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Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to create a map of the Holy Roman Empire in the year 1618, just before the beginning of the Thirty Years War. The map will be used by the team of Project Adolphus, which is a strategy game set during the Thirty Years War. It's a...

I'm thinking about starting a new thread, a challenge to the community to produce the best 1618 map of the Holy Roman Empire possible. You're right, and I expect we will have both of these details hashed out by the end of the meeting tonight. We're looking into various online repositories...

That's quite impressive! We'll get into the nuts and bolts in the meeting, but I definitely want to see your code (I'm still getting into C#, so it would be a learning experience for me). 1. I would imagine every state visible on the map would be playable (in theory). Though keep in mind...

So, where can the map with all the updates be viewed?

I put the info in the OP

...just making this mock-up concept is going to take a lot of work. We're building our own engine from scratch.

Awesome! Nothing better than books. Those look nice! How did you make it, if you don't mind me asking? A hexagonal layer under the map, and the map on multiply? It was decided that the HRE would be a good testing ground for a map with tiny provinces, because of how fragmented it is. And...

During last nights meeting, we developed a concept for the engine's map. To test the idea out, we decided on making a game centered on the 30 Years War. Read that sentence again. We are testing an idea. Do not expect "EUIII but better". This will likely feature 2D graphics, among other...

Map design is going to be a joint venture between art and programming, while "story line and history" sounds like fluff to me, since we all know our history. Of course we might need to add a department of researchers at some point, but in the early stages I don't think that is necessary. Also...

We had a lively discussion in the chat today, and a lot of options emerged. I'm sure others will be posting cases for their favorites soon enough, but it needs to be pointed out that, at this stage, the setting is irrelevant. What we need to focus on is building an engine which can accommodate...

Alright, if you are interested in working on the artistic side of the project, you will need tools. Most of you probably already have Photoshop or GIMP. If you don't, I would suggest downloading GIMP right now (it's free). Either of those programs should cover all of our 2D needs. For 3D...

Glad you're interested. You're aware that we are making a standalone game, rather than modding a Paradox title, yes? Glad to have you aboard. Let's not get ahead of ourselves, we still haven't decided the setting and scope of this game.

As it happens I went and made a channel as soon as I posted that. Would you mind if we just used mine? It is #ahgame at mibbit. (irc.mibbit.net if you don't want to use their web based chat, which is as easy as registering on that site). I will be idling in there most of tonight, so feel free...

Perhaps IRC would work better, at least for the beginning when we are still trying to figure out who is committed to this project. I'll make a channel on mibbit if that's ok with everyone. What time can everyone make it?

Two dimensional graphics can be a wide range of things, from concept art, to 2D skins which go on 3D models, to the images in the GUI. Random people who expressed interest. Would have felt bad not including you, since your quote started the thread. But do you have any relevant skills...

Ah right, sorry about that. Getting a bit ahead of myself... I'll look into XNA. I haven't used it myself before; have you? As to C#, how similar is it to C? I took a Java programming class in High School, and from what I understand Java is basically C dumbed down.

When I was a kid (11 or 12) I tried making a game with some similar concepts. I wanted to make a game based on the barbarian migrations around late Roman Empire that would create borders based on the movement of tribes (this was after being introduced to the Civ series and hating how the...

All of that is OTL except for a second rebellion. I have difficulty thinking of a logical scenario for a second rebellion, or at least a widespread one. Perhaps if after several years in court (to give the south time to lick it's wounds) the north decided to hang General Lee. But...why? If...

All of that is OTL except for a second rebellion. I have difficulty thinking of a logical scenario for a second rebellion, or at least a widespread one.

It's is important to remember that the Mississippian societies of North America appeared to be in decline when De Soto made contact. Archeology indicates that civilization peaked around 1200-1400. It began around 1000, so when the Vikings settled Vinland around that same time, I don't think it...