Codius
Member
posted 08-11-07 03:57 PM
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I have decided to make an XL multi-player map after all.
Mapmaker: Codius
E-Mail: kierh(at)mail(dot)com
Title: Shield Isle
MP/SP: MP
It'll be in the downloads section soon... if it's not already.
Enginerd
HG Angel
posted 08-11-07 09:14 PM
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Wow... this is exciting... more maps coming our way. I look forward to all these most excellent maps. Header has been updated.
Arctic Wolf
Member
posted 08-12-07 00:14 AM
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Update for "Hush Hush Sweet Charlatan".
Playtested all eight starting positions and found numerous flaws and problems. Leader heros cause havoc if not properly used by a the mapmaker. Anyone left on the map as an independant instantly starts 'fortifying' any independant troop it comes near. (doesn't even have to touch them) These 'fortified troops instantly start running amuk abandoning any dury assigned to it by the mapmaker. Very interesting phenomena but very difficult to balance a charlatan map if the charlatans you are supposed to find have ran off with the Satyrs.
But after 5 hours of playtesting and reworking the unit balance and subtle changes to terrain the map's the hour count now sits at 13. (why do I get the feeling that I'm not really finished.)
Dan Donnard
Member
posted 08-15-07 07:58 AM
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So:
next 3 Maps are uploaded:
All multiplayer,
Titles:
"Gates to purgatory"
"The undead hallows"
"Shadowfall"
Have fun playing
Arctic Wolf
Member
posted 08-19-07 04:33 PM
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Final Update (I Hope) for my Charlatan map. The Title was changed to "The Days of the Charlatan". I included 9 different versions for specific different stating positions plus the master version with the terrain modifications. Final balancing took about four more hours and the diffent map versions took me 3 hours.
The map which is completely original built from scratch too a total of 20 hours.
I could probably have added some message pops and the like but instaed I tried to give all the hints needed in the opening Poem and my instructions. (Sometimes message pops can be a pain playing multiplayer because they can be missed easily)
I am still trying to finish "Lady Cynthia's Garden but the story just doesn't work so I may change the title (previously this was called 'Once upon a Forest" and I may go back to that title or something brand new.
Finally my mini map campaign about two heroes who don't deserve the Title is almost finished for the Single player map comp. I have a feeling that Skout's great effort will be hard to beat. (BTW Skout Your map Title is exactly the same as the title of the third map in my second campaign - 'The Tides of Golgatha'. Don't change it as the title suits your map fine and if you arrived at the name independantly you have the same right to it as I do.)
Dan Donnard
Member
posted 08-20-07 07:59 AM
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Hi there: Next map is close to completion, this time a single player map. Stay tuned
sKout77
Member
posted 08-21-07 05:41 PM
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err I must tell you there is no LOTR book on my shelf. My literature prefferences are way different. :P
I could change the title if that's what you're asking for :P
Enginerd
HG Angel
posted 08-23-07 10:07 PM
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Been a busy week..... I'll get header updated this Sunday.
Thanks to all for participating, this map making effort is truly remarkable.
Oh... be on the lookout for the September pbem tourney using the new maps.... I'll be posting that one soon.
Arctic Wolf
Member
posted 08-24-07 02:10 AM
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Okay I've got all three of my multiplayer maps uploaded.
Map 1 THE FIRST WAR OF BLOOD
Map 2 THE DAYS OF THE CHARLATAN
Map 3 LADY CYNTHIA'S GARDEN
I have most of the weekend off so mabe I'll knock off that campaign that's been bugging me for a while.
Lord Naismith
Member
posted 08-26-07 05:44 AM
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Good to hear! Keep it up mates! Yeahoo!!
Enginerd
HG Angel
posted 08-26-07 07:09 PM
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Okay... I've updated the header section. I would ask the mapmakers to make sure I've got their stuff registered correctly.
Less than One Week to Go!!!!
Also.... So far my list of judges includes the following (in case you were wondering) and it looks like we will have 3 judges looking at each group. You map makers performed so wonderfully and created so many maps that it was difficult to get commitments to judge EVERY map so we're breaking the judges into two groups. One group for the Single Player maps and another group for the Multi-player ones.
Enginerd - SP and MP
Talon Thorn - MP?
Magog - SP
Thorongil - SP
tbd judge - MP
peunk616
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posted 08-27-07 05:02 AM
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hi im new. im probly going to be submitting a map once i figure out how.... its a 7 (or so) person map with the humans a more prominant race... its almost done mostly all i have to do is the units the city names and the city races. it also currantly has 3 evil 3 good and 1 nutral( the humans)
peunk616
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posted 08-27-07 02:36 PM
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thanks. th9is is my first "from scratch" map. i never had the patience to sit down and make anew map before because im too lazy... but i just sat down at 3 in the morning for 2 hours and worked on a map until the visuals were complete.
Elquein
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posted 08-29-07 10:39 AM
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Time can be such a mean companion, but I submitted my little map for this competition. Medium sized map in the multiplayer category by the name "Whispers in the Wind".
It's no Athendore but I didn't have time for something as epic as that unfortunately. ^_^