Are there still any mapmakers out there?

[Locutus]

Well, I loaded up the Alex map and did some calculation. Turns out it would be (almost) perfect: The Alex map is 112x98, while you need 112x96 (or at least something in those proportions)... So the Alex map would be great for this.

[The Big Mc]

what did I say

i am going to have to say this but what happens on a map that is sized 211 * 211

i have just been checking the civ 3 site, killing time
the only thing that looks good is there version of the alpha century ship

[Locutus]

with maps bigger than 211x211 apparently the AI starts acting all weird, but I'm no expert in these matters. OmniGod found out about this I think, but he quit CtP2 ages ago. Maybe Martin or Ben remember the details?

[The Big Mc]

ai acting wired (so AI actually does something)

i am going to try this tonight probably blow my machine up

[The Big Mc]

I found an error in your calculations on the Alex map.

you forgot to count the unseen map tiles the one's used for the donut world movement type

so I take it you want x,y world

[Locutus]

I'm not sure what you mean. I counted the Alex map by looking up the coordinates: 111 was the highest x coordinate and the highest y coordinate was 97, therefore the map size is 112x98. Alex does not have a donut map, what do you mean?

The worldmap should be like any world map: only x-wrap, no y-wrap...

[Peter Triggs]

Locutus,

What's VNC?

[Locutus]

VNC is the coolest program ever made (well, maybe not, but it's still pretty darn cool) It's basically a remote desktop utility: it allows to to access your desktop from a different computer. When the client (FE from a computer at work or school) is logged in on the server (FE on your home computer), your client screen looks exactly the way your screen looks when you're actually sitting behind the server pc, even the cursor movements are tracked (in fact, it is actually quite amusing to see a computer being used via VNC when noone's sitting in front of it - it's alive! ). This is very useful for accessing files and running programs that you don't have available on the PC you're currently working on. Of course, when you only want access to your files, you could simply install an FTP server as well but actually having your desktop available can be very useful and setting up an FTP client and making all your files accessible from it (while still being safe from hackers) can be a pain. If you actually want to run programs from your home computer, VNC is the only way.

The only disadvantage of VNC is that accessing your desktop over a network requires huge amounts of data to be transported so it can be a bit slow (especially on slow networks). Because of the huge amounts of data and the critical timing involved, it doesn't work at all with very demanding applications such as video and directx-dependent programs (i.e. games), no matter how fast your network. A great advantage OTOH is that it's platform independent, so you can just as easily access a Mac from a Windows PC as you can access another Windows PC. But by far the best thing about VNC is that the client is less than 200k large and doesn't have to be installed, so you can run it on virtually any system (and the server doesn't need much either, I think that even for Windows a 486 would suffice).

See the official VNC website for more info and to download the official version. However, if you plan on actually using this program, I advise you to download the enhanced version, TightVNC, as it tends to be much faster, especially on slow networks (but on fast networks as well).

My friends who live on campus have been using VNC for years but I only started using it a few days ago as it I'm usually on Uni all day and am therefore required to have my home computer online all day (which, at 3 (Euro)cent a minute, is not exactly cheap). My cable subscription has a flat fee so I can now finally start to take advantage of it

[Immortal Wombat]

And you need it on both computers I suppose. That is annoying. I'm not really allowed to download programs to school

[Locutus]

IW, like you pointed out yourself over ICQ (I'm repeating it here for those who weren't there but still value the info ), you can use a Java client too (see website for details)...

[The Big Mc]

I'm not sure what you mean. I counted the Alex map by looking up the coordinates: 111 was the highest x coordinate and the highest y coordinate was 97, therefore the map size is 112x98. Alex does not have a donut map, what do you mean?

what I mean is that when you change from the normal map to a donut you gain about five tiles at the top this is all right in computer generated maps but human maps makes a large are of water visible

i tried making a map 212*212 last night and the computer did not like it.

it makes a new map but wear deep water should be its a random blob of shallow water plains and snow

[Locutus]

Do we want a donut map? Since when is the earth a donut? (Homer Simpson would be in heaven! )

[The Big Mc]

Hi I just got my last IT exam done well in a will anyway so I am truly free to mod again so as well as making your map this weekend(as it will take a long time to make)

Also the map size must be altered to stop a distortion to 210 * 90 very wide but it will keep the map in proportion

[hexagonian]

A small suggestion about the map...

Since this map will wrap on the sides, and to limit overlapping land masses on the edges, use this as your template. The edges can be all ocean then.

[The Big Mc]

Hexagonian could you pleas attach the file in it’s original size it would help. Any way I was going to cut the thing around the Atlantic and drift it a part by a few tiles