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Far Cry 2 Map Editor Gone Wild

By Jon Miller, GameSpotPosted Oct 14, 2008 6:38 pm PT

Maps of the Eiffel Tower, Great Pyramids of Giza? Yes we can!

Orient objects anywhere you like, even in midair.

Who said that maps have to be based on reality? This sky castle floats in midair and is linked together by wooden suspension bridges. You could make a mad dash across one such bridge in a round of Capture the Diamond, or you could make a more risky move by running down the pipe in the center of the map. This map was created by adding a giant rock object, then moving to the edit object tool. From there, you can change the orientation and height, and then begin adding other objects on top.

The dig tool digs deep, creating massive ravines.

A wilderness-generator tool will start you out with a preset template such as savannah or desert oasis. You will have tools to create each of the environments in the single-player game, which also includes mountain, desert, forest, tropical, swamp, and urban areas. Here, suspension bridges zigzag across a deep, craggy ravine. Don't lose your step; it's a long way down.

Raising the water level can turn a forest into a swamp.

A quick and fun way to play with an existing map is to simply flood it. By raising the water level, you can instantly transform a forest village into a swamp village where high ground is a prized possession. To transform a wide-open map into a tense, close-quarters combat zone, try increasing mist and fog. Sniping from a distance will be transformed into a guessing game, at which point players might resort to using shotguns and machetes.

Creative maps will earn points with the community and featured more prominently for download.

These geological monstrosities were constructed by simply adding giant boulders on top of each other. If you take a look at the village below, you can see just how vertical these maps can get. To perfect your map, you can also set the playable borders and edit the background. This way, the area outside the playing zone will not be a giant gray mass of nothing.

Anything flammable remains at the mercy of the flamethrower, even these cute creations.

Just because Far Cry 2 is rated mature doesn't mean your map has to be. These cute creatures were assembled from village huts, craggy rocks, drainpipes, and road signs (for the eyes). When finished, you can instantly jump right into the map and start burning it down with the flamethrower. If you're not happy with the firing angles or spawn points or anything else, you can pull back into the editor. Once finished, you name your map and upload to the Far Cry 2 server for all to enjoy.

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317 Comments

  • Sammojo

    Posted Apr 15, 2009 9:53 pm PT

    Can you download these maps or are they not actually playable? I've searched but can't seem to find them anywhere...

  • saaqi_grw

    Posted Feb 14, 2009 6:27 am PT

    Wow Awesome!!!
    Mobile Repairing Picture Help

  • BrokenRemains

    Posted Dec 27, 2008 11:06 pm PT

    omg there are some pretty amazing maps out. i have the game and i tell you there are people who have no lives in that game. someone made helms deep and it looks exactly the same every tiny detail is included. its awesome but that guy has too much time on his hand if he does stuff like that

  • thechosenone007

    Posted Nov 26, 2008 7:52 pm PT

    How do you create venice, and stadium! :/

  • Ev0lutii0n

    Posted Nov 17, 2008 8:33 am PT

    If more games had features like this...In general the Single Player game is a bit repetitive but online is comparable to the likes of Halo and COD....

  • mrexamm

    Posted Nov 8, 2008 12:15 pm PT

    what is sad is that in the wooden objects in the last picture aren't actually flammable
    even spraying hay stacks, trees, stacks of wood with the flamethrower it doesn't burn
    only grass

  • maddk

    Posted Nov 4, 2008 2:38 pm PT

    this is awesome... thats why i regret gettin a wii instead of a 360...

  • halosniper31

    Posted Nov 4, 2008 10:59 am PT

    OMFG, Sends Halo 3 Forge to the dust

  • AlphaTrojan

    Posted Nov 4, 2008 5:22 am PT

    You can't compare halo 3 forge and far cry's map maker. Forge is a map editor, while in far cry you can actually make maps from the ground up. With this said I can't wait to test far cry's map maker out, could be fun.

  • crosis420

    Posted Nov 3, 2008 8:58 pm PT

    Halo 3 forge vs Far Cry 1 map editor Far Cry wins.Far Cry 2 vs Halo 3 no contest FC2. ENOUGH SAID

  • durge666

    Posted Nov 2, 2008 12:50 pm PT

    That picture of the Pyramids of Giza is my new wallpaper. So beautiful I made a pyramid map too, it's got a river down the middle with palm trees on either side. On one side of the river is a pyramid with a giant ramp going up to the top and there's an entrance in the top with concrete stairs going down into it. There's scaffolds going around the inside of the pyramid all the way to the bottom so plays can go in and out at will. At the bottom there's an urban hotel with 4 towers, one on each side. One team spawns inside the pyramid (in the hotel or one of the towers) and the other team spawns in a fortress on the other side of the river. The fortress has 2 hangars, each with 3 trucks with grenade launchers and it has a big wall that goes all the way around it. There's a bridge that goes over the river so the team in the fortress can hop in some vehicles and rush the pyramid. I haven't played on it yet, but I want to. None of my friends have Far Cry 2 though. If anyone wants to try out the map, send me a message, my gamertag is "Eipok Kruden"

  • phil_777

    Posted Nov 2, 2008 3:35 am PT

    the best thing i could make on the map editor was a very tall hill, but this has inspired me. i still cant believe you managed to build all those things especially the olympic stadium, what could you use to build something like that?

  • TheMercMaster posted Oct 29, 2008 7:34 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    TheMercMaster

    Posted Oct 29, 2008 7:34 am PT (hide)

    I'd be cool if this was a ps2 game and it was rated T......

  • markimsoad

    Posted Oct 27, 2008 11:02 am PT

    pyramids of giza... looks so amazing

  • thePhoenix13

    Posted Oct 26, 2008 11:01 am PT

    do you know if you can download other peoples' maps on the xbox 360 version?

  • manofcars

    Posted Oct 25, 2008 4:15 pm PT

    Along with the game, the map editor sounds cool!

  • R3DN1N3

    Posted Oct 25, 2008 1:53 pm PT

    That is very nice. It looks like I have 3 games now to pick this week.

  • pspeaks

    Posted Oct 24, 2008 2:00 pm PT

    Awesome!

  • x_madsin_x

    Posted Oct 23, 2008 10:54 pm PT

    nice

  • blairstheman

    Posted Oct 23, 2008 3:18 pm PT

    wicked!!

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