[Preface] Battle of Naboo

Description
This map by PvtParts is some time in the making - I remember playing an early version of this about a year ago. Regardless, this is an early part to a series of maps he's planning on making, spanning Episodes 1-6.

To be honest, not much appears to have changed since I played it about a year ago, although that's not necessarily a bad thing. This is still one of, if not [i]the[/i] best Naboo map I've played. For starters, it's a massive map. There are something like 12-ish CPs, and a wide variety of settings, all kept within the context of the Battle of Grassy Plains, as seen in Episode 1. From the Gungan's "sacred place," to a crashed Trade Fed lander (which for some reason I remembered as being more a part of the map the first go-around), to the hill we saw all those MTT's crest at the beginning of the battle, this map has it all.

In addition to being beautifully designed, this map has (presumably) accurate localizations, units, and weapons. You've got a selection of (mostly melee) Gungan units versus battledroids and droidekas. There's also a commander droid class, which was a nice homage to OOM-9's short appearance.

This map isn't without flaws, however. As with any map with high unit counts, the lag is noticeable, even at low settings. Also, the map is highly unbalanced in the CIS's favor, despite Gungans initially outnumbering them two-to-one. Additionally, there is a bug with the basic Gungan unit (w/ Electropole). If you use his jump attack, all his moves are frozen except for his roll. Roll to fix this problem.

I'd definitely recommend giving this map a try, it's certainly worth your time.

-Mav