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    Here is a new version:
    I followed most of the suggestions the best I could.
    In this I was experimenting with some textured areas.
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    Much better! I'm not sure what the dark blue area is meant to be...if it's a lake, it looks unnaturally close to the bay to seem naturally believable (although it may be man made). You have two bright green areas, not sure if they are meant to be the same colour. Looking forward to see where it goes from here!

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    Nice - I like what you've done with the urban areas. Keep up the good work!

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    And another update from todays work.
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    Your map is coming along nicely.

    I would suggest trying to format the fonts so they remain within the polygons they label.

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    Hey Zen, is that lake going to be "Lake Italy"?

    This map is very functional in style, and I like your darker color scheme a lot more, although I do not like the current state of harsh borders and "blotches" of color. Not sure what you're going for here, but are you thinking of someday doing more detail and such, or is this a basic layout map of some sort?

    Keep the updates coming. Great post.
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    O.k, thanks, and can you elaborate on your opinions and questions more?
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    Oh, I was just wonmering about the purpose of this map: is it a GM map just to show the basic lay of the land, so to speak? If so, then you have the lattitude to be a little less "showy", and thus the fairly simple borders and colors are just fine.

    If, however, you were going for a more player handout (read: "showy"), then this is too basic for my tastes. In that case I would either try to be a bit more artistic/hand-drawn OR be more realistic. As you have it now this is neither very artsy-fartsy nor very realistic (ex: the features' edges are all very geometric, separate, and basic, which is rare in planetary geography).

    That's all: I was just questioning your intent to make sure the map you're working so diligently to produce meets the ends! Keep it up & good mapping!
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