[Official] Classic Revamp [Quenched]

by **ustus** on Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:38 am

roizeau wrote:The flags on the new classic map are AWESOME! makes the map look better than all the other maps on here... a true classic map from the 30's or 40's I love it. A Real Classic Map. ..and the city scape design rocks!

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I think you're looking at the original post version. The cityscape and the flags have been removed. The flags may be a temporary removal (and, no offense to anyone who likes them or was involved with them, but i dearly hope they're gone for good, they looked slightly tacky and very unnecessarily busy to me). The cityscape has been replaced by the jets (which i prefer by far, but again that's just my opinion...).

by **Mr_Adams** on Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:36 pm

ustus wrote: This would mark the map as the site symbol and i think that's what you guys want out of classic, right? but still, the jets are cooler....

How about The CC symbol on one jet, and the other jet falling out of the air(with the hasbro emblem perhaps?)?

by **isaiah40** on Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:39 pm

Mr_Adams wrote:
ustus wrote: This would mark the map as the site symbol and i think that's what you guys want out of classic, right? but still, the jets are cooler....

How about The CC symbol on one jet, and the other jet falling out of the air(with the hasbro emblem perhaps?)?

For some very strange reason, I don't think Hasbro would like that too much, as funny as it is :lol:

by **MyTurnToWin** on Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:43 pm

Or, on the falling jet you could put: Flying is RISKy business.

by **Mr_Adams** on Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:48 pm

you could make it resemble hasbro's emblem, but be so shot up that it wouldn't matter

by **sully800** on Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:40 pm

we won't be using any logos from any companies on this map, though the idea is comical. At the moment I'm working on an animated globe, I'm not sure how well I can do it but I will give it my best!

by **MrBenn** on Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:44 pm

Perhaps make the jets a little smaller?

Keep the comments coming ;-)

by **RjBeals** on Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:13 pm

i'm against the animated globe. Who want's to have that spinning constantly while you're trying to focus on a map and your next move. It takes about 2 seconds to looks at a legend and bonuses. I say keep the plain bonus text.

Edit... and you will sacrifice quality when moving to the gif.

by **WidowMakers** on Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:04 pm

RjBeals wrote:i'm against the animated globe. Who want's to have that spinning constantly while you're trying to focus on a map and your next move. It takes about 2 seconds to looks at a legend and bonuses. I say keep the plain bonus text.

Edit... and you will sacrifice quality when moving to the gif.

Animated globe is out.

I like the globes that were there before.
But if those don't work, stick with what you have now.
Maybe design the legend to reflect the old classic map feel.

by **stahrgazer** on Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:17 pm

I see ppl debating between the global and the listed legend.

How about a listed legend that contains a tiny representation of the continent before the number, and the name?

I also like the earlier-stated idea of listing "African Cities" "Australian Cities" etc. for the distance.

However, I still do not believe this map should REPLACE C-Shapes; and since others prefer Arts, I'd say keep all three. But if one has to go, it should be the one that isn't the preferred teaching tool.

Someone said it screws up medals. Other than an every-CC-map medal, I can't see how keeping all three would screw up medals. "Opponents defeated" medals are based on number of opponents defeated, fairly independent of which maps...aren't they?

by **sully800** on Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:02 pm

RjBeals wrote:i'm against the animated globe. Who want's to have that spinning constantly while you're trying to focus on a map and your next move. It takes about 2 seconds to looks at a legend and bonuses. I say keep the plain bonus text.

Edit... and you will sacrifice quality when moving to the gif.

I really just wanted to play around with the animation abilities since I have never done anything like creating a gif before. I think I made a pretty sweet image, but I agree it would probably be distracting having animation on the map.

Just the same I would like to show you all my product, but I can't figure out how to make it into a gif. The tutorial I read said to click "Save for web and devices" but that option is grayed out for me. Right now I just have the animation in photoshop itself.

I like the idea of "African Cities" and such, but those labels won't fit in the legend with it's current placement. I could reduce the font size, but I don't want to sacrifice legibility. Perhaps a note at the top of the legend to the effect of "Bonuses are awarded for groups of cities in these regions"? Not that wordy of course...

by **colton24** on Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:12 pm

Been awhile since I popped in. Well I do say I'm glad the shapes will be gone, too boring. Anyways I love the jets streaking towards the name Classic. Quench it now!

by **RjBeals** on Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:18 am

sully800 wrote:
RjBeals wrote:... but I can't figure out how to make it into a gif. The tutorial I read said to click "Save for web and devices" but that option is grayed out for me.

Check image settings so it's in RGB mode and 8 Bits/Channel. It should work?

by **sully800** on Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:38 am

RjBeals wrote:
sully800 wrote:
RjBeals wrote:... but I can't figure out how to make it into a gif. The tutorial I read said to click "Save for web and devices" but that option is grayed out for me.

Check image settings so it's in RGB mode and 8 Bits/Channel. It should work?

I thought it might be a color setting issue, because I didn't touch that. The .mov file I made looks really sweet, but of course reducing it to an 8bit gif will make it look much less professional. I'll try to upload again tonight when I have my laptop. Moral of the story though - making animations is much easier than I thought!

by **sensfan** on Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:59 pm

Where's toronto? Where's seoul??

by **RedBaron0** on Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:02 pm

Canada and South Korea, respectively.

by **sully800** on Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:03 pm

Check it out! Pretty high quality, though I'm sure that means the file size is ridiculous or something

I wish it were a bit smoother (it's currently 38 separate images) and there is a bit of a jump as Australia leaves the map, which is the point the loop repeats. IF there is a groundswell of enthusiasm for such an image, I will put more work into smoothing it out (more pictures, bigger files, more hours nudging and warping and pasting!) But of course, I don't want to do that work until I know if people like it, and the distraction concerns are outweighed by coolness concerns. If not, and distraction is still an issue, I am more than willing to scrap the animation.

by **The Neon Peon** on Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:05 pm

That looks amazing.

by **the.killing.44** on Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:06 pm

That is really really hot. Maybe if you slow it down (a lot) it would minimize the distraction level and you could use it.

by **RjBeals** on Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:09 pm

Sure that looks cool - but not for a legend in a cc map. Please do not put any more effort into this. Animated gif's are so 1990's. Leave them for space invaders and pac man. It is giving me a headache as i even leave this comment.

by **Evil DIMwit** on Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:28 pm

Well, if it's a minute's work I wouldn't mind seeing what this would look like embedded into the actual map, but that's honestly more curiosity than anything else. I agree that the animation would be more distracting than neat. If you want to put them both in the corner, you could easily put one circle in front of the other; the Western Hemisphere has a lot of ocean that doesn't need showing.

by **Robinette** on Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:38 pm

Gimmie a D

Gimmie an I

Gimmie an S

Gimmie a T

Gimmie an R

Gimmie an A

oh heck... i think you know where this is going...

by **brian fletcher** on Sat Oct 17, 2009 3:08 am

gimmie a C

100% don't want to see that (nice as it is) in my peripheral vision.
Are we any nearer to finding out if we can keep shapes? Even if its just for the Society of Cooks classrooms.