Maps? Maps! MAPS! (Epic Custom Maps Announcement)

Hey everyone, we've got some fantastic news for you!

Remember how you players always asked for custom maps and we always said "never; not possible!". Well, we changed our minds and decided to implement custom maps, whatever it takes. And a lot of time it will certainly take, so please don't ask for estimations - just trust us, we're working hard on it right now.

We cannot give you a lot of details, but there will definitely be an editor where you can upload your own map image and then draw country borders. You will be able to add all country and city data, and add your own units, fully customized. Scenarios will remain similar to what they are now, but will be able to be based on custom maps as well.

As you can imagine, this will infuse a lot of interesting opportunities into the game - you will be able to add a map/scenario based on Game Of Thrones, Lord Of The Rings, WWI/WW2, American Civil War or even a space-based map (why not?).

Because we're now fully concentrated on this massive undertaking (which feels very much like creating a new game from scratch), there won't be any big updates for a while. But then - BAM! - a huge one! So, be patient

Cheers!
Ivan & Amok

Ivan | 29.06.2012

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Caulerpa Dalmati लेखो: 1166 (Message) से (User): क्रोएशिया	29.06.2012 - 05:48 Caulerpa Awesome. लदान... लदान...
nonames लेखो: 1325 (Message) से (User): UK	29.06.2012 - 06:07 nonames Wow. nice to see a development as large as this. If this comes we can make custom maps that are balanced and may even be eventually added to normal selection? this will be great, I will be the first to upload a brand new world map with extra cities, and balanced continents...! लदान... लदान...
Barrymore zizonists लेखो: 367 (Message) से (User): Falkland Islands	29.06.2012 - 06:31 Barrymore Pumped. ---- लिखा द्वारा Amok, 29.04.2012 at 08:36 Gardevoir, your obnoxiousness really baffles me sometimes...just leave for good already or stop whining. लदान... लदान...
Safari Victorious Secret लेखो: 2545 (Message) से (User): ऑस्ट्रीया	29.06.2012 - 06:35 Safari I can't wait for it ---- लदान... लदान...
Jubapreta Dalmati लेखो: 313 (Message) से (User): Brazil	29.06.2012 - 06:36 Jubapreta ---- Versão brasileira: Herbert Richers. लदान... लदान...
Leaf Stalins Martians लेखो: 723 (Message) से (User): Korea, South	29.06.2012 - 07:35 Leaf "add your own units" How will strategies be played in these custom maps? Would they be completely ignored if the custom map has these customised units? Or would we be able to customise them also so that they would be boosted or nerfed when using certain strategies? लदान... लदान...
Kilikian ARM लेखो: 217 (Message) से (User): आर्मेनिया	29.06.2012 - 07:38 Kilikian ARM Interesting but could cause some chaos between players, still good, please proceed with it ---- लदान... लदान...
Pinheiro लेखो: 1603 (Message) से (User): Brazil	29.06.2012 - 07:45 Pinheiro Nice news. I guess that's a very awaited update for the more creative players, but I'm sure all of us will take benefit of it! ---- "Whenever death may surprise us, let it be welcome if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear and another hand reaches out to take up our arms". लदान... लदान...
SvenKarp लेखो: 65 (Message) से (User): एस्तोनिया	29.06.2012 - 07:53 SvenKarp Very great news:D:D ---- "You were born original, don't die as a copy!" लदान... लदान...
Acquiesce (मध्यस्थ) Illyria लेखो: 3792	29.06.2012 - 08:26 Acquiesce (मध्यस्थ) Amazing!!! ---- The church is near, but the road is icy... the bar is far away, but I will walk carefully... लदान... लदान...
Ivan (प्रशासन) Squirrels! लेखो: 2238 (Message) से (User): फिनलैंड	29.06.2012 - 08:40 Ivan (प्रशासन) लिखा द्वारा Leaf, 29.06.2012 at 07:35 "add your own units" How will strategies be played in these custom maps? Would they be completely ignored if the custom map has these customised units? Or would we be able to customise them also so that they would be boosted or nerfed when using certain strategies? Strategies and upgrades will work in custom maps as well. All units will have generic roles (main attack, secondary defence, support, etc.) to which strategies and upgrades will be applied. लदान... लदान...
pupbenny The British Empire लेखो: 139 (Message) से (User): UK	29.06.2012 - 09:09 pupbenny Nice. लदान... लदान...
