MERRY HANUKKAH & HAPPY KWANZAA! Star Wars Battlefront 2 Mods: Kothlis: Christmas Haven
Channel: MikeTheBeastsVideos
Date: 2021-05-10

The description is from the README of FelipeGabe's Mod:

IMPORTANT: I am not responsible for any damage this mod may cause to your game or computer (it's not supposed to do so). Still, you are downloading and installing it at your own risk.

INTRODUCTION:
Thanks for downloading Kothlis: Sea Haven (Christmas Edition). This map was originally made for a Christmas/Winter Mod Making Contest announced on the GT Discord Server. The intent with this entry was to build a Christmas atmosphere on top of the wintery tropical visuals that were the cornerstone of the experimental Kothlis: Ice Haven map, released in 2016 as an April Fools joke. In order to add some replayability, support for Maveritchell's Dark Times 2 and ARC_Commander's Battlefront Extreme 2.2 was added, as well as a Hero Assault mode, available to all supported eras.

INSTALLATION:
1. After downloading the map, go to .../Star Wars Battlefront II/Gamedata/addon (if you don't have an addon folder, create one).
2. Put the KTI folder there.
3. Run the game and Kothlis Christmas should be the newest map in your map list.

FOR USERS OF WIDESCREEN MONITORS: By default, the map is installed with a load screen for 4:3 monitors. To change that, go to .../LucasArts/Star Wars Battlefront II/GameData/addon/KTH/data/LVL_PC/Load and replace the file there with the file in the 16-9 folder. If you skip these extra steps, you load screens will look stretched and distorted. To uninstall the map, just delete it from your addon folder. This map supports the Dark Times 2 and Battlefront Extreme era mods. In order to play with them, you need to have the Unofficial 1.3 patch installed as well as the mods themselves.

KNOWN BUGS (Essentially, the same ones present in other versions of this map):

Some objects, most notably small, low-polygon ones, such as ammo and health packs, may flicker/disappear/popup. This is likely caused by the fact that Battlefront II's engine cannot handle the amount of polygons/objects rendered on screen. Lowering the LOD distance generally attenuates this problem, but at the cost of overall map quality. A fix for this problem would probably involve tweaking the inner workings of Battlefront's graphics engine, something that is absolutely out of reach of us modders. Other than maybe being a little eyesore for some and maybe causing you to miss some health or ammo packs, this issue does not fundamentally break the gameplay.

Similar to the objects issue above, some small lighting glitches may be seen, such as an object being lit and unlit and then lit again by a static light source such as a light pillar. This happens because of an in game limit regarding how many dynamic lights can affect an object at the same time. Once again, a fix for this issue would probably involve tweaking the graphics engine of the game, which as said before, something is out of reach. Like the issue above, this is a minor problem and does not hurt the gameplay.

On some random occasions, the map may load with a bright white terrain. This seems to happen randomly and I don't know what causes it. Restarting the match solves the issue.

Sometimes, the game may crash when loading a mission for the first time. This also seems to happen randomly and I don't know what the cause is.

CREDITS:

Pandemic Studios: Original SWBF2 assets.
Google Images: Original Planter Gravel Texture.
Killstre4k: Original Palm Tree Models.
thelegend: Original Palm Tree Planter Plants Models.
Sky_216: Several plant models.
seamless-pixels.blogspot.com.br: Spa towels texture.
freesound.org: Ambient Soundstream.

TRACKS USED:
DoBo Project - We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Dance Mix 2017)
Gwen Stefani - Jingle Bells
Gwen Stefani - White Christmas
Gwen Stefani - Under The Christmas Lights
Wham! - Last Christmas
Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas Is You
The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Jingle Bells Rock (Daryl's Version)
Kirby 64 - Pop Star Winter Remix
Jingle Bells Accordion (Christmas Time 2017)
Jingle Bell Rock Instrumental Jazz
Jingle Bells (Orchestra)

SUPPORTED MODS
Dark Times 2: Maveritchell
Battlefront Extreme Era Mod: ARC_Commander

Special thanks to Pandemic for Releasing the SWBF2 ModTools.

And very special thanks to Gametoast for being an awesome place and for allowing me to learn everything that made the creation of this map and all the others I ever made possible.

If you want to add an era to this map or use it in your mappack, please let me know via PM on Gametoast, DM on Discord (fgabe#4441) or through my e-mail (felipe.gabe@hotmail.com)

If you want to download the source files of this map (or any of the other maps that I made) to see how it was made or to have your own take at it, feel free to check this link: http://gametoast.com/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=30683. Now, have fun, and I hope you enjoy the map.

DOWNLOAD LINK: https://www.moddb.com/games/star-wars-battlefront-ii/addons/kothlis-sea-haven-christmas-edition