Pangea | Pangaea etc.

by **The Random One** on Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:23 pm

At http://www.gimp.org? You know, the site I linked to in my post? I was so happy that I was able to remember the BBCode for making a text link to an URL... XD

If you're asking where in the site it can be downloaded, I'm sorry. It's been quite a while since I downloaded it.

by **unriggable** on Wed Jun 27, 2007 11:51 am

The Random One wrote:At http://www.gimp.org? You know, the site I linked to in my post? I was so happy that I was able to remember the BBCode for making a text link to an URL... XD

If you're asking where in the site it can be downloaded, I'm sorry. It's been quite a while since I downloaded it.

Yeah see the closest thing to a download link was a page with nothing but files.

by **WidowMakers** on Thu Jun 28, 2007 5:47 pm

Here are some other free programs

21 Best Free Digital Editor
I use to recommend The Gimp [1] but after dozens of letters from newbies who couldn't manage to install it or work out the idiosyncratic user interface, I've decided to confine that recommendation to more experienced users. If that's you and you patient enough to learn the product's sometimes quaint ways then you may not need to consider anything else. If you are used to Photoshop you might like to look at GIMPShop [2] , which changes the user interface of GIMP to something more familiar though frankly, I prefer the original.

For other less experienced users there is Paint.net, an amazingly sophisticated piece of work from computer science students at Washington State University. It's not quite as powerful as The Gimp but a lot easier to use and install. It's also getting better; the new V3 beta continues this product's impressive development record. However V2.x is only for Windows 2000 while V3 requires XP SP2. You will also need Microsoft's bulky .NET framework installed on your PC.

Another possibility is PhotoPlus 6.0 from a company called Serif [4] . It's an impressive piece of work; again it installs easily and it's loaded with features including layer support. In fact, it looks and feels like a "lite" and slightly clunky version of Adobe PhotoShop. Note: You need to register with your email address to get PhotoPlus and you may receive promotional material as a result.

Recently I've had a lot of positive reader feedback about a French product called PhotoFiltre [5]. It's available in a number of languages including English and ( for a digital editor) is a tiny 1.6MB download. Like PhotoPlus it looks and works like an old version of PhotoShop. It can read and save files to JPEG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, PNG, RLE, comes with an impressive range of tools, brushes and filters. However it can't handle layers. That said, it offers a lot of functionality for a small program.

All of the above products are for editing rasterized images. If you want a vector based editor the top choice is the Open Source Inkscape program. To quote the website "Inkscape uses W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. Supported SVG features include shapes, paths, text, markers, clones, alpha blending, transforms, gradients, patterns, and grouping. Inkscape also supports Creative Commons meta-data, node editing, layers, complex path operations, bitmap tracing, text-on-path, flowed text, direct XML editing, and more. It imports formats such as JPEG, PNG, TIFF, and others and exports PNG as well as multiple vector-based formats."

Equally attractive is its small size compared to most other vector based editors, a mere 24MB versus several hundred for Illustrator. It's a product in its early stages; the current release is only at V0.45 and doesn't, for example, yet support SVG filter effects, animation, and SVG fonts. It is, however, totally usable. That usability is enhanced by an excellent user interface and the impressive set of tutorials that come with the product that help wean the user away from the world of digital images to the nodes, lines, curves and shapes that form the basis of vector editing. Overall a top product that will only get better.

=>index

[1] http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html (7.7MB)
[2] http://www.gimpshop.net/ (7.4MB)
[3] http://getpaint.net/index2.html Freeware, Win2K and later, 3.6MB
[4] http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/softwa ... efault.asp Freeware, all Windows, 19.4MB
[5] http://www.photofiltre.com/ Free for personal use, Windows 98 and later, 1.6MB

[6] http://www.inkscape.org/ Free Open Source, Available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X, 20.7MB.

by **KEYOGI** on Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:14 pm

Oh come on, not another World map. We already have Classic and World 2.1, plus Doodle Earth and Global Warming on the way. Seriously, what is the point of this map? What exactly are you bringing to the table here?

In my humble opinion, the only other variation of a world map we need to see is one based on Pangea.

by **unriggable** on Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:22 pm

KEYOGI wrote:Oh come on, not another World map. We already have Classic and World 2.1, plus Doodle Earth and Global Warming on the way. Seriously, what is the point of this map? What exactly are you bringing to the table here?

In my humble opinion, the only other variation of a world map we need to see is one based on Pangea.

That's the idea, its a cross between pangea and today's world.

Also thanks widowmakers, checking out those sites now.

by **Kaplowitz** on Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:59 pm

Having another world map isnt bbad if there is a twist. The game is called "Global Domination" or something.

by **KEYOGI** on Thu Jun 28, 2007 7:52 pm

It's just me, but I don't see how this map warrants us having yet another world map. I'm all for variations on an existing map, but I fail to see how this really brings anything significantly different to the plate.

There are so many countries, regions, areas and places in time that haven't been covered... all of which I think would be more appropriate than world map number five.

by **spiesr** on Fri Jun 29, 2007 12:13 am

Here is a thought, keep the game play (and possibly layout) but change the theme.

by **unriggable** on Fri Jun 29, 2007 10:48 am

spiesr wrote:Here is a thought, keep the game play (and possibly layout) but change the theme.

But see I don't know two entities that cooperate that way. If you guys have an idea, send it to me.

by **pepperonibread** on Sat Jun 30, 2007 6:30 pm

KEYOGI wrote:Oh come on, not another World map. We already have Classic and World 2.1, plus Doodle Earth and Global Warming on the way. Seriously, what is the point of this map? What exactly are you bringing to the table here?

In my humble opinion, the only other variation of a world map we need to see is one based on Pangea.

What does it matter how many world maps there are, if they're all different? Look at the skeletons of the four maps you mentioned, and you might see a vague resemblance, and only if you were expecting one. They really aren't as close as you might think.

by **Unit_2** on Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:10 pm

ok, i personly would think a map of Pangea would be cool by the layout of it, here is the map:

current

V2

1st draft

what i plan to do:

-take out all black lines and add territorys
-make map bigger
-make some gameplay
-change colors
-make conts.
-add legand
*if you what anything else please post and i'll fix it*

by **sparkyball** on Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:21 pm

Come on man finish one of the other 20 maps you started and than abandoned and maybe someone will give you a serious response to these

by **Unit_2** on Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:25 pm

i only have 1 map!!!!!!! japan and its not going that well.. i abandon washington DC. this is a map and should only be said about this map, nothing else!

by **DiM** on Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:30 pm

ideas started by unit2:

CC Diner
Washington D.C.
Indian Ocean
Central America
Caribbean Islands
Japan
Jurassic Era
Celtic Lands
Romania
Indo China
Base Ball Park

and a few more that were merged into the ideas thread. :shock:

by **Unit_2** on Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:46 pm

i said nothing about other maps!!! only about this one..

by **sparkyball** on Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:54 pm

Unit_2 wrote:i said nothing about other maps!!! only about this one..

And the response you are getting is that everyone sees you start maps than go no where with them... So why would they respond to a map they know won't be finished!!!