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Re: FRANCE 18TH century - maps v04 p1 - comments may08 p2
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Thu May 08, 2008 11:03 pmby ZeakCytho
For this version, I basically agree with what Ruben said. Sorry I don't have much more to add to this than that
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This is definitely a map I'd like to play, though.
Re: FRANCE 18TH century - maps v04 p1 - comments may08 p2
Posted:
Fri May 09, 2008 8:29 amby bryguy
Looking good!
I especially like the gray to white now, better than blue to white
And since you added the mini-map and the thing about paris, i dont have to learn french!
btw since u changed the ocean, u might want to change the river
Re: FRANCE 18TH century - maps v05 p1 - comments may09 p2
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Fri May 09, 2008 12:07 pmby pamoa
Why should the sea be blue?
I think in gray it enhance the colors inside the map and do give a more ancient map feeling
Re: FRANCE 18TH century - maps v05 p1 - comments may09 p2
Posted:
Fri May 09, 2008 7:55 pmby Unit_2
i like the very first one better.
Re: FRANCE 18TH century - VOTE NOW - v06 p1 - may10 p2
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Sat May 10, 2008 3:25 pmby Kaplowitz
In this update, i like the way France looks better, but i like the old BG and key better than the new one.
Re: FRANCE 18TH century - VOTE NOW - v06 p1 - may10 p2
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Sat May 10, 2008 5:41 pmby bryguy
personally, v.3 is my favorite.
Re: FRANCE 18TH century - VOTE NOW - v06 p1 - may10 p2
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Sat May 10, 2008 5:55 pmby Ruben Cassar
The sea looked better in version 1.
Apart from that the comments I made in the previous posts are still valid.
Re: FRANCE 18TH century - VOTE NOW - v06 p1 - may10 p2
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Sun May 11, 2008 8:03 pmby gimil
Sorry to sound like a negative old fart hte first time I come in here but could you do me a few favours please:
1. Use [bigimg] tags instead of [img] ones?
2. Only have the image on your latest draft in post 1 and have the rest of them as normal text links please?
This would make my life ever so easier and I could happily look over your map
Cheers bud.
Re: FRANCE 18TH century - VOTE NOW - v06 p1 - may10 p2
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Mon May 12, 2008 3:05 amby pamoa
gimil: Use [bigimg] tags instead of [img] ones?
- Done
gimil: Only have the image on your latest draft in post 1 and have the rest of them as normal text links please?
- I do not understand, is it not like that now? Can you explain more clearly?
Re: FRANCE 18TH century v06 may10 - VOTE NOW
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Mon May 12, 2008 8:34 amby bryguy
I think gimil means like this:
Current Version:
[BigImg][/BigImg]
Previous Versions:
[url=Link to previous version goes here]Version Number goes here [clicky][/url]
[url=Link to previous version goes here]Version Number goes here [clicky][/url]
[url=Link to previous version goes here]Version Number goes here [clicky][/url]
Re: FRANCE 18TH century v06 may10 - VOTE NOW
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Wed May 14, 2008 7:02 amby zimmah
way too colorfull for an 18th century map, make it more brownish, a bit like
viewtopic.php?f=64&t=38601&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
Re: FRANCE 18TH century v06 may10 - VOTE NOW
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Wed May 14, 2008 2:59 pmby TaCktiX
Actually, I like the white palette with color outlines. It seems like one of those maps you'd find in a book about the French Revolution ("here's the state of France prior to the beheading of Louis XVI"). [opinion]Unlike France today, 18th century France was badass, with ridiculous capital spending, social uprisings, and the guillotine toward the end of the century.[/opinion]
One problem your map is going to run into: right now it's the Large size, and you've got some small territories. I would suggest cutting the left part of the map down and turning the map you have right now into the Small map, leaving you with tons of space in the large. You'll have to drop a little bit of England and Spain out for that, and move some of the text on the left side closer to shore, but it won't look cramped. You may also need to drop the doodads over there (though the ship and compass are a nice touch).
Also to help with that: the border is nice, but it's taking up 20 pixels or so on each side, 40 pixels that could go to better use on the focus of the map. Dropping the border won't kill the olden look and will grant you some more space to get within that 600px limit for small.
Re: FRANCE 18TH century v06 may10 - VOTE NOW
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Wed May 14, 2008 3:11 pmby ZeakCytho
I agree with what Zimmah said, to an extent. I'd make the whole map slightly tan, but certainly not as brown as The New World. I'd keep the playable territories an off-white color.
