[MAP] Frostbite Redux 1.2.5

[Madkill40]

Frostbite Redux

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Frostbite Redux

A GDI research outpost within the confines of Russia's mountains has been alerted of a nearby Nod Base, clearly the Brotherhood has been drawn here due to the exceedingly rich bounty of tiberium among these icy tops and have already begun scouting the area. Both teams are to find and secure the silo as well as the Communications Center, there are reports of a damaged silo within the area so approach it with caution! Both GDI and Nod will need to be as harsh as the terrain on this battlefield. Good luck out there! You're gonna need it...

Map specifications:

-Non-flying

-1 AGT, 3 GT

-1 Obelisk, 3 GT

-Night map

-Frosty

-Bite'tee

-Icy

Frostbite-Redux - Current Release State -

V 1.2.5

Changes as of June 24th 2017

• Terrain modified
• Textures modified
• Static meshes reduced
• Vehicles can no longer pass through the middle of the map
• Vehicle tunnel to GDI is no longer a tunnel
• Widened vehicle routes on one side of the map
• Tiberium mists are now blue
• Ice looks more like ice
• Background surrounding the map has been modified
• Misc changes

(See 'Downloads' page for the full changelog)

 

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• Submitter
  Madkill40
• Submitted
  09/14/2016
• Category
  Levels

 

Edited August 12, 2017 by Madkill40
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[Madkill40]

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Edited April 10, 2017 by Madkill40

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Edited April 10, 2017 by Madkill40

[Mr.Dynamite]

hello, i just wanted to say that i couldn't download this map through the launcher, i deleted this version as you told me. it stays at 0% for about 3 minutes and then the seeker will cancel itself and then a message comes up "Not all maps have been downloaded, would you like to launch the game anyways". so i hit yes and then it proceeded to download in game, got to about 5% and then the connection timed out. not sure what i'm doing wrong if anything, and any help would be appreciated.

[Fffreak9999]

The in-game launcher will not be able to download a file of that size.

Try ensuring that the External game launcher has permission to go through your Firewall, including Windows Firewall.

And then double check.

otherwise download the map individually through the download page (click downloads at the top of this screen)

[Madkill40]

1 hour ago, Fffreak9999 said:

otherwise download the map individually through the download page (click downloads at the top of this screen)

That won't work as the Frostbite in the downloads section is not the same Frostbite that is presently on the server.

[Ruud033]

2 hours ago, Mr.Dynamite said:

hello, i just wanted to say that i couldn't download this map through the launcher, i deleted this version as you told me. it stays at 0% for about 3 minutes and then the seeker will cancel itself and then a message comes up "Not all maps have been downloaded, would you like to launch the game anyways". so i hit yes and then it proceeded to download in game, got to about 5% and then the connection timed out. not sure what i'm doing wrong if anything, and any help would be appreciated.

It's your firewall, we already had many cases like this. Check your windows firewall 

[Madkill40]

Update: Redesigned centerpiece.

Even more places for Infantry whilst I've been reducing mesh proportions. 

You can now see into the ice-cave from above.

Edited November 4, 2016 by Madkill40

[Madkill40]

Pretty much slowly scaling the map down in the everything and overhauling the bases.

The bare bones of the new GDI base: [Infantry cave still exists, infantry can now go over more of the above middle section of the map.

Edited November 16, 2016 by Madkill40

[Sn4ke]

just found another missing collision on the old version

not that it matters anymore..

Good luck with the re-design Madkill!

3 GTs / Turrets for the new version?

[Madkill40]

You will have a whole new list of issues to find in the redux version I assure you.

3 GTs looks to be the theme for the redux.

[Madkill40]

Changes as of 02 December:

• Reduced map size
• Overhauled map due map size reduction
• Leveled terrain

To Do:

• Fix custom textures in map
• Decorate
• More stuff

[Madkill40]

Changes as of 04 December:

• Terrain has had a texture overhaul
• Collisions 
• Base Layouts completed
• Path nodes re-added
• Spotting Area's re-added
• Minimap remade and reapplied
• Misc Changes

To Do:

• Decorate / Weather
• Endgame Cam
• Fix reported issues

Updated map info:

Frostbite Redux

[Beta]

A GDI research outpost within the confines of Russia's mountains has been alerted of a nearby Nod Base, clearly the Brotherhood has been drawn here due to the exceedingly rich bounty of tiberium among these icy tops and have already begun scouting the area. Both teams are to find and secure the silo as well as the Communications Center, there are reports of a damaged silo within the area so approach it with caution! Both GDI and Nod will need to be as harsh as the terrain on this battlefield. Good luck out there! You're gonna need it...

