[Abandoned] - Indian Subcontinent

[iancanton]

bangladesh splits neatly into four real (not made-up) states: khulna west of the river, rajshahi in the north-east, chittagong in the south-east and dhaka in the central east, straddiling the river.

I'm not crazy about that idea – I'm trying to keep the map clean – but if others agree with you, I'll see what I can do.

i presume u're saying that u don't want to use an inset map, which i understand: point accepted.

bangladesh, bhutan, nepal and sri lanka are independent countries recognised by the united nations. they do not belong to any part of india. equally, delhi (which ought to be called uttarakhand), uttar pradesh and bihar are part of india and do not belong to nepal. people are liable to become very upset if u start giving away bits, or even all, of their countries (see europe map discussion!).

we can solve this by renaming the "nepal" continent as "minor powers" (or, if u prefer, "independent states"), consisting of nepal, bhutan, bangladesh and sri lanka. because none of these countries border each other, i suggest a bonus of +1 for holding any three of the minor powers and a total of +4 for holding all of them.

join east and west nepal into one territory, since such a division does not exist. if we need an additional territory, then split himachal into two territories, called himachal pradesh and indian punjab. indian punjab borders pakistani punjab (which is "punjab" on our map), himachal pradesh, haryana, rajasthan and jammu and kashmir (which is "kashmir" on our map). make jammu and kashmir part of both the northern india and pakistan bonus, as both countries claim kashmir as their own.

the revised northern india will be himachal pradesh, indian punjab, uttarakhand, uttar pradesh, haryana and the disputed territory of jammu and kashmir.

http://www.mapsofindia.com/northern-india-map.html

eastern india can then be orissa, jharkhand, bihar, west bengal and assam (plus maybe chhattisgarh, depending on gameplay).

http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/east/east.htm

ian.

[snufkin]

or you can just call the blue continent "northern himalaya" or something..

and most of nepal and half of pakistan and bhutan is outside the indian tectonic plate so technically not even in the indian subcontinent..

I don´t think you should sweat it too much.. it just gets ridiculous really fast if you want to be 100% untouchable (excuse the really bad pun! sry)

[InkL0sed]

Alright guys, I got a lot to think about, and a lot to do.

Next update won't be soon because of that, but expect a lot of changes.

Rest assured I'm still working on this.

EDIT: Also, I agree that Nepal is not a good name for that continent. If everything else remained the same, what would be the best name for it?

I'm thinking either Ganges, Himalayas, or Northern India (which would probably make what I'm calling Northern India right now something like Jammu and Kasmir or Disputed Territories. Which I don't like so much because it includes more than that, but it's not the end of the world).

[InkL0sed]

OK, looks like I'm eating my own words with this update.

Anyway, here it is:

Changes:
-Changed font color, to contrast with the borders
-Increased font size by 1 point
-Changed Southern India's color to a shade of blue because the font became illegible there
-Redrew borders
-Changed out-of-play area again. This time I added another layer with the same texture as the water, and also a crayon-texture, and then made all three textures opaque. I rather like this blend.
-Color-coded legend
-Added a mini-map
-Added Haryana into Himalayas for better gameplay.
-Bonuses changed because of this

Questions:
-What do you think of the colors? Also, why are they duller than they look on my desktop (even in png format)?
-Are the borders improved? Do you like the line for the coast?
-Is a connecting line between Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadul necessary?
-Thoughts on bonuses (specifically East India and Central India)?
-What should I name the purple continent (what is now Himalaya and what was Nepal in previous versions)?
-Is it clear that West Bengal is a single territory?

[InkL0sed]

Well, this map is slowly falling down on the Ideas page, due to the lack of comments.

Rather than a bump, I have a new version:

Version 7:


Changes:
-Fixed pixelation in the borders between the mountains/non-playing area and the map itself.
-Army circles get a texture, and reduced opacity
-Other minor tidy-upping

No comments of my own. You guys make them.

[Kaplowitz]

mini map is pixely, and the bonuses arent the same.

[InkL0sed]

mini map is pixely, and the bonuses arent the same.

D'oh

Don't trust the mini-map's bonuses.

As for the pixelation... maybe I can blur it a little.

[whitestazn88]

i still think the legend can be made bigger...

[InkL0sed]

i still think the legend can be made bigger...

Will do,
If that is in fact true

[Coleman]

I think it is. Maybe find a font that is wider but not too much taller.

I don't like you army circles. I'd prefer a uniform color form them rather then that effect you did. I guess what I'm saying is I like version 6's circles better.

After next update I'll probably release you into the wild (aka Main Foundry).

[InkL0sed]

awesome; I have another update coming up. That photoshop guide in the foundry discussion has helped a lot.

Do you think a bevel effect on the army circles (which I added before you commented) would look good?

I'm also thinking of adding a poll next update to decide on how the army circles should look.

[InkL0sed]

Version 8:


Changes:

-added a pop-up effect and shadows to the army circles
-increased legend size
-added a small glow to text and water
-blurred the mini-map

I think that's everything.

[Ogrecrusher]

Maybe this issue is for the main foundry, but Delhi is in the wrong place.
http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/india/map-of-india.gif

You can see on this map, Delhi is a tiny province between Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
What you have Labelled as Delhi is in fact Uttaranchal.

[InkL0sed]

Maybe this issue is for the main foundry, but Delhi is in the wrong place.
http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/india/map-of-india.gif

You can see on this map, Delhi is a tiny province between Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
What you have Labelled as Delhi is in fact Uttaranchal.

I originally thought Uttaranchal would be too long a name, so I changed it to Delhi. I'm not so sure it's that impossible anymore, but is it honestly such a big deal? Classic is much more inaccurate than this map.

[Kaplowitz]

I think you should put a shadow on the land over the water.

Like this but cleaner:


I think it just looks too flat right now.