Labelled map of the warzone

[Kiirani]

Important: I have at the bottom of this post released the source code for the current maps, as well as a jpg and a png version of my full, unmarked map, xcf and psd versions of the full, unmarked map, and the stylesheet which is used for /stuff/regnum, including the maps. You are free to make use of these for whatever you like, I would however, like to be given a link to whatever you do so I can advertise it here :)

2008-05-30: Obviously I'm not working on the python version of these right now. In fact, obviously I'm not playing right now. I'm actually at uni and don't have time :) I hope to be back sometime in july for a week or two, and maybe (maybe) work on the maps then. In the meantime, I'm releasing the rest of the sources for the php maps.

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to use screenshots of the ingame world map like this, so uh, please tell me if I'm not and I'll take it down :)

I labeled the map with some of the most important things.. Forts, castles and bridges. (I'm not sure what you nickname them all in other realms, so it may or may not be useless to non-syrtians)

EDIT: I've created a new version of the map using css for the labels, it uses transparent pngs so will not work well in IE6 or below (in fact I had to disable the overlay image just to get it to show the map).
There are a few nice features on it, like disabling various types of labels, disabling the inner realm overlay and disabling the extra info that's shown when you hover some labels. Now I just have to go out and collect said info :D

Current maps
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/wzmap.php - Warzone
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/syrtismap.php - Syrtis
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/ignismap.php - Ignis
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/alsiusmap.php - Alsius

Other cool projects derived from / using my images/code/whatever
Full, downloadable labelled image map [Miraculix] :
http://www.regnumonline.com.ar/forum/showthread.php?t=18706

Flash versions [El Naso] :
http://www.freewebs.com/elnaso/flash/regnum/ignis.htm - Ignis
http://www.freewebs.com/elnaso/flash/regnum/warzone.htm - Warzone


Unmarked images (full world map)
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/images/mapunmarked.png
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/images/mapunmarked.jpg

.xcf/.psd
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/images/regnummap.xcf
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/images/regnummap.psd

.phps
If anybody's interested in how I built these pages :)
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/classes.phps
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/functions.phps

http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/wzmap.phps
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/syrtismap.phps
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/ignismap.phps
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/alsiusmap.phps

Stylesheet
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/style.css

Critique welcome, on the maps, the code behind them, everything.

[_Enio_]

wellll done :)
thought about that too.. looks great.
About other Labels, could be helpful to add things like "hl, coupula,pozo" etc.. Perhaps other realms could add there Nicks too..

[Kiirani]

wellll done :)
thought about that too.. looks great.
About other Labels, could be helpful to add things like "hl, coupula,pozo" etc.. Perhaps other realms could add there Nicks too..

Mnf. I'd need to get javascripty to put TOO much info there (realm specific nicks etc), otherwise it'll get way too crowded.. but if people actually care I might add some extra labels. (Where the heck is "hl"?)

Edit: Okay, I've updated it with labels for interesting spots that I currently know of that I currently know the name of -

Pozo, Jabeline/stonehenge, cupula, gypsy camp, the graveyard in alsius and the sabre pit. Surprisingly I don't know the name of ANYTHING in ignis apart from forts... I hunt there more often, but I tend to spend the whole hunt trying to keep up with Valorius, not learning the names of the places XD

[amade]

Can you give me a copy of the non-labelled map? I have a little idea that I want to do with it but I'm too lazy to take my own screenshots :P

If you could post it here or send it to me I'd appreciate it very much =)

[Kiirani]

Can you give me a copy of the non-labelled map? I have a little idea that I want to do with it but I'm too lazy to take my own screenshots :P

If you could post it here or send it to me I'd appreciate it very much =)

Sure, hang on.

Unmarked png
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/images/mapunmarked.png

Full file, all the layers intact (including the full map merged layer and each individual box that I used to put it together) in .xcf (original) and .psd (for people who don't use the gimp)
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/images/regnummap.xcf
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/images/regnummap.psd

[daresbalat]

Only thing I can see missing is Ignis teleporter, its just to the right of their northernmost market :)

It could be nice if where they come out is labelled too? :)

Great map though!

[amade]

Much thanks! :D

[GIGO305]

i like ur idea ps make shanarid castle green 4 syrtis!!:biggrin:

[Kiirani]

Only thing I can see missing is Ignis teleporter, its just to the right of their northernmost market :)

It could be nice if where they come out is labelled too? :)

Great map though!

Thanks, I wasn't quite sure where the Ignis one was and I didn't want to mark it 100m off. I hope I've got it about right. All the files have been updated with a marker for the ignis teleporter and a quick (reddot) = Teleport Pad in the bottom right corner.