Map specifications:

-Non-flying

-1 AGT, 3 GT

-1 Obelisk, 3 GT

-Night map

-Frosty

-Bite'tee

-Icy

[ReadMe.txt, this is your "How to install the map" guide]

____________ __________ _____________ ______________ _______________

Edit: Please post all issues with the map in the WIP thread:

 

Edited December 4, 2016 by Madkill40

[Sn4ke]

@Madkill40 as promised on TeamSpeak here are T.O.s screenshots:

and yeah... you forgot to add a lot of collisions / blocking volumes.

Collision related stuff:

Spoiler

near GDI ref

no vehicle blocking volumes here

near Nod base

you can access that hill from here or from the end of strip

blocked stairs

Floating tree:

Spoiler

Stuck spots:

Spoiler

near stepway [multiple stuck spots there]

 

Hope that's it.

Regards,

Sn4ke

[Sn4ke]

@Madkill40 Update from T.O.:

Misc.:

Spoiler

T.O.: ask nBab for a better moon

4 screens above: hollow rocks

missing collision

missing collision

T.O.: new suicide cannons dom't work [Sn4ke: dunno what that is ^-^]

several stuck spots above

Sneaky stuff:

Spoiler

GDI PP got GT protection, Nod PP not..

GDI sneakers can access HoN trhough windows. intended?

 

[Madkill40]

9 hours ago, DarkSn4ke said:

@Madkill40

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GDI PP got GT protection, Nod PP not..

 

Nod PP is more open than GDI PP to the rest of the base, difficulty is intended for both PPs.

Nod must kill GTs if they want to stealth better.  

[Madkill40]

• All reported issues have been fiixed
• Many small alterations have been made to the map
• Decoration in-progress...

[Madkill40]

Pictures included.

 

Changes as of 30 January 2017:

• Lighting has been reworked for a better nighttime effect.
• Fog is now less dense.
• Minor details across the map have been tweaked.
• Reported issues (Collisions, stuck spots etc.) have been fixed.
• New, 99% functional minimap; remade and reapplied.
• Bases have been decorated.
• New 'procedural' night sky.

To Do:

• Decorate more / tweak Weather
• Add the Moon
• Redo Endgame Cam [Keep forgetting]
• Fix reported issues

 

[Madkill40]

So the new skybox has messed itself up somehow.

Joys.

Edit: Those new prefabs also didn't make it, looks like I should have included the prefab file with them in it.

Fixed skybox.

Included the new prefabs within the downloadable directory.

Everything is good again.

Edited January 30, 2017 by Madkill40

[Hohndo]

I'm still down for everyday unless something comes up I don't know about right now. I think there might be a Saturday in March I'm busy but I don't remember which or if I'll even follow through with that.

[Ruud033]

[Ruud033]

Hey, so I've checked out your map, it has improved a lot since the first release, well done! It looks awesome and feels way better in terms of gameplay than before.

Here's my feedback; (don't mind the missing items since i didnt copy over your prefab package);

Spoiler

Rock isnt properly showing material; http://prntscr.com/e6ohb5

Background rocks have collision, turn it off http://prntscr.com/e6oigr

Check that for yourself by using the Rigid body view mode; http://prntscr.com/e6oitj

Missing a piece of fence and some floating ones near comcenter; http://prntscr.com/e6ok0c

Since you have all blue tiberium in your level, i'd suggest you override the silo material to have a blue-look; http://prntscr.com/e6on1s

You also have 2 static meshes on top of eachother on the silo, delete the overlay-one and I'd suggest you override the exterior material with your own; http://prntscr.com/e6opkp
(Personally think you're better off making a new material but ok, your choice.

