Brysis

[Steel General]

Grunge is done. I used chimneys to break the monotony and varied roof color a little bit.

I think that helped a bunch - this is coming along nicely.

[Thought]

This is coming along very nicely. I particularly like the addition of house gardens, a vital resource for poor villagers.

Personally, I sort of like the different water colors of the river and the swamp. The rivers are moving and fresh, hence a lovelier color, while the swamp is full of festering plant matter. Though you might want to extend the area where the two water's mix; it is easy to miss.

Speaking of which, adding tall grass to the swamp might be a worth while idea. After all, peat is mostly grasses.

Something you might want to consider in place of chimneys is just a simple hole in a roof. Chimneys seem fairly fancy to me, something I'm not sure they could afford (while a simple hole in a roof, though it lets in rain, costs nothing as well.

Also, perhaps the villagers might like to have a village green; a place where they can gather, talk, and bring their animals in safety.

[Molch]

The rivers are moving and fresh, hence a lovelier color, while the swamp is full of festering plant matter.

That was my intention.

Though you might want to extend the area where the two water's mix; it is easy to miss.

Very true. I work too much zoomed in...

Speaking of which, adding tall grass to the swamp might be a worth while idea.

Definitely. It's already in the works along with some fallen trees and a small hut.

Something you might want to consider in place of chimneys is just a simple hole in a roof. Chimneys seem fairly fancy to me, something I'm not sure they could afford (while a simple hole in a roof, though it lets in rain, costs nothing as well.

Great idea, I will definitely try! Thanks.

Also, perhaps the villagers might like to have a village green; a place where they can gather, talk, and bring their animals in safety.

Again, great idea. At first I dismissed the idea of a "market" but it would definitely help to break up the cluster of houses.
Thanks for all your input!

[Soixante]

This is looking just lovely. Great work!

[jaspertjie]

Nice city... Wanna see more...

[Molch]

Thanks, here's a little update.
I added a village green, some more houses (for example a shrine up in the hills), roads, bridges and finally some trees (more of those to come).

Thanks for all the comments!

[Gandwarf]

Looking good Molch! I especially like the houses with their small yards and vegetable patches, really cool. The roads and bridges are also very good.

The only criticism I have is that the map is a bit too dark (that's just my opinion maybe).

[jaspertjie]

Looking good Molch! I especially like the houses with their small yards and vegetable patches, really cool. The roads and bridges are also very good.

The only criticism I have is that the map is a bit too dark (that's just my opinion maybe).

No, not only yours actually. I find it a bit too dark too.

[Ascension]

Just 2 things for me:
1. I think you could make your paths more like that one spot by the river that looks sort of like this l> ...that color works really well for a muddy path.
2. Those lil gardens are a cool idea but I think the bright colors of the veggies could be blurred a bit so that they don't stick out so much.

Overall, this is really nice.

[Molch]

Thank you all!

The only criticism I have is that the map is a bit too dark (that's just my opinion maybe).

Duly noted. This seems to be an issue with my apparently too bright display.
I postponed the additional adjustment layer because my system memory is on the verge of giving me the finger but I'll see what I can do.

Regarding the road color: I will try a lighter brown. Let's see how it works out.
The same goes for the vegetables. Consider them blurred / darkened. Thanks!