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Postby Bad Speler on Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:47 pm

Can I get anyone to comment on the newer version of this map?
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Postby DublinDoogey on Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:49 pm

I don't know if it's been talked about, but the font's horribly difficult to read.
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Postby Bad Speler on Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:50 pm

Ok, I'll change it. Thanks for commenting.
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Postby happysadfun on Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:13 pm

it's almost as bad as mine :) which in my eyes is ok. but the textures are a little bit... ehh *moves side of hand in seesaw-like fashion* and it's tough determining which queen elizabeth islands are part of which country. and btw, murmansk is considered scandinavia by most people.
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Postby Bad Speler on Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:22 pm

Ok, I'll change those
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Postby BD Juzza on Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:50 pm

I like it but yeah there right change the font, besides that it looks good
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Postby gavin_sidhu on Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:32 am

Wow, this edit looks soo much better than the last edit.
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Postby reverend_kyle on Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:57 am

looks icky biggitize it.
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Postby Marvaddin on Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:45 am

Really, the font is terrible. Also, I believe the texture could be more soft.
The borders, some are thinner than others, and they are blocky.
Terrible route lines.
You could change the colour scheme, near continents have alike colours. Those Aleutian islands are an example. Europe and N. Islands too. Anyway, the colours at the legend are pretty different from those on the map.
The green continent is very difficult to understand, I cant see the territories properly. Maybe you can merge some islands.
There is a gray island connected to Jaymyr, whats that?
And sincerely, why a so small map?? Even to the small version, it could be bigger.

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Postby Bad Speler on Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:16 pm

Marvaddin wrote:Really, the font is terrible. Also, I believe the texture could be more soft.
The borders, some are thinner than others, and they are blocky.
Terrible route lines.
You could change the colour scheme, near continents have alike colours. Those Aleutian islands are an example. Europe and N. Islands too. Anyway, the colours at the legend are pretty different from those on the map.
The green continent is very difficult to understand, I cant see the territories properly. Maybe you can merge some islands.
There is a gray island connected to Jaymyr, whats that?
And sincerely, why a so small map?? Even to the small version, it could be bigger.

As with the map size, it is 600 pixels wide (the max), and 350 pixels in height (again following the guidelines). As with the font, it seems to be a concensus that its horrible, so I will change it. I will try to find a better texture, and colours. The reason that some of the colours on the legend is a bit different from those on the actual continent, is because those colours are hard to see on the blue background. The island attached to Taymyr is part of Nenets, I'll try to make that clearer.

happysadfun wrote: and btw, murmansk is considered scandinavia by most people.

I checked on Wikipedia, it does not say anything about murmansk being scandinavian. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavia If you check near the bottom of the page, where it says "The Nordic Countries vs. Scandinavia," it lists the scandinavian areas. Apparently Iceland and Greenland are a part of scandinavia. Greenland, I know, is traditionally known as North American. I am stuck as to what to do with it, follow tradition, and keep it at it's current continent, or change it to Scandinavia.

It looks like I have work to do.
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Postby spiesr on Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:04 pm

I think that the colors should be very light being an arctic map.
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Postby Bad Speler on Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:09 pm

It makes sense. I'll try implementing the lightest colours I can.
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Postby reverend_kyle on Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:31 pm

thats what I tried to do with my antarctica map.
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Postby Bad Speler on Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:59 pm

Here is an update.

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Here are the changes I made:
  1. I got rid of B.C. (it was too small), and added Nenets Island.
  2. Added Iceland to Scandinavia.
  3. Changed all Bonuses accordingly
  4. Change font finally...
  5. Changed texture.
  6. Changed colours, so that bordering continents have similar colours.


It looks a bit crowded, I might shrink the font size.

P.S. Rev Kyle, you can borrow the colours on my map for your Antarctica map.
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Postby gavin_sidhu on Thu Aug 31, 2006 12:17 am

...the texture in this edit is horendous. The font aint that much better. U should have added BC to the NW Territories because right now N America is very very linear. i also think N America is worth too much, 4 men for a 5 country continent with 2 borders? Africa in the classic has 6 countries, 3 borders and only 3 reinforcements.
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Postby reverend_kyle on Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:00 am

Bad Speler wrote:Here is an update.

