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Post by Alphajores on Apr 25, 2015 20:28:21 GMT 1
Imo the map should be based on South America, could be a specific country like Brazil or the continent itself, and here's why: If you look at the map: Every sort of terrain! We have the snowy/mountain part which is the Andes mountains in Chile and Argentina who look kinda small in this picture because of the sheer size of south america and because this picture was taken in the summer. This is how it looks from a closer range: And if you want more snow you can surf a short distance to Antarctica (only a surprising 630 miles/ 1000 km irl) which can be used as part of the game. We have the Rocky/Desert area which is the Atacama Desert on the west, also a beautiful place. (seriously, google it) And we of course have the HUGE rain forests and the Amazon river, which is the main reason why I want the region to be based on South America. (Fortree on STEROIDS) We also have some islands in the south and in the north so we have where to surf to other than Antarctica I can already imagine the huge Arceus/Mewtwo statue that could be in our Rio based city
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Post by imas234 on Apr 25, 2015 20:32:47 GMT 1
If we did the Indian subcontinent, I feel like we could include Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Bhutan in the main map. Sri Lanka could be like the NW island on the Sinnoh map or something and the Maldives or Andaman Islands could be like the Orange Islands. Thoughts? If you're thinking of doing the entirety of south asia it'll be a bit odd imo, since the player will be walking through the entire region. Instead of that you guys could consider china as the region's main map. It has practically every terrain from desert (gobi desert) to snowy mountains (tibet) and large cities (most of them) to rural landscapes(the farm places :S). It even has an island (hong king) if you're interested. I'm not sure if it has a forest, but it probably does. As for Bangladesh and surrounding, it'll be really a big map and will cover large areas with mostly villages with some larger cities in between. There's the Himalayas and Sundarban in terms of natural terrain and Sri Lanka for tropics. It misses out on the desert unless you bring in Afghanistan hehe. Both have good potential imo, and i guess the walking thing doesn't matter much since it's just a game. Just putting the china thing out there.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2015 20:34:18 GMT 1
Alphajores, yeah there is so much we can do with South America. It has Patagonia and Tierra Del Fuego, the Galapagos, the Andes, the steppes of Brasil and Argentina, lots of water, proximity to Antarctica, ... Also, lots of great culture to derive from. I'd be open to South America as the primary region.
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Post by Snaquaza on Apr 25, 2015 20:41:09 GMT 1
I honestly think South America / Africa are way too large. India would be doable, since France has been done, but it's a stretch. A whole continent is too large however, imo.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2015 20:51:41 GMT 1
I guess it depends on how large we want this game to actually be. If we want it to be something of the length of X and Y, then India-size would be cool. If we want to do something much longer and in-depth, then South America / Africa would be suitable.
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Post by Crystalites on Apr 25, 2015 20:54:55 GMT 1
I think it should be based on the carribean because then you could travel on lots of islands and there'd be a gym on each one or something. The Indian subcontinent isn't a bad idea and i kinda like it due to how it's shaped as so.
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Post by Snaquaza on Apr 25, 2015 20:58:22 GMT 1
The problem with the Caribbean would be that you need a lot of Surfing. I don't know if everyone wants this. Also actually few space to do things on unless we dramatically increase the islands.
I want to propose the United Kingdom too, but right now I think India is the best. I hope we can agree on this soon!
What will be name the cities after? I think some more colors or celestial bodies.
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Post by theaura on Apr 25, 2015 21:11:07 GMT 1
I like the idea of the indian continent, can has all landforms imo. A map idea: A disaster struck region, which had a recent earthquake or something and is trying to rebuild, all the towns cities have broken homes, some towns are now on water, some have been completely destroyed and among all this, an evil team trying to destroy the region, why, because, they are evil. A disaster struck region would be cool, imo. Thoughts?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2015 21:13:21 GMT 1
theaura, yeah that's a good idea depending on the story. I feel like a Post-Apocalyptic map would be really fun to play. You can discuss the disaster more on the Story Brainstorm thread.
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Post by Crystalites on Apr 25, 2015 21:14:14 GMT 1
The problem with the Caribbean would be that you need a lot of Surfing. I don't know if everyone wants this. Also actually few space to do things on unless we dramatically increase the islands. I want to propose the United Kingdom too, but right now I think India is the best. I hope we can agree on this soon! What will be name the cities after? I think some more colors or celestial bodies. Well there might be another mechanic for travelling across the sea and so because surfing can be a pain sometimes. I don't want to use the generic ship for it but I'm not sure what else might be an option. I think the indian area is probably the best bet unless i can think of something else.
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Post by Snaquaza on Apr 25, 2015 21:15:15 GMT 1
Well yeah, that's an option, but it'll still have lots of stuff. It'll require you to surf a lot somehow, or have tons of ships or sortalike stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2015 21:16:01 GMT 1
Snaquaza, or a -Raft-... See my Item Mechanics thread lmao.
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Post by Snaquaza on Apr 25, 2015 21:17:36 GMT 1
It'd still require you surfing, just in a different way.
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Post by Crystalites on Apr 25, 2015 21:17:57 GMT 1
Maybe Australia and have 1 gym in each of the 5 states and 3 territories n_n. Just a thought
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Post by biaf on Apr 26, 2015 21:08:30 GMT 1
I want to redirect the conversation to the question that Snaquaza posed. What are we going to name these cities and towns?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2015 22:23:07 GMT 1
Once the region is decided, we will have to make the map using generic terms (Starting Town, Gym 1 Town, Route 1) etc... then, once the map is completed, naming can begin. Likely done through polls to see which are the most popular!
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Post by Leafeon on Apr 28, 2015 13:22:16 GMT 1
I want to say that an Island or a string of islands would do nice as Regions. Look at Sinnoh Based on Hokkaido or Hoenn with its incredible amount of water. Im not sure what would work the best but I think Iceland was a really good suggestion.
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Post by Cyberknight98 on May 1, 2015 19:02:38 GMT 1
Canada tho
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Post by Ace on May 23, 2015 0:33:00 GMT 1
Basing it on India is a wise choice since we can use plenty of different environments. We could have some snow covered mountains based on the Himalayas as well if that hasn't been mentioned already.
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