Re: 1v1: Promontory Summit [10.3.14] BETA

[cairnswk]

Tidied V15.
Simply moved signature and Max deploy to the top within the frame and tidied border lines of inner frames etc

[cairnswk]

Version 15 888s.
A couple of placements will have to change...and the green army holders also.

[RedBaron0]

The trains at the top of the map do seem to have a bit of pixaltion going on with their outlines, but otherwise I don't see any issues either. Lets here any final concerns here kids.

[RedBaron0]

ALL ABOARD!

[cairnswk]

ALL ABOARD!

Thank-you RBO, i will have a look at that pixelation, just not right now...too busy with RL stuff.
Meanwhile the xml is up for checking.

[RedBaron0]

np cairns, I figured it's a tiny matter and unrelated to gameplay so I'd get ya on your way, but do take care of it when you get the chance.

[cairnswk]

np cairns, I figured it's a tiny matter and unrelated to gameplay so I'd get ya on your way, but do take care of it when you get the chance.

RB0, i've looked at the images, and am curious as to what you issue is with pixelation.
Can you show me graphic or something please so i know.

These are the .png files to work from.

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[Gilligan]

Alrighty cairns, a few things.

Small map
Sidney and Julesburg need coordinate adjustment
Townsfolk and UP Govt 888 army covers part of the territory name
15 Tunnels missing territory name?
Grand Island needs a neutral of 3

then I tried to look at the large map...and there are no coordinates??

[cairnswk]

OK, here's the new xml, give me a few mins to get the adjusted images up
Small

Large

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Small 88

Large 88

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Small 888

Large 888

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[cairnswk]

Alrighty cairns, a few things.

Small map
Sidney and Julesburg need coordinate adjustment

Done!

Townsfolk and UP Govt 888 army covers part of the territory name

Fixed!

15 Tunnels missing territory name?

No, it's there!

Grand Island needs a neutral of 3

Done!

then I tried to look at the large map...and there are no coordinates??

Fixed!

[Gilligan]

I mean 15 Tunnels on the map. All of the other Poor Conditions territories have black, bold names attached except that one.

[cairnswk]

I mean 15 Tunnels on the map. All of the other Poor Conditions territories have black, bold names attached except that one.

Ooh i did miss that...fixed on those master images (2 top ones) above.

[Gilligan]

alright cairns, the borders/coordinates are fine.

-missing the autodeploys. the Poor Conditions are correct, but Omaha and Sacramento do not have +2 auto. All of the white stations (Grand Island, Kearney, Ogalulla, etc) do not have +1 auto.

-when I look at your file, I see this

<objective>
<name>CP or UP</name>
<components>
<continent>UP &amp; All Spikes</continent>
<continent>CP &amp; All Spikes</continent>
</components>
</objective>

where &amp; is in place of &. do you see this as well?

Get those in, and we're stamped.

[cairnswk]

alright cairns, the borders/coordinates are fine.

-missing the autodeploys. the Poor Conditions are correct, but Omaha and Sacramento do not have +2 auto. All of the white stations (Grand Island, Kearney, Ogalulla, etc) do not have +1 auto.

-when I look at your file, I see this

<objective>
<name>CP or UP</name>
<components>
<continent>UP &amp; All Spikes</continent>
<continent>CP &amp; All Spikes</continent>
</components>
</objective>

where &amp; is in place of &. do you see this as well?

Get those in, and we're stamped.

Adjusted xml attached, 'ill post in Checker also

[Gilligan]

Great!

I still saw a few of those weird "amp" things, so I took the liberty of editing them myself and replacing it with "and". I also just noticed you spelled "Sacremento", and fixed that as well. I have attached the edit.

[isaiah40]

Cairns, the only pixelation I see in on the cow catchers on the locomotives. To me they are passable. One minor not is the bridge on the CP line isn't directly under the circle, so just move the bridge over to the left a tad bit It's minor thing, but I have no problems with anything else! *pushes the XML over to Gilligan to get done*

[cairnswk]

Great!

I still saw a few of those weird "amp" things, so I took the liberty of editing them myself and replacing it with "and". I also just noticed you spelled "Sacremento", and fixed that as well. I have attached the edit.

