Ancient Egypt Map [Abandoned]

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 2:45 am

personally, I dont like how theirs looks, it seems way to cluttered.. which is one of the reasons I set to make my own.

KEYOGI · Post by **KEYOGI** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 2:49 am

A Conquer Club version would be smaller, so obviously all the trees and such would need to go. I do quite like the egyptian art in the background though.

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 3:17 am

I really only like the title on that one.

Marvaddin · Post by **Marvaddin** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 1:19 pm

reverend_kyle wrote:The borders are pretty historically accurate, and I was planning on re continenting it though my continents made alot more sense with the across river borders that I havent put back in yet.

How much historically accurate is this game? Maybe its better also make some historical research...

But I agree, this map of that game is ugly.

Sargentgeneral · Post by **Sargentgeneral** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 3:59 pm

wow, this map is very impressive. You sure put this together in a hurry, but it looks like a very cool map.

Question: is there going to be some purpose to the waterfall in the gameplay, or is it just simply to be visually pleasing?

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 6:08 pm

Sargentgeneral wrote:wow, this map is very impressive. You sure put this together in a hurry, but it looks like a very cool map.

Question: is there going to be some purpose to the waterfall in the gameplay, or is it just simply to be visually pleasing?

that map is not mine or the one I intend to put on cc.. I dont like that map, which is why I'm making my own. They were just wondering on my base image..

Lone.prophet · Post by **Lone.prophet** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 6:12 pm

use those men for armies they are hot

Wisse · Post by **Wisse** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 6:14 pm

reverend_kyle wrote:

got the same game (lux)

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 6:36 pm

Wisse wrote:
reverend_kyle wrote:
got the same game (lux)

its a good one although its way fucked up layability wise.

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 5:35 am

theres newest update, downloaded a desert color layout and did something taht way, added a few horizontal tributaries.. also put proposed bonuses on a layer overlaying that will be removed when I get a good key

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:12 pm

Newest update, I rather like this one.

Balsiefen · Post by **Balsiefen** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:15 pm

nice map but i'm not too keen on that territory on the delta

Lone.prophet · Post by **Lone.prophet** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:16 pm

it looks like ****, the nile is ugly as hell and the colors dont give a desert feeling, check mongolia empire map for good colors

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:22 pm

Lone.prophet wrote:it looks like ****, the nile is ugly as hell and the colors dont give a desert feeling, check mongolia empire map for good colors

I disagree, those colors dont give me a deserty feeling, my colors are from an egyptian desert color palette.

Lone.prophet · Post by **Lone.prophet** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 4:00 pm

ok it is my opion, i really dislike the colors and the shape of the nile

boberz · Post by **boberz** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 4:54 pm

please remove some of the blur from the legend (not all of it just a little to make it clearer). ALso i love the font in westtern desert and really dont like the one Siaoi.

Possibly make sea a slite bit darker and make siaoi lighter to show the difference clearly. I really like the idea.

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 3:34 am

I am going to abandon this map, color picking has not been great for me and so I can not pick colors to give thsi map the right feel, I will defer to qwert if he wants to finish it. and Pick another map Idea, sound good? great.

wicked · Post by **wicked** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 12:11 am

reverend kyle asked me to post this for him because he's been band.

I've been spending my ban time making maps so I figured i'd resurrect this one and try and make it work. Things i've been working on.

Trying to give it a deserty feel.
Title.

things I have questions about
Colors
Fonts there are 3 which one is best liked.
Legend, what is thought?

misterman10 · Post by **misterman10** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 12:15 am

wicked wrote:reverend kyle asked me to post this for him because he's been band.

quick question, why was he band

and to stay on topic, nice map

AndyDufresne · Post by **AndyDufresne** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 12:15 am

Hehe, well I think he's at least putting his ban time to good use!

The font on the map, I like the white. The others just seem to look bad.

Regarding the title area, that picture of the pyramids isn't working well...it's just too realistic looking, you know? Out of place. I'd work with a different image or perhaps look for ways to tone down that image slightly.

--Andy

Bad Speler · Post by **Bad Speler** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 12:20 am

Colors: Personally, I like the light colours used on this map, as well as the textures
Fonts: I agree with Andy, the white font does look best, but keep the papyrus font for the title and legend. Nice job with the title by the way.
As for the legend, I just feel something more creative can be done with it, to give it a more egyptian/desert feel.

And finally, even though the Nile is the longest river in the world, it is not the widest, and if it is, its certainly not that wide, reduce its width a bit.

wicked · Post by **wicked** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:00 am

RK's messenger here again. I'm being punished for laughing at his teeny weiner at the last stache bang.

This post is going to have to tide you guys over for like a week as I am in Spokane for a week partying it up and won't have photoshop, or the necessary files.

I worked with the pyramids more and made them look better I think.

I made the font as overwelming response suggested and I think it looks good.

I added a parchment legend to replace the ugly black one.. I think this looks very good. Any input from others

And yes andy, although I would prefer to be unband, as I was unjustly band(see my appeal)

Bad Speler · Post by **Bad Speler** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:36 am

Pyramids definately look better. So does the legend, but try no transparency on the parchment and see how good that looks.

One more minor thing, move the title a bit farther from the edge of the map.

cairnswk · Post by **cairnswk** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:42 am

Wicked...on you for taking this challenge

Things i like:
*Title and the pyramids
* Tert text

Not too crash hot on the tert colours, nor the sea colour, and i really think the Nile needs narrowing to look more like a river rather than the egyptian sea in the desert.
Also not enjoying the bonus legend parchement.
a suggestion might be for a cartouche that will fit with the style of ancient egypt.

Also, if you look here, there is plenty of info on colours used in ancient egypt, if you want to go there.

wicked · Post by **wicked** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:43 am

how do you get to the Memphis islands to attack? do you need attack lines?