Maybe add small radius blue lights near the crystals? with like a brightness of 5 or so to compensate for the contrast? ; http://prntscr.com/e6oqh2
Nice purple glow btw.

Kind of funny to see how every tree has the same scale, maybe add some variation to this?; http://prntscr.com/e6or9j

All your trees have a lightmap resolution of 64 because you copied the Under-tree over. http://prntscr.com/e6os25
There is no issue in this, but if you want to reduce light-build time and save up MB's in your map, I'd suggest you select all trees in your map and do this: http://prntscr.com/e6otfx

Same goes for your rocks which you are using, you have a whopping 128 lightmap res! Damn this is high. http://prntscr.com/e6ou7d
Try setting this to 64 as a start, and maybe even 32 if it looks right, by overriding the lightmapresolution. http://prntscr.com/e6ovoi

Same goes for these dead trees.. they don't cast much of a shadow, might put it to 32 or even 16. http://prntscr.com/e6owa2

You can also override the refinery materials to have a blue-look. Look at the refinery in Arctic Stronghold next patch (or i'll make a very long spoiler if you like apart from this one) http://prntscr.com/e6p0we

Basalt rock has no snow on it; http://prntscr.com/e6p23a

Cut the range of this spotlight, it's shining on places where not needed, creating lightmaps and thus MB's and build-time; http://prntscr.com/e6p3zt

Good luck on finishing this! Looks promising!

[Madkill40]

3 hours ago, Ruud033 said:

Hey, so I've checked out your map, it has improved a lot since the first release, well done! It looks awesome and feels way better in terms of gameplay than before.

Here's my feedback; (don't mind the missing items since i didnt copy over your prefab package);

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Rock isnt properly showing material; http://prntscr.com/e6ohb5

Background rocks have collision, turn it off http://prntscr.com/e6oigr

Check that for yourself by using the Rigid body view mode; http://prntscr.com/e6oitj

Missing a piece of fence and some floating ones near comcenter; http://prntscr.com/e6ok0c

Since you have all blue tiberium in your level, i'd suggest you override the silo material to have a blue-look; http://prntscr.com/e6on1s

You also have 2 static meshes on top of eachother on the silo, delete the overlay-one and I'd suggest you override the exterior material with your own; http://prntscr.com/e6opkp
(Personally think you're better off making a new material but ok, your choice.

Maybe add small radius blue lights near the crystals? with like a brightness of 5 or so to compensate for the contrast? ; http://prntscr.com/e6oqh2
Nice purple glow btw.

Kind of funny to see how every tree has the same scale, maybe add some variation to this?; http://prntscr.com/e6or9j

All your trees have a lightmap resolution of 64 because you copied the Under-tree over. http://prntscr.com/e6os25
There is no issue in this, but if you want to reduce light-build time and save up MB's in your map, I'd suggest you select all trees in your map and do this: http://prntscr.com/e6otfx

Same goes for your rocks which you are using, you have a whopping 128 lightmap res! Damn this is high. http://prntscr.com/e6ou7d
Try setting this to 64 as a start, and maybe even 32 if it looks right, by overriding the lightmapresolution. http://prntscr.com/e6ovoi

Same goes for these dead trees.. they don't cast much of a shadow, might put it to 32 or even 16. http://prntscr.com/e6owa2

You can also override the refinery materials to have a blue-look. Look at the refinery in Arctic Stronghold next patch (or i'll make a very long spoiler if you like apart from this one) http://prntscr.com/e6p0we

Basalt rock has no snow on it; http://prntscr.com/e6p23a

Cut the range of this spotlight, it's shining on places where not needed, creating lightmaps and thus MB's and build-time; http://prntscr.com/e6p3zt

Good luck on finishing this! Looks promising!

I worry that you're missing the ice materials which are in the RX_package.

I tried to copy the prefabs into the RX_Package but that didn't work so I'm guessing this is not the same as "Convert to normal actors".

Additionally, may have been better to have posted this into the Frostbite_Redux thread instead.

