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I had removed it because it didn't please me. As for the blue, I'm going to try a few things as I'm really not sure how I want it to look. I may try some texturing tutorials, see if any fits. What I fear though is that trying to prettify the map will reduce its simplicity -- which is there both because I'm not very good at graphics and because I need the map to be pretty 'functional' rather than superb looking as I will use it as a base map for many things. Any advice on that? (ie, on keeping the map simple but not too barebone-y)
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