Duck & Cover [Quenched]

[oaktown]

I also see there is still a green line around the Black Sea, a little into the Medditerainien , the top of Turkey, around the Red sea and the top borders of Persia.

I've never hid the fact that I am CC's premier color blind mapmaker so I need a bit of help... is everybody else seeing these green lines? Because all I'm seeing is the occasional blend from the border color to the regional background color.

[Backglass]

I also see there is still a green line around the Black Sea, a little into the Medditerainien , the top of Turkey, around the Red sea and the top borders of Persia.

I've never hid the fact that I am CC's premier color blind mapmaker so I need a bit of help... is everybody else seeing these green lines? Because all I'm seeing is the occasional blend from the border color to the regional background color.

Green?

The only green line I see is in the lower right hand corner between the ocean and the white w/black spots area.

[yeti_c]

I think it's an optical illusion with the convergence of the 3 colours there... the red on one side - the blue on the other... and the "black" line in the middle - if you're eyesight's a bit off - then I suspect it will bleed the colours into one another and turn the black green...

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[Chirondom]

Pfffft late comers!!!

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lol, I was the one who suggested adding Korea on the first few pages, but admitedly I stopped checking this thread frequently.

[Unit_2]

nvm on the green lines, i see now that they are just color blends, but i moved the army numbers and here is what i got:

Oaktowns:


Mine:


doesn't it look much better where the army numbers are? i think so.

[Chirondom]

The borders look odd with the numbers on top of them. Also, you're using an older map in that example.

[yeti_c]

Pfffft late comers!!!

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lol, I was the one who suggested adding Korea on the first few pages, but admitedly I stopped checking this thread frequently.

I was pointing that at Unriggable actually.

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[oaktown]

OK, clearly I should NEVER re-post an old version of the map, even with a warning.

Below are the current army count placements. When placing the counts where I did I took into consideration the following factors, in this order:
1. keeping elements off of borders. Don't want army counts bleeding off into other territories, because that is damn confusing.
2. keeping as many counts as possible actually on the territory. Japan and Korea didn't allow both the count and the title to be on the territory, so I figured it was best to at least have the count on within the borders. UK was just a disaster all around, and given how much is already going on inthat part of the map i didn't want to blow the country up as I did Japan.
3. consistency across the continent. For example, at one point I had all of N. America's counts above the titles, but I moved the mex and greenland counts below the titles to keep the titles within the borders.

And I do think that my version looks better than if all are directly below the territory title.

[Unit_2]

thats great, but how about putign the army number in kaz. below.

[soundout9]

I love this map....it will be my new doodle earth!

[yeti_c]

thats great, but how about putign the army number in kaz. below.

Actually a better suggestion would be to move East bloc to above.

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[oaktown]

thats great, but how about putign the army number in kaz. below.

i guess you didn't actually read my criteria for army count placement... most of the other red territories have the count above due to other concerns - territory shape and the presence of the mushroom clouds - so I made Kazahk above as well.

So other than your sudden interest in having them as such, there is no rationale for putting army counts below the territory name, Unit. You aren't even doing this in your Japan map. I think that I have reasonably addressed this concern, so this is the last time I respond to posts on this topic.

[Unit_2]

i did read it and i couln't make sense outta it because NA is not how you said it is.

Your wrong.. Japan is hard to work with, its shape and size are the big problems.. Also the territorys are VERY small so its very hard to find room for the under-ground lines, the names and the army circles.

[oaktown]

alright Unit_2, I've redrawn borders and moved Eastern Bloc and Mexico army counts to remain consistent with the rest of their regions. Quebec's doesn't fit, and I maintain that Western Europe is better as is than dangling out in Spain. I've also nudged some other counts slightly in the processto get them away from other elements.

Unless there is a readability problem with a count location I would like to consider this issue resolved.

Large map, without and with counts:



Small map, without and with counts:

[yeti_c]

I really don't think that added anything!!

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