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#1 Scapes

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Posted May 08 2013 - 04:13 PM

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If you've spent any time playing the unskinned version of the Facility map, prepare to be amazed. Our artists have outdone themselves with the finished look for this popular Open Beta test map, which goes into rotation with the Facility Update.

Desert Installation

Facility sends pilots back into the Illalian desert where structures exist that haven't been touched by the Hawken virus... yet. As the images below show, the map is a pristine, functioning installation set in the middle of a windswept desert plain surrounded by rocky spires that create a series of paths around the industrial complex.

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Watch for detailed information on the new Facility map as soon as our cartographer returns from the desert.

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Posted May 08 2013 - 04:16 PM

Nice, nice~ like the pic of the tech scapes *winks*
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Posted May 08 2013 - 04:16 PM

Quickly, someone take the technician image and slap "haters gonna hate" on it!
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Posted May 08 2013 - 04:17 PM

Whats the story on the levitating boulders and rocks?
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Posted May 08 2013 - 04:21 PM

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Posted May 08 2013 - 04:23 PM

Conquistador, on May 08 2013 - 04:16 PM, said:

Quickly, someone take the technician image and slap "haters gonna hate" on it!
I think I've slipped from hating tech to a grudging dislike of it.  Hell, I've even played one on occasion when my team was desperate or my connection very laggy.  I still think they're not a good design though, they need some major fixing as they promote a less fun meta.  I've decided to just stick around, wait for a better meta, and have what fun I can in this one.

Anyway, facility's looking great.  Beautiful cliffs there and I like the addition of more cover dotted around.  I see we've stuck with the pristine white surfaces even after testing, though the brightness seems less harsh now.  I like the overall layout and architecture, sleek, new and interesting.

Edited by WarlordZ, May 08 2013 - 10:09 PM.


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Posted May 08 2013 - 04:24 PM

View PostSS396, on May 08 2013 - 04:17 PM, said:

Whats the story on the levitating boulders and rocks?

Cavorite, the material that makes your mechs light enough to boost and dash. HAWKEN: Genesis has the full lore behind it. We'll also be adding more backstory to the maps in coming days.
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Posted May 08 2013 - 04:24 PM

View PostSS396, on May 08 2013 - 04:17 PM, said:

Whats the story on the levitating boulders and rocks?

Quoted from some magical place:

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Actually, it's part of the lore: cavorite.
(magically floaty stuff that makes mechs mega light?)

Edited by ArnieF4440, May 08 2013 - 04:29 PM.

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Posted May 08 2013 - 04:27 PM

View PostConquistador, on May 08 2013 - 04:16 PM, said:

Quickly, someone take the technician image and slap "haters gonna hate" on it!

Way ahead of you, Haha!

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Edited by deBoru, May 08 2013 - 04:29 PM.

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Posted May 08 2013 - 04:30 PM

View PostdeBoru, on May 08 2013 - 04:27 PM, said:

View PostConquistador, on May 08 2013 - 04:16 PM, said:

Quickly, someone take the technician image and slap "haters gonna hate" on it!

Way ahead of you, Haha!

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you're not doing it right, it HAS to be that one, lol
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Posted May 08 2013 - 04:31 PM

View PostdeBoru, on May 08 2013 - 04:27 PM, said:

View PostConquistador, on May 08 2013 - 04:16 PM, said:

Quickly, someone take the technician image and slap "haters gonna hate" on it!

Way ahead of you, Haha!

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Posted May 08 2013 - 04:32 PM

deBoru

not quite, the other image of the tech.

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Edited by SS396, May 08 2013 - 04:34 PM.

# while true; do echo "Post"; done

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Posted May 08 2013 - 04:33 PM

what about the odd red circle in the center of the test map?
never took a snap shoot i should have
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You don't nuke Ropefish : ROPEFISH NUKES YOU!

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Posted May 08 2013 - 04:34 PM

View PostArnieF4440, on May 08 2013 - 04:30 PM, said:

View PostdeBoru, on May 08 2013 - 04:27 PM, said:

View PostConquistador, on May 08 2013 - 04:16 PM, said:

Quickly, someone take the technician image and slap "haters gonna hate" on it!

Way ahead of you, Haha!

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you're not doing it right, it HAS to be that one, lol

Fixed.

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Posted May 08 2013 - 04:35 PM

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Posted May 08 2013 - 04:37 PM

View PostdeBoru, on May 08 2013 - 04:34 PM, said:

-snip-

Fixed.

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haha, better :D *refers back to hobo's haters gonna hate gif*
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Posted May 08 2013 - 04:41 PM

View PostScapes, on May 08 2013 - 04:24 PM, said:

Cavorite, the material that makes your mechs light enough to boost and dash. HAWKEN: Genesis has the full lore behind it. We'll also be adding more backstory to the maps in coming days.
Well, I guess that shows that I haven't read the book.
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Posted May 08 2013 - 04:42 PM

once again

View Postropefish, on May 08 2013 - 04:33 PM, said:

what about the odd red circle in the center of the test map?


Edited by ropefish, May 08 2013 - 04:42 PM.

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View PostDaPheel, on October 26 2013 - 01:05 AM, said:

You don't nuke Ropefish : ROPEFISH NUKES YOU!

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Posted May 08 2013 - 04:51 PM

View PostScapes, on May 08 2013 - 04:31 PM, said:

View PostdeBoru, on May 08 2013 - 04:27 PM, said:

View PostConquistador, on May 08 2013 - 04:16 PM, said:

Quickly, someone take the technician image and slap "haters gonna hate" on it!

Way ahead of you, Haha!

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Just for you Scapes:

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Posted May 08 2013 - 04:52 PM

for a third time plz i want to know

View Postropefish, on May 08 2013 - 04:42 PM, said:

once again

View Postropefish, on May 08 2013 - 04:33 PM, said:

what about the odd red circle in the center of the test map?


"I find that there are those who will hang themselves if you give them enough rope, and that there are those who will provide their own rope. "
-VocalMagic           Croin//illal's wildlife

View PostDaPheel, on October 26 2013 - 01:05 AM, said:

You don't nuke Ropefish : ROPEFISH NUKES YOU!





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