Middle East Version 2.0 [Done]

[Marvaddin]

"Something that looks like it was designed in Microsoft Paint may not make the cut."

"Why isn't there a fleet of American Aircraft carriers in each of the surrounding seas?"

Agreed, Pedronicus. To me, this map has a whole Microsoft Paint face. How about some art? The background is extremely simple, in start / join games menu you see the complete lack of colours. It can be a good map (I dont played it yet), but some arte would be very welcome.

Well, how about some opinions to my Brazil map too?

http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=557

[max is gr8]

One minor problem you can't attack from uzbeckstan to turkmienser and vice versa

[KoolBak]

I second the issue of Izmir to Istanbul....keeping me from getting the army bonus.......Any answers? Please??

[KoolBak]

Another issue is I had to fortify country by country...you cannot skip over the middle ones....?

[thegrimsleeper]

Koolbak, it sounds like you're getting a little too used to unlimited fortification?

This map is REALLY buggy. I mean, I've found like 5 so far. Your xml file needs some serious revisions.

As far as the actual graphic design of the map, I think it works, for the most part. It reminds me a bit of parchment, like an old treasure map or scripture or the like. Don't listen to marvaddin. He's just mad because his map suffers from the opposite problem: Too much color. Besides, he openly admits to having designed his map in Microsoft Paint, so he really should keep his mouth shut.

[Spiegelprime]

I've heard about a few bugs, Uzebekistan to Turkmenistan, Khuzestan fortification issues, Izmir to Istanbul. I'll check the xml right now and see what I can fix, I'm sorry about all that, staring at that much text for a while makes your eyes bug out a bit....

[thegrimsleeper]

I can relate. xml is a pain, especially if you used the little transluscent circles and you have to get the numbers to line up inside perfectly... shifting the x and y for 4 hours...

FYI, you can't fortify from Azerbaijan to Caucasia.

[Marvaddin]

Don't listen to marvaddin. He's just mad because his map suffers from the opposite problem: Too much color. Besides, he openly admits to having designed his map in Microsoft Paint, so he really should keep his mouth shut.

1st: If this is a forum, I can give my opinion. I did it, and there are people that agree with me. You dont need agree, but you need respect me and my opinion.

2nd: You should give your opinion about my map in the right forum.

3rd: Im always open to the critics; I reduced my map colours after your comment. So, if you think there are more problems about my map, go ahead and talk (in the right place). I want all players opinion (even yours ), so I can design a better map.

4th: There are no problems about using Paint. If you never used it, shut up yourself.

5th: I personelly think this map is much more "Paint-faced" than mine, but I never aimed to ofend the creator of the map or his great job. He did great, I only think it could be better (I love the planes and ships in the Classic map!!).

[Spiegelprime]

I could get the whole thing put into Arabic instead..... But thanks for the input, I'm done changing it too much if I can help it. I've spent far too much time on that instead of my term papers...argh.

[fishfleas]

I personally think the map just looks washed out and I dont' like playing on it because of that.... I feel like it is about to disappear.....

[hay_txa]

some errors related to the map. the part that is called Caucasia should be Azerbaijan and the territory which now is Azerbaijan - Southern Azerbaijan. If you want you can add 1 more bonus territory - Caucasia. But Caucasia itself is big it includes autonom republics Chechnya, Dagestan, N.Ossetiya, Ichkeriya, Kabardino-Balkaria, Ingushetia, Karachay Cherkessiya, and Adygea in Russia, S. Ossetiya, Adjaria, and Abkhazia in Georgia, Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh(Artsakh) in Azerbaijan, and Armenia. Although, for the Middle East map would be enough to include the major ones like Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Chechnya, Dagestan and maybe few more.

[Charbroil]

For some reason, when you break Turkey, the other player still gets the bonus...weird.

[Marvaddin]

In the xml probably the country you took is listed as part of another continent. Its in the beggining of the file. Can someone correct it?

[abughaly]

good idea

[gimil]

Needless bump of a very old thread. If anyone feels the need to talk about the middle east map its REVAMP thread can be found here:

Middle East REVAMP

gimil