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Re: Map Incubator Experiment

Postby Supreme_Pookie on Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:23 pm

Hi All:

I was invited here by oaktown.
He's just finished being eliminating me from his Indian Empire map.
It looks like he may even get his fist win in this one.

I'm really intersted in this experiment. Please count me in!
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Re: Map Incubator Experiment

Postby AndyDufresne on Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:25 pm

Thumbs up for in-game advertising to your opponents. ;) Keep that up.


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Re: Map Incubator Experiment

Postby bryguy on Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:32 pm

oaktown wrote:really, is it so hard to be brief? For example:

I've been around 3 years, made ten maps or so, of relatively high rank, CA for a year, post regularly.
=D>


OH I missed the fact that you wanted it brief... may bad! lol

Been doing digital art for about 4 years, know how to give graphics criticism.

Brief enough?
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Re: Map Incubator Experiment

Postby cairnswk on Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:23 pm

I am mostly available for questions for those who work with Coreldraw, Fireworks...i only have Photoshop 6 and haven't used it much so...and still learning...
Limited time during uni semesters: Feb-June & Aug-Dec: but try to post regularly
Several Maps & Carto for several months...
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Re: Map Incubator Experiment

Postby wcaclimbing on Sat Jun 20, 2009 1:41 am

I won't be able to devote enough time to joining this group.

But if anyone wants advice on making realistic terrain (see Oasis, Winter, and the terrain on the Crater map), feel free to send me a PM and I'll try to help out.
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Re: Map Incubator Experiment

Postby the.killing.44 on Sat Jun 20, 2009 9:57 am

I'm a Foundry Assistant, comment regularly, have had a map quenched, another in development, play all game styles, and I'll try to help out :)

(short enough? :P )

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Re: Map Incubator Experiment

Postby oaktown on Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:14 pm

I'll just keep editing this post as a running list of volunteers. As I see it we have:

foundry regulars: oaktown, gimil, sailorseal, bryguy, whitestazn, lgoasklucyl, cairnswk, the.killing.44,

Less regular, but not exactly new either (fewer than 200 posts in the foundry): Danyeal, captainwalrus, Premier2K, Kotaro, Bruceswar

fresh faces (fewer than 30 foundry posts): lokisgal, s3xt0y, Supreme_Pookie, jpcloet, GrimReaper, hwhrhett

optimus prime and lancehoch expressed interest as well.

gimil and I will put our heads together and try to come up with a plan of attack.
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Re: Map Incubator Experiment

Postby Kotaro on Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:28 pm

Damn you gimil.

Hi all, I'm Kotaro. I'm available
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Re: Map Incubator Experiment

Postby GrimReaper. on Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:33 pm

ill do it...
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Re: Map Incubator Experiment

Postby oaktown on Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:37 pm

and this just t in via PM...
hwhrhett wrote:i read your post in GD and id like to offer my assistance

if you need help, i would be a great volunteer, i have experience on almost all of the maps so far, and dont care about my rank. i like playing all the different game types and new things...

let me know!!
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Re: Map Incubator Experiment

Postby Bruceswar on Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:54 pm

Well I must say this looks interesting. Count me in.

High ranker, with a different point of view than many. :) P.S. When does this start?
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Re: Map Incubator Experiment

Postby oaktown on Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:04 pm

Bruceswar wrote:Well I must say this looks interesting. Count me in.

High ranker, with a different point of view than many. :) P.S. When does this start?

Your name has been included above... I plan on starting something up as soon as I can find the rock gimil has been hiding under. ;)
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Re: Map Incubator Experiment

Postby ender516 on Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:31 am

During my six months at CC, I have spent much of my freemium waiting time browsing the Map Foundry, and occasionally making comments that I hope are useful. My rank should make a nice counterbalance to Bruceswar.
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Re: Map Incubator Experiment

Postby jpcloet on Tue Jun 23, 2009 5:50 am

Looks like you have enough for 2 groups. Good stuff.
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Re: Map Incubator Experiment

Postby soundman on Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:04 am

Found this though the topic in callouts.
Sounds great and maybe it'll give me some inspiration for my own map. Count me in. :)
(I'm not a foundry regular but have an eye for detail and am creative.)
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