tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262611208488695420.post4927149525383124233..comments2023-06-14T08:09:00.504-04:00Comments on Fourthcore Team Deathmatch: E5M1: 2FORT4THCORERosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107736691449509380noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262611208488695420.post-62936368212671142472011-12-01T14:53:44.102-05:002011-12-01T14:53:44.102-05:00@Rwaluchow - it's an idea I got from listening...@Rwaluchow - it's an idea I got from listening to... I think it was either a Critical Hit or Sly Flourish podcast. They were talking about how to make Solo battles better, and having special attacks or whatnot based on skill training rather than rolls.<br /><br />And yeah, it seems to fit pretty well with FTDM.Angillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149612803777300605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262611208488695420.post-11574934173789150462011-12-01T10:05:41.272-05:002011-12-01T10:05:41.272-05:00I just want to add that I LOVE the bonus effects o...I just want to add that I LOVE the bonus effects of the items with skill training. Its such a clever way to make skill choices relevant without burdening the map with skill checks.<br /><br />I'll be stealing this idea in the future.Rwaluchowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681979083809748832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262611208488695420.post-60859371333736231042011-11-29T13:46:07.659-05:002011-11-29T13:46:07.659-05:00@everyone: Thanks for all the help and comments - ...@everyone: Thanks for all the help and comments - this process is exactly what I needed! I'm (ever so slowly) working on reformatting the code for the powers, etc. I exported directly from Evernote, which evidently has abysmal HTML output. CSS FTW!<br /><br />Anyway, changes coming. Any critique on the map itself, or just the powers/items?Angillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149612803777300605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262611208488695420.post-70697433290835223772011-11-29T12:37:23.931-05:002011-11-29T12:37:23.931-05:00@Angille: Great map! I love the capture the flag e...@Angille: Great map! I love the capture the flag element, and just the whole base concept itself (something we haven't seen in a FTDM map yet).<br /><br />@Bohrdumb: I used photoshop for Court of the Storm Lord. I have a library of mapping images from various cartography forums that I use.Rwaluchowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681979083809748832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262611208488695420.post-4228174404599962882011-11-29T12:18:39.807-05:002011-11-29T12:18:39.807-05:00Awesome, thanks for the input. I'm currently w...Awesome, thanks for the input. I'm currently working on one I stole with a little gis and now I'm reworking it to give some personality and lots of death.Matthew Surberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979821234835046287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262611208488695420.post-40890396746518746662011-11-29T11:32:25.410-05:002011-11-29T11:32:25.410-05:00Both MapTool and PyMapper are free, and work reaso...Both MapTool and PyMapper are free, and work reasonably well for making this style of map. I think all of CSR's original maps are made in PyMapper (cite?). I made <a href="http://angille.net/other/ftdm/2fort4thcore/Maptool_test.png" rel="nofollow">this image</a> in MapTool in about 5 minutes. It helps if you have a decent library of mapping images/textures/objects.<br /><br />I use Photoshop, and luckily I get a free license through work. But the Gimp should be almost as good - you might want to try GimpShop, which makes it quite a bit more user-friendly. Every time I try to use Gimp on my netbook, I get frustrated and just wait until I'm back on my desktop.<br /><br />With what it sounds like you have available, I would probably suggest MapTool, scour the cartographer boards for images, and then clean up in Gimp.Angillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149612803777300605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262611208488695420.post-77872992846360109702011-11-29T07:56:43.450-05:002011-11-29T07:56:43.450-05:00What program are people using to create these? I h...What program are people using to create these? I have some photo editing stuff that I've played with, but it doesn't work super well.Matthew Surberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979821234835046287noreply@blogger.com