Luxembourg [Quenched]

[t-o-m]

it looks ok,
the thing with the crowns and things - i dont want that i was just trying to elaborate what the other guy was saying,
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textures are good
i dont like the luxembourg city thingy - dont know why, the "1" in that needs ajusting (on the mini-map), the top cont and the bottom cont are too close in colour, the terits dont seem natural - too straight??
the surrounding areas, im guessing that you havnt spent much time on them - i dont like the flags, maybe turn the ocpacity down on them, and the beigey colours dont go with the blue colour scheme, the picture doesnt look good with the kind of screen on the right - at first i thought that was a mistake and a mix up with the pic or something, but now that i seee that it is a key/legend/info bit i think it will be ok (with all o that on)
hmm i think thats all for now, i like where this is going

[ZeakCytho]

I think the flag and background picture layers should go under the actual map layers. Right now you can see the flag through the map; I'd prefer to have the map floating on top of the flag.

The surrounding country's flags look really out of place; I'd remove them or decrease the opacity significantly. The font for the names (Belgique, Deutchland, France) is also very plain and could use a bit of flair. You could consider making it a less bold color, maybe a shade of gray instead of black.

The texture on the map is very visible on the +4 continent, the city, and the two +3's east of it, but not on the northern or southern ones. If there is a texture at all on the map, I think it should be equally visible on all continents. The problem is that the map might look too plain if you cut that, so maybe consider a different texture or an inner glow on each continent similar to the Portugal map.

The coat of arms looks kind of smooshed right now; maybe you could enlarge it slightly? The title wouldn't suffer from being a few points larger, either.

I think that's everything I see that needs improvement for now. Keep up the great work

[Ruben Cassar]

I'm hearing you guys.

Refining the map right now.

[t-o-m]

gdgd,
hope to see the next update soon

[gimil]

Would you like the new Luxembourg map to have 18 territories?

Poll runs till Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:26 pm
You may select 1 option

Yes.
8
57%

No.
1
7%

No, at least 24.
5
35%


Total votes : 14

[Natewolfman]

This isnt exactly anything productive to your cause I just wanted to comment that i REALLY like the colors... lol, so very superficial of me, but the colors of this map i am like instantly drawn to and they look COMPLETELY different from any others...

[Ruben Cassar]

This isnt exactly anything productive to your cause I just wanted to comment that i REALLY like the colors... lol, so very superficial of me, but the colors of this map i am like instantly drawn to and they look COMPLETELY different from any others...

Thanks Nate.

I just posted a new update guys. Hope you like the new changes.

[ZeakCytho]

Woo, I really like this version. Give me a sec to find something to criticize...

...

...Okay, got something! The minimap looks kind of plain right now compared to the significant bevel used on the rest of the map. So, I'd either add a bit of bevel to that, or decrease the bevel on the surrounding countries, signature/credits, and left half of the image (the map part). Or better yet, do both.

Other minor things that you may or may not agree with, but that are pretty insignificant:
Maybe get a fancier-looking font for the text that says "Map Legend"?
Maybe flip the position of the Minimap and the signature/credits?
Maybe darken the background color on the right half of the image a tiny bit?

I think that's about all I can think of...great job!

[t-o-m]

• does it really need the "note: luxem. city starts as neutral" - wouldnt people notice that anyway, and its not a big thing that you have to know
• from a 1st glance i think that the boardering countries are terits
• im finding it a lil hard to destingwish (aweful at spelling ) between luxem. city and the other silver one
• the mini-map texture look nothing like the acctaul map textures
• it looks cold and boring and un-interesting, maybe try something to make it warmer/more inviting?

[Ruben Cassar]

• does it really need the "note: luxem. city starts as neutral" - wouldnt people notice that anyway, and its not a big thing that you have to know
• from a 1st glance i think that the boardering countries are terits
• im finding it a lil hard to destingwish (aweful at spelling ) between luxem. city and the other silver one
• the mini-map texture look nothing like the acctaul map textures
• it looks cold and boring and un-interesting, maybe try something to make it warmer/more inviting?

[*] You were the one asking what Luxembourg City was. I decided to make things clear. I don't think it does any harm.
[*]You wanted the bordering countries. If you think France, Germany and Belgium are part of Luxembourg you need to learn some geography mate! :p
[*]That's the name of the country and city. What can I do? Live with it.
[*]Does it really matter for gameplay?
[*]It's a matter of different tastes. That's the theme I want to give to the map. I like the colours and other people seem to like them as well. Of course it's impossible to please everyone!

