New map suggestion: Camden


(refinedSlide) #1

Good morning mercs!

I’ve been playing Dirty Bomb since the open beta and I am thoroughly enjoying it! But as it stands at the moment, there are only 5 completed playable maps! And I’d love to see some more, so I have a suggestion for a new map… and that would be Camden.

I rarely go into Central London but when I do I usually pass through Camden Town and the Camden Lock - it’s a beautiful area full of food stalls, clothing shops and boats floating along Regent’s Canal. It’s also got a very alternative sense about it - it’s difficult to describe without going to it. Anyone near London, go and spend a day in Camden.

Anyway, I’ve created a prototype for this map and how it would look and feel - I built it in the Unreal Engine (the same engine as all Dirty Bomb maps) and it took one week to create. Posted are some screenshots of the map and a top-down view of the level’s geometry.

http://i.imgur.com/CXeSWiN.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/cstKerF.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/mfCTxvE.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/zJ0Ze9h.png

The idea of the map is that the attackers have to capture the lock electricity generator (Picture 1 or LG on the map key), detonate the container and steal the gold bars inside of it (Picture 6 or GC on the map key) and deliver them to the tube station (TB on the map key) while the defenders do everything they can to stop them!

As it so happens, I am a Games Design undergraduate who specializes in Level Design… Splash Damage have a level designer vacancy… I absolutely love Splash Damage games and I would love to be a part of their team… this isn’t a co-incidence :slight_smile:

Feel free to PM me or get in touch if you would like to hear more about the map or myself. Any feedback my fellow mercs can give would be appreciated!

Thanks for checking it out and let me know what you think!

  • Mr Collins

(Glot) #2

there already was a camden map. It was chopped down to trainyard.

on topic: nice effort!! like the idea of separated ways


(refinedSlide) #3

Trainyard is the former Camden? Wow, I didn’t realise that. I do like Trainyard, probably my 2nd favourite map behind Terminal. There’s lots more that can be done with the Camden Town area, especially around the canal which is what I was shooting for.

Nonetheless, I’ll have to get my thinking cap back on and maybe get to work on a new map prototype. Just hoping the devs notice! Little secret, I have actually applied for a job with SD, fingers crossed!

Cheers for the feedback by the way! :slight_smile: