Storyline: Geographical Names - Page 3

Dorest0rm · 2011-07-23, 09:37 AM

Mind you, that you do not want this to be to complicated. I dont know how big the continents are going to be, but you really dont want it ending up that theres 30 different area's with "custom names" on a continent, this would also make it different for new people.

To reduce the amount of "custom names" you'd probably need a bunch of grid around a base as in north,west,south,east, southeast etc.

NewSith · 2011-07-25, 12:47 PM

A good decision for this will be making a small text bar near the radar, naming a place a player is in. It is not obligatory to place those names on the map, but by dragging a mouse over this place on the map, the name can be found.

CidHighwind · 2011-07-25, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by NewSith

A good decision for this will be making a small text bar near the radar, naming a place a player is in. It is not obligatory to place those names on the map, but by dragging a mouse over this place on the map, the name can be found.

While I agree with having a small text bar near the radar saying where the player currently resides, I must disagree with you on not having the names on the map itself - rather, have the 'scroll over text' be a display option, just like toggling the map names, or grid lines, on and off. Whats that word I hear T-Ray throwin' around? KA-STIM-MA-ZAY-SHUN --- did I get it that right?

CidHighwind · 2011-10-11, 03:42 PM

With the new theme this week, I thought I would greedily bump this topic back to the top. Apologies if this is against some type of rule - but I feel as though it would benefit from further discussion now that we know that Sony hopes to develop unique characters that could be used as 'heroic' naming sources for certain locales or unique features, I.E. "The Hudson River Valley" --> "The Dyson River Valley."

Traak · 2011-10-12, 03:01 AM

Good idea. Makes stuff easier to get to, also.

Senyu · 2011-10-12, 03:31 PM

I already see AMVS in the making....

"The Battle of the Persus Gorge PART 1"

Hamma · 2011-10-12, 07:59 PM

Sounds like we are going to have this from the article today.

Appears they took control of Mount Lavastorm on the mistaken belief we’re gonna let ‘em free their captured forces from the Kane Prison Compound. If they succeed, the N.C. armies would be equal to T.R. forces. Our job’s to make certain that will never happen.

http://www.planetside2.com/news/oct12OriginCh1Pt1.html

Talek Krell · 2011-10-12, 09:23 PM

Is it just me or does "Mount Lavastorm" sound like it was named by a construction worker on a lunchbreak?

Crator · 2011-10-12, 09:46 PM

Dat' der' Mount' Lavastorm is da' scarey!

CidHighwind · 2011-10-12, 10:15 PM

Today's update just made me a very VERY happy fan

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Talek Krell · 2011-10-12, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by Crator

Dat' der' Mount' Lavastorm is da' scarey!

"S'enuff to make ya miss old Lake Watercalm."

Traak · 2011-10-12, 11:10 PM

Yes, and Crater Rim Camp Pele BursterMAX.

And, I want worlds I can create HD 3D movies in.

Traak · 2011-10-12, 11:12 PM

double. delete.

BorisBlade · 2011-10-14, 09:42 PM

Originally Posted by Talek Krell

Is it just me or does "Mount Lavastorm" sound like it was named by a construction worker on a lunchbreak?

Yeah, terrible name, hopefully the rest arent so goofy lol. And yeah as others have said, do it like WoW does. The area you are in shows up in a title under your radar/minimap. The world map would have the major ones, maybe the medium too. The smaller ones would show up when you zoom in on the map (i hope thats an option) or on mouseover. Possibly have subzones as well, so that for example you could be at Thunder Pass, in the Catacama region on Searhus. Or Rockridge Point, in the Graluvian Plains on Cyssor. That would help alot to establish the terrain as much more integral, not to mention makin it much easier to describe where you are rather than some boring grid or coordinate values. And of course allow for some really cool references to areas and much cooler immersion.

Xyntech · 2011-10-15, 12:51 AM

Considering that they want us to battle over the entire continent, not just at and between a few bases and towers, I assume that they will at least have a name for each area that we can capture.

I'm assuming that each area that we can capture will be the equivalent of a map in your average multiplayer FPS.

I think it will be pretty cool if I can say something like "I love fighting in _Boulder Canyon(or whatever)_, it's one of my favorite areas."