Antarctica [Quenched]

by **Industrial Helix** on Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:05 pm

The large map is somewhat better... but still obscured by the cloud. What about using the same style as the shelves?

by **Victor Sullivan** on Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:08 pm

I say stamp it, but you already knew that, didn't you, IH?

by **natty dread** on Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:38 pm

Industrial Helix wrote:The large map is somewhat better... but still obscured by the cloud. What about using the same style as the shelves?

Now I seriously have to ask, what exactly is the problem? Is the text not readable? Is it not clear enough?

It has a drop shadow. The drop shadow is, naturally, darker if it's against a dark background. Removing the drop shadow and relying only on the stroke looked weird and inconsistent because the other legend texts have drop shadows.

Black text is not an option, like I said. All other legend text is white, and black text would not be as readable against that background.

I tried making the stroke more prominent, to make it more uniform, but this again made it look weird when it was so different from the other legend texts, so I toned it down somewhat.

Really, in my opinion, this is pretty much as good as it can be made. I've tried other options, and it just seems that every other way has some other disadvantage to it. Maybe we just have to accept that there's no perfect solution here?

by **natty dread** on Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:41 pm

For comparison, here's the large map with the drop shadow removed and the stroke made bolder. I think this is a considerably poorer solution, as it makes no sense for one text to have a shadow and another not to, but if this is what's needed for the map to go forward...

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by **isaiah40** on Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:47 pm

Have you tried using the font that we have for the ice shelves? Just a thought.

Edit: Sorry natty, but I forgot to mention about the possibility of blending the bases of the mountains/glaciers into the map a little. :oops:

They look like they are pasted on there.

by **natty dread** on Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:48 pm

It's the same font, only non-italic.

by **natty dread** on Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:06 am

Click image to enlarge.

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by **Victor Sullivan** on Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:09 pm

Whoa, hey now, what's up with sectors 2 and 3?

by **natty dread** on Fri Feb 18, 2011 1:38 am

army numbers

by **Victor Sullivan** on Fri Feb 18, 2011 5:33 am

Yeah, I figured...

by **RedBaron0** on Fri Feb 18, 2011 2:18 pm

Great looking map.... the penguin sticks out like a sore frostbitten thumb. Yes penguins live there, and I've sure warring parties would respect their habitat, :roll:

but a photographic penguin on what is a pastel colored, icy, drawn map... is a thematic eye sore. It's gotta go. If you can make an image of a penguin work within your theme, great, if not, either nothing there (same as the legend) or maybe have it marked as "Penguin Preserve."

by **natty dread** on Fri Feb 18, 2011 2:20 pm

I will draw a penguin.

by **natty dread** on Fri Feb 18, 2011 3:53 pm

Penguinified!

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by **isaiah40** on Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:13 pm

Awww! Look at the cute baby penguin! It's so Adorable! LOL!

No really it looks good!

by **natty dread** on Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:48 pm

isaiah40 wrote:Awww! Look at the cute baby penguin! It's so Adorable! LOL!

No really it looks good!

It is kinda adorable.

Perhaps now we can get this to FF soon.

by **theBastard** on Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:18 am

it is nice

I like them. just kick off these stripes

by **RedBaron0** on Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:00 am

Alright, good enough on the penguin, I dunno if it's necessarily needed, but at least it fits better now.

stuck

by **natty dread** on Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:21 am

Thanks for the stickification!

by **isaiah40** on Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:31 pm

We're almost there!!

by **RedBaron0** on Sun Feb 20, 2011 12:25 pm

natty_dread wrote:
isaiah40 wrote:Awww! Look at the cute baby penguin! It's so Adorable! LOL!

No really it looks good!

It is kinda adorable.

Perhaps now we can get this to FF soon.

I should make you make the penguin dance.