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- theBastard
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Re: Baltic Crusades - everything?
uf, natty you save my money, I must not throw my monitor 
- Industrial Helix
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Re: Baltic Crusades - everything?
Ok, let's sticky this one and see what happens.
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Re: Baltic Crusades - everything?
My only issue is the font, while pretty and period perfect, it's difficult to read. In this case, function must trump form. The font needs to be readable!


- Victor Sullivan
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Re: Baltic Crusades - everything?
RedBaron0 wrote:My only issue is the font, while pretty and period perfect, it's difficult to read. In this case, function must trump form. The font needs to be readable!
Ah, yes. I second the motion.
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- natty dread
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Re: Baltic Crusades - everything?
You can keep the current font for the title, this way you can retain some authentic flavor for the map, while improving readability of the other texts.

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Re: Baltic Crusades - everything?
Something like this? It's a gotic font but much more readable.
[bigimg]http://h1.ripway.com/thenobodies80/balticv2.jpg[/bigimg]
[bigimg]http://h1.ripway.com/thenobodies80/balticv2.jpg[/bigimg]
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Re: Baltic Crusades - everything?
Looks fine on the large version. Would be nice to see the small.
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Re: Baltic Crusades - everything?
Gimme some minutes 
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Re: Baltic Crusades - everything?
How many is "some"??? I might die before then!!
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Re: Baltic Crusades - everything?
Which is better?
[spoiler=FONT A][bigimg]http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/3/21/2373685/balticcrusades/Baltic_Crusades.L.png[/bigimg]
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[spoiler=FONT B][bigimg]http://h1.ripway.com/thenobodies80/balticv2.jpg[/bigimg]
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[spoiler=FONT A][bigimg]http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/3/21/2373685/balticcrusades/Baltic_Crusades.L.png[/bigimg]
[/spoiler][spoiler=FONT B][bigimg]http://h1.ripway.com/thenobodies80/balticv2.jpg[/bigimg]
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Re: Baltic Crusades - everything?
big thanks, nobodies. you did great work on map.
yours new font are a little modern, but I agree much more redable. so we could go with "B" font.
it is clear for everybody that bonus +1 w. Visby connected with any Hanseatic city, means that Visby can be connected with another Hanseatic city by ship?
nobodies, in legend there is Pomeralia, Pomerelia is correct.
yours new font are a little modern, but I agree much more redable. so we could go with "B" font.
it is clear for everybody that bonus +1 w. Visby connected with any Hanseatic city, means that Visby can be connected with another Hanseatic city by ship?
nobodies, in legend there is Pomeralia, Pomerelia is correct.
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Re: Baltic Crusades - everything?
theBastard wrote:nobodies, in legend there is Pomeralia, Pomerelia is correct.
oops..I forgot to change it also in the legend.
Re: Baltic Crusades - new font
Font B most certainly!
- Industrial Helix
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Re: Baltic Crusades - new font
Font B is nice... it could use a soft light brown glow to it though.
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Re: Baltic Crusades - new font
Industrial Helix wrote:Font B is nice... it could use a soft light brown glow to it though.
I agree with Helix
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Re: Baltic Crusades - new font
Ok then, lets settle on a font and get this one moving.
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Re: Baltic Crusades - new font
We decided to go with font B, theBastard should have already updated the first post with the final images
- Industrial Helix
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Re: Baltic Crusades - new font
Glad to hear it and doubly glad to see this one off to the Forge.


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Re: Baltic Crusades - new font
Okay, then, I will do a final (hah!) check on my XML and post it ASAP.
- theBastard
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Re: Baltic Crusades - new font
uf, how can I missed this?!
thanks guys
thanks guys
Re: Baltic Crusades - new font
I have been slammed at work for a week, so I am barely keeping up with my games (tourney games, team games, ...) I hope to get to the XML this weekend.
- theBastard
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Re: Baltic Crusades - new font
ender516 wrote:, so I am barely keeping up with my games (, team games, ...)
...and you do it very well
ender516 wrote:I hope to get to the XML this weekend.
great news. thanks
