Author Topic: maps (Read 678 times)

NUTTZ · « **on:** January 20, 2001, 11:34:00 PM »

I had a great time making these maps, and had fun. I started asking questions back in August and didn't get many questions answered, maybe some didn't think i was serious, maybe some thought i would go away like the many others that got frustrated and stopped, but i didn't. But, now is the time after 6 months i do feel i have wasted my time and will move on <S> to the ones staying and forging ahead.

NUTTZ

pokie · « **Reply #1 on:** January 21, 2001, 01:03:00 AM »

You've done some good work. You should stay and try the new editor. I think since few people had tried the editor and other were flying first, that people making maps didn't feel they had the support. I watched this forum and a lot of the question that were asked I didn't know the answers. But you weren't alone. You just got to ask the questions first. HaHa

I know a lot more now than I did about 1 - 2 months ago.

to you

Pokie

pokie · « **Reply #2 on:** January 21, 2001, 01:05:00 AM »

Nuttz before you retire can you check out my question.

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/Forum55/HTML/000170.html

Pokie

snafu · « **Reply #3 on:** January 21, 2001, 03:57:00 AM »

Mine too

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/Forum55/HTML/000165.html
(Pretty please).

Thanks

TTFN
snafu

Ghosth · « **Reply #4 on:** January 21, 2001, 06:56:00 AM »

Hang in there nuttz!

Don't give up now, especially with shoreline problems about to be solved.

You have a great touch with textures, walk away from it for a week or 2 if you need a break. But be ready to pick it up again once the new editor is out.

NUTTZ · « **Reply #5 on:** January 21, 2001, 02:40:00 PM »

Snafu, Look for a folder in here called "how tiles work" 3 or 4 folders down. That will explain how and what tiles can be used together.

Further theres an older post by 10bears i believe on how the transition tiles work.

heres how they work
draw a square, think of the square as your key pad ( numbers 1 threw 9 ) these are the 9 points of which you can elevate a single square. try this as a demo, tile a square and set 4,5,6,7,8,9, spots on the square to 4k elevation and 1,2,3 to 100 feet you should have 1 square that resembles a cliff ( if you use rock) now line a few of these up side to side and you have your cliffs.

How they tile...
draw a square and think of your keypad once again... draw a mental line from keypad 7 to 3 and 1 to 9.. what you have is an x over the square,, keypad 5 being the center, you still with me? now lets say you have 3 squares in one row ( left to right) lets say Farm ( terr0003)then a grass tile (terr0001) then a farm tile ( terr003)the center tile will transition in a triangle (keypad 1,4,7,5 )on the left side of the center tile and ( keypad 3,6,9,5) one the right side of the center tile,it will recover that triangular partion of the center tile with that quarter of the transition tile ( terr0007)

Whew

NUTTZ

Quote

Originally posted by snafu:
Mine too http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/Forum55/HTML/000165.html
(Pretty please).

Thanks

TTFN
snafu

NUTTZ · « **Reply #6 on:** January 21, 2001, 02:45:00 PM »

Jihad is right , I'm not really good at making the clipboard map,,, but you have to make a BMP of the whole map, you may have to draw this best you can in some art program, then it HAS to be quartered and renamed just as Jihad said , and then it will work in the clip board. make sure it's 256 color.

NUTTZ

Quote

Originally posted by pokie:
Nuttz before you retire can you check out my question.

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/Forum55/HTML/000170.html

Pokie

snafu · « **Reply #7 on:** January 24, 2001, 07:21:00 PM »

Wow NUTTZ,
You are "Da man"

Really appreciate that. It's 01:30 am here and I'm stuck at work, trying to rebuild a system (Someone who should have known better - Not me, ran a "find" command which executed an "rm *" from the "root"). I was dog tired until I read your reply, Now I'm wide awake and wishing I had the editor installed on my firms Laptop

. I'm probably going about this all wrong. Still nowhere near a proper map. I'm currently messing around with 1" per mile "Walking" maps trying to duplicate them in the editor, to build a sort of "Hitch Hikers Guide" of "real" terrains which I can refer to when I embark on "That Ultimate Map".

From what I've seen of your work I agree, you have taken this current version about as far as you can - Way further than most thought possible. (A real big WTFG). Take a break if you must. But You will be back of that I'm sure.

TTFN
snafu