out the side a bit in the second picture). But i took them down when i started putting the ramps so its getting redone. Other than that everything else is perfect down to within 2 inches, you can check in the top down view (4th Picture) And trust me it couldnt be done any neater lol More critical the better but i cant make a 100% exact replica (like making the towers tall etc) All im concentrating on is getting the geography as perfect as i possibly can. And i cant spend anymore time putting it together because i basically stick to one piece and wont leave it alone untill its perfect (which can sometimes take 40 minutes..) I even took appart the base twice because a piece or two wouldnt fit into it properly =[. Oh yeah and i forgot to say aswell, when you no clip merge does it go thrue everything (other placed objects) or does it only go noclip with the map geomatry?
no clip goes through everything... really quick technique... however i think i head something about how the rotation is hard to do for some reason...
I have been using the ghost-merge technique extinsively on my latest map, and I find that using a second player on your xbox, (obviously controlled also by you) to line up these merges is most effective, and less time consuming.
updated with more pictures, got Halo ODST so i can start working on it again. im going to no clip merge the 'Wedge Huge' pieces so there at an angle when in the floor giving them more of a rocky type object.
Great Work! Its coming along nicely. I hope you have enough pieces to have it perfectly the same on both sides. So far it looks like it may just be the #1 sanctuary remake ever!