yet to be named map

lord twiggy1 · Post by **lord twiggy1** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:06 pm

So heres my idea of a map. I have the continents outlined. i was wondering two things though.

1. Does it look good. Both borders and overall looks.
2. The second thing i was wondering was if i could PM ar email this to someone along with a map with no borders on it so they could take the borders I already had on it and put a color overlay on the clean document so that you can still see the forests and mountains and other terrain features.

Heres the map

NOTE: the summer isles can be blue

Thanks

lord twiggy1 · Post by **lord twiggy1** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:14 pm

i need feedback

neoni · Post by **neoni** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:16 pm

the text looks really squashed. is this based on anything or just made up?

KEYOGI · Post by **KEYOGI** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:17 pm

Where'd you get the original image from?

lord twiggy1 · Post by **lord twiggy1** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:19 pm

its a program called campeign cartogrpher

lord twiggy1 · Post by **lord twiggy1** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:19 pm

neoni wrote:the text looks really squashed. is this based on anything or just made up?

Just made up

lord twiggy1 · Post by **lord twiggy1** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:40 pm

i still need info on what i should do with it and i still need someone to send it to if you dont know why see the first post

Guiscard · Post by **Guiscard** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:45 pm

Made up maps are never gonna be that popular. Not brilliant I'm afriad. Why don;t you have a hack at one of the ones from the ideas thread?

adam3b58 · Post by **adam3b58** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:50 pm

i don't think it looks all that bad; and i don't understand why made up maps are so frowned upon.

i'd suggest connecting Rathikun and Orog to make that part of the map more dynamic.

Summer Isles could be really powerful if you make them a hub and connect them to Ralda and Sypius Plains, perhaps even Coruneon as well.

Anyway, those are my initial thoughts, i say go with it

edit: i forgot to add that i really like the style, with the visible trees and everything

AndyDufresne · Post by **AndyDufresne** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:58 pm

'Single Person' made up maps won't be so popular, because there is no history, or real life thing to attach to. I might as well go play world domination of that Dugcarr1 Body map.

--Andy

RjBeals · Post by **RjBeals** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:03 pm

Guiscard wrote:Made up maps are never gonna be that popular...

Unless you're me. I don't care if they are made up or not. I don't associate much with these maps when playing them. Just who owns what continent, and how I can stop them.

adam3b58 · Post by **adam3b58** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:10 pm

AndyDufresne wrote:'Single Person' made up maps won't be so popular, because there is no history, or real life thing to attach to. I might as well go play world domination of that Dugcarr1 Body map.

--Andy

i humbly disagree, when i'm playing the USA map, im not thinking, "Oh gee, this is the route Lewis and Clark took!!" or in the Space map "Oh hey, i was born on that one!"

intertexuality is irrelevant. what matters are playability and visual appeal (probably a few other factors, but my initial argument still stands)

johloh · Post by **johloh** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:12 pm

Oh gee, this is the route Lewis and Clark took!!" or in the Space map "Oh hey, i was born on that one!"

haha, that cracked me up. im going to make an effort to think that the next time I play the US map...

lord twiggy1 · Post by **lord twiggy1** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:39 pm

i'd suggest connecting Rathikun and Orog to make that part of the map more dynamic.

you mean by a sea route

lord twiggy1 · Post by **lord twiggy1** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:42 pm

of course its not done yet and i still need to add countries but i really need to send it to someone to make a color overlay

lord twiggy1 · Post by **lord twiggy1** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:02 am

i also need a name. any ideas?

lord twiggy1 · Post by **lord twiggy1** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:34 am

heres the new map with the suggestions by adam

perchorin · Post by **perchorin** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:13 am

It looks a little like North America after the ice caps have melt...maybe you could call it that? But I do like the fact that you gave Steve Nash his own country...it's about time!

Ruben Cassar · Post by **Ruben Cassar** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:15 am

Hmm this one has got potential. Much work still needs to be done but it has potential. Most people don't care if a map is made up or not, it's how good it plays that matters. Anway I prefer something tangible like this to crossword or Circus Maximus that I never play (and I am fixated with the Romans and have actually been to the Circus Maximus!).

Now for a name. I don't know...Esmeralda?

lord twiggy1 · Post by **lord twiggy1** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:15 am

ya esmerald sounds like a good name

adam3b58 · Post by **adam3b58** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 1:47 pm

lord twiggy1 wrote:
i'd suggest connecting Rathikun and Orog to make that part of the map more dynamic.

you mean by a sea route

either via sea route, or change the borders. that's the good part about creating your own map, you can change the borders without a world war

lord twiggy1 · Post by **lord twiggy1** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:52 pm

lord twiggy1 · Post by **lord twiggy1** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:24 pm

Thank you for all your contributions so far. but i still need more. ill upload a map with the countries in the continents once i get home from pre-school to see my mommy, in about a half hour. i still need need someon to email this to

2. The second thing i was wondering was if i could PM ar email this to someone along with a map with no borders on it so they could take the borders I already had on it and put a color overlay on the clean document so that you can still see the forests and mountains and other terrain features.

so i need that asap

lord twiggy1 · Post by **lord twiggy1** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:59 pm

and heres the new map

tell me what you think of it now. any suggestions about borders?

Teya · Post by **Teya** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:14 pm

How many territories does this have? It looks like you probably need to double it.
I dont think Esmeralda works. Im sure you could find something way better and more fitting to the map. Something that isnt a disney character is a start.

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