[Abandoned] - Zodiac Map

[rsacheli]

Yay! I love puppies! Now time for Graphics:

1. The entire top part of the map - the legend, the title - needs to be changed. The fonts are simply not working for me or this map.
2. The rifts - they look blurry and stretched, and I think they can be done away with completely. Just nudge the close areas apart a bit.
3. The icons on the territories need to be more prevalent. I can barely tell those are daisies on the Spring territories.
4. Also, since you got rid of the color paired bonuses, might as well line them up with the seasons or something.
5. Experiment with different backgrounds. This one's okay, but I think you can do better

-Sully

I love the font... I can play with it tho...
The rifts do suck... that I agree with...
Ill play with the icons a bit... (they are roses not daisies)
The colors i think should stay as is... it helps to distinguish between the constellations from the one next to it...
Ill play with the background...

don't forget to give to leo 1, libra 1, aquarius 2 and aries 2 the same dark look as the other decaying stars!

ian.

Good catch! forgot them...

[Industrial Helix]

I got some suggestions to hopefully make this map more attractive.

1) get rid of the impassable rifts... those places don't have links anyway, why do they need rifts
2) Change the background to something plain. This is competing witht he glow of the stars too much.
3) find a way to draw an outline of the animals the constellations represent around the stars
4) rename black hole Earth. The constellations revolve around the earth, not a black hole.
5) change the font... its a bit icky.

[natty dread]

5) change the font... its a bit icky.

I agree! That font must go.

[rsacheli]

I am working on this... taking my time to get it looking right... please bear with me...

[isaiah40]

NP, as long as we know it is being worked on.

[rsacheli]

Ok, I give up... I cant figure anything out with the background... I can change the black hole image if its too much... ill dim the background a bit if thatll help but I like the starry background...
I contemplated the black hole being a Star or earth but a decay doesnt make sense... I dont want to change that... this was discussed the first time I started this map... and the constellations are stationary... the earth revolves around the sun... and the zodiac of your birth is the constellation that is behind the sun...

There is not enough room for the animals and I will not use someone elses drawings... plus it would cause this to become much too cluttered...

I love the Font but will look at alternates...

rifts are gone... they were put in originally because a few of the stars are kinda close but dont have a connection...

[RjBeals]

personally, I think some things just shouldn't be a risk map. I have no suggestions on what you could do to improve this. A cluster gray circles with a black background.

Well really, I would suggest using the new large map size to expand this out a bit, and show the animal outlines at least.

[rsacheli]

personally, I think some things just shouldn't be a risk map. I have no suggestions on what you could do to improve this. A cluster gray circles with a black background.

Well really, I would suggest using the new large map size to expand this out a bit, and show the animal outlines at least.

and do what with the small size? unless its changed... there is big and small sure the big may be able to have the pics... but small would not...

[iancanton]

by new map size, i think rj means supersize. u will need to go to the drafting room to seek foundry approval for a supersize map.

Bigger and Better
For as long as I can remember, the Foundry community has been pushing for bigger maps. It gives me great satisfaction to announce that the bigger and better future is now upon us! The Foundry Foreman has now been vested with power from the highest authority (lackattack) to allow maps that exceed the current standard guidelines.... I hereby present you with Supersize Maps!
Maps of SuperSize must be worthy of needing the additional space (ie they shouldn't be unnecessarily big); mapmakers will be required to suggest their intended image sizes during the design brief stage, with permission to exceed the standard guidelines in exceptional cases to be granted by the Foundry Foreman. (In exceptionally-exceptional circumstances, there is the further potential for flexibility)

• Standard maximum sizes: 630x600 pixels for a small map and 840x800 pixels for a large map.
• SuperSize limits: 1000x800 pixels for a small map, and 1400x1200 pixels for a large map

viewtopic.php?f=127&t=136363

ian.

[lostatlimbo]

I love the Font but will look at alternates...

Seriously, dude, Papyrus is awful.

Go to http://www.dafont.com/ and find something unique that says "space" and "stars", rather than an overused, misplaced font that says "Egyptian scroll".

[lostatlimbo]

Every time I click on this post, I expect to see something different than what is here. Nothing about it really captures the zodiac. It really just feels like another "Space" map - and we've already got two of those.

I agree that showing the traditional "figures" of the constellations makes a lot more sense than a bunch of colored dots.

Thematically, what does the black hole have to do with the zodiac? I agree that the Earth (or the Sun) would make a lot more sense here than a random black hole. You could easily keep the zombie neutrals (the Earth's inhabitants are rather... transient).

I keep wanting to like this map, but it just isn't there yet. I think you should try going back to the drawing board. It could be a good map, but it has an identity crisis.

[lostatlimbo]

At the very least, you should have the symbols on the map somewhere

http://www.rbamusements.com/zodiac.gif

Another idea would be to explore the Zodiac Circle commonly used in Astrology

http://www.horoscoper.net/images/jpg/Zo ... s-1585.jpg

And lastly, rather than focusing on the "seasons" (which doesn't really make much sense in this context - having sun & snowflakes makes this map very Northern hemi-centric), why not use the astrological Elements of the zodiac.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elements_o ... the_zodiac

Again, I think this could be a great map, but do some more research and try to re-think it a bit.

$.02

[natty dread]

Seriously, dude, Papyrus is awful.

Not awful as much as overused.

It sort of fits the theme here, in the sense that every crackpot site about astrology, chakra energies and healing crystals used papyrus at one point...

But I don't think that kind of association is really good for the map, so I recommend changing the font.

[rsacheli]

At the very least, you should have the symbols on the map somewhere

http://www.rbamusements.com/zodiac.gif

Another idea would be to explore the Zodiac Circle commonly used in Astrology

http://www.horoscoper.net/images/jpg/Zo ... s-1585.jpg

I will incorporate those similar to the first link... but i dont have the time to create the actual creature type that everyone wants to see...

And lastly, rather than focusing on the "seasons" (which doesn't really make much sense in this context - having sun & snowflakes makes this map very Northern hemi-centric), why not use the astrological Elements of the zodiac.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elements_o ... the_zodiac

Had it and people didnt like it in game play...

[rsacheli]

font replacements I like best:

http://www.dafont.com/earth-kid.font
http://www.dafont.com/cgf-locust-resistance.font - Lowercase

Thoughts?