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Postby DiM on Tue May 22, 2007 2:29 pm

Wisse wrote:
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no bump. get that tablet and draw some nice mountains. :D

lol with the tablet i don't get better mountains :P


don't tell me you can draw better with your mouse than with a stylus on a tablet. :shock:

no, but this is done with filters


no it's not about filters. you said you can't draw well.
install your tablet and you'll have a stylus. it's like a pen that you use to write on the tablet. also it acts like a mouse. so let's say you have to draw a line with a fuzzy brush in photoshop. normally you select that brush and use your mouse to draw that line. then apply effects and shades and stuff to that line.
simply use the stylus like you use the mouse. it's easier to draw with a pen than it is with a mouse. so take the stylus select the brush and draw. then apply all the effects that you need.

here is a very good tablet for home users. professionals use bigger and better ones.
http://www.wacom-shop.net/cgi-bin/wacom.storefront/EN/Product/CTE&2D640&2FW&2DCL
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Postby Steel Panzer on Tue May 22, 2007 2:34 pm

i agree the mountains must be changed, but the great wall look nice thought
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Postby Wisse on Tue May 22, 2007 2:42 pm

DiM wrote:
Wisse wrote:
DiM wrote:
Wisse wrote:
DiM wrote:
Wisse wrote:bump



no bump. get that tablet and draw some nice mountains. :D

lol with the tablet i don't get better mountains :P


don't tell me you can draw better with your mouse than with a stylus on a tablet. :shock:

no, but this is done with filters


no it's not about filters. you said you can't draw well.
install your tablet and you'll have a stylus. it's like a pen that you use to write on the tablet. also it acts like a mouse. so let's say you have to draw a line with a fuzzy brush in photoshop. normally you select that brush and use your mouse to draw that line. then apply effects and shades and stuff to that line.
simply use the stylus like you use the mouse. it's easier to draw with a pen than it is with a mouse. so take the stylus select the brush and draw. then apply all the effects that you need.

here is a very good tablet for home users. professionals use bigger and better ones.
http://www.wacom-shop.net/cgi-bin/wacom.storefront/EN/Product/CTE&2D640&2FW&2DCL


i know what it is i have one :P but i sayed that with or without mouse/tablet the mountains aren't gonna be better than this :P
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Postby Wisse on Tue May 22, 2007 2:43 pm

and i think it is just like the real mountains:
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Postby Wisse on Wed May 23, 2007 7:35 am

updated xml:
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other links of xml here are the same xml


i updated with this:
1) changed ranged attacks --> bombardments
2) gave shandong a neutral beginning army of 1

now i have nothing do to, anny comments?
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Postby AndyDufresne on Wed May 23, 2007 1:40 pm

              Final Forge


---The China Map has reached the ‘Final Forge’ Stage. I've revived this thread from the pits of the Foundry furnace and have examined the contents. Nearly every major concern has been addressed. If there are any other current concerns, please make your voice heard. There will be two days for you to post any objections; if no one has posted any protest after two days the map will be deemed finished with the 'Foundry Brand' of approval and will be submitted for live play. If after two days there is still discussion going on it may continue until said discussion has reached the conclusion that the map has reached its final and polished version.

Post questions and concerns if any.


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Postby edbeard on Wed May 23, 2007 1:43 pm

one thing i've been meaning to ask, I like the look of the mountains now, but maybe a little bit less snow on it. I'd like to see some of the mountain on the south side. not a big deal, but it might be nice
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Postby Wisse on Wed May 23, 2007 1:54 pm

edbeard wrote:one thing i've been meaning to ask, I like the look of the mountains now, but maybe a little bit less snow on it. I'd like to see some of the mountain on the south side. not a big deal, but it might be nice

you mean on the green continent side? if that is it then i won't do it, because i wanted to let it look like the green side is higher, but i can make some mountain on the red south side, and take away some snow ;)
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Postby Wisse on Wed May 23, 2007 1:55 pm

p.s

YES finelly FF!!! w00t!!
(sorry that was a must :P )
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Postby DiM on Wed May 23, 2007 3:02 pm

congrats wisse. you deserve it. =D>
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Postby Steel Panzer on Wed May 23, 2007 3:32 pm

great work wisse! =D>
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Postby t.e.c on Wed May 23, 2007 4:44 pm

congrats wisse!
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Postby hulmey on Wed May 23, 2007 4:46 pm

A fantastic map Wisse...Well done.

The only concern i have is that the borders are stopped by a place name in far right china....Can u fix it? it would look much better :)
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Postby Wisse on Wed May 23, 2007 5:12 pm

hulmey wrote:A fantastic map Wisse...Well done.

The only concern i have is that the borders are stopped by a place name in far right china....Can u fix it? it would look much better :)


thats done because you ca see the name better
thanx for the compliments all!
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Postby GosoxJ on Wed May 23, 2007 5:45 pm

This looks like it will be a fantastic map, can't wait to play it. Great Work!
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Postby Gilligan on Fri May 25, 2007 4:43 pm

You really need to name that striped territory
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Postby Wisse on Fri May 25, 2007 5:16 pm

Gilligan wrote:You really need to name that striped territory


i think its fine,
Chinese Kashmir is too long and i think \\\ is a good name ;)
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Postby Gilligan on Fri May 25, 2007 5:59 pm

Oh, \\\ is the name? I thought that was the background of that territory :lol:
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Postby KEYOGI on Fri May 25, 2007 9:16 pm

I've gotta say I'm not a huge fan of the new mountains. I agree that the old ones didn't really suit the style of the map, but I don't think the new ones are any better. In fact, I think they may be worse. You've got these soft fuzzy mountains when everything else has a nice sharp edge to it.
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Postby WidowMakers on Fri May 25, 2007 9:35 pm

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t.e.c wrote:some of the army numbers look high and to the left

they may look like it but they are all on the same place in the circle at the same pixel
I think you need to make them all centered not all off center.

What I do for all of my maps is save a LARGE version without circles. I then scale it down to the proper, SMALL version size. I then overlay the large circles on the small map.

It does take longer but then there are no problems. I did 8 Thoughts and Great Lakes like this. There were almost no issues with armies once I did this. It makes the final process much easier. :D
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Postby ParadiceCity9 on Fri May 25, 2007 9:36 pm

finally final forge
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Postby Wisse on Sat May 26, 2007 1:31 am

KEYOGI wrote:I've gotta say I'm not a huge fan of the new mountains. I agree that the old ones didn't really suit the style of the map, but I don't think the new ones are any better. In fact, I think they may be worse. You've got these soft fuzzy mountains when everything else has a nice sharp edge to it.

hmm mayby i can make a nice sharp edge to it :)
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Postby Wisse on Sat May 26, 2007 1:35 am

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t.e.c wrote:some of the army numbers look high and to the left

they may look like it but they are all on the same place in the circle at the same pixel
I think you need to make them all centered not all off center.

What I do for all of my maps is save a LARGE version without circles. I then scale it down to the proper, SMALL version size. I then overlay the large circles on the small map.

It does take longer but then there are no problems. I did 8 Thoughts and Great Lakes like this. There were almost no issues with armies once I did this. It makes the final process much easier. :D


i don't get what you say.
you have it about the small map, and the problems are on both.
i did get the army numbers from the map maker tool, just to save it to my desktop and when i put the army numbers to the right it is to much to the right, so this is the best option
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Postby Wisse on Sat May 26, 2007 1:35 am

ParadiceCity9 wrote:finally final forge

thnx :)
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Postby Wisse on Tue Jun 05, 2007 4:34 pm

update:
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changed mountains again

i hope they are good now
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