Condensed Map Ideas

Have an idea for a map? Discuss ideas and concepts here.

Moderator: Cartographers

Forum rules
Please read the Community Guidelines before posting.
Locked
User avatar
pepperonibread
Posts: 954
Joined: Sun Jan 28, 2007 4:33 pm
Location: The Former Confederacy

Post by pepperonibread »

dominationnation wrote:I dont mean to be mean but this has been susgested at least 9999.... times


Yeah, the only thing that's probably been suggested more is Pangaea. Anyway, it really depends on how the mapmaker applies the idea to make it playable. This is the kind of map that could be really cool, but only if it is the theme is correctly applied.
Image
PMega
Posts: 8
Joined: Sun May 27, 2007 11:24 pm

Post by PMega »

Oh... I thought it was obvious that it would be internal organs.

Still, I can see the legal issues that might still arise :lol:
User avatar
Aspect
Posts: 36
Joined: Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:21 pm
Location: Seattle, WA

Post by Aspect »

I don't see continents in it. sure there's the arms legs and head, maybe torso is one, but what makes the map special?
User avatar
Aspect
Posts: 36
Joined: Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:21 pm
Location: Seattle, WA

Post by Aspect »

OH! It just hit me! Don't play for the entire body, just the cardiovascular system. The heart would have all sorts of territories... Left atrium, ventricle, etc, and the blood vessels would connect it to the lungs. I suppose you could have the nervous system in there too. The brain and spinal cord, the nose and eyes, the nerves. Both systems would be connected in the brain. That would be great.
User avatar
Aspect
Posts: 36
Joined: Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:21 pm
Location: Seattle, WA

Post by Aspect »

Prison sounds kinda like CCU. It has all those things, but you can't connect to it. There needs to be something personal to the design. it has to have some flare... Maybe if it was jailbreak, or it was based off the TV show or something...
User avatar
Phobia
Posts: 1497
Joined: Fri May 26, 2006 2:11 pm
Gender: Male
Location: Sheffield, England

Post by Phobia »

Bodmanbod wrote:is there actually any permission needed if all artwork is original and names are changed?



but it wont exactly be lost based if everything is changed about it :P
JakeP
Posts: 13
Joined: Tue May 01, 2007 8:05 am

Post by JakeP »

Haha We were doing a political cartoon about the Age of Exploration, which my friend colored (with crayons). I kinda did this instead.

Anybody have any ideas for a theme? Because that's why its just a "doodle".
ParadiceCity9
Posts: 4239
Joined: Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:10 pm

virginia map

Post by ParadiceCity9 »

Image

i saw this looking on google...probably take out a lot of counties but it might make a good map.
ParadiceCity9
Posts: 4239
Joined: Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:10 pm

Post by ParadiceCity9 »

what about not just any prison..but ALCATRAZ
Denna
Posts: 9
Joined: Wed May 09, 2007 3:45 pm
Location: Netherlands
Contact:

Post by Denna »

"Prison Break" ?
User avatar
Sparqs
Posts: 173
Joined: Tue May 29, 2007 5:52 am

Post by Sparqs »

A prison map sounds like fun. There's opportunity for fun features like one-way doors, guard-tower bombardments, escape tunnels...

I think a CC Prison has plenty of potential for distinction without a back story, but if you want to build from a real/fictional base, I'll toss out The Great Escape as an option.
PMega
Posts: 8
Joined: Sun May 27, 2007 11:24 pm

Post by PMega »

It was along those lines, yeah.

I'll see if I can't come up with some (extremely low-quality) rough draft map.
User avatar
aceage
Posts: 42
Joined: Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:50 pm
Location: Under the huge pile of books that I call finals.

Hogwarts Map

Post by aceage »

I know the next Harry Potter book and movie are coming out this month, and i was thinking that a harrypotter map would be awsome.

FOr continens(territories) you could have

-The great hall (each of the 4 house tables, teachers table)
-Each of the 4 houses (common room, dorm room)
- owlry
-class rooms
-outside--the stadium quiddich is played in, the forbidden forest
and so much more....
sfhbballnut
Posts: 1687
Joined: Fri May 05, 2006 3:01 pm

Post by sfhbballnut »

I love harry potter, but do not believe that your typical map can cover it, just simply haveing the castle and grounds with houses and such is useless and i would take some skilled image working to work it with the castle, secret passages, etc. Even then I don't think the map would have a lot of support unless there was something that really set it a part or it was spectacular looking

and polls that have that many options don't tell you a lot
User avatar
riggable
Posts: 1001
Joined: Fri Mar 30, 2007 1:12 am

Post by riggable »

wouldn't that make the map unreasonably wide?
User avatar
Spockers
Posts: 390
Joined: Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:11 pm

Post by Spockers »

You are right riggable. It would be exactly the same, only wide.

I think keeping it long is the way to go, there will be ways to avoid choke points...

I'm working on ideas.
Image
User avatar
Keredrex
Posts: 400
Joined: Sun Jan 14, 2007 1:41 am
Gender: Male
Location: New York

Yes

Post by Keredrex »

definitely... however it would have to be the MARAUDERS MAP... that might work... if you can find a good image... and get pass copyright problems.... but it has been suggested check the foundry
User avatar
freezie
Posts: 3901
Joined: Fri Apr 06, 2007 12:18 pm
Gender: Male
Location: Somewhere between here and there.

Post by freezie »

It has been tried already, but I beleive the guy left.


I think you could start one, and I know for sure you would get some support.

Just look at my avy..And you know the 1rst supporter ;)
Image
User avatar
owenshooter
Posts: 13295
Joined: Wed Mar 07, 2007 6:01 pm
Gender: Male
Location: Deep in the Heart of Tx

don't agree

Post by owenshooter »

looks boring, why not just play germany, another map that is a blob with territories... maybe you should find a topographical map so the natural boundaries can be seen. i just don't see the appeal of this map, unless you live in the state. otherwise, looks boring...-0
User avatar
gimil
Posts: 8599
Joined: Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:42 pm
Gender: Male
Location: United Kingdom (Scotland)

Ine got an idea!!!!!!

Post by gimil »

can we have a rule that u need to post an image of an idea or the thread gets locked. im sick of people putting up a title then sayin:

"is this a good idea"

got an idea? no image? put it in teh ideas thread
User avatar
DiM
Posts: 10415
Joined: Wed Feb 14, 2007 6:20 pm
Gender: Male
Location: making maps for scooby snacks

Post by DiM »

totally agree :D
“In the beginning God said, the four-dimensional divergence of an antisymmetric, second rank tensor equals zero, and there was light, and it was good. And on the seventh day he rested.”- Michio Kaku
User avatar
gimil
Posts: 8599
Joined: Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:42 pm
Gender: Male
Location: United Kingdom (Scotland)

Post by gimil »

haha all its doing is cloging up the foundry and losing ideas that are acctually good
User avatar
badnuzjr
Posts: 120
Joined: Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:56 pm
Gender: Male

Post by badnuzjr »

I'll come up with a rough sketch and then put it up for some feedback on general design before I get into the deep graphics.
User avatar
mibi
Posts: 3350
Joined: Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:19 pm
Location: The Great State of Vermont
Contact:

Post by mibi »

a prison map is already in the works.
User avatar
Spockers
Posts: 390
Joined: Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:11 pm

Post by Spockers »

While I agree that "Is this a good idea" polls are stupid and probably should be banned, I don't think an image is always necessary.

For example the Napoleonic wars thread has plenty of room for discussion before an example needs to be shown.
Image
Locked

Return to “Melting Pot: Map Ideas”