Hey! I've been around here a while now and I've decided to try and make a map too. This is a first draft. I'm probably gonna change some things. But anyway, hope this is already a good start, don't really have much experience with GIMP as of yet anyway, tell me what ya think
Map Name: Gallic wars Mapmaker(s): waauw Number of Territories: 66 Map size(large map): 830x770
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Last edited by waauw on Wed Jul 03, 2013 10:21 am, edited 37 times in total.
No, the " Gaul " we're seen as barbarians, an enemy of rome, the people of rome and rome itself was much more civilized. The Gaul we're well know for there metalworking and extensive trade.
1st nice drawing waauw, I can't wait to start playing this one.
Have you never seen asterix comic books/ films?? Maybe it was ironical i don t know.
Anyway, personally wow i think it s a good idea but i m not a great fan of the graphics so far, i think there are too many details in the background and it s difficult to read.
Are all those village names true? Wasn t paris lutecia?
it's called "Conquer Gaul", they are the ones who conquered it
ok. what part is Gaul? i can't tell from your image.
were the Romans the only ones to ever fight the Gauls?
Gaul is a collection name of many independent tribes. Generally it is accepted that it existed out of different parts:
blue: Belgica
pink and green: Lugdunensis
orange: Helvetica
cyan: Aquitania
yellow: Narbonensis
Purple: Cisalpina
==> This is old Gaul, Julius Caesar only started invading Gaul once Cisalpina and Narbonensis were already part of the roman empire.
the gauls also used to fight the germanic tribes often(not sure about the hispanic tribes) The Helvetica tribe for example was once invaded from the north and driven out of it's lands. They went on a walk-about in search for a new land until Julius Ceasar drove 'm back to their homeland.
so do we play the Romans and try to Conquer Gaul before the other Romans do or is this a standard map like France where we are distributed randomly within the region ?
greenoaks wrote:so do we play the Romans and try to Conquer Gaul before the other Romans do or is this a standard map like France where we are distributed randomly within the region ?
Initially I didn't plan on integrating Rome into it, but I needed an extra starting point. As for the starting positions, everybody starts with a capital and for the rest everybody will get randomly distributed territories all over the map. Though tech, cattle, battlesites and mines will start neutral for sure. Other territories I will still have to analyze how to equilibrate starting positions.
some adjustments I might make:
add a foreign invasion system(similar to Conquer Rome)
Remove Rome as starting position and make one in Pictones(northern Aquitania)
shorten names so they fit in the boxes
Re-draw territory borderlines to make 'm more pretty
Have you never seen asterix comic books/ films?? Maybe it was ironical i don t know.
Anyway, personally wow i think it s a good idea but i m not a great fan of the graphics so far, i think there are too many details in the background and it s difficult to read.
Are all those village names true? Wasn t paris lutecia?
All of the names are real, though some might be a little off position. Also Lutetia is a city not a tribe(collection of towns= mini nation). The same goes for example for Massilia(Marseille). I'll try to fix background
the first thing that comes to mind looking at your map is this old EvilDIMwit map project. It was a great idea, maybe you can find something you can give you some additional inspiration viewtopic.php?f=242&t=113230
P.s. don't go with both versions, you don't need for now...use the large.
Finally, I'm moving your map into the drafting room considering that it seems to me that it shows all the elements required.
greenoaks wrote:so do we play the Romans and try to Conquer Gaul before the other Romans do or is this a standard map like France where we are distributed randomly within the region ?
Initially I didn't plan on integrating Rome into it, but I needed an extra starting point. As for the starting positions, everybody starts with a capital and for the rest everybody will get randomly distributed territories all over the map. Though tech, cattle, battlesites and mines will start neutral for sure. Other territories I will still have to analyze how to equilibrate starting positions.
some adjustments I might make:
Remove Rome as starting position and make one in Pictones(northern Aquitania)
this is a good idea. if this is to be a map of Gaul then make it of Gaul.
