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Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:35 am
by cowshrptrn
i've been trying to figure out a good way to not have my dots dissapear into the background, i guess i'll hafta actaully put some effort in and make a bridge. I also was thinking of putting a border between woodhaven and cyprus hills which would cut down on the borders for queens

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:41 am
by Bad Speler
If you do that, I think this map would be great, and I would definately play it.

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:42 am
by P Gizzle
i'm gonna play this map no matter what!

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 12:39 pm
by cowshrptrn
I added a logo and a border between woodhaven and cyprus hills. Again, i want some feedback on the background; they both have their merits.

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Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:04 pm
by happysadfun
it looks like you're in an airplane looking at a floating city of nostalgic colours. lol. it's ok.

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:08 pm
by Bad Speler
The logo is good, except that the "Y" on New York is hard to see. The background, in my opinion, is good. Also Brooklyn is a bit to bright fo my eyes. I just noticed as I was typing this, but you should move the name Georgetown a bit to the left, as the n is on the background, and not very visible.

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:49 pm
by Ishiro
Just outline the "New York" with a black edge to offset it from the logo behind it.

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:23 pm
by cowshrptrn
ok, i've implemented a lot of your suggestions. I'm wondering whether i should ditch the texture in the background of the map key and just have black lettering with a colored highlight that goes with the continent...

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I'm still trying to work out a solution for Brooklyn being so bright, whenever i try to darken the yellow it gets a greenish tinge to it (i guess u'll hafta lower the brightness on your monitor for now...)

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:37 pm
by Bad Speler
Im not sure about the texture in the key. It looks better that way, but it makes Staten Island hard to read. Maybe you could make a compromise in the middle.

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:51 pm
by cowshrptrn
ok, i made a transparent-ey backing for each country, shodul i just recolor the entire texture one solid color instead?

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Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:12 pm
by Bad Speler
yes, you should, in my opinion

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:38 pm
by cowshrptrn
ok, this is it w/ a one-color background

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btw: i've switched to higher resolution jpegs, which makes some of the colors look a bit diff.

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:43 pm
by P Gizzle
i like it...a lot :D

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:43 pm
by Bad Speler
Now thats good. This map is very well done.

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:52 pm
by cowshrptrn
well, i'm probly gonna hafta hold off on a final forge until after i get back in 2 weeks or so :cry: i might have a web connection, but no photoshop.

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:54 pm
by slash1890
The key is still kind of hard to read...maybe you could put a black border on the words? If you don't have a tool for that or know how to do it, an easy trick is to copy the text, make it black, and make it's size slighly bigger. Then, simply put that behind the old text. Besides that, the map looks great in my opinion.

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:20 pm
by cowshrptrn
i can darken manhattan in the key if thats what ur referring to

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:21 pm
by P Gizzle
i can see them all, but Staten Is. is the hardest for me to read

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:26 pm
by cowshrptrn
ok, fixed the hard to read part, i can darken any other hard to read ones if need be, but manhattan's the only one i saw

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edit: i darkened staten island 2

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:29 pm
by P Gizzle
perfect! :D :D :D :D

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:50 pm
by Evil Pope
Its great.. the only thing that bothers me(and has bothered me for a while, but I didn't bring it up) is the bridge from Edgewater to Flushing.. Its not perfectly straight.. Its not really a problem, but i'm a freak, so minor things like that bother me..

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:05 pm
by cowshrptrn
don't worry pope, i got ur OCD covered

i'm gonna update a lot 2day b/c its my last day of updates so it'll be at least 2 weeks b4 i get this up. I might do a bit of the XML on vacation since i'm pretty sure all the gameplay issues have been resolved.

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image shack must hate me for uploading all those pics, lol

I looked at the classic map, and i realised i shodul probably make Bronx 5. I'll do it when i come back, so this post will remind me (hopefully)

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:08 pm
by spiesr
The background is bad...painfully bad...ow...

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:17 pm
by cowshrptrn
i've got one thats not quite so grainy on page 2, but it seems most ppl like the rough background, if you mean the logo looking a bit out of place, i was considering make it black and white. if more ppl agree w/ u then i will.

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:59 pm
by P Gizzle
i do think a black and white logo will make it better