Dragonlance!!!

[The_Silent]

If you regonize the title, you probaly gonna know what this post is about...
I'm thinking of making a dragonlance RPG map, but need models of creatures like
- sea elfs,
- Draconians
- Irdas,
so if you know any dragonlance models plz report, but thats not what i posted this tread for, i wanna hear what you would think of a dragonlance map, if you don't know what dragonlance is try www.dlnexus.com or read the serie. The map should be abouts what happening in Dragons of Atumn Twillight. What do you think?

 

[Kwah]

Uhhh. . . sounds like an RPG to me. What is unique about it?

 

[The_Silent]

at first i think its even better than the lord of the rings universe, and many other fantasy universes. You right i gonna be a quest based rpg following the first book in the main serie. The Uniqure things are kenders (to ''special'' to be decriped, kind a like chield race), and as you read above the draconiens and the irdas, dragonlance has so many uniqure races and heroes that i can't remeber (also a thing making it hard to create). And as said before, i think its great universe. I only hope that my map can be only 1% as good as the books.

 

[Velmarshal]

G. Frank did a almost entire race of draconians. The only thing that he didn't make are the buildings.

 

[emperor_d3st]

Yea, General Franks draconians are awesome.. They just make you want to create a map with draconians :S
But in my opinion your thread has no real point. You can make a fun map from any theme. For example, I truly find Pokemon disguisting, but I have played an awesome Pokemon map where the author did a great job with the terrain / triggers / features, so it is futile to ask people what they think about a Dragonlance map before taking an actual look at your map.

 

[The_Silent]

i know that general frank maid draconiens, but the actually colors and types of draconiens in dragonlance is:

- Golden
- Silver
- Bronze
- Copper
and Brass

as you can see they ar all the type of ´different kind of metal, thats because their foul spawns of dragons (Same name and type)

By the way, i today found two other maps based on the dragonlance/krynn, here are the links if you wanna try.

Wars of kryn: http://www.epicwar.com/maps/55106/

Dragonlance: http://www.epicwar.com/maps/53394/

Ps: emperor_d3st the question was most meant to fans of the univers and who ever would be interrested in supporting it, by models or what they think i coud need to know.

 

[emperor_d3st]

Well, if you would want to have around 3-4 models per draconian race for all 5 races that would mean you should waste 4*5*200K = 4 MB from your map. Even with the WE's default MPQ compression you would have to waste at least 2.5-3 megabytes just on these models.
If it's a singleplayer map.. okay, import to your heart's content but if it's a multiplayer map you should be aware of the 4MB size limit.
You could always recolor General Frank's models in the object editor. The colors would not exactly be what you imagined but I see that as the most optimal solution.

 

[The_Silent]

that just mean that i have to ask him first, because even recoloring a model is to modify it as far as i get, anouther thing, only think i need 1 or 2 of each as a start.

 

[Master334]

You wouldn't need a massive amount to start with... you would be amazed with what you can do with simple unit editor coloring, but if all else fails recoulor is the way to go.

 

[emperor_d3st]

I meant object editor recoloring, not retexturing
You can do cool colors with the editors and that requires 0 modeling knowledge, programs and way much swifter.

 

[The_Silent]

i'm not that big noob at modeling that i can't reskin

 

[King Stubby]

finally, a dragonlance RPG! keep up the good work! will there be any Thanoi?

PS: make sure you remember to use ROLLING doors in Thorbardin. i hate people who think that dwarves would use a simple "hinged" door.

 

[The_Silent]

i'm making a quest following what's happening in the Dragons of Atumn Twilight book, so sorry they hadn't arrived on ansalon then

 

[Kwah]

Anyways, have fun with your map!