Bio Lab In-Progress on Hossin via @Arclegger

[Hamma]

https://twitter.com/Arclegger/status/306894481972662272

[arclegger]

For scale reference, that wall circumference is about the same as the J908 crater.

[Hamma]

:thumbsup:

[Assist]

For scale reference, that wall circumference is about the same as the J908 crater.

Your drawing skills are amazing.
Can we get a side view ? Perhaps a cross section?

[Phantomdestiny]

2 things

are the lines roads or rivers (or both ) :O ?

can we get actual doors for the facilities on hossin it would be amazing having hacking back also you actually had doors in alpha why no more?

btw you guys are awesome don't give in to the negative comments of people

[bpostal]

So it's going to be big? Awesome!

[KaskaMatej]

So it's going to be big? Awesome!

It's a Bio-lab. At the end of the day it won't matter how big the outsides are unless they change the inside dramatically.

[arclegger]

2 things

are the lines roads or rivers (or both ) :O ?

can we get actual doors for the facilities on hossin it would be amazing having hacking back also you actually had doors in alpha why no more?

btw you guys are awesome don't give in to the negative comments of people

Those are roads, protected by 4 gate shields at each corner that will be triggered by 4 gate shield generators.

Don't know about the doors sorry.

Thanks! ;)

[Phantomdestiny]

Those are roads, protected by 4 gate shields at each corner that will be triggered by 4 gate shield generators.

Don't know about the doors sorry.

Thanks! ;)

that seems very interesting thanks for the precision and attention

[bpostal]

It's a Bio-lab. At the end of the day it won't matter how big the outsides are unless they change the inside dramatically.

IDK, I don't mind 'em as it is. They're still my favorite base to fight at.

[Phantomdestiny]

please tell me there is rivers and bridges on hossin please :groovy:

[arclegger]

please tell me there is rivers and bridges on hossin please :groovy:

it's a swamp, it will have lots of water. Pretty sure there's a bridge or two, haven't seen the whole continent yet.

[Phantomdestiny]

it's a swamp, it will have lots of water. Pretty sure there's a bridge or two, haven't seen the whole continent yet.

my hats off to the level designers , i remember ps1 hossin but i was wondering if it was very different.

[ChipMHazard]

I am disturbed by the lack of happy little clouds and smiling sun.
The drawing reminds me of Saurva, but bigger.

[Redshift]

I loved PS1 Hossin.....i have full faith in you Arc..... Don't fuck this up *shakes fist* ;)

[RobUK]

Hossin was my favourite PS1 continent too.

I really hope that bases on new Hossin are going to be more than the meaningless collections of random empty metal boxes that nobody goes in or even thinks about on the 3 continents that we currently have.

I yearn for some proper indoor infantry fighting that makes base battles have more meaning. I want to have to fight for every inch of important parts of a base and have battles that are unpredictable and last longer than the ones we currently have.

I'm not being negative for the sake of negativity. I really have come to love Planetside 2. I'd just like to have some variety to the battles that offers some prolonged indoor close quarters combat in really confined spaces.

Whatever happens, I'm really looking forward to seeing new Hossin.

[Aaron]

Interesting, thanks for sharing!

I'm guessing those are walls surrounding some sort of facility. A very big facility.

[Helwyr]

Was hoping Hossin being mostly Swamp/Jungle would just be one giant Biolab.

[Figment]

If it's bigger than Saurva, I'd say it's too big already, tbh. In fact, Saurva is already on the big side and that almost got the walls underneath the pads. The bigger the courtyard, the longer the walls, the harder to defend.

Any chance it will be sank a bit deeper into the swamp? :p

http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/5342/biolabflowcont.jpg (http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/5342/biolabflowcont.jpg)

An adaption of something like this?

And were you going to try and place the teleporters inside the courtyard as suggested before? (Possibly with control points for both ends?).

[SternLX]

Wait, wait, wait!!!! A Bio dome the size of J908 Crater? No Air Craft can get in?
I'm thinking Epic Infantry and Ground Vehicle warfare. :) Can't wait to see the finished product.

[Figment]

Wait, wait, wait!!!! A Bio dome the size of J908 Crater? No Air Craft can get in?
I'm thinking Epic Infantry and Ground Vehicle warfare. :) Can't wait to see the finished product.

No. he was talking about the courtyard.

[arclegger]

If it's bigger than Saurva, I'd say it's too big already, tbh. In fact, Saurva is already on the big side and that almost got the walls underneath the pads. The bigger the courtyard, the longer the walls, the harder to defend.

Any chance it will be sank a bit deeper into the swamp? :p

http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/5342/biolabflowcont.jpg (http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/5342/biolabflowcont.jpg)

An adaption of something like this?

And were you going to try and place the teleporters inside the courtyard as suggested before? (Possibly with control points for both ends?).

I love it. Maybe I can do something like this on Searhus with lava flows (no promises) but you definitely got my attention with it. Gonna run it past my lead at a later date! Thanks Figment!

[thegreekboy]

Those are roads, protected by 4 gate shields at each corner that will be triggered by 4 gate shield generators.

Don't know about the doors sorry.

Thanks! ;)

Some feedback:

Make them tied to TWO generators. More defensible. Better battle flow.

[Figment]

I love it. Maybe I can do something like this on Searhus with lava flows (no promises) but you definitely got my attention with it. Gonna run it past my lead at a later date! Thanks Figment!

At your service! :)

Hope you'll be able to make some nifty tunnel systems come out of that central vpad area to fight over as infantry!

