BarStar New Map Series

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BarStar New Map Series

Post by BarStar » Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:09 pm

In lieu of mb's recent map.... something about pirates....

I am gonna unleash my new series of maps....

Kings and Castles....

/BarStar heads to TorStar map lab to start creating.... Brother toro, put the coffee on, Brother Para..... Get me my tools!!!!!!!

Stay tuned....

it's on now mb, you evil anti pickle poopy....

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Post by Drifter » Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:29 pm

∞ Drifter brings fresh figs, guard ducks, and an emu rifle to help keep the anti-holy truck and his brainwashed minions away. ∞ Image

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Re: BarStar New Map Series

Post by mbauer » Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:47 pm

BarStar wrote:it's on now mb, you evil anti pickle poopy....
Oh you want some of this do ya?! You're semi-holy ways are going down punk!

∞ mbauer declares a map war! ∞

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Post by BarStar » Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:57 pm

<<Music starts to play....the theme from "The good the bad and the ugly">>

<<BarStar rolls a cigar....squints at mb>>

<<Barstar snaps a match....lights cigar....pauses....>>

<<Barstar spits on mb's boot >>

<<Barstar looks over at Drifter......looks back at mb.....whispers loudly>>

You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.

<<Barstar turns walks toward Drifter...>>

Saddle the horses...

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Post by Kartofile » Thu Apr 12, 2007 12:06 am

BarStar wrote:I am gonna unleash my new series of maps....
mbauer wrote:mbauer declares a map war!
BarStar wrote:Barstar spits on mb's boot, etc, etc, etc
Very exciting...! :D

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Post by my wife hates me » Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:16 am

My Wife Hates Me pulls up a seat for this one - a battle over somthing other than raw??? YEAH BABY!!!!


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Post by el toro » Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:30 pm

brother bar....
shall i get out my powers of adobe?

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Post by mbauer » Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:14 am

el toro wrote:brother bar....
shall i get out my powers of adobe?
I'm not afraid of your paultry adobe powers! Bring it, you semi-holy scum!

SIC SEMPER TYRANIS!
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Post by Sylocat » Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:40 pm

well, at least people are fighting over something besides RAW. :D

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Re: BarStar New Map Series

Post by BarStar » Sun Apr 15, 2007 9:21 pm

mbauer wrote:Oh you want some of this do ya?! You're semi-holy ways are going down punk!

∞ mbauer declares a map war! ∞


∞ BarStar throws the first punch... ∞

BEHOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

KINGS & CASTLES!!!!!!!!!!

All i have to do now is code the bitch.....

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Post by dustin » Sun Apr 15, 2007 9:59 pm

Dude, that looks awesome!

:bang:

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Re: BarStar New Map Series

Post by Sylocat » Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:25 pm

BarStar wrote:∞ BarStar throws the first punch... ∞

BEHOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

KINGS & CASTLES!!!!!!!!!!

All i have to do now is code the bitch.....

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If you're going to have the rivers as barriers, should they be running through the countries like that? :?

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Post by BarStar » Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:27 pm

Sit back and watch, young jedi....

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Post by Drifter » Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:30 pm

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Damn Brother BarStar, that pickle eatin truck has his work cut out for him. Nice job, and way to raise the... well, you know.

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Post by mbauer » Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:05 am

pffft...that's it.

:P

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Post by Preacherman » Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:17 am

That looks absolutely fabulous BarStar, nice job - looking forward to its release! I'll bet a hamper of figs that st00pid mbauer must be feeling pretty darn inadequate now and won't be making any more of his weedy Castle maps in a hurry.

∞ preacherman tickles mbauer with the semi-holy duck feather of ineptitude ∞

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Post by Mike » Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:41 am

purple and orange castles look like the ones that you would be stuck with if you are 5th or 6th to place....

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Post by Sylocat » Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:34 pm

That reminds me, where is SunTzu, anyway?

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Re: BarStar New Map Series

Post by dustin » Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:36 pm

Sylocat wrote:If you're going to have the rivers as barriers, should they be running through the countries like that? :?
He's got a point. Those rivers look pretty measly. How about some big rushing rivers as the barriers where there's room.

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Post by BarStar » Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:10 am

Ok luxers....


Since you all have been so jazzed about this map I decided to keep you all in the loop. All the positive energy has given me the motivation to crank on this thing.

I just started the coding....here is an early test. Notice how cool the new medeival army graphics look on this map. So figgin cool. Nice addition Dustin!

Also notice the castles. When you the player take over a castle your color fills the "top" flag thus creatiing your own "coat of arms" for each castle. And it looks so cool when the castles "glow" and fade in and out when attacking or fortifying. OH, and this is cool too. Since each castle is a cont. when the castle is taken over the new color "fades in" and looks sooooo figgin cool...

more to come....and YEA!

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Post by mbauer » Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:12 am

Ok now you need to get some original ideas!


ZING!!!!


:P
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Post by BarStar » Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:19 am

better than your hershey squirts mountains...



:smt019 :smt019 :smt019 :smt019 :smt019 :smt019 :smt019 :smt019 :smt019
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Post by blackj3sus » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:14 am

roflmao :smt044 :smt044 :smt044 :smt044

hershey squirts LOL :shock:

(btw i'm stealing your flag idea) :smt110

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Post by SunTzu » Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:10 pm

Sylocat wrote:That reminds me, where is SunTzu, anyway?
∞ SunTzu is still recovering in the hospital after TorStar sent it's semi-evil minions to take him out. Luckily, the st00pid minions only gave him carpal tunnel and tennis elbow in both arms. He will soon be back with a vengeance to wreak havoc on those bratwurst sucking harem dancers from Chicago... ∞

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Post by el toro » Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:37 pm

better sharpen that pickle...
brother bar has taken up a notch.

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Post by BarStar » Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:26 pm

Still tweeking... here's some updated shots..

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Post by Sylocat » Wed Apr 18, 2007 4:15 pm

Bartender wrote:Image
Bar, nice map, but were those the best continent names you could come up with? :shock:

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Post by BarStar » Wed Apr 18, 2007 4:46 pm

Dude, relax.... as i stated above....

I'm testing the map. I havn't gotten that far yet. Just showing updates as i go along...

SO YOU.... SHUT UP! :P

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Post by MissChaos » Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:01 am

BarStar, I think that map will be my new favourite map, it looks very cool, can't wait to play it! Well done!

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Post by BarStar » Sat Apr 21, 2007 9:17 pm

OK, ready for BETA TESTERS!

It's DONE, and available in the plug-ins as BETA. You wont see it in your Plug-ins unless you have downloaded the new beta lux update and have typed in:

/set showBetaMaps

in your chat window.

If you do this it should show in your plugger window...

More about this in detail can be found here:

http://sillysoft.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10559


And here are the final screen grabs...

You can see how it evolved. If anyone is interested in looking at my .PSD file feel free to contact me and i'll send it out. It could help some of you noob map makers to see how it unfolded and pick it apart....

FYI the final layered .PSD file is 25.7MB :shock: :shock: :shock:


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I hope you enjoyed this journey thru map making.....

and YEA!


OH, and.....

MB....take THAT! This should teach you to make a bogus pickle pirate map.....

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