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Well I'll see what I can do, but I fear this will be largely impossible, due to restrictions of computer graphics. There's only so many pixels in any given area, and no way to add more...ender516 wrote:Those shuttles don't look bad, but could you enhance the detail on the EU flag? The stars are barely detectable, especially on the small map.
Why?Industrial Helix wrote:I think in general the flags could be darker.
Well, if you can put larger stars (yes, I know, they are barely spots) and fewer of them, the suggestion of a circle of stars will be clearer, which may be more effective, if less accurate.natty_dread wrote:Well I'll see what I can do, but I fear this will be largely impossible, due to restrictions of computer graphics. There's only so many pixels in any given area, and no way to add more...ender516 wrote:Those shuttles don't look bad, but could you enhance the detail on the EU flag? The stars are barely detectable, especially on the small map.
Said & done:natty_dread wrote:the connection between Albalegnius & Ptolemaeus is a bit hard to see in the small map, I'm going to fix this for the next version...
)!! Yeah if the map was still at the melting pot or early stages of gameplay, I could interpret the lack of input as lack of interest, but at this point I also think this is not the case. Although there have been some people who hated the map (mibi, yeti) there has also been people who loved it (beals, coleman) so I guess it's a kind of hate-it-or-love-it map. Which is fine with me, you can never please everyone...Industrial Helix wrote:Lack of input does not nec. mean that a map is deserving of a stamp. In fact, it might indicate the exact opposite: that there is no interest.
However, I don't think that is the case with this map.
Which flags? The ones on the moon or the ones on the shuttles? The ones on the shuttles I could agree on, but the ones on the moon look fine to me.Giving it the once over a few things stand out to me:
The flags could be darker as right now they're a bit light and hazy.
Hmm, I see what you mean, and I don't think exactly making three independent panels would be good, but perhaps something like thin metal dividers in similar style as the frame could work. I'll see what I can do.In the Mission Objectives panel... the sea bonus information and the shuttle information and the flag info merges right into each other and it took me a while to realize that the sea bonuses were independent of having flag bonuses. I'd suggest a thin vertical blue line to separate the information. Or if you're feeling ambitious, break it up into three Mission objective panels.
Earlier I had China as CH and South Africa as SA but it was pointed out to me that CH stands for Chile and SA stands for Saudi-Arabia. ZA is apparently the official two-letter country code for South Africa so I changed it on request.Why is South Africa ZA and not SA?
Yeah, I don't think it'd look good either.Industrial Helix wrote:Nice work on the thin dividers. Much clearer. You could possibly do it for the belligerents section for consistency... but I'm not sure a corner panel would look all that good.
Hmm, if you mean large map only, will do.One last thing that stands out to me... It might be better if you reduced the spacing between lines on the big map, for example, Mare Spumans or Mare Crisium. It would tidy things up a tad.
Ah, the text issue again... I honestly have to say I think the text is as clear as any map now. I mean I edited a font to do it, and I don't think there's anything I can do to make it any more clear. Btw I already darkened the shuttle flags, I can't believe you didn't notice...Darken the flags, hit the line spacing... and I think this one should be near ready to go. I honestly can't see anything else graphically wrong or unclear... save for that small text, but there is a reason I play big version so I guess I'm skewed.
Hmm, the main reason I wanted the flags slightly lighter was that they look more like they're painted on the shuttles that way. But if it's really an issue I can try darkening them on the same level as the moon flags.And the flags... I checked before I commented on them and thought that they looked quite unchanged. Darken more?
Now your eyes are fibbin you IH. India is at the same lightness level as the other flags, and frankly I really don't see why it should be different from the others...Industrial Helix wrote:The flags do look better darkened, except India could be darkened a tad more.
After India's flag is darkened... I have no beef with this map.
Meh, don't ask...ender516 wrote:Liberate the bunnies?
Hm, I'll se what I can do, although that is going to mean some more work for Gilligan...Industrial Helix wrote:On the small map the landing sites look a little too small for the numbers. I'd suggest enlarging them a few pixels.
