[Abandoned] - Ancient Japan

Unit_2 · Post by **Unit_2** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:25 pm

ok, i know its not at the edge of the map but that because the legand and the name arn't on it yet.

Unit_2 · Post by **Unit_2** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:23 pm

Ok guys, how is this?(if you still don't like it i got a new back ground below this one)

here is the other one.(W/O blur)

Here it is with blur.

I know theres some spots in the ones with teh blurs but i didn't see then when i did it.

RjBeals · Post by **RjBeals** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:23 pm

Unit 2, seriously, what do you think - would you play a map with that over-powering background image? It's just too much. This isn't an art gallery.

Unit_2 · Post by **Unit_2** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:52 pm

ok, are any of these better?

edbeard · Post by **edbeard** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:03 am

what's wrong with having it just be a normal ocean like all sorts of other maps with water in them?

Unit_2 · Post by **Unit_2** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:56 am

Thats what i want(ed) to do all along but i can't find a style

a-person1192 · Post by **a-person1192** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 1:23 am

i like the ancient scroll and the orange square arch thing.

oaktown · Post by **oaktown** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 1:33 am

maybe you should focus on the playable area of the map... everything else - like text color - is just eye candy and is not as important as content. :wink:

Unit_2 · Post by **Unit_2** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 11:53 am

I already got that, i just need to get the eye-candy down and its good to go.

RjBeals · Post by **RjBeals** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:08 pm

Oh really? Can you post again the most recent map without the background effect?

Unit_2 · Post by **Unit_2** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:47 pm

I need the eye-candy before i can put the terrt names in.

lanyards · Post by **lanyards** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 12:12 am

Instead of a picture of something in the background, why don't you have the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean. Then put South Korea and Russia on there for the dead zone. Your borders are a bit sloppy, and you need to put on the territory names also.

--lanyards

t.e.c · Post by **t.e.c** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:05 am

work on the map first, eye candy later.

lord voldemort · Post by **lord voldemort** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:50 am

agreed.... unit, gameplay, terr and bonus names need to be done first.

give us a rough map of those, it doesnt need to be pretty, then u can do the pretty stuff latz

Unit_2 · Post by **Unit_2** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 2:31 am

I already did that, its all realy, i just need eye-candy.

Also good suggestion landyard.

Bad said he will help me when Iberia is done, so i guess its on hold till then.

Skittles! · Post by **Skittles!** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 3:00 am

Alright, this is how I see it.

The continent colours are burning my eyes. Please change them.
The country borders look fragile and as if they'll break if I put more than 10 armies on it.
The backgrounds are stupid, don't do them. It just takes away what you need to do, and that's focus on the map.
You need to have army shadows.
A legend. Just show the most previous map without all the high-top backgrounds so we remember what everything is.

Unit_2 · Post by **Unit_2** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:53 pm

Ok guys, i see that you all think a water background is the way to go, so do you guys like any of these?

This one:

Or

cena-rules · Post by **cena-rules** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:55 pm

B

C pisses me off

Unit_2 · Post by **Unit_2** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:57 pm

sorry guys, didn't see that it blured, i'll see if i can fix it.

gimil · Post by **gimil** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:58 pm

non of them,

either:

A you have compression problems

or

B your not effectivly using your layers in your software.

Unit_2 · Post by **Unit_2** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:59 pm

B, i'm not useing layers, i can't with this background.

gimil · Post by **gimil** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 5:05 pm

Unit_2 wrote:B, i'm not useing layers, i can't with this background.

unfortunatly if your not using layers properly there is little chance of this map making it any further.

Qwert · Post by **Qwert** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 5:31 pm

If you can not use better program for making map,then i must sugested to you to give up,sorry for these bad opinion.

Blitzaholic · Post by **Blitzaholic** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 12:29 am

gimil wrote:
Unit_2 wrote:B, i'm not useing layers, i can't with this background.

unfortunatly if your not using layers properly there is little chance of this map making it any further.

why?

AndyDufresne · Post by **AndyDufresne** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 1:32 am

By using layers, you can essentially change and improve your map on the fly...in parts. By not, you may have to start all over, or from a previously saved image. Basically no layers = Incredibly difficult production.

--Andy