Complete Exile 2 outdoor map (massive spoilers)

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IMAGE(http://i15.tinypic.com/35klfft.gif)

You may have to magnify this to see it properly. White is cave floor, black is cave wall, blue is water, cyan is waterfalls, deep green is swamp, dark gray is pits, orange is lava. Medium gray lines are roads; lighter gray shades and pink are used for various cave features. Bright green is for towns and dungeons. (And gray-green is secret cave passages. Shh.)

Upper left corner is Garzahd's fortress. I'm not sure what the other two disconnected bits along the left edge are - I probably haven't gotten there yet. Right and bottom edges are the Dark Waters chapter and Vahnatai lands.

Note that there is nothing shown past the front, and behind a number of checkpoints you can't pass. That's because there is, quite literally, nothing there.
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Wow.

You... sure have a lot of time on your hands, don't you?

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Really nice!
Thanks.
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I think I already have one of these. <Checks>. Yes I do. I think it was drawn by Travis Reynolds.

Link.

Edit: Now I look a bit closer, I see it isn't so complete as yours. So thanks, good show.

[ Sunday, November 12, 2006 06:50: Message edited by: Micawber. ]

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Oh yeah - and, if you're wondering, I generated this from the "outdoor data" file. I didn't make it by hand! I don't have that much time on my hands :P
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Ah. Very nice.

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Nice. It's easier to understand than the one in the hintbook.
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Thanks, but I already have a more complete version of the map. Mine also includes the "Easter Egg" section, which I think is the only one missing from yours.

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quote:
Originally written by Duskwolf:

Oh yeah - and, if you're wondering, I generated this from the "outdoor data" file. I didn't make it by hand! I don't have that much time on my hands :P
And with what did you use to generate this? If I had known about that, I wouldn't had wasted months of drawing my maps out by hand!

<---- Hey Look at that...I finally made 250 posts. :D That's an average of a wimpy 50 posts a year. :( :cool:

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import sys

outdoors_f = file("outdoors data", 'r')

def write_chunk(f, d):
f.write("P3\n48 48\n255\n")
for i in range(48):
for j in range(48):
x = ord(d[48 * j + i])
f.write("255 0 %d " % x)
f.write("\n")

i = 0
while True:
i += 1
d = outdoors_f.read(3088)
if len(d) < 3088: break
write_chunk(file("chunk%03d.ppm" % i, "w"), d)
i += 1
Given the "outdoors data" file, this generates a bunch of 48x48 chunks with weird (red->pink) colors. I used the Gimp to reassemble the chunks, colorize the joined image, fill in some unreachable areas, and hide the easter-egg area. :P

Python is wonderful.

[ Tuesday, November 14, 2006 13:13: Message edited by: Duskwolf ]
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Python, huh?
I once had lots of spare time :rolleyes:
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Oh, very nice. I might just have to figure out the format for "town data" and post maps for those.

I like your color/pattern scheme, BTW. Mind if I borrow it?
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I'd be honored. You're welcome :)
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quote:
Originally written by Mab:

I once had lots of spare time :rolleyes:
So I saw. In a word, WOW. There was even a couple of things you mentioned that I didn't know, which was rather surprising.

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... and I just noticed that, in an unforgivable error, my map duplicates one terrain block (third from the bottom on the right edge). Unfortunately, this isn't trivial to fix. I'll fix it later, when I do the towns.
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quote:
Originally written by Mab:

Python, huh?
I once had lots of spare time :rolleyes:

So you actually did draw out the whole map (and all the others on your site) by hand?

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Duskwolf and Mab, very impressive work. :)

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I've got most of the format worked out, save for objects; I'll probably have complete indoor maps available pretty soon. Here's an appetizer: Fort Ganrick.

IMAGE(http://i10.tinypic.com/2lbkruv.png)

(Apparently, the Nephilim always exist in town, but are hidden until the attack gets triggered. Interesting.)
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quote:
Originally written by Duskwolf:

(Apparently, the Nephilim always exist in town, but are hidden until the attack gets triggered. Interesting.)
That's the standard method for creating monster encounters in BoE; I guess this confirms Jeff's always done it that way.

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Oooh! Oooh! The original Exile 2 graphics!

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Do you have the complete set of original Exile II graphics?

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Hey, if these above are the original graphics, then I believe I have them. If you need them!

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I'd love to have them. However I'm a bit cautious about having others email me. I'd prefer if they were hosted online so I could download them on my own time.

I know Alec has some of the graphics; however, I don't think his set includes terrain. I'd also like the original Exile I graphics...

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Lt. Sullust
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Sullust, I PMed you a link to a set of graphics which I'd posted on a download site. Did you get it?

If anyone else is interested, it's at http://files.filefront.com//;8273443;;/

I don't have Exile I graphics, unfortunately. (I'd be interested in having them, though.)

[ Friday, August 10, 2007 09:54: Message edited by: Duskwolf ]
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Impressive. That must've taken a LONG time to complete.

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