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  • RavenousRavenous Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 48Members
  • xioutlawixxioutlawix Join Date: 2002-11-05 Member: 7118Members, Constellation
    Heh, any update on when all the maps will be available? (assuming you'll be doing them) Those things are incredible and SO helpful. Big props to you!
  • TenakuTenaku Join Date: 2002-11-05 Member: 6969Members
    for your viewing enjoyment:
    <img src='http://www.zone-zero.com/ns_hera.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
    the original psd can be found <a href='http://www.zone-zero.com/ns_hera.zip' target='_blank'>here</a>.

    I don't know Hera as well as Bast or Eclipse, so it's possible I may have missed something. please feel free to let me know if I screwed up <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->

    I'm trying to do them in order of popularity as determined by the 'favorite map' poll pinned to the top of General Discussion... However, I may save Nancy for last, as it is going to be fairly complicated compared to the others...
  • BridgerBridger Join Date: 2002-10-30 Member: 1761Members
    bloody brillient! and i'm not even british!
  • nicholnichol Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 3135Members
    oh wow. this is like the greatest thing since ns.
  • NecroNecro &lt;insert non-birthday-related title here&gt; Join Date: 2002-08-09 Member: 1118Members
    they own, can't wait for more!
  • Titanium_JohnsonTitanium_Johnson Join Date: 2002-11-05 Member: 7018Members
    <b>KEEP THEM COMING!!!!</b> <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Increadible work mang...definately a must have, and even more justification for having my nice photo-quality printer at home. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

    TJ out.
  • KaineKaine Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1096Members, Constellation
    thankyou so much for beating me to this <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> you rock man, keep em comin!
  • Rabid_LlamaRabid_Llama Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4340Members
    Great job. Three saved and ready to look at when I need to find that one last resource nozzle, or get some vague idea where that "HELP" is needed.
  • Lord_ChambersLord_Chambers Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6160Members
    I'm compelled to say something negative here, just to maintain the space time continium. This many positive vibes have to be harmful to something! Awww **obscenity** it...nice **obscenity**' job with the maps. The world needs more people like you willing to do work for the greater good.

    /me gives two big thumbs up.
  • ekentekent Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7801Members
    Positive vibes... reminds me of reading Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
  • XipeTotecXipeTotec Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2270Members
    WOOHOO!! Thanks for including the psd files too, that way I can make them greyscale and resize them so my printer doesn't try and kill me in my sleep (It lives under my bed).
  • Rice-RocketeerRice-Rocketeer Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2674Members
    Hot damn! Kudos to you! VERY nice!
  • TenakuTenaku Join Date: 2002-11-05 Member: 6969Members
    Ouch... sounds like it's time to get a new printer.

    (just don't let it hear you say that) <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • muzzolmuzzol Join Date: 2002-11-13 Member: 8514Members
    It's possible to note, maybe with a little difference of color, wich weldable doors/vents are breakable?
    Any of you have been trying to break all welded points?
    I think is a very interesting feature on maps.
    What do you think Tenaku?
  • TenakuTenaku Join Date: 2002-11-05 Member: 6969Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--muzzol+Nov 13 2002, 06:01 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (muzzol @ Nov 13 2002, 06:01 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->It's possible to note, maybe with a little difference of color, wich weldable doors/vents are breakable?
    <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    If you send me a list of breakable weld points, i'd be more than happy to do it <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • Poor_YurikPoor_Yurik Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8164Members
    Very, very nice comm tool. And a nice background to match : )

    Now just make the others!
  • InflatablewomanInflatablewoman Join Date: 2002-11-06 Member: 7346Members
  • saint0zsaint0z Join Date: 2002-10-16 Member: 1505Members, Constellation
    PlanetNS.com is proud to be hosting Tenaku and his work, come by and take a look. Soon we will have map specific strategies available for each map along with the rest of Tenaku's work.

    <a href='http://www.planetns.com' target='_blank'>PlanetNS</a>
  • dr_skipperdr_skipper Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4297Members
    I took one of Tenaku's cool maps and made it nice and printable.

    <img src='http://www.meatchunks.com/gamez/ns/mapinfo/ns_bast_prn.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
  • BaShildyBaShildy Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2466Members
    As a suggestion could you use a different color for the commander chair, hive, weldable, and resource nodes. I think the contrast would help differentiate them better. These are great, looking forward to the whole set. Please do all of them!
  • PfhreakPfhreak Join Date: 2002-11-14 Member: 8612Members
    Heh. Love em! Just like being commander, except without all the marines to complain about not having machine guns. Shouldn't bast be rotated so that the engine room and the marine spawn are along the north edge? (That's the way I'm used to seeing it...) Other than that, awesome job.
  • UnitUnit Join Date: 2002-08-26 Member: 1230Members
    I was just thinking...these maps are A LOT more informative than the hivesight, or the minimap. Isn't it possible to have a add-on/feature in-game that allows you to hold on to a key, and it would have the overhead view of the map, overlayed over your game, so that u can take a quick look? I think this will help us learn the new maps a LOT faster.

    I've been playing for a while and I know where most places ARE, like, generator, t-junction, sewer, etc etc but whenever my teammates ask for my help, I would KNOW where they are, but have trouble actually GETTING there. I wish u could take this feature into consideration, unless the dev. don't WANT us to have a map of the map...(huh?).
  • ressukkaressukka Join Date: 2002-11-14 Member: 8636Members
    dr. skipper is it possible that you make black&white versions of all tenaku`s maps, like the one above? It`s a sweet and really printer friendly. I don`t have a color printer either and tenaku`s originals have way too much black in them anyways.
  • natenate Join Date: 2002-11-12 Member: 8321Members
    ns_caged please <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • hydr0xyhydr0xy Join Date: 2002-11-13 Member: 8480Members
    wow.. amazing..

    good job.


    <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> moo
  • NecroNecro &lt;insert non-birthday-related title here&gt; Join Date: 2002-08-09 Member: 1118Members
    /me chants "we want more! we want more!"

    <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

    rock on!
  • TenakuTenaku Join Date: 2002-11-05 Member: 6969Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--ressukka+Nov 14 2002, 05:39 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (ressukka @ Nov 14 2002, 05:39 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->dr. skipper is it possible that you make black&white versions of all tenaku`s maps, like the one above? It`s a sweet and really printer friendly. I don`t have a color printer either and tenaku`s originals have way too much black in them anyways.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    *sigh*... if you'd read what i posted, you'll see that I've made the psd's available for every map i make. all you have to do is open it up, toggle the black background off, and *poof*, you've got a white background instead. easy. I just like the black for display on a monitor.
  • RavlinRavlin Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8197Members
    What about ns_tanith next? I realy like this map playing alien. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

    I will watch at those maps every evening before going to sleep (so my dreams about NS are more accurate).

    <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • MoratMorat Join Date: 2002-11-12 Member: 8338Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I've made the psd's available for every map i make<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    This has been mentioned before, but these can be opened in <a href='http://www.gimp.org' target='_blank'>the Gimp</a> which is free.

    If you're not familiar with it, here's how to do it:

    Get the gimp and install it (natch).

    Open the .psd file

    Right click on the image and select "layers channels and paths"

    In the dialog that pops up scroll down the layers till you find the black background and click on the eye icon to deselect and hide it

    Right click the image again and either print or do a "save as".

    You're all done. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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