Conquer Club

hadati wrote:use the exel tool in map making tools for bonuses

no that only gives ideas - it isnt very accurate and gives bad readings sometimes,
i would prefer to make some up and get critisism from people,
ill do that now

Ok, bonuses added - thats it
Version 4.6:

Cool map!

-I dont like the forest near Melaky, the green circles are noticeably just green circles.
-The army circles are a little pixely. Maybe you could have a more unique one anyway...like a lemur head or something.
-The colors are a little too similar, and it may be hard to tell which is which....
-IMO the mts look...slimy...if no one else cares, i wouldnt worry about that.
-Maybe some recognizable Madagascar images in the bg?
-All of the bigger bonuses are on the bottom of the map, but that may not be bad. Im just pointing that out.

Just some points, take em or leave em

I think you should make a mini map to portray the bonuses.

Kaplowitz wrote:Cool map!

thanks

Kaplowitz wrote:-I dont like the forest near Melaky, the green circles are noticeably just green circles.

i totally agree - its a bit on its own and doesnt fit in...

Kaplowitz wrote:-The army circles are a little pixely. Maybe you could have a more unique one anyway...like a lemur head or something.

interesting idea - i might try that

Kaplowitz wrote:-The colors are a little too similar, and it may be hard to tell which is which....

i dont really see any similarities in the colours! - apart from the beigey colur and the brown - mainly on the legend/key

Kaplowitz wrote:-IMO the mts look...slimy...if no one else cares, i wouldnt worry about that.

mmm - its just a line with 0% hardness with bevel on it - thats all so its nothing special lol - i might try and make some better ones but not in the next update

Kaplowitz wrote:-Maybe some recognizable Madagascar images in the bg?

maybe i dont know - thats not a big deal for the mo - i will try that in a later version

Kaplowitz wrote:-All of the bigger bonuses are on the bottom of the map, but that may not be bad. Im just pointing that out.

hmm...is that a big problem?
if the big bonuses were at the bottom and there were some small ones next to it, if they held the big one they could easily take the small ones and win quicker - so i dont see that as a problem

Kaplowitz wrote:Just some points, take em or leave em

take 'emm cheers

Ruben Cassar wrote:I think you should make a mini map to portray the bonuses.

umm...i dont know why but i dont wanna do that is there enough room?
maybe if a few other want it i will add it
thanks for the suggestuions

The minimap would be instead of the legend box, so yes, you'd have room. I think a minimap would probably look better.

I still think the ocean and both kind of impassables need work.

You overcorrected the rotation on the N and S in the legend. E is properly rotated, but needs to be moved a pixel or two down to bring it in line with the compass point.

ZeakCytho wrote:You overcorrected the rotation on the N and S in the legend. E is properly rotated, but needs to be moved a pixel or two down to bring it in line with the compass point.

yes about the E
the S seems a bit wonkey - but the N - well i have bad eye sight so i dont know what to do with that - wanna tell me which way it need turning?

ZeakCytho wrote:I still think the ocean and both kind of impassables need work.

yup - the mountains more than the trees though
how would you do the mountains?

ZeakCytho wrote:The minimap would be instead of the legend box, so yes, you'd have room. I think a minimap would probably look better.

ok ill try it, but i still need the vont names - where would they go?
and the mini-map in a box or floating? (if in a box - a different box to the one i have now)

ok, ive got 4 versions here:
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Version 5A:

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Version 5B:

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Version 5C:

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Version 5C1:

haha the lemur heads - thanks Kap
i like Version 5C1 best - what do you think?
p.s i will blend the pic in more on the next update

I like 5C the best, but the ocean definitely needs more blending.

for the mountains (those are mountains, right?), could you make them more rough like real mountains. right now its just a constant line and its not really working for me...

I like the newest army circles you used. You should keep them.

wcaclimbing wrote:for the mountains (those are mountains, right?),

you cheecky lil...**** lol

wcaclimbing wrote:could you make them more rough like real mountains. right now its just a constant line and its not really working for me...

ok - sorry i dont really know how to do them - 1st time ive done them - perhaps you could tell me how?

wcaclimbing wrote:I like the newest army circles you used. You should keep them.

gdgd thanks
(thanks Kap)

Actually, I'm starting to wonder if you need army circles at all. Could you throw up some 88s quickly? I think the colors are plain enough that you could get away without them.

Also, you're missing a circle on Itasy

YESSSSS
SOMEONE POINTED IT OUT!
lol i saw that before but i didnt say anything - i was waiting for someone!
you win!
lol
theres not really enough room, whatchya think i should do? move the terit name?
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i kinda have to go soon - i gotta be up early, but are there any places that you can download them?
can you send/post me a link?
or is it arial something?
i really dont know -i havnt done '88's before you see!
so howd ya do em and ill do it...
dont you think this should be stickied?

t-o-m wrote:

wcaclimbing wrote:could you make them more rough like real mountains. right now its just a constant line and its not really working for me...

ok - sorry i dont really know how to do them - 1st time ive done them - perhaps you could tell me how?

I really don't know how to do mountains because I've never tried to make them.
Since your trees are kinda cartoon-y, maybe you could do the same for the mountains, kinda like the mountains used on the Germany map.
Or go for more traditional mountains like those on the Great Lakes map.

Cartoon ones look to be a bunch of copy-paste.
If you are good with drawing things by hand in photoshop, you might want to try the realistic ones on Great Lakes. Because they look pretty good.

Just put something instead of the solid brown lines.

ew those germany ones are disgusting (the non-revamp one)
they might suit this map???
and great lakes look good
i will play around
88's - you know anything about them?

t-o-m wrote:ew those germany ones are disgusting (the non-revamp one)
they might suit this map???
and great lakes look good
i will play around
88's - you know anything about them?

I don't know the font used for it, so I kinda went the long way around to get 8s for Oasis.

I browsed around my games until I found one that had an 8 in it. then I took that image (screenshot) and erased everything else around it. then I copy/paste the 8 on the board where it belongs.

ok nvm i guesed lol

i just used Arial and 5pt - just fits in nicely - i seem to remember somewhere something like it just has to be readable i think

the numbers aren't quite the right shape, but it works well enough.
Looks good to me.

wcaclimbing wrote:the numbers aren't quite the right shape, but it works well enough.
Looks good to me.

i know what you mean - dont you think this should be idea passed or at least stickied!??
maybe not idea passed just yet - but its better than some of the other things in the main foundry

Yeah, the army circles on v5C1 should work fine.

Edit:

t-o-m wrote:dont you think this should be idea passed or at least stickied!??
maybe not idea passed just yet - but its better than some of the other things in the main foundry

Patience is a virtue

ZeakCytho wrote:Patience is a virtue

and also something that i dont have much of

[adv. idea]

gimil wrote:[adv. idea]

yay thanks

Congratulations Tom!

cheers Zeak - right im off 2 bed now - ill be going to bed happy lol
hehe