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Gotham City ?

PostPosted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:22 pm
by on_the_brink
Just a quick idea , I'm new to the game but a Gotham City themed map would be awesome ! I would like to know more about the coding for the actual map variants myself ; but I'm horrible with even HTML ! I could have the wife come up with a decent enough rough drawing ; but the coding part I'm lost on !

Re: Gotham City ?

PostPosted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:25 pm
by ZeakCytho
The XML for maps is all described here. The more complex the map, the more complex the XML, but if you get stuck, someone from the foundry can help you.

I'm not sure a Gotham City map would work, though, for copyright reasons.

Re: Gotham City ?

PostPosted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:12 pm
by on_the_brink
Gotcha , thanks much for the reply ! Maybe I'll call it Gothic City ?!? Let me see what I can come up with on the XML side of things and I'll post what I've got !

Re: Gotham City ?

PostPosted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:16 pm
by ZeakCytho
on_the_brink wrote:Gotcha , thanks much for the reply ! Maybe I'll call it Gothic City ?!? Let me see what I can come up with on the XML side of things and I'll post what I've got !


Honestly, don't worry about the XML yet. You won't need to have it done until the very end of the mapmaking process. Focus first on getting a draft out (post in the drafts subforum) and give the basics of the graphical and gameplay style of the map. After a while, you'll be moved to the main foundry where the gameplay and graphics are almost perfected. Then you move to the Final Forge, where you do the XML and any final graphical/gameplay tweaks before the map is "quenched" and then put up for live play.

One thing you might want to do first is make sure the XML can accommodate whatever gameplay features you have planned - if it can't, there's a thread for requesting new XML features. If it can, then you're all set, but don't worry about writing it yet.

Re: Gotham City ?

PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:17 pm
by on_the_brink
Dude , you are SUPER-INFORMATIVE ! Working on the gameplay and graphical specifics now . Hope I can get this on the site cuz' I'm a Conquer Club addict ! ( Even though I haven't won a lot a games yet ! )

Re: Gotham City ?

PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:44 am
by Skittles!
Make sure it's not done in Paint either. Doesn't always work well..

Re: Gotham City ?

PostPosted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:48 pm
by s_uperdave
this would be a cool game. I would like to help.

Re: Gotham City ?

PostPosted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:12 am
by on_the_brink
My wife has come up with an awesome design , I should be able to get it into the Foundry soon ! I may need some help with the XML but we will see as time goes on . Sorry it's been a minute since I suggested this but I work WAY too much !!!!