Hello I have been working on this coal hill themed map for quite some time now and I figured I would post my progress to see if anyone is interested. It is based in the coal reigeons of the appalachian mountains USA. Remember it’s still a WIP Custom features: -Coal textures and ground model -Mud with edited values so you can actually get stuck -A bunch of stuff imported from other beam maps Areas: -Small town -One long road that follows the perimiter and loops -A gas station -2 huge main coal piles with countless different hillclimbs and trails scattered all over -Abandoned railbed with whoops and puddles -Abandoned mine you can drive into along with some mining buildings -Open area with deep and realistic mud and small features to mess around on -Offroad trail -Random lake and stream What I plan on doing: -Add more to the town -Make more paths to the 2nd coal hill -Extend the offroad trail and adding rocks -Extend the railbed -Add more mud holes in the wooded areas -Add more abandoned buildings -Make the mine a connecting system (like Utah but smaller) Having been to these places in real life and even climbed the hills (dirtbike riding), I find these towns to be so cool and unique. I also really enjoy the coal mining history and all the ruins that were left behind, so of course I had to add them in. Anyway, I really like how it is turning out so far and would love to hear some reccomendations or ideas that you guys may have! Pics:
Map Update 8/5/24: Heres what 2 hours of work brought to the mine area of the map: -Added an old gate to the rail trail mine entrance with a go-around and improved the trail in general -Changed around a bunch of stuff with the mine layout and added many new details like a conveyor system, mud hole, and some trees Placement refrence: More updates soon!
can you make the town look like it hasn't changed since the 1920's? I feel like it would fit the aesthetic
Most of them in real life are pretty much like that so yeah I will try and keep it old looking. I dont know how to make my own buildings so i will have to use the assests from all the beam maps. Heres a better look at the houses. I added some dirt to them using stickers and I also made the empty lot a while back
Map Update 8/8/24: Added a few small details that took me a while -New street in town with abandoned mechanic shop -Streetlights -More grassy groundcover