I'm not entirely sure where they come out, lol. I guess I'll have to go out and test it? XD

[Emmery]

Oh! Nice map! We have a graveyard!? I definitely need to be in the wz more! :P

[Kiirani]

Oh! Nice map! We have a graveyard!? I definitely need to be in the wz more! :P

It's got walls and zombies and everything :)

[Emmery]

It's got walls and zombies and everything :)


WOW! Even more reason to go! Someday I'll get brave enough to go there :)

[DkySven]

And there are lvl 50+ aggro ghosts with range 30, guardian ghosts, so beware.

[El_Naso]

There is another dome in ingnis, in the coast, right in between the two middle bridges. And the ignis teleport is right next to the market, to the right.

Oh, and maybe you could add the places where the teleports lead, that´d be great! :biggrin:

hmm i think that´s about it. Awesome map! :clapclap:

[magnet]

There is another dome in ingnis, in the coast, right in between the two middle bridges. And the ignis teleport is right next to the market, to the right.

Oh, and maybe you could add the places where the teleports lead, that´d be great! :biggrin:

hmm i think that´s about it. Awesome map! :clapclap:

Oh noes; it's part of the learning curve to know that, don't spoil the fun :rale:

[Drah]

I started working on something so similar, it's almost spooky... even down to darkening the map outside the wz (besides the obvious labels/nicknames/etc) :)

[Kiirani]

There is another dome in ingnis, in the coast, right in between the two middle bridges. And the ignis teleport is right next to the market, to the right.

Oh, and maybe you could add the places where the teleports lead, that´d be great! :biggrin:

hmm i think that´s about it. Awesome map! :clapclap:

We don't have a name for that in syrtis, do you call yours "cupula" too? I'm only labelling things that have nicknames, so that people have a clue what intelligence they're getting.

Seeing as the teleport endpoints are much requested, I'll finish my dinner and go out and test them all today (as well as checking I have the location right on the ignis one)

I'll have my bow off, so I'm going to ask very nicely if people could not kill me too many times ;)

[Kiirani]

I've updated the files with the rough exit locations for the teleporters marked in blue. Why are they rough? Because I went to each realm and took a screenshot of first the teleporter itself, then the exit point. I then helped retake stone from the evil Alsian empire, fired up gimp and discovered the screenshots were corrupted and the important bits were missing :| So I marked it from memory.

I'm thinking of redoing this map with css and :hover effects for the labels, it would give me the ability to put more information (a lot more) on while looking a lot less crowded.

What do we think?

[Drah]

Looking good ;)

I think that what we've been calling the "sabre pit" is called "pocito" or something similar.

[Kiirani]

Looking good ;)

I think that what we've been calling the "sabre pit" is called "pocito" or something similar.

Hmm, "Pocito" apparently means "Not much"
http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=pocito

I'll wait for confirmation on that one XP

Edit: Hmm, I've come up with "Pozito" http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=pozito
It's a form of "pozo".. I'm not sure what the -ito suffix means though.. I'm currently thinking "little", so... Little hole?


I'm working on a more complex version of the map right now, eventually it should include extra info such as small screenshots of forts :)
!! Will probably not work in IE
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/wzmap.php

[misaccc]

Wow that would be great...small screenshots?sounds awsome if u need pics of ignis forts i can send them to u;)

[Kiirani]

If the pictures are high quality and clutter free I'd certainly be interested. As you can see I already have one of pinos, and of the syrtis forts.. And pb and pp, and cupula :D

I'm also interested in info on non-marked npcs in other realms (no market symbol, like jabeline in syrtis), and what they sell, the more detail the better.

I'm also also interested in info on the inner realms, more on that when I get around to doing syrtis'.

I'm a very interested person.

[misaccc]

If the pictures are high quality and clutter free I'd certainly be interested. As you can see I already have one of pinos, and of the syrtis forts.. And pb and pp, and cupula :D

I'm also interested in info on non-marked npcs in other realms (no market symbol, like jabeline in syrtis), and what they sell, the more detail the better.

I'm also also interested in info on the inner realms, more on that when I get around to doing syrtis'.

I'm a very interested person.

well now u want too much info:P
lol ill get the screens and non market npcs pics names and all tonight or tomorow ok?

[Kiirani]

You don't have to ^^ It's an open request, but ideally a screenshot of their worldmap location (stand ontop of them) and then their name and a description below them... That way I can position their dot exactly.

I'd still love any fort screenshots you have.

And any named landmarks in ignis and alsius! Apart from pozo and the graveyard I'm sorely lacking in them..