Ivan (प्रशासन) Squirrels! लेखो: 2238 (Message) से (User): फिनलैंड	29.06.2012 - 09:32 Ivan (प्रशासन) लिखा द्वारा Guest, 29.06.2012 at 09:30 What about an competitive ranking system this would be way more important. I seriously don't understand why you guys still don't work on this and now you even say you won't do anything but developing this custom maps thing for the next time. Damn this is complete bullshit. Lol, we knew that even with this piece of news, some individuals will still be bitching. लदान... लदान...
Hugosch BiteMe लेखो: 2219 (Message) से (User): नीदरलैंड	29.06.2012 - 09:35 Hugosch लिखा द्वारा Guest, 29.06.2012 at 09:30 Complaining Huh? I thought you left the game? OT: Keep up the good work ---- Exceptional claims demand exceptional evidence. लदान... लदान...
sonicpp Czechoslovak Legion लेखो: 12 (Message) से (User): चेक गणतंत्र	29.06.2012 - 09:48 sonicpp Yeah, yeaaah! ---- Nowhere are no longer innocent! लदान... लदान...
Ahurmen Czechoslovak Legion लेखो: 2 (Message) से (User): चेक गणतंत्र	29.06.2012 - 09:50 Ahurmen EPIC! ---- Kill or be killed. लदान... लदान...
GlennMiller U.L.P. लेखो: 361 (Message) से (User): USA	29.06.2012 - 10:31 GlennMiller लदान... लदान...
Mrs Tickle लेखो: 326 (Message) से (User): USA	29.06.2012 - 10:51 Mrs Tickle YES! HURRAY! लदान... लदान...
Caulerpa Dalmati लेखो: 1166 (Message) से (User): क्रोएशिया	29.06.2012 - 11:10 Caulerpa No offense Cow, but more people want and asked for custom maps than 1v1 ranking. लदान... लदान...
AlexMeza खाता खाते को नष्ट कर दिया है।	29.06.2012 - 11:17 AlexMeza खाता खाते को नष्ट कर दिया है। GREAT! लदान... लदान...
Pinheiro लेखो: 1603 (Message) से (User): Brazil	29.06.2012 - 12:45 Pinheiro लिखा द्वारा Guest, 29.06.2012 at 12:08 I got it. Keep it casual so the newbies get what they want as long as they play the game (usually one month), while not implementing something really interesting which would be appreciated by the majority of the experienced players. Seems like the concept of the future to me. Oh, wait, isn't this what the big companies like Blizzard do as well? Do you consider the players that disagree with you as newbs? Because if so it will be hard to find those experienced players you're talking about. ---- "Whenever death may surprise us, let it be welcome if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear and another hand reaches out to take up our arms". लदान... लदान...
Garde लेखो: 2842 (Message) से (User): Canada	29.06.2012 - 12:53 Garde I'm crying tears of joy as I post. Brb, more excited about this than Halo 4 now. Ivan, really amazing. This will definitely get me addicted to AW again I'll have to shell out some greenbacks to speed up the development process as well. Now, to acquire money... लदान... लदान...
Garde लेखो: 2842 (Message) से (User): Canada	29.06.2012 - 13:12 Garde लिखा द्वारा Guest, 29.06.2012 at 12:57 लिखा द्वारा Pinheiro, 29.06.2012 at 12:45 लिखा द्वारा Guest, 29.06.2012 at 12:08 I got it. Keep it casual so the newbies get what they want as long as they play the game (usually one month), while not implementing something really interesting which would be appreciated by the majority of the experienced players. Seems like the concept of the future to me. Oh, wait, isn't this what the big companies like Blizzard do as well? Do you consider the players that disagree with you as newbs? Because if so it will be hard to find those experienced players you're talking about. No, with newbs I mean new players and people like you who, even though here from the early beginning, are still terribad in 1v1. With experienced players I mean people like TopHats, Nateballer, Vaglneer and suchlike, who already expressed the need for a ranking system multiple times. You sound like the 12-year old MLG community on Waypoint. Please, organize your own 1v1 system then. Nobody has ever wanted it. You and Cow are the only players I've ever seen ask for such a thing. Casuals are a minority on this game, as are "Hardcore" players. The average player looking for a good time is the majority. So please, do not say "the game is for casuals"- it's built on what the fans want. I seriously doubt a "skillful" 1v1 system is ever a good thing, it sounds like something a 9-year old on Modern Warfare 2 would challenge me to after I beat him. There is no need for a 1v1. The Casual audience is a minority. The Hardcore audience is a minority. The fans know what's right, and the admins know what's right. Trust them, not the player who spends 24 hours a day on this game. लदान... लदान...
