New Map Idea - DNA [Vacation]

by **WidowMakers** on Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:43 pm

This is a pretty good representation of 2 base pairs and the phosphate sugar ladder structure of DNA. What do you think?

by **skanska** on Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:45 pm

dude, it rocks, i love it!!!!!
i'd play it all the time

by **AndyDufresne** on Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:50 pm

Right now...this idea doesn't...hm appeal to me.

Maybe if you make it a little more..hm...interesting with a theme. What if we are viruses...trying to spread? And infect dna?

--Andy

by **Phobia** on Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:53 pm

well it would certainly learn my biology for my exam in june!

by **everywhere116** on Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:06 pm

2 questions:

Is it one for each sugar and phosphate molocule, or 1 for them all?

Also, when you control a pair, do get 8 on top of the 4 and 3 bonuses, or is it 8 total?

by **DiM** on Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:10 pm

the idea is good but the map is destroying my eyes. maybe some pastel colours?? :roll:

my eyes really hurt

by **KEYOGI** on Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:14 pm

While I appreciate that you're trying to come up with new ideas, this map doesn't really interest me. I just don't have any interest in fighting over DNA. :wink:

by **Enigma** on Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:15 pm

KEYOGI wrote:While I appreciate that you're trying to come up with new ideas, this map doesn't really interest me. I just don't have any interest in fighting over DNA.

*grins* i agree- though that might just happen sometime in the not-so-distant future

by **s.xkitten** on Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:15 am

i think that if you want to, and some people like it, go ahead...but i personally don't like it...it might grow on me if you keep working on it...

by **cowshrptrn** on Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:39 am

It doesn't look very visually appealing, it looks like a skeleton of a map with the countries not put in. It looks like it has decent gameplay, but if you can get more things resembling borders on it then i think it'll look pretty good

by **Molacole** on Sat Mar 03, 2007 4:44 am

it's alright, but I'm not a big fan of it atm.

by **onbekende** on Sat Mar 03, 2007 4:58 am

atleasts its correct

by **fluffybunnykins** on Sat Mar 03, 2007 5:17 am

I like it. I like the originality.
I also like the idea of making the armies a bunch of warring viral factions, or somesuch... (like andy suggested) The visuals definitely need some work, those colours are a bit... hmm... acid?
And the key could be a bit clearer.

by **Tamar_Bagrationi** on Sat Mar 03, 2007 7:20 am

Hmm I'm not sure, I want to like it but it does seem v confusing.

Just one other thing: this is going to sound v geeky and I'm probably completely wrong but aren't the phosphates and sugars the other way round?! Or I might just be getting them confused!

by **max is gr8** on Sat Mar 03, 2007 7:27 am

WHO WANTS MY DNA free wheelchair for life and a lack of muscles in your legs WHAT YOU SURRENDER? none would fight Over my genes and I don't rerally need any more

by **WidowMakers** on Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:33 pm

Tamar_Bagrationi wrote:Just one other thing: this is going to sound v geeky and I'm probably completely wrong but aren't the phosphates and sugars the other way round?! Or I might just be getting them confused!

Yes you are correct. If this gets any momentum I will fix it.

by **Wisse** on Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:41 pm

mayby make first your boat map and your mountains map?

by **AraAmanda** on Fri Mar 30, 2007 11:53 pm

Being a biochemistry major, this map rocks!

by **mibi** on Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:06 am

this map looks like homework.

by **ClessAlvein** on Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:49 am

You biochemistry majors could use some work

The deoxyribose sugars and the phosphate groups' colours are wrong - it should be the other way around.

by **cheeseweasel** on Sat Mar 31, 2007 5:05 am

WidowMakers wrote:This is a pretty good representation of 2 base pairs and the phosphate sugar ladder structure of DNA. What do you think?[/img]

It's good, but you've got the phosphates and sugars mixed up.

by **Man Pony** on Sat Mar 31, 2007 7:40 am

Good in principle. Keep working on it!!

Not sure about the gameplay as I think the borders are slightly too few. I appreciate this is because of the borders. I'd need to do some brushing up before I was certaing... but I'm pretty sure you can work in a cross-link in there whilst remaining scientifically accurate. This will let you at least link a base to the one below it. If you've got some kind of biology background, you might know what I'm talking about - otherwise it might sound like rubbish. I'll get my flatmate to look at this as well, as I suspect he's more up on DNA structure right now than me, it's been a while!

by **ClessAlvein** on Sat Mar 31, 2007 11:56 am

On closer examination, it looks there's a few more mistakes. Keep a couple of things in mind:

1) Methyl (-CH3) groups should not be on this DNA molecule, and even if they were, not at the positions indicated
2) I think Adenine is correct, but most of the others have some kind of structural mistake
3) If you're going to keep the bases' carbonyl groups in their double-bonded form, don't use the hydroxyl (-OH) groups at all. Physiological pH does not allow for hydroxyl groups to exist, most of the time, anyway.

Wikipedia has a pretty good picture on DNA structure. Hope this helps!

by **Coleman** on Sat Mar 31, 2007 11:57 am

Man gravedig guys, srsly.

by **WidowMakers** on Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:02 pm

I stopped working on this map a while ago. I have had other maps and not too many others liked this one. For now you can post your comments but it might be a while, if at all, before i make changes.

New Map Idea - DNA [Vacation]

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