Oooohhh and um, Chocolate please :3

I'm about to take a shower then I'll start tweaking the backend (if you can call it that) of the wz map and making an inner syrtis copy.

[misaccc]

Oooohhh and um, Chocolate please :3

red gives kiirani chocolate;)

[Kiirani]

* Kiirani is happy :D

[Kiirani]

Currently working on syrtis inner realm map -
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/syrtismap.php

If anybody's interested in watching it grow :)

Edit:

Syrtis done, a spy is scouting Ignis for me as I type ;)

Edit edit:
Urk, tired.. Bed.. Sleeeeep >_< Will finish ignis off in the morning

[octopus]

Kiirani,

I've been spreading the word to my Alsius kin to let you live if they see you alone in our realm. Nice work on the maps!

[misaccc]

Maybe the goats wont kill u but watch out for angry igneans:)
ps.ill get those pics today i hope;)

[Kiirani]

Kiirani,

I've been spreading the word to my Alsius kin to let you live if they see you alone in our realm. Nice work on the maps!

Haha, I'll do my best not to hunt your lands alone until I'm finished this project then, thank you.

Ignis map done *yawn* time to take some fort shots in alsius.

Edit: Made the options form hover-to-get, less intrusive.

[misaccc]

should i put my screens here?:P
and u can thank your friend legolas for keepeng me take a better screenshot of our castle...i had to hang out for like half hour with him till finaly 3 of them got me:cuac:
first 1 mene
second samal
third eferias

[Kiirani]

Those are awesome thanks :) Cropped, sized and up, Shanaarid (eferias is the syrtis castle ;) ) is HUGE in that shot!! I had to cut a bit of the end off to get it to fit, I'm sorry :( I gave it a special 170px image to keep it looking good ^_^

Hmm, now I'm second guessing myself... I think I'm going to have to pay a trip to the syrtis castle to make double double sure it's eferias >_<

[misaccc]

Glad u like em...is our castlle shaan?damn then im really confused:sifflote:

[Kiirani]

Glad u like em...is our castlle shaan?damn then im really confused:sifflote:

Hey I hear someone made a map with all those things on it.. :P

[Nodalor]

Good good, but I think it needs all of the save altars.

[Kiirani]

The warzone one or the inner realm ones? The warzone should have the save altars marked on it already :/ There's really no room for me to mark them on the inner realms.

[Nodalor]

It would be helpful in the inner realm. Mabye you could have arrows pointing to the spots?

[Kiirani]

I can look into lifting the save graphic off of the warzone ones then going through and adding it to the inner realm ones. That way it won't crowd the maps with more text. I'll try and do that to alsius as I map it.

[Kiirani]

Started work on Alsius map -
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/alsiusmap.php

[misaccc]

nice nice when u goin to make ignis?:P

[Kiirani]

When? Uh.. two days ago :p http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/ignismap.php


Alsius done? I get the weird feeling I've missed areas. :/ I'll go back and check later, need a shower

http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/alsiusmap.php

[m4ri0]

i need to whine alitle so here goes

betven the two bridges from alsius to syrtis there is some mess. :biggrin:

anyway great maps . thx for ur work :metal:

[Kiirani]

i need to whine alitle so here goes

betven the two bridges from alsius to syrtis there is some mess. :biggrin:

anyway great maps . thx for ur work :metal:

Wow, you're quite right, fixing now.

Okay, I've got the map lined up again, the full unmarked copy, the psd and xcfs and the unmarked wz copy are all updated.. There was nothing wrong with the unmarked inner realms (although on the full copies they will be slightly different because of general rearranging), so I haven't updated them.

I need to redo the overlay image on the warzone one and tweak the positions of a few labels, but it's only about 10px and I can't be bothered right now ^_^

[El_Naso]

Do you need any more screens on ignis? i got some nice pics :biggrin:

PD: can´t see the ignean ruins picture, it goes below the screen :S

[Kiirani]

Do you need any more screens on ignis? i got some nice pics :biggrin:

PD: can´t see the ignean ruins picture, it goes below the screen :S

Hmm, you lack a scrollwheel? You should be able to just scroll down :P I can pad the screen by 200px, that way MOST pics should fit within the existing.. scrolling-space.. if they overflow.

Edit: Given you 70px of wiggle room at the bottom of each map :)

I've got all the screenshots I NEED of ignis, (and alsius too), but if you want to upload yours for me, I'll add any that I like. Please mention what it's a shot of though ;) I didn't spend enough time there to recognise places.

