Base Map Suggestion

Good god, I'm going to need to do individual +1s and -1s and Neutrals for this. Note, I am going to sound harsh on this because this is a base we will be staying at for AT LEAST 3 months most likely.

Sog FBG: Neutral. That map was made specifically for us and while it is a nice map, we've been their relatively recently. That being said, it has been a while to my knowledge so I'd be cool seeing it.

Sog Lightrise: Neutral. Again, it's just Sog. The temple isn't the bad one that I was worrying it was gonna be but it's still one that I'm largely neutral neutral leaning positive on personally. (Note, after visiting it proper on the Rishi map, I forgot that I enjoy the temple here.)

Sog Generic: -1. This is the bad temple I mentioned before. Way to cramped. That compounding with the fact that the map is just Sog, somewhere we have used as a base map multiple times, I just don't want to go there.

Balmorra: Neutral leaning +1. I mean, it's not a bad map. I'm pretty sure we've used this map for events before and there is A LOT of space around so I know people could definitely make their own fun in it. I can definitely see quest masters going hard on this map. However, The Jedi Temple is bad. It looks more like an observatory post then an actual temple. That being said, it does look very empty and unfurnished so I'm sure people can jazz it up and make it look nice.

Rishi: +1 leaning Neutral. See, THIS is the kind of map that I'd want to see. This is a base we've been to before however to my knowledge it has only been on an offensive front so defending it would be a nice change of pace (41st and snipers, the CC watch tower goes hard). The Temple is also solid, it's a wide open space for Jedi to have fun with. That being said, I have two slight issues, 1: The outside of the base is not very big. I'm not an expert but I'm not entirely sure how much people will be able to do outside the base. 2: This one is more important in my opinion, when you enter CC, it is INCREDIBLY bright, There are bright blue and white lights right in the entrance which, personally, hurts my eyes which could get very annoying very fast, or worse for some people.

Bana Arq: -1 The map looks great and I don't know what happened yesterday but there was HORRIBLE lag on it. No disrespect meant but let's put that one on the back burner for now. I would need an event to go off with no issues to really change my opinion on this map.

Bana Venator: -1 Don't we use that as our transitional map? It's a Venator so you can only do so much, even if Quest Masters go into overtime making things for people to do when things aren't going on.

Bana Kamino: -1 I recognize this map. We used it for a Promo Ceremony/Kamino Lore Event and it worked out well for that purpose. That being said, this map is not good for more then that. The sim rooms, outside Citadel, are REALLY bad and even then, the Citadel is just that, Citadel. It's hard to make an actually bad Citadel. From spawn to the Engine Room, you need to travel basically the entirety of the map to get to the Engine Room. Most importantly ,there is NOTHING to do on this map. Like, quest givers can do as much as they can but I cannot see anything that can be done on this map outside of constantly recreating The Battle of Kamino. This map is good for a 4-5 hour occupation and nothing else in my opinion.

All that being said, I do like how they did the bunks. Having battalions pair off like that right next to the mess hall is cool. The temple is also very atmospheric but it's also very small.

Arkanis: HARD -1 First of all, where is the Jedi Temple? I could be missing it but I could not find it while I was looking. Jedi is incredibly pivotal in the server so any new bases should AT MINIMUM have a Temple. Holy big bunks Batman. These bunks are STUPID big. Like, I would almost dare to call them unnecessarily big, especially with the hallway of the bunks being cramped. Honestly, I'd have less of a problem with the base itself if the entire map didn't look the exact same. The base itself is just grey, grey and more grey. Every single tree is copy-pasted right next to each other, which wouldn't be a problem if the trees didn't look cobbled together PNGs. This map looks unfinished. The layout is solid but besides that it just looks like it was uploaded as a proof of concept to be updated later.

Alin: Neutral leaning +1. If I haven't made it obvious, I would like to see new maps and I am not making exception to Base Alin. Don't get me wrong, I like Alin but the only thing keeping it from being 'Neutral' is the fact that we've only been their once unlike Sog and Anaxus.

Moral of the Story: When looking for different base maps for us to remain at for a long time, I would like to see new maps, different layouts, all that stuff. I have no problem with familiarity but we should be looking for great quality, new and fresh ground for us to put our boots on. Honestly, the only maps here that feels like that are Rishi, which has a lot of repeat stuff that we've seen before but done in a way we haven't been in yet (minus The Temple), and Bana Arq, which we JUST had massive server troubles with when on that map (that's likely unrelated but it's still VERY fresh in the mind).

Edit: Changed the colors of the opening words for each new section to make it obvious where one map review ends and another begins.

Edit 2: Relooked at Bana Arq, rereview below.

+1 SW : Arquitens Class Cruiser

+1 SW: Kamino

-support all others

Rereview of Bana Arq:+1 after relooking at the map.

