What's next for Raid?

Well, at this point, Raid is very nearly finished. In fact, I've actually started work on the next entry in the series, which- for now- is called "Prickly". You can read more about that below.

There's very little really left to do with Raid. Right now, only a handful of rooms aren't finished, and those are of course my top priority. After that, I'll make a 3D skybox so that the map is no longer a floating island.

Right now, I think the finale is entirely finished. Not much else I can do or want to do with it.

In it's current state, the map is very fun, playable, and most importantly tough. I'd also say that the recent update made the finale slightly more tense, and the super secret ending is definitely something to shoot for, in my opinion.

I've been pumping out updates for this rather quickly over the past few days, and with that said, there's only a few things left. I'll just go ahead and list those here.

• 3D Skybox, featuring city landscape.
  
  
• I'd like to add a helicopter that flies over at the start of the finale. We'll see if that happens.
  
  
• Detail all of the remaining rooms.
  
  
• Change the layout of box room and overwatch room.
  
  
• Perhaps expand the courtyard/garage area. Now that I can more easily open the skybox, it may be easier.
  
  
• Figure out how to make a map icon.
  
  
• Finish the outside and roof areas.

...And, that's it. All story and gameplay things I've already finished. If anyone has suggestions to add to this list, I've made a nice little discussion board for just that purpose.

With all that out of the way, let's talk about the next installment in the series.

The next map is going to called 'Locals'. It will be set in a Russian snow-covered village. It's actually going to be #5 in the series, and it will be melee-centric. It will probably be much easier than Raid, and you will definitely want a gore mod!

Like this map, I'll be suggesting some other addons to help your experience in the map. It will require EP2, and it will feature the song Turbokiller [soundcloud.com] by Carpenter Brut.