New Zealand [Quenched]

[isaiah40]

Can you do these mountains the same way you did the ones above them?

PLease advise which mtns you're talking about pls

The ones on the north side of Nelson Lakes.

north side of Nelson lakes...they have already been re-done
as were the ones on the north side of M.V.
and the ones between Karamea and Nelson N.P.

yoy're not meening da ones on da sout' side of Nelson Loikes are ye?

Sorry just one of my vague days. Anyways, yes the south side of Nelson Lakes and M.V.

[cairnswk]

So here is version 18 with the changes mentioned above.

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north side of Nelson lakes...they have already been re-done
as were the ones on the north side of M.V.
and the ones between Karamea and Nelson N.P.

yoy're not meening da ones on da sout' side of Nelson Loikes are ye?

Sorry just one of my vague days. Anyways, yes the south side of Nelson Lakes and M.V.

Pls refresh for the above version...those mtns are done

[nudge]

I like the Kiwi bird, it breaks up a larger blue area.

The thicker dark blue around the bonus islands helps with the ocean too.

I like the Snow Mountains they look great , and I would suggest using a similar look around MT Reupehu and Wellington Mountains.

A small note, the beefed up mountains makes the line between Miford Sound and Te Anau almost non-existant, but if that size border is acceptable then leave it.

When can we play

[cairnswk]

I like the Kiwi bird, it breaks up a larger blue area.

The thicker dark blue around the bonus islands helps with the ocean too.

I like the Snow Mountains they look great , and I would suggest using a similar look around MT Reupehu and Wellington Mountains.

A small note, the beefed up mountains makes the line between Miford Sound and Te Anau almost non-existant, but if that size border is acceptable then leave it.

When can we play

Thanks nudge.
i'd rather leave the northern mountains un-snowed...i know the volcano gets some snow but tt's nowhere near as much as the southern alps.
i'll see about fixing the line between Te Anu and Milford.
Soon i hope for play.

[thehippo8]

Hey there ... actually a little snow on Mt Ruapehu (the single mountain to the upper right of the white circle - that is, the one closest to Lake Taupo) woudl be great because that is a very popular ski resort but yeah, leave the others without snow.

[cairnswk]

Hey there ... actually a little snow on Mt Ruapehu (the single mountain to the upper right of the white circle - that is, the one closest to Lake Taupo) woudl be great because that is a very popular ski resort but yeah, leave the others without snow.

Done! two mnts have snow now, and the te anua/milford border is fixed.
Pls refresh for the v18 above.

[Oneyed]

the mountains coloured by colour as region in which they lie do not look fine at some places. especialy between Kaikoura and M.V., Hurunui and Nelson Lakes.
could you use (maybe everywhere) mountains as are between Hurunui and A.P.?

just my two cents...

Oneyed

[cairnswk]

the mountains coloured by colour as region in which they lie do not look fine at some places. especialy between Kaikoura and M.V., Hurunui and Nelson Lakes.
could you use (maybe everywhere) mountains as are between Hurunui and A.P.?

just my two cents...

Oneyed

Oneyed...at some point i have to say no.
and my reasons are:
...that i have already re-done those mountains with colour as requested by isaiah40
...i have tried to gain a look that all the mountains are not the same hence i don't want to use one style everywhere
...space is an issue in some areas where mountains are going to be smaller than in other areas because they have to fit
...i am quite happy with these mountains as they are, as can i imagine others might be...
...we culd go on forever trying to satisfy requests for changes to mountains and that is not my intention to keep doing that
so i am going to cut this off now
...there are 14 different type of singular mountains used in this map and i think that is enough NZ flavour for anyone.
appreciate your post.

[cairnswk]

Version 19
the tikis and planes have been given a bevel...planes it is obvious, tikis less so but they are intricate and small

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[Funkyterrance]

Have u considered using something less modern in place of the planes to keep with the old-world vibe of this map?

[cairnswk]

Have u considered using something less modern in place of the planes to keep with the old-world vibe of this map?

Funkyterrance...welcome
No, never a consideration...i do not beleive the map has an old world field to it !

[Funkyterrance]

Thanks for the welcome, nice to see you are making a new map, very exciting, coming from a loyal fan .
As far as the old-world feel, maybe its just me lol. I just see the kiwi bird and it looks like the illustrations in old dictionaries and such so maybe that's where I got the idea. The border gives me that impression as well. At any rate, only a suggestion of course, I'm sure it will be a wonderful map. Good Luck on it, it looks great so far!

[thehippo8]

More useless information: Air New Zealand started life as TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Limited) in 1940 with five Lockheed Model 188 Electras:

... and 7 Douglas DC-8s:

... pictures are examples only and not kiwi planes.

Frankly, I like the graphic, it could be anything and could be even the most modern current plane, the Boeing 777:
.

Interestingly there are still 11 Lockheed Model 188 Electras still in service to this day - albeit none with Air New Zealand.

[cairnswk]

Thank-you thehippo8..for that forensic analysis (think that one's borrowed from Titanic...Mr Bodean LOL)

Here is first view of the large map...exactly 10% bigger than small at 880 x1100.

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[cairnswk]

Is there anyone interested in having the tikis faces not just looking to the right?
Maybe left also

[Oneyed]

Is there anyone interested in having the tikis faces not just looking to the right?

?

Maybe left also

I never saw them looking to the right.

about mountans, somewhere they look awesome, somewhere not so. and all map has one style, so why not also mountains? but your map - your mountains I still like this one.

Oneyed

[thehippo8]

I like the Tikis all being the same!

[cairnswk]

I like the Tikis all being the same!

May i ask why?
is there cultural significance in this look?

[Funkyterrance]

I think that the tikis all facing the same way is good because if they were alternating the map would look too busy (aka eyestrain). The one thing that I do notice about the tikis is that they dont contrast much from the map color-wise. If anything, they blend. This may or may not be your intent, just thought I would add this point as input.

[thehippo8]

I like the Tikis all being the same!

May i ask why?
is there cultural significance in this look?

The short answer is no (and read here for instance) - but that wasn't the issue for me. I was just going on aesthetic.

[ScytherLoL]

Ok just something from reading the first page. I will read in depth later. but I think you might have Lake Tekapo and lake Takapo mixed up. Thanks.

[cairnswk]

Ok just something from reading the first page. I will read in depth later. but I think you might have Lake Tekapo and lake Takapo mixed up. Thanks.

Ah. so i have...thanks ScytherLOL...fixed next version.

[cairnswk]

... I was just going on aesthetic.

OK, understand

[ScytherLoL]

Just wondering why Ruatoria and Taranaki start with 4 troops in their respective Tiki?

[cairnswk]

Just wondering why Ruatoria and Taranaki start with 4 troops in their respective Tiki?

Balancing gameplay...please read back through the thread a few pages.