That aside, thank you very much for this with the images as well it is a massive help! These are the things I just have no awareness of until somebody such as yourself highlights them. All good! Once the theatre Production I'm tech'ing is over and done with Frostbite will be back on the agenda of updating.

I've also got 32 collision issues as well apparently. 

Edit: If a forum mod could move Ruude's two posts and this post to the Frostbite 'Releases' thread that'd be very useful too.  

Edited February 9, 2017 by Madkill40

[TK0104]

 

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Edited February 10, 2017 by TK0104

[Sn4ke]

Spoiler

37  38 screens (though some are double, as both fractions are affected) So far just a copy-paste from Trys FTP. I'll comment the screens later. (or you just check the file-URL to see Trys file names )

Happy fixing @Madkill40

Regards,

Sn4ke

*edit: another stuck spot found

Edited February 13, 2017 by DarkSn4ke
added another stuck screen

[Madkill40]

I tried really hard to get the minimap right but it just won't do what it's supposed to do as in it either doesn't fit properly into the overview map when pressing 'M' or it just doesn't align right to the players' position, it's incredibly irritating.

[Madkill40]

Changes as of 19 February 2017:

• Re-textured environment static meshes
• Fixed some collisions
• Reduced fog
• Some optimization modifications
• Re-scaled trees
• Changed silo textures
• Reduced Nod Tiberium crystal sizes
• Endgame cam changed (But evidently broken)

 

Edited April 10, 2017 by Madkill40

[TK0104]

Some bugs from CMG

 

Missing Material inside Refinery

 

Mesh is here twice, one textured, one not

 

Landscapes doesn't match well (Check @kenz3001 Canyon series for the fix)

 

Video Bugs:

 

[Sn4ke]

2 hours ago, TK0104 said:

Video Bugs:

 

maybe I should show you how to get on top of non_fly refineries you've missed the important section there [but that's good. no need to show that in public]

[Madkill40]

New version of Frostbite has been released. 

Changes as of March 06 2017:

• Added rocks to mid-GDI side in order to mask the Weapons Factory to decrease Arty-Party tactic
• Swapped Hand of Nod and Nod Refinery around
• Added additional rocks to mask incoming GDI vehicles from the Obelisk's sight on both the left and right vehicle paths
• Smoothed out the terrain throughout the map
• Ice-cave bridge has been remade
• Tiberium crystals have been reduced in size
• Fix prefab props' collisions (and hopefully their corresponding kismet should function)
• Added blocking volumes above all ladders to avoid infantry being propelled into the sky
• Fixed Obelisk's crystal (hopefully)
• Fixed Hand of Nod's wonky doors (hopefully)
• Fixed missing textures on some meshes
• Fixed mid-battlefield bunker to allow infantry whilst still blocking out vehicles
• Fixed Nod's side-infantry path (by the Obelisk)
• Terrain and mesh changes have been made to Ice-cave entrance (Nod Base) 
• Fixed GDI wall by GDI Ice-cave entrance [This should hopefully remove the weird damage issue that was occurring as well]
• Misc changes~

To Do:

• Decorate more / tweak Weather
• Redo Minimap
• Add the Moon
• Fix Endgame Cam
• Fix reported issues

 

Edited April 10, 2017 by Madkill40

[Madkill40]

We have reached the point of done. Any further amendments made can be done when there is time to do so but as it stands (minus the loading screen) Frostbite is much ready to go in a patch. 

Changes as of April 05 2017:

• Modified Fog
• Improved Weather
• Cleaned up pathnodes
• Cleaned map of untextured meshes
• Fixed EndGame Cam
• Fixed moon [Potentially]
• Fixed reported issues
• Modified collisions in some areas
• Minimap redone and sorted
• Weather has been set
• Created a few blindspots for the Obelisk

To Do:

• Decorate environment a little more
• Create Loading Screen
• Fix moon if it is not fixed (bastard moon)
• Fix future reported issues

Note: When playing on Frostbite, avoid the middle of the map if you're in a vehicle.  

[Fffreak9999]

On 4/5/2017 at 6:12 PM, Madkill40 said:

We have reached the point of done. Any further amendments made can be done when there is time to do so but as it stands (minus the loading screen) Frostbite is much ready to go in a patch.

