Maps skins for League of Legends' Summoner's Rift

NoBudget··42 votes·4,209 views

Hey, everyone, I apologize if my English isn't always correct. I'm no native speaker. I've played League of Legends for some time now. I've often played the map Summoner's Rift. It is the most interesting map of those four ones. But after a while people get to know this map pretty well. For this reason I think it would be necessary to change something with it. I don't mean to change the build and the concept of it. This would be too complicated, concerning a fair balancing. I'm speaking of another design: With this huge mass of champions, their background stories and artworks Riot Games has created a whole new world. If you search for terms like "League of Legends Map" you might even find a map of the whole continent and their regions. So why can't we see anything of this? I would like to get some "map skins" of other regions like Frel Jord, Piltover, Bilgewater and Shurima Desert. This would be no question of balancing because it's only the look to be changed (as you know it from the champions). I already found some works of other people who created such maps (see the link; I surely don't mean only the icy lands, others too). It should be possible to develop a little series of map skins. I guess it wouldn't be a big deal to change some colors and elements, some of those elements do already exist (just think of the ARAM map and the other maps).

I really hope Riot Games gets to know about this article so the developers might take this idea into consideration. If it isn't possible I'd like to know why.

19 Comments

iainB8510 votes

Back in the day we used to get snow covered Summoner's Rift for the holidays.

If I remember correctly, a Rioter commented a while back saying they won't reskin Summoner's Rift anymore because they are worried about color conflicts and some abilities being very hard to see on different colored backgrounds (Lux's E on a snow background could be hard to see, for instance).

Personally I feel like it could still be done, as long as they were careful with the colors, and that it was kind of a cop-out response.

pinkyblossom2 votes

If riot is concerned about visibility issues (even if most of the enemy spells have a red outline ); It doesn't need to be done for ranked just for normal's and custom's!

New players and the kids would love it!

But, sadly, I don't think they are willing to spear the resources for something like this. And I hate them for that! I mean it doesn't need to be something crispy. They can offer the interns and the practitioners to do it. Im sure they will come up with something in week. They can even ask us for help.

DeynaTaggerung1 votes

Yeah and I think if they were to offer it for just a short period of time then people would overlook the fact that some abilities are harder to make out and just enjoy the ice theme. Especially since this is during preseason where ranked isn't as important

MrSlowDie6 votes

then don't give snow rift to ranked or just give less snow to the road or change lux's e's colour

iainB851 votes

Like I said, I still think it's possible if they carefully managed the colors of a new skinned map. To say that the color scheme of the current Summoner's Rift is the only one that would work is silly.

In terms of changing Lux's e color... that just wouldn't work. That was ONE example. You expect Riot to review every single ability of every single champion and make modifications to their effects every time they want to reskin a map? You crazy.

UrPalAl1 votes

It was actually mainly because colorblind people couldn't see shit. Imagine if the entire map was the same color as the snow. (anything green or red for most cases)

Solaxo1 votes

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Back in the day we used to get snow covered Summoner's Rift for the holidays.

If I remember correctly, a Rioter commented a while back saying they won't reskin Summoner's Rift anymore because they are worried about color conflicts and some abilities being very hard to see on different colored backgrounds (Lux's E on a snow background could be hard to see, for instance).

Personally I feel like it could still be done, as long as they were careful with the colors, and that it was kind of a cop-out response.

It was never a problem. People enjoyed it and they could see everything. I swear, Riot is simply a bunch of clowns

TwoD2 votes

wow what do we have to do to get Riot to make this stuff happen? I will literally go run around outside butt naked with a cereal bowl of coco puffs

EmittingXs2 votes

SR after Lissandra becomes Queen... this should be a thing. it's badass as it is and although it may need a few changes here and there for the sake of some champion's skills, it would be amazing.

on a side note, personally i feel as if the wolves should be white instead of green-ish and blue... something about how predators in the wild have to adapt to their environment and their fur reflects those changes. the raptors got the memo... get it together wolves >:(

Death by Glamour1 votes

Looks pretty good

Dunno why we havent recieved these or announcer packs

Silver3MMC1 votes

I love the Idea of a theme for the rift during winter looks really cool +1

rtbf2061059051 votes

Really this is a no-brainer that they could make some money out of this.

Btw if Riot is scared about it interfering with the abilities then what is the point of christmas that lasts for a few weeks?

Mister Sunglow1 votes

This still isn't updated and I can't find the download on the ad-ridden yurixyworx.com

Veldihan1 votes

I was able to find it (at least, I think this is it) at http://mapskins.com/2015/02/03/ice-rift-v3-now-with-gates/

That site also has other map skins for League.

Mister Sunglow1 votes

Yeah but unfortunately it has texture bugs... maybe he'll Update it some day!

Occams Raiser1 votes

This is so fat I can explain it. I don't know why Riot can't do this in winter

Small Tiddies1 votes

Fixing the problem for colorblind: Cb mode gives it the textures, but they're still green, on the other hand it could just be the normal map on cb mode.

inmUGco1 votes

we need ICE RIFT! plz Roit~

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