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Mandrake

Well, I found this the other day->
http://autorealm.sourceforge.net/features.html

I mena yeah, techniically you could just design a map in photoshop or even create your own, but this tool is kinda nifty. Anyway, I was thinking of including a canvas map with every copy of the Changeling.
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Bjorn · Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2004 1:51 am Post subject:

Seems like a nice map making tool.

I don't have to think far back for remembering RPGs that came with maps though, when I bought Morrowind it came with a map too, quite a nice one. :-)

white_door · Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2004 10:30 am Post subject:

yeah and Morrowind's map is actually useful, unlike Neverwinter Night's map.

Mandrake · Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2004 5:58 pm Post subject:

well I meant most console RPG and console style RPG games. Heh, almost every PC game I have gotten comes with tons of great stuff. Maps, nifty looking manuals, details on the world itself. As far as cool stuff coming with a game package, PCGames are the shizzy.
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Sirocco · Mage Joined: 01 Jun 2002 Posts: 345

I'm only two maps away from having all the Ultima 1-9 cloth maps :)

I'm missing U7 part 1 and U3... oddly enough I *had* 3, but lost it when I last moved.

High quality cloth maps are the sheet, but they are hella expensive to fabricate unless you're doing it in bulk.

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Mandrake · Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2004 6:31 pm Post subject:

yes, but I did find a good place that sells inkjet canvas for pretty cheap. It comes in 8x11 pages, so I can get a few on each page. Being that it’s 10 for a pack of 20, it’s actually cheaper than printing labels. Now this is if I get my expected amount of sales per week. If it’s more than what I expect, I would need to do bulk printing anyway, just to handle the orders less I go insane.

BTW- the canvas inkjet stuff can be found at any craft store. I got mine at Jo Anne Fabrics. Craft stores are nifty. I also bought ‘blank’ shrinky dinks there. Now I can make little miniature armies for shits and grins. Weeee.
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white_door · Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2004 11:13 pm Post subject:

Golden Sun 2 (gba) came with a paper map, a totally useless one. But it was quite cool until some snails crawled in through the window and ate it.

Ninkazu · Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2004 11:36 pm Post subject:

LeoDraco · Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2004 12:02 am Post subject:

Golden Sun also came with a paper map. Also, I'm pretty sure that all of the remakes done by Working Designs come with some sort of map. Lunar: SSSC definitely came with a cloth map, and I assume Eternal Blue did as well.
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mandrake!! · Guest

naw I've got eternal blue, no map. I mean, remember when Console RPG's jsut came with maps, and it wasn;t an Otaku edition....