[Abandoned] - Treasure Map

[bryguy]

anybody (maybe those of you who don't like this map) have comments that could halp me????

sorry ive been kinda busy, and I dont know when Ill be able to do some good commenting


Some things tho:

1) Like the new parchment Only thing is that in the upper left corner it doesnt blend that well. Maybe try a slight gaussian blur there?
2) Some borders are really rough
3) Seems to me the only change in the mountains is in the color, and it doesnt look that good


all i have to say right now, sorry i dont have time to say more

[the.killing.44]

Just some quick thoughts:

• There are some things that really contrast the parchment/treasure map-feel/look of the map:
  (a) The legend. You've got the whole translucent-white-modernlike-organized look that goes against the rest of it.
  (b) The arrows. Just, really, they're too standard. Same goes to the lines at the end of the dotted lines.
  (c) The mountains. Not as much as the others, but I don't really like them anyway. I would suggest just drawing them or just one and making that into a brush.
• Really, get rid of the caps on the named map. I would really love to see how it looks with normal text, even if you just IM it to me .
• I don't really like how "Dead End" and "Button" are vertical while all the others are horizontal. Space will be made much easier without the caps, and even right now I can easily see "Dead End" being fit on two lines.
• To be honest, I would get a different font. One that's even more sloppy-yet-neat handwriting — try http://www.dafont.com or http://www.1001freefonts.com
• For the key, try making the colors under the names a bit sloppier.

I love the parchment and the skull things!

.44

P.S. that was just graphical stuff for now, gameplay will be looked at later

[LED ZEPPELINER]

Just some quick thoughts:

• There are some things that really contrast the parchment/treasure map-feel/look of the map:
  (a) The legend. You've got the whole translucent-white-modernlike-organized look that goes against the rest of it.
  (b) The arrows. Just, really, they're too standard. Same goes to the lines at the end of the dotted lines.
  (c) The mountains. Not as much as the others, but I don't really like them anyway. I would suggest just drawing them or just one and making that into a brush.
• Really, get rid of the caps on the named map. I would really love to see how it looks with normal text, even if you just IM it to me .
• I don't really like how "Dead End" and "Button" are vertical while all the others are horizontal. Space will be made much easier without the caps, and even right now I can easily see "Dead End" being fit on two lines.
• To be honest, I would get a different font. One that's even more sloppy-yet-neat handwriting — try http://www.dafont.com or http://www.1001freefonts.com
• For the key, try making the colors under the names a bit sloppier.

I love the parchment and the skull things!

.44

P.S. that was just graphical stuff for now, gameplay will be looked at later

Thank you verry much mr. 44 i am looking for a new font as i am writing, but it may take me a little while to find a good one. What would you advise me to do for the legend at the bottom? I will again redo the mountains, i saw yours on korean penninsula (maybe you could give me some pointers). THE CAPS WILL BE GONE, and i'll work on everything else

[captainwalrus]

I'm not a big fan of the arrows for the sea connections and the mountains seem out of place. Also, it is much easier to eliminate all other opoenents than to hold x for a turn. Perhaps you could not make the island killer nuturals but instead have a negitive bonus of -3.


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[LED ZEPPELINER]

I'm not a big fan of the arrows for the sea connections and the mountains seem out of place. Also, it is much easier to eliminate all other opoenents than to hold x for a turn. Perhaps you could not make the island killer nuturals but instead have a negitive bonus of -3.


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ok will try

edit-
be prepared for a new draft soonish, i have found a new font, i will fix the mountains, and adress the arrows

[LED ZEPPELINER]

srry

[sailorseal]

Dude there is such thing as edit post. There is no need to post two messages in a row. Can you turn down the intensity of the burn look?

[LED ZEPPELINER]

Can you turn down the intensity of the burn look?

will do

oh and i was tinking about making x start with 3 a long with all of the other territories on grendelia, but X gains a neutral each round?

[wcaclimbing]

I voted for letters/numbers, but I'd really prefer if they had names. Just short names. not all the long territory names you have now.

[LED ZEPPELINER]

I voted for letters/numbers, but I'd really prefer if they had names. Just short names. not all the long territory names you have now.

that makes sense, but i if it was because of the amount of room the names take up, the newer font saves a lot of room...



anybody have any ideas on what i should do for the one way borders?????

[sailorseal]

Could you decrease the intensity of that effect?

[LED ZEPPELINER]

http://www.conquerclub.com/player.php?mode=browse
Why has none noticed how much this map looks like Archipelago? We do not need the same map with two different names just because one is a zoomed in version of the right side of Archipelago.

ok i don't see that at all, r u just saying that because they both have islands because the islands i used are not even the islands in archipelago

[the.killing.44]

http://www.conquerclub.com/player.php?mode=browse
Why has none noticed how much this map looks like Archipelago? We do not need the same map with two different names just because one is a zoomed in version of the right side of Archipelago.

ok i don't see that at all, r u just saying that because they both have islands because the islands i used are not even the islands in archipelago

Don't worry it's just because he's bitter. It's not the same at all because he has an objective, boats, different layout, different graphics, different theme, etc.

.44

[sailorseal]

Why does no one else seem to think it makes the edges of the map hard to read

[LED ZEPPELINER]

But pretty much the same...

you already said that,



and anybody got help for mountains?????

[LED ZEPPELINER]

Treasure Map
current version:
v14.5 (font sample)

changes:
font
one way borders

[sailorseal]

I like the killer neutrals idea.

[LED ZEPPELINER]

what about, all territs on grend. start with 3 including x, and x gains +1 neutral every round, and the others are still killer neutrals. that way you cant just have 1 on x, or you wont get it. (does that make sense)? but after graphics are done, we can develope from the current gameplay

[sailorseal]

I say only gern increases 1 every other turn

[LED ZEPPELINER]

I say only gern increases 1 every other turn

huh.......i was saying X

[sailorseal]

Srry I meant only X increases

[LED ZEPPELINER]

ok so it seems that names have won the poll, and all future updates i will make with names, thank you to everybody who voted
v14 with names
8
40%
v14 with letters/numbers
5
25%
this map has no future
1
5%
i don't like this map
6
30%
Total votes : 20


I also still need ideas for mountains/help with mountains

[LED ZEPPELINER]

again, i am having problems with my poll, so pic whichever option you want and it just has everything copied 2 times, and if a "mod" sees this, it would be much appreciated if you could delete it

[sailorseal]

I think there is a problem with your poll

[the.killing.44]

Polls don't work right in the Foundry, PM Benn to get it removed.

.44