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New Map: The Mall [Idea]
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Mon Jun 18, 2007 12:37 pmby antherdayatthofc
I thought his was a good idea. Go capture the mall. There will be 7 sections: Food Court, Hardware, Clothing, Electronics, Appliences, and Customer services. Give me some feedback on the idea.
It is a good idea...but...
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Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:10 amby Solus
If it is based on a real world mall I would love to play on it but if it was totally made up mall I'd be somehow distanced. I would go to monroville mall in the original Dawn of the Dead movie with lightning speed for instance.
P.S. That movie was awesome even for how old it is.
<- zombie smiley
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Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:18 pmby unriggable
Map Ideas
Mall of America
Posted:
Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:21 pmby Coleman
I actually looked at Mall of America right after I read this post this morning and the size you would need for that is way beyond the limits set by this site's standards.
I kinda want to make it actually just to see what it would be like, maybe for my own play at my dorm. We have huge armies so it could work. I could upload it after and if people like it despite it's massive size, great, if not, also great, I still have a fun map.
i do strange things
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:10 pmby Solus
I take back what I said maybe you should go with a generic mall style map... cuz' well, if it were a real mall it could cause some problems later.
Or maybe have like a mini mall as a country if ya know what I mean?
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:17 pmby thegeneralpublic
I personally support the making of a fictional mall map, primarily because if you get to make it up, it's more interesting for gameplay. Would there be multiple levels? Would the territories be named after real places?
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:25 pmby Solus
thegeneralpublic wrote:Would there be multiple levels?
Would the territories be named after real places?
1.Multiple levels might make it too complicated with more than two.
2.Two words: Mini Golf.
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:32 pmby thegeneralpublic
Uh, pardon me if I missed an obvious reference, but what do you mean? Do you mean there would just be generic names like "fast food?"
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:35 pmby Solus
thegeneralpublic wrote:Uh, pardon me if I missed an obvious reference, but what do you mean? Do you mean there would just be generic names like "fast food?"
I'm saying that yes.
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:37 pmby thegeneralpublic
Thank you for clearing that up. 
Posted:
Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:41 pmby antherdayatthofc
I have started on the map but I can't get it on this message, can somebody helpme out here!
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:44 pmby thegeneralpublic
If you have the image saved on your computer, upload it to some site like Photobucket. Then they'll give you various hyperlinks to access that image.
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:44 pmby Solus
antherdayatthofc wrote:I have started on the map but I can't get it on this message, can somebody helpme out here!
This helped me out:
http://www.imageshack.us/
Posted:
Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:56 pmby thegeneralpublic
All in all it was just another link for the mall.
Seriously, I can't wait to see what you've come up with.
Posted:
Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:26 pmby Evil Pope
I think as far as shop names go.. Alot of creativity could work out well.. Maybe the names could be humorous, maybe parodies of well known stores..
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:40 pmby OnlyAmbrose
Evil Pope wrote:I think as far as shop names go.. Alot of creativity could work out well.. Maybe the names could be humorous, maybe parodies of well known stores..
Every mall I've ever been to from coast to coast has:
1) Hot dog on a stick
2) Victoria's Secret
3) GAP
4) Footlocker
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Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:40 amby Coleman
None of our malls have GAP.
Posted:
Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:50 pmby Evil Pope
I've never been to a mall with hot dogs on a stick or GAP..
Edit. Not that it matter or anything.
Posted:
Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:52 pmby Kaplowitz
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Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:30 pmby thegeneralpublic
It's true. My mall has all of those except the hot dog on a stick (however, we do have an equivalent.) And I think we're going with general terms as it is (it's a few posts up from here), so you can't directly call it "Footlocker," it's going to be "Sports Shoe Shop." Likewise, "Victoria's Secret" becomes "Lingerie Shop," "Hot-dog-on-a-stick" becomes "Indigestion," etc.
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Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:48 pmby Solus
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Sat Jun 23, 2007 11:33 amby Evil Pope
thegeneralpublic wrote:It's true. My mall has all of those except the hot dog on a stick (however, we do have an equivalent.) And I think we're going with general terms as it is (it's a few posts up from here), so you can't directly call it "Footlocker," it's going to be "Sports Shoe Shop." Likewise, "Victoria's Secret" becomes "Lingerie Shop," "Hot-dog-on-a-stick" becomes "Indigestion," etc.
Most of those names are kinda boring..(save indegestion.. that works)..
Maybe like.. "Sexy lingerie".. Or "Sexy underwear".. "Bras and thongs". Not much better... but something along those lines where its not quite as direct as "[product] shop".
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Sat Jun 23, 2007 11:38 amby OnlyAmbrose
There should be department stores scattered throughout the edges of the mall (but not connected), and maybe if you hold all of them you get a bonus.
A similar thing could be done for the little vendors they have in the middle of the walkways, where they sell watches, cell phones, jewelery, and other junk. Not connected, but a bonus for holding all of them.
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Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:35 pmby Evil Pope
OnlyAmbrose wrote:There should be department stores scattered throughout the edges of the mall (but not connected), and maybe if you hold all of them you get a bonus.
A similar thing could be done for the little vendors they have in the middle of the walkways, where they sell watches, cell phones, jewelery, and other junk. Not connected, but a bonus for holding all of them.
I agree, thats a good idea(the vendors in the middle of the walkways). As for department stores.. There could be two or three of them on the map.. and make them continents of their own. Divide them into departments.. And they can be connected to the mall.
And to improve flow of the map(rather than confine it to hallways which could work badly) include some outdoors areas too, like a paking lot and a parking garage.. sidewalks outside of the mall.
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Sat Jun 23, 2007 4:41 pmby thegeneralpublic
Evil Pope wrote:thegeneralpublic wrote:It's true. My mall has all of those except the hot dog on a stick (however, we do have an equivalent.) And I think we're going with general terms as it is (it's a few posts up from here), so you can't directly call it "Footlocker," it's going to be "Sports Shoe Shop." Likewise, "Victoria's Secret" becomes "Lingerie Shop," "Hot-dog-on-a-stick" becomes "Indigestion," etc.
Most of those names are kinda boring..(save indegestion.. that works)..
Maybe like.. "Sexy lingerie".. Or "Sexy underwear".. "Bras and thongs". Not much better... but something along those lines where its not quite as direct as "[product] shop".
I agree in retrospect...they are kind of boring and bland. Maybe puns off of well known places? IE, "Burger Queen"?
