Settlers [New Poll] [need some graphics help.]

by **natty dread** on Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:03 am

Mr_Adams wrote:I have it in photoshop. I should be able to compress the file, then paste and expand on a larger page, right?

No.

You can shrink from large to small without losing quality, but if you enlarge from small to large, you'll get artifacts and blurry images.

So start with the large image.

by **DJENRE** on Mon Mar 28, 2011 1:15 pm

Strange design!
Let's see how it goes. I'll keep looking.

by **Mr_Adams** on Mon Mar 28, 2011 1:16 pm

natty_dread wrote:
Mr_Adams wrote:I have it in photoshop. I should be able to compress the file, then paste and expand on a larger page, right?

No.

You can shrink from large to small without losing quality, but if you enlarge from small to large, you'll get artifacts and blurry images.

So start with the large image.

Alright, I'll start it over on the large map.

by **Mr_Adams** on Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:44 am

Ok, starting on the large version, this has the new graphics for the bricks/clay and the farms/grain. (I have to get the game out and see what they call it so that I know what NOT to call it.

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Also, all suggestions for the other tiles are appreciated.

Note that I rotated the image 30º to eliminate wasted spaces.

by **Mr_Adams** on Sat Apr 02, 2011 11:16 am

I don't quite know what to do for the other tiles. :/

I need ideas for how to represent the following:
Forest/woods/lumber
Rock/marble/quarry
Sheep/livestock/pasture

Some idea to convey one of each of the above would be much appreciated. thanks.

by **spartan318** on Sat Apr 02, 2011 4:32 pm

I am a big fan of settlers of catan and I would probably play this map but if you want no copyright issues IO suggest you keep the town called towns and if you wanna be extra sure rename the roads traderoutes. Its pretty nice to know though that someone outside the mapmakers is putting work into a hopefully upcoming map.

by **spartan318** on Sat Apr 02, 2011 4:45 pm

oh sorry I just read some of the other pages so did Mayfair say yes to using Catan terms?

by **Mr_Adams** on Sat Apr 02, 2011 6:12 pm

No response.

by **DJENRE** on Sat Apr 02, 2011 6:28 pm

Mr_Adams wrote:I don't quite know what to do for the other tiles. :/

I need ideas for how to represent the following:
Forest/woods/lumber
Rock/marble/quarry
Sheep/livestock/pasture

Some idea to convey one of each of the above would be much appreciated. thanks.

HI, I have no time for it right now but remind me about it in two days and I'll give a look

What is the program you use?

by **Mr_Adams** on Sat Apr 02, 2011 6:37 pm

Photoshop.

by **shieldgenerator7** on Wed Apr 27, 2011 2:39 pm

looks good. I would want to play this when you finish it. But the graphics stink so far- to put it bluntly. The word timber is hard to see, and the forest symbol is obscure- maybe making it a top view of a forest? The city symbol looks like a balloon, upgrade it.
it is also unclear how you attack the roads for bonuses
otherwise it's coming along great from my perspective. keep up the good work

by **Mr_Adams** on Wed Apr 27, 2011 3:13 pm

shieldgenerator7 wrote:looks good. I would want to play this when you finish it. But the graphics stink so far- to put it bluntly. The word timber is hard to see, and the forest symbol is obscure- maybe making it a top view of a forest? The city symbol looks like a balloon, upgrade it.
it is also unclear how you attack the roads for bonuses
otherwise it's coming along great from my perspective. keep up the good work

Haven't had time to work on this lately. Been trying to scrape up money for college. Painfully slow with the legislation passed by this idiot in the oval office. :/

Anyways, I know the graphics need some serious work. The roads aren't territories, only indicators for how the bonuses are connected.

by **AndyDufresne** on Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:42 am

When I first saw this, I was hoping it was a Map about Westward Expansion on the USA "Frontier."

--Andy

by **Victor Sullivan** on Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:12 pm

AndyDufresne wrote:When I first saw this, I was hoping it was a Map about Westward Expansion on the USA "Frontier."

--Andy

I guess our monkey isn't too board game savvy!

Though Westward Expansion could make a fantastic map...

On topic, are you planning to continue this project, Mr_Adams?

-Sully

by **Mr_Adams** on Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:22 pm

Victor Sullivan wrote:
AndyDufresne wrote:When I first saw this, I was hoping it was a Map about Westward Expansion on the USA "Frontier."

--Andy

I guess our monkey isn't too board game savvy!

Though Westward Expansion could make a fantastic map...

On topic, are you planning to continue this project, Mr_Adams?

-Sully

Ya, I just need another month or so to get finances in order for school and I can give this some attention again.

by **MrBenn** on Sun Jun 26, 2011 4:48 pm

[Moved]

It would appear that development of this map has stalled. If the mapmaker wants to continue with the map, then one of the Foundry Moderators will be able to help put the thread back into the Foundry system, after an update has been made. ;-)