Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 21 Mar 1998.
improvements to a game map ?
alt.ascii-art
· 8 messages · 21 Mar 1998 - 24 Mar 1998
i'm re-writing a simple game i played on mainframe computers some 20 years ago. it was sort of a "empire"-like game, that now exists only in my memory. i would like some artistic input into making the following simple ascii map a bit fancier... "=====================================================\n", "| | | |\n", "| | | |\n", "| dimril | | khala |\n", "| | aragon | |\n", "| | | |\n", "|============| |============= |\n", "| |==============| | |\n", "| | | |==========|\n", "| | iman | shathur | |\n", "| hyperion | | | |\n", "| |============================ |\n", "| | | avalon |\n", "| | tirion | |\n", "| | | |\n", "| | | |\n", "=====================================================\n", if anybody would care to assist, please post or email your design. thank you! -- Sentio aliquos togatos contra me conspirare.
id est wrote: > > i'm re-writing a simple game i played on mainframe computers some > 20 years ago. it was sort of a "empire"-like game, that now exists > only in my memory. i would like some artistic input into making > the following simple ascii map a bit fancier... > > "=====================================================\n", > "| | | |\n", > "| | | |\n", > "| dimril | | khala |\n", > "| | aragon | |\n", > "| | | |\n", > "|============| |============= |\n", > "| |==============| | |\n", > "| | | |==========|\n", > "| | iman | shathur | |\n", > "| hyperion | | | |\n", > "| |============================ |\n", > "| | | avalon |\n", > "| | tirion | |\n", > "| | | |\n", > "| | | |\n", > "=====================================================\n", > > if anybody would care to assist, please post or email your design. > thank you! > Hmmm... is this some kind of "adventure" game with clues and stuff? What's the setting? Where does it all happen? What can be found in the rooms? Do the rooms have to be absolutely square? Does it have to have a specific size or can we make it bigger? Are you going to put it on the web so we can play it too? Is it a Java game? etc, etc, etc... -- _ _ __ ___.--'_`. __ __ _ .'_`--.___ __ ( _`.'. - 'o` ) \ \ / /__ _ _ ___ _ _ (_)__ __ _ ( 'o` - .`.'_ ) _\.'_' _.-' \ V / -_) '_/ _ \ ' \| / _/ _` | `-._ `_`./_ ( \`. ) //\` \_/\___|_| \___/_||_|_\__\__,_| '/\\ ( .'/ ) \_`-'`---'\\__, ,__//`---'`-'_/ \` `-\ uggc://jjj.yhqq.yhgu.fr/hfref/ix/ /-' '/ ` _____________________ r93...@fz.yhgu.fr ____________________ ' LIKE MY SIG? GO HERE: http://www.surfplaza.com/figlet/
>Hmmm... is this some kind of "adventure" game with clues and stuff?
it's a conquest game. "dimril", "avalon", ... are provinces controlled
by robots (or other players eventually). you begin with one of the
provinces (selected randomly), which has a base population, a happiness
value, a taxation value, ... you train troops, establish a home guard,
fend off other kingdoms that try to invade you, destroy other armies,
win over other populations to your side, deal with rebellions and
plagues, ... eventually hopefully conquering the whole map.
the provinces don't have to be square, and you can make it bigger if
you want. it's currently in C++ but i will be re-writing it in java
later. i will put it on the net when i'm finished, source code and
all, for anybody who wants to build on it or just play it.
--
Sentio aliquos togatos contra me conspirare.