Have you managed to fix the ABSURDLY long loading time for shader building on the server?

[Madkill40]

10 hours ago, Fffreak9999 said:

Have you managed to fix the ABSURDLY long loading time for shader building on the server?

It is not as long as before... Although in the server log... 

"for platform PC-D3D-SM3,"

I may want to just delete the old landscape materials from the RX package but other than that, I'm not sure what is causing this.

Not sure why my 'MOON1' has such an issue.

Frostbite will need optimization. Help plz.

[Madkill40]

Frostbite-Redux - Release State - V.99 : "Finally, back to this point again"

Changes as of April 07 2017:

• Moon is in place and has been fixed. [At. Long. Last.]
• Terrain has been smoothed out.
• Terrain in the GDI base has been leveled. [Less dips]
• Additional blind-spots added to prevent Obelisk WTFRange.
• Added a lookout point to further disadvantage the Nod PP from MRLS'
• Culled a few static meshes.
• Overridden and lowered over 1000 StaticMesh's LOD's. [24 - 28]
• Moved Nod watchtower to overlook the Ice-cave entrance/exit.
• Nod Tiberium Refinery and Nod Airstrip have been moved slightly further apart to avoid BDD. [Beacon Double-Destruction]
• Resolved some collision issues such as hiding within meshes and being able to get stuck.
• Replaced all Nod walls with non-fractured versions.
• Added emitters for the Refinery's and the Power Plant's
• Set the vehicle limit to '11' as originally intended.
• Increased airstrike timer from 30 - 42. [Mountainous area, airstrikes take that little bit longer]
• Increased width at the front Nod-base entrance. [Path which leads directly to the Obelisk]
• Misc changes.

To Do:

• Decorate environment some more.
• Create a Loading Screen.
• Fix future reported issues. [Forever existing]

 

 

Edited April 10, 2017 by Madkill40

[Madkill40]

V1 is here.

Changes as of April 10 2017:

• Environment decorated
• Collisions fixed
• Walls fixed
• Sounds fixed
• GDI Harvester fixed
• Comm Center will no longer detect players inside their own base
• Hello Frostbite V1.0.0.0
• New Gallery

Edited April 10, 2017 by Madkill40

[j0g32]

Nice, very colourful for a snow map

[Madkill40]

Additional changes as of April 10 2017:

• Fix-Fixed GDI Harvester
• Clean up left over meshes
• Removed Moon
• Sounds fixed
• Prefabs un-prefabbed
• Pathnodes cleaned
• Optimized
• Fixed collision of a certain 'tree'

Edited April 10, 2017 by Madkill40

[Madkill40]

Additional changes as of April 10 2017

• FIXED STUPID GDI HARVESTER
• Added PreviewVid

v1.0.0.2

 

Edited April 11, 2017 by Madkill40

[Madkill40]

Legit.

For realz.

Optimized. 

Frostbite is as ready as any other official map could be for a proper release. @yosh56

Frostbite is definitely going to put up a fight against the 30v30 nemesis.

Just needs developer review and approval from this point on before we can maybe see it in the official releases.

@Ruud033 98% static meshes are set to BSP and lighting tickboxes have been unticked. Skybox ticks are unticked. Outside playing area SMs have no collisions and lighting tickboxes unticked.

After following a tutorial on optimizing I don't quite know what else I can do on the optimization front.

If you can find a way to delete the 'Prefab' sequence from the kismet that would be terrific.Also, @Ruud033 if you could explain what the "failed to compile material instance" d3d9 platform error, (see the log in the post above) then feel free to help me out there as well.

Edited April 11, 2017 by Madkill40

[Ruud033]

13 hours ago, Madkill40 said:

If you can find a way to delete the 'Prefab' sequence from the kismet that would be terrific.Also, @Ruud033 if you could explain what the "failed to compile material instance" d3d9 platform error, (see the log in the post above) then feel free to help me out there as well.

Can't delete the prefab sequence, thats a UDK error. It'll just sit there forever, empty, alone.

