The Puget Sound [Quenched]

by **Tisha** on Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:55 pm

by less then an inch..lol

my border is less then an inch higher then it is suppose to be..

by **a-person1192** on Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:57 pm

Risky_Stud wrote:are you sure your from tacoma cause your lost and making no sense!

Ive lived in Tacoma ALL MY LIFE IM PRETTY SURE OF WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

by **bedub1** on Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:25 pm

I did NOT put the dots on the Google Earth Map.

The only thing I see is that the Tacoma/Federal Way border should be pushed out into the water further so that the Federal Way/Pugent Sound boarder is "flater"....but I don't see anything wrong with the geography of the cities/territories/Continents......

by **Tisha** on Tue Dec 04, 2007 1:19 am

by **oaktown** on Tue Dec 04, 2007 1:46 am

tisha, this is looking good. Something weird may have happened to the bottom of the legend on the small map.

I don't know the Seattle area, but I suggest that those of you who keep comparing this map to other "real maps" please take into consideration the fact that the maps you are comparing have completely different scales. When you consider the difference in scale between tisha's map and bedub's google map above, it looks like Lakewood may have been in the correct spot to begin with. The region that's been renamed as "West Tacoma" also seems to include Lakewood, though more of the region may be Tacoma.

Anyway, it's a game map, and not meant to give directions. We try to be as accurate as possible, but sometimes it's good for game play to make generalizations or take liberties that bend reality a bit.

by **wicked** on Tue Dec 04, 2007 2:08 am

I don't think so Oak. I think it's better how it is now since Lakewood isn't close enough to Gig to be neighboring it and I'm pretty sure there's no Lakewood-Vashon ferry route.

-she who looks at maps for a living :wink:

by **Backglass** on Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:23 am

Where's the Space Needle? And Ivars? And the locks? And the Hydros? And South Center? And the floating bridges?

...and the flooding?

I jest, of course...I think it's nearly cooked.

by **oaktown** on Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:59 am

wicked wrote:I don't think so Oak. I think it's better how it is now since Lakewood isn't close enough to Gig to be neighboring it and I'm pretty sure there's no Lakewood-Vashon ferry route.

Sure, I agree with you that it is better as is wicked... my point is just that for game purposes CC maps tend to take some liberties with reality - push borders in or out a bit, make generalizations about what to call a regions, lump regions together under one name, etc. Lakewood may not border Gig, but Tacoma may not be close enough to border Lacey - and maybe it is, I'm just using this an an example that these general names can and will never please everybody.

Maps should get things right geographically, and the concerns about what to call a region that have posted in this thread are legitimate, but I hope this doesn't lead to somebody spending hours comparing Tisha's game map to satellite images to make sure that every border is on the correct pixel. :wink:

by **wicked** on Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:06 am

T at this point, you need to cover the entire map with water and mudslides to make it accurrate. Sorry. Maybe add some whales on rooftops waving white flags?

by **Coleman** on Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:03 am

wicked wrote:T at this point, you need to cover the entire map with water and mudslides to make it accurrate. Sorry. Maybe add some whales on rooftops waving white flags?

I hope that's a joke. It's hard to tell with you sometimes and I take almost everything literally.

Do we have any real suggestions?

by **gimil** on Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:05 am

I suggest we get this one quenched.

by **Tisha** on Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:11 am

Coleman wrote:
wicked wrote:T at this point, you need to cover the entire map with water and mudslides to make it accurrate. Sorry. Maybe add some whales on rooftops waving white flags?
I hope that's a joke. It's hard to tell with you sometimes and I take almost everything literally.

Do we have any real suggestions?

we live in the same area..and it is flooding everywhere. a joke between us, and anyone else in the area

by **reverend_kyle** on Wed Dec 05, 2007 2:02 am

This map has most certainly come a long way.

by **Risky_Stud** on Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:47 pm

it's now time....let's quench this thing

by **rebelman** on Thu Dec 06, 2007 1:43 pm

gimil wrote:I suggest we get this one quenched.

by **yeti_c** on Thu Dec 06, 2007 1:45 pm

oaktown wrote:tisha, this is looking good. Something weird may have happened to the bottom of the legend on the small map.

I agree - there's a slight difference in shadow on the bottom...

C.

by **Tisha** on Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:24 pm

yeti_c wrote:
oaktown wrote:tisha, this is looking good. Something weird may have happened to the bottom of the legend on the small map.

I agree - there's a slight difference in shadow on the bottom...

C.

i have fixed it..just haven't posted it

by **cena-rules** on Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:29 pm

Tisha can we have 1 final with everything fixed and sorted and checked so we can run over it with a fine toothcomb.

I smell bananas

this must be nearly quenced

by **yeti_c** on Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:02 pm

Tisha wrote:
yeti_c wrote:
oaktown wrote:tisha, this is looking good. Something weird may have happened to the bottom of the legend on the small map.

I agree - there's a slight difference in shadow on the bottom...

C.

i have fixed it..just haven't posted it

Cool - I wasn't sure if you'd noticed that bit amongst all the other bumpf!!

C.

by **Tisha** on Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:42 pm

http://h1.ripway.com/Tisha1276/ThePugetSound.xml

by **reverend_kyle** on Thu Dec 06, 2007 6:41 pm

A thought just occurred. The legend stands out a bit more that I'd like it to. Is there a way you could apply the same texture to the background colors in the legend as the land has just to see if that lowers the contrast. I'd like to see it even if it does in fact look best as it does here.