I'm not sure I understand the task, but I feel like playing:
Pinking the interior verticals:
"=====================================================\n",
"| \ \ |\n",
"| / / |\n",
"| dimril \ \ khala |\n",
"| / aragon / |\n",
"| \ \ |\n",
"|============/ /============= |\n",
"| \==============| \ |\n",
"| / / /==========|\n",
"| \ iman \ shathur \ |\n",
"| hyperion / / / |\n",
"| \============================ |\n",
"| / \ avalon |\n",
"| \ tirion / |\n",
"| / \ |\n",
"| \ / |\n",
"=====================================================\n",
Applied chaos (plus thinner horizontals):
"=====================================================\n",
"| _/ \ |\n",
"| \ / |\n",
"| dimril \ \ khala |\n",
"| / aragon _/~ |\n",
"| / \ |\n",
"|---\_/\----\ /,------------- |\n",
"| \-------------| \ |\n",
"| / / /----------|\n",
"| \ iman \ shathur \ |\n",
"| hyperion / \ / |\n",
"| \---------------------------- |\n",
"| / \ avalon |\n",
"| \ tirion \ |\n",
"| / / |\n",
"| \ / |\n",
"=====================================================\n",
Getting silly:
"=====================================================\n",
"| _/ \ |\n",
"| \ / primary |\n",
"| demerol \ \ khalas |\n",
"| / tarragon _/~ |\n",
"| / \ |\n",
"|---\_/\----\ /,------------- |\n",
"| \-------------| \ |\n",
"| / / /----------|\n",
"| \ idi amin \ shatner \ |\n",
"| hyperactive/ \ / |\n",
"| \---------------------------- |\n",
"| / \ abalone |\n",
"| \ tire iron \ |\n",
"| / / |\n",
"| \ / |\n",
"=====================================================\n",
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jor...@mcs.com (Jorn Barger) wrote:
>I'm not sure I understand the task, but I feel like playing:
Me too, although I believe I do understand the task: you want what
looks like the map of an actual landform.
From
"=====================================================\n",
"| | | |\n",
"| | | |\n",
"| dimril | | khala |\n",
"| | aragon | |\n",
"| | | |\n",
"|============| |============= |\n",
"| |==============| | |\n",
"| | | |==========|\n",
"| | iman | shathur | |\n",
"| hyperion | | | |\n",
"| |============================ |\n",
"| | | avalon |\n",
"| | tirion | |\n",
"| | | |\n",
"| | | |\n",
"=====================================================\n",
to
" _ _ _ ___ _&"
" / \_--- --____--__ __--- --_-- ----__- --_-_&"
" ( \ -- | \&"
" ) Dimril ) / )&"
" / / ( /&"
"( ( \ Khala (&"
" \ \ Aragon | \&"
" |__ _ ___) | \&"
" | -- --_- / |-__-_ _ )&"
" / ( __ _ _/ ----|-_-__-___/&"
"( )--_-- - -_-- / |&"
" \ / | | \&"
" ) / Iman | Shathur | )&"
" / Hyperion|\ __-_ _/ __ \ /&"
"| | \_/ --__- --__--- |---__) Avalon (&"
" \ | / \&"
" | \ Tirion | _)&"
" | __ ) _ _--_ / __--_ __-&"
" (__/ --_--_-- --_____-- ---_-- --__---&"
You'll have to edit the \s in it, though, to \\. I haven't done that,
so that everyone can see what it looks like. But I've included extra
&s at the end of each string, so after you've changed each \ to a \\,
then you can change each & to \n for the newlines.
Is it possible to put in some mountains:
" _ _ _ ___ _&"
" / \_--- --____--__ __--- --_-- ----__- --_-_&"
" ( \ -- | \&"
" ) Dimril ) / )&"
" / / ( /&"
"( ( \ Khala (&"
" \ ^ \ Aragon | \&"
" |__ _ ^ ___) ^ | \&"
" | -- --_- / ^^ ^^^ |-__-_ _ )&"
" / ^ ( __ _ _/ ----|-_-__-___/&"
"( ^^ )--_-- - -_-- / |&"
" \ ^ / | | \&"
" ) ^ / Iman | Shathur | ^ )&"
" / Hyperion|\ __-_ _/ __ \ ^ /&"
"| ^^ | \_/ --__- --__--- |---__) Avalon (&"
" \ ^ | / \&"
" | \ Tirion | _)&"
" | __ ) _ _--_ / __--_ __-&"
" (__/ --_--_-- --_____-- ---_-- --__---&"
John Savard
Veronica Karlsson <dre...@on.spammer> wrote:
>Hmmm... is this some kind of "adventure" game with clues and stuff?
Since he refers to it as an 'empire' type of game, perhaps it's like
the boardgames RISK or Diplomacy.
