Bigger maps? or help with battle scene?

[writersblocksucks]

To say as much as I can w/o spoling anything, think Normandy Beach. At first I thought I could place a lot of characters on world map, make it a diff map altogether, but maps seem pretty small. Can I enlarge them?

And/or any tips on how I can make it look like a battlefield? For thos of you who've played FF8, I want this to be VERY similar to the part where they land on that beach in the beginning and storm the city. Any ideas?

[twwety]

Re: Bigger maps? or help with battle scene?

maps... small? i kinda have problems filling the whole thing your thinking fields right?

[writersblocksucks]

Re: Bigger maps? or help with battle scene?

yeah, i think. the equivilent to a "world map". It doesnt seem small in the editor, but walking around, you can see everything on the other side of the map, and distances arent that far to walk. I could possibly make a map just for that part of the story. But I do need ideas on how to make an ongoing battle impression work. Just something that gives the idea that people are fighting around them. Can I loop sound effects, maybe? for explosions, shouts, etc.?

[Dyne]

Re: Bigger maps? or help with battle scene?

No, you cannot make them bigger. But you can "link" them together via warp points.

[The White JackeL]

Re: Bigger maps? or help with battle scene?

hmmm i shall have to try that,

[NikisKnight]

Re: Bigger maps? or help with battle scene?

Make sure to use roads, signs, or bottle necks to indicate where the warps are.

[ErikaFuzzbottom]

Re: Bigger maps? or help with battle scene?

One reason I'm avoiding world maps. I don't like artificially separating areas on a world map. That mountain range isn't going to be there unless I say it has to be.

[Safer]

Re: Bigger maps? or help with battle scene?

Yeah I think linking maps is the best way
to make a continous map scene. It works for me
just fine.

P.S. That scene in FF8 rocks! (huge FF fan here)