Duck & Cover [Quenched]

Backglass · Post by **Backglass** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:38 pm

I had to look at this map several times before realizing it was a "top down" view. (As if from space! (private joke)

).

Anyway, would a small polar ice cap make that more obvious to idiots like me? Forgive me if this has already been suggested.

yeti_c · Post by **yeti_c** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:40 pm

yeti_c wrote:I wonder if you should put a bit of Ice in the middle to represent the North Pole... (That definitely still existed in the 50's!!)

Or would that make it too cluttered?!

C.

What would be ace (It's not possible) was if international borders were opened up after the first nuclear salvo was launched!!

Pre nuclear salvo movement would be restricted to same colour states!!

I mentioned that before - but I think Oaky missed it...

C.

spinwizard · Post by **spinwizard** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:41 pm

Could be useful...might be ugly tho...

oaktown · Post by **oaktown** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:46 pm

yeti_c wrote:
yeti_c wrote:I wonder if you should put a bit of Ice in the middle to represent the North Pole... (That definitely still existed in the 50's!!)

Or would that make it too cluttered?!
I mentioned that before - but I think Oaky missed it...

No, I didn't miss it... I just forgot about it. My concern is having landmass (or in this case ice-mass) that is not playable. It wouldn't be a territory, yet it could be enough to throw players off the first time they play it. I'm going for user-friendly. But I'm not opposed to doing a quick version with an ice cap just to see what people think.

The UK to Scandinavia link would make sense... it'll lock up the Europe region and ultimately make it an easier hold.

I'm about to step out for the weekend, so I'll play with it next week. In the meantime, I don't want to see anybody else using the "f" word in this thread unless it is a mod.

yeti_c · Post by **yeti_c** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:50 pm

F word?!

Fun?
Forge?
Forum?
Five?
Fin?
Four?
Flow?
Final?
f*ck?

C.

PS - step out for the weekend?! Man I wish I had 4 day weekends!?!?!

PPS - Oh I've worked it out - you mean Fanksgiving!?

spinwizard · Post by **spinwizard** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:51 pm

Damm u Yeti, I was going to do that!

AndyDufresne · Post by **AndyDufresne** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:14 pm

oaktown wrote: No, I didn't miss it... I just forgot about it. My concern is having landmass (or in this case ice-mass) that is not playable. It wouldn't be a territory, yet it could be enough to throw players off the first time they play it. I'm going for user-friendly. But I'm not opposed to doing a quick version with an ice cap just to see what people think.

The UK to Scandinavia link would make sense... it'll lock up the Europe region and ultimately make it an easier hold.

I'm about to step out for the weekend, so I'll play with it next week. In the meantime, I don't want to see anybody else using the "f" word in this thread unless it is a mod.

I think it'd be worth a shot to try the artic ice cap...that sounds like it would be perhaps the best idea. If that doesn't work, you could always add something similar to what Bad Speler did in the Artic Map (the N).

I also agree with the link between UK and Scand. It'll keep flowing movement around the map.

As for F-Words, I can only think of two... Freakin' Fabulous!

--Andy

Unit_2 · Post by **Unit_2** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:15 pm

i know i'm not a maker of this map, but i added a ice cap.

also where i circled somethign please try change it a little(it looks worng)

yamahafazer · Post by **yamahafazer** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:54 am

Backglass wrote:I had to look at this map several times before realizing it was a "top down" view. (As if from space! (private joke) ).

Anyway, would a small polar ice cap make that more obvious to idiots like me? Forgive me if this has already been suggested.

Are you shure its not the drink thats making you a bit idiotik????

hummm F words....

"Fliping Ford Fool pulled out on me again... might cos Fazands to repare my Fazer...

(didn't realy happen... I don't have a bike yet

)

Gnome · Post by **Gnome** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:56 am

what looks wrong here unit? the pointed edge?
And the idea about the ice cap doesn't really attracts me...(I thought the ice cap was ment to be in the north or something

)
I think this map is really good and...
Nothing to add that bothers me...

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:01 am

Gnome wrote:what looks wrong here unit? the pointed edge?
And the idea about the ice cap doesn't really attracts me...(I thought the ice cap was ment to be in the north or something )
I think this map is really good and...
Nothing to add that bothers me...

I think he was meaning that scandinavia looks like a ballsack.

yamahafazer · Post by **yamahafazer** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:20 am

I think that if you are going to have an ice cape it should be bigger than the on that's there now (as in curntly on the north pole) as it has probably melted quite a bit since the time of this map

Unit_2 · Post by **Unit_2** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:29 am

reverend_kyle wrote:
Gnome wrote:what looks wrong here unit? the pointed edge?
And the idea about the ice cap doesn't really attracts me...(I thought the ice cap was ment to be in the north or something )
I think this map is really good and...
Nothing to add that bothers me...
I think he was meaning that scandinavia looks like a ballsack.

... yeah

lol

oaktown · Post by **oaktown** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:21 am

reverend_kyle wrote:I think he was meaning that scandinavia looks like a ballsack.

right, i should change that., because in no way does scandivia look like genitalia.

spinwizard · Post by **spinwizard** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:31 am

See, even the monkey likes my idea...once u sort out the ice cap thing all we can say is forge!

Simonov · Post by **Simonov** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:35 am

oaktown you're my favorite cartographer! first berlin then this! superb!

rebelman · Post by **rebelman** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:29 pm

looking great just one small thing the top right hand corner legend its extremely difficult to make out the black writing on the deep red background

Ogrecrusher · Post by **Ogrecrusher** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 1:18 pm

oaktown wrote:
reverend_kyle wrote:I think he was meaning that scandinavia looks like a ballsack.
right, i should change that., because in no way does scandivia look like genitalia.

It looks even better on a euro coin, when Norway isn't there!

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/ ... 1euror.jpg

yeti_c · Post by **yeti_c** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 1:21 pm

I was always confused as to why Norway was omitted... I Assume it was because Norway doesn't have the Euro...

But then again neither does the UK!

C>

rebelman · Post by **rebelman** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 1:24 pm

yeti_c wrote:I was always confused as to why Norway was omitted... I Assume it was because Norway doesn't have the Euro...

But then again neither does the UK!

C>

norway asked not to be included

asl80 · Post by **asl80** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 10:25 pm

sorry, been strapped for time to read back over the thread. If the arctic question is still hovering i vote no, that its not necessary, on the basis that the map is more a symbolic representation of the politcal situation and forces at work, the blob in the middle would be out of this context and break up the graphical east-west that you've got going on.
If you do go for it, i'd suggest making it fadded and as inconscpicuous as possible.

Maybe you could give us an update of where the map's at, the issues in the air etc, in any case Oaktown. You working on anything else for it at the moment?

oaktown · Post by **oaktown** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 11:26 pm

I'm back... thanksgiving and family came before CC, believe it or not.

This update include:
• slight glow around the first line of legend text to make it easier to read against red background
• new attack route from UK to Scandinavia
• slightly adjusted outline of Scandinavia and surrounding territories
• 3 versions to choose from! Please discuss!

Version 1: north pole as before.

Version 2: polar ice cap with N. symbol.

Version 3: North symbol, no bird-turd ice cap.

Unit_2 · Post by **Unit_2** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 11:28 pm

i think number 2.

Btw, great job on Scandinavia, it looks a lot better

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:50 am

I vote 3. I liked the ballsack scandinavia.

oaktown · Post by **oaktown** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:40 am

Now that I've had time to think about I'm OK with #2, but I think it would look better with some additional, smaller ice masses around the main one. It would come across as ice better.

tomorrow...