John Savard
jsa...@teneerf.edmonton.ab.ca (John Savard) wrote: [snipped] >You'll have to edit the \s in it, though, to \\. I haven't done that, >so that everyone can see what it looks like. But I've included extra >&s at the end of each string, so after you've changed each \ to a \\, >then you can change each & to \n for the newlines. >Is it possible to put in some mountains: > " _ _ _ ___ _&" > " / \_--- --____--__ __--- --_-- ----__- --_-_&" > " ( \ -- | \&" > " ) Dimril ) / )&" > " / / ( /&" > "( ( \ Khala (&" > " \ ^ \ Aragon | \&" > " |__ _ ^ ___) ^ | \&" > " | -- --_- / ^^ ^^^ |-__-_ _ )&" > " / ^ ( __ _ _/ ----|-_-__-___/&" > "( ^^ )--_-- - -_-- / |&" > " \ ^ / | | \&" > " ) ^ / Iman | Shathur | ^ )&" > " / Hyperion|\ __-_ _/ __ \ ^ /&" > "| ^^ | \_/ --__- --__--- |---__) Avalon (&" > " \ ^ | / \&" > " | \ Tirion | _)&" > " | __ ) _ _--_ / __--_ __-&" > " (__/ --_--_-- --_____-- ---_-- --__---&" >John Savard Nice :) I've smoothened the borders a bit (Don't know if that's allowed from a programmers point of view). And added some other textures to the landscape. __- ::::: (Siliconia, Cashville, --_-_ swomp :::: forest * capitol Megalopolis, Dramid, --- :::: Heteran, Khaloha, Bitet) " _ _ _ ___ __&" " / \_,-' '-,__,--,_ __,-' '-_-' `--,_,-'_-`-,&" " ( ::::::::::\:::::`':::::: | -_-- _-- _--\&" " ) Dimril :::)::::::::: / --_- --_ -)&" " / ::::::/:::::::: ( * -- - /&" "( * ::(:::::::: * \ Khala (&" " \ ^ ::\:: Aragon | : \&" " |__ _ ^ : ::)::: ^ |: \&" " | `' `-,_:_/::: ^^ ^^^ ::|__,-_ )&" " / ^ ( _,_ :::_/::: `---+--,_,-,__/&" "( ^^ )-,_,-' `--/::::::: / |&" " \ ^ / :::::|::::::::: | \&" " ) ^ / Iman ::::::|: Shathur | ^ )&" " / Hyperion|\ __,_:::::_/::::: __ \ ^ /&" "| ^^ | \_/ `-,_/:\___,-' |`--,_) Avalon (&" " \ ^ * | ::::::::::: / \&" " | __-_\_- Tirion * | _)&" " | __-_-_-_)_-_ _--_ / * _,-_ _/&" " (__/ `-,--+----,______/ `-,_,-' `-,_,--'&" Or did I mess it up completely :) ________________________________________mic at dataweb dot nl
mmi...@dataweb.nl (miK) wrote: >Nice :) Thank you. >I've smoothened the borders a bit (Don't know if that's allowed from >a programmers point of view). And added some other textures to the >landscape. I have no idea; it would depend on how the original poster's progam works. > __- ::::: (Siliconia, Cashville, > --_-_ swomp :::: forest * capitol Megalopolis, Dramid, > --- :::: Heteran, Khaloha, Bitet) > " _ _ _ ___ __&" > " / \_,-' '-,__,--,_ __,-' '-_-' `--,_,-'_-`-,&" > " ( ::::::::::\:::::`':::::: | -_-- _-- _--\&" > " ) Dimril :::)::::::::: / --_- --_ -)&" > " / ::::::/:::::::: ( * -- - /&" > "( * ::(:::::::: * \ Khala (&" > " \ ^ ::\:: Aragon | : \&" > " |__ _ ^ : ::)::: ^ |: \&" > " | `' `-,_:_/::: ^^ ^^^ ::|__,-_ )&" > " / ^ ( _,_ :::_/::: `---+--,_,-,__/&" > "( ^^ )-,_,-' `--/::::::: / |&" > " \ ^ / :::::|::::::::: | \&" > " ) ^ / Iman ::::::|: Shathur | ^ )&" > " / Hyperion|\ __,_:::::_/::::: __ \ ^ /&" > "| ^^ | \_/ `-,_/:\___,-' |`--,_) Avalon (&" > " \ ^ * | ::::::::::: / \&" > " | __-_\_- Tirion * | _)&" > " | __-_-_-_)_-_ _--_ / * _,-_ _/&" > " (__/ `-,--+----,______/ `-,_,-' `-,_,--'&" > >Or did I mess it up completely :) Oh, no. And by using commas in the horizontal boundaries, you've made a significant improvement on my work. John Savard
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