Seeking map or need advice on making it

[Gandalf Parker]

Just to tease you all.. (or maybe Kris will see it)
http://terraform.sourceforge.net/tf_screens.html
Unfortunately I dont run GUI stuff on my linux

[PhilD]

Originally posted by Targa:
Phil: Awesome! I saved map #3, which I really like the looks of. Your mod of DomMap must have changed something other than map size and .map files, because when I use the same seed with DomMap 1 it gives me a totally different picture.

Actually, since dom2 reads the map bottom to top while dom1 does the reverse (for province numbers), one thing I did was reverse the output map.

Now, if the output of both dommap Versions don't look like mirror images of each other, then it's probably an effect of different random generators. I didn't change much in the map generator itself, only the .map output (and the maximum terrain size, but that was nothing)

[Targa]

Here's the latest update on the map-making project for those of you who are following this (yes, that includes you lurkers...I know you're out there ). I know it doesn't look like I've gotten very far, but it's painstaking work, and I'm a perfectionist (1600x1200 map and I push pixels...heh). Currently about 56 layers:
http://www.techno-mage.com/~targa/webmap.jpg

I've added "Giant Forest" with a stonehenge-type thingy in the upper-left. Not sure if I'm going to keep the winter forest up there or not. More mountains, province borders, shading, some green hills in the middle, "Crescent Woods" on the mid-right, a bunch of shading, etc.

Phil: Nope, they were totally different, so I guess something's changed in the generator.

Gandalf: Sweet! Did you check out the gallery? There's some potential in that prog.

[Gandalf Parker]

Originally posted by Targa:
Gandalf: Sweet! Did you check out the gallery? There's some potential in that prog.

One thing I liked is that you could make a map like we are using, save it, and then let it do its fancy realistic 3D view to it for making a fancy web-post. But unless I want to put up another linux box I wont be able to use it.

[ February 02, 2004, 23:40: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]

[Mokurai]

Just want to publicly encourage Targa on his map efforts. I'd really like to get my hands on a layered PSD with your icons. . . I've made a few maps but have given up because I can't get them looking right. Your file would be a big help.

[Gandalf Parker]

I located some images for variations in trees. Making a "Stamp" or "brush" out of these should help some people.
http://tubes.ominix.com/art/foliage/index.html
The same site did have some nice waterfall stuff for a unique site.
Still looking for somewhere with lots of images of small well-drawn mountains or river.

[ February 03, 2004, 15:00: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]

[Targa]

Originally posted by Gandalf Parker:
I located some images for variations in trees. Making a "Stamp" or "brush" out of these should help some people.
http://tubes.ominix.com/art/foliage/index.html
The same site did have some nice waterfall stuff for a unique site.
Still looking for somewhere with lots of images of small well-drawn mountains or river.

Nice site! I like this image for a new pretender:
http://tubes.ominix.com/art/characte...keleton-01.png

I saved at least a dozen of those tree and plant pictures. I'll be adding some to my "mapstuff" file for sure. Thanks for finding that!

Mokurai: I'm working on making a complete "mapstuff" file (though no doubt it will continue to grow ever larger). I'm also working on a mapmaking tutorial for photoshop. In the mean time, I'm sending you the mapstuff I already have that's ready for public consumption. And I very much appreciate the encouragement! As GP is fond of saying, "People don't know how to pay for free stuff anymore." Excellent example of how that's done.