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Monsen

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Monsen
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Birthday
May 14, 1976
Location
Bergen, Norway
Website
https://atlas.monsen.cc
Real Name
Remy Monsen
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Cartographer
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  • Community Atlas 1000th Map Competition - The Winners

    Finally was able to process a few more maps. This time, it is the contributions from @cyrion , @Quayuazue and @Mathieu Gans .

    Thanks for contributing.


    Royal ScribeLoopysueRickoJuanpiRyan ThomasWyvern
  • Birdseye Continental - style development thread

    Me neither. I have seen a handful of his movies, but not that one.

    Don Anderson Jr.
  • HELP - My houses are a single color block, still pretty new

    Your buildings have entities on the wrong layer. This is probably caused to how the random building/street command works. The correct layer is set when the symbol catalog is loaded, so if it changes after that, it can cause issues with this command. It can be worth checking that the correct layer is set every so often.

    Fortunately, it is easy to fix.

    To fix it for future placements, simply change the layer shown in the status bar to one of the city demographics layers; the ones named BLDNG (XXX).


    To fix buildings already placed in the map, either simply delete and recreate them, or use the Change House Layer command found in the City menu on them. Note that after selecting the buildings and Do It, the command line will prompt for a layer. the easiest is to right click inside the map to get the layer dialog, then pick the appropriate demographic layer, hit OK, and when back in the map, hit the refresh button to update the display to actually see the change.

    LoopysueRoaminOrcroflo1Don Anderson Jr.
  • Jim Pierce 1947 - 2024

    It is with a heavy heart that I announce that long time friend and community member Jim Pierce (@JimP) is no longer among us. He lived to the age of 77 years (June 27th)

    He died today, December 19th 2024, after a long period of illness that resulted from complications after his heart surgery back in April.


    Jim was one of the real old-timers here in the community, participating in the Campaign Cartographer community long before this forum was a thing, back when we used the mailing list. He joined before me, so I don't know exactly how long he's been around, but it has been a while. The oldest message from him I've been able to find in the mailing list archives was from 2003, but the archives aren't complete and hard to search, so I am pretty sure he started participating before that.

    Most of us will probably remember Jim as one of the most prolific mappers around. He always had a bunch of fantasy worlds in his head for which he made maps and websites, never running out of projects, as well as making hundreds of maps for the community atlas. He seemed to always have a head full of inspiration and fantastic ideas, and he cared a lot for all his worlds.

    Unfortunately, his hosting accounts have expired, but I've archived his websites at https://jimp.monsen.cc/ where a lot of his work can be found. His contributions to the community atlas can be found at https://atlas.monsen.cc/Search?author=JimP . And lastly, his forum gallery can be found at https://forum.profantasy.com/profile/gallery/30/JimP.

    Jim won't just be remembered for his maps though, as he was also always a kind and helpful fellow, always trying to help people with their problems. He also had other hobbies in addition to mapping. He enjoyed playing computer games, Everquest in particular, he enjoyed walking and camping, pearl work and poetry, so I am sure he made his mark on other communities in addition to ours.



    Thanks to his sister, Lou Anna, for letting us know what happened. Our love and thoughts go out to you and the rest of your family in this difficult time.


    Farewell Jim. We'll miss you. I guess you are on the bridge of the Starship Wanderer now, heading out and exploring the unknown.

    LoopysueTheschabiRalfMapjunkieRoyal ScribeFersusWyvernScottATravellerGlitchand 13 others.
  • Viewer link broken

    The viewer was discontinued a while back. Because most maps in modern CC3+ are based on raster artwork requiring external art files, the viewer wasn't able to display those maps without also having the same artwork available, so it no longer had the utility it used to have.

    If you wish to let non-CC3+ users see your maps, I recommend just exporting them to an image or printing them to a pdf file, this is the best ways for people to see them without having to own all the artwork used.

    LoopysueRoyal Scribeariel leibelWyvern