Conquer Club

Just wanted to say this map is progressing very nicely. I don't have anything helpful to say, though - sorry!

nay to the flag colors in the background of the title

wcaclimbing wrote:Nice update, The top-left corner looks great.

Ta, much appreciated.

ZeakCytho wrote:Just wanted to say this map is progressing very nicely. I don't have anything helpful to say, though - sorry!

Praise is always great, heh. When something helpful comes to mind note that I do appreciate that too.

whitestazn88 wrote:nay to the flag colors in the background of the title

Hmmmm, need to make the title pop some and its a bit difficult to do so with the style of the map. Any thoughts on an alternative?

Update on what I'm working on:

Busy making the borders crisper and thinner, might take a little time.
Staring mercilessly at the map legend wondering how to improve it. Currently it seems to be better than me at the contest.
Ditto with the title. Also a veteran stare contestant.

Update 8.5 (Working Update)-----------------------------------------------------------

Tried something new with the map legend. Please comment.
Working on the new borders. This is the working draft of the outside borders (still needs fine tuning). They're sharper and crisper. Currently at full opacity which will in all likelihood change. Better?

Much prefer the minimap idea - "usually" with mini maps - people write the names of the continents onto the actual map (in big letters that are "behind" everything else (if you see what I mean) -> as the problem with putting them on the mini map is that they can get in the way and look a bit clumsy. So consider doing that - and leaving just the numbers in the minimap...

Alternatively of course - try moving the minimap words around a bit to make it less cluttered (tricky with such long names I know)

C.

This has probably come a bit later than it should have, but here it is:



Congradulations.

This thread will be moved into the Main Foundry as soon as one of the foundry staff comes along to move it.

map moved... and looking really good!

wcaclimbing wrote:This has probably come a bit later than it should have, but here it is:



Congradulations.

This thread will be moved into the Main Foundry as soon as one of the foundry staff comes along to move it.

Thanks, much appreciated.

oaktown wrote:map moved... and looking really good!

Muchos gracias, senor.

Hopefully the new update will be up in a day or two.

you can darken the title, take out the flag colors, and it will still be fine... even on parchment, there are spots that are darker, right?

Version 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Updated: The border around the whole Romania has been played with to bring it in to theme.
The "continent" names have been added to the main map and removed from the minimap.

Questions: Are the continent names working?
Suggestions on making the title pop with/without the flag colour effect?
Gameplay - changes necessary?
Map legend/info improvements?
Anything else your heart desires?

Large and small maps without army numbers:





Maps with army numbers are in the first post.

whitestazn88 wrote:you can darken the title, take out the flag colors, and it will still be fine... even on parchment, there are spots that are darker, right?

Will probably be dropping the flag colours in the next update (would like to hear if the feeling is shared by others though). Don't want to leave it without anything though, worried the title looks too dull then. Will continue investigating alternatives so long.

Version 9.1-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Updates: Nothing massive. Very small (probably imperceptable) graphics cleaning. No more flag behind the name.

Updated maps with army numbers:

Hmmm - not quite feeling the continent names?

Also shame you can't get Bucharest onto the actual map - but probably not too much of an issue.

Prefer new title - which surprised me as I quite liked the old one.

C.

yeti_c wrote:Hmmm - not quite feeling the continent names?

Is it the font, the dark/lightness or the placing? I tried putting them centrally but they end up looking like they're floating somehow. Looks more part of the map coming off the sides, in my opinion. More than willing to muck around with any aspect of it though. Will try and work on it but would appreciate some input/direction.

yeti_c wrote:Also shame you can't get Bucharest onto the actual map - but probably not too much of an issue.

The name is just too long and combined with the names surrounding it its just a little too hard to try and make it work. Will look again but I don't have particularly high hopes.

yeti_c wrote:Prefer new title - which surprised me as I quite liked the old one.

C.

Cool, will keep it this way then. I kinda liked the little bit of flair but this is good too.

Thanks for the comments, much appreciated.

foregone wrote:

yeti_c wrote:Hmmm - not quite feeling the continent names?

Is it the font, the dark/lightness or the placing? I tried putting them centrally but they end up looking like they're floating somehow. Looks more part of the map coming off the sides, in my opinion. More than willing to muck around with any aspect of it though. Will try and work on it but would appreciate some input/direction.

Unsure - I *think* it's because they seem to be a bit "out of it" if you see what I mean... could be font/size issue though!?

Have you tried something like the Berlin map?

C.

What about something more like this?

foregone wrote:What about something more like this?

"Something" like that yes - obviously you have some work to do on the bottom right continents - but I reckon you could get something like that to work!!

C.

yeti_c wrote:

foregone wrote:What about something more like this?

"Something" like that yes - obviously you have some work to do on the bottom right continents - but I reckon you could get something like that to work!!

C.

I'll carry on mucking about in that direction then. Dobrogea is a bit of a pain, being small and awkwardly placed but I'm sure its plausable.

Ta

Version 9.5-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Updated: Redrawn internal borders.
Mucked about with the continent names on the main map. Still bugged though. Comments?

Maps without army numbers:





Maps with army numbers:

Could you make the borders between continents on the minimap a bit more visible?

ZeakCytho wrote:Could you make the borders between continents on the minimap a bit more visible?

Sure, I'll drop in some border lines there.

Borders on the minimap.

ZeakCytho wrote:Could you make the borders between continents on the minimap a bit more visible?

Better?

foregone wrote:Better?

To think a blurred. Could you try it with the crisper lines you currently have outlining the main map?

Oh and I love your mountains!

gimil wrote:

foregone wrote:Better?

To think a blurred. Could you try it with the crisper lines you currently have outlining the main map?

Will do.

gimil wrote:Oh and I love your mountains!

Thanks, though I can't take all the credit. The significant other drew them, I just then took that and converted it into digital and retouched, etc, it.

ZeakCytho wrote:Could you make the borders between continents on the minimap a bit more visible?

gimil wrote:

foregone wrote:Better?

To think a blurred. Could you try it with the crisper lines you currently have outlining the main map?

How bout now?