Stronghold 2 mapping tricks in high advance

[Tokamaps 27]

I would like to now wether the folowing stuff had already been done for many times or wether its New!

Here's a list of the stuff done with 2 several tricks :

Trick 1:

The unseen buildings :

Farms without farmhouses

Special use of campfires ;cf's in Siege camps

At map borders in any building

The realy easy high Wall trick:

 

 

 

 

Harbours

Ships?

Tunnels?

Bridges?

Dams

And last but Not least the high walls

Ive read the tutorial on stronghold 2 heavengames ?and its working easier :-)?

Ivr

Edited October 11, 2015 by Tokamaps

[Tokamaps 27]

Pictures will come in the next days when i find the time for :-)?

Edited October 11, 2015 by Tokamaps

[Lord_Chris 284]

I for one know about the high wall trick, but none others. I'm not sure about others.

 

Pictures and a few steps on how to do these would be awesome! :)

[Tokamaps 27]

If IT is the thing you mean. Yes i can Show IT you and how IT works ;-)?

[Lord_Chris 284]

Hah, the "IT" I mean is the tricks above ;)

[Tokamaps 27]

This evening i Do Not have the time

But in this week yes

 

Bur

[Lord_Chris 284]

Great to hear! :)

[Tokamaps 27]

I just say IT is so easy that IT is scary that none had found IT out Xd

Maybe i will Do tutorials this afternoon :-D?

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[Tokamaps 27]

Ok you would like to know how the stuff at the top works?

At first here ar a few pics of what is the result:

lowered Castle Towers:

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Edited October 13, 2015 by Tokamaps

[Tokamaps 27]

# 1 type of bridge:

 

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-13%2015-27-18-12_zpszifnir0c.png[/img]

#2 type of bridge:

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-13%2015-34-05-77_zps4fzxk9ld.png[/img]

Temple:

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-13%2015-34-42-95_zpsuiqij8lo.png[/img]

bridge #3:

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-13%2015-33-23-22_zpsi8jdnyuz.png[/img]

2 heights:

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-13%2015-31-47-29_zpseofdfvza.png[/img]

an a little higher Tower:

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-13%2015-32-49-06_zpswereutoj.png[/img]

Really low tower:

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-13%2015-32-07-75_zps0mhwyy7f.png[/img]

stairs:

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-13%2015-31-53-99_zpsm8hac6tz.png[/img]

The tunnel line:

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-13%2015-29-26-33_zps7qkfi95v.png[/img]

Rock defences(working):

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-13%2015-27-57-50_zpshskrt7aq.png[/img]

a hidden tunnel entrance:

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-13%2015-29-15-53_zpst6orjpes.png[/img]

lone campfire:

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-13%2015-27-31-64_zpszrdpudom.png[/img]

dropdown area:

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-13%2015-25-43-24_zpswzw8upuk.png[/img]

apple farms without houses:

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-13%2015-26-12-61_zps2agvqcbl.png[/img]

big vegetable garden:

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-13%2016-34-42-13_zpsmnjttcy7.png[/img]

a big wheat farm without farmhouses:

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-13%2016-45-21-35_zpsfkbhubvh.png[/img]

please tell me abbout which stuff you would like the tutorial.

have a great mapping in future

Tokamaps :)

Edited October 13, 2015 by Tokamaps

[Lord_Chris 284]

These are incredible!

 

They are all phenomenal, and all have the ability to really amaze people - but if I had to narrow it down (which is a hard choice) the ones I think would catch the most attention are:

 

• #2 type of bridge
  
• Temple
  
• stairs
  
• lone campfire
  
• apple farms without houses
  
• Vegetable gardens
  

 

These really are cool tricks. If you're happy for me too, any articles you write here I'll even add as official articles on the main site (under your name - you will get full credit) such as this one: http://www.stronghold-nation.com/article/205-how-to-make-proper-siege-maps

 

If you can do this for us, I'd gladly make you a [colour=#8634D4]contributor[/colour] ;)

[Nigel 71]

Yes, this looks great.

I love especially the bridges made out of wooden towers. Seems we finally have a bridge that can be destroyed for tactical reasons (e.g. to cover your retreat). Something I have been hoping to get in the series for some time.? :)

[Mathew Steel 151]

I say, this is amazing. I cannot wait to try these tricks. Be sure to keep updating! :D

[Tokamaps 27]

im going to keep updating

and bad news:

wooden plateforms made in the editor cant be destroyed,

but make the bridge player estate and you can use it.

ive aready made a map to use this.

