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Mapping Project: Sevastopol 1942 (m)
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| Endless_Nameless | Date: Sunday, 2016-01-31, 5:12 PM | Message # 1 |
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| Hi,
for my next project I'd like to create a map because I think there are enough good modellers out there but only very few mappers. I picked the attack on Sevastopol 1942 because
I don't think it has been featured in any FPS yet
it's a very unique battle with a lot of artillery used on both sides and almost no tanks, almost feels like WWI
some "Secret Weapons" took part in it, i. e. Karl Gerät
More specifically I want to recreate the battles around "Bastion I" and "Maxim Gorki I" north of Sevastopol carried by the 213th IR.
Germans will start at the top right with a lot of artillery, from Nebelwerfer to Karl. Russians spawn in the strong defensive line around Bastion and Maxim Gorki with countless small bunkers, trenches and MG nests.
For the map I started with doing a lot of research on the battle, then I created the heightmap (hills & valleys) and currently I'm creating/placing some of the required static objects. Here are the turrets of Maxim Gorki I (texture is very WIP):
Armor: 200 to 300 mm
Guns: 305 mm
I want to document my progress to hopefully keep me motivated for this long term project. As soon as possible I want to create a playable version, probably without finished textures just to see if it's even fun to play such a map.
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| slobodan | Date: Sunday, 2016-01-31, 5:23 PM | Message # 2 |
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| Heavy artillery, your armored train and Karl Gerart - it's going to be awesome map! 
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| Endless_Nameless | Date: Sunday, 2016-01-31, 6:42 PM | Message # 3 |
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| My armored train sadly doesn't fit here but if someone wants to create the Dora this is the right map.  Ok it would spawn a bit too close maybe.
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| Robert_von_Eberhahn | Date: Sunday, 2016-01-31, 7:49 PM | Message # 4 |
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| looks amazing!!! Thumbs up for work and finidh it   !!!
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| RADIOSMERSH | Date: Sunday, 2016-01-31, 10:01 PM | Message # 5 |
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| This is a great overtaking! Good luck finishing it!
Btw, it reminds me of playing Sevastopol campaign in Blietzkrieg 2.
I came up with an idea after I posted this:
There were several coastal batteries consisting of 130mm B-7 and B-13 guns near Sevastopol. One such (No. 115) was located south to the "Mekenzijevi Hory" (Мекензиевы горы) railroad station, approx. 4km from Maxim Gorky battery. As B-13 is only used on broken Alaska and Simusyu-To, I thought it would be nice to implement it somehow in the map, e.q. in the form of remote artillery battery, just like 155mm gun batteries on Desert Rose.
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| Endless_Nameless | Date: Monday, 2016-02-01, 4:54 PM | Message # 6 |
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| Quote RADIOSMERSH (  ) There were several coastal batteries consisting of 130mm B-7 and B-13 guns near Sevastopol. One such (No. 115) was located south to the "Mekenzijevi Hory" (Мекензиевы горы) railroad station, approx. 4km from Maxim Gorky battery. As B-13 is only used on broken Alaska and Simusyu-To, I thought it would be nice to implement it somehow in the map, e.q. in the form of remote artillery battery, just like 155mm gun batteries on Desert Rose.
Yup I saw that in multiple books I've read and immediately thought about using the guns from Alaska.
I also found this amazing website with tons of information about Battery 30 (Maxim Gorki I) and 35 (Maxim Gorki II): http://bellabs.ru/30-35/
I might ask you sometimes to translate a couple of sentences if Google Translator fails me. I hope that's ok. 
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| marduk | Date: Tuesday, 2016-02-02, 9:00 AM | Message # 7 |
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| Nice  I like to attack those bunkers with a flamethrower :D
@Endless: what about adding some objectives (Russian artillery batteries/bunkers) that the Germans have to destroy with their own artillery before they can attack? This way you could avoid a chaotic attack of German troops that prevents a usefull artillery engagement beforehand.
This is a gaming community. People come here to relax. If you start an argument you will get kicked.
Quid pro quo.
Marduk aka Postduk
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| Santa-Anna | Date: Tuesday, 2016-02-02, 4:14 PM | Message # 8 |
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| New maps - it's always good. Thank you!
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| Stefan1990 | Date: Tuesday, 2016-02-02, 5:19 PM | Message # 9 |
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| new maps are always good! i think we need more small inf maps with 1 or 2 light armored vehicles.
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| Endless_Nameless | Date: Saturday, 2016-02-13, 10:05 AM | Message # 10 |
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| Below the turrets is a bunker complex which houses fire control, ammo and crew. It was very advanced for its time, the reloading was semi-automatic and it had its own power generators, water supply etc.
There will probably be a flag you have to defend/capture. I'm also experimenting with lighting at the moment, something which is not often done in BF1942 although it's relatively easy to do and it makes everything look a lot more natural. Especially FHSW mappers often don't add lighting to their maps which results in a cold and boring look.
Here's the ammo room for example, for the first test I won't add many details and the textures are also temporary (as always).
@Radiosmersh: Do you happen to know how they coloured the 305 mm shells for coastal batteries?
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| Xenanab | Date: Saturday, 2016-02-13, 11:30 AM | Message # 11 |
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| Awesome! I also thought about adding some of these light effects to Ocean Town... Hm, but I might have another use for that :D
Looking forward to further results!
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| RADIOSMERSH | Date: Saturday, 2016-02-13, 2:55 PM | Message # 12 |
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| Wow, that's awesome! Keep it up!
Quote Endless_Nameless ( ) @Radiosmersh: Do you happen to know how they coloured the 305 mm shells for coastal batteries?
I haven't found much text info about that (maybe there is some in navy manuals, but those are quite hard to find), but a bunch of photos from museums:
And some shell replicas from Maxim Gorky fort itself:
And some wartime photos:
Maxim Gorky battery:
Two Baltic fleet sailors transporting shells for 305 mm railroad gun at Krasnaya Gorka fort:
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| Endless_Nameless | Date: Saturday, 2016-02-13, 7:21 PM | Message # 13 |
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| Thanks. I actually used that same exact photo from the museum as reference for my texture. :)
I think the black ones are only training rounds so I'll stay with the olive texture.
Quote Xenanab ( ) Hm, but I might have another use for that :D
Ok, I'd like to hear. 
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| grandsarbresqc | Date: Friday, 2017-12-15, 5:28 PM | Message # 14 |
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| Oh this looks so cool. Any update on the project?
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| Endless_Nameless | Date: Sunday, 2017-12-17, 10:12 AM | Message # 15 |
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| Not much has changed sadly, I started adding the trenches but there's always too much other RL work to do. I still would love to continue though.
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| bubu | Date: Sunday, 2017-12-17, 4:18 PM | Message # 16 |
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| You have my support  PM/email me if you need to test anything 
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| Stefan1990 | Date: Thursday, 2020-04-09, 11:28 AM | Message # 17 |
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| Quote Endless_Nameless (  ) Not much has changed sadly, I started adding the trenches but there's always too much other RL work to do. I still would love to continue though.  sry for digging out this thred. Any News?
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