Guild City

[Mouse]

Good point about the pixels Kacey. I assume that when the city slices are handed out they will all be the same resolution. I'm probably going to blow mine up to 200% to work on it (making the obvious allowances for doubling the linear scale), and then reduce it again before uploading it, so that it arrives here exactly the same shape and size as I was given it.

Does that sound like a reasonable solution - to return things the same size as sent?

I also have another question for everyone generally:

What exactly is the 'normal' direction of the light in a top down map? I know what it is for me, but I don't use PS like the majority of the rest of you, and would hate to put a shadow on a tower that was at odds with all the shadows you were putting on your towers!

[ladiestorm]

I definitely want in

[Mouse]

Hey its Storm!!!

Lovely to have you around again

Two old friends in one day! Wow! LOL! What a pick me up!

Consider yourself added

[Meshon]

I love city maps. I saw this thread and, before commenting, went off to do a little drawing to make sure I'm in. I'm definitely in!
Uhm. Please?

This district is called Inkwell, where the fountain provides whatever ink a cartographer should desire!

I just realised that there needs to be a lot more mess around the fountain if mapmakers are dipping ink out of it all day... Maybe the cobbles are meticulously maintained.

Cheers,
Meshon

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Inkwell.png

[Mouse]

LOL! Welcome on board Meshon. Glad to have you

And that's not a bad sketch

[- JO -]

I find John's plan very inspiring !!!!

[ThomasR]

I find John's plan very inspiring !!!!

Oh yeah ! I wanna try this !

[Mouse]

I think its brilliant, but I have to be patient and wait for everyone else to see it

[Mouse]

Asking questions is perfectly fine That's how we learn about stuff.

John said earlier that he was thinking of preparing a 5' grid for the city. This should serve as a scale, as I imagine the grid will be visible on the parcels of city space we are given.

Its also perfectly fine to tell the old Mouse if she's got the wrong end of the stick and hasn't answered your question properly

[DarkInfinity]

John said earlier that he was thinking of preparing a 5' grid for the city. This should serve as a scale, as I imagine the grid will be visible on the parcels of city space we are given.

He did say that didn't he... I had forgotten already...

Houses nowadays are what 20' x 50' ish, so if we are talking medieval-ish fantasy I assume smaller than that so 15' x 20'? so maybe 3 x 4 squares roughly? (I imagine we could make some rounded some squared off)

(Sorry if I'm asking dumb questions.)