:(#no destroy

[Tokamaps 27]

campfires can be to your own keeps ( on big maps) for example in front of monesterys.

tutorials will follow.

one more thing : i hope my english is not too worse :)

[Mathew Steel 151]

one more thing : i hope my english is not too worse smile

 

Not at all! Your English is more than understandable. Better than a lot of people I know ;)

[Crusader1307 302]

Exceptional Work! Never would have put that much effort. I will try your "tricks" as soon as I get some time! Very good work with the Bridge work!?? :)

Edited October 13, 2015 by Crusader1307

[Charles of Tours 70]

Excellent stuff! Keep up the good work! :D

 

I know a few tricks for SH1 and SHC but I'm interested in learning more about tricks for SH2 that might also work in SHL. This should be a great way for me to learn more.

[Tokamaps 27]

In Legends Do Not exist wooden towers and campfires, gardens, applefarms and wheat Farms Do Not (actually) ?work too.

A really cool thing in stronghold 2 is to Do the as with the farms,just with fisgponds and then place water over the( unseen) fisgponds and give the fish Farmers a way int the water, soon be illustrated too!

[Tokamaps 27]

Tutorial abbout how to do an lowered tower with way on:

Step 1:

Place a plateu which should be one height higher than the area on that the tower should stand later.

note:this works with all towers except the stone stairs

here ive been used the first height but you can use every except the lowest or the highest.

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-14%2015-51-08-08_zps30mod8cv.png[/img]

Step 2:

place wooden tower on(ladder of it in that direction your soldiers should go later.

and narrrow the terrain down to low level until this point nothing special.

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-14%2015-51-41-32_zpsmeo64pfr.png[/img]

Step 3:

use the chosen tool in the choosen brush-size and narrow down the land under the wooden tower.

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-14%2015-51-51-15_zpsmpqrartp.png[/img]

Step 4:

we have a flying wooden tower :)

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-14%2015-52-02-25_zpsswn9uqrv.png[/img]

Step 5:

Place water arround the wooden platform.

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-14%2015-52-22-40_zps0m2ytbof.png[/img]

Step 6:

delete water and do anything editing the terrain.

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-14%2015-52-46-98_zps7b3ormzj.png[/img]

Step 7:

place tower (any except stairs)

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-14%2015-53-09-90_zps3sevwqad.png[/img]

Step 8:

go up in the birds view(optional but easy)and place terrain arround (needed is the next height after the one the wooden towwer had been placed on) and bathe the area in that terrain.

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-14%2015-53-24-25_zpss3udyrmo.png[/img]

Step 9:

narrow up the terrain at border between cliff and tower( wooden tower included), if a bug happens maybe ou get thrown to the mapedeitor menu or your screen of the map gets black just save the map, keave the mapeditor ,re open mapeditor ,load the map and keep up working.

this happens if you click inside of a building which is bigger than one square.

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-14%2015-53-55-58_zpsm2iha4no.png[/img]

Step 10:

place water again( this is for making everything working)

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-14%2015-54-03-35_zpssbv2tj00.png[/img]

Step 11:

delete water and edit terrain again.

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-14%2015-54-22-88_zpsw2esmong.png[/img]

Step 12(optional) :

Testing if it works.

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-14%2015-54-48-58_zpsq4fpu2hc.png[/img]

So this is one thing have a great MAPPING :)

[Tokamaps 27]

the tutorial abbout stairs will come tomorow!

[Lord_Chris 284]

This is amazing. I'm going to try it tomorrow. =)

[Tokamaps 27]

Great you will See

[Tokamaps 27]

Tutorial farms without farmhouses

 

Step 1:

Choose a small map and look for the area were the large map would begin.

enlarge the map.

 

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-18%2014-43-53-48_zpsd5ktc7ln.png[/img]

 

Step 2:

Place a platou there were you want your farms( will only work at the large area of the map close to the small map during the map is small).:P

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-18%2014-44-06-76_zps73bw5gva.png[/img]

 

Step 3:

place our farms on the in last step dropped area (i works fine to on low height but just on exactly these two and not between or above)

whatever farm you want :)

 

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-18%2014-44-36-13_zpsjl6fa66c.png[/img]

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-18%2014-44-45-08_zpsdm76iagr.png[/img]

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-18%2014-44-51-95_zpsje3hrg8i.png[/img]

its really cool to us the fish ponds and than place water over them its like the farmers are fishing :)

 

 

Step 4:

relarge the map and make the area to the height you want (on others heigts than up there /\ the plants will not appear :(

 

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t452/tobikanne01/Stronghold2%202015-10-18%2014-45-05-25_zps3xaxnnty.png[/img]

 

enyoy this :)

Edited October 18, 2015 by Tokamaps
fixed broken link

[EaglePrince 261]

Wow, with those you made my jaw fall on the floor, Tokamaps. :| Those are incredible! By the way, it appears that you don't have any maps submitted here, at least not under this username. Can we find some of those at Stronghold Heaven? :)

 

It's great to see such beautiful stuff in Stronghold 2, although it is a 3D game you managed to make things great looking just like one would be able to in Stronghold 1 and Stronghold Crusader, only with difference these scenes look in Stronghold 2 even better.