(May 11th, 2013, 11:04)scooter Wrote: Brick just asked me to pass along a message that he'll likely miss the deadline, and we may have to wait a little bit. So just halt the discussion at the deadline and wait for him.
Whoops, woke up and posted in the thread, oh well.
“The wind went mute and the trees in the forest stood still. It was time for the last tale.”
I'm dreadfully sorry everybody, I think I'm going to have to just have a dead 24 hours here. I got severe whiplash in a wreck/fender bender and my head and neck are throbbing too much that I only got 2 pages through rereading and can't go on, I've got to try and rest some. I should be better tomorrow and we can just restart 24 hours after when the deadline was supposed to be. Deepest apologies.
(May 11th, 2013, 21:58)BRickAstley Wrote: I'm dreadfully sorry everybody, I think I'm going to have to just have a dead 24 hours here. I got severe whiplash in a wreck/fender bender and my head and neck are throbbing too much that I only got 2 pages through rereading and can't go on, I've got to try and rest some. I should be better tomorrow and we can just restart 24 hours after when the deadline was supposed to be. Deepest apologies.
My condolences. Take your time
Merovech's Mapmaking Guidelines:
0. Player Requests: The player's requests take precedence, even if they contradict the following guidelines.
1. Balance: The map must be balanced, both in regards to land quality and availability and in regards to special civilization features. A map may be wonderfully unique and surprising, but, if it is unbalanced, the game will suffer and the player's enjoyment will not be as high as it could be.
2. Identity and Enjoyment: The map should be interesting to play at all levels, from city placement and management to the border-created interactions between civilizations, and should include varied terrain. Flavor should enhance the inherent pleasure resulting from the underlying tile arrangements. The map should not be exceedingly lush, but it is better to err on the lush side than on the poor side when placing terrain.
3. Feel (Avoiding Gimmicks): The map should not be overwhelmed or dominated by the mapmaker's flavor. Embellishment of the map through the use of special improvements, barbarian units, and abnormal terrain can enhance the identity and enjoyment of the map, but should take a backseat to the more normal aspects of the map. The game should usually not revolve around the flavor, but merely be accented by it.
4. Realism: Where possible, the terrain of the map should be realistic. Jungles on desert tiles, or even next to desert tiles, should therefore have a very specific reason for existing. Rivers should run downhill or across level ground into bodies of water. Irrigated terrain should have a higher grassland to plains ratio than dry terrain. Mountain chains should cast rain shadows. Islands, mountains, and peninsulas should follow logical plate tectonics.
(May 11th, 2013, 21:58)BRickAstley Wrote: I'm dreadfully sorry everybody, I think I'm going to have to just have a dead 24 hours here. I got severe whiplash in a wreck/fender bender and my head and neck are throbbing too much that I only got 2 pages through rereading and can't go on, I've got to try and rest some. I should be better tomorrow and we can just restart 24 hours after when the deadline was supposed to be. Deepest apologies.
(May 11th, 2013, 21:58)BRickAstley Wrote: I'm dreadfully sorry everybody, I think I'm going to have to just have a dead 24 hours here. I got severe whiplash in a wreck/fender bender and my head and neck are throbbing too much that I only got 2 pages through rereading and can't go on, I've got to try and rest some. I should be better tomorrow and we can just restart 24 hours after when the deadline was supposed to be. Deepest apologies.
Can you go see a chiropractor? Don't take the drugs. They just hide the damage.
“The wind went mute and the trees in the forest stood still. It was time for the last tale.”
(May 11th, 2013, 21:58)BRickAstley Wrote: I'm dreadfully sorry everybody, I think I'm going to have to just have a dead 24 hours here. I got severe whiplash in a wreck/fender bender and my head and neck are throbbing too much that I only got 2 pages through rereading and can't go on, I've got to try and rest some. I should be better tomorrow and we can just restart 24 hours after when the deadline was supposed to be. Deepest apologies.
Can you go see a chiropractor? Don't take the drugs. They just hide the damage.
yeah, and maybe see a lawyer too
Please don't go. The drones need you. They look up to you.
