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Posted: **Sun Dec 12, 2010 3:37 pm**

Done, to be honest i prefer it without the glow.
Look into the spoiler for the test.

Current Version (1.5)

Click image to enlarge.

show: glow vers1.6

Posted: **Sun Dec 12, 2010 3:40 pm**

1.6 is sooooo much better. I think you should color the signs like "Yana" and "Ykele" too, to make them stand out more.

Posted: **Sun Dec 12, 2010 4:00 pm**

I like 1.5 better. The map already has so many colours in it, adding the colourful glows is just too much...

Posted: **Sun Dec 12, 2010 5:58 pm**

Click image to enlarge.

I have to redraw a couple of connections on the small version (tower F- tower E and Shacks C- Gate F) but on the whole, considering that i was really tight with space, i'm happy with it.
The xml will be done asap

Posted: **Sun Dec 12, 2010 8:53 pm**

One more thing... could you swap the shades of grass you have inside the cities and outside?

I mean, now you have darker grass inside the cities and lighter grass outside them, when I think it might look better the other way around. You already made the forests dark, which is good, but I think it would help the cities to stand out even better if you made the cities to have the lightest shade of green on the map.

Give it a try at least...

(and realistically it would also make more sense for cities to have lighter grass - much more people trampling on it there

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Posted: **Sun Dec 12, 2010 8:57 pm**

Can you at least make the city banners colored as they are in the legend? I still like 1.6 waaaayy better.

Posted: **Sun Dec 12, 2010 10:26 pm**

I also like 1.6 better. I still think that it is unclear that the gates are part of the city bonus, but the glow make it unambiguous.

Posted: **Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:03 am**

natty_dread wrote:could you swap the shades of grass you have inside the cities and outside?

Victor Sullivan wrote:Can you at least make the city banners colored as they are in the legend? I still like 1.6 waaaayy better.

No thanks, as said i'm not going to make other changes to the graphics (if not just a couple of touch ups i need to do and smalls corrections, if needed, during the Beta, etc etc), to be honest ask for other changes on the map as it is now is just change for the sake of a changes imo.
So without a valid reason i won't touch the graphics anymore.

carlpgoodrich wrote:I also like 1.6 better. I still think that it is unclear that the gates are part of the city bonus, but the glow make it unambiguous.

vers. 1.6 , as natty said, give too much color to the map, i posted it just to show to VS that i tried

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And again, as said, gates are part of the cities, just read the legend.

Btw, the xml is ready, i need only to center some coords but i'll post it today.

Posted: **Mon Dec 13, 2010 9:05 am**

Sorry, didn't see the legend was changed :oops:

Posted: **Mon Dec 13, 2010 9:05 am**

So without a valid reason i won't touch the graphics anymore.

I thought I gave a pretty valid reason... Your call, but I think the map would really benefit from it - it's a small change, but small things can make a big difference sometimes.

Posted: **Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:12 am**

natty_dread wrote:
So without a valid reason i won't touch the graphics anymore.

I thought I gave a pretty valid reason... Your call, but I think the map would really benefit from it - it's a small change, but small things can make a big difference sometimes.

And obviously i tried, but i prefer it as it is now, that's all. O:)

Posted: **Mon Dec 13, 2010 12:38 pm**

Ok, fair enough

let's get this thing in beta then!

Posted: **Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:28 pm**

Link to large image: http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/3/21/2373685/competition/MiddleAges.L.png
Link to small image: http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/3/21/2373685/competition/MiddleAges.S.png
XML: http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/3/21/2373685/competition/MiddleAges.xml

Posted: **Tue Dec 14, 2010 2:51 am**

A very very nice map. Didn't read the whole topic, just dropping by to say I really like it. Reminds me a bit of those arcade-games from the early nineties. How did you made the graphics?

