new ideas

[456820]

okay just wondering there have been so many different missions what can we do wich isnt copying or hasnt been done a thousand times before but still remains realistic no zombie's and is still fun and very atmospheric, just wondering im not actually making a new mission but maybe something in the future so just gathering some ideas thanks

[Stinky Nut Rappa]

naval and air battles would be original

[bored_onion]

i think since most of the archetypal missions have been made its important to keep a strong storyline and keep the missions well scripted and very replayable. its not necessarily that attacking a base is unoriginal but sometimes authors go about it in a really obvious way. the trick is to add gimmicks and surprises to spice things up. its like eggs - they are always good but its important to not eat boiled everyday, else it gets boring. another important thing is narrative, imho. identification with your character and his personality is usually a good way to immerse a player and make new ideas have even more impact. if you try to hard to come up with new plots, as you have pointed out, things just get way out of hand.

[456820]

but also first impressions are quite important in making a mission so if the player thinks that he's just going to attack a base hes going to goo 'Ahhhhh cant they think of anything else' wich straight away makes the mission already not as good
so then you have to do something extra wild to make them go 'Wow i was wrong this is awesome' and in ofp to get that feel is very hard it requires a lot of different testing, patients and a huge pad of papaer to write down all the different errors
im still looking for different ideas but you do have a good point bored_onion

something like the gunner on an M113 instead of a tank commander of an Abrams
something more gritty and in your face then take that town now its hard to think of good ideas

[Stinky Nut Rappa]

i came up with this idea but never tried it. how about being the only survivor from a civilian chopper crash in guerrilla country and you have to find  help and you start off with no weapons apart from a tokarev that some guy was carrying when the chopper crashed on top of him