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Today, 05:22 AM

ravells started a thread The Realmsound project kickstarter in Software Discussion

I'm backing this! The Realmsound Project by Orange County Gaming Group — Kickstarter

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Yesterday, 05:29 PM

ravells replied to a thread Traveller - Regina Subsector in Sci-fi/Modern Mapping

Very nice stuff! I like the way you've done the amber/red zones and the X-boat routes in particular.

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Yesterday, 03:12 PM

ravells replied to a thread simple wood-cut wave lines tutorial in Tutorials/How-To

Ah, I have it now. I had black and white stripes rather than black and transparent stripes. I still can't work out why it works. Surely I should be...

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Yesterday, 03:07 PM

ravells replied to a thread simple wood-cut wave lines tutorial in Tutorials/How-To

I can't get it to work either on the last step. Is there any chance you could zip your psd file and attach it? Might be the quickest way? I love the...

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Yesterday, 10:26 AM

Gamerprinter replied to a thread Quick & Dirty Map Tutorial #8: Buttes, mesas and desert terrain in Tutorials/How-To

Look at Quick & Dirty Map Tutorial #3: Creating a Water Feature. Basically there are several layers of terrain comprising the river bottom, with...

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Yesterday, 03:13 AM

Gamerprinter replied to a thread Quick & Dirty Map Tutorial #8: Buttes, mesas and desert terrain in Tutorials/How-To

Here's a practice map using techniques from the Butte/Mesa tutorial, the Cliffs/Canyons tutorial and the Water Feature tutorial - enjoy! That's...

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06-17-2013, 09:32 PM

Midgardsormr replied to a thread Quick question. Close approximation of height information from a drawn map for 3D? in General Discussion

I have not yet encountered an algorithm that can do what you describe: Take lighting information and turn it into height or depth information (from...

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06-15-2013, 04:03 PM

Gamerprinter replied to a thread Considering a Kickstarter to fund Quick and Dirty Map Tutorials Book! in General Discussion

I've got a bunch of contracts and request documents to fill out and send to Lightening Source as a possible short run or POD printer - they do both....

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06-14-2013, 08:23 PM

Gamerprinter replied to a thread Every river in the USA in General Discussion

I saw that on a Google+ community earlier today - very cool!

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06-14-2013, 05:48 PM

ravells started a thread Every river in the USA in General Discussion

The guy who made this map is the uber fieldmarshall, 5 star general of the River Police. Does anyone know why the bottom bit of Florida has so few...

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06-14-2013, 05:47 PM

ravells replied to a thread Hello from Maproom, home of base maps for the British Isles in Member Introductions

Very handy site, MapgirlCoder. Thanks for stopping by!

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06-14-2013, 08:34 AM

Redrobes replied to a thread Test your colour perception abilities in General Discussion

Good post. I didnt get a score but got a perfect so I guess thats a zero. Anyway. Good post. I ought to add this link to the colour part of my...

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06-14-2013, 12:59 AM

Gamerprinter started a thread Considering a Kickstarter to fund Quick and Dirty Map Tutorials Book! in General Discussion

Some of you may have noticed the 8 posted Quick and Dirty Map Tutorials in the Tutorials Forum, I've done lately. I created the first one for...

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06-13-2013, 05:45 PM

Gamerprinter started a thread Quick & Dirty Map Tutorial #8: Buttes, mesas and desert terrain in Tutorials/How-To

Quick & Dirty Map Tutorial #8: Buttes, Mesas and Desert Terrain As always no screen shots, nor detailed tool explanations - just quick and dirty!...

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06-12-2013, 08:54 PM

Gamerprinter replied to a thread Quick & Dirty Map Tutorial #7: the Simple Dungeon Map in Tutorials/How-To

Yeah, I noticed that too after I posted. I might update the tutorial. I'm thinking though eventually releasing a free PDF containing all my...

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06-12-2013, 06:19 PM

Midgardsormr replied to a thread game based on Schwarzkreuz and Ramah map elements... in General and Miscellaneous Mapping

Good to hear! I'll try to remember to log in to Steam tonight and give it a vote.

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06-12-2013, 02:16 PM

Midgardsormr replied to a thread game based on Schwarzkreuz and Ramah map elements... in General and Miscellaneous Mapping

If you haven't already done so, you're going to need to negotiate with Schwarzkreuz for commercial use of his symbols, as his license permits only...

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06-11-2013, 08:46 PM

Gamerprinter started a thread Quick & Dirty Map Tutorial #7: the Simple Dungeon Map in Tutorials/How-To

Quick & Dirty Map Tutorial #7: the Simple Dungeon Map as always no screen shots, nor detailed tool explanations - just quick and dirty!

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06-10-2013, 12:45 PM

Gamerprinter replied to a thread Quick & Dirty Map Tutorial #6: Cliffs and Canyons. in Tutorials/How-To

Here's a quick map of a water-filled pit, using the same techniques of this tutorial, for many possible options.

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06-10-2013, 05:15 AM

Gamerprinter started a thread Quick & Dirty Map Tutorial #6: Cliffs and Canyons. in Tutorials/How-To

Quick and Dirty Map Tutorial #6: Cliffs and Canyons. As always no screenshots, nor detailed tool explanations - just quick and dirty! This one...

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06-09-2013, 06:34 PM

ravells replied to a thread The Canadian / US border in General Discussion

American craft beers rock. Anyone who drinks Bud or the like need to have their heads examined. Then again, I suspect that those beers are designed...

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06-09-2013, 06:09 PM

ravells started a thread Test your colour perception abilities in General Discussion

Quite an interesting online test here: Color Test - Online Color Challenge | X-Rite

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06-08-2013, 07:34 PM

Midgardsormr replied to a thread Link for a good starter tut for Illustrator CS2 in How Do I ???

I'm not sure about a good general tutorial, but I wrote a simple tutorial for Illustrator a little while ago that covers the Pathfinder tool and a...

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