Version 11.6 FRANCE 2.1

[pamoa]

yeah that's what I thought
not impossible but very difficult to master

Lancelot you should try the cairns solution if you know how and have the tools
or please forget the shadow and it would be perfectly fine

[RedBaron0]

With the tides of change come additional requirements. Since this map began its journey under the assumption that 8 being the maximum amount of player, I won't ask the map be totally reworked to accommodate this, however, please note that a player cap may need to be imposed should it be discovered and/or deemed that the map can't handle player amounts over 8.

Also note that there are 5 new army colors, 4 totally new and a different shade of green for player #2. Please take this into account when doing graphics testing. All HEX codes are as follows:

Red: FF0000
Green: 006400
Blue: 0000FF
Yellow: FFFF00
Pink: FF00FF
Cyan: 00FFFF
Orange: FF9922
Silver: C0C0C0
Purple: 9400D3
Lime: 00FF00
Amber: CD5C5C
Olive: 688E23

[Lancelot du Lac]

I present to you the work of koontz.

He redraw the mountains. Thank you to him for this work.

What do you think?

[betiko]

i think it looks very good. when is this going to beta?????????

[pamoa]

great
just put the borders over the shadows

[Mishalex]

in my opinion, the 10.1 version without shadow fits better than this... but if everybody feels good about this version, let's go with it...

[koontz1973]

in my opinion, the 10.1 version without shadow fits better than this... but if everybody feels good about this version, let's go with it...

10.1 had no shadow, 10.2 did but the shadow for the bottom mountains was facing the wrong way completely. Also, as the mountains where not grounded, it made them float.

These by far are not perfect but as I said to Lance in my last PM, it will need a little bit of work to blend them in more fully to the map. Things like moving the borders above the shadows (left side) and blend (right side). Simple things like that can be done really quickly.

Apart from that, all he really needs to do is move the odd name around and he should be good to go for the the small map.

[iAmCaffeine]

i think it looks very good. when is this going to beta?????????

Seriously?

[cairnswk]

Luc a couple of small things i notice...
1. the mountains are a lot better, but yes they still need some colour work for blending.
2. the Monaco circle on the legend is a different colour from the one on the map
3. Catalogne circle on the map and the 888 look like there is an opacity circle covering it, not the same colour as in the legend
4. the line in the legend for impassable looks like a border-line, can you widen it to look like one of the rivers
5. i think "Suburbs Riots" should be "Suburban Riots" - this sits better gramatically with "Regional" and "Foreign"
6. "the three surburbs" should be "The three suburbs" (typo) and is that equals "+2" bonus?
7. should not impassable be Impassable with a capital - consistency with rest of map - it looks like a lower case "i"
8. in the mini map, the ALS is a different colour from the other abbreviations...is that deliberate?
they are some small things, but would make the map better IMHO.

[betiko]

i think it looks very good. when is this going to beta?????????

Seriously?

Have you seen what 70% of the maps look like? Are you saying those graphics don t meet the site s standards?

[iAmCaffeine]

i think it looks very good. when is this going to beta?????????

Seriously?

Have you seen what 70% of the maps look like? Are you saying those graphics don t meet the site s standards?

It has potential but it has a fair way to go graphically..

What I would say is that some quenched maps are terrible compared to others. I don't know how they got through the foundry, but I suppose it depends on who the mapmaker is.

[koontz1973]

i think it looks very good. when is this going to beta?????????

Seriously?

Have you seen what 70% of the maps look like? Are you saying those graphics don t meet the site s standards?

It has potential but it has a fair way to go graphically..

What I would say is that some quenched maps are terrible compared to others. I don't know how they got through the foundry, but I suppose it depends on who the mapmaker is.

No, it depends on the time they where made. Some maps may not be to the taste of everyone, but each map goes through the same consideration.

[iAmCaffeine]

Time they're made? Presumably you're inferring that newer maps are produced to a higher standard, graphically?

[koontz1973]

Time they're made? Presumably you're inferring that newer maps are produced to a higher standard, graphically?

Correct. It also depends on the artist as well but we all have to meet certain requirements. That does not change.

[RjBeals]

How about less obtrusive mountains, sort of blend them into the map a little better like these?

If you like these, I can help, but the file would be photoshop.

Click image to enlarge.

[pamoa]

sorry rj but they are awful

[Seamus76]

sorry rj but they are awful

I actually like them. While the hand drawn aspect may not fit perfectly with the rigid style of the map, what I do like most is that, like rj said, they are unobtrusive, and blend in nicely with the map. Basically they don't stand out, and draw your attention straight to them. This allows the great work you did on the overall map to shine through. So while you may not like the exact look of these I think they are more along the lines of how they should look. In my personal opinion.

[Donelladan]

I find the one made by koontz more beautiful, but also too visible, as said Seamus.
The first thing you see when you watch the map with koontz mountain are the mountains.

Maybe we could have a map with rj montains everywhere and compare. I may prefer the one from rj too for the map.

[RjBeals]

Maybe we could have a map with rj montains everywhere and compare. I may prefer the one from rj too for the map.

Not going to do all until I get the approval.

[RedBaron0]

I kinda like Rj's kinda similar to the one's I presented... so my opinion is likely biased. They could use a little more depth, cragyness/shadows.

Although considering all the options, I'd go with koontz's version over any other presented thus far.

[Lancelot du Lac]

Last update
VERSION 11.2.4
1. Map Name France 2.1
2. Version 11.2 [16 September 2013]
3. Dimension : 915 * 927

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Here are my last updates.

Some corrections in the map legend. Some corrections on the borders between some regions.

As suggested by koontz, I added an opacity for the moutains. They seem better to incorporate background.

I have too redrawn borders that affected the mountains.

Now, I think we can finally validated the graphics.

Thank you all for your comments, make sure to move quikly. I is a perfect team map with the news conquer's settings !

[Mishalex]

Okayyy, finally, that's fit better IMO ! Thanks Koontz for the tips !

[koontz1973]

This image is taken from the current version. Please look for my lines. Red means you need to move the name for a better position. Blue, you might need to redraw the border as the name is on it. Another thing, the position of the names on more than one line, move them closer. Apart from that. I am pretty happy with this but isaiah and RB0 need to give you the going over. When you come to do the small map, you might need to fudge the lines again to get the names to fit in, but you should not have to many problems with this.

Click image to enlarge.

[Mishalex]

Thanks Koontz, that will not take any longer to change that...

[Lancelot du Lac]

Here are the last few changes.

Before starting the small map, I await your agreement.

Last update
VERSION 11.5
1. Map Name France 2.1
2. Version 11.5 [23 September 2013]
3. Dimension : 915 * 927

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