France [Quenched]

onbekende · Post by **onbekende** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 2:04 am

indeed, an other background would be better

and maybe change the 4-point border of Nord-Ardennes-Some-Pais de Calais, to prevent people from not knowing how the borders are

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:38 pm

I am currently needing more votes on teh background issue.

qeee1 · Post by **qeee1** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 2:24 pm

Hmm, a long time since I've looked at this. The rivers are nice. The mountains are kinda ugly though. The legend is ok, but combined with the background looks kinda plain.

I'd recommend getting a new background. Also there are little black bits sticking out from the edge of the corners on the map.

happysadfun · Post by **happysadfun** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 4:40 pm

The background is OK. I don't mind it and don't hate it.

elmago79 · Post by **elmago79** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 6:55 pm

I would prefer a more traditional background. Spain, the sea, that sort of things. I think you should drop the shadows from the key. Anyway, I'm new here, so I hope I'm not saying anything improper.

OnlyAmbrose · Post by **OnlyAmbrose** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 7:06 pm

Just as a spelling correction-

it's "Pas-de-Calais", not "Pais de Calais".

happysadfun · Post by **happysadfun** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 7:13 pm

OnlyAmbrose wrote:Just as a spelling correction-

it's "Pas-de-Calais", not "Pais de Calais".

It depends what language you are speaking.

zim · Post by **zim** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 7:44 pm

Just my 2 cents:

I like the french flag background it adds to the map without making it less clear as other backgrounds sometimes do.

I think the legend would be clearer if you bolded the text and/or punched it up a point size or two.

Regards,

Zim

zarvinny · Post by **zarvinny** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 8:24 pm

should make the large continents smaller bonuses, so when people finally get them, people will be willing to let them hold it.

happysadfun · Post by **happysadfun** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 9:58 pm

I agree with the new guy, make a more traditional bg. but use the french flag for either ocean or land outside france.

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:19 am

happysadfun wrote:
OnlyAmbrose wrote:Just as a spelling correction-

it's "Pas-de-Calais", not "Pais de Calais".

It depends what language you are speaking.

It was a french site they got the names off so I'm quite sure the second is french.

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:20 am

zim wrote:Just my 2 cents:

I like the french flag background it adds to the map without making it less clear as other backgrounds sometimes do.

I think the legend would be clearer if you bolded the text and/or punched it up a point size or two.

Regards,

Zim

thx and I agree, when my comp is fixed this will be addressed.

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:21 am

happysadfun wrote:I agree with the new guy, make a more traditional bg. but use the french flag for either ocean or land outside france.

thats illogical it would look hideous.. I think it looks fine as it stands really.

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:22 am

happysadfun wrote:I agree with the new guy, make a more traditional bg. but use the french flag for either ocean or land outside france.

thats illogical it would look hideous.. I think it looks fine as it stands really.

zarvinny wrote:should make the large continents smaller bonuses, so when people finally get them, people will be willing to let them hold it.

I disagree.. the harder to hold continent the more it shoudl be worht.

AK_iceman · Post by **AK_iceman** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:41 am

Nice quad post.

Way to get those numbers up. :wink:

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:54 am

AK_iceman wrote:Nice quad post.

Way to get those numbers up.

Well, it was alot easier to multi post then get the ting like I did with those last 2...

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 7:59 pm

Well one problem.. the harddrive on my last comp crashed and I lost the psd file....

ga7 · Post by **ga7** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 12:18 pm

Hope you'll be able to recover the file, it's a cool project

Well in any case if you can keep going and want to stay with the authentic feel, here's the french names that had mistakes:

Territories:
Loire Atlantique
Haute Vienne
Pyrenees
Alpes
Lozere
Bas Rhin
Haut Rhin
Pas de Calais
Somme

Continents: Well, depends if you want to keep the english versions but the french ones have a nicer ring to it IMO :
Bretagne
Pyrenees
Bourgogne
Alpes
Picardie

Plus I think Vienne should really be named Poitou (Vienne is a small part of it, and my home region

) and Paris renamed Ile de France (or Paris Ile de France if you want to keep Paris but kinda long) for the same reasons.

(Didn't bother to read the whole thread, when a bunch of anglo-saxons gather and talk about france, lethal hilarity for the locals may ensue

)

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:21 pm

ga7 wrote:Hope you\'ll be able to recover the file, it\'s a cool project
Well in any case if you can keep going and want to stay with the authentic feel, here\'s the french names that had mistakes:

Territories:
Loire Atlantique
Haute Vienne
Pyrenees
Alpes
Lozere
Bas Rhin
Haut Rhin
Pas de Calais
Somme

Continents: Well, depends if you want to keep the english versions but the french ones have a nicer ring to it IMO :
Bretagne
Pyrenees
Bourgogne
Alpes
Picardie

Plus I think Vienne should really be named Poitou (Vienne is a small part of it, and my home region ) and Paris renamed Ile de France (or Paris Ile de France if you want to keep Paris but kinda long) for the same reasons.

(Didn\'t bother to read the whole thread, when a bunch of anglo-saxons gather and talk about france, lethal hilarity for the locals may ensue )

thx.. and as for the continents i\'m keeping the english names. .but I will fix the county names.

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 2:50 am

Changed the background tried to make recoveries after loosing the psd.

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:16 am

here's one without army shadows, and with a same texture for all land and ocean, voice opinion on which you prefer

gavin_sidhu · Post by **gavin_sidhu** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:42 am

Definitely the first one, this is ugly. I dont like the texture of the background or the rivers or mountains. Also river next to Eure should connect to the ocean better,.

Lupo · Post by **Lupo** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:59 am

gavin_sidhu wrote:Definitely the first one, this is ugly. I dont like the texture of the background or the rivers or mountains. Also river next to Eure should connect to the ocean better,.

i agree with gavin about the rivers: MAKE BRIDGE CROSSING THE RIVERS IF YOU NEED CONTINENTAL CONNECTIONS!

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:09 am

Lupo wrote:
gavin_sidhu wrote:Definitely the first one, this is ugly. I dont like the texture of the background or the rivers or mountains. Also river next to Eure should connect to the ocean better,.

i agree with gavin about the rivers: MAKE BRIDGE CROSSING THE RIVERS IF YOU NEED CONTINENTAL CONNECTIONS!

Thats not what he is saying.. the rivers are to their maximum potential. .what he is saying is there is a black line ending the river right before the ocean and he's sure it goes into the ocean which is true.

Lupo · Post by **Lupo** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:15 am

you right, I misterunderstood what gavin said about the rivers...

anyway, why do not connect the central river to the ocean?

I mean, you could use bridge to connect territories that you like to border...

this was my suggestion