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    New MAZE Map... "Island Maze ###"

    Map Name: "Island Maze ###"

    A friend hinted I should maybe post the map name here,.. so others could try it and enjoy it.
    It WOULD be nice if there was a place IN the map, where one could explain WHY its there.

    The idea was... "Pagan Min" (is that how you spell his name) stated that

    "Anyone who survives, and ESCAPES the MAZE... Deserves to LIVE."

    The same friend, who has NOT played FarCry4 for a few YEARS... Let me watch, through Steam,
    as he made his way through the Maze... The ammo boxes are for the Soldiers in the Maze...
    but you can use them, too... IF you can find them.




    -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

    Personally I LOVE MAZES! --
    This one is relatively "simple" because I was getting used to the 3D tools.
    Also, the "length" of the corridors are to give the person a fighting chance...
    (instead of the shorter ones in "TerrorTown Maze ###4". (was it?)

    BUT be prepared for some SCREAMS!!! ??? There were / are loads of JUMP SCARES... in a MAZE.
    ... ok, I would have loved to have it all UNDERGROUND... and MAY still make another one like that sometime... (hint)
    but then, you wouldn't have SUNLIGHT... to see ahead... etc.

    If you search for "###" you will find some of the maps I have been adjusting,
    because I felt they were not DANGEROUS enough, for ME. :-D
    I love a CHALLENGE... (but not a ridiculous one... like 1000 soldiers and an open field. *ugh*)
    When I change a Map I add ### in the name, so I can find it quickly. Its mainly for me.
    I did test a MAZE in "TerrorTown Maze ###4" (was it?)... and changed the position of the ALARMS...
    To make the map a BIT more difficult. On one play test the soldiers had roamed so much, I couldn't FIND one...
    So couldn't finish the map... So I added some vehicles... just to get around faster, to search.
    It was great to see the AI use them to THEIR advantage, too! Excellent!
    ;-)

    Finally I'd just like to say, it shows great foresight to add these 3D tools,
    they add extreme VALUE to a game some may finish fairly fast!
    Its like having THE WORLD as your designer.
    I'd love to see 3D artists get involved.

    Also, just a quick mention... I have used the "FarCry4 3D Map Maker" to see
    how some real world "Garden Ideas" would look... as well as interior decoration.
    Just rough ideas, of table placement, chairs, and mattress instead of a bed, etc.
    I know its not made FOR that, but once you start to learn how to do stuff, if you are creative,
    you will always see several other uses for things.

    Good stuff. & More to come.

    Yours,
    Thor

    aka. icelandknight

    Picture of "Island Maze ###"
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    Just made an Easter Update and added it as: "Island Maze ### Eve2"

    (the "Eve" stands for "Evening")... "NOW WITH MORE CHICKEN!" ... Yes! More animals have been added to the maze...
    as "dressing"... but emphasis was on Chickens... this being EASTER! ... Also added were some (easy to find) "EASTER EGGS".
    (Areas that were not in the original "Island Maze ###" ... that give the playerS some bonuses. :-D )

    YES, "PlayersS"... because, according to how I understand it, the map can now be played in CO OP mode.
    So you can invite a friend, as a lookout, as you investigate those "Easter Egg" areas, mentioned.

    HAPPY EASTER!


    Screenshot from "Island Maze ### Eve2"
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    Oh yes, I keep forgetting... The friend who suggested I drop in here
    told me sometimes people also share their fav. Map names here...
    So here goes...

    "Old Docks" was fun... Hard at first, but then one goes back, and rolls through it a few times, at a faster pace.
    One trick is to get the sniper to jump down, or move to the edge, so you can get his rifle! That helps, later.

    "BEH Volcano V3" was interesting... Very varied "landscape"... and you may START trying to snipe everyone... but you soon discover, its easier to DRIVE PAST them.
    (Everyone will have their own way to play.)... I also gather there are a FEW version of this level, they are not all as "good"... There is a Twilight Zone feeling, as one goes through...
    an area that looks the same as another area, and you think ... Hold on? Am I back there... ??? *Shhh* ok, ok... Just thought I'd mention.that...

    "BEH Wake Insane" was also hard, but after multiple deaths, its good to finally finish. Very rewarding.

    "Adventure Island" was "different"... and took a good while to finish...


    Muliple play Maps that I kept going back to were...

