The CUBE

brandoncfi · Post by **brandoncfi** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:21 am

This is a great and unique map can't wait to play

Herakilla · Post by **Herakilla** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:28 am

Ditocoaf wrote:I think the map is actually easier to read without the borders on the lines.

also, a 3D connection would have the rods coming towards us sticking out of the center of the vertices, instead of the bottom.

its hard to tell but if you look he has those connections youre talking about above the color border of the farther vertex and under that of the closer one

paulk · Post by **paulk** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:04 pm

Herakilla wrote:
Ditocoaf wrote:I think the map is actually easier to read without the borders on the lines.

also, a 3D connection would have the rods coming towards us sticking out of the center of the vertices, instead of the bottom.

its hard to tell but if you look he has those connections youre talking about above the color border of the farther vertex and under that of the closer one

its NOT that hard to tell if you look at this threads page 1, post 1, where they both are (just scroll to compare).

cicero · Post by **cicero** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:38 pm

paulk wrote:But I would like to know if more people than Ditocoaf think the black borders make the map harder to read. (Go to page1, post1, to compare both map versions)

I prefer it without the black borders. It seems simpler and clearer without.

paulk · Post by **paulk** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:14 pm

Latest Version 21 (Big):
Changed black borders to shadows on rods.
Darkened the background slightly.

paulk · Post by **paulk** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:17 pm

wow, a hundred votes, and 77 in favour. Thanks all!

paulk · Post by **paulk** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:47 am

days go by and nothing happens. what is missing? what more is needed to get some stamps?

Ditocoaf · Post by **Ditocoaf** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:10 pm

paulk wrote:days go by and nothing happens. what is missing? what more is needed to get some stamps?

Sheesh, don't you know? You should do something more conventional, like a take on some existing game, or a random country/region/continent. What the hell are you thinking, trying to get a map through that's not based on some obscure historical battle? My god, this unconventionality must be crushed; failing that, ignored.

Just provide historical proof that a battle in WW2 was fought on a cube, and you'll get your stamps.

Mr_Adams · Post by **Mr_Adams** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:37 pm

why not lable the territories as geometric points?

ex:

A4w= (1,1,1)

and

B2x= (2,3,2)

I see 2 possabilities for this map:
1) it's to complex, and will be hated by the majority of CC
or
2)It's the first in a whole new generation of risk, and the map maker will be haled as a visionary.

it's up to CC to decide, personaly, I like choice 2

TaCktiX · Post by **TaCktiX** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:37 pm

Think Crossword, just in 3D. I actually like Crossword, so I like this map. And the bonuses are very even (a la Chinese Checkers), which I also like. So thumbs-up for this happening.

paulk · Post by **paulk** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:17 pm

Thank you guys for your replies. I just wish some of the stamp holders replied as well, or...

Ditocoaf wrote:What the hell are you thinking, trying to get a map through that's not based on some obscure historical battle? My god, this unconventionality must be crushed; failing that, ignored.

I'm (sadly) beginning to wonder if Ditocoaf have a point.

paulk · Post by **paulk** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:38 pm

just checked my mails. noticed that:
Of three mails sent to coleman, about idea stamp, xml stamp, and just about the hypercube, ZERO (0) have been read.

my own mailbox was 100% full, so I hope that I have not missed any mails because of that. (it really should be some warning system when you reach 100%...)

oaktown · Post by **oaktown** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:12 pm

paulk wrote:just checked my mails. noticed that:
Of three mails sent to coleman, about idea stamp, xml stamp, and just about the hypercube, ZERO (0) have been read.

Coleman is on a bit of a CC vacation, so he may not be checking his inbox.

I'm still concerned about the plan for the start, but since others seem certain it's achievable we can sort that out in the XML stage. I suspect there will be some graphics issues still to tackle - such the readability of the awful font in the legend - but I've got nothing else to add.

paulk · Post by **paulk** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:01 pm

thank you oaktown for trusting this map with its first stamp.
Now I hope all other stamps will follow like little ducks in a row.

paulk · Post by **paulk** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:48 pm

With the new rod colors, could someone please do/give a colorblind check/advice on the color positioning?

Ditocoaf · Post by **Ditocoaf** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:57 am

lol... nobody's saying anything because there's nothing else to do but stamp, and the mods aren't stamping because nobody's saying anything. I think I'll just daily post here how much I want to play this map. Maybe that will speed things up.

If they want anything more from you to get the other stamp, then they should say what. Although, I still think things were easiest to see in version 18, with the plain lines.

hulmey · Post by **hulmey** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:01 am

i'm not colour blind but your map kinda hurts my eyes! is it meant to do that?

paulk · Post by **paulk** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 2:26 am

hulmey wrote:i'm not colour blind but your map kinda hurts my eyes! is it meant to do that?

This map is not for the weak! :twisted:

No, but for real, why does it hurt? Any suggestions on what could be improved?

hulmey · Post by **hulmey** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 2:31 am

i dont know, but i havent slept for 26 hours ([size=0]so ingore me[/size])!!

DaGip · Post by **DaGip** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 11:21 am

I want to play this so bad! I dreamt about it last night and the night before! Let's get it out there already!

DaGip · Post by **DaGip** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 11:27 am

Unit_2 wrote:i like the second one, the first one has too much happening

I concur. The second one is a bit easier to look at and doesn't have all those super sparkly stars all over the place.

Ditocoaf · Post by **Ditocoaf** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 11:38 am

hulmey wrote:i'm not colour blind but your map kinda hurts my eyes! is it meant to do that?

This map takes some spacial visualization ability; and I don't think that can be helped. I'd just recommend getting sleep more frequently. :wink:

paulk · Post by **paulk** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 3:21 pm

DaGip wrote:I want to play this so bad! I dreamt about it last night and the night before! Let's get it out there already!

Thats the kind of support I love! Just keep spreading the word!

hulmey · Post by **hulmey** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:18 pm

ps....going off track. I have a 3D jaws poster (like the one you have in your avatar)

DaGip · Post by **DaGip** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:45 pm

hulmey wrote:ps....going off track. I have a 3D jaws poster (like the one you have in your avatar)

Oh yeah, well I got an official Beach Towel when the movie first came out that looked just like that.

The CUBE

Is The CUBE (v 53=no!, v59!!!) ready for Graphics stamp + move to Final Forge?