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Gnome wrote:alright, got some name changes

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La Gaspésie ou communément appelée Gaspé par les anglophones (en anglais Gaspe coast) est la région du Québec qui couvre, en tout ou en partie, la péninsule gaspésienne située à l'extrême est du Canada, près du golfe du Saint-Laurent.
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it looks AWESOME!!!! can we see the smaller version of it though? but its still awesome 8)
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I don't have a small version yet...first I need to finish this one and than I can scale it down...because I think I'll have trouble fitting the armie circles in the small version...
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Gnome wrote:I don't have a small version yet...first I need to finish this one and than I can scale it down...because I think I'll have trouble fitting the armie circles in the small version...
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Post by ps2civxr20 »

i think you should connect te british and french fleets
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i really think that you need to take a look at a map from the Rev. war.
The borders are WAY off... I'm not trying to be mean, so don't take it personal or anything, but try to make the map more like the borders of the states and not just lines.

Also why did you just cover-up the land and put water? you need to try to cover that up a little so its not so obvious.
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Unit_2 wrote:i really think that you need to take a look at a map from the Rev. war.
The borders are WAY off... I'm not trying to be mean, so don't take it personal or anything, but try to make the map more like the borders of the states and not just lines.

Also why did you just cover-up the land and put water? you need to try to cover that up a little so its not so obvious.
Where did I cover up the land with water? all land is there...it's just black...
And I'm sure you recognise the borders and lands...And look at the original map...my borders aren't that bad...I just made it little interesting to play...And I needed to enlarge some states to be able to put an army circle in it...

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Gnome wrote:
Unit_2 wrote:i really think that you need to take a look at a map from the Rev. war.
The borders are WAY off... I'm not trying to be mean, so don't take it personal or anything, but try to make the map more like the borders of the states and not just lines.

Also why did you just cover-up the land and put water? you need to try to cover that up a little so its not so obvious.
Where did I cover up the land with water? all land is there...it's just black...
And I'm sure you recognise the borders and lands...And look at the original map...my borders aren't that bad...I just made it little interesting to play...And I needed to enlarge some states to be able to put an army circle in it...

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wow lol i have seen that map somewhere else, and he is talking about in florida
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Post by oaktown »

So, a lot of the America Revolution was fought in Scotland and eastern France, eh?
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Post by bryguy »

oaktown wrote:So, a lot of the America Revolution was fought in Scotland and eastern France, eh?
some of it, yes, but just verbal war, not actual fighting
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Post by yamahafazer »

This seems to be going well... Sorry I've got nothing meeningfull to say but I'm too tyerd to read the 4 pages.....
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Post by Coleman »

Why is George Washington over by Europe?
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Post by cairnswk »

Gnome....i'd like to move this to Foundry shortly if we can....you have provided the required grahical updates, and there appears to be support for the map.

Can we see one more version of it with A TITLE please before it moves.

Also.....one thing that you might consider....why have u placed the image of Washington, George on the European side of the Atlantic. He is the father of the USA.
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Post by Coleman »

I think the Queen at that time or a French person of the era would look better instead of Washington. It seems it threw me and cairnswk both off.
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i was thinking the same thing
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Gnome wrote:
Unit_2 wrote:i really think that you need to take a look at a map from the Rev. war.
The borders are WAY off... I'm not trying to be mean, so don't take it personal or anything, but try to make the map more like the borders of the states and not just lines.

Also why did you just cover-up the land and put water? you need to try to cover that up a little so its not so obvious.
Where did I cover up the land with water? all land is there...it's just black...
And I'm sure you recognise the borders and lands...And look at the original map...my borders aren't that bad...I just made it little interesting to play...And I needed to enlarge some states to be able to put an army circle in it...

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Wait that original map is from lux, they won't let you do this. I've asked in the past and they said they do not give permission for maps based off of theirs.
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Post by Gnome »

reverend_kyle wrote:
Gnome wrote:
Unit_2 wrote:i really think that you need to take a look at a map from the Rev. war.
The borders are WAY off... I'm not trying to be mean, so don't take it personal or anything, but try to make the map more like the borders of the states and not just lines.

Also why did you just cover-up the land and put water? you need to try to cover that up a little so its not so obvious.
Where did I cover up the land with water? all land is there...it's just black...
And I'm sure you recognise the borders and lands...And look at the original map...my borders aren't that bad...I just made it little interesting to play...And I needed to enlarge some states to be able to put an army circle in it...

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Wait that original map is from lux, they won't let you do this. I've asked in the past and they said they do not give permission for maps based off of theirs.
no copyright issues at all :wink:
I've done everything from scratch...
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Post by yamahafazer »

cairnswk wrote:Why have u placed the image of Washington, George on the European side of the Atlantic. He is the father of the USA.
Is it a big problem?? I meen if you want a pic of him where else on the map would you put it???
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Gnome wrote:
reverend_kyle wrote:
Gnome wrote:
Unit_2 wrote:i really think that you need to take a look at a map from the Rev. war.
The borders are WAY off... I'm not trying to be mean, so don't take it personal or anything, but try to make the map more like the borders of the states and not just lines.

Also why did you just cover-up the land and put water? you need to try to cover that up a little so its not so obvious.
Where did I cover up the land with water? all land is there...it's just black...
And I'm sure you recognise the borders and lands...And look at the original map...my borders aren't that bad...I just made it little interesting to play...And I needed to enlarge some states to be able to put an army circle in it...

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Wait that original map is from lux, they won't let you do this. I've asked in the past and they said they do not give permission for maps based off of theirs.
no copyright issues at all :wink:
I've done everything from scratch...
true, u do it from scratch and there are no copyright issues
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Post by Gnome »

Update
details:
-added Title
-Changed legend font
-changed name colour and font (not final unless everyone find it amazing :wink: )
-removed president and added a soldier
-made a little Map
-maybe other things I forgot

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I cant say I am a huge fan of the font choice.... looks a little too 'word processor"
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Post by Gnome »

mibi wrote:I cant say I am a huge fan of the font choice.... looks a little too 'word processor"
should I put 'Read details first before posting' :wink:
It wasn't meant to be the final font at all...
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Gnome wrote:
mibi wrote:I cant say I am a huge fan of the font choice.... looks a little too 'word processor"
should I put 'Read details first before posting' :wink:
It wasn't meant to be the final font at all...
Well you can get the problem out of the way now or later, your pick.
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Post by Gnome »

New update:
Details:
-changed font
-changed colour of font + glow
-changed legend

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Post by Skittles! »

The glow of the legend just doesn't suit the rest of the map - which is mostly dark.. I don't like the legend.

The font background too just looks like a bright light-bulb that I want to switch off.
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Post by Coleman »

Going to disagree here. I like the glowy, but you could probably turn it down a little. :wink:

In other news...

There is some internal debate about moving you. We are concerned with how your layout matches the delux map almost exactly.

Everything else is different so this may be fine, but we aren't 100% sure.

Once we are we'll let you know. Felt you deserved a heads up as to why you are still in Map Ideas when you seemingly have all the conditions met to get out.
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