Editing Gregory Fulton/Diaries (section)

== 01/07/99 ==
Ever heard the phrase "thousand tile stare"?

It's a phrase used by our mapmakers. You get the thousand tile stare from making H3 maps all day long.

Today I got the thousand tile stare after making a map for our eventual game demo.

It's a very simple, small map, letting players experience a portion of the game. Hopefully they'll experience enough and feel compelled to buy the game. I've been calling the map "[[Dead and Buried]]."

When I finished, I gave it to [[Chris Vanover]] (H3 assistant director) to play. Chris is an expert Heroes player. He's a good gauge of the map's difficulty.

Watching Chris play was a lot of fun. It allowed me to take a break from work and finally see the game in action. However, I am the worst person to have over your shoulder when you play.

Why? I'm a backseat driver. It's a bad habit from playing console games with friends.

Thus, I watched Chris play and second-guessed him all the way. We were like two old men spitting and complaining about the best strategy as Chris clicked his way through the game. It was rather humorous.