[Kiirani]

I tweaked the positions of the warzone map to match up (on my screen) with the slightly modified map. I'll probably redo the overlay when I get home (killing time at mum's work right now)

Maybe when I hit 41 I'll work on a city map? ^^

[mann2411]

i noticed you didn't have pp2, pb2 or pn2 if you want i can go get some screenies?

[Kiirani]

i noticed you didn't have pp2, pb2 or pn2 if you want i can go get some screenies?

Yes, I hear from you ingame that you did and I'm looking forward to getting them.. Sorry I was so curt :) War going on and all.

[mann2411]

no problem i know how it is killing those alsius and ignis
heres the pics
from top to bottom
pp2 http://i1.tinypic.com/867sqrd.jpg
pb2 http://i8.tinypic.com/80v1pqg.jpg
pn2 http://i9.tinypic.com/7x98qva.jpg
hm i don't really like the pn2 one you might wanna take it again i was in abit of a hurry. if you want me to upload it on a diffrent website just ask

[Kiirani]

I agree with you that the pn2 one is a little difficult to work with, but the other two are excellent, I'll uh.. Do them in the morning XD I"m so tired..

[Kiirani]

Images may be broken for a few hours while I work on restructuring and automating

Images should be back now.

I've changed the code a little bit to do two things. First automate adding all the images to the end of labels. Second, it now randomly selects an image if there are multiple matching a pattern, so if I have or have been given two screenshots of a place, you'll get one of them at random :)

Which means, I'm always happy to get new screenshots, even if I already have one. Some of them probably won't be usable, but I'd still love to see them :)

If you do want me to use one, please submit it here. Why? Because I'm too lazy to credit you on the maps themselves, if you submit them here then it will be clear who has contributed :P

[mann2411]

here you go i felt bad that pp2 looked so crappy i went and got it again along with a few others
pp2
http://i1.tinypic.com/7yrchkx.jpg
http://i11.tinypic.com/6tfqvqt.jpg
http://i2.tinypic.com/6xb74t4.jpg
personally i like the second one better
now more
market save at Syrtis/main save
http://i2.tinypic.com/8e07093.jpg
tiger pit
http://i10.tinypic.com/6t4jgpt.jpg
http://i17.tinypic.com/6jq53x1.jpg
and mountain save
http://i2.tinypic.com/7yehatl.jpg
right now i'm getting jabe and beach save

[Stefan1200]

Current maps
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/wzmap.php - Warzone
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/syrtismap.php - Syrtis
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/ignismap.php - Ignis
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/alsiusmap.php - Alsius

It looks very nice, but the Options Menu on the top left corner don't work right with the Opera Browser. Would be really nice to see same images with german names too ;).

Good work!

[Kiirani]

It looks very nice, but the Options Menu on the top left corner don't work right with the Opera Browser. Would be really nice to see same images with german names too ;).

Good work!


Fuck, I assumed it'd work the same as firefox. Will work on fix tomorrow.. 2am.. just got level 41.. sleeeep >_<

Brad, confirm for me about those bridge screens... they're pn2, right?

[mann2411]

crap yes pn2 not pp2 (what was i on)
now more then i have to go look for a suit
more saber pit
http://i11.tinypic.com/85x7szq.jpg
http://i8.tinypic.com/6xrclue.jpg
jabe
http://i5.tinypic.com/8eawupv.jpg
http://i19.tinypic.com/72bcabc.jpg
beach save
http://i4.tinypic.com/6odigy8.jpg
the market near algaros
http://i4.tinypic.com/8fmiddf.jpg
http://i4.tinypic.com/6kzsjr6.jpg
http://i17.tinypic.com/85vgykx.jpg
the market at market save
http://i3.tinypic.com/6xugvt4.jpg
whew the one of wall market didn't turn out too well so i'll take that again along with a few alsius things

[El_Naso]

I just figured a way so that the camera doesen´t jam when i hit tab so you can expect a few more pics of Ignis mid zone this week :thumb:

For now just some of desert valley:
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/9503/mapdesertvalley2zx7.th.jpg (http://img225.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mapdesertvalley2zx7.jpg)http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/3994/mapdesertvalley3vq9.th.jpg (http://img524.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mapdesertvalley3vq9.jpg)
I´d personally use the second one but i just couldn´t resist that nice blue morning.

And medenet desert, though it was night...
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/8549/mapmedenetdesertts2.th.jpg (http://img267.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mapmedenetdesertts2.jpg)

[amade]

In case you want a better screen of Algaros bridge...

[Kiirani]

I've put a few of those screens up now, I'll sort through the rest (oh so many :'( ) when I get around to adding more labels.

By the way, ignis alsius, do you call your market saves "market save" too?

