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  • Monsen IR command Error Responses?

    I mentioned the fact that the chameleon hills don't work well in the arctic regions. The same applies to the uneven ground texture. Maybe that should be noted in the margin somewhere? It's because the arctic fills (snowfield and ice) are too white as a base for the sheet effects. If you really wanted them to work on the ice and snow you could (given some time) add a new uneaven ground terrain sheet and fiddle with the blend modes to get something more noticeable, perhaps. No promises though. I tried it and failed. That's why you have a snow hill drawing tool.

    There are no snowy forest fills, but you have made a good solution.

    The map size only affects the symbols, not the fills. The fills will be the same scale no matter the map size.

    Calibre
  • WIP: ESTONISCH CONTINENT BIRDSEYE

    Looks like a good start Calibre :)

    Calibre
  • WIP: ESTONISCH CONTINENT BIRDSEYE

    Not at all, Calibre. In turn, I was only explaining the time limitiations.

    Calibre
  • WIP: ESTONISCH CONTINENT BIRDSEYE

    They are much less convoluted. You could emulate that pattern using the Ripples, rather than the Ridges, or more ripples than ridges.

    I don't think your map looks bad at all. Maybe add some ripples in the larger gaps between the ridges?

    Calibre
  • WIP: ESTONISCH CONTINENT BIRDSEYE

    Thanks :)

    It seemed an unlikely cause. Never had that happen to me before, but I never export without AA.

    Calibre
  • WIP: ESTONISCH CONTINENT BIRDSEYE

    If it's readable (which it definitely is) and you like it, that's good enough.

    I like the dark ocean, but that is only my take on it.

    Calibre
  • WIP: ESTONISCH CONTINENT BIRDSEYE

    Each time I see it I don't think it can look better, but then it improves again.

    I think the labels might be a little large now, but again that is personal taste. It depends how large you print or use the map.

    Calibre
  • Can't find 1930s Travel Guides in Floorplans

    It has a few bitmaps in it. The main one is CA52 Paper Bitmap, but there is also a small selection of others in there that might actually be there by accident. They are more typical of a DD3 dungeon map.

    roflo1
  • WIP: need some help with making text more visible

    Here is a really good blog by Remy Monsen that explains everything you need to know about the colour palette.

    The palette I attached to your drawing is my default 'Save Custom PAL', which I just reload every time I need it. It's slightly less jarring than the actual default palette, and has fewer pinky purples and more of everything else.

    Don Anderson Jr.
  • change background colour

    So it is meant to be the MAP BORDER?

    Ok. Freeze the BACKGROUND layer so you don't grab the background poly, then unfreeze the GREEN BORDER layer and grab the line to change it's width to zero and place it on the MAP BORDER layer. Then freeze the map border layer and unfreeze the BACKGROUND layer, so you can get to your background.

    Don Anderson Jr.