[Max]

I know there is a topic about this already, but it is dead and I need to do a poll. Right now I am working on putting all the city data into my Interactive Map for TLA, but I have an issue. I could do two things:

1) Have it be text only for each city. Advantages: smaller overall download size. Disadvantages: no city/dungeon maps with labeling.

2) Have maps for each city/dungeon. Advantages: Labeled maps, can be used for some visual aid. Disadvantages: very large file size (40-80MB).

The program right now is already 12MB before I have started to enter data because the map of the world map is absolutely huge. I will do whichever option people want me to do, but I cannot do both. Please vote and give your opinion today.

NOTE: If I decide to do option #2, you will not have to download one big file (say 60MB). I will break it into smaller peices (like 10MB pieces) and then supply a script to put them back together once you have them all.

[Izar]

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2) Have maps for each city/dungeon. Advantages: Labeled maps, can be used for some visual aid. Disadvantages: very large file size (40-80MB).

Hmmm. That's large? Well, to some in guess...

Umm This is a hard decision. I chose option 1 becsuse of the smaller size. So do you have to download this too? It sounds neat.

EDIT: I actidently posted (2) but what i meant was (1).

[Max]

Yes, it will be a downloadable file/program. There will be no installation, you just run the one .exe file. I chose this way instead of viewing it over the web like a normal flash file because then people would have to download the entire thing each time they wanted to see it through their browser. This way people can put it wherever they want and use it whenever they want.

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I chose option 2 becsuse of the smaller size.

Did you mean option 1 (option one is text only and therefore smaller file size)?

[MysticWarrior]

This IS a hard choice. If you have a visual walkthrough, then just do text. If you don't have a visual walkthrough but is lazy, do text. If you don't have visual walkthrough and you got time on your hands, do pictures. If you want to strive for average perfection, do pictures. If you want to strive for perfection, do both. I voted map anyways.

[Julian]

ya, GSS has one with all the maps, I chose #1 also.

[Max]

It will have the text part in both options. The question is whether I should include the maps of cities and dungeons even though the file size may grow by 20-30 MB.

[Izar]

That would be nice to me. But others can't have that big of a file I guess. So it is really up to every one else because no matter the choice, I could go with it.

[MysticWarrior]

I think you should duplicate the map and then put one with pictures and one without.

[Elliott]

you already have maps for all the dungeons, but text to go with them would be very nice indeed.

[Izar]

Max, on Mar 27 2004, 11:44 AM, said:

Yes, it will be a downloadable file/program. There will be no installation, you just run the one .exe file. I chose this way instead of viewing it over the web like a normal flash file because then people would have to download the entire thing each time they wanted to see it through their browser. This way people can put it wherever they want and use it whenever they want.


Did you mean option 1 (option one is text only and therefore smaller file size)?

Yes that's what I meant, I edited it. I voted #1 also.

[Julian]

noo! #2 is winning! gahh!! sigh* I kinda see it as a bit useless...

[The Lord of the Morning]

-_- Text, because you already have the best dungeon maps ever. However, if you are going to do text, fix up the city maps on the website. Lemuria is missing, and some towns have errors. Or, Add the dungeon maps and town maps you already have as part of the section of GSS (This is my favourite choice).

[Zellgadus]

I think that you should put the text. The maps are already great no?

[Elliott]

Sorry to revive a fairly dead topic, but, will this map ever happen, are you still working on it?

[Venus_Man1]

I choosed option number 2.

[~RangerOfFire~]

Can't you do both? And have separate download links for say 56k and broadband.

[The Postman]

I think that having one with text and one with text and pictures would be a great idea, just that then you'd need more time... I personally prefer pictures, but I don't really mind that much.

[Nick Presta]

Both would be nice, but I prefer option two.

And Max, can you provide a sliced up version and a solid version for those of us who have decent connection speeds?

[Max]

Erm, this topic is really old, I don't know why someone bumped it up again. The interactive world map is on the bottom of my list of priorities, even when I do have time.

[Mycarayne]

meh, 60MGs aint that bad.... option 2

[Kyogrefan2]

maybe you should only include some of the dungeon, like needed info

[Linear]

=P We cant go into a dungeon with no info about it.
That would almost be like trying to play a game with no rules in them.

[My Best Wishes]

yea, only put in a map in a really tricky spot to help, don't go to far with things that aren't nessacary
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[Nick Presta]

The map is on the GSS homepage. If you have any VALID points to make, PM a staff member.

[Topic Closed]

[Max]

I have to make a correction to what nick1presta said: The GS1 interactive world map IS on the website, but the topic of this discussion, the TLA interactive world map, is still under construction. If I have any updates on it they will of course be posted on the website.