small 8-player map for review-my first

[Thrawn]

1. Sounding out support for small, many player maps (8-10). Sound like a good idea, I've gotten a few ideas, so.

2. How exactly do the map tags work?

3. Just a question about the map editor: does it pretty much just form a .cfg file with placing terrain merely a visual way to make it more interesting, or is it more complicated? ( I'm just curious, as it made making maps more interesting)

[toms]

2: just type [map], then insert the map data, then [/map] and you are ready.

[Thrawn]

2: just type [map], then insert the map data, then [/map] and you are ready.

how should it work? Do you copy the .cfg file into [ map] [ /map] tags?

[toms]

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I wanted to show you the map BBcode and the forum software tried to make a map out of it, sorry. See my edited post now.

[zookeeper]

3. Just a question about the map editor: does it pretty much just form a .cfg file with placing terrain merely a visual way to make it more interesting, or is it more complicated? ( I'm just curious, as it made making maps more interesting)

I don't really understand what you're trying to ask here. But in any case: the map editor doesn't create any .cfg's. It just creates text files that contain the rectangular block of letters that make up the map.

[toms]

I was not sure but I think he means a startinddialog where you write name, id, description, etc. and the cfg file is automatically created.
Problem: Sides written in the cfg file. How do you create them?

[scott]

Here is a map:

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If you save that rectangle of letters into a text file, then you have a map.

If you save that text file in (userdata)/editor/maps then the game will recognize it and you can play on it.

It is possible to do the same thing with a .cfg file, but a .cfg file is NOT necessary unless you have a need to make an entire multiplayer scenario.

On the forum, the [ map ] tag lets you show the map to other forum users but it is not used in the game.

Here's that same map.

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[Dragon Master]

I am so going to try an MP game on that map.

[Free]

I am so going to try an MP game on that map.

Okay, I'll play you.

[Elvish_Pillager]

Wow, that's actually a fairly balanced map!

[Zhukov]

Ya don't say.

[Wintermute]

Wow, that's actually a fairly balanced map!

Are you insane!!? This map is so unbalanced! Player two has a huge advantage over player one, since his keep is more protected!! Plus no one can beat dwarves.



P.S. I am totally joking, so don't flame me please

[Disto]

lol Play this map as Lavinians and see what happens. Hehe

[turin]

50% defense on grassland.

[Thrawn]

8-player, really small map

50 gold, 2g/v, preferably no extremes of experience, and slightly bad for dwarves, but my first attempt

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