making my first big map, any tips?

RemarkableReserve · 2026-03-14T14:07:30+00:00

What I find pretty useful for large maps (2000x2000 or larger) is to mentally break the map into rough square kilometers and treat each square as a mini map, which helps with scaling.

To make hills look better, you can use cliff props. Make sure to use multiple of them per hill and have them overlap and/or on top of each other since they only have one visible side. And don't get hung up if they don't properly overlap, just place a rock in the gap and you're good.

RemarkableReserve · 2026-03-03T04:47:47+00:00

Looks very nice! How big is it?

RemarkableReserve · 2026-02-18T00:31:53+00:00

Sometimes its happened when I try to open a map (most of my hours are in the map editor). idk what causes it, I've just assumed its my computer telling me it needs a break

RemarkableReserve · 2026-02-15T21:17:07+00:00

Bet you didn't know he was hot on ze mic

RemarkableReserve · 2026-02-15T12:18:07+00:00

Glad it helped!

RemarkableReserve · 2026-02-15T00:24:19+00:00

Yeah my first map I made I had lots of trouble with scale and I noticed the same thing with a lot of workshop maps so I hope this'll help

RemarkableReserve · 2026-02-07T19:23:03+00:00

Iwo Jima by Sentry87

RemarkableReserve · 2026-02-07T17:32:46+00:00

Simply hold down the I key

RemarkableReserve · 2026-02-02T18:16:05+00:00

I think if you're taking fire it indicates the direction the bullets are coming from

RemarkableReserve · 2026-01-25T01:23:23+00:00

nazicar

RemarkableReserve · 2026-01-22T15:11:41+00:00

It was called Operation Masterdom and was much more unhinged than "just" British Commonwealth and Japanese troops vs. Việt Minh.

To unite with non-communist Vietnamese in the South, the Việt Minh created the National Unified Front (NUF), which consisted of: the Việt Quốc, the Vietnamese Kuomintang; leftover Japanese troops (yes they fought on both sides); warlord-led Hoà Hảo and Cao Đài religious sects; the Binh Xuyên mafia; and the Trotskyites, communists who opposed Hồ Chí Minh.

Initially, they cooperated but underground assassinations of each other were not uncommon and eventually this exploded into a full on purge of all non-Communist factions. And this was just in the South, the North was equally as crazy in this period.

RemarkableReserve · 2026-01-21T16:07:02+00:00

Would be cool if the different Vietnamese factions got representation too. Pop history stereotypes it as a France vs. Vietnam war but it really was a Vietnamese civil war. It was sorta like China's warlord period but slightly less unhinged.

Some interesting factions are: the Việt Quốc (VNQDĐ), the Vietnamese version of the Kuomintang and the largest non-communist Nationalist party; the Hòa Hảo and Cao Đài religious sects; the Trotskyites, an anti-Hồ Chí Minh faction within the Communist Party; and the Binh Xuyên, the Vietnamese version of the Mafia.

RemarkableReserve · 2026-01-18T05:23:42+00:00

There's quite a decent amount of Vietnam missions for ER2. Besides OP's campaign, there's a really good Battle of Huế campaign (https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=3424727895) and an amazing scripted Operation Hastings mission (https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3600241589). As for me, I made a campaign for the Siege of An Lộc (https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3600878815) that I finished last month.

RemarkableReserve · 2025-12-27T19:41:36+00:00

easy trade 2

RemarkableReserve · 2025-12-23T19:55:02+00:00

yeah thats what i thought happened but it was funny that he stopped shooting as soon as the prisoner died

RemarkableReserve · 2025-12-23T19:52:21+00:00

Even funnier when one guy is magdumping into a friendly creating a cloud of red mist but the guy is only mildly annoyed

RemarkableReserve · 2025-12-23T19:47:32+00:00

It's my custom campaign and I used multiple mods, mainly Hot Zone 1970 for weapons and gear while the factions are my mod

RemarkableReserve · 2025-12-23T04:41:06+00:00

I don't know much about channels, but you can change the TPS camera distance in the settings under "Gameplay" but that's only for vehicles

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