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Map Gab / Re: Are there any maps of games with randomly generated levels?

« on: December 08, 2025, 02:24:53 pm »

Another way to handle this, especially if there only one or a few randomized parts, is to offer 2-4 maps of the same area, to show what sort of spaces are generated. A good example is the Labyrinth level of Pathways into Darkness, where most of the game is fixed, but that one level is random. In fact, I may get on the in-game maps for that...

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Map Gab / Out of this World, and a couple minor corrections

« on: September 12, 2015, 10:18:56 am »

Will Mallia did a fine job on the OoTW maps. however, on part 8, all the way to the left, it shows the aliens running for the gate, which is not their normal rest state. if you don't approach them, they're standing around in a group. the only way to see this is to go upstairs first (which leads to getting killed).

likewise Rick Bruns made excellent maps of Castlevania I. however, the levels are designed to match the overworld map, and there are minor inaccuracies. The first floor of the main/grey building should be above Frankenstein, instead of next to it. Second, there's too much distance between the sewer and the courtyard, it should be slightly lower. There's also places where the stairs don't line up just right but there may be no helping that.

These are minor issues, but I'm just trying to be helpful.

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Map Gab / Re: Genghis Khan

« on: July 19, 2011, 06:10:25 am »

Done and submitted!

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Map Gab / Re: Genghis Khan

« on: July 16, 2011, 12:11:27 pm »

I've now got all the screenshots I need to complete this. There are 50 invasion routes in mongol conquest, and 106 in world conquest, so it got pretty involved. Savestates, as well as an in-depth gamefaqs guide with all the borders, helped alot. Putting it all together in Pixen should be fairly straightforward.

As you may have noticed, there are already maps of this game on gamefaqs. But there are two important differences:

1. They are diagrams, while mine are in-game graphics, and
2. My maps have the staging areas for invasions, while the diagrams do not.

I should be submitting sometime soon. Is there any guide for submission, besides emailing them as .zips? I haven't found any general instructions.

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VGMaps Social Board / Re: 100 Days Of Nintendo Shows

« on: July 08, 2011, 12:51:07 pm »

glorious works of art. I have most of the super mario super show episodes.

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VGMaps Social Board / Re: How did you find VGMaps.com?

« on: July 08, 2011, 12:43:58 pm »

I'm a retro gamer, so I was looking for Gauntlet maps. snesmaster's 30 maps were on gameFAQs, so I searched google to see if there were more. Eventually I ran across this site and became a fan.

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Gaming / Re: Somewhat of a map, but more decorative

« on: July 08, 2011, 12:34:13 pm »

that is very cool. I'm not even gonna attempt mapping 3d games anytime soon, 2d is enough for now.

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Gaming / Re: Nintendo Gallery: OoT

« on: July 08, 2011, 12:28:03 pm »

these are really impressive sprite rips, keep it up!

(I realize that they're not technically sprites, I just think of them that way)

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VGMaps Social Board / Re: How's this for mapping :)

« on: July 08, 2011, 11:57:22 am »

brilliant diagram! it's accurate enough so that the thumbnail looks like a neon version of the real map.

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Map Gab / Re: Chrono Trigger

« on: July 08, 2011, 12:39:16 am »

Indeed. This will be my next project.

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Map Gab / Chrono Trigger

« on: July 07, 2011, 04:45:11 pm »

https://www.vgmaps.com/Atlas/SuperNES/index.htm#ChronoTrigger

KindarSpirit's rip of Ozzies Fort does not show the hidden room. (it's in the L shaped area with the crank)

Also, the mapping is far from complete. Is anyone working on finishing this game, or should I take it up?

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Map Gab / Re: Genghis Khan

« on: July 07, 2011, 04:22:10 pm »

nevermind, it turns out I can make a PNG without blending layers, and it comes out fine.



I'll give updates as I progress.

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Map Gab / Genghis Khan

« on: July 06, 2011, 11:47:36 pm »

I'm currently mapping this NES strategy game by Koei. When I'm done, I'll have all the battlefields for Mongol and World conquest (41 in total, plus the 2 global maps).

I've got the basic mapping done, the difficult part will be getting all the staging areas for the various borders. Some countries have borders with as many as 5 or 6 other countries, so I'll have to use savestates to invade from every angle.

As a macfag, I'm currently using Pixen to work with the screencaps. I've had a few minor issues, such as the colors getting darker when I merge layers, but I'll figure it out in time.

Here's an example of what I'm doing, country 7, england: