21.03.2008, 10:11
I would suggest an offline version (w/ populated cities) and an online version (sparse .. or just city tiles).
As an online mission maker I would only populate those cities important to the mission ... who cares about a city 100km away from the route and objective ?
However, for an offline campaign, I might want those cities populated if I'm giving the player total control over their ingress/egress routes, etc... offline missions can have much more "eye candy" and should be more immersive ... this means more objects etc.. to the map.
As an online mission maker I would only populate those cities important to the mission ... who cares about a city 100km away from the route and objective ?
However, for an offline campaign, I might want those cities populated if I'm giving the player total control over their ingress/egress routes, etc... offline missions can have much more "eye candy" and should be more immersive ... this means more objects etc.. to the map.