The D3D9 compile error has got something to do with 3 pieces of landscape I think. You could try to simplify the shader and check out where the error leads to but I'd just ignore it.

On 7-4-2017 at 2:37 AM, Fffreak9999 said:

Have you managed to fix the ABSURDLY long loading time for shader building on the server?

Can't fix this as easy as you might guess. You have to simplify the used shaders in the map in order to cut the building time. We don't use cooked packages so can't pre-compile shaders. Simplifying shaders will come at a prettyness-cost though.

[Madkill40]

1 minute ago, Ruud033 said:

Can't fix this as easy as you might guess. You have to simplify the used shaders in the map in order to cut the building time. We don't use cooked packages so can't pre-compile shaders. Simplifying shaders will come at a prettyness-cost though.

Yeah, my SMs are a lot more crisp with their snow to ice ratio. But that's okay. 

The load time after the first initial 'big load' has been massively reduced.

[Ruud033]

1 minute ago, Madkill40 said:

Yeah, my SMs are a lot more crisp with their snow to ice ratio. But that's okay. 

The load time after the first initial 'big load' has been massively reduced.

I was referring to the shader complexity, not the lightmapresolution  

[Madkill40]

17 minutes ago, Ruud033 said:

I was referring to the shader complexity, not the lightmapresolution  

Well then... 

Feel like telling me what's wrong with my PreviewVid not showing up as the Loading Screen for Frostbite? All the video settings are the same as Crashsite/Canyon's video settings: Example attached.

CNC-Frostbite.mp4

On 12/7/2016 at 4:13 PM, TK0104 said:

How to make a Preview Video / Loading Screen

Well at the moment we can't do this because the maker of the map Loading Screens (Glacious) is the only person who can make it with these layers with the mapname and 'Establishing Battlefield Control' loading stuff. Maybe you could ask him to make one

Unless this is still the case?

Edited April 11, 2017 by Madkill40

[TK0104]

@Madkill40 Launcher Preview Video can be made by yourself. As long you use the right size (In this case 320x180)

[Madkill40]

I should have been more specific, the video does play in the Launcher (even if the resolution is 1080p), however I am struggling to make the same video work as a Loading Screen for when the map is loading, in which case I have scaled down the PreviewVid to 320x180px but it does not show the PreviewVid 'CNC-Frostbite'. (See attached example)

@TK0104

CNC-Frostbite.mp4

[TK0104]

1 hour ago, Madkill40 said:

I should have been more specific, the video does play in the Launcher (even if the resolution is 1080p), however I am struggling to make the same video work as a Loading Screen for when the map is loading, in which case I have scaled down the PreviewVid to 320x180px but it does not show the PreviewVid 'CNC-Frostbite'. (See attached example)

@TK0104

CNC-Frostbite.mp4

Preview Video and Loading Screen Movie are two different files. The loading screens you see when a map loads can be found in / your RenX folder / UDKGame / Movies. And that file type is not MP4, but a BIK file.

 

I hope this is what you mean...

[Madkill40]

Okay. That is now sorted. 

Changes as of April 11 2017

• Last minute collision/volume/pathnode tweaks
• Added PreviewImage
• Re-added PreviewVideo for Launcher
• Added LoadingScreen_CNC-Frostbite.bik [Map header and loading bar effects not included]

I no longer have a need to touch'up or do anything else. [Honestly.]

Map is done and all that jazz, I really just wanted to include a loading screen which evidently also reminded me to do the preview image.

no more sudden patch updatey thingys. Frostbite. Now. Done.

 

[Sn4ke]

@Madkill40

Spoiler

stuck (reticle)

stuck

stuck (near GDI inf path)

stuck area near southern silo

stuck area near southern silo

that lamp light beams need a fix

just a single crate spawn on the map

bad collision near GDI Ref GT (incl. stuck location)

hollow rock

floating foundation

floating foundation

 

[Sn4ke]

CT testing server is currently out of date but whenever you try to join you'll get a weird mission screen

Mission: "Find and rescue General Fobby"

Remaining time: 99999

then: d/c and the screen above

@Madkill40

Edited August 2, 2017 by DarkSn4ke

[limsup]

Dunno, for me it works fine