To reply w/o quoting (too lazy):
Thanks for the comment on how good it's looking!
Actually, I was thinking of making several Versions, since I'm putting so much time and effort into it. I can make one where sea-races can "swim upriver" (ie: all water provinces border each other), I can make one non-wraparound, another wraparound, etc... I decided on the wraparound because being on or near an edge gives a player an unfair advantage over those who start somewhere in the middle. Though even with a non-wrap Version I'll likely be using the #nostart option.
As for random map generators...that's what created the base map that I'm using.
Yes, I'm also trying to collect cut-and-paste map icons. My goal is to eventually be able to provide the community with:
1) A wide variety of pastable map icons.
2) A "coastline" random map generator. (well, not myself, but Phil and Gandalf).
3) A tutorial + Photoshop tutorial explaining the whole process from start to finish.
What I did was to run DomMap until I saw a landmass/watermass shape I liked, then saved the random seed number from it. Changed the command-line switches to slightly alter the appearance until I got what I wanted. Used Photoshop to delete all the color information, province borders, and capitol dots (just saving the outlines of land/water). I have 1600x1200 "beige cloth" and "blue cloth" files that I use for the backgrounds. Working with layers in Photoshop makes it relatively easy.
Oh, and as far as province size goes...I would like to keep them small enough to make a map suitable for a large number of players, but may also make a Version with larger provinces for fewer players. If anyone has any requests (as far as how many players) I'd be happy to add them to my to-do list. Are alot of people still playing Aran map? Need more 2-4 player maps? Smaller maps would, of course, be faster to make. Hmm...that's an idea...
[ February 01, 2004, 18:40: Message edited by: Targa ]