It would hardly have been possible to design a game like Alexander without exchanging artwork. In order to communicate our ideas to each other, Paul and I created mockups, screenshots, sample dialogs, diagrams, piece designs, and countless maps. I even created posters and splash screens just for fun.

Shown at top left is my initial design for an Alexander icon. At top right is a spinning globe animation which we considered using as an about box in the continent generator - hit your browser's refresh button to see it spin again. The world shown in both images was based on an actual map generated by our continent generator. This page gathers together many such curiosities in four galleries: Posters, Screenshots, Maps, and Studies. Click on any thumbnail to see the full-size image.



Gallery 1: Posters

Land and Sea
Poster, 1993
Team Portrait
Poster, 1994
Credits
Poster, 1993
Continent Generator
Poster, 1993
Seven Ways
Poster, 1994
3D
Poster, 1994


Gallery 2: Screenshots

Empire Deluxe Map
Empire Deluxe Screenshot, 1994
Setup Screen
Empire Deluxe Screenshot, 1994
Small Dry World
StratCon 4.0 Screenshot, 1996
Small Normal World
StratCon 4.0 Screenshot, 1996
Small Wet World
StratCon 4.0 Screenshot, 1996
First Conquest 4.0 Game
StratCon 4.0 Composite Screenshot, 1996
Strategic Conquest Map
StratCon 4.0 Screenshot, 1996
Gigantic Map
StratCon 4.0 Composite Screenshot, 1996


Gallery 3: Maps

Early Sample Maps
Alexander Journal Illustration, 1990
Initial Growth Algorithm
HyperCard Program, 1989
Revised Growth Algorithm
HyperCard Program, 1994
Number Map
Continent Generator Raw Output, 1994
World 1
Continent Generator Map, 1997
World 2
Continent Generator Map, 1997
World 3
Continent Generator Map, 1997
World 4
Continent Generator Map, 1997
Continent vs. Island
Continent Generator Maps, 1997
First Smoothing Attempt
OracleCard Program, 1993
Second Smoothing Attempt
OracleCard Program, 1993
Grid Studies
OracleCard Screens, 1993
Battle Map with 3 Players
Concept Sketch, 1994


Gallery 4: Studies

Multi-Grid City Dialog
Alexander Journal Illustration, 1990
Attachment Closeup
Concept Sketch, 1994
Shoreline Diagram
Word Document Illustration, 1993
Aluminum Playing Pieces
Sketch, 1994
Piece Studies
Sketches, 1994
Playing Pieces in 6 Styles
Concept Sketch, 1994