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by **Industrial Helix** on Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:48 pm

I think in some respects, it does make them pop a little more... but it also males the righthand side of the board look more mucky.

Also... the little rivers that flow into the Mississippi and the Rock river.... what about continuing them to the edge of the board (and under the legend. They end quite abruptly. Also, you might want to remove the texture from beneath the little rivers as well.

by **Victor Sullivan** on Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:57 pm

Industrial Helix wrote:Yeah, that texture does a lot for the map. Big improvement.

I disagree. The texture doesn't work for a cities map, IMO. It doesn't imply civilization, more terrain, which with this map, doesn't quite work for me.

As with the background color, try again, with a different green as opposed to a brown. Also, Eastern Towns kinda fades into the background.

Also, I suggest a consistent font for the river labels. The two separate fonts for the two rivers distract me and slightly take away from the overall flavor.

-Sully

by **pamoa** on Sat Jan 29, 2011 4:37 am

I love the muddy water look
but maybe the rivers more muddy
and the land a bit more green
maybe
also rivers should go until the frame
you're doing great
if you are wishing to add a layer on your bg
try with some map of the street as lines
with some transparency with bg

by **ironsij0287** on Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:16 pm

Wow so I've got all sorts of conflicting critiques now.

My thoughts.

Personally I don't like the texturing as much as keeping it plain. For a country map sure but for a city map I don't see the need. My original vision was to keep it rather simplistic like a political map.

The creeks - Two of them really don't extend that much further out in real life. Not as a significant creek by any means. They more become culverts out in farm lands. The other creek that cuts through Bettendorf extends up and cuts through the Northern Towns region. I don't really want to cut across that.

I can switch back to a green. I just liked how the brown looked when I was fiddling with green hues.

by **pamoa** on Sun Jan 30, 2011 11:09 am

maybe try to tone down the texture you have
but you need some in order to give some vibration to the colours
why not some road structure as texture as suggested

by **ironsij0287** on Sun Jan 30, 2011 5:30 pm

pamoa wrote:maybe try to tone down the texture you have
but you need some in order to give some vibration to the colours
why not some road structure as texture as suggested

OK. I'll try toning down the texture. The creeks I'm probably not going to hassle with extending but I will see about removing the texture over top of them.

by **jefjef** on Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:24 pm

Might want to smooth out the river borders. Get rid of the sharp points/corners.

Like the added texture and the Credit Island name change.

by **ironsij0287** on Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:32 pm

Went back to a warmer green. Softened the texture a bit. Lightened the yellow in Eastern Towns.

Then I did a bunch of small touchups here and there. Nothing major but things that had been bugging me that I hadn't taken care of yet.

Overall I think this is the most polished looking the map has been yet.

by **Industrial Helix** on Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:07 pm

Hmm... I'm not to fond of the warmer green. i think everything gets lost. Perhaps cool it a little?

by **ironsij0287** on Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:22 pm

Industrial Helix wrote:Hmm... I'm not to fond of the warmer green. i think everything gets lost. Perhaps cool it a little?

I was fine with the original green. I made it warmer per your original request to do so.

by **ironsij0287** on Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:29 pm

Cooler green

by **Industrial Helix** on Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:35 pm

Yeah, i know I'm being a reed in the wind about this. So my apologies... i just think there's a better shade of green to be found. I'll go for either the current version or the original. The original reminded me of the jungle... but it worked really well with the colors. It's up to you.

And is there a better way to write Campbell and Vandruff in there besides the white font? Have you tried anything else?

by **pamoa** on Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:55 pm

cool
my last pinpointing objection
promise
can you end the crow creek like a thin line
instead of that rounded one you have now

by **ironsij0287** on Tue Feb 01, 2011 5:02 pm

Industrial Helix wrote:Yeah, i know I'm being a reed in the wind about this. So my apologies... i just think there's a better shade of green to be found. I'll go for either the current version or the original. The original reminded me of the jungle... but it worked really well with the colors. It's up to you.

And is there a better way to write Campbell and Vandruff in there besides the white font? Have you tried anything else?

They were black originally but the white made them more readable. I can play around some more with that.

Perhaps I can find a good in between with the current green and the original green.

Pamoa, I'll see about thinning out the end of Crow Creek a bit.

by **isaiah40** on Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:31 pm

So after flipping back and forth between the current image and the brown back ground and the dark green background I am liking the looks of the current one better. It doesn't look so glum but lively! Makes me want to play it.