Should I... Options

[Aurora196]

...finish my WIP-map I was working on two years ago?

For those who don't know me, or forgot me (understandable after two years of absence): Hiya! I am Aurora196 and I used to map for TS (and RA2). Today I was randomly looking at some of my old maps in Finalsun and I saw my old WIP map. About two years ago I really wanted to finish it, but after a while I lost interest, I got a new pc, some new games, a ps3 and so on. I slowly dissappeared from the TS community after I had already decided I wouldn't be mapping anymore. But still, I wanted to finish THIS map because I really liked it, and it was one of my bigger projects. So, long story short: I am right now thinking whether I should finish it, which will still cost a lot of time and work, or release it as a partially finished map, which would be kind of lame. So I asking you if you would still want it to be finished. On the one side: I don't know how active the TS community is and if there are still people who want to see a new map from me (could be for a mod I don't really care) and I would have to invest some time in it (also I haven't mapped for almost two years). On the other hand: I haven't really said goodbye to the community and I haven't really announced that I have stopped mapping, so this could be a formal goodbye with a last map, plus the fact that I have put a lot of effort in the map as it is now (would be a waste otherwise).

So you can decide:

1. I should finish the map (don't expect it to be filled with triggers and properly tested gameplay-wise, I would probably only visually finish it).

2. I should release the map as it is now, unfinished (which might prevent me from wasting a lot of time).

Also here's some screens I already posted a long while ago:

[Aurora196]

Wow, ok, I'll finish it since you want that .

Great map!
It looks great, but you I think you should finish this.

But yeah this place isn't so active anymore.
And it looks like a counterpart to "FS Tiberium Wilderness"

Yeah that's mainly because of the lighting, it's the same as that map. Also I just like making infested maps, they're my favorite.

I like the roads/city remainders on top of cliffs, as if there was an extreme earthquake that turned the place inside out. Maybe large underground Tiberium deposits shifting.

Thanks, I'm glad you see that. Last time I showed these screens I was told it was weird to see buildings/vehicles/roads on top of cliffs, but I'm glad you understand that I was indeed trying to make it seem like there were earthquakes and that the tiberium deformed the terrain.

Another thing, the lighting fits the mood.

Yes, as I said, it's (I think even exactly) the same as on my Tiberium Wilderness map, however the lighting most definitely won't stay this way. I used that lighting because I quickly wanted to show some ingame screens, but I didn't feel like experimenting with new lighting, so I just copied lighting from that map.

Good to see you again Aurora! I've always liked your maps, I'd really like to see you finish this one.

Make it special, add some triggers and stuff. MAKE ME PROUD!

Thank you, but I'm not sure about the triggers. Like I said, it might be a lot of work and I'm still lazy. Besided, I never really was that creative with triggers. It mostly were basic vehicle-triggers, or some standard meteor showers or maybe some capture-building triggers. I might add some other things, like the ability to build mammoth tanks (when you captured a specific building) and maybe a new colour of tiberium (or a slightly adjusted green and/or blue tiberium colour).

FINISH THE DAMN TING! LOL not only have you abandoned mapping but I never see you on msn anymore

Well, that's also pure lazyness. I still am always on msn (when my pc is on, my msn is too), however most of the time I am on 'appear-offline'-mode, because I'm too lazy to switch it on and off when I have to leave my pc. However, I'll try to be fully online more from now on .