ITALY MAP HISTORY

matteo11 · Post by **matteo11** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 1:20 am

This thread is a graphical documentation of the drafts for the Conquest Italia map for those who would like to be able to see its historical progression. If you would like to comment on any of these maps or on the general idea please do so in the '[poll]Conquest Italia' thread.

Thank you,

--matteo11

matteo11 · Post by **matteo11** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 1:24 am

This is a later stage draft of the original idea:

matteo11 · Post by **matteo11** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 1:25 am

This is the first draft of an alternate idea for the map:

matteo11 · Post by **matteo11** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 1:32 am

This is the second draft for the alternate idea:

matteo11 · Post by **matteo11** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:41 am

This is the above draft with names added plus a decorative flag and the bonuses legend.

gavin_sidhu · Post by **gavin_sidhu** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:44 am

The problem with your alternate one is that you cant tell the difference between the countries, especially for italia sett. I still voted for i though.

Evil Pope · Post by **Evil Pope** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 4:17 pm

Maybe you could find a way to make the borders more visible in the alternate version.. You could possibly change their color to something lighter..

Mr. K · Post by **Mr. K** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 4:31 pm

I love the idea, but if I may say, the alternate version, the textures are very....harsh. Almost painful to look at for more than a few moments. Especially the water. I think this map would benifit greatly by toning the textures down a great deal, and softening up the color difference with the water. What I mean by that is, its like every pixel is either bright white or dark blue, if you can kind of blur them together to get a softer picture it would be much easier on the eyes.

dussle · Post by **dussle** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 4:37 pm

I dont like them either, but I can decipher them all easily enough with the exception of Italia sett. A few things will help.
1. Once we actually get number in there, that'll make life easier.
2. Bolder lines, or thin lines in a color that stand out, would certainly help.

onbekende · Post by **onbekende** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 5:09 pm

Didn't anyone moticed Corsica and Sardinia, when you hold both, 1 territorie needs defending for a total of 3 bonus army's

gavin_sidhu · Post by **gavin_sidhu** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 10:54 pm

onbekende wrote:Didn't anyone moticed Corsica and Sardinia, when you hold both, 1 territorie needs defending for a total of 3 bonus army's

Since when was Corsica part of Italy anyway? Its French.

matteo11 · Post by **matteo11** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 1:14 am

Many issues have been brought up, but this draft version only trys to resolve the 'border' problem of Northern Italy(Italia Settentoriale). The mountains have been toned down, a flat mask layer added, and the borders thickened. I would like to thank everyone for their valuable input.

matteo11 · Post by **matteo11** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 2:43 am

small version of the above map with army circles and without the fancy sea:

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 2:56 am

CAPITALIZE!

but do it properly.. unlike what I did in that part of the post.

matteo11 · Post by **matteo11** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 6:14 pm

Some name corrections (thanks to Lupo) and added graphical effects.

ITALY MAP HISTORY

ITALY MAP HISTORY

original idea

alternate

2nd alternate draft

above draft + names

borders