Novka

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//INTRODUCTION
Embark on a journey to the frozen cold regions of Novka, an abandoned world. Endure the wildlands from the highest mountain belt peaks, to the lowest frozen sea plains and the harsh dynamic weathers. Become an expert and terrain specialist in these unique regions. Welcome to Novka, a specialized map design set in snow and ice. This project features several different systems that provide an unique experience like no other. 


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//FEATURES
- Realistic World & Nature
Explore a world designed to immerse you in the stunning realism of snow-covered majestic mountains, wild forests, and endless frozen plains. 

- Northern Lights
Walk beneath the Aurora Borealis and gaze at the magnificent show that unfolds every night.

- Dynamic Snow Mechanics
When it snows, it really snows! A custom WeatherState system dynamically adds snow particles and increasing snow coverage over time — blanketing mountains, ground, and roads with realistic accumulation.

- Tunnel Passe & Bridge Destructions
There are four tunnel passes (through the mountains) and five bridges that connects the regions. Any part of the tunnels can be destroyed. However bridges have special marked parts (the bridges part with a red flag, can be destroyed). All roads are connected but destroying a strategic tunnel or bridge can help you buy time/supplies or slow down enemy progress but be careful, this can backfire later on, if the tides turn. 

- GM & Conflict mode orientated
This map was mainly designed for Conflict mode, the regions can be divided into two main areas, North against South side. Base placement, control points, supply depots, bridges and tunnels have all been carefully placed in accordance to map layout and balancing. However this is not limited to Conflict only, many POI's and cities are created for immersive mission building.
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//BEHIND RED LINES (MISSION)
Try the small mission "BEHIND RED LINES", this mission features a military sabotage scenario, where you move into enemey lines to sabotage their supplylines. 
Note that the mission itself is small and simple, but hopefully more advanced, longer and complex missions will be made in the future.
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//FEEDBACK
- Found a bug? Misplaced object? Want to say thanks? Please contact me at: https://discord.gg/UHwvgqUD8V or in this channel
- If you notice issues with balance, missing components, low fps or bad gameplay flow, please reach out via the above link or in the Arma Discord.

//CREDITS 
Thanks to the Arma community for helping out when in need. And a special thanks to Sarah, Mckie and Clampman for listening and giving feedback. The Novka project was made in less then two months (roughly 600-700 hours was spent), and future updates are being planned. 

//MAP DEVELOPMENT
To acheive this projects main and internal goals, a pre-dummy map for testing was made, alot of specilized tools and methods was created to make rapid mountains, nature and the frozenplanes inside the Enfusion Engine. This is my first mod on Arma Reforger, but not my last. Future plans are being made for releasing the tools used here and other more useful mapping tools for the terrain modding community. The Novka project was created on 16-05-25 in regards to the MANW 2025 contest.


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//TO SERVER OWNERS (***)
DO NOT CHANGE/OVERRIDE THE WEATHERSTATE USING OTHER MODS: 
Doing so will break essential elements like snow particles, fog effects, and key weather settings made specifically for this map.

//OTHER STATS
- Map size: 6 km2
 - This map is small in comparision to other projects, however due to the large mountains ranges, the map has high terrain volume, giving it more playable grounds and challenges for travel and transport.
 - The map has mountains ranges beyond the map borders for pilots (for immersion and tactical transportation).
 - Conflict zones: 6 capture points & 2 static MOBs.
 - 4 Supply caches & and supplies spread over the map
 - Currently: 19 Cities + numerous POI
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 TRAILER: https://youtu.be/rSD_b8idu1E
 
 
//THANKS & ENJOY
Best regards
Kaffeina