WIP Beta released The Long Desert Road (Updated 2023)

A desert map I started, but have run out off ideas of how to continue the map, but maybe I will do more in the future. Download link at the end of the post

Update 05/20 - 2023
- Updated The Long Bumpy Desert Road with new roads to race on.


Update 07/24 - 2021
- Updated The Long Bumpy Desert Road with new texture for the road and added some water in the tunnel at the end.

Added 3 New Areas.
- The Old Broken Up Asphalt Road

- The Long Downhill Bumpy Desert Road

- A long twisty down/up hill road for brake/engine stress testing


A small updated to this map Feb 25, 2018.
- Added some rocks along the long road for some epic crashes
- Updated the road surface, and made it 6 lanes (part of it at least)
- Added some more dirt roads beside the long desert road part.


the new dirt roads


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This is how the map looks like (older stuff)



DOWNLOAD LINK: HERE

 

Well, if you're looking for ideas, why not add a few buildings?



The dilapidated mine from Utah would probably be a good start - it's already weathered using the right colour of dirt.



There's also a good number of useful desert-type assets coming with WCUSA. The water tower would be essential to any desert settlement, while the high-tension power lines, radio stations, and oil rigs would introduce some colour breaks to the background. I also think that a lean-to borrowed from the Canal St. Deli & Food Mart would make for a good spawning point for this particular map!

In the meantime, how about a few jumps either up or down those hillsides? Maybe an off-road course where you follow a dry riverbed under an old iron bridge in the road up into the hills?

By the way, I really like the large, square mineshaft/tunnel. Very creative!

 

Thank you for all the input, some great ideas here I`m sure I will get back to this map someday, so this is very welcome

 

Looking nice.

 

thank you

 

The only issue with WCA assets is the splitup, as meshes may be very different than previous maps.

 

This may be true, but I almost feel as if the split-up will be more likely to affect larger, more complicated assets like apartment buildings, parking garages, components of the port, etc.

Either way, it's a bridge that can't be crossed until we come to it.

 

I believe that a little blender work is all that will need to be done though...

 

you could add an old abandoned boom town, or an old abandoned motel

 

I kinda like how it is, it reminds me of the outback, which would make an amazing map!

 

Maybe side roads, off road areas, small village.. looks great!

 

Thank you all for the great suggestions, I will look in this forum post when I decide to start up again on this map.
And I will try to release this map as is, today, so stay tuned

 

Map zip in the fist post.

 

Map update!! See first post

 

Noice!
Edit:At the main road where it splits(where the small rocks are),the right side's AI path is a bit broken.
Any chance to fix that?

 

Can you show me what the problem is?

 

When I come back from school,i'll screenshot it

 

Where's the intersection from your videos?

 

It's in the large "X" way out in the middle of nowhere there - not much else other than the intersection and some run-up road.

 

Oh, thanks.

Edit: I forgot we now have ratings again, I could have just gave you an "informative".