Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 => Help Desk => Mapping => Topic started by: Doodles_Inc on November 05, 2016, 11:23:09 pm
Title: How to make the map harder?
Post by: Doodles_Inc on November 05, 2016, 11:23:09 pm
Hey, I am making a zombies map and I need help with something, my map is to easy, is there a way to change something to make the map harder??? Like in the mod ZM_INSANE, thanks. :)
Title: Re: How to make the map harder?
Post by: RadimaX on November 06, 2016, 12:17:32 am
never played the map you mention but generally speaking increasing riser spawns and decreasing playable area like narrow down the open space or put more obstacles around the map will make you more surrounded when zombies come from every possible angle. Some places can be made for rape-training-purposes only but keep in mind up to 4 people can play the map so make sure there is breathing room for the players as well.
Title: Re: How to make the map harder?
Post by: SponsoredByCloro on November 06, 2016, 04:12:59 am
You can add <below> to your Usermap GSC Script in Function Main.
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level.zombie_ai_limit = 31;
This changes how many Zombies can be alive at once, the default is 24 and the maximum is 31.
This can increase the difficulty and make it alot more difficult to train.
Title: Re: How to make the map harder?
Post by: krossbloom on November 06, 2016, 05:37:35 am
The best way I've found to add difficulty to your map is to have friends or the community test it, and take note of places that people will camp, train, etc.
Once you start finding common areas that people stick around because they are "easy," then try to add things like additional risers or choke points like RadimaX said.
I find a good rule of thumb is to make areas smaller and tighter rather than larger, as large areas can make training and / or juking too easy. Of course, don't limit yourself to this. Not all maps have to be small and choke-pointy, and it's good to have a map with dynamic size, but keeping space minimal is a good way to keep people moving from area to area and providing the illusion of difficulty.
Taking my map for example (which is very much a work in progress), you will notice that in the spawn specifically, the areas are very tight-spaced.
It doesn't look too hard at first, but after playing with my friends on it for a while, it definitely becomes pretty difficult.
I hope this helps you out! It really just takes practice. Good luck mapping! :)
Title: Re: How to make the map harder?
Post by: Doodles_Inc on November 06, 2016, 02:24:19 pm