STAMP THIS MAP GUYS!!!

it's quite perfect since many weeks, what are you waiting for??

captainwalrus wrote:Why are you using V's instead of U's? Like Titus is Titvs, which makes no sense.

eheheh.. it's make sense cause in old italian languages the U was written V. i'm italian and i never understood why cause in proununced words the U was U, but in the past written text of my country the U was V.. ^_^

mmm..

i think i prefer the realistic texture's effect. it give to the map a better idea about an arena, but probably you can improve it with some effect or maybe find something better. i understand that this is only a test to know what the people prefers, but if you decide to use textures, don't ...

oh yes!!

my eyes really enjoyed the 12.3!!! :D ;)
good the transparent blood and very good the smaller icons! 8-)

i think that now this map can be moved to the main foundry and you can start with the hard work to make it perfect, but right now it's clearly on the right way and it's not more a ...

sorry for my late.. i can't speak when it was the time cause the topic was closed, and then i didn't saw the other topics (if they exist..) that discuss about this map.

first, i'm really not agree with the change of the names, cause without that sci-fi post-chrisis setting, this map is not so ...

GOOOOOD WORK PEPE!!! :D

yeah, there is still a lot of work to do, but in my opinion this is the way! ;)

the black names are too readable and the map result less chaotic.
the blood icon can be better (if iceco give to you an icon like you want and you don't need to modify it, or if you both work ...

ummm.. i think that i can't explane well what i wanted.. :?
i will try again, sorry for my difficulties with english..

i mean that icons like elves town or raiders inn are full drawn, and other like warriors training ground or horsemens training ground are in drak-light. with monochrome i mean ...

congratulations for the stamp! :D

i don't read all the topic, so excuse me if i will say something that you had already discussed about.

i think that you can try to make less dark the reefs cause they pop up too much in my opinion.
why some icons are in monochrome and some other not? i don't know ...

good work guy!

i admit that i love the cyber-punk setting, so probably i liked this map a bit for the background idea.. but it's well drawn too.

in particular the title is f***ing awesome! and the sea is very well done.
for the graphic i have only a critics: don't you think that the map seems a ...

pepe, don't give up!

yes, it's really bad when you understand that you will have to go back, but this is how the foundry works.. and the preliminary reviews are one of the solutions that the admin have found. when i made my maps, sometimes there wasn't good critics or suggestion and i gone foward ...

But now I think of it, I could also do the other graphics in black lines (the helmets, shields and swords). The thing is, the map would then be totally different qua looks, so I don't know if it is desirable.

yes, you got the point. your blood is better than pepe's one (sorry pepe.. :roll: ) but ...

i didn't understand that you want to make a flat arena.. :roll:
i'm italian and for me gladiators means colosseum, so i thought about a little flat of sand in the center and several big circular step outside.

yes, the curves make the prospective feel crazy, but i still think that your dark/light ...

in my opinion it's really too caotic and the in&out method to differentiate the attack-way is too unclear..

PepeAtila wrote: but only one note ... curves also make the perspective change...

infact. somewhere i think i wrote it..

ok, today is raining and i can't did many things that i have to do, so i draw something for you.. :D

first, a better and more clear version of my draft:

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/4573/arenabetterdraft.png


i worked more well on the colours and i made the stair in something like pixel ...

great map guys!

it will be the ground of many epic battles! ;)

i have not much to say, cause normally i make critics and suggestion only for the graphics and this map is quite perfect right now. some tweaks certainly will change, but at the moment i can see nothing wrong in the graphic. only a ...

in the last version, the borders are much more better and clear.
the bloodstains are badder than the others.. their prospective is totally failed.. :roll: and i don't like that they seems crystal drops..
the dark/light effect that you gave to the arena is incorrect too and give a failed prospective ...

i was on holiday and i read now those last posts..

thanx guys! it was hard but i'm very happy cause there was so many games with this map in so little time. ^_^

maybe this thing will push me to make another map... but not before the 2015...

i really understand what are your feelings in this situations.. trust me, or have a look to the topic about my maps ("Castle Lands" and "Oceania") and read some of the last pages posts.. :roll:

i'm really sorry, but now i'm one of the "preliminary reviewer" and when a map have to proceed in the ...

i read some of the last posts..
i made 2 maps. i have many trubles and it was an hard work. sometimes i hate the comments, sometimes i answered bad. but i think the point is that a mapmaker cannot say only: now i know that you dislike, thanx but i prefer that thing like it is at now.. (expecially if ...

as usually, i'm in hurry and i can't read the post.. :roll: excuse me if i will say something that you have alredy discussed.

i don't like too much the map idea and at this time i don't like the graphic feeling too.. :?

- i think that the borders are too unclear. try another colour or another ...

i didn't have time to read the post, so excuse me if i will say something that you have discussed yet.

i like the idea and the gameplay seems interesting and balanced. i want to suggest only some tweaks:

- Delete the psychedelic-cube border of the map! i really hate how it looks, expecially if it ...

really stylish icons! =D>
with that icons i think it isn't necessary to colour the circles. find a colour that pop well and then colour all the circles the same, or at least reduce the colour to a line border. ;)

the legend it's not much clear in my opinion.. in particular i don't like the icons ...

you get it!! ^_^ really good idea. ;)

i'm agree with the idea to make different shapes for each country instead of the circles, it will help a lot to distinguish them. the only problem at now is that (expecially in a small map..) some numbers will be not much clear in the same coloured army circle ...

excuse me if i will say something that you have jet decided about, but i can't read all the discussion..

really cool and original looking map! nothing to say with a so original graphic style. very good icons and details, maybe you can improve the buildings making them more realistic (like the trees ...