Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 3 Nov 2003 to 4 Nov 2003 (#2003-261) From: Automatic digest processor Date: 05/11/2003, 19:00 To: Recipients of MYSTARA-L digests Reply-to: Mystara RPG Discussion There are 3 messages totalling 202 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. New design for Mystara.fr.st check it out! (3) ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.dnd.starflung.com/ To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 00:10:30 -0800 From: Thibault Sarlat Subject: Re: New design for Mystara.fr.st check it out! i am always interested for enhanced way to produce more professional maps. count me in for your project. I can draw the hex (I already drew four times my sets so i know it's a neverending story). By now, i can only access the web at the office, but soon, i should have a new dsl line at home.. regarding the design,my intention is to make a template out of it and to set it for the entire site...(this will take some time and some rethinking for some pages). I wonder if i should try to set a database... we'll see. thib --- Joaquin Menchaca wrote: > Um... > > I don't think that the word awesome justifies what I > think. This overall design is just amazing. I am > incredibly impressed. > > I see that you are currently developing maps. Would > you be interested in making high-quality maps, which > can be exported into SVG, PDF, and PNG (or JPG)? I > was thinking of using a combination of Illustrator > and > Freehand. I know in the later, one can download for > a > 30-day trial. I thought of making general hexacons > for mountains, cities, hills, forests, etc. > > If a set of hexacons could be created, everyone > could > re-use them to make high-quality maps. Also, people > could create different alternate sets of hexacons. > For example, one could create old-style Gazetteer > hexacons, while another can use the newer boxed > Gazetteer hexacons. Another more graphically > inclined > could create set (minus the actual hex) to craete > more > natural maps. > > Lastly, I could script little perl-xml tools to > auto-generate maps, and also switch out the hexacon > sets to auto-create different styles of maps. The > only tricky part comes with the shore-lines, which > would have to be handcrafted, until a way can be > devised handle these. > > Also, there's the possibility of replacing the > hexacons with another set of hexacons, and having > the > map (automatically) map to the new set through tools > > - Joaquin > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears > http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ > > ******************************************************************** > The Other Worlds Homepage: > http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp > The Mystara Homepage: http://www.dnd.starflung.com/ > To unsubscribe, send email to > LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM > with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. > ===== Thibault SARLAT a.k.a Clenarius www.mystara.fr.st ICQ 16622177 MSN Messenger: clenarius@hotmail.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 12:11:26 -0500 From: Chris Cherrington Subject: Re: New design for Mystara.fr.st check it out! > > From: Joaquin Menchaca > > If a set of hexacons could be created, everyone could > re-use them to make high-quality maps. Also, people > could create different alternate sets of hexacons. > For example, one could create old-style Gazetteer > hexacons, while another can use the newer boxed > Gazetteer hexacons. Another more graphically inclined > could create set (minus the actual hex) to craete more > natural maps. > > Lastly, I could script little perl-xml tools to > auto-generate maps, and also switch out the hexacon > sets to auto-create different styles of maps. The > only tricky part comes with the shore-lines, which > would have to be handcrafted, until a way can be > devised handle these. > > Also, there's the possibility of replacing the > hexacons with another set of hexacons, and having the > map (automatically) map to the new set through tools > I am interested in any of this getting done, I would love to make a "Risk" board for Mystara, and this may make it possible. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 23:52:29 -0800 From: Thibault Sarlat Subject: Re: New design for Mystara.fr.st check it out! i am super interested in that idea of a risk board... Just tell me how. (i think profantasy CC would be the best way, then using a drawing prog such as paint shop pro... thib --- Chris Cherrington wrote: > > > > From: Joaquin Menchaca > > > > If a set of hexacons could be created, everyone > could > > re-use them to make high-quality maps. Also, > people > > could create different alternate sets of hexacons. > > For example, one could create old-style Gazetteer > > hexacons, while another can use the newer boxed > > Gazetteer hexacons. Another more graphically > inclined > > could create set (minus the actual hex) to craete > more > > natural maps. > > > > Lastly, I could script little perl-xml tools to > > auto-generate maps, and also switch out the > hexacon > > sets to auto-create different styles of maps. The > > only tricky part comes with the shore-lines, which > > would have to be handcrafted, until a way can be > > devised handle these. > > > > Also, there's the possibility of replacing the > > hexacons with another set of hexacons, and having > the > > map (automatically) map to the new set through > tools > > > I am interested in any of this getting done, I would > love to make a "Risk" board for Mystara, and this > may make it possible. > > ******************************************************************** > The Other Worlds Homepage: > http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp > The Mystara Homepage: http://www.dnd.starflung.com/ > To unsubscribe, send email to > LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM > with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. > ===== Thibault SARLAT a.k.a Clenarius www.mystara.fr.st ICQ 16622177 MSN Messenger: clenarius@hotmail.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! 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