Australia [Quenched]

KEYOGI · Post by **KEYOGI** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:04 am

Latest Version - January 7

AndyDufresne · Post by **AndyDufresne** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 2:54 pm

Get a full map up so there can be made a comparison.

--Andy

happysadfun · Post by **happysadfun** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:36 pm

Maybe an Indo Australian plate... you could combine your efforts with Gavin's to create a really big map.

BD Juzza · Post by **BD Juzza** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:51 pm

Yeah we need the full map but i like the idea that you are taking on the Australian map aswell because i agree i dont really like what there doing with the other one.

KEYOGI · Post by **KEYOGI** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:09 pm

Okay, here's the whole map. First draft, so please make as many suggestions as you like as to borders, territory names, etc. I have no idea about bonuses at this stage, I guess there's no point until the territories are final.

Suggestions on the text would be good!

Spockers · Post by **Spockers** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:24 pm

Tidy work, one thing i would think it would benefit from is a link (classic map style) from say, Rockhampton to the Pilbra. this would make WA somewhat more accessable and harder to defend (asia like).

I know its a little unrealistic, but yeah.

KEYOGI · Post by **KEYOGI** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:36 pm

Yes, good thinking. I haven't done any external links, not even Melbourne to Tasmania, but I'm hoping people will offer more ideas.

A couple things I'm not sure on are Tasmania/Hobart and ACT/Canberra. Which would people prefere these things called? The ACT I'm not happy with at all, but it's not practical to have such a tiny territory. It would be impossible to label and then number.

ttocs · Post by **ttocs** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:38 pm

looks cool, but mabye you should divide alice springs into two different sections.

KEYOGI · Post by **KEYOGI** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:38 pm

I just relised a territory in W.A. is not labled. Any ideas?

KEYOGI · Post by **KEYOGI** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:40 pm

How about moving Kalgoorlie to the unnamed territory and naming that one the Nullabor Plain?

Spockers · Post by **Spockers** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:43 pm

I would get rid of the border between Birdsville and Lake Eyre.

Lake Eyre looks like it would be a bastard to defend.

ttocs · Post by **ttocs** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:10 pm

KEYOGI wrote:How about moving Kalgoorlie to the unnamed territory and naming that one the Nullabor Plain?

I would probably connect perth to it

KEYOGI · Post by **KEYOGI** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:28 pm

Spockers wrote:I would get rid of the border between Birdsville and Lake Eyre.

Lake Eyre looks like it would be a bastard to defend.

I can't do that, it's a state border. I could make Birdsville a different shape, so it's the only Queensland territory bordering it.

KEYOGI · Post by **KEYOGI** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:31 pm

ttocs wrote:looks cool, but mabye you should divide alice springs into two different sections.

What about an Uluru territory at the bottom of the state?

Spockers · Post by **Spockers** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:00 pm

I can't do that, it's a state border. I could make Birdsville a different shape, so it's the only Queensland territory bordering it.

yeah thats what i mean, just lower the line so it dosnt intersect with south aus

sfhbballnut · Post by **sfhbballnut** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:07 pm

Arnhem Land to Cape york connection? possibly an island territory out there. btw what program did you use to create the map?

Spockers · Post by **Spockers** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:09 pm

Arnhem Land to Cape york connection?

great idea

gavin_sidhu · Post by **gavin_sidhu** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:23 pm

Uve got choke points. If someone controls either Alice Springs and Coober Pedy, or Lake Eyre and Mt Isa, they can restrict movement from one side to the other quite easily. Do something about the choke points. Nice map though.

KEYOGI · Post by **KEYOGI** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 3:44 am

sfhbballnut wrote:Arnhem Land to Cape york connection? possibly an island territory out there. btw what program did you use to create the map?

Photoshop.

I'm going to wait overnight to see if there's any more responses before making any changes. I've been looking at the map a bit harder though, and there's a few territory border issues I want to clear up.

Can people indicate which maps they like playing on, so I can do my best to replicate some ideas from those. Things like colours are good too, do people prefer the pastel colours or more vibrant ones?

hasaki · Post by **hasaki** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 4:34 am

sorry

hasaki · Post by **hasaki** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 4:40 am

maybe you could name it the back of bourke or some othere australian slang for a place in the middle of know where.

Another idea might be to connect melbourne, brisbane, darwin and perth with ports.

ttocs · Post by **ttocs** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 4:20 pm

KEYOGI wrote:
ttocs wrote:looks cool, but mabye you should divide alice springs into two different sections.

What about an Uluru territory at the bottom of the state?

That would probably work too

KEYOGI · Post by **KEYOGI** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:14 pm

UPDATE!

KEYOGI · Post by **KEYOGI** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:20 pm

I took into account the things everyone said and have made the following changes:

* Added links for crossing water
* Queensland has 1 less territory and I fixed the border with S.A.
* N.T. has an additional territory
* W.A. territories have been modified a little
* Fixed territory borders in S.A. so more connect to each other
* Slightly modified N.S.W. territory borders
* Updated graphics

Spockers · Post by **Spockers** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:22 pm

great improvment.

one suggestion is instead of the link from cairns to Kimberly, what about from townsville or rockhampton to pilbra?