[El_Naso]

Dunno... I call it "Samal market"/"menirah market" and... that´s about it. :biggrin:

[mann2411]

cool i'll get a pic of PN and get a couple pics of stuff around alsius and ignis(please dont kill me)
heres a pic of our market near the wall
http://i13.tinypic.com/7yi1cmb.jpg
there you go (i'm Syrtis official photographer)
ps el naso try to get some pics of things on the map such as saves rather than just pics.
pps thanks alsius for killing me
ppps wah you replaced pp2 and pb2 no good no good
won't get any more screenies for now you seem to be too busy already

[mann2411]

work kiirani work cmon put those pics in

[Kiirani]

ppps wah you replaced pp2 and pb2 no good no good


Whoaaa, no no no I didn't!

When you load the page, hang on let me paste the code..


Basically it goes through all the labels and looks for multiple pictures associated with them, and picks one of them at random.

So all your pictures are there. So are any that I've taken, and any that other people have taken. Refresh and you might get another one :)

foreach($places as $place) {
$pic = getpic($place,'small-'); // Get pic
if($pic != false) { // If we got pic
$pic = $imgdir.'/'.$pic;
$place->extra .= '<img src="'.$pic.'" alt="A view of '.$place->name."\">\n"; // Add pic to extra info
}
}

function getpic($label,$prefix = '',$type = 'png')
{
$wd = '/home/kiirani/www/public_html/stuff/regnum/images/'; // Directory the images are in
chdir($wd); // It moves into that directory
$name = $label->shortname; // Gets the id of the label (msave, jabe...)
$dir = $label->realm; // All the images are stored in images/realm/
if(is_dir($dir.'/'.$name))
$dir = $dir.'/'.$name; // if there are WAY too many images of one thing, I can make a dir especially for it. if it doesn't exist then they're in the root of the realm dir.
$files = scandir($dir); // Get all the files in the directory they're expected to be in
$pattern = '/^'.$prefix.$name.'(-[\d]*)?\.'.$type.'$/i'; // $prefix is generally set to small, so this matches for example "small-jabe.png", and "small-jabe-1.png", "small-jabe-55239.png"

$imgs = array_filter($files,create_function('$subj','retur n preg_match(\''.$pattern.'\',$subj);')); // Array of all the files matching the pattern
// This is all just preparation
sort($imgs);
$min = 0;
$max = count($imgs);

// If we have images
if($max > 0 ) {
$max--;
$file = $imgs[rand($min,$max)]; // Pick one at random
return $dir.'/'.$file; // And this is the one that's used
}
return false;
}


kiirani@animosity ~/www/public_html/stuff/regnum/images/syrtis $ ls -1
overlay.png
pb.png
small-algaros.png
small-cupula.png
small-gcamp.png
small-jabe.png
small-msave-1.png
small-msave.png
small-pb.png
small-pb2-1.png
small-pb2.png
small-raeraia.png
small-stone.png
syrtistp.png
syrtisunmarked.jpg

[Kiirani]

Anyway, I'm adding a couple of new labels plus pictures now :)

[craiyzee]

WOW kii, these are really fantastic!

[Kiirani]

WOW kii, these are really fantastic!

Hehe ^_^ Thanks :)


*ahem*

Writing the backend for this has been really interesting to me, to go from a single image to a semi automated backend, automate it a little further, extend my php skills and refine my coding style.

In fact, it's been so interesting that I'm now doing two things :

1) Moving it to a database backend. This opens up the possibility for using the same information for other things -- Info pages on forts and cities, possibly an npc database.
2) Rewriting it in python. I love python.

No, I can't just upload pretty pictures and smile, I like to tinker with the insides :D

Once I've got it semi-working, I'll put up a link to a beta of some sort (clever people can find it online already)

I'd like to hear feedback on uh.. Well, there isn't really much information. But I'd like to hear feedback on the fact that I'm doing this :)

In fact, as I write this I think I'll take the easiest road to giving more information on what I'm doing and uh.. Scan my notes :D You also get to see what my work process is like. (And my handwriting :/)

If you have weird contrast settings and actually notice the little patch where I erased a phone number... I erased a phone number
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnumnotes.jpg

Edit of perspective: I seem to like the phrase "in fact" a lot.

