Classic Cities: Madrid [Quenched]

by **pamoa** on Sun Nov 11, 2012 1:58 am

quick drop by
blue is illegible
and drop shadow doesn't work well on some borders

by **koontz1973** on Sun Nov 11, 2012 2:10 am

Figured that. Any suggestions?

EDIT: Found a solution, a lighter blue. :roll:

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by **sannemanrobinson** on Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:40 am

Can Barrio Azul have a darker shade now that the blue is lighter? Especially in the legend it pops out.

Looks good for the rest!

by **koontz1973** on Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:50 am

sannemanrobinson wrote:Can Barrio Azul have a darker shade now that the blue is lighter? Especially in the legend it pops out.

Looks good for the rest!

That is the blue, when it goes darker, the glow around it for the colour blind tests make it imposable to read. Will see if their is a shade darker that works though. Maybe tone the cyan one down a tad as well to give a better difference.

by **pamoa** on Sun Nov 11, 2012 7:40 am

you're on a good way

by **koontz1973** on Sun Nov 11, 2012 10:31 am

Colours and glows tweaked. All CB friendly.
Changed the names of the bonuses. Now compass points. This allows freedom to move away from some colours as the cyan never really looked like that anyway. Barrio=neighbourhood.

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by **pamoa** on Mon Nov 12, 2012 5:06 am

spelling please

norte
oeste
centro
nordeste
este
sur (instead of suroeste)
sudeste (instead of sur)

by **koontz1973** on Mon Nov 12, 2012 5:44 am

pamoa, why centro over what I have? What does my one mean if you know? Will change all today. Anything else you spotted?

by **pamoa** on Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:31 am

koontz1973 wrote:pamoa, why centro over what I have? What does my one mean if you know? Will change all today. Anything else you spotted?

céntrico is downtown
which is usage description not corresponding to your zones
and used cardinals directions for the others
so it should be more generic geographical name
centro is more like middle

by **koontz1973** on Mon Nov 12, 2012 8:14 am

pamoa, big thanks for that.

All names have been corrected as per pamoa instructions. Large map and small map done. Can anyone spot anything that needs to be fixed or changed?

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by **koontz1973** on Thu Nov 15, 2012 3:38 am

Did a clean up of all the map.
Added shadows to all buildings, trees, animals and people.

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by **x-raider** on Wed Nov 21, 2012 7:58 am

Looking great Koontz. Is it just me, or does the park in the north just look wrong?
I understand it might be depicting something specific, but it doesn't look right.

by **koontz1973** on Wed Nov 21, 2012 11:30 am

x-raider wrote:Looking great Koontz. Is it just me, or does the park in the north just look wrong?
I understand it might be depicting something specific, but it doesn't look right.

The water in the north is man made which is why it has the appearance like that. I understand you objection but every territ has a specific building feature and that is what is in that area.

by **x-raider** on Thu Nov 22, 2012 4:52 am

OK, Just wanted to check.
Plus I really need to increase my presence in the foundry

by **koontz1973** on Thu Nov 22, 2012 5:12 am

x-raider wrote:OK, Just wanted to check.
Plus I really need to increase my presence in the foundry

No problem. And yes you do. Come on x, we hardly bite and only leave minor wounds.

by **x-raider** on Thu Nov 22, 2012 3:14 pm

Yep. Any suggestions? Like, where should I go?
;
This map is really doing great. I like the changes, man.

by **cairnswk** on Sat Nov 24, 2012 8:32 pm

koontz...passing another eye over this for you....
small map....
* Casa de Campo text is a different colour from the others - not as distinct and thus failing legilbly
* the sky blue texts of Sur don't stand out as much as the others for legibility - perhaps this is the drop shadow needing to be more distinct
* Nordeste text is also not as distinct - the pink blurs in with the drop shadow a little and thus is not as distinct for me as the others.

both images:
* the crossing image in the legend is not distinctive as the crossings on the map and gets lost - perhaps consider moving that text down a fraction to increase the size of the crossing to make it stand out more
* the yellow line between Ventille and Parque Agustin Rodriguez doe not extend all the way up to the boundary of the man-made lake - any reason for this? looks unfinshed!
othwerwise...this is moving towards looking really good.

by **isaiah40** on Sat Nov 24, 2012 8:41 pm

The first thing I see is that the shadow of the bridges do not match the shadow of the buildings now.

by **koontz1973** on Sun Nov 25, 2012 2:10 am

cairnswk wrote:koontz...passing another eye over this for you....
small map....
* Casa de Campo text is a different colour from the others - not as distinct and thus failing legilbly
* the sky blue texts of Sur don't stand out as much as the others for legibility - perhaps this is the drop shadow needing to be more distinct
* Nordeste text is also not as distinct - the pink blurs in with the drop shadow a little and thus is not as distinct for me as the others.

Do not know how the Casa de Campo text became a different colour but you where right.
Fixed.
Brought out all sky blue text as well.
Not sure I see the problem with the pink text. So not fixed. Can you suggest a way for me to solve this to your liking.

cairnswk wrote:both images:
* the crossing image in the legend is not distinctive as the crossings on the map and gets lost - perhaps consider moving that text down a fraction to increase the size of the crossing to make it stand out more
* the yellow line between Ventille and Parque Agustin Rodriguez doe not extend all the way up to the boundary of the man-made lake - any reason for this? looks unfinshed!
othwerwise...this is moving towards looking really good.

Crossings and bridges on both maps made larger.
The path was their so no need for it to go all the way up. Removed the path and redid the line all the way up.
Thanks, always nice to get one of your look overs.

isaiah40 wrote:The first thing I see is that the shadow of the bridges do not match the shadow of the buildings now.

Whoops. Fixed.

On both maps, swapped the orange and sky blue around as well. Something about having the two blues next to each other and added the last shadow that was missed.