Lance 2 - Altar

[Kantham]

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MOD DB - 3 mirrors (http://www.moddb.com/mods/lance/addons/lance-2-altar-beta)
Click on "read more +" for install/play instructions.

[darksin]

finally it's out, a long wait,great work man!!!
now kantham's lance(what this name came from??) is a milestone for gears offline gameplay. thx man.you just bring the most important feature of offline gameplay...:)
moddb is the perfect place for download,it's really much more faster than filefront.

[darksin]

hi kantham, i just download and find this is a lance 1 map, not lance 2, you got 5 life and no new character, we can't play it,

plz check again,,,,,

[Kantham]

I can't believe I've made 2 mistakes at once. Made 100% sure everything is in now, download should be up later today. Sorry.

[darksin]

well, never mind man.

if you also upload the lance 1 gamepack upk, there will be no problem...

[gowrules42]

nice job dude. im a big fan of the lance maps and these are the kinda maps i get my inspiration from. keep it up. :)

[Ashrak]

Kanthie!! Your Killin me!! This map looks cool... still watiing for download....:confused:

[ViLsMiK]

looks good

[Kantham]

Download re-added.

[darksin]

thx man, finally we can enjoy the best lance map now....

i really hope kantham could convert all official mp into lance,

they are great tdm maps ,just perfect for lance gameplay

and also can save you a lot of time to build new maps...:)


ps: some fool rated this post 1 star...

[darksin]

well, just played this new altar, the gameplay is flawless as usual, kantham's maps always optimized well, the fps is high,

the map is big and there're a lot of place to cover,the level design is great...

i always love big maps, because you will never know where the enemies appear, this makes the battle really interesting and challenging.

In lance redalert, i can see the whole map and where all the enemies are, this make the fight very easy.

But in altar or sabek,etc, we can't see where all the bots are, and have to beware their actions ,this is really great for the gameplay!!...;)

the only problem of altar beta is the map is really dark, lack some light, really hope kantham could add much more light to the final version ,just as bright as facade, thx man!!!!:o

[ViLsMiK]

good work Kantham!

i loved theoriginal and ima give this a deep test and i will give you all my honest feedback,
EPiC please hire this man! look at his track record it speaks for itself,


also do you think you could help out or contact NEVERISM to add lance or bots to his MP_Seclusion map? that would be a Unreal Collaboration right there.

also whats the most difficult when doing maps like these? does adding the Bots/AI features take really long?

[Ashrak]

Gorgeous map. I love the contrasting light and dark areas. I love how the map appears larger than it is. Good use of backgounds. Lots of interesting cover areas. Loads of fun to play as always. I agree with darksin, its well optimized as always so no slow framerates. I wish someone would put these on Live. I might actually go back to playing on there if they did. My new favorite map. I regularly play these maps now when I need a Gears fix. Thanx for the earliy Christmas gift for the Gears PC community Kanthie!!

P.S. - I've been playing GTA IV for PC lately and am finding it hard to tear myself away from that .. But your map succeeded! Please take that as a high compliment. :D

[darksin]

well, that's right...
so the only thing is the lighting, u c the darkness makes the gameplay somwhat unplayable, i can hardly see things clear, it's all dark around.hardly to see bot ,buliding texture and drop weapons.etc...really a pain to me:(

i use brightness 2.0 for normal gears play, but i have to change to more than 3.0 for this map, still very dark, but 3.0 is too bright for normal maps,

so really hope kantham could add much more enough light to final version,
thx again!!!!....

[Kantham]

Glad you guys like it. Yeah I found some of the areas quite dark, I'll add this to my fix list. If you have any feedback keep me posted about it.

Keep in mind that Lance is going to grow on MOD DB, so the best way to get updated is to keep an eye out for both this thread and the latest download section on MOD DB- Lance.

[ViLsMiK]

just finished playing and testing

great map and the game flows very well and it has some really good vantage points like the middle bridge, but the middle bridge really needs alot more cover points as there is alot of cover links missing around the entire map but this is why you released this beta to find the niggles.

also theres not alot of cover near the stairs alternating on both sides which makes it hard to find a good angle, the lighting is good and the map layout works really well.

all in all great work i love your map creations and all your hardwork you put into all your lance maps really shows. +1

[darksin]

yes, we can't cover on many walls and buildngs, so also hope add more cover links in final ver...

finally i should say this map is really for snipers, the bot suffered a lot from me..just fun...lol...

[ViLsMiK]

yes, we can't cover on many walls and buildngs, so also hope add more cover links in final ver...

finally i should say this map is really for snipers, the bot suffered a lot from me..just fun...lol...

man where do you find the snipers?

if you could add 1 or maximum 2 weapon spawns which alternate with sniper,frags or ammo boxes that would be really good if it can be done.

also you gonna try and help NEVERISM?

[LiquidLeary]

Nice map. Reminds me of your earlier work. It would probably work well for multiplayer too.

I noticed the missing coverlinks also, but if they are not complete yet this isn't a problem. It might help to add particles or lights that create some points of interest for player orientation. The layout is great, lots of combat zones and changes in elevation. :D

Good job!

[Kantham]

Please anyone post screenshots on where you want to see cover.


man where do you find the snipers?

if you could add 1 or maximum 2 weapon spawns which alternate with sniper,frags or ammo boxes that would be really good if it can be done.

Haven't you tried Lance before? The AI's will spawn with super weapons, just look around and you'll find them. There's not a lot of ammo but if you're lucky you may get a rain of them. It's always random 1 chance out of 7 on each player/bot spawn.

Darksin plays with infinite ammo cheat, that's why he think it's a sniper map.

[darksin]

well, just a lot of more ammo can make a much more fun gameplay,

i can imagine the bots get angry and shout to me: camper!!

u c i'm also kind enough, i gave all the bots mantle, blindfire ,etc actions orders,:D

[Rohit_N]

Please anyone post screenshots on where you want to see cover.
I'll get to this tomorrow. Lack of cover is what kills me for custom maps.

[darksin]

well, i f kantham want to make a new lance map, i hope it could be a factory theme,

similar to mp_goldrush or the gears 1 pc only levels,

the maps currently ,like redalert, altar,lynatfactory,etc,are all palace, garden and warehouse style,

so some change could make lance collection much better,thx!!!:)

[ViLsMiK]

well, i f kantham want to make a new lance map, i hope it could be a factory theme,

similar to mp_goldrush or the gears 1 pc only levels,

the maps currently ,like redalert, altar,lynatfactory,etc,are all palace, garden and warehouse style,

so some change could make lance collection much better,thx!!!:)

yeh i think that facade,red alert and sabek have all the exact same lighting it would be nice with a change or even update these all with different lighting effects.

anyways your maps are nothing less than AMAZING! :P

[darksin]

also about cover, truely hope more cover spot just like official maps,making the second floor of altar into a whole coverlink,
so we can do coverslide, u c we can't cover to all the stone pillars there, but enemy always hide there.thx man!!..

[Rohit_N]

ARRGH I got my computer taken away. Have to study for a final.

I'll get some shots by Wednesday.

[Rohit_N]

Well, I'm late.

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[Kantham]

Most of the first screen you don't get cover there because it's a starting point. Starting points doesn't have cover points since anyone could spawn right behind you by surprise. You shouldn't even stay there.

[Rohit_N]

True. You can still implement cover in places that are part of the "battlefield."

[Kantham]

Large HD quality screen update.

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