[Miraculix]

well, i could help you with the python part, i love python too :p i could also help you with the database, ive worked mostly with mysql, there's no reason to believe you'd use something else :p

but uh, exactly what are you planning to do in python? i mean, php+mysql is pretty much all you'd need (well, and apache :p)

[Kiirani]

well, i could help you with the python part, i love python too :p i could also help you with the database, ive worked mostly with mysql, there's no reason to believe you'd use something else :p

but uh, exactly what are you planning to do in python? i mean, php+mysql is pretty much all you'd need (well, and apache :p)

I don't really need help with any of it XD I already know enough about mysql to have written my own half complete cms.. And uh, mostly complete blog system currently live on kiirani.com :p

As for python.. I have the syntax sorta down, it's just a case of looking things up if I get lost. I'll bug you on irc if google isn't being nice though :D

Hmm. Why python?
The current non-database system is written in php, as is kiirani.com. Since learning python, writing an irc bot etc, my coding style has changed a lot. I process data, build a content variable, then output the content at the end of the page.

This is essentially how mod_python's publisher works.

Writing both systems in php was annoying for me. I miss the little things, list comprehensions, "if x in y:" rather than "if(in_array(x,y)) { "

Basically, I like python, and I was told once "if it's on your server, you can code it in whatever you like"

And so, I am :P

(oh yeah. All of this stuff is being hosted on my home pc, did I mention that?)

[Miraculix]

i kinda guessed that actually :p

i wasnt implying you dont "know" anything well enough, i was just offering some of my time to get things done in case you needed help, that's all.

your own cms eh? nice... very nice :p

[Kiirani]

It's been a "learn php" project for the last two years :P

I guess it worked, I know php.

Um, let's see. You're not on irc, so.. I'm pretty comfortable using the python online docs, but thank you.. And as nice as it is for you to offer, I never was good at group projects XD

I'll ask if I get stuck on something :)

[padreigh]

How about adding Area names to WZ, ie Pines crossroads and stuff for alsius?

[Kiirani]

How about adding Area names to WZ, ie Pines crossroads and stuff for alsius?

This is possible, there are a few reasons why I didn't add it -

Tactics so far as I've seen don't deal with areas. If they did we'd be hunting at "thorkul's rage" not "pozo"
There are a huge number of inconsequential areas, there's not really anything else to put on an inner realm map, but in the warzone you want a clear view of where key areas are, not a bunch of text on minor zone changes
It's too bloody dangerous for me to run around stopping and tweaking in the middle of the warzone XD

That said, if there's somewhere of particular tactical interest that has been given a widely used name by any realm, take a screenshot of your map open while you stand right ontop of it and post it along with the details, I'll probably add it :)

[adrianpf]

possibly an npc database

PM me if you need this! I've got a single .sql file ready to be imported with most of the NPCs. ;)

[Kiirani]

PM me if you need this! I've got a single .sql file ready to be imported with most of the NPCs. ;)

What information does this include? How up to date is it? And, yes.. I need this :P

I'd just like to take a moment to say how helpful everybody has been, even when I haven't needed things, I'm very grateful to all of you :)

[adrianpf]

What information does this include? How up to date is it? And, yes.. I need this :P

It contains 6 values:

Name, Occupation, Zone Location, X Coord, Z Coord and Realm.

I'm currently adding some missing NPCs, and it's in spanish, so... wait for me to transalte and complete it, wouldn't take me much time... say... tomorrow! :biggrin:

[Kiirani]

It contains 6 values:

Name, Occupation, Zone Location, X Coord, Z Coord and Realm.

I'm currently adding some missing NPCs, and it's in spanish, so... wait for me to transalte and complete it, wouldn't take me much time... say... tomorrow! :biggrin:

You're kidding, that's exactly the info I'm looking for :D

Yes, I'd love it :)

[Kiirani]

http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/beta/maps/showmap?map=wzmap

Not guaranteed to show anything except errors.

[Kiirani]

(Yay, triple post -.-)

Just sharing a few thoughts I have right now -

Currently I'm saving screenshots cropped and resized down to either 170 or 150 px max width.

I'm considering writing a script that will scale and display full sized screenshots to at a requested size. The same function could then be used to create a screenshot gallery linked up to the database.

It could probably also type convert server side before sending the resulting image. Automatic smaller images? ^^

Edit: I've set this up

Original
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/beta/images/show.py?image=kiirani.png

400px high jpg
http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/beta/images/show.py?image=kiirani.png&format=jpg&height=400

[ArcticWolf]

I got something that could be useful. I made it almost 6 months ago xD

It works with the ROLGps files (I'm on the same dev team on both projects xD)

Later we will add this feature to the app...

[Kiirani]

I got something that could be useful. I made it almost 6 months ago xD

It works with the ROLGps files (I'm on the same dev team on both projects xD)

Later we will add this feature to the app...

Hmm, all my kde stuff broke. i'll look later.

[Kiirani]

I probably won't be here for the next few weeks, I certainly won't be working on anything to do with the maps. I'll go through any questions/submissions or whatever might show up when I get back.

