[Abandoned] - Ancient Japan

[Unit_2]

ok, i know its not at the edge of the map but that because the legand and the name arn't on it yet.

[Unit_2]

Ok guys, how is this?(if you still don't like it i got a new back ground below this one)



here is the other one.(W/O blur)



Here it is with blur.



I know theres some spots in the ones with teh blurs but i didn't see then when i did it.

[RjBeals]

Unit 2, seriously, what do you think - would you play a map with that over-powering background image? It's just too much. This isn't an art gallery.

[Unit_2]

ok, are any of these better?

[edbeard]

what's wrong with having it just be a normal ocean like all sorts of other maps with water in them?

[Unit_2]

Thats what i want(ed) to do all along but i can't find a style

[a-person1192]

i like the ancient scroll and the orange square arch thing.

[oaktown]

maybe you should focus on the playable area of the map... everything else - like text color - is just eye candy and is not as important as content.

[Unit_2]

I already got that, i just need to get the eye-candy down and its good to go.

[RjBeals]

Oh really? Can you post again the most recent map without the background effect?

[Unit_2]

I need the eye-candy before i can put the terrt names in.

[lanyards]

Instead of a picture of something in the background, why don't you have the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean. Then put South Korea and Russia on there for the dead zone. Your borders are a bit sloppy, and you need to put on the territory names also.

--lanyards

[t.e.c]

work on the map first, eye candy later.

[lord voldemort]

agreed.... unit, gameplay, terr and bonus names need to be done first.

give us a rough map of those, it doesnt need to be pretty, then u can do the pretty stuff latz

[Unit_2]

I already did that, its all realy, i just need eye-candy.

Also good suggestion landyard.

Bad said he will help me when Iberia is done, so i guess its on hold till then.

[Skittles!]

Alright, this is how I see it.

The continent colours are burning my eyes. Please change them.
The country borders look fragile and as if they'll break if I put more than 10 armies on it.
The backgrounds are stupid, don't do them. It just takes away what you need to do, and that's focus on the map.
You need to have army shadows.
A legend. Just show the most previous map without all the high-top backgrounds so we remember what everything is.

[Unit_2]

Ok guys, i see that you all think a water background is the way to go, so do you guys like any of these?

This one:


Or



Or

[cena-rules]

B


C pisses me off

[Unit_2]

sorry guys, didn't see that it blured, i'll see if i can fix it.

[gimil]

non of them,

either:

A you have compression problems

or

B your not effectivly using your layers in your software.

[Unit_2]

B, i'm not useing layers, i can't with this background.

[gimil]

B, i'm not useing layers, i can't with this background.

unfortunatly if your not using layers properly there is little chance of this map making it any further.

[Qwert]

If you can not use better program for making map,then i must sugested to you to give up,sorry for these bad opinion.

[Blitzaholic]

B, i'm not useing layers, i can't with this background.

unfortunatly if your not using layers properly there is little chance of this map making it any further.

why?

[AndyDufresne]

By using layers, you can essentially change and improve your map on the fly...in parts. By not, you may have to start all over, or from a previously saved image. Basically no layers = Incredibly difficult production.


--Andy