Eriadu: Mountaintop City

Description
Wow, it's nice to see a map that's not Yavin/Tatooine/Geonosis-based for a change. This map, Eriadu: Mountaintop City, by bobfinkl, is an urban map with a foggy, Mygeeto-ish atmosphere.

The first thing I noticed when I loaded up the map was the loadscreen, which a lot of modders overlook. A nice little touch, as the small little things really can can add up. Speaking of small things, the title of the map was localized as "Eriadu: Mountaintop city," wherein city should be capitalized, since it's a part of the title and hence a proper noun. Bah, I'm starting to sound like an English teacher. Moving on. Where was I... ah, I believe I was just spawning. Oh, look, a minimap! How cool. From the minimap you can see both sides of the city, which are seperated by two bridges.

When I spawned, I saw the fog, which looked very nice. There were some Mygeeto props mixed in with the grey and blue buildings (which you can see in the screenshots) and it all looked great. I also noticed Republic gunships and vulture droids flying around in the sky. Very, very nice. I have but one problem with all of this, and it is the grey and blue buildings. There's no variation! All of them look exactly the same. It would be nice if some of them were colored a different shade, or if some of them actually had an interior of some sort besides just an empty room.

Gameplay was great; I actually felt immersed in the battle, a feeling I don't get from very many maps. I liked the placement and number of the Command Posts, as it encouraged the use of strategy. I found the Follow Me command somewhat useful on this map. Balance was tipped slightly in the favor of the Republic/Empire, but it wasn't hugely noticable. There were some AI problems as well- running into walls, walking off buildings- but again, not a big problem.

There's some custom sides too; they're fairly simple, but they work. And that about sums it up. The only real complaints I have are the ones mentioned above. If you've got some spare time, go ahead and give this map a download; you won't regret it.

-Xavious