    "Island Outpost" was good... but needed something more... Hence I came up with "Island Outpost ###" (and "ninja", just means stealth weapons.)
    "Terror Town" also. Hence "Terror Town ###"...
    "Temple Steps" needed a little something... hence "Temple Steps (ninja) ###"
    "Nervus - The Wall" ... what an interesting concept! Stacked up, layers with ladders and stairs...
    It took me AGES to find it again! ... because I was looking for "tower" in the name... Glad I found it again.
    "The Pyramid" has a similar concept... King of the Hill, style.

    "Trump's Wall" was also interesting. You play it again and again, to try and beat it without them pressing the Alarms.

    "Pagans Temple" was the first "unfinished" map I played... Its very deadly, but not impossible to beat.
    People should also give the "Stealth Ninja" (easy & hard, etc.) a go... Takes a LOT of Patience, but rewarding.

    Yeah, its cool to be able to make one's fav. maps "better", for oneself... and even then, share with friends.
    Many thanks to everyone making these maps.
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    Now I don't know if people are going to LIKE THIS... but...

    "Island Maze ### RUN!"


    ... and you BETTER #$%$& RUN if you want to survive!!!


    The "story" behind "Island Maze ### RUN!" is... Prisoners were left there, to die in cells... but they didn't know about the erosion!
    The sand of the island is slowly sinking into the sea... which meant, the wire fence, keeping the condemned confined, is also
    slowly going down, with the sand. Most of the prisoners (including some of their own men, regarded as traitors) in the next cells,
    are already dead... The predators on the island, are there to clean the bodies of meat... They're not paying SOLDIERS for that!


    ... you thought you knew all the things you could do with a map!
    This will be slightly "different"... ;-)



    Happy Easter!
    (There is an "Easter" reference, in one of the cells next to where you wake up...
    but don't hang around too long... I did, and almost bought the farm!)



    ps. I MAY tweak it later... but it was purely by accident, when exploring it, that I realised, it could be played as IS... and would be interesting...
    Yes, of course I will be adding the usual stuff later... but as a friend shared, sometimes simple /realistic is just as interesting to play.
    Like you just woke up somewhere... and have to deal with the circumstances.

    Later, look for "Island Maze ### DIE!" Instead of "RUN!", to get the stuff you are "used to".
    (I am trying not to spoil the "RUN!" map with too much info. It is sometimes interesting to be SURPRISED!
    ... but sometimes it backfires... yeah. -- but, its all for fun... and MAZES can be fun... but when you add other elements... well, try it and see.)
    *sigh*

    EDIT: Yeah, I noticed there were a few blocks floating in mid air... Sorry about that. Really, I wasn't intending for the map to be as is...
    but a friend hinted it might be "different" to allow players to try it, as is... for those who may like that sort of thing...
    The "DIE!" version will be the typical map. (With the typical bells and whistles people may expect...
    By then, I'll also... lower those "floating blocks". *ahem*)
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    "Island Maze ### BOW!"

    WELL; what do you know! I DO REQUESTS! :-D
    A friend in UK got in touch, after trying the "RUN!" and hinted at the Maze with "BOW!"
    Well, here you go!
    The "DIE!" will have to wait until later... but by that time... everyone will know the MAZE by heart!
    Its true... I made it kinda more OPEN than normal... because people will want to get away from the assailants!
    (and their PETS! ... PESTS?)

    Anyway... "Island Maze ### BOW!" is up, and MOST (if not all) "floaters" (floating) blocks have been grounded.
    We'll see what comes next.

    I bet a MAZE would be interesting for a "DeathMatch"... but I don't think they HAVE those in FarCry4.
    ... yet.
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    Well, "Island Maze ### DIE!" is now uploaded...

    I HOPE its not TOO deadly for people... I played it 10 times... and only died 2 times...
    Also, I did NOT add Quads... but DID add reinforcements on some waves with Quads...
    and they seemed to abandon them... and so WE can use them! :-)

    You do finish faster on a Quad... BUT, you do trigger the other waves, NOT sneaking about.

    Also, I wanted to mention, while playing the game in the EDITOR... enemies walked RIGHT BY...
    even though they should have SEEN the player (character) standing there.
    Also, I read somewhere that one could set the "GAME DIFFICULTY" somewhere...
    but could not find it... I DID set it to "Cautious Enemies"... but they didn't SEEM very "cautious".

    Also, since these were made at Easter... there IS a little reference in one of the CELLS where people start.
    ;-)

    So... that's map name: "Island Maze ### DIE!"
    See you there!

