Nuln – Jewel of the Empire
This map took a really long time to make and it is very lore accurate/friendly. I used numerous map sources and books such as the "WHFRP Forges of Nuln", "Gotrek & Felix", and "Ulrika the Vampire" book series to make the city. This map was originally inteded for WH 1 but some props were needed that only became avaliable with WH2 such as the Elven district. This map is also a sort of experiment with the narrow streets and battles can be quite long but I expect feedback on that.
So the map has 4 capture points and 4 bridges which create some interesting chokepoints. Attackers can spawn on all sides of the map but one side has smaller deployment zones than the other side.
It is a custom siege battle map with AI fully implemented. Will be part of campaign in GCCM later most likely.
Nuln, the so-called Bastion of the South and the Jewel of the Empire, is the second largest Imperial city and the largest manufacturer and exporter of munitions and blackpowder warmachines within the entire Empire of Man, earning itself the title as the Armory of the Empire. Sitting at the heart of the Old World’s southern trade routes, it stands as an imposing bastion, its fortified walls bristling with enough heavy artillery emplacements to arm a fleet of war galleons. In previous times, Nuln was home to the court of the Emperor and today it remains Altdorf’s largest rival, both politically and economically. North of Nuln, the River Reik is too wide to bridge, and the great bridge at Nuln, whose central section can be raised and lowered through an ingenious mechanism, is one of the great marvels of the Old World. Though there are bridges at Altdorf, where the Reik divides into a number of lesser channels, it is a point of some pride in Nuln that none of the capital’s bridges can be said to span the entire width of the mighty Reik.
Nuln’s reputation as a city of learning precedes that of Altdorf, although it has been overshadowed by the new capital over the last few centuries. Nuln is most famed for being the home of the Imperial Gunnery School, a sprawling network of forges and smelteries where veteran gunsmiths manufacture and maintain the Imperial artillery trains. Steam-powered air pumps work night and day to vent the acrid fumes of the blazing foundries, and portions of Nuln are forever wreathed in palls of choking soot and black smoke. Indeed, the dark smog clouds hanging over Nuln are such a permanent feature that many travellers use them to navigate. Many counts send their artillerymen to the Imperial Gunnery School to learn the art of ballistics, and crews trained in Nuln are highly valued.
– Special thanks to the GCCM team, specifically Maruka, Frodo, Zoidberg and Kazad for help and insight on numerous things and for using their prefabs and buildings, especially Maruka’s buildings.
Also thanks to Ravanian for additional help
