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MAP SKINS

Fragglu·3/22/2016, 5:03:01 AM·11 votes·2,406 views

So, Riot used to release map skins for Summoner's Rift during the holidays. But, they stopped doing that. They should release buy able map skins that cost
about as much as a ultimate skin, because of how long it would take to make them. Playing in Piltover, Zaun, BIlgewater, Ionia, a beach theme, a snow theme, with appropriately dressed minions and monsters would be really cool, and I'm sure a lot of people would buy that. You could select it like a ward skin in champ select and only you would see the map skin, not your team, nor the enemies. Imagine a sea monster baron and a seagull (yay killing annoying seagulls) dragon on a beach map, with little pool party minions and large monster. Lanes could have sand in them, and the river would look like a beach (or pool for pool party). Would be pretty cool.

(sorry if I'm posting on the wrong board or something, or if I'm not using the thread syntax)

4 Comments

Elite4Runner3/22/2016, 5:35:24 AM1 votes

Would these skins be visible to all players if one of the players has purchased the skin? What if there is a conflict and someone doesn't want to see the map skin? What if two, or more, players have different skins that they want to use for the same match?

If these skins are only viewed by the player, and not by all players, then the texture files would simply need to be replaced in that player's client, which I believe Riot allows. The difficulty would be in making EVERYTHING look good.

Snez4/1/2016, 11:28:34 PM1 votes

These are already out as custom addons.

Jaj2ed4/1/2016, 11:29:28 PM1 votes

This would be a cool idea. I'd buy it. Eventually.