IMPACT! MINIATURES

mrbrownesquire · Joined: 20 Jun 2007 Posts: 56

I have been thinking about this project on and off for a while now but have had other stuff to finish. I was thinking of 8 individual A3 sized boards that you could use to make a combination of board set ups. Here are 8 rough board images. They are actually to scale, the number of suares is all you can fit on an A3 sheet:
(Grey - Floor, White - Border, Blue - connecting passage, Thick line - wall)

End zone tiles

Depending what size game you want decides how many tiles you use. I have put together som sample layouts:

Now I have not played Dungeonbowl for a long time, would these boards work, is there too much/little space? Any criticism is welcome if I am to move this project forward in any way.

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mrbrownesquire · Joined: 20 Jun 2007 Posts: 56

Just to make it clear, this is just a sketchpad version. I want to map a layout before I start work on a full graphics funky looking board. I don't want to spend ages doing up a nice but badly-laid-out board. I just want critique on the layout at this stage.
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Spiky · Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 50 Location: Swindon, U.K.

Looks pretty cool!

I'd consider printing really rough versions and play a couple of games before refining further

In my limited experience, if you get a couple of choking points in a dungeon set up, it can be difficult for either team to score.

mrbrownesquire · Joined: 20 Jun 2007 Posts: 56

Here is a very rough version of 1 tile. Not happy with the connecting passages. Put the torch and lighting in to see how it looked. I might do them all up like this for playtesting.

Any thoughts?

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Lakrillo · Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Posts: 74

Not liking the light from the torch...
but that might just be me that are hurt from my job as a 3d-artist...

Other than that it looks good.
Could be cool with some walls that showed in perspective. Ever thought of building it in 3d and render the pictures?

Lakrillo · Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Posts: 74

Did some quick testings... i know that you see through the backsides of the walls and that there is no bump-mapping and that the lightning is to sharp.
But i think it looks like if i put some time with it, it could be made goodlooking.

mrbrownesquire · Joined: 20 Jun 2007 Posts: 56

Lakrillo · Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Posts: 74

That is done in 3ds Max.

Actually, i am not totally satisfied with the thing. The walls hide some of the squares on the floor. Think it might be a better thing to do just rooms and corridors like in some Dungeon based boardgames.

Problems would be with the doors if you wanted them to be modular... I wanted to have light cast through archways.

here is another test that might not look as good, but would be better to play on...

Darkson · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:50 pm Post subject:

Have to say the 2nd version looks better.
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skatingtortoise · Joined: 13 Aug 2006 Posts: 140

ditto - stick in some light sources with accompanying shadows and youre in.

just lower the lighting contrast though :P

Lakrillo · Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Posts: 74

mrbrownesquire · Joined: 20 Jun 2007 Posts: 56

mrbrownesquire · Joined: 20 Jun 2007 Posts: 56

Here are the other provisional tiles. Next endzones and teleports.

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Lakrillo · Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Posts: 74

Norse · The One, the Only Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 2811

holy crap, these are incredible!!

Tom, hire these guys at once!

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