New Jungle of Despair (Advanced)

@@Hoodlum: misspelling detected: it's [b]Harpy Eagle[/b] not "Happy Eagle".

Okay, I have just copied the new map from the slot #34 to the slot #101, so that the official beta test is starting from now, with the name [b]Jungle of Despair (new) Advanced[/b] and 0 games played. The discontinued one instead is called [b]Jungle of Despair (old w/temples)[/b] and when all ongoing games will finish I will change it back to its original look, gameplay and title.

[quote=The_Bishop]@@Hoodlum: misspelling detected: it's [b]Harpy Eagle[/b] not "Happy Eagle".[/quote] fixed

[size=16px][b] – Jungle History –[/b][/size] This map has a long history of edits and attempts to fix graphic flaws. I can summarize the whole thing in a few images and a few dates below: [spoiler=marcoxa's 1st version – 2013][img]https://i.ibb.co/4n7QCScB/Jungle01.jpg[/img][/spoiler] [spoiler=marcoxa's 2nd version – 2014][img]https://i.ibb.co/xtnygbzD/Jungle02.jpg[/img][/spoiler] [spoiler=Hoodlum's dabble – 2020][img]https://i.ibb.co/MFPDBLK/Jungle03.jpg[/img][/spoiler] [spoiler=Hoodlum's dabble (with D&D theme) – 2020][img]https://i.ibb.co/zT09B864/Jungle04.jpg[/img][/spoiler] [spoiler=marcoxa's graphics with The_Bishop's temples – Feb, 2025][img]https://i.ibb.co/qLs4D5HC/Jungle05.jpg[/img][/spoiler] [spoiler=Hoodlum's (new) graphics with The_Bishop's temples – Mar, 2025][img]https://i.ibb.co/4ZzCxJsj/Jungle06.jpg[/img][/spoiler] If you want to know the whole history in detail then I recommend you read the following forum threads: https://dominating12.com/forums/3/map-creation/597/jungle-map https://dominating12.com/forums/3/map-creation/1129/jungle-of-despair-v20 https://dominating12.com/forums/3/map-creation/1803/map-dabble/post/57402#post-57402 https://dominating12.com/forums/3/map-creation/3972/new-jungle-of-despair (this one forum thread)

[size=16px][b]Last update: 2 is better than 1.[/b][/size] Hoodlum and I discussed about the idea of having two versions of the same map: one with [u]standard gameplay[/u] and one with special [u]temple gameplay[/u]. Actually it was not such a long discussion, because we immediately agreed on this. So, here the new 'standard' version: [spoiler=Hoodlum's graphics (without temples) – Apr, 2025][img]https://i.ibb.co/SwC62w27/Jungle07.jpg[/img][/spoiler] [url=https://i.ibb.co/SwC62w27/Jungle07.jpg]100%[/url] "Apr, 2025" because it will not be implemented before April.

[size=16px][b]Making the two maps recognizable[/b][/size] The names I propose for the two maps are just these: [b]Jungle of Despair Classic[/b] (with standard gameplay) and [b]Jungle of Despair Advanced[/b] (with special gameplay). As you can see the two maps look different: [spoiler=image comparison][img]https://i.ibb.co/Hvhyqtq/comparison.jpg[/img][/spoiler] ---ooo--- ---ooo--- Anyway in order to make the two of them even more recognizable, and avoid any possible confusion when joining games, I propose to add the word 'Advanced' (just for the temple special version) on its thumbnail: [i]Classic thumbnail[/i] [img]https://i.ibb.co/0y4mqw98/jod-Thumb-Cla.jpg[/img] [i]Advanced thumbnail[/i] [img]https://i.ibb.co/RpJNsv0B/jod-Thumb-Ad.jpg[/img] and on its small banner image: [i]Classic banner[/i] [img]https://i.ibb.co/SDTVXxmY/34-banner.jpg[/img] [i]Advanced banner[/i] [img]https://i.ibb.co/LXP84PhM/101-banner.jpg[/img]

well done to whoever created the Caricom map. Lovely! Also, kudos to you guys for churning out so many awesome new maps lately! Well done.

Yeah, after months of inactivity, we are now having so many maps in development!! Thanks Rockbert, I appreciate your comments in the map making forums! :) Caricom is from Hoodlum and I think you should comment it in its dedicated forum thread: https://dominating12.com/forums/3/map-creation/3981/caricom-caribbean-community

Wow, it was faster than expected! Now [u]both maps are available in beta[/u] for premium members to create games. [b]Two maps, two forum threads:[/b] this one is for the 'Advanced' version, [u][url=https://dominating12.com/forums/3/map-creation/1129/jungle-of-despair-20-30]the other one[/url][/u] is for the 'Classic' version. I'll change the thread titles accordingly to avoid confusion.