new look Crossword 1.1 [Vacation]

[Cherry pepsi?]

and 1 more thing mabey if you like make it rainbow or something it would be more apealing like rainbow on the out side mabey inside mixed colors and middle like gray or something i don't know just making and input but it is comming a long well just have that in mind

[spinwizard]

and 1 more thing mabey if you like make it rainbow or something it would be more apealing like rainbow on the out side mabey inside mixed colors and middle like gray or something i don't know just making and input but it is comming a long well just have that in mind

I will mess about with the colours

[jako]

im looking at this, but im wondering one thing, where are the numbers for each square?

[cairnswk]

Hey m8, can u move the new crossword map thread to the main foundery...or shall i start a new thread for it...

hi Spinwizard....thanks for the question and contact....

If you haven't done so already please familiarise yourselves with How A Map Progresses Through the Foundry where u will see there are some changes as to how a map must be presented to the New Ideas Foundry.

I cannot move this map as I believe it is still being formulated and must have at least two graphical updates....you only have 1 so far.

I believe you have some gameplay there, but how are the xml coordinates going to be identified? And in wl_southern's lead article for the map there is no concept stated. if you could fix this please.
If you could state something on the map about this in your next update then i will definitely consider moving it.

There is no need to start a new thread.

Also, i would like to see a poll put up to determine if there is any interest for this map; i can see that there is some support, but it would also be good to gauge this via a poll, if you would.

[spinwizard]

thanks m8

[spinwizard]

Update 2-



Changes-
Added a unquire line nameing system.
Changes colours.
Changed legend.
Added instructions.

Cairns, i think this meet all the criteria for moveing to the foundery (It is southys thread so i can't do the poll but the map feedback has been good...)

[cairnswk]

OK....

1. there appears to some support from the comments thus far
2. there have been two graphic updates, but this needs some good future graphic work
3. there is a some instructions about play but can be improved.
4. i would still like to see a poll on this one to guage support, so as soon as you can contact wl_southern please and have that poll placed.

Moving to Foundry....

[spinwizard]

About the graphics...there is not much more I can do to them as it is only squares...

[spinwizard]

Oh and thanks

[DiM]

i still hate the idea because all i see here is the crappiest map on the site (crosswords) made even crappier (by making it symmetrical).

anyway i want to say that currently you have size issues.

if that is the small map then you're way over the size guidelines
if that is the large then you fit the guidelines but you can't fit the army numbers. i'm not talking about triple digit because even double digits don't fit.
also you'll have huge army overlapping problems.
basically pink 1 and 2 will overlap in triple digits (and even double) and there are more (red green etc) i think there are 13 places where army numbers will overlap. so you either have to move terits around (which basically ruins your whole design) or increase the size to fit triple digits (which will cause the size guidelines to be brutally broken)

[WL_southerner]

please keep the ideas coming in people we are still open for ideas and improvments there's still work being done

[WL_southerner]

some good points there dim but i have few ideas that might be able to over come them problems

[DiM]

why another thread?

[WL_southerner]

i could not get the voting system up on the other thread

[DiM]

i could not get the voting system up on the other thread

edit first post in the other thread and putt a poll. it's possible.

[DiM]

some good points there dim but i have few ideas that might be able to over come them problems

as long as those ideas mean it's not gonna be about crosswords and it's not going to be symmetrical i'm ok with them.

i don't understand 1 thing. the crosswords is the crappiest map ever made. that's clear and the vast majority agrees.
second symmetrical maps are crap. same thing the vast majority agrees.
third thing. this map is going to be a standalone map. meaning it will not replace the current crosswords.

so despite all these things the map has support in the poll and 14 people voted it's a good idea.

funny thing about this number. 14. exactly 14 people voted in the poll for troy mclure's real estate map. and that was an idea far better than this and had far better graphics. and yet it was abbandoned for lack of support.
what's the foundry coming to?

i mean no disrespect to you or spinwizard but this is probably the shittiest project i've seen in a long time (since plasagna map and that was more of a joke. this is serious.).
we have maps like Dungeon of Draknor that are far better regarding the theme the gameplay the graphics. well basically far better in every aspect and they get 5 times less feedback than this. really people let's get serious for a moment here. crosswords is the crappiest map ever made. do we really need another one?

[WL_southerner]

ok i did not know it could be done that way
did not look at the first posting when i tried my error

[cena-rules]

this is a better map. Go pete go

[cairnswk]

WL_Southern
I have merged your topic with poll into this main foundry one, that way you don't loose any votes as they had started to accumulate. Good luck.
Also, i have place the current image at the top of your very first post which u can edit as you proceed with this map.

[WL_southerner]

ty cairnswk that was my error did not look at the first post for editing i thax dim for pointing that out to me too
dim crossword cant be all that bad its been played roughly 3000 to 3700 times since it was first played back in april this year and it had tourneys games on it to yes it do have its followers that play it a lot

[Cherry pepsi?]

this is what i think of the new map its more colorfull more symetrical i think the objective here is to get people who are not cross word fans into playing it well now that he put the numbers on i definatly think i would play this map so would some other people i know it just seems to be comeing really really well great job i can't wait to see the final guys

and spin i love what you did with the colors its more aragend i <3 it <3333 it

[Gnome]

WL_Southern
I have merged your topic with poll into this main foundry one, that way you don't loose any votes as they had started to accumulate. Good luck.
Also, i have place the current image at the top of your very first post which u can edit as you proceed with this map.

lol I don't think there are that many persons that voted for this map yet...I think you just doubled everything now...

[iConquer]

i really would like to see this map in action

nice job to both wl and spin

hats off to you and all that helped to create this new map

best of luck in the future

[hiitsmestevie1]

i like this map!it will be nice to try it and see . i think its a crossword map for those who like crossword as well as for those who dont.

[DiM]

ty cairnswk that was my error did not look at the first post for editing i thax dim for pointing that out to me too
dim crossword cant be all that bad its been played roughly 3000 to 3700 times since it was first played back in april this year and it had tourneys games on it to yes it do have its followers that play it a lot

it's april last year not this year. back in page 2 i posted this:

dim and oaktown you said crossword is played lest amount this is true but all down to the frame of the mind of people, the biggest problem with crossword was a few players played it and lost and did not like it then went into chat and moan about the map and that put alot of people off playing it the same thing happen to circusmaxus,

that's not what happened. if you really think crosswords received bad publicity in chat and that's why it wasn't played then you're wrong.
crossword is simply a bad map. it's not difficult it's actually just as simple as classic. terits that border and form continents.
the main problem is the theme. and the graphic presentation.

for example Age of Merchants is considered to be one of the hardest maps around because the gameplay is different than anything done before.

and yet if you look at the stats AoM has around 2200 games per month. while crosswords has 200 games per month. that's 11 times less games. and just look through the forums for threads like "top5 hardest maps" or "your least favorite map" and you'll see AoM is present in each of those threads. heck, AoM has even been banned in a tourney because people complained it's too hard.

i guess the thing is nobody wants to fight over a crossword puzzle. they'll rather fight over some countries.

symmetrical maps can be the hardest maps to play they are not really for the faint hearted or poor players but on the whole its down to the frame of mind

also symmetrical maps aren't hard. not at all. but the problem is they are too predictable. there's no random flow of attacks no surprising routes no nothing

crosswords is the least played map with just average of 200 games per month since it's release. compare those stats to doodle earth that had 3000 games per week.
and it is in tourneys because some tourneys insist on using each and every map.

do a simple search right now click on game finder and select crosswords and leave all settings available. you'll find just 4 games. all private games.

now do a search for any of the other maps i think you'll get the idea