[Abandoned] - Russian Revolution

[Industrial Helix]

Pamoa - I could try sepia ink again, but it didn't stand out well again the background when I originally tried. Some grays had the same effect as well, they're appear near invisible.

You man the White army symbols? Sorry, it took me a minute to figure that out. But yeah, i could see that. I'll try using a stronger white under there.

@gimil - Hmm... is it the borders themselves in that they don't seem to look like actual borders? I'm not sure what I should do differently if I redrew them. Less arbitrary squiggles?

Or is it that they are pixelly or jagged? Should I zoom in more when I draw them?

Thanks everyone for the feedback!

[gimil]

@gimil - Hmm... is it the borders themselves in that they don't seem to look like actual borders? I'm not sure what I should do differently if I redrew them. Less arbitrary squiggles?

Or is it that they are pixelly or jagged? Should I zoom in more when I draw them?

It is that the free handed ones are much smoother with gentler curves. I think you need more squiggles.

[Industrial Helix]

Ah ahhh... right. Ok, I can do that. I want to create more zones of influence, rather than the actual provinces. For example, if in WWII the allies took Rome, it didn't mean they by default controlled all within the political area of Italy's borders. So basically, I'm using the provinces more like regions rather than peacetime administrative regions... if that makes any sense. But yeah, I'll make them a little more squiggly.

[gimil]

Ah ahhh... right. Ok, I can do that. I want to create more zones of influence, rather than the actual provinces. For example, if in WWII the allies took Rome, it didn't mean they by default controlled all within the political area of Italy's borders. So basically, I'm using the provinces more like regions rather than peacetime administrative regions... if that makes any sense. But yeah, I'll make them a little more squiggly.

I wasn't being critical of the layout of the borders, just how they have been drawn /

[ender516]

Sounds a bit like Jessica Rabbit: "I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way."

[Augustus Maximus]

Personally I like the map just as it is now. I would like to check out the game play once it gets far enough along.

[Industrial Helix]

Ok, here's an update hitting most of the issues raised. I fixed the borders and added a prototype title... it isn't great, but at least I have something to work from now.

Click image to enlarge.

[Augustus Maximus]

The changes look good.

[ender516]

The Union Jack is obscuring the "B" in "British 6th Battalion".

[Industrial Helix]

Yeah, i saw that after I posted the image... it must be linked with another image on the map. I'll hit it up with the next update.

[pamoa]

my concern is about white armies on the map as reds and "green" are easy to find the white ones are invisible
maybe you should use the white you have in the Czech flag

[Industrial Helix]

my concern is about white armies on the map as reds and "green" are easy to find the white ones are invisible
maybe you should use the white you have in the Czech flag

Damn.... I forgot about that. Next update.

[Industrial Helix]

Update... I whitened the white armies as Gimil suggested and adjusted that pesky british flag.

Click image to enlarge.

[theBastard]

looking good.

maybe Baltics could be +2.
maybe you would add "city symbol" to the legend where you speak about Cities.

[Industrial Helix]

looking good.

maybe Baltics could be +2.
maybe you would add "city symbol" to the legend where you speak about Cities.

Yes to the city symbol.
As for altering the bonus for the Baltics, I don't want it to become a huge staging place for an attack on Poland and Ukraine. It wasn't like that in the war, and that's what I'm sticking to.

Thanks for the feedback!