cwattyeso wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 2:25 pm
I could be wrong on this one but I don't think Giants have ever done a UK style map in any of their games.
Does anyone get really excited about Giants base game maps though? I didn't buy FS22 until OxygenDavid released his Calmsden Farm map. I don't see the point in playing FS unless its on a realistic super detailed map. I can totally understand Giants maps are more about gameplay rather than realism but thats just not my style for enjoying the sim.
I have wondered in the past whether Giants should commission a map from OxygenDavid to be included as part of the base game on launch day. In the past so many people have bought FS on launch day only to complain about the base game maps and having to wait until decent mod maps get released.
cwattyeso wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 2:25 pm
I could be wrong on this one but I don't think Giants have ever done a UK style map in any of their games.
Does anyone get really excited about Giants base game maps though? I didn't buy FS22 until OxygenDavid released his Calmsden Farm map. I don't see the point in playing FS unless its on a realistic super detailed map. I can totally understand Giants maps are more about gameplay rather than realism but thats just not my style for enjoying the sim.
I have wondered in the past whether Giants should commission a map from OxygenDavid to be included as part of the base game on launch day. In the past so many people have bought FS on launch day only to complain about the base game maps and having to wait until decent mod maps get released.
I wouldn't be excited about the map per se, it's likely to have squared off fields and massive headlands, but I wouldn't mind the more British assets that could be used by map makers -- especially those starting out -- to make British and Irish maps.
I think I remember a suggestion that "Chellington 17" was a conversion by OxygenDavid "encouraged" by GIANTS, I could be remembering wrong.
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blue_painted wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 6:20 pm
I think I remember a suggestion that "Chellington 17" was a conversion by OxygenDavid "encouraged" by GIANTS, I could be remembering wrong.
Yeah I remember reading that somewhere. If I remember rightly I think it was the first mod map we got on console.
Yeah I remember seeing that article at the time. I do wonder if FS as franchise peaked with FS17. I know the game has increased in sales since then but in terms of the general community and the mods and maps being made its been on a bit of a downhill or sideways journey ever since I feel.
I am actually quite surprised that Giants doesn’t allow a handful of mapmakers the ability to build maps prior to the game being released.
I guess the problem is a quality map takes a considerable amount of time, and Giants would be still be tweaking the game up until close to release date I would assume.
Peter Griffin wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 12:30 am
Unless there's significant changes to the whole game, I won't be buying any new versions as it's just a copy and paste of the past basically.
Completely off topic, but I love hearing Peter's voice when I read your posts lol
Peter Griffin wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 12:30 am
Unless there's significant changes to the whole game, I won't be buying any new versions as it's just a copy and paste of the past basically.
Copy and paste apart from the addition of Productions, Season Cycles and the change in texture management, and the revised sound system, and the new crops -- well obviously the new crops, even though they are largely the same as old crops -- and the changes to Modhub . . . what has the game ever done for us?
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Serious question not a job at anyone. Was season cycles, a big step forward for some people??
For me, it was a massive disappointment, but I have voiced my opinion plenty about that.
Beanbrother wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 1:31 pm
Serious question not a job at anyone. Was season cycles, a big step forward for some people??
For me, it was a massive disappointment, but I have voiced my opinion plenty about that.
for me it was a bit but only because it ment that i could get on play with 22 not needing to wait for seasons mod to come out but all around it is still a long long way short of what i really wanted from it . i herd that before launch day they were going to make it one day for a month which would of been a night mare .
Beanbrother wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 1:31 pm
Serious question not a job at anyone. Was season cycles, a big step forward for some people??
For me, it was a massive disappointment, but I have voiced my opinion plenty about that.
It’s a step forward that they added something, it was a bit disappointing how simple it was compared to the mod. A revamp of the season cycles to add more to it would definitely make me a day one buyer.
