Holiday Mapmaking Competitions!

[edbeard]

I'm really interested in seeing everyone's work and can't wait until the 10th. let me see them PLEASE. PLLLEEEAAASSSEEE

[Incandenza]

While not quite the foundry luminary that gim is, I too would be willing to be an extra pair of eyes and/or sounding-board for anyone (pro or amateur) working thru a concept, given that a rough sketch on a legal pad that I fax to CC headquarters probably won't cut it as a map design.

[lgoasklucyl]

I might through my n00bish hat into the ring on the Central America map. I'm just starting with map gfx making, however, so I might need a bunch of luck to stand any chance in this one

Is it okay to draw the water that runs through Panama in order to preserve proper geography, or would that be a no-no because it might make gameplay slightly confusing?

[oaktown]

I might through my n00bish hat into the ring on the Central America map. I'm just starting with map gfx making, however, so I might need a bunch of luck to stand any chance in this one

Is it okay to draw the water that runs through Panama in order to preserve proper geography, or would that be a no-no because it might make gameplay slightly confusing?

I hope you do create something, lgoasklucyl... it'll just be you and bunch of other hat-wearing noobs.

As for gameplay changes, you can lobby for them after the competition is said and done, but for now try to keep the map as-is so everybody is working with the same material.

[lgoasklucyl]

Thanks for the quick response

I had no intent on changing the gameplay, simply plopping the little divider of water in there. Nothing important though, it just didn't really look like Panama

[e_i_pi]

I hope you do create something, lgoasklucyl... it'll just be you and bunch of other hat-wearing noobs.

/me slaps oaktown with a +3 Blessed Noob Club

[lgoasklucyl]

I think I've seen your work on Antarctica eipi- I think I'm screwed

On a more positive note- I am really looking forward to the gameplay on that map

[e_i_pi]

I think I've seen your work on Antarctica eipi- I think I'm screwed

On a more positive note- I am really looking forward to the gameplay on that map

Antarctica is a work that's taken 3 months... this one I have 3 weeks tops, so don't expect too much I think everyone is in the same boat here, which makes it a nice even playing field. I'm really looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with, it should be a very interesting competition

[oaktown]

The question was raised as to whether or not somebody could submit multiple entries, and while there's a part of me that likes the thought of encouraging creativity, the answer to this is has to be no.

The work that goes into making one map file is fairly significant; the work that goes into tweaking the layers of that file is pretty simple. If everybody who creates one file also makes three more with different colors or effects, there could be dozens of entries and the competition will be something of a joke. If you're toying with more than one idea, go with the best one... quality over quantity please!

/me slaps oaktown with a +3 Blessed Noob Club

/oaktown protected by Amulet of Cartography
/oaktown raises his Wacom feather wand and knocks the mouse from e_i_pi's hand with an Expelliarmus spell

[yeti_c]

/me slaps oaktown with a +3 Blessed Noob Club

/oaktown protected by Amulet of Cartography
/oaktown raises his Wacom feather wand and knocks the mouse from e_i_pi's hand with an Expelliarmus spell

Wow - you two are proper geeks!

C.

[bryguy]

cant wait for the voting, i wanna see what people come up with

/me slaps oaktown with a +3 Blessed Noob Club

/oaktown protected by Amulet of Cartography
/oaktown raises his Wacom feather wand and knocks the mouse from e_i_pi's hand with an Expelliarmus spell

/bryguy pulls out his wand and uses the imperio curse on andy and makes andy make bryguy a C.A., all while everybody is watching oaktown's and e_i_pi's duel

[lgoasklucyl]

/me slaps oaktown with a +3 Blessed Noob Club

/oaktown protected by Amulet of Cartography
/oaktown raises his Wacom feather wand and knocks the mouse from e_i_pi's hand with an Expelliarmus spell

/bryguy pulls out his wand and uses the imperio curse on andy and makes andy make bryguy a C.A., all while everybody is watching oaktown's and e_i_pi's duel [/quote]


I think it went from proper dorks to Harry Potter dorks... I'm not sure which is worse

[MrBenn]

/me slaps oaktown with a +3 Blessed Noob Club

/oaktown protected by Amulet of Cartography
/oaktown raises his Wacom feather wand and knocks the mouse from e_i_pi's hand with an Expelliarmus spell

/bryguy pulls out his wand and uses the imperio curse on andy and makes andy make bryguy a C.A., all while everybody is watching oaktown's and e_i_pi's duel

/MrBenn sends bryguy to the recycling bin, and gets the thread back on topic...

[wcaclimbing]

so how is Centerscape going for the rest of you guys?
I'm having a bit of trouble with it.

[e_i_pi]

/me slaps oaktown with a +3 Blessed Noob Club

/oaktown protected by Amulet of Cartography
/oaktown raises his Wacom feather wand and knocks the mouse from e_i_pi's hand with an Expelliarmus spell

Wow - you two are proper geeks!

C.

/e_i_pi dons his Glove of Talk To The Hand