Wing and Sword: a d20 Modern military campaign [METAGAME]

[The Shaman]

Thanks, everyone - I'm glad you're having as good a time as I am!

 

[The Shaman]

This is a test post to see if you can open and read a map for an upcoming adventure - please let me know if this works or not. Be forewarned - it took me about twenty seconds to download the file using a cable modem, so if you have dial-up, it might take a minute or two.

Thanks!

 

[shadowbloodmoon]

A minute thirty on my cable modem, but yeah, I can see it fine. What program did you use?

 

[The Shaman]

A minute thirty on my cable modem...

Ugh. Sorry. :\

...but yeah, I can see it fine. What program did you use?

Campaign Cartographer 2 Pro with the City Designer and Modern add-ons.

I've had the software for awhile but I've never really played with it all that much - this is actually the first map I've made using it. I discovered there's a bit of a learning curve but once I sat down and worked out the sequence of layers I wanted it went pretty quickly.

Some of the detail was lost turning it into a jpeg from its native format - in the courtyard there is a utility trailer, a horse trailer, and a horse cart that are difficult to make out, and there is a horse trough and a wheelbarrow that are just blobs.

I may look at a hosting service instead of downloading them to ENWorld. I'm looking forward to making maps of the Casbah's twisting alleys for the battle of Algiers - the software has a cool selection of North African/Middle Eastern buildings! - and I don't want to have to sacrifice detail or short out anyone's computer...

Thanks for the feedback!

 

[Bobitron]

A minute thirty on my cable modem, but yeah, I can see it fine. What program did you use?

27 sec here at work. Gotta love that big corporate $.

I had no problems.

 

[Barak]

Erk! I'm on dial-up, so I'll pass until I need to really see the map.. But I wouldn't mind it -then-. Also, I'll need to get a new pkzip utility first, as I don't think I have a working one at the moment.. But I'll need one eventually anyway, so that's not really an issue either.

 

[Bobitron]

Erk! I'm on dial-up, so I'll pass until I need to really see the map...

It's under 1 meg, so even on dial up it should only take a few minutes.

 

[знаток]

I downloaded the file at home on my cable modem and it took about a quarter of a second, if that. It came across as a zip though. Was that intended?

 

[The Shaman]

I downloaded the file at home on my cable modem and it took about a quarter of a second, if that. It came across as a zip though. Was that intended?

I tried to upload it as a .jpg and as a .bmp but the file size exceeded the website limits - ENWorld would only accept it as a .zip file.

I'm glad it came through so quickly!

Barak, I'm still looking at some other options to posting the maps - I don't want access or file format to be an issue for anyone. Another possibility is to use a .pdf distiller and save it that way - it adds an extra step to map prep, but it's not a big deal, if I can find the right distiller.

 

[знаток]

Barak, I'm still looking at some other options to posting the maps - I don't want access or file format to be an issue for anyone. Another possibility is to use a .pdf distiller and save it that way - it adds an extra step to map prep, but it's not a big deal, if I can find the right distiller.

Have you tried something like photobucket? (www.photobucket.com) You can do things such as this...