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SunTzu
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 Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:26 am Post subject: New Map: The Dark Ages - Southeast |
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The Dark Ages - Southeast
7 Continents, 7 Cities, 19 Countries
The fourth map in a seven-part series exploring Europe in the Dark Ages. |
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Mike
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| Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 9:00 am Post subject: Re: New Map: The Dark Ages - Southeast |
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| SunTzu wrote: | The Dark Ages - Southeast
7 Continents, 7 Cities, 19 Countries
The fourth map in a seven-part series exploring Europe in the Dark Ages. |
Whoa dude, you have to slow down a little. What you are offering here is like a 7 course meal. You have to give us time to digest them. The maps are great, but it takes a while to learn the subtleties.... I fear that a truly great map may get missed, because they are all too good. Why not bring out 1 per month? |
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Preacherman
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| Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm kind of with Mike here - the maps are brilliant, no question - but I don't like the release of seven tiny bits. I'd personally like to see the whole thing, size be damned - I can scale it myself if necessary. The last one I downloaded (Southeast) only takes about 15% of my screen. Whilst each map is individually gorgeous, none of them (with all due respect) are going to stand the test of time as classics. The complete thing will...consider this a request! |
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SunTzu
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| Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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Patience, patience, patience!
Just wait for the 7th map...
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Drifter
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| Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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| No, I want it now... now, now, now, now, now! Heh, good work SunTzu. |
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SunTzu
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| Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 7:55 am Post subject: |
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| Mike wrote: | | Whoa dude, you have to slow down a little. What you are offering here is like a 7 course meal. You have to give us time to digest them. The maps are great, but it takes a while to learn the subtleties.... I fear that a truly great map may get missed, because they are all too good. Why not bring out 1 per month? |
I understand what you're saying, Mike, but I think people can still take the time to learn each individual map regardless if the others are available in the plugin manager.
| Preacherman wrote: | | Whilst each map is individually gorgeous, none of them (with all due respect) are going to stand the test of time as classics. The complete thing will...consider this a request! |
I agree with you completely preach... I can see the Anti-Holy good lurking inside you! I made the main map, then used the 6 starting positions as the basis for the 6 smaller maps for three reasons:- The main map is too large for most screen resolutions, so I wanted smaller ones that people wouldn't have to scroll
- The main map takes forever to play, so I wanted maps that people could play quickly for network games
- The 6 smaller maps can be used as qualifying maps in a Dark Ages tournament
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Preacherman
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| Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 8:54 am Post subject: |
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Less posting more mapmaking, my anti-holy brother. 
Super-size my Dark Ages! |
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blackj3sus
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| Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:48 am Post subject: |
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| for real.... do we have to piece them together ourselves when your done? lol |
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ThirdParty
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| Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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| This is my favorite one yet. Except: why isn't Optimaton linked to Opsician? It looks like it would be. |
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SunTzu
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| Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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Why aren't they connected? Did you think that because they have a common border that they could attack? Don't you like surprises?
Just kidding... thanks for the tip! The map has been updated. |
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dustin
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| Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:03 am Post subject: |
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This is one of my favorite of the small dark ages maps. It's very cool.
1 thing I've noticed is that people don't realize Thrace and Opsician can connect at first. I would suggest adding a little dotted line showing that they do. |
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