Buildings!

Angel · Red Belt Old Friend Evil Council Member Posts: 1096

I have a quandary, I'd like my character to have a home to work out of but, am I allowed to commandeer a section of the map for this?
If not, who can I buy it from?

I was considering just putting a description up and starting to weapon-smith on an informal basis, but firstly i didn't know which forum to put it up in, then i realised how rude that would be to The Sensei. Embarassed

hints and tips people?

Danikat · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 2:49 pm Post subject:

I just put a building up and let people get used to the idea it was there. Laughing

In my case it was maybe a bit different since I was sort of under orders from DP, what with it being the Training Dojo and everything. The fact that Danikat also semi-moved in there later is mostly unrelated.

But plenty of other people have created buildings for themselves. I don't know how you'd go about getting it added to the map but unless you want to take over a significant amount of space I can't see why it'd be a problem for you to just pick out a spot and move in.

It'd be even easiser if you wanted to move into Psychotopia or Dojopolis, since both of those are supposed to have loads of buildings and the majority are unclaimed.

Kazumaru · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I just kinda put up a description of Kazumaru's lab and let it be... same with the Broken Coast Labs.

Although the Lab /has/ gone through about a dozen spatial revisions...

Zerrer · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:52 pm Post subject:

I paid 20,000 yen for the catacombs. Confused

It actually seemed like a lot then...

LordPsycho · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 10:16 pm Post subject:

No, Zerrer, you paid 20,000 Yen

for the subforum.

You are free to explore the map, and if you deem necessary, stake your claim on part of the map. Someone has already done so, as a matter of fact.

For the current map, you can check out : http://maps.blackstardojo.org

3kul · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:59 am Post subject:

Embri · Black Spider Blackstar Native Old Friend Posts: 2172

When your location is known to the general population, then it is deemed important enough to add to the map.

I know this seems a bit ambiguous, but the reason why the current user generated locations are on the map (Kaz's Lab, the Safari Zone, etc.) is because other people refer to them and use them.

Subforums, Board Shop locations and the like are automatically added to the map. Other locales will be on a case by case basis, but feel free to go explore an area (through a RP) and set up a lab/home/diabolical lair/hovel/cave/stable or whatever you like.

HisLordship · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:02 pm Post subject:

Are there going to be sub-maps of specific places (the Corrupted Cave, Psychotopia City, etc) or otherwise ways of seeing the layout of these places?

Danikat · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 3:39 am Post subject:

A map of Psychotopia could be useful, although very hard to put together. As I mentioned earlier I believe the majority of that city remains undefined, and there isn't much cohesion between the parts that do exist.

Although DP may well have some idea of the layout, since it was his domain for a while before he let us run rampant over/under/through it.

Angel · Red Belt Old Friend Evil Council Member Posts: 1096

Ahh, Thanks everyone Smile

I'll just mention it from time to time, like Danikat suggested.

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Cloud · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:28 am Post subject:

Hmm, interesting. I wonder if theft is out of the question. Razz

LordPsycho · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 5:34 am Post subject:

A map of Psychotopia City has been discussed, but the World map was a huge endeavour, and Embri has requested a break between that and any other map.

Plus I have to gather my thoughts on Psychotopia. Traditionally, half of the City is destroyed (thanks to the Mutant Chicken Wars RP back at Gameware), but there has been no mention of the ruined area since the founding of Blackstar. There has been several mentions to the Central fountain - of which I have a crude drawing from many a years ago lying around.