Madagascar [Quenched]

[t-o-m]

i know what you mean by the bevel - for some reason it chages all of the layers and not just that one i have selected (when adding a bevel or something)
anyway ive got an updated version here:

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i will tone down the layer effects next time i edit it,
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sorry i havnt really addressed your points - im in a rush,
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things to-do (in breif)
fix colours
kayer effects tone down
many more...(in a rush)

[TaCktiX]

Make the entire continent bigger, your names are way too long for the territories right now, and you have space.

[t-o-m]

ok ill enlarge it on my next update, the names are really long lol
Atsimo-Atsinanana
i was using 4.5pt, and on some much larger names/smaller terits 4pt,
but yea ill make it bigger -
do you think it needs more rotating?

[t-o-m]

Update: Version 2.5

ive enlarged the whole cont (thanks tack) and it looks better now,
updated the legend, havnt altered the text but i will on the next update.
well here it is
Version 2.5:

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[ZeakCytho]

I don't like the exclamation point at the end of the title. I also don't like how the title is vertical. Furthermore, you have a lot of empty space at the bottom right. So here's a solution that fixes a bunch of things: move the legend as a separate box into the bottom right corner and make the title horizontal in the top left. If this leaves you with too much blank room in the top left, put a compass rose or something there.

Now, I'm not crazy about the pattern on the back of the title/legend, but if you don't have anything else, then I guess it could stay.

For the legend, you didn't leave yourself any room to give the bonus number. If you use my idea of moving it to the bottom right, you could stack all six provinces vertically and have the bonus next to it, rather than have two columns of three. This might require shrinking the font a bit. Also, since all of the continents are "_______ province", you could title the Legend "Provinces" and then just list the first part ("Antaananarivo, Fianarantsoa, etc.)

Fonts: some of your territory names have different sized fonts. If you can't fit the larger size into certain territories, then make them all small. It's very distracting to have different sizes when they mean the same thing. In addition to that, I think the font you have for territory names right now is very bland. Is there anything more interesting that is still legible that you could use? San-serif is definitely the way to go for this map, though.

Nice work so far

[t-o-m]

yea the legend was done at last minute,
the reason why there is an empty space on the bottom left and no bonus numbers was because i was considering putting a mini-map there, but i dont think it will work for this kind of map (dont know why)
the title - sure it can change,
as i said ive not put much time into the terit text - havnt chenged it since the previous version, but that will definitely change - ill also try san-serif

Now, I'm not crazy about the pattern on the back of the title/legend, but if you don't have anything else, then I guess it could stay.

hmm - i picked that in a couple a mins, 'coz at the time i was thinking of a sort of animal theme, but i dont think ill go for that now,
there are highlands in madagascar running vertically down on the right, where the conts. boarder - do you think i should add that as an impassable?
and i like your idea of the "Provinces" - thats a good'en
lol - when i next have the PS up (otehr than 1.30AM in the morning) i will edit it
thanks for your suggestions,

[Unit_2]

T-o-m, mayeb ask either Gimil or Cairswk(or if you want to do it your self) to add some forest and make it more "Madagascar" themed.

[t-o-m]

T-o-m, mayeb ask either Gimil or Cairswk(or if you want to do it your self) to add some forest and make it more "Madagascar" themed.

yea ive been trying to put a theme in and add other things like that in, but i dont know how to do it -
and why only cairns or gimil?
and does anyone have a good way of doing mountains?

[t-o-m]

Here Version 3:

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ive done that province thing Z and it looks good i think, maybe theres a lil bit too much bevel on the "Madagascar" title??
ive added army circles, re-done the terit names - although its not san-serif (for some reason i dont have it on my photoshop!) but ive picked another font instead, i think the font sizes fit in fairly well, not too much 'squishyness', i havnt put the bonuses in, whered you think i should add them?
mini-map or...?
Tack i also made the entire country bigger - looks better thanks

[ZeakCytho]

I meant a sans-serif font, not necessarily the standard MS Sans-Serif. Sans-Serif fonts are ones without sticks and bars (serifs) at the corners/edges of letters. Compare Arial (sans-serif) to Times New Roman (serif) and you'll see what I mean. Serifs make the font look much more formal.

I like this font you've chosen, but the territory names look a bit blurry. Is the opacity on that layer turned down a bit? If not, I'm not sure what's causing the blurriness.

The font for the word "Provinces" should be changed to something less rigid.

I would reduce the bevel on the title.

The top left corner of the map (below the title and your signature) looks a bit sparse. I'm thinking you should add something like a compass rose (remember to rotate it the same amount that you rotated your image). This could be done in a Madagascaran (is that a word?) style. Or maybe scratch the compass rose and just put in a Madagascar-like image?

Still need to work on the impassables.

For bonuses, I think you can move each province name up a few pixels on its color splash and put the bonus right under it, on the color splash. You could also move the splashes a bit farther apart; you've got unused room near the bottom of the legend box.

[t-o-m]

thanks Z,
here the updated version
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Version 3.4:

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ive added the compass rose - i made it lol - i changed the title font of "Provinces", i moved the colours corospondance on the legend, and some other things, cant really remember what else - but i think i did most of what you suggested Z,
soon i will add mountains and trees/forests
EDIT:
oh yea i altered the glow on the terit names in an atempt to make it less blurey, i changed the type or glow it was, i cant remember exactly but i changed it to precise and turned the ocpacity up a lil bit

[lord voldemort]

gameplay wise you need some un-passables or something
that and it needs something else gameplay wise to appeal to me
its just a peice of land. small and stuff

[t-o-m]

yea immpassables are in the works, i am hoping to include some of their culture and trees and stuff aswel - when i get round to it

[jako]

nice going so far t-o-m. i would replace the compass with a Madagascar pic. a title compass just looks out of place considering the entire country is not at the correct angle anyways.

u mentioned where u were suppose to put the cont bonuses, for now dont worry about that as u still have to figure out impassables which will radically alter bonus and gameplay anyways, so why bother right now.

no comment from me, graphics-wise, dont really know any of that stuff, but have u thought about adding some gameplay features that will make the map not so linear. right now, if ur placed mostly to the south, there is no way for u to attack the north other than to go through the entire continent. so while ur thinking about impassables, try coming up with sea routes or ports that will connect the south to the north to enhance gameplay and not make it so dull.

keep up the great work, man.

[t-o-m]

cheers jako,
the immpassables are going to be along the right hand side-ish; here:
Description of where they will be:h
theres mountains along the right hand side of madagascar one terit in from the right, thats where they'll be
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im just waiting to get some mountains help
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the compass - dont really mind about that, although madagascar has been rotated like that