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Re: Baltic Crusades - everything?

Postby theBastard on Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:20 pm

uf, natty you save my money, I must not throw my monitor :lol:
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Re: Baltic Crusades - everything?

Postby Industrial Helix on Sun Feb 20, 2011 9:52 am

Ok, let's sticky this one and see what happens.
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Re: Baltic Crusades - everything?

Postby RedBaron0 on Sun Feb 20, 2011 12:22 pm

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!
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Re: Baltic Crusades - everything?

Postby Victor Sullivan on Sun Feb 20, 2011 12:47 pm

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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Re: Baltic Crusades - everything?

Postby natty dread on Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:48 pm

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?

Postby thenobodies80 on Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:50 pm

Something like this? It's a gotic font but much more readable.

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Re: Baltic Crusades - everything?

Postby Victor Sullivan on Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:52 pm

Looks fine on the large version. Would be nice to see the small.
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Re: Baltic Crusades - everything?

Postby thenobodies80 on Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:53 pm

Gimme some minutes ;)
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Re: Baltic Crusades - everything?

Postby Victor Sullivan on Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:54 pm

How many is "some"??? I might die before then!!
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Re: Baltic Crusades - everything?

Postby thenobodies80 on Sun Feb 20, 2011 2:51 pm

Which is better?

show: FONT A

show: FONT B
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Re: Baltic Crusades - everything?

Postby theBastard on Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:22 pm

big thanks, nobodies. you did great work on map. =D>
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?

Postby thenobodies80 on Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:47 pm

theBastard wrote:nobodies, in legend there is Pomeralia, Pomerelia is correct.



oops..I forgot to change it also in the legend.
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Re: Baltic Crusades - new font

Postby isaiah40 on Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:34 am

Font B most certainly!
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Re: Baltic Crusades - new font

Postby Industrial Helix on Mon Feb 21, 2011 11:31 am

Font B is nice... it could use a soft light brown glow to it though.
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Re: Baltic Crusades - new font

Postby Victor Sullivan on Mon Feb 21, 2011 12:59 pm

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

Postby RedBaron0 on Mon Feb 21, 2011 1:53 pm

Go with B for sure.
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Re: Baltic Crusades - new font

Postby natty dread on Mon Feb 21, 2011 1:57 pm

I also say B.
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Re: Baltic Crusades - new font

Postby Nola_Lifer on Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:02 am

Personally I like A but both look good. :D Btw, NICE :!:
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Re: Baltic Crusades - new font

Postby Industrial Helix on Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:07 am

Ok then, lets settle on a font and get this one moving.
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Re: Baltic Crusades - new font

Postby thenobodies80 on Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:59 pm

We decided to go with font B, theBastard should have already updated the first post with the final images
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Re: Baltic Crusades - new font

Postby Industrial Helix on Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:12 pm

Glad to hear it and doubly glad to see this one off to the Forge.

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Re: Baltic Crusades - new font

Postby ender516 on Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:56 pm

Okay, then, I will do a final (hah!) check on my XML and post it ASAP.
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Re: Baltic Crusades - new font

Postby theBastard on Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:40 am

uf, how can I missed this?! ](*,)

thanks guys :D
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Re: Baltic Crusades - new font

Postby ender516 on Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:04 am

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.
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Re: Baltic Crusades - new font

Postby theBastard on Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:35 am

ender516 wrote:, so I am barely keeping up with my games (, team games, ...)


...and you do it very well :D
ender516 wrote:I hope to get to the XML this weekend.


great news. thanks
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