[o Solei o]

For scale reference, that wall circumference is about the same as the J908 crater.

Dang! Any chance we can get more buildings in there? Make it PS2's first ever urban space?

[arclegger]

Dang! Any chance we can get more buildings in there? Make it PS2's first ever urban space?

I'm trying to but performance is limiting me. I need to make it playable still with a decent framerate otherwise the whole thing gets blown up and I have to start over.

[Babyfark McGeez]

Can't you improve performance by putting more of it underground? ("zone portals" with tunnels - allways helped in UT)

Besides that, keep'em coming. Looking forward to see your stuff.

[stargazer093]

hmm...just for the sake of curiosity,are those walls still the same kind we`ve have all around?

[capiqu]

Oh what Michael Angelo would have done if he had a computer>

[capiqu]

I love it. Maybe I can do something like this on Searhus with lava flows (no promises) but you definitely got my attention with it. Gonna run it past my lead at a later date! Thanks Figment!

Please make Searhurs my favorite Planetside1 cont the bestes ever please and the biggest.

[Phantomdestiny]

underground fighting please

[Badjuju]

Six to midnight for a cont which will (fingers crossed) be more infantry friendly, ie trees which are mysteriously missing from much of Araxis. Can't wait.

[Gonefshn]

Can we expect better graphical detail than represented in to OP????

Also, please draw me one of the new buggies i want to see!

[Sturmhardt]

Quite a big territory to defend, but I like the general idea. Please don't make too many holes into the walls, it would make them useless (I know you want to but plz don't :))

.sent via phone.

[bpostal]

I'm trying to but performance is limiting me. I need to make it playable still with a decent framerate otherwise the whole thing gets blown up and I have to start over.

Indeed, it'd be a shame if it burned down, fell over and then sank into the swamp.

[Sledgecrushr]

Cleg, it would be really neat if there were more buildings to fight in inside the walls.

[arclegger]

Cleg, it would be really neat if there were more buildings to fight in inside the walls.

I'm gonna quote myself here from an earlier post ;)

I'm trying to but performance is limiting me. I need to make it playable still with a decent framerate otherwise the whole thing gets blown up and I have to start over.

[capiqu]

Wasn't Searhurs the first continent settled? if so it should then be the most urban.

[Thannis]

IIRC, Forseral was the first continent colonized, per PS1 lore.

[Koadster]

I loved PS1 Hossin.....i have full faith in you Arc..... Don't fuck this up *shakes fist* ;)

He cant risk that, T-ray will give him even more shit then he already does :lol:

I see 4 'S' does that mean multiple spawns :) I really wanna see some bases with more then 1 spawn point !

[Canaris]

they say size is a sure sign of vulgarity.... I say make the biolab HUGE!!! :D

Moar infantry fighting zones please!

[Figment]

they say size is a sure sign of vulgarity.... I say make the biolab HUGE!!! :D

Moar infantry fighting zones please!

If you make the ground area huge, it'll be a vehicle dominated zone as the buildings will have to be spaced out more due to performance. Make it tight and cramped if you want it to be infantry dominated.

[Canaris]

If you make the ground area huge, it'll be a vehicle dominated zone as the buildings will have to be spaced out more due to performance. Make it tight and cramped if you want it to be infantry dominated.

that's a easy fix, we'll put up a sign! :groovy: :D

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQWjs1aghy8651VsdMARNusZcj33fvXc 3C4CqD203E0bs2zMrxm

and / or

http://static.cdn.ea.com/battlelog/prod/emblems/320/785/2832655241239673785.jpeg?v=1345066021.5

[JesNC]

So is this supposed to be a biolab? Because all I see is a circular structure.

It could be a radar dish or even a giant pie as far as I'm concerned....

[ChipMHazard]

So is this supposed to be a biolab? Because all I see is a circular structure.

It could be a radar dish or even a giant pie as far as I'm concerned....

A biolab, yes.

[JesNC]

A biolab, yes.

Noone ever said this would be a biolab, though.

And with the size of the courtyard and the vehicle tower next to the center structure (presumably; NW) - Interfarm maybe?


edit: nvm, took another long hard look and noticed the 2 biolab landing pads. Shame, really, was looking forward to something different - but for a biolab it's looking great!

[ChipMHazard]

Well the title of the thread also kinda gave away what kind of facility we're talking about:D
I wouldn't worry about not getting something different, we do have the interlink facility to look forward to.

[Baneblade]

So, Hossin is going to be a lot like Jurassic Park? Walls to keep the island out?

[Qwan]

From what I can tell on the drawing, I believe Hossin is going to be one big Bio-Dome. yep, so much for gal drops, not that you can actually do one down a days. :D

[Phantomdestiny]

So, Hossin is going to be a lot like Jurassic Park? Walls to keep the island out?

just to remind every one http://www.planetside-universe.com/media/album/mp52rz6sp6/20130108_50ecb8ed738f0.jpg

[ChipMHazard]

Yeah it's not a place you want to be as a female Vanu... So many tentacles....

[bpostal]

that's a easy fix, we'll put up a sign! :groovy: :D

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQWjs1aghy8651VsdMARNusZcj33fvXc 3C4CqD203E0bs2zMrxm

and / or

http://static.cdn.ea.com/battlelog/prod/emblems/320/785/2832655241239673785.jpeg?v=1345066021.5

Brilliant!

[Phantomdestiny]

i really want to see some aggressive/dangerous flora and fauna.

[Hamma]

That I don't think we will see. :P