[Ruben Cassar]

Woo, I really like this version. Give me a sec to find something to criticize...

...

...Okay, got something! The minimap looks kind of plain right now compared to the significant bevel used on the rest of the map. So, I'd either add a bit of bevel to that, or decrease the bevel on the surrounding countries, signature/credits, and left half of the image (the map part). Or better yet, do both.

Other minor things that you may or may not agree with, but that are pretty insignificant:
Maybe get a fancier-looking font for the text that says "Map Legend"?
Maybe flip the position of the Minimap and the signature/credits?
Maybe darken the background color on the right half of the image a tiny bit?

I think that's about all I can think of...great job!

I'll be evaluating these options in the next update.

Thanks for your feedback!

[RjBeals]

Click image to enlarge.

Wow - now thats an update. Great work on your map. The bevel looks great and whatever filter you wanted to remove, I'm glad you didn't. The blue colors work well also. I would suggest to work on your map title and the right hand legend side all together. Looks like a lot of blank space that could be dressed up a bit. Can't wait to play this one - I favor this over over the San Marino map (sorry)...

[Ruben Cassar]

Click image to enlarge.

Wow - now thats an update. Great work on your map. The bevel looks great and whatever filter you wanted to remove, I'm glad you didn't. The blue colors work well also. I would suggest to work on your map title and the right hand legend side all together. Looks like a lot of blank space that could be dressed up a bit. Can't wait to play this one - I favor this over over the San Marino map (sorry)...

Hi RJ.

Yes I combined two filters together and managed to get the desired effect. Hehe I love the colour scheme of this map as well, more than San Marino.

I'll see what I can do about the right hand side. Thanks.

[steve monkey]

Looking promising Ruben (as is your San Marino map), stick with it.

As an aside - are you making a series - 'Maps of Small Places' ?
Malta, San Marino, Luxembourg.
Let me guess, you're next map's gonna be Andorra?

[t-o-m]

Looking promising Ruben (as is your San Marino map), stick with it.

As an aside - are you making a series - 'Maps of Small Places' ?
Malta, San Marino, Luxembourg.
Let me guess, you're next map's gonna be Andorra?

he probably will now!! haha
it wouldnt be all that bad if you did, i still dont like this texture on the mini-map though, its probs just me

[Ruben Cassar]

Looking promising Ruben (as is your San Marino map), stick with it.

As an aside - are you making a series - 'Maps of Small Places' ?
Malta, San Marino, Luxembourg.
Let me guess, you're next map's gonna be Andorra?

Damn you uncovered my plan. How did you guess?

Andorra, Liechtenstein, Gibraltar, Cyprus are all on my list! I call them micro states in fact. Hehe.

[Ruben Cassar]

Here is another update. It can also be seen on page 1.

I have refined the right hand side of the screen. Hope you like it.

Click image to enlarge.

[t-o-m]

i think the bevel on the boarder of the country gives it a cosyness and shows that its small, which is good, but i really really hate the texture on the mini-map!!
is it changing??
also i dont think that since theres a lot of bevel on the actual map, i dont think it goes with the mini-map with is very 2D

[Ruben Cassar]

I'll be waiting for Gimil to pass the idea before making any further updates.

I am happy with the way the map looks right now.

[t-o-m]

lol okit looks good well done

[rocky mountain]

Andorra, Liechtenstein, Gibraltar, Cyprus are all on my list! I call them micro states in fact. Hehe.

can you do cyprus next?
plus the luxembourg map is looking good too

[Ruben Cassar]

Andorra, Liechtenstein, Gibraltar, Cyprus are all on my list! I call them micro states in fact. Hehe.

can you do cyprus next?
plus the luxembourg map is looking good too

I can confirm. Cyprus is next. I already started some work on it in fact, but that's another story.

[rocky mountain]

is it in map ideas, or just on ur computer?

[Ruben Cassar]

is it in map ideas, or just on ur computer?

On my PC for now. I will post something about it in the coming days.

[t-o-m]

ENOUGH THREAD JACKING
(is cyprus going to have a hot theme? oranges?)
lol
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