Custom Battle Environments

**Ceasar Gubius** · July 11, 2009, 07:06 PM

I have a question, does the TATW team ever plan on making uniuqe, custom, battle environments? I know they plan on making custom settlements, but what about a Middle Earth Environment? For instance:

What about Mirkwood, with trees that tower over the battlefield and almost block out all Sunlight? Or Lothlorien with Golden Malliorn Trees? Or the Countryside of the Shire, littered with Hobbit-Holes (Which can be walked over

)? Or the vast plains of Rohan? Will we see those

?

Currently most of the Battlemap settlements that are almost all vanilla (Save Mordor), are a bit repetative (No disrespect intended). I would love to see the ultimate immersion and see custom environments of Middle Earth... Thank You

**Theseus1234** · July 11, 2009, 08:08 PM

It's the same issue with custom settlements. Possible, but takes a

load of time and will not likely be released soon

**evinmulligan** · July 12, 2009, 01:48 AM

I think thay would need to make a custom battlemap for each tile. I think D_A said something about doing an osgiliath one for the tile between the two cities.

**MasterBigAb** · July 12, 2009, 03:55 AM

Originally Posted by evinmulligan

I think thay would need to make a custom battlemap for each tile. I think D_A said something about doing an osgiliath one for the tile between the two cities.

Yes, they would have to do one for each !! Thats the reasen why they "only" made some maijor styles - i guess we will se some new and better environments, but only important ones, like mordor, or like he said, osgiliath - but areas like rohan will stay like they are, at least for now

**Devils_Advocate** · July 12, 2009, 06:07 AM

Originally Posted by evinmulligan

I think thay would need to make a custom battlemap for each tile. I think D_A said something about doing an osgiliath one for the tile between the two cities.

Can´t remember saying so.

And I am sure I didn´t; for now we can´t do much anyway but when then I first care about Isengard.

**evinmulligan** · July 12, 2009, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by Devils_Advocate

Can´t remember saying so.

And I am sure I didn´t; for now we can´t do much anyway but when then I first care about Isengard.

You said it was possible. you were talking with mith about different ideas to make osgiliath better and i think you both agreed this was the best idea. I didn't mean to say you were doing this, or to put words in your mouth. sorry.

**Fev** · July 12, 2009, 04:40 AM

It would be awesome of course, at least the most important landmarks could be done. But it ould require a lot of time and work.

**jản** · July 12, 2009, 05:24 AM

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it would be much easier to create new environmetnts than settlements.
but it must be posible because it was for RTW here.

trees are nothing to walk on - so it must be not that hard. the trees in
mikwood simply has to become bigger and stand closer to each other to
block the light.

for other types of trees and other stuff threre has to be only new textures
required. btw this would be the same for buildings.

the hobbit holes would be a problem because this is something to
walk on - but on the other hand - it is possible in the M2TW TATW
battle editor - i done this recently.

but all of this would take a plenty of time.

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