So i made a new world map

Torvak · #1 February 29th, 2004, 04:11 PM

Now how do i get it to illwinter? Compressed it's 20MB so email isn't really an option.

Here's a preview new world map

Gandalf Parker · #2 February 29th, 2004, 04:19 PM

Posting an URL will often do it. Sending it to info@ over at the illwinter.com site will also take care of it if they like it.
Doing both, sending an email with an URL address of where they can pick up the file is actually the internet-friendliest method of all.

Arryn · #3 February 29th, 2004, 04:23 PM

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Originally posted by Torvak:
Now how do i get it to illwinter? Compressed it's 20MB so email isn't really an option.

Good question. Send the guys at IW an email with the question. Or perhaps you can upload it to Shrapnel (ask them) and they can get it to IW.

I can host it, but I don't have a publically-accessible ftp server for you to upload it to me. And it might take me a bit of time to figure out how to grant you specific access rights to the domain I'm borrowing. I'll look into it.

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Here's a preview new world map

Comment: your water provinces are too large. You should cut them down to 2/3 or 1/2 their present size, IMO.

[ February 29, 2004, 14:24: Message edited by: Arryn ]

Arryn · #4 February 29th, 2004, 04:29 PM

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Originally posted by Gandalf Parker:
Posting an URL will often do it.

With respect, that assumes he has a web/ftp site of his own ...

I suspect that he doesn't.

Torvak · #5 February 29th, 2004, 04:29 PM

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Comment: your water provinces are too large. You should cut them down to 2/3 or 1/2 their present size, IMO.

The map is more or less a copy of the existing world map. So the ammount of provinces (and water provinces) is the same give or take one. Cutting them would produce new provinces and that would screw up the .map file and i'm not going to do that anytime soon.

Btw how does the random map generator figure out the neighbouring provinces? Maybe i could utilize that algorithm.

Torvak · #6 February 29th, 2004, 04:32 PM

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With respect, that assumes he has a web/ftp site of his own ...

I suspect that he doesn't.

Correct. But only because of utter lazyness. Some might say a comp science student should have one

Torvak · #7 February 29th, 2004, 04:57 PM

Ok this attempt failed.

Did a google search for free hosting, found one with 60MB unlimited bandwith, signed up, created virtual server, started upload manager....the maximum size per file is 200kB

Gandalf Parker · #8 February 29th, 2004, 05:03 PM

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Originally posted by Torvak:
Ok this attempt failed.

Did a google search for free hosting, found one with 60MB unlimited bandwith, signed up, created virtual server, started upload manager....the maximum size per file is 200kB

You can send it to me if you want. I have provided temp lodging for other peoples files so that Illwinter can pick them up.

Send to gandalf at community net

Gandalf Parker · #9 February 29th, 2004, 05:07 PM

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Originally posted by Arryn:

quote:
Originally posted by Gandalf Parker:
Posting an URL will often do it.

With respect, that assumes he has a web/ftp site of his own ...

I suspect that he doesn't.

I am always surprised by that. Most ISPs provide space for at least a simple web page although most Users dont realize it.

But then I dont use ISPs anymore so things might have changed

Arryn · #10 February 29th, 2004, 05:07 PM

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Originally posted by Gandalf Parker:
You can send it to me if you want. I have provided temp lodging for other peoples files so that Illwinter can pick them up.

Send to gandalf at community net

Once you have it, I can d/l it and host it for him.