    (It IS set up so as to be able to play CO-OP... but I haven't been able to arrange a game to test that yet.
    Everyone seems to be on Easter Vacation. -- Oh yes! I could mention, I added an Elephant in the middle of the maze,
    but it kept KILLING all the baddies towards the end of the maze, so I removed it. We want to kill all the baddies ourselves, right!
    I have played maps where the enemies are "FIERCE"... Either its because those maps are OPEN... or some setting I can't find.
    Personally, I'd like them all to be Berserk against the Character! :-) Maybe I'll find that later. Then there WILL be hell to pay.)
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    Don't you love it when you accidentally discover more fun ways to use maps!!!
    Well, after a few WILD RIDES through the Maze, on a QUAD left by a wave of reinforcements, it deserves its own map!
    Namely:

    "Island Maze ### QUAD"

    It really was hilarious seeing those baddies FLY in all directions, as you run them over, so... It gets its own map.
    Have fun racing, through, and running them down!

    Screenshots from the action:


    "DON'T GET IN MY WAY NOW:.. You DEMON!"



    HEY! I didn't know these DEMONS could FLY??? ... Well, they CAN if you HIT them with the QUAD fast enough!



    Hah! I bet you regret being on the wrong side NOW! ... and wrong side of the QUAD! *THUD* TOO LATE!
    Yeah! Wave bye bye, while you're at it!

    ... the fun we have.
    *sigh*

    EDIT: Hmmm... Just realised, if the map is CO-OP, then maybe there should be 2 QUADS waiting for the players...
    I guess that will be in "Island Maze ##2 QUAD"
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    Been at it again... There was an interesting map called something like "A MAZING"... but it was more of a "run through"...
    A bit of editing... and fiddling about.. with the objective... and I have just "published"

    "4 MAZE LOVERS ###"

    Which can be played CO-OP... and should be interesting, since you have weapons... but THEY mainly have BOWS... and magic. ;-)

    I still died a few times play testing it. -- There IS a way through... You might just need to look a bit harder... :-D

    (Thanks also go to the original Mapper.)
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  9. #9
    "CRAZY MAZE RACE ###2" :-O OMG!!!

    I have been FAR too nice to people up to now... How about a REAL MAZE!?! You have been running through "EASY" Mazes so far... but how many of you will ever find your way through the "Crazy Maze Race ###2"...
    How hard can it be? So HARD, that even the one who made it... (me) ... got LOST in it for AGES... and AGES... IT WAS GREAT!!!

    ... but, ok, friends complained... So I placed subtle HINTS here and there... Its still hard as f... eh... ok, who are we kidding!
    Most of you will NEVER find your way to the extraction point.
    Hah! So, just give up NOW... and don't even TRY it!
    You (wimps) have been challenged!!!

    Its nice to get feedback and a player stated: "The MAZE is actually another ENEMY!"
    He's right.
    Probably, none of you will get ever be seen again, if you go in. (I'd recommend MAPPING... but even that can be complicated.

    The RACE part offers visitors a plentiful choice of vehicle...



    ... but NONE of the VEHICLES KNOW the way OUT!!! YOU are the weak link!

    Also, you start with... not much... mainly what disillusioned and broken spirited people have left behind...
    because its too HEAVY to carry in CIRCLES! So, remember to pick up the weapons dropped by those you "bump into"
    on your circles in the Maze...



    OK! You have a WIDE choice of vehicles, but you chose an ELEPHANT to ride through the Maze??? I suppose its good to have a pet for moral support!
    AND they can defend themselves! ... like RAMMING bad buys!



    ... AND, like in the Ark, there are 2 Elephants, for those who want to try and "Elephant Race".
    Just don't hurt them... or they will turn against you! (red cursor) ... but I may have discovered a solution for that...
    IF he's gone "red cursor" if you manage to get close enough to him, and ride him, again, he goes green again.
    I am not 100% sure about this, but it happened.

    AND, finally, in case you think it CAN'T BE DONE!



    Yes it CAN.

    Let that be the carrot for you. To know it CAN be done, when you think there is NO WAY OUT!
    ... yes there is. You're just not good enough to FIND it.

    ... but, ok, ok, I took pity on some players... and put up subtle HINTS... Trees outside the Maze... and inside the Maze...
    Also, *tiny spoiler alert* It seems the GRASS is denser where less people have gone in circles. *hint*

    *ahem*

    It up to you now... but maybe its best for you not to even try it... You will all probably GET LOST!


    .. oh yeah...
    Not ALL enemies in the Maze are HUMAN...


    Like a Minotaur, in its own maze, this Rhino has claimed this corridor... Proceed at your own risk...




    OOohhhh... You went ahead...

    Well, you know where the "REPLAY" button is.
    ... and be more careful next time!

    *sigh*


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