Pinheiro लेखो: 1603 (Message) से (User): Brazil	29.06.2012 - 13:12 Pinheiro लिखा द्वारा Guest, 29.06.2012 at 12:57 No, with newbs I mean new players and people like you who, even though here from the early beginning, are still terribad in 1v1. Just because I've choosen to play in a different way than you did that doesn't mean I can't have my opinion on this, which, by the way, is positive to create a more competitive system, as I've expressed in proper threads, that were originally meant to discuss about it, not this case, by the way, and may this serve as a warning to you. Anyway, one thing doesn't exclude the others and, altought I respect your opinion (and even agree with your suggestion), it makes absolutely no sense to critizice one good feature just because there are other things to work on. In my point of view, and from what I discuss and read in the forums, this update is more awaited than ELO, for example (which doesn't mean, again, that it won't be done). I strongly recommend you to separate what you classify as the community opinion of what it's actually yours. Last, but not least: अवतरण: Latest duels NZT-49INMABRAINZ +24 270d ago I'm pretty sure I could beat any AW player in a 1v1 if I wanted to actually spend my time on that style of game, but I decided to have fun instead and that is what this update is all about, by the way ---- "Whenever death may surprise us, let it be welcome if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear and another hand reaches out to take up our arms". लदान... लदान...
Gking19 लेखो: 794 (Message) से (User): USA	29.06.2012 - 13:47 Gking19 अवतरण: अवतरण: -snip- I didn't mean to criticize the update itself. Actually I'm looking forward to it since I believe that things like mirror-maps would be a great addition to the game. I just think that, as I outlined in my previous posts, the ranking system would be a more important addition to the game. However I see your guys point when you say that more players want the customized maps, this still doesn't change my opinion on the timing though. Oh and I don't really see why you needed to post this last paragraph. Probably to tease me? Well, I strongly suggest you take a look at your duel-list again, since it has this funny empty spot where it says -273. Then why are your panties in a bunch about the update if you just said you're looking forward to it? ---- ~Somewhere in the distance an eagle shrieked as it rode an American buffalo to an apple-pie-eating contest at a baseball field.~ लदान... लदान...
Amok (प्रशासन) Squirrels! लेखो: 2136 (Message) से (User): UK	29.06.2012 - 14:33 Amok (प्रशासन) To answer some of those highly concerned about ELO - yes, it will be implemented, as we've mentioned many times before, and it will probably happen around the same time as custom maps. So please be patient, we just had to postpone it because of those massive changes in game mechanics that's going to come with custom maps. लदान... लदान...
Fruit zizonists लेखो: 1654 (Message) से (User): चेक गणतंत्र	29.06.2012 - 14:48 Fruit Cool I might come back to check this out whenever it is put into the game. on a side note, don't implement ELO ---- लिखा द्वारा Amok, 31.08.2012 at 03:10 Fruit's theory is correct लिखा द्वारा tophat, 30.08.2012 at 21:04 Fruit is right लदान... लदान...
Barrymore zizonists लेखो: 367 (Message) से (User): Falkland Islands	29.06.2012 - 15:07 Barrymore लिखा द्वारा Amok, 29.06.2012 at 14:33 To answer some of those highly concerned about ELO - yes, it will be implemented, as we've mentioned many times before, and it will probably happen around the same time as custom maps. So please be patient, we just had to postpone it because of those massive changes in game mechanics that's going to come with custom maps. Even more pumped. ---- लिखा द्वारा Amok, 29.04.2012 at 08:36 Gardevoir, your obnoxiousness really baffles me sometimes...just leave for good already or stop whining. लदान... लदान...
Carthias zizonists लेखो: 13	29.06.2012 - 15:28 Carthias Posting for kicks. Ha ha, jk. But seriously, this sounds fun and interesting. लदान... लदान...
YOBA zizonists लेखो: 1738 (Message) से (User): UK	29.06.2012 - 15:48 YOBA OMFG I CAME BUCKETS ---- YOBA: Youth-Oriented, Bydło-Approved लदान... लदान...
NateBaller लेखो: 496 (Message) से (User): USA	29.06.2012 - 16:04 NateBaller I call making the US 50 state map... I called it here... You all saw it. I expect for anyone else making the map to be banned. लदान... लदान...
Barrymore zizonists लेखो: 367 (Message) से (User): Falkland Islands	29.06.2012 - 16:11 Barrymore Yes Nate, yes :') ---- लिखा द्वारा Amok, 29.04.2012 at 08:36 Gardevoir, your obnoxiousness really baffles me sometimes...just leave for good already or stop whining. लदान... लदान...
