I believe around the year 2004 I purchased two great axis and allies maps created by a gentleman by the name of Ralph Boerke from Waterloo Canada. The maps were laminated and the first one was a 1942 world map. The second one was a Europe only map. Anyways I just found both maps at my parents house. I have played the world map and loved it as Ralph included different rules for his game. The Europe only map is huge! I never played it though :(. Has anyone ever played this A&A Europe map created by Ralph? I know he was working on a pacific map also and wondered if he ever released it?
Ultimate map (cancelled by Wizards!)
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Map looks Great!
I’m sure you did it for clarity, I’m not a fan of the bright white sea zone lines. Maybe a lighter blue would contrast enough to show the boundaries. I especially like the bold and brighter convoy boxes.
Again, the map is awesome, thanks for sharing.
Joke: To save time, just go ahead and put a German control marker on London, when the UK starts the game, they can just cover it with one of theirs. :)
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Thanks for the update.
I fell that the contrast for the new convoy marker is too high. It kinda makes it look out of place. Perhaps add a bit of blue tint to it to make it blend better with the established map style.
Will you be updating WUSA’s ipcs to read “10” instead of “10 / 50”? 10/50 makes no sense since the Pacific FAQ makes it clear that WUSA is never worth 50 IPCs (WUSA = 10 IPCs, USA at war = 40). The 10/50 makes even less sense in Global. Simply put, having both ipcs simply breeds unnecessary confusion.
Again, thanks for your hard work.
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I had completely forgotten about that 10/50 ipc icon on the W. US. I’ve ignored it since day one. It is now corrected on my map and will be included in future updates. I’ll be looking into updating the “convoy” and “kamikazi” markers so that they are more visible, but not too much so. The color by the one I had in Hawaii was sampled from the sea zone numbers. I’ll see if I can’t try a few different color varieties for the next post and see what people think.
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See first post for update.
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Where is the Europe part?
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@Imperious:
Where is the Europe part?
In the garbage. :-o I didn’t like how the panels were being stitched together so I came at the project a different way and I started on the Pacific side of the board. I still need to do the Europe boards.
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Once again, awesome, awesome work. I can’t believe how much I can zoom in and still have a clear resolution!
I can’t wait to see the end product.
I have some different colors for the convoy markers that I want feedback on.
Seazone 43 is my personal favourite. It blends well with the sea and stands out without being overly bright
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Once again it looks great. Thanks for the map fixes.
I believe that ideally the convoy boxes should be the same color as the sea zone border line. However If I had to chose I would prefer a shade thats half way between SZ 43 and 26. 43 is a bit too blue and 26 is a bit bright. perhaps adding a bit of gray to either of these may also do the trick.
In any case your work is greatly appreciated. Thanks for you work. Cant wait to see the rest of the map.
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I dont know if its possible but if you could move Honolulu off the big island and onto oahu that would be great. Your work in WUSA looked flawless.
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Yeah, I’ve been to Hawaii (both Oahu and the Big Island) and I wondered why Honolulu was placed on the Big Island. I’ll give it a whirl and see how it looks when I move it.
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Bob,
I think the reason for putting Honolulu on the Big Island where Hilo is was because it is totally disproportionate to Oahu. Take a look and see what I mean. I can move it easily enough if that is still what you like. To me, both the current placement and the correct one bug me for different reasons.
edit: On second thought, I probably will move it. The VC dot is disproportionately large compared to the size of Oahu, but it does look better to be in the correct position.
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Bob,
You are pretty good at catching these map anomalies. Can you write a master list for me and post it. I would like to have one place to check for the changes needed.
FYI, it will still be a several weeks before I’m done. Since I’m new to photoshop, every challenge I encounter usually takes me a while to figure out. One thing in particular that I’m having issues with is trying to balance the colors of the Euro maps with the Pacific map panels. Right now that is not going so well.
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I think the reason for putting Honolulu on the Big Island where Hilo is was because it is totally disproportionate to Oahu. Take a look and see what I mean. I can move it easily enough if that is still what you like. To me, both the current placement and the correct one bug me for different reasons.
edit: On second thought, I probably will move it. The VC dot is disproportionately large compared to the size of Oahu, but it does look better to be in the correct position.
I completely agree.
Bob,
You are pretty good at catching these map anomalies. Can you write a master list for me and post it. I would like to have one place to check for the changes needed.
Ill take a look into it.
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Any development?
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I updated the first post.
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Hey gsh, have you received any word from wotc? I really, really hope they allow you to post it
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Its better to beg for forgiveness than to ask permission!
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Hey gsh, have you received any word from wotc? I really, really hope they allow you to post it
Not yet. I’m still waiting so I can print one for myself too. I have been in touch with their customer service department, but they don’t handle this request. My request has been forwarded to their “branding department” who will make this decision. It is them I am awaiting a response from.
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there shouldn’t be a problem since your not SELLING the map are you? no. your only correcting the mistakes they chose to ignore!
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there shouldn’t be a problem since your not SELLING the map are you? no. your only correcting the mistakes they chose to ignore!
I’m not trying to be a prick, but remember Napster? That was only people sharing music, not selling it. Right? How did that end? Same thing here. The A&A boards are copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. Since my board IS A DIRECT COPY of theirs, I am asking for their permission to reproduce it here and for my own personal use. If they give me the go ahead (which I really, really hope they do) then I’ll post it here for all to see and use. If they don’t give me permission, then I will unfortunately not be able to share it.
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