OK, but i've just noticed something else.

<objective>
<name>CP or UP</name>
<components>
<continent>UP and All Spikes</continent>
<continent>CP and All Spikes</continent>
</components>
</objective>

shouldn't there be a <required=1> in the bottom of that?

[Gilligan]

Great!

I still saw a few of those weird "amp" things, so I took the liberty of editing them myself and replacing it with "and". I also just noticed you spelled "Sacremento", and fixed that as well. I have attached the edit.

OK, but i've just noticed something else.

<objective>
<name>CP or UP</name>
<components>
<continent>UP and All Spikes</continent>
<continent>CP and All Spikes</continent>
</components>
</objective>

shouldn't there be a <required=1> in the bottom of that?

Oh, yikes, good call.

Here's a fix for that. I just created two separate objectives so you can distinguish them.

[cairnswk]

...
OK, but i've just noticed something else.

<objective>
<name>CP or UP</name>
<components>
<continent>UP and All Spikes</continent>
<continent>CP and All Spikes</continent>
</components>
</objective>

shouldn't there be a <required=1> in the bottom of that?

Oh, yikes, good call.

Here's a fix for that. I just created two separate objectives so you can distinguish them.

Thanks Gilligan. That version 3 of xml is attached below.

Cairns, the only pixelation I see in on the cow catchers on the locomotives. To me they are passable. One minor not is the bridge on the CP line isn't directly under the circle, so just move the bridge over to the left a tad bit It's minor thing, but I have no problems with anything else! *pushes the XML over to Gilligan to get done*

Hi isaiah40, yes i've looked at the cow catchers and locos and thay have bevel and emoss on them, apart from removing that altogether, i think it is OK also...makes them stadn out a bit.
The bridge has been centered.

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[Seamus76]

Great work! Very much looking forward to this one.

[cairnswk]

Great work! Very much looking forward to this one.

Thanks Seamus. I'm interested to see if it works.

[thenobodies80]

Beta - Quenching

---The development period has concluded for the Promontory Summit Map. The map has been tested and all objections have had their time. The Foundry and I hereby brand this map with the Foundry Beta Brand. Let it be known that this map is now ready for BETA Play. After an extended period of time in BETA and once all quirks and issues have been resolved, the map will be put into Full Play (barring any Admins or Foundry Foreman vetoes).

Conquer Club, enjoy!

While the map is in BETA Play, there are a couple of administrative tasks that are required of the mapmaker(s) in addition to the initial gameplay testing:

1. Please ensure that the first post of the thread contains all the necessary information to help future visitors to the development thread; it's particularly important to ensure the most recent images are there, along with any helpful guides (such as gameplay quirks/nuances or the location/size of any starting neutrals etc.)
2. It is the responsibility of the mapmaker(s) to ensure that they respond to further feedback in a timely and constructive manner.
3. Write a "creative" map description and send it to the Foundry Foreman via PM. You're encouraged to post it into the first post of the thread as well; the description will be used to populate the maps database.

thenobodies80

[cairnswk]

Ooh, thanks tnb80

[Foxglove]

I definitely like the concept of this map. And I have some game play comments to share (from the beta site)!

1. I feel like there are too many bonuses. I think there should be fewer, and that they should all (or mostly all) be off of the "main path" so that you have to make tactical choices about what to take or not.
2. I think 4 objective regions in the spikes are too many. One person needs to have a huge surplus of troops to hold 4 regions that can be attacked simultaneously from 1 opponent region. My game is a bit stalemated right now, because we're just building, building. I'm not sure how it will end.

Nice work!

[cairnswk]

How lucky you are to get to do Beta testing.
I'm the bloody mapmaker and i don't even get a look in
since Foxglove, IcePack, patrickaa317, and JaneAustin are the Beta team. Huh! how does that work?
Something definetely wrong there, 1st stage or not.

About the spikes, they are the essence of the game, and you'll not presuade me otherwise.
About the bonuses, they are off the main path since you have to conquer them and you can make a choice whether to or not.
What i'd like to know is...is the map worthy of 1v1 and the race status?