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Here are the changes I made:
  1. I got rid of B.C. (it was too small), and added Nenets Island.
  2. Added Iceland to Scandinavia.
  3. Changed all Bonuses accordingly
  4. Change font finally...
  5. Changed texture.
  6. Changed colours, so that bordering continents have similar colours.

It looks a bit crowded, I might shrink the font size.

P.S. Rev Kyle, you can borrow the colours on my map for your Antarctica map.


I like the mostly blue thing i have going on..


oh, and I suggest you re draw somethings.. the non to scale ness of great britain.. scandinavia and stuff is driving me nuts.
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Postby Bad Speler on Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:09 am

gavin_sidhu wrote:...the texture in this edit is horendous. The font aint that much better. U should have added BC to the NW Territories because right now N America is very very linear. i also think N America is worth too much, 4 men for a 5 country continent with 2 borders? Africa in the classic has 6 countries, 3 borders and only 3 reinforcements.

You missed the Aleutian Islands. With it, its 6 countries and 3 borders. I'll change the texture and font yet again.
reverend kyle wrote:oh, and I suggest you re draw somethings.. the non to scale ness of great britain.. scandinavia and stuff is driving me nuts.

I basically traced it off a map, it should be up to scale.
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Postby reverend_kyle on Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:04 am

It could be the angle that you're doing it from but it doesnt look like a very detailed trace.
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Postby D.IsleRealBrown on Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:16 am

The entire map is squashed, the Polar Cap looks like shit, and there are no mountains in the Arctic?

How about some icebergs at least?
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Postby Bad Speler on Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:24 am

When you say no mountains, do you mean uncrossable borders or texture (cant find a better word).
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Postby D.IsleRealBrown on Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:36 am

Both.
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Postby D.IsleRealBrown on Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:50 am

Here's some inspiration.

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Postby Bad Speler on Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:50 am

I get the idea.
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Postby Marvaddin on Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:55 am

Friend, you can use a bigger size, we have no maps here with that size, only classic (where names can be under armies, because everyone knows it). Anyway, I use 800x600 resolution, and I need scroll even with classic map, so there is no problem about this.

The font is now readable, but a simple and sad one. Of course, you can find a more beautiful one, and maybe having a bigger size, and changing borders colours from black to gray (for example) can help you.

The texture is even more heavy, maybe you can try something soft.

You still can think about positioning routes and names better. For example, there are routes in strange places, like Chutkotka to Alaska and Victoria to Nunavut. Using a better colour they will be visible, so no need to strange locations. See Madagan name... terrible, Moscow too. The bigger size will help a lot.

And exchange pink and one green continent would be good. The idea is, neighbour continents shouldnt have alike colours.
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Postby Bad Speler on Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:44 am

Marvaddin wrote:Friend, you can use a bigger size, we have no maps here with that size, only classic (where names can be under armies, because everyone knows it). Anyway, I use 800x600 resolution, and I need scroll even with classic map, so there is no problem about this.

The font is now readable, but a simple and sad one. Of course, you can find a more beautiful one, and maybe having a bigger size, and changing borders colours from black to gray (for example) can help you.

The texture is even more heavy, maybe you can try something soft.

You still can think about positioning routes and names better. For example, there are routes in strange places, like Chutkotka to Alaska and Victoria to Nunavut. Using a better colour they will be visible, so no need to strange locations. See Madagan name... terrible, Moscow too. The bigger size will help a lot.

And exchange pink and one green continent would be good. The idea is, neighbour continents shouldnt have alike colours.


600 pixels is the absolute max for small maps. I could expand it up and down, but I dont understand how it could help, without being able to expand left and right. Also now I have one person who is saying bordering continents should be similar in colour, and one person saying they shouldnt. I'll stick with the same colours for now, and might change it later.
Edit: And by the way, the classic map is smaller than mine. So is Asia and Space.
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