[mann2411]

cool your doing a great job
can i make a suggestion instead of having a little window that has a part of a map with a dot on it to show where the tele comes out how about a diffrent colour dot when you roll your mouse over it

[Miraculix]

Actually, this:

http://moutonoir.free.fr/images/Regnum/teleporters.png

is a much more effective way of displaying the teleporters. If only the arrows where directional on that map...

What would be imo the best would be to do what's on that pic, connect the two points of the teleport with a line, only do it with a directed arrow, that only appears on mouse over, like the snapshot?

[Kiirani]

I'll consider working on a system where the exit point for the teleporter shows up on hover. It's not high priority though, I'm fond of the current extra info system and I'm coding exit and entry coords for teleporters in it at the moment.

The major problem with this, by the way, is unless I'm careful about it.. hmm

Take entry point at 20,30. Exit point at 55,90

The with a 15x15px image, the resulting box would span from 20,30 to 70,105. Even though it wouldn't have a background, so far as interacting with the map goes, you'd need to move your mouse OUT of that box before you could hover anything that would otherwise be underneath it. (Realistically this is more like 20,30 to 400,350 or something)

There are obvious ways around this, but I'm not going to do it, yet

[Brawin]

http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/ignismap.php is not working as it should, thought you would want to know. Thank You for all your hard work.
Deb

[Kiirani]

http://kiirani.com/stuff/regnum/ignismap.php is not working as it should, thought you would want to know. Thank You for all your hard work.
Deb

Wtf? Crap, I accidentally moved the files instead of copying them. Fixed.

[Inkster]

your maps are so damn useful, if i see you in the warzone and you look like yer working on them, i wont drop a rock on you, well done on the maps they are really good ;)

[Kiirani]

your maps are so damn useful, if i see you in the warzone and you look like yer working on them, i wont drop a rock on you, well done on the maps they are really good ;)

Aww, thanks <3 But feel free to drop rocks if I start shooting at you.

(Generally if I'm being peaceful I'll take off my gauntlets, helm and possibly bow (if I run into too much trouble I'll need the bow to cast camo, so, leave it on :/), so I'm fairly unthreatening and easy to recognise. Oh yeah, I also run up to people, clap at them to get their attention and wave, then hope they realise who I am and don't kill me XD)

[Inkster]

in that case ill try to kill any aggro mobs if i see u working on map :p

[El_Naso]

Hey I was thinking... how difficult is it be to make a slideshow for images instead of having just one of them randomly appear on the map?

[Kiirani]

Hey I was thinking... how difficult is it be to make a slideshow for images instead of having just one of them randomly appear on the map?

Well, that would involve javascript, and I don't know javascript.

If/When I get around to finishing the python backend, I will probably autogenerate info pages on things like forts and cities, including showing ALL screenshots in the collection (and the thumbnails here would link to fullsize images)

(I could probably write a python script to generate an animated gif, but that's a bit complicated and you'd lose the quality of the dynamically sized png)

[padreigh]

picture say all neededd i guess, teleporter and destination.

[Kiirani]

I guess this is my cue to stop procrastinating and start working again, lol.

[padreigh]

you asked for pictures, didnt you?

:P Thats how calling works, you call and it will come over you at unpleasant times ;)

[Kiirani]

I'm sorry, did that come off wrong? I'm always grateful for pictures and I'll be adding the information you gave me. You just reminded me to keep working on the maps :D I been doing other stuff for the last few weeks. Good not bad.

Er, what I mean to say is thank you!

[Meiyeeer]

theres a teleport pad on lam island that leads to korsum surroundings

[Rockwolf_]

Thanks for the maps kiirani. They are awesome! :metal:

[padreigh]

Alsian Inner->WZ teleport:

Pics say all needed :) keep the good work up :metal:

[Kiirani]

Hey guys, I don't know how up to date these maps are anymore, or if anybody even still uses them, but I just thought I'd (very belatedly) explain my sudden absence.

I did not migrate with the daggers and abandon you poor folks to be mapless and lost.

I started a course at auckland university :)

Er, needless to say it's taking all my time, I have classes every weekday and a hell of a lot of assignments, plus you know.. sleep... Ah, yes, sleep, I remember you fondly. Anyway, I really have no time to code, or play regnum, or .. look at the forums.

Like my update in the first post says, I'm thinking of coming back in my winter & summer breaks and possibly working on the maps then too (I certainly need to tweak some of the images, I see the python scripts i've since implemented on my server are causing some problems)

I have, however, added phps symlinks for all the maps. So you're welcome to do whatever you like with them, and please PM me and I'll try to update the thread with anything based on the code. I DO check my emails, you see. :) Miss you all.

