Map: Ruined neighbourhood

[meshon]

This is just a battlemap for Mordheim on MapTool. The full size is 4800x4800 pixels. The map was built rather hastily and so lacks some aesthetic consideration, but it might be useful for anyone looking to run a town combat.

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Edit: I can't for the life of me figure out how to attach a thumbnail to this post, which is driving me crazy because I've done it before... a kind pat on the head and a push in the right direction would be appreciated!

cheers,
Meshon

[CoveredInFish]

Looks nice! Thanks for sharing.

Do you play Mordheim with MT? Do you have a framework for that? I'd love it if you could throw me a link or something.

[aliasmask]

I'm curious as to how you drew the stone path pattern, less the detail work. The stones don't seem to have a repeating pattern but things are very smooth, aligned and consistently spaced. I think I could duplicate the flow and the spacing between rows, but the individual brick lengths would be tedious. I'm just curious about your method and tools used. I really like your mixture of textures for the ground as well.

[wolph42]

very cool map, indeed nice mixture of textures. The only critic I can give is that the roofs could use a bit more drop shadow so get better detached/lifted from the ground...but that's basically nitpicking.
Thank you for sharing!

[Full Bleed]

Thanks for sharing.

Is there any way we can get a version without any text or numbers on it? I could use this in a campaign I'm running now.

[meshon]

Well, I feel sheepish. I posted this and then haven't checked back in ages. My apologies to those who asked for things.

I've uploaded a version of the map without the markers and text (I think I got it all), which you can find here. Sorry for not including a thumbnail, I just can't figure out how to get that to work to my satisfaction. It's probably too late for you to use, Full Bleed, and for that I am sorry. Maybe you can use it in something else?

Other than the streets and background, the map was really pieced together out of disparate bits, so it's not very uniform, but it does well enough for us to play Mordheim on it. I agree with wolph42 that it could use some work.

As far as the construction of the streets, I used Illustrator to lay out the roads with a brush that I built, allowing me to make the cobblestones follow a vector path. I made a tutorial and posted it over at the Cartographer's Guild, along with a link to download the brush. The tutorial is at http://www.cartographersguild.com/tutor ... orial.html. Maybe you can make some use of it.

And finally, Cif, yes we're playing Mordheim using MapTool, even though it's not 3D. The framework is one I put some time into for awhile but have stopped working on lately. It does many things that the game needs but not all of them. The Mordheim rules are full of exceptions and I've definitely had some challenges getting it this far. It's clunky, kind of slow, and pretty much requires the players to be connected through voice chat to make things easier (like negotiations over who has cover!). If, despite the disclaimer, you are still interested in looking at it, I will try to clean it up a bit (removing all my testing macros for example) and post it in the frameworks forum.

Again, sorry for missing these replies and questions for so long. Thanks for your interest!

cheers,
Meshon

[Full Bleed]

Well, I feel sheepish. I posted this and then haven't checked back in ages. My apologies to those who asked for things.

I've uploaded a version of the map without the markers and text (I think I got it all), which you can find here. Sorry for not including a thumbnail, I just can't figure out how to get that to work to my satisfaction. It's probably too late for you to use, Full Bleed, and for that I am sorry. Maybe you can use it in something else?

Fortunately, the group I was going to use this for went the other direction... and they will, eventually, be doubling back to where this can come into play. So I can still use it.

You did miss a set of 4's in a circle in the top left, but I can handle removing that myself.

Thanks for putting this up.

[CoveredInFish]

And finally, Cif, yes we're playing Mordheim using MapTool, even though it's not 3D. The framework is one I put some time into for awhile but have stopped working on lately. It does many things that the game needs but not all of them. The Mordheim rules are full of exceptions and I've definitely had some challenges getting it this far. It's clunky, kind of slow, and pretty much requires the players to be connected through voice chat to make things easier (like negotiations over who has cover!). If, despite the disclaimer, you are still interested in looking at it, I will try to clean it up a bit (removing all my testing macros for example) and post it in the frameworks forum.

Yes, I'd be still interested. Voice Chat is no problem, I prefer that anyway. I'd be happy if you decide to release this, but in the end you have to feel fine with it, i'm okay either way.