September Entry: The Saga of Oath-Bound Men

[RobA]

Lord-

from the "we really have to get this FAQ posted some day" on uploading images:

Limitations
Unfortunately, there are also a couple of limitations. The first is file sizes. The following is a list of the file size limits:

bmp - 7.63 MB
gif - 7.63 MB
jpg - 4.77 MB
png - 4.77 MB

The second limit is the actual image size. The image must be less than 30 megapixels in actual size. If you try to upload a 6000x6000 jpeg that has a file size of only 1MB, it will fail (sometimes with a blank screen, sometimes with a database error depending on the actual size...) as it is 36 megapixels. This limitation is being worked on, and will hopefully be resolved soon.

To show of images larger than this, you will have to use an off-site image hosting service and provide a link.

-Rob A>

[Badger]

Appears to be coming along quite nicely lord

@RobA ... nice title to the FAQ .... love the truth in that.

[Lord]

ok I've done the marshes. I think they look quite nicely.

Make sure you see the FULL version here,

http://tinyurl.com/5jbp5w

the posted version is only 2000px.

also some beaches.


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[Ascension]

I like the painterly feel on the mountains, reminds me of Bob Ross and his happy lil hills. Might darken the trees though, they look a bit bright or plasticy. Otherwise, nice work so far.

[NeonKnight]

Looks good so far. The Marsh and Forest are a little difficult to distinguish to me.

[Lord]

Looks good so far. The Marsh and Forest are a little difficult to distinguish to me.

Do you mean, distinguish from each other, or from the surounding lands, or something else.

Also make sure you have seen the full version.

[NeonKnight]

Do you mean, distinguish from each other, or from the surounding lands, or something else.

Also make sure you have seen the full version.

I've look at the most recent map.

The problem, and it's the problem I have with all 'photo-realistic' maps, is it is difficult to see where one terrain type ends and another begins.

Part of this from my past experience with actually MAP & COMPASS course using techniques like those in the following link:

http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~burchil...avigation.html

As a result, my preference for maps is has always been one of affected by reality of reading real maps. As a result, when I see a photo realistic map, I am predjudiced by the fact that I view it as someone who looks at it to do a quick scan to determine the general topographic features. And, with Photo realistic I have a hard time saying "This is a Swamp" and "That is a forest", and "Those are hills" and "These are Mountains".

Understand, this is not a negative critique, but an explanation to you (and others) my criticism of the Photo Realistic map, and why I have aproblems distinguishing terrain features.