[Abandoned] Guatemala

by **natty dread** on Tue Jul 13, 2010 7:31 am

Well I'd say the map has sufficient support to be allowed to advance. The problems of the map are graphical in nature, I don't see any huge gameplay flaws so I'm just going to wait until the map is in graphics shop to comment further...

by **jleonnn** on Tue Jul 13, 2010 7:35 am

thank you... righty I'll get it done

by **Evil DIMwit** on Tue Jul 13, 2010 9:10 am

natty_dread wrote:Well I'd say the map has sufficient support to be allowed to advance. The problems of the map are graphical in nature, I don't see any huge gameplay flaws so I'm just going to wait until the map is in graphics shop to comment further...

The poll shows some support, but only ten or so people have posted in the thread, and of those fewer than half posted more than once and fewer yet posted in this workshop. That's an unusually low level.
There's nothing really wrong with the map itself, so I guess I'll go ahead and sticky it, but I'll leave it up for a bit longer than usual.

by **natty dread** on Tue Jul 13, 2010 9:25 am

The poll shows some support, but only ten or so people have posted in the thread, and of those fewer than half posted more than once and fewer yet posted in this workshop. That's an unusually low level.

Well it is also midsummer and foundry activity is a bit low all around...

by **Bruceswar** on Tue Jul 13, 2010 9:27 am

I know this map is small by nature, but 22 spots, is not many at all. Though there is not really a way to add more without getting all funky. This will spend far more time in the graphics workshop I am sure. Lets get this in there so we can start on that.

by **Industrial Helix** on Tue Jul 13, 2010 4:16 pm

One thing to try is to start posting links to you map in the game chats of the games you play.

by **natty dread** on Tue Jul 13, 2010 4:18 pm

Or advertise the map in your signature.

by **jleonnn** on Wed Jul 14, 2010 5:28 am

Ya OK, normally when I make maps there's always no support

by **Bruceswar** on Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:52 am

jleonnn wrote:Ya OK, normally when I make maps there's always no support

Not true, but takes time. Anyhow keep pushing on.

by **Evil DIMwit** on Mon Jul 19, 2010 6:52 pm

Silly me, I seem to have neglected the overwhelmingly favorable poll at the top of the page. Which isn't very recent, but, ah, what the heck, it's a pretty simple map. Though here's hoping more people pop in on this map development in graphics.

by **Industrial Helix** on Mon Jul 19, 2010 7:42 pm

Well, the borders are pretty jagged, I'd say start by re-drawing them so they're smoother.

by **jleonnn** on Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:13 am

I'll get it done! Yay I got my first stamp

But you mean the lines are not straight right?

by **Industrial Helix** on Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:03 am

I mean that they've jagged and pixelated... as if they were drawn with little squares. Use the brush tool and if that doesn't work add a slight shadow to blur it and make it smooth.

What graphics software are you using?

by **jleonnn** on Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:20 am

by **RedBaron0** on Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:39 am

It can be done with GIMP too, there is a scriptfu you can download that pretty well emulates ps shadowing effects. I'll post the link later if you can't find it, I'm on my iPod at work... :-$

by **jleonnn** on Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:20 am

lol... OK thnx.

by **MrBenn** on Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:15 pm

I'm surprised this is here with only 22 territories..... :-k

by **RedBaron0** on Thu Jul 22, 2010 5:52 am

http://registry.gimp.org/node/186

Script-fu layer effects for GIMP, very much like photoshop effects, not as elaborate, but should be sufficient.

by **jleonnn** on Sun Jul 25, 2010 8:22 am

I've already downloaded it, transfered it to the plug-ins file... but I can't find it

by **Bruceswar** on Sun Jul 25, 2010 8:28 am

MrBenn wrote:I'm surprised this is here with only 22 territories.....

Lux and doodle earth are also this small... They seem to work out fine... lets see how this one does.

by **jleonnn** on Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:07 am

VERSION 7

Click image to enlarge.

I didn't know where to find the plug-in so I outlined it.

by **thenobodies80** on Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:34 am

Gimp has a good guide in which you can find all the informations about how to install and how to use script-fu http://docs.gimp.org/2.6/en/gimp-scripting.html