What if you made the ocean parchment-like instead of white, and had the gradient from the land out be small and a more concentrated brown color? You could do cool stuff with the edges of the image, like curled-up edges, wrinkles, etc. to make it look older.
Re: FRANCE 18TH century v06 may10 - VOTE NOW
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Wed May 14, 2008 3:18 pmby mibi
You can bet it wasn't brownish in the 18th century.
Re: FRANCE 18TH century v06 may10 - VOTE NOW
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Wed May 14, 2008 5:18 pmby pamoa
Thanks guys for helping I'll work on it in a few day. I just wait the poll end so to choose which way to go and then work on "size problem" maybe starting with small map now it's 600 high and 800 wide!
Re: FRANCE 18TH century v06 may10 - VOTE NOW
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Wed May 14, 2008 5:25 pmby Ruben Cassar
pamoa wrote:Thanks guys for helping I'll work on it in a few day. I just wait the poll end so to choose which way to go and then work on "size problem" maybe starting with small map!
The sea was much better in the first version but no one knows that because there is only a link to the image and basically no one cares to click on it or even realises it's there. You should have made the first image visible as well since it is an option on the poll. Not doing that makes this poll stilted.
Re: FRANCE 18TH century v06 may10 - VOTE NOW
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Thu May 15, 2008 7:37 amby gimil
[Adv. Idea]
I like the idea of this but we need some more discussion to happen before we release you to the fods
Re: FRANCE 18TH century v06 may10 - VOTE NOW
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Thu May 15, 2008 8:37 amby pamoa
gimil wrote:[Adv. Idea]
I like the idea of this but we need some more discussion to happen before we release you to the fods
Thanks, now tell me I really want to see this project going forward and an "expert" point of view is more than wanted
Re: FRANCE 18TH century v06 may10 - VOTE NOW
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Thu May 15, 2008 4:50 pmby Ruben Cassar
pamoa wrote:gimil wrote:[Adv. Idea]
I like the idea of this but we need some more discussion to happen before we release you to the fods
Thanks, now tell me I really want to see this project going forward and an "expert" point of view is more than wanted
First step is to not ignore my posts.
Re: FRANCE 18TH century v06 may10 - VOTE NOW
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Fri May 16, 2008 3:13 amby pamoa
My dear Ruben,
I did read all your comments and I think I get the a clear idea of what you think about the sea.
You PREFER version 1 as you said in your 6 comments, ok i take note of it.
But I made a poll on this purpose to see if other people like more the gray sea by example!
And to my point of view I really tried to respond to each of your suggestions, sorry if sometimes, and they are a very few, I do not agree with you!
I hope you will appriciate to recive this personnal answer and wish you a nice day!
Re: FRANCE 18TH century v06 may10 - VOTE NOW
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Fri May 16, 2008 3:45 amby Ruben Cassar
Ruben Cassar wrote:pamoa wrote:Thanks guys for helping I'll work on it in a few day. I just wait the poll end so to choose which way to go and then work on "size problem" maybe starting with small map!
The sea was much better in the first version but no one knows that because there is only a link to the image and basically no one cares to click on it or even realises it's there. You should have made the first image visible as well since it is an option on the poll. Not doing that makes this poll stilted.
Re: FRANCE 18th century v06 may10 - VOTE NOW
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Sat May 17, 2008 8:47 amby pamoa
Here are the poll results:
v06=1
v06 with minimap=6
v05=2
v05 with legend=2
other=1
My conclusions are there is a clear preference for blue sea (i'll do like v01 for ruben eyes only) and minimap is better.
Thanks for voting, new version next days.
Re: FRANCE 18th century v06 may10 - VOTE NOW
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Sat May 17, 2008 10:01 amby Ruben Cassar
pamoa wrote:My conclusions are there is a clear preference for blue sea (i'll do like v01 for ruben eyes only) and minimap is better.
Wow. I feel honoured. However I think you have to ask gimil to close the poll for you.
Re: FRANCE 18th century v07 may19
Posted:
Mon May 19, 2008 8:38 pmby gimil
Good luck in the real world.
Re: FRANCE 18th century v07 may19
Posted:
Tue May 20, 2008 5:20 amby pamoa
gimil wrote:Good luck in the real world.
Thanks i'll try to survive
