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Here's information that you need to make a new map for VU.

px = Pixels

Map size: 2500x2500px

The map needs to be repeatable! So if you put two maps beside each others it needs to have a smooth transition over the edges. No cut rivers etc.

Terrain

The map needs to have mountains, water, trees and rivers.

Mountains: 80x80px or 40x40px

Water: 80x80px or 40x40px

Tree: 80x80px or 40x40px

River: 20x20px

These are guidelines, although, it's very important that the terrain is not smaller then 40x40px. And a river is not smaller then 20x20px.

The rivers can have a round shape, but the other terrain should be somewhat square.

Misc

The smallest passage needs to be 20px or bigger for an army to be able to go through.

Don't make too much terrain. And don't pile terrain above each others. You can only place cities on plains (space without terrain) so more terrain means less cities.(dwarf and elf cities can expand into terrain though)

The default size of a world is 5000x5000px, so your map will most of the time be looped twice (2x2). And a default (2x2) map should be able to hold at least 50 players.

Walls

Walls might get bugged if they are placed on uneven terrain, so if you have walls (Zetamaina) in mind there should be horizontal or vertical terrain on both sides:

ASCII illustration:

T = Terrain
W = Wall

TWWWWWWWWWWWT

Bugged version:

TWWWWWWWWWWWWWW...(no terrain to end the wall)

Could you post the images you used to make the trees, mountains, etc?

I like the map.

Hey so i drew a design for a map i was thinking of. Could you guys take a look at it and see if its a good map.

If a few vets could look at it and tell me if the map has valid and strategic points of defense not just in this picture but a repeated image (such as shattered worlds does in fantasia). If you find flaws, please make suggestions on how to improve it.

Thanks, heres the map!

19:58:29 May 21st 12 - Mr. Kermit:

take into consideration the constraints ZeTa has set, it needs to be 2500x2500 pixels (square), currently it is rectangular. it will need to be rescaled, or modified with a 10 block chunk cut off either the top or bottom

glancing over it while scaled to 2500x2500 px, i personally like the way it is set up, you cannot block off large chunks of land that can accommodate an entire kingdom with only 4 blockers - there are plenty of routes to attack. it seems like a fun map.

a potential problem area would be the passage at 23,22 (PIC)

i also personally feel that the river/tree at 32,10 and 32,11 (PIC) should be removed and made into empty plains, and possibly the lake terrain above that changed to mountain terrain.

thank you for your input, greatly appreciate it.

Passage 23,22: will be expanded enough to fit a blocker of small size maybe 6400ish or 14400 blocker. So no worries.

River 32, 11 + 10: can be changed to a mountainous terrain.

however, the whole lake itself is benefiting the southwestern side of the map by providing a food source bonus other than the river surrounding its eastern border. So i guess ill cut the top half the the lake and change it to a mountainous terrain.


Resizing wont be a problem, ill be designing the map with the specified 2500x2500 px specs in photoshop. This is merely a design i drew on paper. Any extra space will be added as empty grassland to allow larger cities.

just saying....

Horus I quite like yours :p There is a lot of forest though so maybe call it something with a Jungle-ish theme. Has a right amount of entrance/exits points for any size kingdom. Now can you try and get it in a detailed form? :p

I hope it won't look like that though...

So why exactly cant it just be one tile that is the size of the finished product tiled maps?

I would be all for making one for you guys then.
:D

Yeah I was just jesting. :P

 Now can you try and get it in a detailed form? :p