GameBear's Maps - Page 2

August 27th, 2007, 02:04 AM

GameBear

The Silent Cartographer

Join Date: July 27, 2007

Posts: 371

Images: 82

GameBear wears ripped pants of awesomeness

GameBear's Maps

Page links to description; map name links to setup instructions.
Green light links to Online Heroscape version.

Hodrveil

(1 DD + 1 FA + 1 TT) - 26.3" x 29.3"

Dalmatian

(1 DD + 1 MH + 1 TT) - 24.5" x 29.3"

Receding Waters

(1 SM + 1 DD + 1 FA) - 26.3" x 26.3"

Cold Relief

(1 SM + 1 TT) - 24.8" x 25.4"

Marrden Shrine

(1 SM + 1 FA) - 24.8" x 28.0"

Shoots and Leaves

(1 DD + 1 FF + 1 TJ) - 23.3" x 26.3"

Turf War

(2 MH + 1 FA + 1 VW) - 21.7" x 28.9"

Alpaca Trail

(1 MS + 1 FA + 1 TT) - 26.3" x 26.3"

All The Maps

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Far and Wide

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When I first started making maps, I was interested in seeing how far I could stretch the terrain, using one master set and at most one expansion. This resulted in maps with very large footprints; nothing to recommend here apart from Embattled Fen.

1. Cyprien's Cove (1 MS) - 23.3" x 44.6"

2. Valda's Preserve (1 MS + 1 FF) - 30.8" x 54.2"

3. Lure (1 MS + 1 VW) - 29.3" x 55.1"

4. Southern Tarns (1 MS + 1 TT) - 26.3" x 42.0"

6. Embattled Fen

(1 SM + 1 FA) - 26.3" x 39.4"

7. Temptation (1 MS + 1 VW) - 29.3" x 39.4"

8. Snow Angler (1 MS + 1 TT) - 32.3" x 37.6"

Forest for the Trees

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Forest maps were everywhere by the time I joined this site. Highways and Dieways was already enshrined in the BoV. Using the Forest set was never a priority for me, but I did allow myself some fun a few times along the way.

5. Pool of Reflection (1 MS + 2 FF) - 22.8" x 35.4"

11. Ayrwode's Bluff

(1 MS + 1 FF) - 27.8" x 33.3"

13. Boiling Point (1 MS + 1 FF + 1 VW) - 21.7" x 35.9"

17. Survival (1 MS + 1 FF + 1 TT + 1 VW) - 26.3" x 35.0"

19. Diversions (1 MS + 2 FF) - 29.8" x 35.4"

Castles!

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Castles are cool! But they're not very suitable for tournament play, and uncapped castle walls have not always been widely accepted. These are my varied attempts to incorporate capped castle walls into competitive maps.

9. Spineback Ridge (1 MS + 1 FA) - 14.2" x 33.3"

10. Post Maneuvers (1 MS + 1 FA + 1 FF) - 23.3" x 31.5"

20. Floodgates (1 SM + 1 MH + 1 FA) - 27.8" x 32.4"

21. Above the Mire (1 SM + 1 MH + 1 FA + 1 FF) - 21.9" x 38.4"

22. Ashes to Ashes (1 MH + 1 FA + 1 VW) - 19.3" x 32.3"

32. Marpesia's Glory (1 SM + 1 FA + 1 TJ) - 24.5" x 29.3"

35. Dvalin's Furnace (1 MS + 1 FA + 1 VW) - 23.3" x 29.8"

42. Forgery (1 DD + 1 FA + 1 VW) - 22.8" x 26.3"

Shortages

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Another early focus of mine was exploring terrain combinations that were fairly limited, both in utilization and in terrain provided. Again not much here, but this effort did eventually lead to Common Ground.

12. Ice Buffer (1 SM + 1 TT) - 24.8" x 35.9"

14. Channel Buildup (1 SM + 1 MH) - 24.8" x 32.4"

15. Frozen Spires (1 MH + 2 TT) - 19.3" x 29.3"

16. Surface Tension (1 SM) - 21.0" x 29.3"

18. Blistering Sands (1 SM + 1 VW) - 24.8" x 32.4"

26. Adler's Landing (1 MS) - 29.8" x 35.4"

28. Hide and Seek (1 MH + 1 FF + 1 TT) - 18.7" x 29.8"

30. Tempered Flares (1 MH + 1 TJ + 2 VW) - 19.3" x 29.3"

34. Common Ground

(1 MS) - 26.3" x 26.3"

36. Overseer (1 SM) - 24.8" x 29.8"

Rise and Rise Again

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I took a break from my usual terrain constraints in early 2008 to design a few maps that each require two RotV sets. I added a team map to the collection during my brief unretirement in 2022, and also a 4-player free-for-all map.

23. Silent Courtyard (2 MS + 1 FA + 1 FF) - 27.1" x 35.4"

24. Nature's Balance (2 MS + 1 MH + 3 FF) - 40.3" x 41.4"

25. Shelter Skelter (2 MS + 1 FF) - 29.3" x 31.5"

57. X-Woods

(2 MS + 2 FF) - 28.0" x 29.3"

61. Manji (1 MS + 1 SM + 1 TJ + ruins) - 29.3" x 31.5"

Peak Performance

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Refreshed after my RotV x2 interlude, I managed to produce these three maps over a four month period in mid-2008. Easily my best stretch, in terms of creating high-quality tournament maps.

