FRANCE 2.1

[nolefan5311]

thanks you very much. What is the next step ?

Graphic input from the CA's and community.

The only two problems I can see at the moment:

*the nord/somme border is quite short (it probably wouldn't show up at all in the small map image)
*some borders look un-natural (eg the coast of pas de calais)

Good luck.

This might be something you want to address as well.

[nolefan5311]

The update is successfully done.

On the other hand, I count 19 territories who start neutral. See the updates first topic.

I count 97 total regions with 19 neutrals, leaving 78 distributed at drop, which is also a perfect number for every game type except for 5 player.

[jghost7]

Would have been nice to be able to attack a foreign claim from the adjoining territory to be able to bombard Paris.



Thanks,

J

[koontz1973]

Well done guys for getting here. Here are my main concerns dealing with the graphics but overall, it is looking very nice.

Manche is going into the Paris cut out. Move your layers so it fits under.
Bridges - all three are different sizes and of a different style. Can we get a bridge put in like the mountains and also at the correct orientation.
Why does BZH have a nice jagged coastline while some other parts look flat? Is this really the French coastline?
Rivers, they are massive in places. Some like the one between Gard and Bouche de rhone are nice. Can we get the others at a similar width?
Mountains, can we try to jazz them up some, less of the copy paste job, more variation.

As I said, these are my main things and have some minor ones, but will leave them for a bit so as not to overload you. Great work and looking forward to this one.

[pamoa]

congrats for the stamp
now graphics
you have to work a bit on your bridges and your mountains
I would also add a thin dark grey line around the rivers
also the blending of the Loire in the ocean is too abrupt
you can small down Ile-de-France minimap of 5% so it doesn't touch the mainland
and what about the copyright of your background image

[iancanton]

in the île-de-france inset, the outer départements have a sharp edge with shadow at the moment, which implies that this bonus zone has a square shape with rounded corners. we know that this shape cannot be found on the map, but it might confuse new players at first.

can i suggest that, in the inset, u remove the sharp edges and shadow of the four outer départements? instead, fade their outer edges into the background.

ian.

[Lancelot du Lac]

Manche is going into the Paris cut out. Move your layers so it fits under.

you can small down Ile-de-France minimap of 5% so it doesn't touch the mainland

Now it's ok :

Bridges - all three are different sizes and of a different style. Can we get a bridge put in like the mountains and also at the correct orientation.

you have to work a bit on your bridges and your mountains

I propose these bridges, i am again working for mountains :

Why does BZH have a nice jagged coastline while some other parts look flat? Is this really the French coastline?

Really the French coastline in BZH

Rivers, they are massive in places. Some like the one between Gard and Bouche de rhone are nice. Can we get the others at a similar width?

I would also add a thin dark grey line around the rivers

Last picture, is it ok for you ?
- standardize rivers
- add a black border on rivers

also the blending of the Loire in the ocean is too abrupt

I am working for that

[Lancelot du Lac]

in the île-de-france inset, the outer départements have a sharp edge with shadow at the moment, which implies that this bonus zone has a square shape with rounded corners. we know that this shape cannot be found on the map, but it might confuse new players at first.

can i suggest that, in the inset, u remove the sharp edges and shadow of the four outer départements? instead, fade their outer edges into the background.

ian.

ok for you ?

[koontz1973]

The small pictures look good, but can we have a big one.

[Lancelot du Lac]

Here the new graphics updates with rivers and bridges :

Click image to enlarge.

[isaiah40]

This is really looking good!

Just a couple of things right now:
1 - You can make the non-playable areas a light grey as the mini-map is hard to see.
2 - As good looking of a map this is, the army circles detract from it. My suggestion is to remove them except for the foreign claims.

This is all I have for now.

isaiah40

[betiko]

super lancelot, t'as bien avancé! can't wait to try it!

[koontz1973]

A couple more from me.
Course Sud to Bouche du rhone sea route. It hits the tip of the outcropping and then carries on with the sea for 2 dots. Remove the two that come after the land.
Mountains. Please look at doing a different type for this map.

[Lancelot du Lac]

1 - You can make the non-playable areas a light grey as the mini-map is hard to see.
isaiah40

I don't understand your suggestion?

[koontz1973]

Try and bring the mini map out like you have for Paris. A few pixels of the grey texture with a black outline surrounding the mini map would really make it pop out. Right now it is very hard to see unless you are really looking for it.

Last one from me (I promise), can I ask to get the 1 troop for 4 in the legend area. Maybe make the legend box a bit bigger and place the reinforcements in it at the bottom.