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Conquer Club Dispatch Interrogation- cairnswk

PostPosted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 1:51 am
by safariguy5
For the 86th edition of the CC Newsletter, mapmaker extraordinaire cairnswk will be interviewed. Ask away!

Re: Conquer Club Dispatch Interrogation- cairnswk

PostPosted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 3:50 am
by macbone
Cairn, which map are you proudest of?

If you could go back and revise one of your maps, which would it be?

Which of the other maps on CC do you wish you had thought of?

What are some things you wish you could do with a map but are not possible right now?

How did you get interested in designing maps?

Do you ever find your maps too difficult to play yourself?

Qwert is teaching an advanced SoC class, an introduction to his maps (which has yet to be conducted, but will once we have some team grads). Would you ever consider teaching the same kind of class through the SoC?

Re: Conquer Club Dispatch Interrogation- cairnswk

PostPosted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 6:19 am
by Gillipig
What new map making tools would you like to have at your disposal?

If you could drag one user into the foundry and make him comment on the maps, who would it be?

Are you pissed at all about not being able to get more than 30 map making medals?

What do you want from Santa this year?

Apart from the map foundry, do you ever browse the forums?

Re: Conquer Club Dispatch Interrogation- cairnswk

PostPosted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 1:38 pm
by chapcrap
Who's mapmaking skills do you covet?

Re: Conquer Club Dispatch Interrogation- cairnswk

PostPosted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 10:01 pm
by Dukasaur
Do you sometimes wish you could run a medieval dungeon and torture people?

What's your favourite method of execution?

Who is the more important cultural icon: Puff the Magic Dragon or Squiddly-Diddly?

Would you rather cross the Pacific in a kayak or cross Eurasia on a tricycle?

What's your favourite food?

Cat person or dog person?

Which changed civilization more: indoor plumbing or the printing press?

Who's the most famous person you've ever met?

Re: Conquer Club Dispatch Interrogation- cairnswk

PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:35 am
by Ace Rimmer
chapcrap wrote:Who's mapmaking skills do you covet?


Whose grammar skills do you covet?

Re: Conquer Club Dispatch Interrogation- cairnswk

PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 1:42 pm
by AndyDufresne
How many ideas do you try out (offline) before you find something you want to work and spend time developing more thoroughly?


--Andy

Re: Conquer Club Dispatch Interrogation- cairnswk

PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 1:54 pm
by chapcrap
Ace Rimmer wrote:
chapcrap wrote:Who's mapmaking skills do you covet?


Whose grammar skills do you covet?

How many times has Ace Rimmer bested you?

Re: Conquer Club Dispatch Interrogation- cairnswk

PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 2:42 pm
by AndyDufresne
What Australian phrases would you like to see brought into wider use on Conquer Club?


--Andy

Re: Conquer Club Dispatch Interrogation- cairnswk

PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:17 pm
by Nola_Lifer
What motivates you to continue to make maps while others just seem to fizzle out? What would CC do with out your maps?

Re: Conquer Club Dispatch Interrogation- cairnswk

PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:21 pm
by Funkyterrance
I'm a big fan of cairns, I'm looking forward to hearing the responses. :)

Cairnswk, a number of your maps are recreations of historical battles. What is your single favourite historical period and why?

Re: Conquer Club Dispatch Interrogation- cairnswk

PostPosted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 12:49 am
by greenoaks
What's doing with that bloody butterfly

Re: Conquer Club Dispatch Interrogation- cairnswk

PostPosted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 2:17 am
by Funkyterrance
greenoaks wrote:What's doing with that bloody butterfly


Oooh, good one! I second this one lol.

Re: Conquer Club Dispatch Interrogation- cairnswk

PostPosted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 5:53 am
by Gillipig
Is there any map that you've done that you wish you never made?
Describe yourself with three words.
What is your greatest strength?
What is your greatest weakness?
Do you look down on mere mortals like everyone else except you and me?

Re: Conquer Club Dispatch Interrogation- cairnswk

PostPosted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 10:22 pm
by Dukasaur
Do you think the world would be better off without the Northern Hemisphere?

Re: Conquer Club Dispatch Interrogation- cairnswk

PostPosted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 10:45 pm
by sempaispellcheck
What advice would you give to novice or would-be mapmakers?

Re: Conquer Club Dispatch Interrogation- cairnswk

PostPosted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 7:52 am
by macbone
Are there any maps you'd like to make but can't because of copyright issues?

Re: Conquer Club Dispatch Interrogation- cairnswk

PostPosted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 1:58 pm
by Dukasaur
How did you first discover Conquer Club?

Re: Conquer Club Dispatch Interrogation- cairnswk

PostPosted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 1:30 pm
by chapcrap
What if Australia had to be evacuated? Would you choose New Zealand or India?

Re: Conquer Club Dispatch Interrogation- cairnswk

PostPosted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 1:58 pm
by cairnswk
chapcrap wrote:What if Australia had to be evacuated? Would you choose New Zealand or India?

Now chapcrap, that's BS...won't be answered, sorry. Please keep them CC related.

Re: Conquer Club Dispatch Interrogation- cairnswk

PostPosted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 2:04 am
by rdsrds2120
Out of all of your maps, which one would you say is the most "you?" That is, which one do you feel the closest to in terms of style, gameplay, etc -- or which one do you feel the most connected to and why?

BMO

Re: Conquer Club Dispatch Interrogation- cairnswk

PostPosted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 11:24 am
by chapcrap
cairnswk wrote:
chapcrap wrote:What if Australia had to be evacuated? Would you choose New Zealand or India?

Now chapcrap, that's BS...won't be answered, sorry. Please keep them CC related.

I'll take that as Madagascar then...

What is your process for choosing which maps to make?

Re: Conquer Club Dispatch Interrogation- cairnswk

PostPosted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 4:15 pm
by Gillipig
Which is your favorite map?
Which map took the longest to complete?
Which map took the shortest to complete?
If you were to attribute your map making skill to one personality trait, which would it be?

Re: Conquer Club Dispatch Interrogation- cairnswk

PostPosted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 8:00 pm
by puppydog85
What is your LEAST favorite map?

Re: Conquer Club Dispatch Interrogation- cairnswk

PostPosted: Fri Dec 28, 2012 4:02 am
by koontz1973
Why do you use so many different programmes when making maps?
Why so many breaks for your maps? You have so many going through at one time, then for some reason, they all go into the bin for a month or two. Only for you to bring them out and finish them.
Why do you make so many maps at one time? Do you not feel this effects quality?
Are their any maps that you wish you could make but current restrictions stop you (xml or size)?