Check out Far Cry 2's map editor

by Ross Miller { Aug 21st 2008 at 2:00AM }

Ubisoft has released video of Far Cry 2's map editor, complete with a soothing narrator who holds your hands through the 5-minute trailer. Quite frankly, we're excited for how intuitive it seems to be, but perhaps that's just wishful thinking that we'll be able to accurately recreate the island from LOST and play out our own scenarios (only with fewer polar bears). Weather and time of day can also be altered. The folks at IGN have detailed impressions of the editor.

~~It looks impressive, for sure, but remembering Unreal Tournament 3 for Xbox 360, what is unclear right now is how (if at all) console gamers will be able to trade maps.~~ Update: Curse our insomniac ways! Previous entry Far Cry Instincts featured ways to share maps over Xbox Live, so it'd be safe to assume a similar method will also be used for Far Cry 2.

Tags: far-cry-2, leipzig-08, ubisoft

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

KeenCommander @ Aug 21st 2008 2:07AM

Color me blown away. Unfortunately, easy to make maps doesn't always equate to fun to play maps - but still, for a console, this is amazingly impressive and intuitive.

Hansel @ Aug 21st 2008 3:02AM

There will always be the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Cj @ Aug 21st 2008 2:13AM

Jeez Joystiq. I submitted this 2 days ago :/ Ill forgive you on the account on how awesome this map editor is!

Cj @ Aug 21st 2008 2:14AM

You could trade maps in Farcry Instincts Predator no problem, why would it be different here?

caserb @ Aug 21st 2008 2:30AM

I was about to say the same thing re: map editor swapping. Uh Gee, Joystiq....have you not played the first Far Cry for consoles?

Gehodra @ Aug 21st 2008 2:26AM

That was one smooth-talking narrator.

velocitySTRIKE @ Aug 21st 2008 5:14AM

It took me a while to get his accent..

Haggard @ Aug 21st 2008 8:50AM

Kinda reminded me of BioShock.. a gentle irish fellow whispering in your ear.

Rushma @ Aug 21st 2008 6:33PM

Is it wrong that this narrator made me want to make out with Colin Farrell?

Christopher @ Aug 21st 2008 2:45AM

Wow one of the maps he made looked like the chase scene on casino royale

Einhanderkiller @ Aug 21st 2008 2:49AM

I believe you could trade maps in Far Cry: Instincts for Xbox and Xbox 360, so I don't see why it wouldn't be able to be done in the Xbox 360 version of Far Cry 2.

cantbeatmegaman @ Aug 21st 2008 3:03AM

I think you need a supercomputer to run this. =)

Cody @ Aug 21st 2008 4:02AM

Or, you know... An xbox 360.

Haggard @ Aug 21st 2008 8:51AM

Nah, the specs are about average for PC games this generation.

CB @ Aug 21st 2008 3:17AM

...seriously, that was damn awesome.

Fourdee3 @ Aug 21st 2008 5:05AM

"every map will be as unique as it's creator"

That's what worries me. XD.

OMGOMG @ Aug 21st 2008 5:43AM

Same thing with GH:WT.

Everyone will just try to make the hardest guitar charts EVAR!!!1!!!1!!111!

COBRA @ Aug 21st 2008 9:59AM

ROFL!!! RIGHT ON MAN!!!

Vcize @ Aug 21st 2008 10:38AM

"Same thing with GH:WT.

Everyone will just try to make the hardest guitar charts EVAR!!!1!!!1!!111!"

Ever looked around on youtube? The hacked PS2 community has made some unbelievably fun looking charts in GH3 to songs that aren't in the game.

There are lots of people out there that are VERY good at this stuff. As long as we get some way to sort by rating or something it's like a whole other game (or more) in itself.

Xoviet chiK @ Aug 21st 2008 6:55AM

My brother had Instincts for Xbox, and I seemed to be the only one who played it.

I can't count how many maps I made. The map editor was just so much fun, and pretty versatile (especially with Evolution and it's different cursors). I think I just added Far Cry 2 to my short list of Fall / Winter games I'm picking up. If it's anything like Instincts or Far Cry, it should provide some wicked fun for 16 people on HUGE maps.

xGeneral DEATHx @ Aug 21st 2008 10:08AM

Free-for-all's on HUGE maps...that's what I'm talkin' about.

luigi @ Aug 21st 2008 7:59AM

sheesh joystiq, you posted a link to IGNs coverage but you didn't bother to check it out.

You will be able to upload 5 maps to ubi's servers for people to download and rate or if you join a room and you don't have the map it will be sent to you by the host.
Ubi have said if anyone shows off some impressive map making skills they would consider giving them more upload slots.

You might want to look into a little thing called research Joystiq, you're slipping.

Ballpeen @ Aug 21st 2008 9:10AM

GIMME!!

szimm @ Aug 21st 2008 9:34AM

unfortunately, intuitive and simple-to-use often goes hand in hand with restrictive and template-based. im amazed at the amount of time it must have taken to make all this work on a 360 controller though... and i couldnt help but giggle at how the plant physics completely spassed out when hit by the glider... ^^