First, the ship itself. It feels very small however that is because the map is trying to combine the good of a base map and the good of a ship map which I do appreciate. They do the small ship actually pretty well. I don't have any major complaints about it. That being said, the temple is rough. I know you only have so much you can do in the small ship but compared to other proper temples, even on Venador maps, this is disappointing.

The open world is great. It's very chill. Not sure how I feel about the endlessly spawning guy in the cave but it seems to have a lot you can do so I'm all good with it.

Sog FBG, Edit: Big+1: edit, i think this map is the most likely option out of all of these maps here. Alin Base we we had before the anaxes map so i think we should wait till the next rotation or the one after before using alin base as a base map again, and plus this is a decent map with good sim rooms, big debrief, and theres atleast one area where naval can do ATC stuff and theres a village too for pyke so thats good as well, plus map is good for patrols and what not so i think it works fine, though we may need to adjust the map props if we choose this one since we had many changes battalion side since then.


Sog LightRise, -1: honestly, doesnt look better then FBG sog, lack of sim rooms with only two and looks generally the same. definitley shouldnt be a base map due to that and being so similar to FBG sog, we might as well just get FBG sog instead of this.


Sog, HEAVY -1: lag issues, frame issues, lot of issues with this map, heck we changed to a ship map just to get away from it, this map causes a lot of issues for our server that numbers went down a lot at the time, so again FBG sog better then this and the other one.


Balmorra, -1: like dessel said we use this maps for events, it is more of an event map. sure has some decent stuff but it lacks sim rooms, a good jedi temple and the skybox seems a bit small, not really ideal for a base map, especially sim rooms, sim rooms are a major factor for our server and if there is no sims rooms then we cannot have this as our base map. cause once again, this is more of an event map or occupation map maybe for events, not an actual base map.


Rishi Base Rework Extended, -1: seems decent but only stuff lacking is the skybox is small and the map area around the base is a bit too small it seems for patrols and what not. if it had a slightly bigger area or a different area accessed via teleporter like Alin and FBG sog and had a slightly bigger skybox then i be fine with it but the skybox is just a bit too small and the area seems small as well.


Banana Arquitness Cruiser, Heavy +1: big skybox, amazing look bunks, big skybox, perfect balance between a ship base map and a good area below for patrols and what not, a republic outpost that we could have Rancor and RC be on with a teleporter to the ship, a village, ruined village, a cave etc. this map is honestly awesome and has a big skybox and good enough sim rooms. the only thing that is lacking is the jedi bunks, they do get their own little area but is kinda small but it is fair since in reality with this ship they would get a smaller section since its not a venator, plus they could the strange arena on the planet below for duels and stuff for more rp, like they visit the planet below for their jedi stuff. overall, this map is insanely perfect and definitely would wanna see this as a base map. it also has decently sized sim rooms so hell yeah. and this map is perfect for patrols too.


Venator Notorious, -1: ship map, not planet below like the ship base map above. it is cool, has a lot of features, sims rooms and stuff. but we got bored quickly on this map cause it felt contained and people like doing patrols and stuff, plus idk how pyke would be able to be on the venator lore wise. if there was a planet below we could actually go to on this map i would support it but due to that its a -1 for me, sorry.


Banana Kamino, Heavy -1: its kamino, the most guarded place in the clone wars, limited skybox's and area's to go to. more of an occupation map like dessel said, definitely not a base map for 3 months, people will get bored quick and limited. it does look cool though but still, not a base map.


Arkansis, Heavy -1: no jedi temple, barely enough sim rooms, small area, doesnt look appealing. this map honestly sucks for a base map, hardly counts for an occupation map. honestly if it came to this map i rather have laggy sog then this map (not literally but still).


Base Alin, Neutral: its a cool map but i feel like we should wait till the next rotation after this one or the one after that, only been like a bit since we used this map before anaxes which is the map before the one we are on now, so definitley should wait a bit. plus it does feel a bit confined inside unless you go to the courtyard/MHB, but does have decent sim rooms and skybox and map area's, but still would wanna wait till the next base map rotation or the one after that before we can go back to this one.

-SUPPORT most of them
most if not all of these maps are just mehh, Alin is perfect (Tho I did start on alin so ofc bias) Sog-FBG seems interesting but I've heard many different opinions on it, AND HARD NO on any Venator/ship map, Say i could just be traumatized from the last venator but didn't that almost straight up kill the server? why would we need that as a base.

Banana arc is a +/- , Ik I say above I HATE ship maps used as a base, but the planet almost saves it from that, not sure on lag like Dessel says, Bunks feel a lil meh, not bad but not perfect (command could prob fix that with decorations ofc) pretty well made but again, Im not sure if we can handle another ship, Very VERY big though which I love, and GOD that Medbay is all I'll ever dream of again for future Medbays lmao

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