tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488294190723126143.post5207596283387211928..comments2023-10-18T23:56:19.054-05:00Comments on Hereticwerks: Mapping TanchUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488294190723126143.post-80918320864469979622012-07-08T13:30:52.597-05:002012-07-08T13:30:52.597-05:00You know, we were considering doing a sort of cros...You know, we were considering doing a sort of cross-hatching texture instead of the basic gray, but decided to keep it simple and easier on a printer. We're big fans of Dyson Logos and Matt Jackson, both of whom are quite excellent in their use of cross-hatching in their maps. The 'noise' aspect is a good observation--we'll need to add-in something like you're describing when garrisonjameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544523186717576771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488294190723126143.post-5586097419863450012012-07-08T12:51:19.985-05:002012-07-08T12:51:19.985-05:00I was considering this a bit more, and especially ...I was considering this a bit more, and especially why my initial response came across so virulently (which was unintended). Suffice to say I do enjoy the Non-Repo blue TSR homage maps which I know I've seen in at least one product, and find the Mapper software maps unsatisfying for the same reasons you mentioned.<br /><br />A) On the Bujilli Map, I see where the hand drawn is in there and I Gus Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872819206286105195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488294190723126143.post-20575894110392342932012-07-08T12:12:44.808-05:002012-07-08T12:12:44.808-05:00We certainly will do more hand-drawn stuff. We hav...We certainly will do more hand-drawn stuff. We have a ton of old pens to use-up...garrisonjameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544523186717576771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488294190723126143.post-25134817758085993322012-07-08T09:37:13.900-05:002012-07-08T09:37:13.900-05:00Hand drawn maps all the way. Looks great.Hand drawn maps all the way. Looks great.Gothridge Manorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11371740532802642972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488294190723126143.post-62576906532613746552012-07-08T09:12:35.394-05:002012-07-08T09:12:35.394-05:00You raise a very good point, one that we have been...You raise a very good point, one that we have been considering as well: the perfection of the lines is why we've avoided software like Campaign Cartographer--it looks too clean, too digital, too something we have yet to coin a good word for. The maps for Bujilli's first dungeon developed as an experiment, taking hand-drawn elements and overlaying digital components so as to retain garrisonjameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544523186717576771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488294190723126143.post-31655616055913276082012-07-08T03:20:30.123-05:002012-07-08T03:20:30.123-05:00I wasn't trying to be especially negative - I ...I wasn't trying to be especially negative - I apologize if it came out that way, the Tanch map gives me a nostalgic feel while the second one feels a bit like a video game map. Of course this is subjective issue - and both maps are well done. I suppose it's just a throwback/nostalgia thing for me, the main thing I think that a map loses in the newer digital style (which is similar to Gus Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872819206286105195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488294190723126143.post-12497952936704617232012-07-07T22:17:57.738-05:002012-07-07T22:17:57.738-05:00@Gibbering Mouher: Wow. We're glad you at leas...@Gibbering Mouher: Wow. We're glad you at least like the 'organic hand drawn feel' of the map. We're not sure what 'early 90's nethack clone' means exactly, but it sounds extremely negative...garrisonjameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544523186717576771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488294190723126143.post-2108684433160918742012-07-07T21:52:09.762-05:002012-07-07T21:52:09.762-05:00I have to say I rather like the organic hand drawn...I have to say I rather like the organic hand drawn feel of the old Tanch map more than the colored/computerized method used for Bujilli's First Dungeon. It has a more "map" less "early 90's nethack clone" feel that I find compelling.Gus Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872819206286105195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488294190723126143.post-36571762301007182342012-07-07T13:46:03.747-05:002012-07-07T13:46:03.747-05:00Tanch was part of a campaign that pre-dates my int...Tanch was part of a campaign that pre-dates my introduction to Tekumel by a few years actually. It is one of the things that motivated a friend to get me to meet some of the Tekumel Games staff.garrisonjameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544523186717576771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488294190723126143.post-82221616595461059282012-07-07T11:58:13.461-05:002012-07-07T11:58:13.461-05:00Some of the names look Tekumelani. Where is Tanch?...Some of the names look Tekumelani. Where is Tanch?Tallgeesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045006122540505779noreply@blogger.com