Route 66 [Quenched]

[gimil]

Copyright: this was a quick and dirty sample of what I could do to make it look like a stack of mail... I'll have to research what I can legally get away with.

44.'s crop doesn't seem to show anything incriminating and still looks good.

[targetman377]

i think this map has come around and i look forward to playing it. great job i think its perfect

[oaktown]

Click image to enlarge.

Alright, since the first "mail pile" version was greeted warmly I've done some work on it.

• The background images are now my own - the bottom layer is a fabricated Science Fiction magazine (borrowing the look from the 1940s-50s Science Fiction Quarterly) featuring a bit of gimil's Mars at the bottom and one of my spaceships. National Geographic was fun because, well, we make maps here, but the copyright hassle isn't worth it.
• The circles have been restored to 24 pixels in width.
• I restored the little doodles to their earlier quality.
• More corners of the postcard run off the image.

Seeing the territory titles at an angle while the army counts are horizontal will take some getting used to.

[the.killing.44]

Hmm … I like the idea, and I think putting the date on there is a 110% great idea, but the blue and red seems a bit harsh on the eyes, as firstly they're just brash colors (and the combination moreso), but also it seems a bit much really because it takes one's attention off the map itself and onto the magazine.

.44

[a.sub]

hmmmmm
just a thought inspired by the mars snippet there
why not put it on top of piles of other maps?
*cough* CC Bank *cough* *cough*

[cairnswk]

Mmm. oaktown, i like the map part, but i'm not a big fan of the background. For me, it stands out too much and draw my eyes away from the map itself. something less intense perhaps?

[oaktown]

agreed... the national geographic mag worked because it was subtle.

consider it a work in progress.

[targetman377]

agreed... the national geographic mag worked because it was subtle.

consider it a work in progress.

i like the national geographics one two is there really a copyright violation if you do it that way if there is not i think that it would be better the old way.

[DJ Teflon]

Gameplay

Sorry - yes, in my previous post I was suggesting the non-route 66 regions start with 2 neutrals (as opposed to a bonus).

Your earlier post oak, clears up how the starts would work - it all looks fine to me, and pretty unique gameplay-wise.

You've done a great job of bringing the Route 66 theme back alive again.

[a.sub]

hmmmmm
just a thought inspired by the mars snippet there
why not put it on top of piles of other maps?
*cough* CC Bank *cough* *cough*

i still stand by this
except i think u shd use more common maps, ie USA, World 2.1, AOR1, Feudal,

[oaktown]

hmmmmm
just a thought inspired by the mars snippet there
why not put it on top of piles of other maps?
*cough* CC Bank *cough* *cough*

i still stand by this
except i think u shd use more common maps, ie USA, World 2.1, AOR1, Feudal,

I don't see why a postcard in somebody's house in 1952 would be sitting on top of an Age of Realm map made in 2007.

Anyway, the idea is to come up with artwork that I create and therefore can use without obtaining permission. I didn't make any of the maps you mention above. If I want to rip off somebody else's work I'd just go with the national geographic magazine.

[RedBaron0]

I wasn't sure which side of the postcard it was, but it makes sense to not have the postmark then.

If you're going for the 1950's theme instead of mail, how about a diner? Put a table under the postcard, a cup of coffee, and a menu. Considering the nature of Rt. 66 any diner or drive-in along the route would offer a selection of postcards to advertise to travelers and would fit into the theme quite nicely.

[whitestazn88]

I wasn't sure which side of the postcard it was, but it makes sense to not have the postmark then.

If you're going for the 1950's theme instead of mail, how about a diner? Put a table under the postcard, a cup of coffee, and a menu. Considering the nature of Rt. 66 any diner or drive-in along the route would offer a selection of postcards to advertise to travelers and would fit into the theme quite nicely.

pretty good idea if i've ever heard one myself

[lostatlimbo]

If you're going for the 1950's theme instead of mail, how about a diner? Put a table under the postcard, a cup of coffee, and a menu. Considering the nature of Rt. 66 any diner or drive-in along the route would offer a selection of postcards to advertise to travelers and would fit into the theme quite nicely.

I second this emotion. I can see the cheap, plasticky red & white checkerboard table cloth already.

[targetman377]

If you're going for the 1950's theme instead of mail, how about a diner? Put a table under the postcard, a cup of coffee, and a menu. Considering the nature of Rt. 66 any diner or drive-in along the route would offer a selection of postcards to advertise to travelers and would fit into the theme quite nicely.

I second this emotion. I can see the cheap, plasticky red & white checkerboard table cloth already.

i thrid this idea its great and really does stick to the them your trying to get at