Thank you I will work on splitting into regions

That would be cool, as would a map of just Skyrim with the rest impassable

ya there a bunch of different things I could do with the world of Tamriel. I just figured I should do the whole continent first and maybe if it works move onto smaller maps. The reason I like the whole world is because I pretty much have the nations to start. I could do a 2 person map in Skyrim for stormcloaks vs imperials. There are a lot of possibilities.

How are you thinking about distributing Scs?

Well right now I'm doing research into what cities are the biggest in the less known regions to figure it out. I can tell you the ones for Skyrim and Cyrodiil though. Cyrodiil- HC=Imperial city, anvil, chorrol. neutrals- skingrad, bravil, bruma, chydinhal, leyawin. Skyrim- Solitude, Dawnstar, Whiterun as HC. with the rest of the cities as neutrals. bust as I said I am new to this and I am stumbling in the dark here so any input would be appreciated and listened to

I feel like the way I have it now is there are too many SCs for this map

I could either have everyone start with 4 or make some of the cities not SCs

What Era are we talking here? I would personally would enjoy an Imperial v Stormcloaks map

well what do think would be easier to design for my first map

O, you know what? Has anyone already mentioned one for world of warcraft? I have sorta played it and theres just alot of places to go, It could be a good map, except for the seas which I think would have to be completely made up? lol

World of Warcraft would be really cool. With Tamriel does anybody have any ideas on how to split it up I have some ideas and I have been doing a lot of research on regions and the likes but if anyone has some suggestions I would be grateful to hear what you have to say. On awesome regions middle earth could also be really cool.

Smaller is always easier, less territory links to deal with.

so I might start with that and then move to bigger maps as I get better thanks

Hey cnorment. First up welcome to the club of people who not only think about doing a map but actually give it serious consideration. It's a big step to take but a very rewarding one (my biggest and most complex variant is being tested right now.) I'll be honest the type of variant you're talking about (close to building something from scratch) does take a lot of time. Hard core coding skills aren't required as the interface is very intuitive and easy to use. If you know very basic code (like HTML) you'll be fine for modifying files. When things get complex though you'll need to call on the site admin (Oli) to make true magic happen. He is truly a genius and makes what you see and play here possible. There are guides etc on what to do although it's not foolproof. Good luck and enjoy a truly incredible experience!

Thank you Ambassador I hope I can design maps that people enjoy because I enjoy all these variants on here.

I will also read those guides and I appreciate the advice.

Tadar Es Darden has made a pretty good guide. I'll send him a message about getting in touch with you.

i am interested in making a game map as well. if that guide is available, i would love to get a copy.

im gonna bump this

Ditto on the guide

Well I'm back (from a sabbatical) and it's great to hear new people getting on board with the making of variants, the more varied the better IMHO. cnorment14, you have chosen a great starting map from which to develop your ideas. Make sure you post your development as you go along over at the Dev-Forums, we are all a friendly bunch over there and would be happy to assist you through your first variant :)

I too started with an idea, and while some here may have test-played it, I haven't gotten back to it and made a finished product - instead I have been focusing on other variants that I have wanted to play forever. Anyway if you haven't already done so, the link is here:

http://forum.webdiplomacy.net/viewforum.php?f=25&sid=8521a617f348e2feeec01db520e811a0

friendly bunch? That bunch includes me! I'm super scary like I had dated at least three girls who called me the terrifying "Asian Teddy Bear"

Thank you Kaner406 and airborne I am shivering at the thought of meeting the "Asian Teddy Bear" in a dark ally :p. but anyways I don't have any solid computer images because I have been working with the paper and pencil at the start but I have a basic map started which I plan to put on the computer over the weekend. It is a little unbalanced right now and I am working on that aspect. I have created the starting factions. I plan on making it a 4 person map and maybe making a 2 person as well with the same basic format but the 4 person one will have the imperials vs the stormcloaks vs the Bandits vs the forsworn.

I hate Markarth

I do too but Windhelm is worse. Whiterun is the nicest

Don't want to stop your engagement, but maps based on someone else's intellectual property might cause all sorts of legal trouble for such a small website.

Ya I am going to talk with Bethesda but I just need to make sure that this site does not make money

This site does not make money, but I really fear any legal issues, so I won't take a risk. That does not mean that you can't put up a maw on your own installation (or another webdip installation in the www) and I will help you to get a working map, but I really fear a possible legal issue much to much to put IP from someone else (esp. from a computer program) up on this site, sorry.

Isn't Diplomacy itself someone else's intellectual property?

if i get express written consent from Bethesda saying I can put it on this site will you be ok with it?

There is a massive community of fan-built modifications for the game. Perhaps Bethesda will be fine with it, I hope so, but in the end it's oli's call

The skyrim map is cool !

ok so while I await a reply from oli if I can post if Bethesda says yes I will continue to work on it

Sorry, but I really fear the troubles it _might_ cause.
But if you want setting up an own webdip-server is not that hard (if you have a website with PHP and SQL-access (and I will help you with the setup if you want). So you can run the variant on your own webspace. Or maybe ask kestasjk over at webdip.net. Maybe he will host the variant.
But seeing how merciless some lawyers kill small fan-made websites I don't want to take that risk.

So, I guess you wouldn't want a Westeros map either? (from Game of Thrones/Song of Ice and Fire etc). That's a shame as I have been working on one.