27. Badru Valley

(1 MS + 2 FF) - 26.3" x 29.8"

29. Ticalla Sunrise

(1 SM + 1 TJ) - 25.4" x 27.8"

31. Sidewinder

(1 MS + 1 TT) - 24.8" x 27.1"

Contestants

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I have created maps for a few contests on this site. None of my entries have ever finished any better than 5th place.

33. Trespass (1 MH + 1 FA + 1 TT + 1 LEXAN) - 23.3" x 28.0"

Lexan BoV Map Contest

37. Healing Waters (1 SM + 1 FF) - 23.3" x 29.8"

'09 GenCon Map Contest

38. Radiator Springs (1 MS + 1 VW) - 23.6" x 26.3"

'09 GenCon Map Contest

48. Scavenger's Folly (1 MS + 1 FA) - 24.8" x 29.8"

Rÿchean's Map Making Challenge

50. Grip of Darkness

(1 DD) - 21.7" x 22.8"

The 1x BftU Challenge

58. Contrast

(1 DD + 1 FA + 1 TT + 1 VW) - 21.9" x 27.8"

ScapeCon II Map Contest

59. Alpaca Trail

(1 MS + 1 FA + 1 TT) - 26.3" x 26.3"

ScapeCon II Map Contest

64. Turf War

(2 MH + 1 FA + 1 VW) - 21.7" x 28.9"

ScapeCon III Marvelous Map Contest

65. Water Treatment Facility

(1 SM + 1 MH + 1 TJ) - 23.3" x 28.0"

ScapeCon III Marvelous Map Contest

To Catch a Rat

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Ratcatcher doesn't really fit into any of the other categories, but it reflects a driving force that has always strongly influenced my approach to mapmaking: an interest in exploring novel concepts and pushing design boundaries.

39. Ratcatcher

(1 MS + 1 TJ) - 21.9" x 33.9"

The Underdark

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Once BftU was released, I almost exclusively worked on dungeon maps.

40. Jack of Spades

(1 DD + 1 MH + 1 TJ) - 24.5" x 29.3"

43. Cloak and Dagger (2 DD + 1 TT) - 26.3" x 31.5"

44. Gravel Garden

(1 DD + 1 FA + 1 FF + 1 TJ) - 26.3" x 28.0"

45. Coastal Cavern (1 DD + 1 FA) - 21.7" x 29.8"

.. Scenario: Den of Thieves

46. Bad Moon Rising

(2 DD + 1 FA) - 24.8" x 27.1"

49. Infiltrator (1 DD + 1 FA + 1 TT) - 22.8" x 29.3"

51. Fireworks (1 DD + 1 FA + 1 VW) - 19.3" x 29.3"

What's Yours is Mine

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Mapmakers don't do enough tinkering with others' designs. Consider this an open invitation to improve, reimagine, borrow from, or find inspiration in, any of my maps.

** Ayrwode's Volcano (1 MS + 1 FF + 1 VW) - 27.8" x 35.0"

(by Matthias Maccabeus)

41. Elswin Plateau (1 MS + 1 {FA/FF} + 1 TJ) - 23.6" x 33.9"

(by Mooseman)

47. Jungle of the Ancients (1 MS + 1 FA + 1 TJ) - 26.3" x 26.3"

(original Jungle of the Ancients by Angear)

52. Dark Fulcrum

(2 DD + 1 TJ) - 21.9" x 24.7"

(based on Fulcrum by Dignan)

60. JotA 3

(1 MS + 1 FA + 1 TJ) - 26.3" x 26.3"

(original Jungle of the Ancients by Angear)

62. Grendel

(1 SM + 1 DD + 2 TJ) - 23.3" x 28.0"

(original Grendel by mad_wookiee)

68. Timber Ridge Road

(1 MS + 2 FF) - 20.2" x 33.3"

(based on Timber Ridge by Killometer)

New Age

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My 2022 collection included custom glyphs, uncentered glyphs, asymmetry, alternate builds, and a map set, leaving the Heroscape community wishing I would just make some normal maps for a change.

53. 3-Map Set: Exposure (1 SM + 1 DD + 2 MH + 1 FA + 1 FF + 1 TT)

55. Sunnywood

(1 MS + 1 DD + 1 FF) - 22.7" x 29.3"

55. Underwood

(1 DD + 1 MH + 1 FF) - 22.7" x 29.3"

56. Barrendome

(1 MS + 1 DD + 1 TT) - 22.7" x 29.3"

56. Barrenfrost

(1 DD + 1 MH + 1 TT) - 22.7" x 29.3"

Castles - Liberated!

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Uncapped castle walls gained acceptance over the years, and eventually became ubiquitous. I embraced this new (to me) freedom in many of my newer maps.

54. Judgment Free

(1 MH + 1 FA + 1 FF + 1 TT) - 21.0" x 29.3"