I suspect you could place a volume in the foliage area, and on touch/untouch reduce a bot's sight radius, as is done in vctf-sandstorm.
Nice looking map, yo. Congrats
Hmm... I was considering such a thing myself. The issue is where to place such a volume. I can't just place it in the jungle, because the issue is mostly that bots outside the jungle are shooting in. I can't place it outside the jungle because then bots outside will be blind to stuff that they should easily see (like the centre node or snipers in the bunkers etc
... I'm still trying out some other potential solutions though, so maybe I'll have something workable for version 1.3 down the road.
Also, I wouldn't say it's for online play
only. Obviously, you can't be very stealthy against bots, but there's still lotsa tricks that you can do! Remember, there are 8 other nodes besides the jungle
!
Did you know about the secret area near the Black Cliffs node? There's a Nightshade there that's loads of fun! Actually, I had no idea they hover over water until I made this map
.
Also, hidden deep within the jungle are a pair of jump boots. You can use them to get onto the rocky areas and fire down on you enemies. Look out for snipers though... You can also use them to jump up to the secret back-entrance to the Black Cliffs node. Much
much safer than going through the exposed front door!
Having trouble with snipers in the wide open beach area? Keep your eye out for a hidden invisibility powerup somewhere near the beach. Also, if you see a hoverboard flying around with (apparently) nobody on it, it's time to start shooting!
Having trouble taking the enemy hilltop bunker? Grab the spider mine powerup and drop it off in the bunker. The narrow confines make the little guys almost impossible to avoid. Better yet, deploy it outside, and use your avril laser to guide an army of spiders into the bunker to help you out! After you clear the inside, it'll stand watch outside as you build the node for your team! Good fun
Of course, getting to the enemy hilltop bunker will be somewhat of a challenge if you're stuck holding the spider mine trap and there's a bunch of goliaths around. Use the nearby EMP to knock out any goliaths protecting the bunker. Again, invisibility is useful here.
Anyways, there's probably dozens of other tricks that even I didn't think of. Explore and try out new things!