Re: How Do You Handle Mapping?

From: jaeikela@online.no (Jan Eikeland)

Date: Sun, 04 Jan 1998 00:00:00 +0000

On Sat, 03 Jan 1998 20:33:42 GMT, coldfire@alt.net (Zero^) wrote:

>I would be interested in hearing how you handle mapping in the PBM
>games that you play.  Do you use the old pencil and paper method?  Or,
>have you found a good software mapping tool.  Or do you use a simple
>paint program.
I would say that depends on type of game,how complex data-structures are for a
game, where You want  physically to  play , Your personallity and available
time.

As one mentioned in this tread,
By hand: Pencil/paper, plastic sheets/models, metallsheet and magnetic models.
               Real Natural terrains/and human actors.
By pc   :  Text-interfaces like spreadsheets or database and/or graphical

interfaces.

> Does anyone have any thoughts or comments on the subject of mapping in
> PBM/PBEM games?

I prefer using games with a graphical interface.There are some out there,can't
remember their names.(VGAPLANETS is one game with graphical interface.
ATLANTIS is an example of a game with none graphical interface, allthough I
know someone have made a graphical interface for it too.).

I feel I get a quicker and better overview using graphical interface than using
paper.

In a complex game, I would never start without a graphical interface.
I simply have no time for that.

Sea You.

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Jan Eikeland
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How Do You Handle Mapping?
coldfire@alt.net (Zero^)
Sat, 03 Jan 1998 00:00:00 +0000