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MrBenn wrote:I like this map - there's something 'kitsch' about it
MrBenn wrote:1. It took me while to figure out that they must be territories on the MAX lines? That really isn't too obvious - especially as none of them are named!
MrBenn wrote:2. There are a lot of 'busy' looking maps in the works right now, and this is one of them. The green park symbols vary in shape and size, and I'm not sure whether that is supposed to be a park in Old Town? It took me a long time to find Forest Park as it doesn;t have one of the green squares on it
MrBenn wrote:3. Once I found it, I realised that Forest Park is essential for any of the park bonuses, which makes that terirtory more valuable than anywhere else - particularly as it also has a bicycle on it.... I'd be inclined to move some of the symbols around so that each square has only one symbol...
MrBenn wrote:5. What does OMSI stand for? What are the different Universities?
psilotum wrote:Perhaps making Forest Park the equivalent of 2 regular park territories (and removing the requirement of holding it to obtain a bonus) would lessen the importance of that one territory?
I actually modeled the MAX lines similar to how they were done on the NYC map. The primary difference being that each of those stops is contained within a single territory, whereas mine straddle two or more. I think my only other option is to give them each a number?
MrBenn wrote:2. There are a lot of 'busy' looking maps in the works right now, and this is one of them. The green park symbols vary in shape and size, and I'm not sure whether that is supposed to be a park in Old Town? It took me a long time to find Forest Park as it doesn;t have one of the green squares on it
Yes - that is a park in Old Town. I was hoping the coloration would tie it in with the other parks.
Re: Forest Park - The previous version of the map did have a green square in it, but another poster said that it was more confusing that way. The idea is that the territory of Forest Park is a park (it actually takes up that much space on a real map too!). I'll keep brainstorming this one until I find a happy medium.
MrBenn wrote:3. Once I found it, I realised that Forest Park is essential for any of the park bonuses, which makes that terirtory more valuable than anywhere else - particularly as it also has a bicycle on it.... I'd be inclined to move some of the symbols around so that each square has only one symbol...
There are a few other maps that have similar gameplay (where one territory makes several others valuable) - for example the "Warden" in Prison Riot or the "Throne" in Siege, the "Leader" in Drug War. However - I am not opposed to changing this. I'll give it some more thought.
MrBenn wrote:Anyway, you're heading in the right direction - before things move up a gear, it would be nice to see wider support for this from the community at large
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MrBenn wrote:having the lines attached to two territories will make naming them harder - the way that NYC clarifies them is by using the 'Station' prefix in the XML, something that is harder to achieve here
MrBenn wrote:the examples you gave make much better strategic use of the 'special' territory in terms of placement and/or accessibility... I'm still uncertain here
... we just cant miss Rose Garden and PGE Park.
It is not a secret that Portland's another famous nickname is Bridgetown. Indeed, there are plenty of them here and wow they are really marvelous. I really love them. I can stare and stare and stare.
....it would be great, just to see them marked different on the map and a legend with their names. But, please, consider using Bridges as alternative to MAX's stops if you would face difficulties when working on Bonus system for the metro line.
3. Colors. They are good and i like them. Anyhow, i think you should make a bigger difference between North and Southeast. Even though they dont have mutual borders. Southeast should be "pinker".
And then Northeast. Don't you think it should be real Orange instead of Dark Orange.
I mean, i would understand that kind of color in Seattle or another city or town( take Astoria for example ) where it often rains.
...it would be great, just to see them marked different on the map and a legend with their names. But, please, consider using Bridges as alternative to MAX's stops if you would face difficulties when working on Bonus system for the metro line. Bridges.
lostatlimbo wrote: Made SE pinker
lostatlimbo wrote:I'd love to make a map that extols all of the Rose City's many virtues, but cannot alienate other players around the world who are more interested in a fun, usable map than details about our bridge system or our arenas. I guess they will just have to come visit the city to really enjoy & understand the Bridgetown nickname.
MrBenn wrote:Welcome to the Foundry Proper... Onwards and Upwards!
the.killing.44 wrote:You got a 4-way border @ Irvington-Alameda. Gotta fix that up
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