Generic Themepark Map / Silver Dollar City / Branson Misouri

[Victor Sullivan]

If I recall correctly, there is an XML update called the "Key" that requires you to hold one territory in order to attack another.

It might be fun to use this and require players to hold a Ticket Booth in order to attack a roller coaster.

It's a feature on the wish list.

-Sully

[Crazy Frog]

That is a great idea... "Key" the rides with the ticket booths..

Ok... now try this: Player must Hold Security station and Main office in order to control a Security guard = Control Security Guard to Close any ticket booth. (battle down the number of troops to gain control) ( Maybe: the Security Guard returns to N3 at end of each turn)

I was playing with an arial photo of a theme park we have here in Recife Brazil... its a very small... fairly simple layout. and could be used for the basic concept... the Park is called Mirabilandia.... Nice name for a map I think.

[Crazy Frog]

[BigImg]
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= ... =1&theater[/BigImg]

[Crazy Frog]

This is a park that is pretty simple layout. Its a satellite photo with a few beginning labels on it... Just for a sort of foundational idea...

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= ... =1&theater

[Crazy Frog]

How can I post the map Im working on into here???? Its Jpeg???

[thehippo8]

Use photobucket or flikr and do a link.

[isaiah40]

Or you can use Imageshack.

[Crazy Frog]

ok... lets try this?
[img][BigImg]
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/26 ... hoto3.jpg/[/BigImg][/img]

[thehippo8]

if you are connecting to an image try then you need to link to the actual image not the webpage... if all else fails right click your page and search for the actual image ... which for you was http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/7751 ... photo3.jpg ... only then will it properly work with the image brackets (here I used the BigImg bracketing) ...

Click image to enlarge.

Also You may want to look at some quality image manipulation software - I recomment Inkscape as it is free and relatively easy to learn - do the online tutorials

[Crazy Frog]

Whaaa???? You no like my Paintbrush??? Wharongwitchu???

Just kidding... Ill check the Inkscape out:-)

This was just a sort of attempt at the idea... really so someone else can visualize it and maybe do some play with it too...

I got another idea coming on that might would be fun too.... But its for a different map:-)

[Crazy Frog]

Wow inkscape has allot of features.. looks like it would do allot...
But it is allot more complicated than paintbrush...

The simplest thing... like painting a line... becomes a major issue...

I have Coral Draw somewhere in this computer too... I wonder if it would work for this??? That one is complicated too...
Im just not very grafix program oriented I guess...

[natty dread]

Um... Inkscape?

No offense, but Inkscape is not going to be sufficient to create the kind of graphics you need for a CC map. Inkscape is a vector graphics software, I sometimes use it to draw the map shape and then import the vectors to GIMP but you can't do any advanced graphics effects on it.

If you need a free graphics software, download GIMP.

[Crazy Frog]

Yeah I think I have GIMP too... I wonder why they are all so much more complicated than Paintbrush... Its like to do the simplest thing becomes a run around... You cant just click what you want and do it... Sort of Aggravated with it at the moment.

I just checked I have Gimp 2...???
I need to take a tutorial class on one of these programs I guess...

[thehippo8]

Yeah I think I have GIMP too... I wonder why they are all so much more complicated than Paintbrush... Its like to do the simplest thing becomes a run around... You cant just click what you want and do it... Sort of Aggravated with it at the moment.

I just checked I have Gimp 2...???
I need to take a tutorial class on one of these programs I guess...

The difference is massive. Rastor graphics look dreadful when made bigger, vector graphics give clean crisp lines. I am interested in why Natty dislikes Inkscape and will have a think about that myself. But certainly Paint is so easy ... just so bad!

[Crazy Frog]

Paint is simple yes.. Just a few tools to learn...
But it is also Intuitive...

You just click what you need and do it.

Why are these other programs so complicated that you do not even have a paint pallet that you can easily click and work with?
Im sure it is there somewhere... but being the most often used tools... COLORS, Lines, Fonts and Shades should be in one easy to use box...
Simplicity would sell.