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Americas

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Americas
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Name: Americas
Cartographer: LED ZEPPELINER
Territories: 14
Bonuses: 3
Special Feature: None
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[bigimg]http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp31/LED_ZEPPELINER/Americas.jpg[/bigimg]
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(a) [b]*DELETE THE SPACE AFTER THE FOLLOWING '[' FOR BOLD[ /b]
(b) is Colombia part of CA or SA?
(c) wait a sec … I don't know if it's CA or something else … you need bonus names
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Post by LED ZEPPELINER »

the.killing.44 wrote:(a) [b]*DELETE THE SPACE AFTER THE FOLLOWING '[' FOR BOLD[ /b]
(b) is Colombia part of CA or SA?
(c) wait a sec … I don't know if it's CA or something else … you need bonus names

Columbia is a part of SA, I'll make that a little clearer
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Re: Americas

Post by rjz115dude »

the borders are differnt widths, it kinda looks bad
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Re: Americas

Post by e_i_pi »

The chokepoint continent in the middle is no good, it'll create major gameplay problems. I suggest putting in more countries, splitting SA into 2 continents, NA into say 2, and having the Caribbean islands as another 3-4 territory continent in the middle that bridges Miami to Venezuala.

You definitely need more territories anyhow, Canada and USA are good candidates for this.

Ports at Miami, Brazil, Peru, and/or Alaska all connecting would probably help gameplay too, but it would be up to you to figure out which, if any, you'd use.
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Re: Americas

Post by Premier2k »

Hi,

I think you need to work on your graphics first and foremost. Which graphics program are you using?

Secondly, you need more territories, try and split the areas up a little. I don't know much about the states of USA but what about midwest as well as east and west coast. Maybe make Washington DC a prominent place (perhaps a bonus on it's own and starting neutral) However, I'm digressing into gameplay. First of just concentrate on getting a good looking map. It doesn't have to be a work of art though but it has to be pretty and neat (to a certain extent).

Ports at Miami, Brazil, Peru, and/or Alaska all connecting would probably help gameplay too, but it would be up to you to figure out which, if any, you'd use.

Yes good idea e_i_pi! With ports you could attack the other coasts maybe or further up the coastline..

See what you can come up with, I shall be keeping an eye on this.



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Re: Americas

Post by LED ZEPPELINER »

e_i_pi wrote:The chokepoint continent in the middle is no good, it'll create major gameplay problems. I suggest putting in more countries, splitting SA into 2 continents, NA into say 2, and having the Caribbean islands as another 3-4 territory continent in the middle that bridges Miami to Venezuala.

You definitely need more territories anyhow, Canada and USA are good candidates for this.

Ports at Miami, Brazil, Peru, and/or Alaska all connecting would probably help gameplay too, but it would be up to you to figure out which, if any, you'd use.

The only problem with having the carribean islands is that they are so small that there probably wont be enough room to put the pieces circle thingy, but it is a good idea, i will probably add one or two carribean islands. What do you people think about having the carribean islands attached to one of the other continents?
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Re: Americas

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Americas
info
Name: Americas
Cartographer: LED ZEPPELINER
Territories: 16
Bonuses: 4
Special Feature: None
v2
[bigimg]http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp31/LED_ZEPPELINER/AmericasV2.jpg[/bigimg]
v1
http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp31/LED_ZEPPELINER/Americas.jpg
Changes:
1. Territories
2. Bonuses
3. Boundaries
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Re: Americas

Post by captainwalrus »

The island that haiti and the dominican rebublic is on is called hispanola. THis would be a better name.
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Re: Americas

Post by LED ZEPPELINER »

captainwalrus wrote:The island that haiti and the dominican rebublic is on is called hispanola. THis would be a better name.

cool thanx i was wondering that myself :D
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Re: Americas

Post by 12ed13andit »

maybe add another territory to the bonus which argentina is in?


is USA part of the three bonus in NA? If so you should make the bonus more then three because it has more territories than the SA bonuses which are four
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Post by LED ZEPPELINER »

12ed13andit wrote:maybe add another territory to the bonus which argentina is in?


is USA part of the three bonus in NA? If so you should make the bonus more then three because it has more territories than the SA bonuses which are four

Usa is a part of that bonus, it is 3 because it is easier to defend then south america bonuses
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Re: Americas

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Americas
info
Name: Americas
Cartographer: LED ZEPPELINER
Territories: 16
Bonuses: 4
Special Feature: None
v3
[bigimg]http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp31/LED_ZEPPELINER/AmericasV3.jpg[/bigimg]
v2
http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp31/LED_ZEPPELINER/AmericasV2.jpg
v1
http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp31/LED_ZEPPELINER/Americas.jpg
Changes:
1. Territories
2. Bonuses
3. Boundaries
feedback?
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Re: Americas

Post by sailorseal »

Dude this really needs work
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Re: Americas

Post by shakeycat »

Have you considered putting Hawaii between Alaska and Argentina?

And is there a more natural way to break up North America? Perhaps one that doesn't end with four corners? Maybe "Rocky Mountains", "Canadian Shield", "Appalachians", "Heartland", "Mojave Desert" ... "Dakota", "Texas", "Nunavut", "Quebec" ... some unique names with some interest to them. As it is, I would be hitting Western this and Western that on the menu, and may mix them up.
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Re: Americas

Post by JweezyIII »

Needs some graphic work how about using softer colors.
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Re: Americas

Post by LED ZEPPELINER »

could somebody please put this in the recycling bin
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Re: Americas

Post by MrBenn »

Moved as per mapmakers request
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