Global Dominance

[Frostion]

I also like. I think there are some things to improve. You map logo text / the text at the top of the paper. It kind of looks like the logo of a nightclub or Miami Vice TV series. It should rather be made in a darker colour and look less clean. Maybe like something that looks like it is stamped or printed, so it would fit on any background where you needed it.

Also, the paper seems a bit to clean and perfect. It would improve the look if you could have some worn and dirty edges. Like on this picture: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/0b/73/d3/0b73d35fe90fe49db7b514800f5aeeda--old-paper-texture-old-paper-background.jpg

Also, it would be cool with som shadows on the table. Like if everything in the table made the same shadow from the same light source. I think this is possible to make with GIMP drop shadow or something similar.

[Frostion]

If you are using "fonts" when making the logo text, maybe some army looking fonts: http://hans.presto.tripod.com/fonts/stencil2.html

[prastle]

@Frostion im still trying to find the pages underneath

[Hepps]

@Frostion I was wanting a bit of a different look this time around... since the Art Deco movement was still quite strong in this time period I am choosing to use that as the theme from a font stance.

[Hepps]

@Frostion I did this look just for the thread. The table was really just for effect here for this post. I could do the shadows... but I've got beer to drink as well you know. After all it is the weekend.

[Hepps]

@redrum Churhill may have smoked a cigar... but this is from the desk of General Hepps... General Hepps was smoking a Du Maurier... so its a lit cigarette on his desk!

[Frostion]

Now that we are talking drinking, cigars and old tables. How about if the papers got some coffee spil effects? Like the round mark of a coffee cup?

[Hepps]

@Frostion Perhaps in the long run.... but for now I am on a gin phase. That and I just want to get everything done.

[Hepps]

The artistic additions will be made after the game is complete and changes have been made

[Cernel]

@Hepps said in Global Dominance:

@Cernel Either way lets not change this behavior... it creates all kinds of possibilities and makes the engine more versatile. Besides the issue of giving a Carrier unlimited capacity is easily accommodated by playing around with the carrier capacity and the unit capacity cost (as already mentioned).

Instead of looking at it as bug we should simply add a clear explanation to the POS2 XML.

Just a notice, this is the Issue that, if done, would allow to support launching ships properly (and more), without turning the keel into a seaplane, sort of, if you want to go there and give a thumb up:
https://github.com/triplea-game/triplea/issues/461

I've actually some concerns about this carrier cost 0 thing, but haven't tested so far. Also, of course, this won't by itself disallow hulls from flying from territory to territory (I guess you intend it to be user enforced or enforce it via canals or territory effects).

[Hepps]

@Cernel

If a permanent fix is planned... then that is great news. However, until then I am perfectly fine with a "hacky" approach that may include some player enforced rules.

[Hepps]

So here is a pretty focal part of the map.

If anyone is profoundly skilled at naming conventions.... or has a true calling for regional geographical research... then would the real slim shady please stand up... please stand up... please stand up.

I feel like this is a reasonably accurate representation... and yes most are geographical as opposed to political names... but I am struggling with area's in China and Russia particularly.

So if you have a rock hammer in one hand... a set of period Atlases in the other... and a laptop wedged between your legs...

Then drop me a line... cause I still have a couple of territories I could use a hand naming.

This position is a FULLY UNPAID internship... and should be considered valuable life training on how to waste the better years of your life

[CrazyG]

@Hepps
Send me a pic of China and I'll help you with it

[Cernel]

@Hepps I can do the namings for Manchukuo, if you want it to have the Manchukuo names (can be argued both ways, as Manchukuo, with its now forgotten extensive renamings, was not recognised by most, but considered just an occupied part of China) and @CrazyG doesn't include that in China. Up to you, if you prefer having the Manchukuo names for Manchukuo or the names of pre-Manchukuo (still the official ones for any nations not recognising Manchukuo, like UK and USA); in the second case, I'll bail out.

[Hepps]

@Cernel I'd rather the closest names for an individual region based on the period.

I'm less interested in what we call them now... verses what they were called at the time by the powers that controlled them.

[Cernel]

@Hepps Correct, but what I was saying is that, if you want, I can do the Manchukuo names if you want the names used by the Manchukuo state. That state was not recognised by about all not Axis countries but the USSR; so you may not want that, but the names that were official there before Manchukuo. For example, you prefer Changchun or Hsinking? If you prefer Hsinking, then I can do the rest of the Manchukuo names the same way. If you prefer Changchun, I'd leave that too for @CrazyG. It is totally up to your decision. In my Axis country atlas you see Hsinking, but I'm not sure if that would apply to countries not recognising Manchukuo.
Ah, and of course, would need your base image for it.

[Cernel]

Minor note, in WAW we used Changchun and the other Republic of China official names, as you can see, but that was decided that way just because Hsinking (capital of Hisaichi) would have been too similar to Hsining (capital of Chinese).

[Hepps]

@Cernel I'd rather whatever they called themselves at the time.

Because by my interpitation that IS what they were called.

I like the history of it. I like that there were differences based on ownership. But I think its important to recognize those in depicting something of a historical nature.

[Cernel]

@Hepps Right, so just upload it the drawing of Manchukuo anytime and I'll post the names for it.

[Frostion]

@Hepps
I could give a hand with the USSR. Will you send black/white part of the map to the helper? Maybe we could number the territories and make a txt list with the names. If you want some help

PS: I agree that territories should be named what the locals would name them, but I also figure that some territories would be better named by their international known names.