Well basically there's not a lot to describe, this is my first map, it's adjusted to skirmish mode. It got a few regular elements of a skirmish map and a few small extras.
The location is Forochel, northern part of Eriador, by lore it's supposed to be extremely cold so I went for that, the map itself isn't based on actual lore but fitted with the general guidelines, in its north there's a tip of the icy bay, and I tried making it feel cold, with adjusted lights and glowing.
there's place for improvements I'm sure, but bear in mind it's my first time mapping, so tell me if you don't like something or would like to see something changed, so I hope you try it out and have fun, I enjoyed it.
* New version is uploaded, since Forochel is more related to Angmar I made the map Rotwk version, changed river, a few alterations to other things too, have fun.
* Another new version had a few bugs with the first new one regarding some teams being neutral instead of attacking the player + fixed the wall in the north
NEWER VERSION:
Finally fixed the river, revised minimap (thanks to puppeteer :)) and lake was changed a bit too.
That's a lovely map. Clearly you have a knack for the details!
I liked the little surprises you scattered all over the map. The orc tents were a nice touch. The chilly glow of the snow really gives you the feeling of ice-cold bitterness.
The only thing I found lacking was the river. You stretched it too much for a river. You know, you can make it a smoother curve. Check out one of the tutorials in the Worldbuilder section.
Thanks for making the map, I enjoyed it! :)
majordima File Author
Posted on 06/25/07 @ 01:15 AM
Thanks for the comment, I'll get working on that river and release a newer version.
majordima File Author
Posted on 07/18/07 @ 04:22 AM
Changed the river to look a lot more normal, new version uploaded.