I just find the legend a bit strange. I think it's not readable in the small version. Also, why is that brown background? It's looking way too massive. Can't you work with the blue sky-background? Try getting the glow around the names more sharp, less blurry, so they fit in better with the rest of the map-style. Also the heavy brown lines from the text and border is too heavy. Can't you use another color that fits better with the rest, like a dark blue or green.
the town-names looks a bit stange in those pale colors, not sure if they really work this way.
Minor comment, I think your medieval town-names don't really sound like medieval town-names, although Aery sounds fine. check out some british little village names, thinks style like stradford-upon-avon (love that one

)

but great job, will follow this one

Posted: **Tue Dec 14, 2010 6:25 am**

DubWarrior wrote:How did you made the graphics?

Photoshop, a tablet and lot of patience

DubWarrior wrote:I just find the legend a bit strange. I think it's not readable in the small version.

The text? No space to make the text larger

DubWarrior wrote:Also, why is that brown background? It's looking way too massive. Can't you work with the blue sky-background? Try getting the glow around the names more sharp, less blurry, so they fit in better with the rest of the map-style. Also the heavy brown lines from the text and border is too heavy. Can't you use another color that fits better with the rest, like a dark blue or green.

Your monitor settings?

DubWarrior wrote:the town-names looks a bit stange in those pale colors, not sure if they really work this way.
Minor comment, I think your medieval town-names don't really sound like medieval town-names, although Aery sounds fine. check out some british little village names

The names were "chosen" using a fantasy names generator, i prefer not to have real names on the map, but feel free to suggest new names if you want.

Thank you for your suggestions
Nobodies

Posted: **Tue Dec 14, 2010 2:28 pm**

DubWarrior wrote:I just find the legend a bit strange. I think it's not readable in the small version.

I worked a bit on the legend to make text easier to read.

Link to large image: http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/3/21/2373685/competition/MiddleAges.L.png
Link to small image: http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/3/21/2373685/competition/MiddleAges.S.png
XML: http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/3/21/2373685/competition/MiddleAges.xml

Fixes: Legend text and a connection hidden by text on the small version.

btw

Forza AZ wrote:Subject: [Official] Map XML checks

thenobodies80 wrote:Map name: Middle Ages
Link to thread: http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=132339
Link to large image: http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/3/21/2373685/competition/MiddleAges.L.png
Link to small image: http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/3/21/2373685/competition/MiddleAges.S.png
XML: http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/3/21/2373685/competition/MiddleAges.xml

Thanks

XML is OK.

Posted: **Mon Dec 20, 2010 3:23 pm**

Damn, looks really sweet! Can't wait to test this out

Posted: **Mon Dec 20, 2010 3:37 pm**

Commander9 wrote:Damn, looks really sweet! Can't wait to test this out

Me too!

--Andy

Posted: **Sat Dec 25, 2010 2:33 pm**

Commander9 wrote:Damn, looks really sweet! Can't wait to test this out

Yeah, when's this thing getting into Beta? I'm very much looking forward to playing it too. The Christmas map was a fun surprise for the Advent calender, but this will be the first real Losing Conditions map and I'm very much looking forward to playing it

I'm hoping we can get a Christmas or Boxing Day gift from the site, and if not, then hopefully before the New Year.

Posted: **Sat Dec 25, 2010 5:55 pm**

Be patient

There is still a detail that i need to discuss with MrBenn....but in these days we were both busy with our families to celebrate X-mas festivities. We'll try to give you this one asap.

Posted: **Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:55 pm**

Hot shit, my friend. Those trees remind me of your ridiculous effort on your old Austro-Hungarian map. Really beautiful stuff.

Posted: **Sat Jan 08, 2011 2:38 pm**

Any news about this?

Posted: **Sat Jan 08, 2011 4:29 pm**

Commander9 wrote:Any news about this?

I'm also still patiently awaiting throwing my 'Horray! Middle Ages is in Beta!' party

Posted: **Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:11 pm**

-=- Tanarri -=- wrote:
Commander9 wrote:Any news about this?

I'm also still patiently awaiting throwing my 'Horray! Middle Ages is in Beta!' party

**Sully gets his special bottle of sparkling grape juice from the basement refrigerator in anticipation**

Posted: **Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:56 pm**

cool map. sweet style. i approve.

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