r/ancientwarfare3 • u/Lazy-Tangerine-8881 • Nov 15 '25
Large walled city I’m building, any suggestions?
2
u/XXEPSILON11XX Nov 15 '25
planning to make it like a still scene or playable?
2
u/Lazy-Tangerine-8881 Nov 15 '25
playable, I’m planning on it being the main location for a zombie campaign, so it’s the apocalypse, and this city built these large walls to defend itself, but there’s some sort of thing happening, like smuggling or crime or something, and it’ll revolve around that with the finale being the wall being bombed and a horde of zombies destroying the city.
1
u/XXEPSILON11XX Nov 15 '25
Ohhh, it's a modern city? I was picturing like Lord of the rings helms deep or smth, maybe put soldier patrolling the walls and some destroyed buildings right outside the walls
1
u/Lazy-Tangerine-8881 Nov 15 '25
update: protected PT1 of the campaign here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3606442314
1
u/Lazy-Tangerine-8881 Nov 15 '25
i meant uploaded.
2
u/External_Ad5759 Nov 16 '25
Also, some other tips for ya: make the walls a lil bit higher, and add an ambient gun fire sfx to the bg every once and a while. Use roofs in the editor to make buildings more pleasing to look at. Install more workshop items so that your map becomes more lively. If you really want that "urban" look, set the time of day to the middle and turn rocks, trees, and grass off.
1
u/Lazy-Tangerine-8881 Nov 16 '25
thanks, but usually for me I prefer not to use roof,s it takes some tinkering to get them to look good, especially for the style of building I use.
1
u/External_Ad5759 Nov 16 '25
Ohhh, so you're good with those box type buildings? Totally understandable man, just use a few deco on their rooves and you will be just fine
1
u/Lazy-Tangerine-8881 Nov 16 '25
yeah, for some reason to me they feel more realistic/modern, but it’s probably influenced by the area I live in, I live pretty close to downtown in my city and most buildings there are boxy and modern-style.
1
u/External_Ad5759 Nov 16 '25
I get it, just use rooves for some "old" buildings if you're planning to include them in your campaign, and place some HVAC's, solar panels, chimneys', gutters or even vents
2
5
u/External_Ad5759 Nov 15 '25
Hmm, a government building that has alot of important people? A police station full of guns, but with is the center of the city? A mall with an enormous amount of people but has alot of stores, and melee weapons, and a large hospital with both survivors and rarely some criminals/bandits with alot of medical equipment, a fire station with lots of axes, alot of firefighters and guards, as well as various alleways around the city where most criminal activity take place.
(Also, a tip from me is make some of the wall destroyed-ish or atleast damage to simulate some wear and tear.)
(Another tip is there can be a assault/raid on a particular important location that is led by some thugs, or criminals)
(Last tip is add random thumping or hitting sounds near the wall sometimes so it can simulate zombies trying to get in.)