Fractured America [Quenched]

by **isaiah40** on Mon Dec 07, 2009 6:23 pm

MrBenn wrote:Something like the mountains before you had would be fine, but with a little less uniformity - add some slight variance to the size and colouring of different mountains

Jolly good!! I'll get right on it!!

by **Industrial Helix** on Mon Dec 07, 2009 6:25 pm

Shouldn't Missippi be Mississippi?

And I really don't care to much about the mountains. The ones you had with the snow caps were fine.

by **isaiah40** on Mon Dec 07, 2009 6:32 pm

Industrial Helix wrote:Shouldn't Missippi be Mississippi?

And I really don't care to much about the mountains. The ones you had with the snow caps were fine.

It could be, but if you say Mississippi fast it sounds like Missippi. Besides, this is the future, who says it has to stay the same

Mountains will be back to the old with some variations as Mr.Benn suggested. Stay tuned later tonight!

by **cairnswk** on Mon Dec 07, 2009 6:57 pm

Mrs M Mrs i Mrs ssi Mrs ssi Mrs ppi
That's how we learnt it to rhyme all so long ago...

by **isaiah40** on Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:21 pm

Here's another shot at those mountains! 8-[

Click image to enlarge.

by **porkenbeans** on Tue Dec 08, 2009 1:13 am

Since you have gone so dark with the map, I think that you could now go with white text. You can eliminate the outer glow and just throw a drop shadow on it.

by **isaiah40** on Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:31 pm

porkenbeans wrote:Since you have gone so dark with the map, I think that you could now go with white text. You can eliminate the outer glow and just throw a drop shadow on it.

Good idea, unfortunately for the sake of consistency, the text will remain the way it is. If I change it there will be a problem with Democrats as that area is a light gray so the white text with a dark glow just doesn't look good.

by **Gilligan** on Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:47 am

I think the mountains match the scheme perfectly...

by **AndyDufresne** on Wed Dec 09, 2009 11:47 am

I'm fine with the mountains. **Grumbles about the darkness, eats a banana.**

--Andy

by **isaiah40** on Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:13 pm

Well according to the poll, Canada remains as it is!! Will have new revision up sometime later this evening!

V13.7 both large and small with the new mountains!

Large

Click image to enlarge.

Small

by **Gilligan** on Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:20 pm

Hm... Is it just me or is the small slightly hard to read?

by **isaiah40** on Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:31 pm

Gilligan wrote:Hm... Is it just me or is the small slightly hard to read?

It's okay on my computer, Porknbeans was saying his images were fuzzy as well. Something is happening during transfer. Try copying it to your puter and see what happens.

by **cairnswk** on Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:20 pm

Gilligan wrote:Hm... Is it just me or is the small slightly hard to read?

For me...all the terts are OK.
Abbreviations, and story each side of Florida are hazy with the blueish glow on both maps
Legend is OK.
I assume you've darkened the background but did you lighten the glow on the small text.

by **AndyDufresne** on Wed Dec 09, 2009 10:53 pm

**Wonders if a lighter smaller map would be more readable...**

Okay okay, I'll stop pestering.

--Andy

by **isaiah40** on Wed Dec 09, 2009 11:59 pm

AndyDufresne wrote:**Wonders if a lighter smaller map would be more readable...** Okay okay, I'll stop pestering.

--Andy

**snatches banana from Andy, and takes a bite** :lol:

- I'll do the smaller map to see what you think!

cairnswk wrote:For me...all the terts are OK.
Abbreviations, and story each side of Florida are hazy with the blueish glow on both maps
Legend is OK.
I assume you've darkened the background but did you lighten the glow on the small text.

I'll work on those to see if I can get them clearer

by **isaiah40** on Thu Dec 10, 2009 6:15 pm

Okay here is the small map V13.7a!

by **cairnswk** on Thu Dec 10, 2009 6:59 pm

Now i can read everything. Good work, but you lost the fractured lines affect.

by **fumandomuerte** on Fri Dec 11, 2009 12:33 am

Got the feeling that the stars (capitals) are too big :roll:

by **isaiah40** on Fri Dec 11, 2009 12:50 am

cairnswk wrote:Now i can read everything. Good work, but you lost the fractured lines affect.

Yes, well the main thing is that it is readable and understandable.

fumandomuerte wrote:Got the feeling that the stars (capitals) are too big

They look big, but they are the same size as what is on the large map.

by **fumandomuerte** on Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:43 am

isaiah40 wrote:
fumandomuerte wrote:Got the feeling that the stars (capitals) are too big

They look big, but they are the same size as what is on the large map.

Even there they look big 8-[

by **AndyDufresne** on Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:18 am

Most likely it's just because of the star points. I don't think this detracts from the map.

--Andy

by **MrBenn** on Sat Dec 12, 2009 5:01 am

There are going to be issues with trying to identify which territory name goes with which army number - particularly on the East Coast...

Some of the mountain ranges could be extended slightly to make it absolutely clear that
- Washington doesn't border Montana (add a mountain to the right edge)
- Idaho doesn't border Wyoming (add another to the top)

by **Gilligan** on Sat Dec 12, 2009 8:54 am

Idaho does border Wyoming

by **isaiah40** on Sat Dec 12, 2009 10:41 am

MrBenn wrote:There are going to be issues with trying to identify which territory name goes with which army number - particularly on the East Coast...

Some of the mountain ranges could be extended slightly to make it absolutely clear that
- Washington doesn't border Montana (add a mountain to the right edge)
- Idaho doesn't border Wyoming (add another to the top)

I gather you are meaning the Democrats? Yes I agree. I will fiddle with those to make it clearer. Possibly abbreviate Massachusetts.

Will fix Washington/Montana. Idaho does border with Wyoming, top mountain will be moved down a little to make it clearer!

by **RedBaron0** on Sat Dec 12, 2009 12:50 pm

The East coast in general. Take a look at all those territories up and down the whole of the coast, mostly the territory names that are out on the sea. South Carolina for example is really, really close to the star for North Carolina.