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[Abandoned] - Amsterdam

Posted:
Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:29 pm
by Maggi
Hi there,
I am relatively new around her, and really enjoy the map-making section.
I tried something (my own home town) myself, and i know it is not good enough.
Maybe you people can give some advice, i would appreciate it!

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oh, by teh way, one thing to improve is a legend...
anyway: the blue lines are rivers, the yellow-and-red lines are highways, which both are only possible to pass when indicated so.

Posted:
Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:32 pm
by Lone.prophet
i am making amsterdam 2
Lets see who will get the upperhand in it

Posted:
Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:35 pm
by Maggi
oh, i didn't know that, where can i see it?

Posted:
Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:36 pm
by Lone.prophet
havent posted yet its still undergroud


Posted:
Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:42 pm
by Maggi
well if it is as smooth as your netherlands map i don't have de slightest change to "win" this "challenge"


Posted:
Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:50 pm
by Lone.prophet
we will see
ur maps lacks a great part of a"dam noord and dieman duivedrach and oudekerk arent part of amsterdam

Posted:
Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:57 pm
by boberz
Hi good map for a first try.
Remove the background (keep the pic and add it again at a later date) so it is easier to judge the playability.
Add a box of some sort behind legend to make it stand out.
Some of the territories are very small especially in Centrum.
Add texture to rivers to make them look more realistic.

Posted:
Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:58 pm
by Maggi
true;
I chose not to use "Landelijk Noord", which is an empty area with small little villages. Instead I added Duivendrecht and Diemen, which is indead not a part of the community of Amsterdam. At the other hand, it belongs to the urban area of the city. The same can be said about Amstelveen and Zaandam (and Badhoevedorp)
My Choice was: just within the city boundaries or an urban area. I've chosen the last option...

Posted:
Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:59 pm
by Maggi
(comment above was in reaction of prophet)
@ boberz, thanx for the comments, i am going to work on it!

Posted:
Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:02 pm
by Lone.prophet
whats the idea about ur highway cause it looks very ugly now

Posted:
Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:06 pm
by Maggi
well, the idea is that it has a function like rivers or hills in other maps. Hills are not available in Amsterdam, and the highway ís in fact a boundary which you can pass on limited locations in real life.
Maybe i should find an other way to display the highways...

Posted:
Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:13 pm
by Guiscard
Very nice first effort it looks promising. Get rid of the background for now and the highways do need at least a colour change. I would also either get rid of or minimise the lakes and canals within territories as it looks a bit confusing.

Posted:
Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:38 pm
by reverend_kyle
this map needs a translucent white puff of smoke surrounding it.

Posted:
Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:41 pm
by wicked
where's the pot district? and the leaves in the background?

Posted:
Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:42 pm
by Kayla
lmao i like that idea

Posted:
Sun Jan 21, 2007 3:09 am
by Anarchist
Great idea for a map!
ofcourse its been so lng since ive been there i would be lost