<new map> geomatry wars

[edmundomcpot]

Very Very Very rough draft quickly done on paint so dont dont waste time telling me it looks crap, i just want to no if its workable

[onbekende]

seems nice if it is done, work with colours and regular shapes!

[DublinDoogey]

For me, this is merely another crossword type map, the first thought that popped into my head when reading/looking at this was, "Why?" In my own opinion, there's no allure, no real reason to play this. It's the same problem I have with the Periodic Table map, but perhaps I would just rather play a more geographically centered map than geometrically.

-my two cents, take it or leave it-

[Enigma]

i like the concept, but i have to kindof agree w/ dublin on the "why" question. its kindof hard to get excited about conquering "pentagon."

[cowshrptrn]

Well, first off: You need to change the lay out of recatngle, maye have 2 rows and make it 8 countries, but don't make them a line liek that. Also, try and divvy up the pentagon into smaller pentagons, lets see if i can get this to work w/o drawing it...

EDIT: sketched it on paint



pentagon is 5 territories, each of which is a pentagon in itself to form a big pentagon

[sfhbballnut]

I would suggest dropping this now, this just will not end up looking good, you could create a great playable map, but if the basis is shapes, it won't look coherent, or anything like a map. If you can think of a way to make it look really good, go on, if not leave it here. Good Luck

[edmundomcpot]

Not sure how but the map in the first post changed instead of me uploading another one.

Had a quick play with colours (although my choices are very limited using paint), changed rectangle and pentagon layout

shfbballnut: Im going to keep going with it unless i get an overwhelming amount of people not wanting to play it

[sfhbballnut]

I have full faith that you can make it into a great map to play, what I'm worried about is what you're going to do visualy. I'm a little limited in my vision of how a shapes map would really look good.

[spiesr]

Don't make a geomerty map...shapes suck.

[edmundomcpot]

i was thinking along the lines of trying to make the whole thing look like some doodles in a maths book but ive seemed to stray from that path..

to be fair im not a very talented artist at all and using paint i am kind of limited... but if i could get that theme to it it might start to take off only problem would be clearly defining continents at a quick look

[edmundomcpot]

Don't make a geomerty map...shapes suck.

But are very usefull in everyday life...control of shapes means control of physics(in a way)..controlling phyisics gives you supreme control of the world

and now i have a meaning behind the map

i thankyou

[gavin_sidhu]

For me, this is merely another crossword type map, the first thought that popped into my head when reading/looking at this was, "Why?" In my own opinion, there's no allure, no real reason to play this. It's the same problem I have with the Periodic Table map, but perhaps I would just rather play a more geographically centered map than geometrically.

-my two cents, take it or leave it-

So very true.

Try making a computer map, that would be geometrical.

[Enigma]

i was thinking along the lines of trying to make the whole thing look like some doodles in a maths book but ive seemed to stray from that path..

to be fair im not a very talented artist at all and using paint i am kind of limited... but if i could get that theme to it it might start to take off only problem would be clearly defining continents at a quick look

i like that idea a lot better, gives it some interest. try downloading gimp or inkscape, theyre both free and infinitely better than paint.

[Enigma]

i was thinking along the lines of trying to make the whole thing look like some doodles in a maths book but ive seemed to stray from that path..

to be fair im not a very talented artist at all and using paint i am kind of limited... but if i could get that theme to it it might start to take off only problem would be clearly defining continents at a quick look

i like that idea a lot better, gives it some interest. try downloading gimp or inkscape, theyre both free and infinitely better than paint.

[edmundomcpot]

Are they easier to use? because i really cant draw on paint

[cowshrptrn]

yeah, tons easier.

plus hexagon continent needs new boundaries, its pretty messed up as is. Maybe try doing a pentagon type thing with that.

Also, i'd make circle in the middle, give it 5 segments, and have each segment go out to a different other shape continent, so circle coudl become a power territory.

[AndyDufresne]

Step 1). Idea——Develop a unique idea that has some sort of appeal (preferably mass).

I see that you've developed a unique idea...but I don't see much mass appeal...or really any at all...for this idea.


--Andy

[edmundomcpot]

[quote="AndyDufresne
I see that you've developed a unique idea...but I don't see much mass appeal...or really any at all...for this idea.


--Andy[/quote]

so your saying i should just drop it

[gavin_sidhu]

[quote="AndyDufresne
I see that you've developed a unique idea...but I don't see much mass appeal...or really any at all...for this idea.


--Andy

so your saying i should just drop it[/quote]Thats my reading of it.

http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewto ... sc&start=0

Check out that thread, its of a computer, looking at this map reminded me of it, u might want to work on it.

[happysadfun]

Inkscape has no "fill with colour" option, but I just put the document into paint at the end and do that, but the secret to inkscape is right-clicking an image and using "fill and stroke." great tool for transparency.

[edmundomcpot]

thanks people..but i dont think im going to bother carring on..feel free to make a good go at it if you so wish