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Postby Kaplowitz on Mon Aug 27, 2007 2:36 pm

Darker, but make the text white/
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Postby boberz on Mon Aug 27, 2007 2:50 pm

just legend text normal text wil be difficult to read in white

it may be better to have the flag straight ratheer than it looking like it is flying
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Postby edbeard on Mon Aug 27, 2007 3:58 pm

you didn't really 'fix' that line. you just made it thinner. If I'm the only one who has a problem with it, then just leave it be I guess. I just think it looks really silly there and nothing is lost without it.

As for the water, I liked the old colour better. Can you try out a different colour for the southwest land instead?
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Postby Lone.prophet on Tue Aug 28, 2007 4:01 am

that can only i liked the colors of the conts kinda like the flag :)
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Postby Lone.prophet on Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:23 pm

ok another version

* line belgium/germany is now different
* sea has other color
* zeeland isnt the same as the sea color anymore

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Postby boberz on Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:25 am

the unplayable countries stil have different colours i personally dont like it
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Postby Lone.prophet on Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:10 pm

its just a small difference
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Postby edbeard on Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:25 pm

this is good. Only two things I would personally change.

1. Decrease the size of the shadow for the title. I just think slightly smaller would go a long way. But, just an opinion.

2. Remove the line at the bottom. To me it just looks weird. It's the only one on the whole map and you don't lose anything if you remove it (also I don't think it adds anything). But, again just an opinion.
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Postby KEYOGI on Wed Aug 29, 2007 5:33 pm

I actually really like this new fresh look, good work LP. As usual, I have a few suggestions though. :wink:

The colours of Wadden Eilanden and Noord Nederland are probably a bit too similar to each other. I really like the new colour scheme, it works wonders. But perhaps a bit more purple and less magenta for Wadden Eilanden would help.

Perhaps consider reducing the size of the font for the territory labels. It's really squeezing you for room in some territories. Also, are you sure those army circles are big enough, they look a little on the small side.

I think the numbers in the legend are a little hard to read. It looks like you have an inner shadow on the number itself, so perhaps just play around with settings, but I really have to struggle to read the bonus values for Holland and Midden Nederland.

Those are the most obvious issues for me. You could perhaps add the black line along the river, but that's up to you. Also, maybe the use of faint textures around the map could give the whole thing a nice finish.

Again, I really like the updated map. Keep up the good work.
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Postby Coleman on Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:41 pm

I hate this, but I recognize I'm in the minority, so beyond pointing out that I hate it I won't disrupt the progression of this map.

I much preferred the old version. I'll get over it though.
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Postby AndyDufresne on Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:49 pm

I'm somewhere in the middle. I don't hate the new version, but the map feels a little stale right now...but perhaps that's just because I was use to looking at the older one.


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Postby Wisse on Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:34 am

wow, this looks good, well done lone.p!


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Postby Lone.prophet on Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:26 am

Changes
+ little texture
+ better readeble numbers legend (i hope)
+ changed wadden eilande color > more purple
+ bigger army circels

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Postby gimil on Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:01 am

The texture need to be stronger in every terr except the red continent. I'm also not a big fan of the texture you used in the dead area. To intrusive. It needs to be something subtle and consistent. Its to distracting at the moment.
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Postby boberz on Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:24 am

Lone.prophet wrote:its just a small difference


if it was deliberate then it is an opinion and feel free to keep it but if it was accidental i would prefer it to be changed but i dont want to make any more of an issue of it so this is the last i will say
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Postby Lone.prophet on Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:39 am

Ok some texture changes and the dead land now has even closer colors

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Postby gimil on Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:42 am

The textures are better. But the map just doesn't stand out. IT needs a kick to get it going. Right now its still flat and boaring
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Postby lalaland on Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:45 am

the army circles 'pop' to the front on this map, but everything else is too 2D. Maybe you could add shading or something along the coast so the edges of the map 'pop' as well.
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Postby Lone.prophet on Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:49 am

when the map was 3d it wasnt good now you all change mind ?
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Postby gimil on Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:57 am

Dont twist words, not cool. Just because people didn't like doesn't mean all aspect of the old version should be lost.

The textres are now fine. We didnt say 3D we said we wanted the map to have a bit more of a kick.
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Postby Lone.prophet on Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:29 pm

maybe it wasnt towards you?
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Postby gimil on Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:46 pm

i never said it was but people are here to help get your map quenched so show a little more respect.
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Postby Lone.prophet on Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:32 pm

maybe not every thing is meant as bad as you think
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Postby KEYOGI on Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:40 pm

I like the subtle textures, they work really well. Maybe doing something with the dead space will give the map that "kick" people are requesting. I'm not sure what exactly, but I wouldn't want to see the look of the rest of the map interfered with.
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Postby Wisse on Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:47 am

nice textures, the only thing about them, i can't see any textures in midden nederland, only in twente
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