24 March 2011

My maps

I've decided I'll show you an overview of five of my maps, in the order they were created, starting with the first one: Fort Wars. These are screenshots of the most current one on the forums, so I might have changed it in the meantime.

Here's the first five in the order of creation:

1) Fortwars 2) Tower Wars 3) Tower Wars-FFA 4) Rabbit hunting Wars 5) Fortwars II
Fortwars is the bottom screenie if you didn't know.








Here's my statement on each of the maps...

1) Map: Fort Wars
Fort wars was my first map, but before it I had messed around with the two tanks: laser sniping first, adding two bases, and a box. I also messed with it's variables, until making my own map. Fort wars was based off of missile wars, and the compound. In this map I used boxes, pyramids, bases, and zones. I meant for the center to actually be open, but those four main boxed turned out MUCH bigger then I meant for them to be. the four boxes inside the base that are in the air, are double what I meant for them to be. In the end I decided to keep it the way it was, and not fix the center boxes. I'm glad I didn't change it. It got hosted, by Rob5a, which I'm glad to this day he did. I didn't have much confidence in my abilities, I thank all the people who commented back in those days, and who still do.

2) Map: Tower Wars
Tower Wars was meant to be like missile wars but have a tower in the back, hence the name: "Tower Wars". I underestimated the true size of world units in my beginning mapping days, and in this map it's quite obvious. The sniping towers are much too large, as is the base. The base would come in handy later on in a future map [and I'm not going to tell you, until I show you that map ;)]. It didn't get hosted like Fortwars did. In this map I started to use links and my first world weapons

3) Map: Tower Wars-FFA
Tower Wars-FFA was absolutely the map I hate the most. I basically gave up on it and just added Tower wars to it, just to get it over with. It really shouldn't have been submitted. It's so bad it says it's a FFA, but it's a CTF. I'm done ripping it, and I'm done with it period.

4) Rabbit hunting wars
Rabbit Hunting Wars was based on a old rabbit hunting from a long time ago. It turned out ok, but as you can see I was still underestimating a world unit. The map didn't get hosted. This was my first rabbit hunt map. It was more about trying to create a map like the old one, but a little different. That was made difficult by the fact I don't exactly remember the old map that well.

5) Fort Wars II
Fort wars II added on to Fort wars. I added a whole new level below the existing one. I actually changed the existing one. I learned NOT to make a floor the same color as deathzone's are colored on the radar. This map was basically to revisted Fort Wars, since I was lacking in ideas at the time, and I figured if the first one got hosted, might as well try it. This was my first big successful map that made it to the top. A little while later I had surgery on my wrist. I had to play with my left hand. I didn't let it stop me from mapping though. Thanks to NN for the host for this one. He's the second big influence in my continued mapping. Don't know where I'd be if he wouldn't have hosted it.

19 March 2011

Bzflag Texures

These are some textures for future reference. you're open to use them, and as soon as they're approved they're file name will be given as well





















18 March 2011

Spring

Spring has come, and with it pictures. These pictures have arrived!





16 March 2011

Coding

Apparently I have to write a program to multiply all the numbers of a previous number.... and It's only my second day of this... The bad part about having a parent as a coder..

15 March 2011

coding

I've decided I am going try to code. Specifically C or C++. updates to follow

10 March 2011

Stats, formulas, and nicknames

I've made up some nicknames for some people at hide and seek hills
-Fiona : Grande Chanova
-Misguided Missile: McGizzal
-Leibniz : Nebulesar
-ACEofspace : Da-Wace
-Grublet : Troublet
-DgDog : Dragon Deogo
-Run Runs : Run Gunzin
-Tankkilla : Kilat 'O Anka
-Myself : Erotixan (pronounced "ear-ro-tix-an")
Many more are to come.

Here are some formulas that may be close to the one used by Strayer's bzstats.
1.) (kills+deaths)(10^-2)(Score)
2.) (Score)(Min/12)
3.) (kills+deaths)(12^-2)(score)
4.) (kills+deaths)([minutes played during session/12]^-2)(score)

these would be added to the previous Strength Index (not verified how close these are to the one used at Strayer's bzstats)

Normailized score use this formula

(kills-deaths)/(kills+deaths)

if it's less than 20 kills+deaths this is used
(0.05)(score)

Stats
these are my stats for hide and seek hills
-score: 3526 Ratio: 2.993 (kill/deaths) [according to statsbot]
-score: 2746 Kills/Deaths: 3749-1004 Ratio:3.7341 [gathered stats from Dec. 27 2010 to the present time]
-score: 1709 Kills/Deaths: 2316-609 Ratio:3.8030 [stats for Jan. and Feb.)

there are 59 days in Jan/Feb so I'm averaging 28.9661 points per day
at this current rate I'll reach 4200 in 23.2686 days or by the 24th day which is April 3. in the middle of Feb. the estimate was by April 17th.

07 March 2011

Dreams

For a long time I've been afraid to fly. Last night I had a dream with that exact thing, flying. My fear seemed much more intensive than I thought it was. I realized, during the day, that I'm still a little hesitant with the thought of flying, but it seems much less intense than it was. It was as if I got my fear out during the dream, figuring out why I fear like I do, and getting rid of it. I feel much better now. cheers