NateBaller लेखो: 496 (Message) से (User): USA	29.06.2012 - 16:13 NateBaller By the way, ranked games do not have to be limited to 1vs1s, there should also be team games where it is up to the players to make fair teams based on individual player's rankings. In an ideal situation there would be a hopper where players are randomly matched against another player, of comparable skill level, on a random map with random game settings. These settings would of course have to be limited and would be subject to change on a regular basis. 5k, 10k, 15k for 1 country. 10k, 15k for 2 countries 15k, 25k for 3 countries (Acqui and I have been experimenting, and these games are really fun.) Based on community input we could leave out certain maps like Pacific and Oceania. (Maps created by the community could also be included) If we combine the idea of a ranking system and custom maps, the possibilities are endless. I am kind of babbling at this point, I will put some more refined thought into this and make a broader post. लदान... लदान...
SimaYi लेखो: 1	29.06.2012 - 16:16 SimaYi Hmm.. Is An Excelent Idea. As Far As The People Likes It, Its Ok. लदान... लदान...
monkey mind TENGERS लेखो: 39 (Message) से (User): टोगो	29.06.2012 - 16:25 monkey mind great idea i love you ivan <3 लदान... लदान...
Garde लेखो: 2842 (Message) से (User): Canada	29.06.2012 - 16:37 Garde लिखा द्वारा NateBaller, 29.06.2012 at 16:04 I call making the US 50 state map... I called it here... You all saw it. I expect for anyone else making the map to be banned. I call dibs on Tamriel लदान... लदान...
Shyguy54 लेखो: 3 (Message) से (User): USA	29.06.2012 - 16:57 Shyguy54 This is going to be amazing! It shall be nice to make more countries, go back in time with borders, and more!:yes: लदान... लदान...
Spoderman U.L.P. लेखो: 25 (Message) से (User): Korea, North	29.06.2012 - 17:43 Spoderman If Afterwind pulls this out iam recreating 1500's Europe लदान... लदान...
notserral लेखो: 1447	29.06.2012 - 19:23 notserral I'M MAKING INVASION OF BRAZIL FUCK YEAH ALSO GAME OF THRONES, CALLING HERE. DO NOT DO IT OR I'LL MURDER YOUR FAMILY ---- लिखा द्वारा Mahdi, 23.11.2013 at 20:30 I don't consider the phrase "massive fag" to be an insult. Mods did. लदान... लदान...
tophat लेखो: 3885 (Message) से (User): Canada	29.06.2012 - 20:26 tophat Good work guys. ---- Don't trust the manipulative rabbit. लदान... लदान...
nonames लेखो: 1325 (Message) से (User): UK	29.06.2012 - 20:54 nonames I'm calling dibs on middle earth too. also, will there be modifiable rare units? i would love to see nazgul, or eagles, etc as a rare unit. also, it is crucial that you make it so each nation can have separate names for it's units. CRUCIAL. लदान... लदान...
WinterAnomaly लेखो: 736	29.06.2012 - 22:03 WinterAnomaly ---- Magnets,how do they work? लदान... लदान...
Guest14502 Squirrels! लेखो: 1174	29.06.2012 - 23:26 Guest14502 This is awesome news indeed. Great work Ivan and Amok! लदान... लदान...
Ivan (प्रशासन) Squirrels! लेखो: 2238 (Message) से (User): फिनलैंड	30.06.2012 - 02:38 Ivan (प्रशासन) लिखा द्वारा nonames, 29.06.2012 at 20:54 I'm calling dibs on middle earth too. also, will there be modifiable rare units? i would love to see nazgul, or eagles, etc as a rare unit. also, it is crucial that you make it so each nation can have separate names for it's units. CRUCIAL. Yes and yes. लदान... लदान...
Barrymore zizonists लेखो: 367 (Message) से (User): Falkland Islands	30.06.2012 - 04:20 Barrymore Making tourney maps 24/7 PUMPED. Did I mention pumped? ---- लिखा द्वारा Amok, 29.04.2012 at 08:36 Gardevoir, your obnoxiousness really baffles me sometimes...just leave for good already or stop whining. लदान... लदान...
RienRay Rockstar! लेखो: 175 (Message) से (User): नीदरलैंड	30.06.2012 - 04:30 RienRay This wil be awsome =D ---- Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools. लदान... लदान...
Yoshika-Chan लेखो: 661 (Message) से (User): जापान	30.06.2012 - 05:36 Yoshika-Chan 5/5 announcement ---- 扶桑帝国のために लदान... लदान...
xXxDominatorxXx लेखो: 10 (Message) से (User): तुर्की	30.06.2012 - 06:07 xXxDominatorxXx 5/5 YOU GUYS DA BESTEST Srsly though, great news D लदान... लदान...
WinterAnomaly लेखो: 736	30.06.2012 - 08:34 WinterAnomaly I'm sure this will get ALOT more ppl ---- Magnets,how do they work? लदान... लदान...
TDFall zizonists लेखो: 228	30.06.2012 - 11:15 TDFall 5/5 ---- Qui non proficit, deficit. UCR 5/5/11-2/14/12. 6/17/12 - Coniunctum, sumus invicta. लदान... लदान...

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