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Offline gwillybj

Any Interest in Larger Maps?
« on: April 20, 2013, 09:06:55 PM »
I make them for my solo-play 3-4 times a year.
I have one from 3 years ago: 360x180.
I have the Worldbuilder make one, then I edit it to add all the landmarks and spread them out and to "fix" anything that doesn't look right, such as navigable waterways and suchlike stuff.
I don't worry about trying to achieve a good selection of landing sites; it's a map of a world that doesn't want you there.
I have no experience with small or medium maps - I jumped right in making 256x256 until I discovered how to make them bigger. I wouldn't know how to make a multi-player map.
So, if anyone wants to see the one I have, or wants one made but doesn't want to do it themself, drop a post with some basic settings and give me about a week, I'll come up with a world you can curse at while still having a good time :)
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Re: Any Interest in Larger Maps?
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2013, 09:15:52 PM »
!!!

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Re: Any Interest in Larger Maps?
« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2013, 10:14:23 PM »
I have just the one saved - I'll post it. I can pound out another in about a week and post that, too. What about file size? The 360x180 is 2.72 MB.
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Re: Any Interest in Larger Maps?
« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2013, 10:42:22 PM »
The size limit is 8MB.  You'll have noticed that we have a section for maps that needs a little fleshing out.
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Re: Any Interest in Larger Maps?
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2013, 11:05:45 PM »
Not to dispirit you, gwilly, but personally I never got a kick out of huge maps. I'd never :look: the end of it...
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Re: Any Interest in Larger Maps?
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2013, 11:10:50 PM »
[whispers]Shhh!  You're not helping!
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« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2013, 12:28:32 AM »
  :danc:
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Re: Any Interest in Larger Maps?
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2013, 12:29:48 AM »
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Re: Any Interest in Larger Maps?
« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2013, 09:14:04 PM »
gwilly, is there any way I could talk you into writing up a map-making tutorial?
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