Formerly the Map Ideas Thread, now CLOSED

[GabonX]

Israel

should I make a map of Isreal

with the coastal strip, gaza, jerusalem and region, western gallilee and mount carmel, sea of gallilee and valleys, negev and lastly upper gallilee and golan for continents I just need a little help with the graphics and the territories inside the continents

I was just thinking about making an Israel 2008 map with bombardment options from Gaza and Lebanon into Israel to mimic Hizzbolah and Hamas. The border between Israel and Gaza would be a one way crossing from Israel into Gaza but there would be a spot with 10 neutrals at the bottom that Gaza could break into the Sinai and enter Souther Israel from. Jerusalem would be worth plus 2 and would be neaded for an Israeli bonus as well as for the West Bank bonus. I think it could be really cool.

Not sure if this was what you were thinking of but I think a map based off of the current conflict developments could both educate and entertain members of the site...

[Code_Zero]

I like the heaven and hell idea
and back to my idea this is the type of map I was thinking of its just copyed from the web but I think it could be really good.

[t-o-m]

meh

oh yeah - click the link btw^^



me thinks that people will be fine with the link i gave you - for a couple a months, then this might work me thinks??

[NinjaArmy]

how do i post a map if it isnt on the internet, because it ask for a url

[bryguy]

how do i post a map if it isnt on the internet, because it ask for a url

go to www.imageshack.us and upload it onto there, then take the direct link it gives u and paste it between these
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[NinjaArmy]

ok this is my first atempt, i hope it works

Click image to enlarge.

[NinjaArmy]

success!!!!!!!!

[NinjaArmy]

warning: if you inlarge it, it wil take up the whole screen

[NinjaArmy]

the graphics still suck, but it came out better than i expected.

[NinjaArmy]

by the way, anyone that visits the forums, feel free to edit this and post your ideas so i can look over them to make this map better

[t-o-m]

graphics isnt an issue at this stage, good 1st effort,

i think this map would be good with people who like star wars and people who can relate to it,

im not a fan of star wars so i dont really know what this is about lol,,

bryguy likes it doesnt he?

i would have thought that when you have terits and some guidance, you could make a map thread, some people make threads without even having a draft, youve gotta draft, so i would go for it once you know how, i would show you i really would but im just a bit caught up in a lot of work atm sorry, maybe someone else can?

also see the how to make a map handbook

[NinjaArmy]

by the way, wen i said first attempt i ment my first attempt to get it to post

[NinjaArmy]

hey bry guy, i couldnt figure out the site you gave me so i just posted it on my freewebs site

[t-o-m]

hey bry guy, i couldnt figure out the site you gave me so i just posted it on my freewebs site

use photobucket, its much more user friendly and easir 2 use

[NinjaArmy]

thanks tom, but i got the posting figured out

[bryguy]

graphics isnt an issue at this stage, good 1st effort,

i think this map would be good with people who like star wars and people who can relate to it,

im not a fan of star wars so i dont really know what this is about lol,,

bryguy likes it doesnt he?

i would have thought that when you have terits and some guidance, you could make a map thread, some people make threads without even having a draft, youve gotta draft, so i would go for it once you know how, i would show you i really would but im just a bit caught up in a lot of work atm sorry, maybe someone else can?

also see the how to make a map handbook

yes i do like it.

And army, its not that graphically appealing, but its a better first draft then some people make

also: its over the size restriction by probably 200-700 pixels

edit: 1 thing, did u use paint??

edit 2: http://rules.swcombine.com/?Galaxy_Map&systemID=32

look at that map, u got most of the placing off, and missed some planets

[NinjaArmy]

yah i no its to big and i no that selonia is behind tralus and talus, but like i said, its a draft. can you help me with the graphics thing

[NinjaArmy]

i no u rnt supposed to use paint, but its just a draft, if you wonder how i got the sun gaffics, then i just found a sun picture on the internet that wasnt copyrighted strictly and i didnt forget any planets, since crollia and soronia are uninhabitable, i made them smaller. and put them in with the asteroids, void, and sun

[NinjaArmy]

im also going to mak it smaller
thats wy i put the grey dots so big

[wcaclimbing]

now that graphics are getting closed to being finished on Oasis, I'm looking for another possible map to make. things I am looking for:

1. I want to try out a snow-themed map using Oasis-style graphics. It could include an ocean or not, doesn't really matter to me yet.
2. I also want it to have an objective that would actually be possible to take and win with (like the grand oasis objective on Oasis). The objective needs to be the primary way to win, because killing the other players would be too difficult to complete.
3. It needs to be a wide open map with lots of possible strategies and plans to try to win the game.

I got my Oasis idea from this thread, can you guys think of anything that fits the description above?

[TaCktiX]

What about something based on a Ski slope? Different difficulty courses (diamond, double diamond, etc.) could be continents, with some mention of a lodge, a bunny hill, etc. Add in some hazards like avalanche (killer neutral), open ice (decay), etc. to mix it up, and have an objective where you have to get to the top of the mountain (ski lift or two), then conquer the Death Defying Slope, which has one-way attacks for 5 territories or something. Yes, I did just come up with this idea off the top of my head.

[t-o-m]

i have an idea wca, i will draw it up soon

[t-o-m]

Click image to enlarge.

ok this is not what i had in mind, but its 2.30am so i kinda forgot what i was making, so wnt crazy,
now explained:
the brown things r buildings,
the blue dots link things
the polygons are resource pairs, (just random really)
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ok this is what i was thinking of when u pitched it:
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its a snow villlage, that is at the bottom of a hill/mountain,
it is dangerous to go outside as you will b killed by the frost,
each player starts in their own "house" and has to make it out towards another "house"/resource pair, you loose X armies on each terit that is in-significant,
the objective will be to get to the top of the hill, to make this the easiest (yet still hard) would be that on the terits in-between each player, there would be a lake that has frozen over and is devestating to cross, and you loose about 10 armies per turn on their (10 is random),
(oh yeah every terit starts neutral apart from the houses, and the top of the hill starts with a lot of neutrals)
i think that would be quite cool, - not intended pun,
forget the image above thats crap

anyway that was my thought!

[bryguy]

i no u rnt supposed to use paint, but its just a draft, if you wonder how i got the sun gaffics, then i just found a sun picture on the internet that wasnt copyrighted strictly and i didnt forget any planets, since crollia and soronia are uninhabitable, i made them smaller. and put them in with the asteroids, void, and sun

crollia and soronia are/were inhabited. (soronia was inhabited by imperial miners) And even if they were uninhabitable, u should still include them.

[InkL0sed]

now that graphics are getting closed to being finished on Oasis, I'm looking for another possible map to make. things I am looking for:

1. I want to try out a snow-themed map using Oasis-style graphics. It could include an ocean or not, doesn't really matter to me yet.
2. I also want it to have an objective that would actually be possible to take and win with (like the grand oasis objective on Oasis). The objective needs to be the primary way to win, because killing the other players would be too difficult to complete.
3. It needs to be a wide open map with lots of possible strategies and plans to try to win the game.

I got my Oasis idea from this thread, can you guys think of anything that fits the description above?

You know, you could maybe do a series of terrain-themed maps (like Oasis is based on a desert). One with snow/tundra, another in mountains/hills, etc.

For the snow map specifically, maybe instead of oases, there could be heat sources, and a decay on most other regular territories.