Iberia [Quenched]

Marvaddin · Post by **Marvaddin** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:13 pm

Ok, just Madrid and Lisboa would be fine to me too

Although looks like people didnt like the idea too much

Qwert · Post by **Qwert** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:44 am

put army number circle in you map to se how look.

Bad Speler · Post by **Bad Speler** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:42 am

i will once i get enough votes in for the city bonuses

Lapo · Post by **Lapo** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 6:57 pm

There are still some wrong names:

Navarre is Navarra
Seville is Sevilla
Cárceres is Cáceres
and
Valenciana is Valencia

I really would like to play this map.
Good job.

btownmeggy · Post by **btownmeggy** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:13 pm

Just the other day I was saying that I wanted a map of Iberia--and here it is!

btownmeggy · Post by **btownmeggy** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:16 pm

Indeed, if you're going to have most of the territories listed under their non-anglicized names, Sevilla and Navarra need to be as well.

Also, I don't really like any of the textures (maybe they're too bold and too uniform) and the contrast between the bright oceans and the dark continents is quite unpleasant.

EDIT: Speaking of non-anglicized names, what about non-hispanicized names? Maybe Viscaya should be Bizkaia?

Bad Speler · Post by **Bad Speler** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 4:15 pm

I've resumed work on this map (dont worry arctic is still my priority, and for those who missed it i have put the picture with armies). Ive put a gradiant on the ocean, brightened it up, changed those anglicized names, added army shadows, changed the bridges, changed font, and removed important cities. I have also changed some of the moutains, check at the bottom of the mao. I didnt want to put more moutains in case they dont look right.

Sargentgeneral · Post by **Sargentgeneral** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:01 pm

The army shadows look awkward in some colors like the purple.

Ruben Cassar · Post by **Ruben Cassar** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:24 pm

Bad Speler wrote:I've resumed work on this map (dont worry arctic is still my priority, and for those who missed it i have put the picture with armies). Ive put a gradiant on the ocean, brightened it up, changed those anglicized names, added army shadows, changed the bridges, changed font, and removed important cities. I have also changed some of the moutains, check at the bottom of the mao. I didnt want to put more moutains in case they dont look right.

Okay I think these things need to be improved:

1. Fonts - not very legible
2. Army Shadows - they make the map ugly. Try some transparent ones.
3. Changes graphics for mountains and bridges, make them more realistic and try to give them a 3D effect.

Good luck!

johloh · Post by **johloh** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:27 pm

I would....

-add a stronger texture to the water (with a darker texture)
-dark fonts on a dark background are bad i think, either lighten the continents and keep the font, or give the font some sort of border or shadow to distinguish it.
-I would change the font from the 'cursive' type font to a more straight forward one, its kinda hard to read because its so small (has to be because of space)
-drop shadows on legend
-make the walls stand out more
-give the rivers some texture
-lighten your army circles

just some quick ideas... good look though

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:57 am

Go with like 75 transparency on the shadows.

Wisse · Post by **Wisse** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:21 am

i can't read the font (on the land) and could you make a sort of background to the legend my eayes hurt when i am trying to read it

Anarchist · Post by **Anarchist** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:31 am

Could You add Ibiza?

insertnamehere · Post by **insertnamehere** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:24 pm

its castelo branco , not castle branco .

spinwizard · Post by **spinwizard** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:46 pm

Woah i was in the middle of makeing a spain map! u got there 1st...good job but u have 2 add the islands to the left of valencea- ibiza!

Bad Speler · Post by **Bad Speler** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:08 pm

im not 100% sure but i think iberia refers to mailand spain and portugal, so I dont think i could add any islands. And i will fix the misspelled name.

Guiscard · Post by **Guiscard** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:27 pm

You're correct its just the peninsula itself.

Bad Speler · Post by **Bad Speler** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 4:21 pm

Ok, heres the next update; many graphical change. Testing new mountains at the bottom of the map, like last time. I've also merged coimbra and viseu in portugal, because it still looked crowded.

spinwizard · Post by **spinwizard** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 4:23 pm

i like the new mountains...u need better rivers

Bad Speler · Post by **Bad Speler** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:55 am

bump (I would like a few more comments before i get to work on the next version)

Guiscard · Post by **Guiscard** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:38 am

The mountains are OK but the other impassables probably need to be improved. Textures maybe need toning down a bit? Looking good though!

Lone.prophet · Post by **Lone.prophet** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:49 am

it looks very crowdy, and the river are somewhat ugly though the mountains are very nice

Guiscard · Post by **Guiscard** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:57 am

I think its the overbearing texture which makes it seem crowded.

Bad Speler · Post by **Bad Speler** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:44 pm

I've toned down the land textures a bit, replaced all the mountains and trying out new gradiant rivers. The new large mountains also made portugal look even more crowded, so I merged Castelo Branco and Guarda, and reduced the bonus to 4.

Wisse · Post by **Wisse** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:17 pm

already thought about a bonus for having whole portugal or whole spain?