[El_Naso]

Hey if you have some time and feel like it, i think the map could have the locations of the element altars of the runestone quests.

Also the names of places are a little too tight together and it makes reading difficult. Making little dots indicating the name of the place when the mouse is over them would make it a lot more eye appealing I belive.

If I get my hands on a copy of fireworks soon I might tweak the graphics a bit and post them here. But sadly it`ll also have to wait. I`m currently way too busy with the university (in intervals, but still pretty busy :P). But it´s nice to do other stuff in my free time to exercise a bit more and it really clears my head :)

[Hydroxidee]

This is very nice good work. A suggestion tho is to find out Ignis/Alsius first/second/third cities and levels to be more helpful to Regnum beginners. :thumb:

Edit: The TP Teleport Pad has the wrong picture. ;)

[Kiirani]

Which pad has the wrong picture, on which map?

IF I continue work on these, I will try and do something about the area names, and I was definitely intending to add a hell of a lot more information to the db-based maps. Save altars, markets, npcs, etc. I don't see why elemental altars couldn't be included in that.
I'm not likely to finish that anytime soon though, at the moment I'm a little busy with uni still. :P

(Edited two mentions of altars for clarity)

[Hydroxidee]

Nevermind I see that you put where it takes you, i got it. Heres 2 pics of a port idk if u need it.

speaks for itself

[Kiirani]

I'm fairly sure I have pics of them all by now, the major issue is really that I can't be bothered working on the maps :) See a few posts back, and the top of the first post. Thanks, though ^_^ I do appreciate help, even if I'm not making use of it, lol.

[Hydroxidee]

Oh okay, gl :thumb_up:

[El_Naso]

Been trying some stuff in flash, mainly filters and toggle buttons with rollover and made a little preview of my yet to be finished version of these maps:

http://img440.imageshack.us/my.php?image=regnummapsfw8.swf

(Looks nice on 1600x1200. It´s supposed to be displayed in a blank page centered in a 1024x768 monitor but imageshack reduces the total size just because the height is higher than 1024 so just click "Change Flash Size: 1600x1200")

Still need to add pics of everything (that means redoing every movieclip, in my case) and make maps of all relams. I actually started on those and they are in the same swf but didn´t add any code that links to them :P. I´m thinking of splitting every map into a different swf and vectorizing the overlay wich is basically still the same.

Filesize is not a problem. The preloader looks cool enough XD

Yet to be finished.

[Kiirani]

Nifty, have you considered a zoom and pan feature? That would fix the size issue and make it scalable for smaller resolutions. (like mine)

[El_Naso]

Once I finish it I´ll upload it propperly on a blank page. That should do it, I think.

btw, I´ve added some bit of effects. Click pinos.

EDIT: uploaded it to freewebs, go check it out: http://www.freewebs.com/elnaso/flash/regnum/regnummaps.htm

It´s not finished, you can even see a "samal market" button where it should say "cupula", that´s just a symbol I forgot to duplicate. Will have to add even more pics but that´s really simple now that I got the overall structure of the swf.

Now I just need time, and maybe some more pics, but not from Ignis, I have it all covered :biggrin:

EDIT2: deleted that page, just splitting the swf, wait :P

[El_Naso]

Sorry for the double post.

Could somebody provide me some of this info?

Name of the Beach near Graj
Name of the place right over Allahed arteria (overwatch?)
Name of the northern initiation mount

EDIT: Just added some stuff
http://www.freewebs.com/elnaso/flash/regnum/ignis.htm
http://www.freewebs.com/elnaso/flash/regnum/warzone.htm

I will be updating the site without deleting anything now so you´ll always find stuff there.

[Kiirani]

First post updated, feel free to PM me to tell me if you edit, I'm not likely to notice otherwise :P

[El_Naso]

Ok, I´m getting really close to the mid year deadlines. Within the next month I may not be able to do anything but I leave you a small update, smoother animation, bigger hit area for buttons (mainly warzone map) and more pics from Ignis.

I do have the intention of finishing it though, just not now :biggrin:

[ncvr]

Place over Allahed's Arteries is Lookout Points.
The Northern Initiation mount is Initiation summit I think.

[El_Naso]

Thanks a lot. I just happen to have the game in spanish so translations are a little messy :P

[Kiirani]

Updated to make it clear that you can use this crap for whatever you want, also HI GUYS, I TOTALLY GOT DISTRACTED AGAIN! :D

Er, still miss this place, but it's looking like I won't play for a very long while after all. Maybe /summer/ break? lol.