Beta 0.2 - Request for Volunteers!

[Matija]

Do you need updated SQL statements?

[sparrowhawk]

Nope, I've updated them manually. However if you take MMUDesigner further, could you make the changes requested (plus adding a semi-colon to the end of each SQL statement)?

In the meantime, here a screenshot of your scenario running under M/MU!

[Matija]

Nice!

No, I don't intend to work further on MMUDesigner. I only made it because UniMapGen didn't yet support descriptions and domains at the time.

[sparrowhawk]

I'm enjoying exploring the new map btw! Some good names in there, and the central area is particularly nicely laid out

[Matija]

I'm especially proud of the tower names.

I'm also working for some time now on a much larger map (original LOM dimension), based on a similar principle.

[sparrowhawk]

Could you send me a name for your training scenario (currently called Training Scenario Number 1, not very exciting!!!).

[sparrowhawk]

As per your email, I have named it:

Training Scenario 1: Sun's End (by Matija Vidmar)

I'm planning on implementing a feature whereby people who are new to the game MUST chose a training scenario as their first game.

Playing your scenario I cam across a really odd bug in the multiple-scenario support. All frozen wastes (except those jutting into the map) to the N and W were displaying correctly, but all those to the E and S were displaying as armies! Made for quite a scary sight, armies as far as the eye could see.

I am populating the scenario with 7 lords:

1 fey (citadel)
1 foul (citadel)
1 free (citadel)
1 targ (citadel)
1 wise (tower at centre)
1 dragon (not sure yet)
1 skulrin (not sure yet)

If you fanxy writing up a little introduction, I'd like to have a section in the help file that describes eaqch scenario.

One side effect of having such small maps is that the wildlife population (wolves, horses, fairies) is rampant. I need to look at having a modifier in the algorithm that takes into account the size of the map!!!

[Matija]

Should the description be more on the poetic or factual side?

You could put the dragon and skulkrin at the NW lith and SE tower. Or skulkrin at one of the henges and dragon at Longroot cavern.

[sparrowhawk]

The map is now populated and fun to play

Tell you what though, those barren plains are an abolute bugger - no supplies to be had once the village has been visited once!

I've found one possible typo - Froward Mountains. Should that be Forward?

[Matija]

No, it was not a typo. I'm in the process of reading O'Brian's Aubry/Maturin novels, and the word remained in my mind.

But if you consider it unsuitable, by all means change it into forward, or I can find a more appropriate name.

[sparrowhawk]

No it's fine. I haven't read those novels so didn't realise that they feature that name.

Did you get the map that I generated for you? There was a bug in the script that I found after sending it, but I don't know whether it affects your map or not. If so, let me know and I'll regenerate the html. Also I changed it to include domain info, but can't remember if that was in the version that I sent you either.

Incidentally, the maps display fine in Firefox, but IE puts a thin line between each row.

[celebaglar]

Jean-Yves said:

Incidentally, the maps display fine in Firefox, but IE puts a thin line between each row.

I've seen that effect before in a map I generated. Now, if only I could remember what caused it...

[Matija]

Yes, there were white lines between rows. And domain names were included.

[sparrowhawk]

Does anyone fancy making some shields for Matija's new scenario? Races of the seven characters are as above - I won't tell you their names, that's for you to discover when you play

Not essential, the default black shield displays at the moment, but it does look nicer with personalised shields.

[merlin]

I have graphics of all 128 shields from The Citadel...

I will make it available tonight.