*** November Challenge - Lost in Space ***

[Antony]

I suddenly have all sorts of ideas running through my mind. I'll have to decide if any of them are practical now.

[Torq]

I've never done a space map before in my life, but I'm keen to give it a burn. I really liked the sort of retro baroque space look created in Lynch's Dune movie (that was all I liked about the film, being an avid fan of the book.) Might try for something along a similar line.

Good luck to all.

Torq

[Redrobes]

I am probably going to use a lot of scripting to get to my result. And I think using tutorial methods is the idea ! I mean actually using the images from the tuts might not be but the techniques definitely.

Oh and there are blanks in scrabble to sub for one Y.

[Steel General]

Well not having done a space map before, I was leaning toward not participating in this one. But then I remembered JFJr's challenge to me to somehow include my 'desert' planet (from the past 2 challenges) in this month's challenge.

YOU'RE ON JOE!

...Hopefully my entry doesn't suck

[Sagenlicht]

Err yea.... I had no idea there was such as word for it, but I am far more surprised by the spelling. I mean damn, how the hell would you even pronounce that????

Yeah JF I couldnt resist to enter that word into wikipedia... every time I stumble across such words I wonder how many other weird words exist to describe things you actually never heard of

Oh and not that you really wanted to know it but the german translation would be: Syzygium

[Redrobes]

So your alright with only 2 Y's in German scrabble then

[bryguy]

Bryant - there is some latitude for you to self police. I wouldn't stop yourself from using tutorials - this is why you read them and thats the idea. If you feel like a script or a component gives you an unfair advantage why don't you post a link to the script for others. After that its artistic sense and fair competition as far as I can see.

If people like your stuff posting sources and inspiration is always appreciated.


Sigurd

thanks sigurd




heh, only planet type i havent really figured out how to make are gas giants.... i just cant get the hang of them.

[mmmmmpig]

Well not having done a space map before, I was leaning toward not participating in this one. But then I remembered JFJr's challenge to me to somehow include my 'desert' planet (from the past 2 challenges) in this month's challenge.

YOU'RE ON JOE!

...Hopefully my entry doesn't suck

awesome! I can't wait to see this!

[Valarian]

Would it also be a good idea to take the winning map (or at least a suitable one with a decent solar system described / mapped ) and find a suitable planet on there and have that as the CWBP planet since, as yet, it is still unnamed.

Well not having done a space map before, I was leaning toward not participating in this one. But then I remembered JFJr's challenge to me to somehow include my 'desert' planet (from the past 2 challenges) in this month's challenge.

There's also Redrobes' comment about picking the winning map as the system for the CWBP world, so there's two worlds to fit in to the system. Of course, the region from September could just be another area of the CWBP world if two worlds is too much

[Korrigan]

syzygy - Scrabble doesn't have enough 'y's.

You could do it with white letters ;-)

Anyway, I've never done space maps either, but I'll have a go at it, might be fun !