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I was making some new and updated maps for Triad City, but was wondering how much space and memory was allowed. Also, If it is possible to make the maps into 'Pictures' as the Artist Role. So that the players could have them in there houses.

Thanks!
-Finken aka Zensekai

IMO, space/memory is entirely up to you. If people find them too big, you won't get spiffed.

The idea of having "auto-updating" maps as pictures inside player houses is super cool. Unfortunately they wouldn't be auto-updating for our system administrators (read: me). It would require me to upload new files every time there's a change. That's do-able of course, but you'll note my slllooooooowwwww response times for most of this year. Doesn't mean no! Just that we should think about whether it's practical or not!

I see what you are saying, however it would be better-in my oppinion- that the "picture maps" update at all, rather than having to go out and obtain a new one. Sort of how it works now, but with a special link (via the picture) that takes them to the maps... sooo all it would be (as i think about it) is a "link" picture to the map in question.

just giving it a ponder

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-Finken

Hmm, not sure I got my point across. I think I understand the point of having links/maps which update without the player having to get new ones. My point is that it's work for me to update the files which the links point to. Lemme know if that makes sense!

Would it be possible to create a page that embeds a link to an external image into a triad city page, so you get all your ads showing etc, but Joshua can update the picture that is linked to himself.

E.g. using something like photobucket, where the picture would have a standard url that gets imbedded in the map page so when the map changes it is Joshua who updates it by changing the picture in his photobucket folder.

In the past our experience with external links has been that they're often unreliable and tend to go stale. So, we decided we wanted to keep all resources on our server so that we could be guranteed a certain level of performance and etc. The downside is that it's more work. So there you go!

Im sorry if i sound like it's not a lot of work! its hard for me to grasp what all needs to be done... So let me see if i do understand yes?

How about I cut down how many times it needs to be updated? How about I just do it annualy?(one a year) I hand in an Updated Map once every year? Since, it does seem like a lot of work to update after every little thing that goes up yes?

Or, you may like this;

Would be easier to just have one map of TC then? How about this; could there just be an 'item' of my map that you could hang up, when you look at it it opens to my 'main' map page? (that would not need any Link changes right?)

Any better?

There are never any changes needed to the link. Only to the file which is linked to, which has to be uploaded/tested every time it's changed.

Is once a year even meaningful?

See, that's the trade-off. For the item to be meaningful to owners, the map would need to be updated regularly, which means (a bit) more work for yours truly.

Realistically, this isn't more work than updating the existing maps submitted by Cartographers, so, I don't know what I'm complaining about. I just don't want to upload a changed file every day is all.

Once the first map is up to date, the maps would only need updating when the city is updated, and by updated I mean new places rather than any updates that change physics or bugs etc.

So if you hold off introducing this map until it is absolutely current to the city then from there on it should be workable?

Its a shame that I cannot help in some way to all this. It seems now much to ask. So I thank you for considering it.

On that note;
Everyday would be much, but since this map is an overview of all the Thirds; not horrificly detailed as far as maps go, but it works for what im thinking. Its made using color-codes more than writing, so its ment for more experienced players who just forgot what bulding sold Jewerly and which sold Herbs. Of course, the big thing is that it will show "new" buildings and places that become available in TC. Since people seem to come and go in TC, I felt this would be good for players to know exaclty what they have missed, at a glance. (Which is why its all three Thirds, no hard searching for where a new place might be.)

I know that this might not help in if its plausable or not to do, but i have a better idea of what the whole idea is. That is, since the map is almost done that is...

So, this map would need updating only when there is a new building, not everyday or when the server is reset (or however TC resets)

I hope this helps a little...
-Finken

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