Thank you for the comparison, Pischinovski. Maybe the best colour scheme is the UCCS? Sort of UCS but use CCS for colours not found in UCS?
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I think for the OTL-basemap series the UCS is perfect. For ATLs it could need some more colours (native americans etc.
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Indeed. Like a Romanic Britain, that colour is perfect for Ill Bethisad's Kemr, really.
I like the PCS.
Also, using a color for a border of minor quasi-states (IE early Europe) is a very good and creative idea.
ENOUGH COLOR SCHEME DISCUSSIONS. Please?
Honestly, I even have my own personal color scheme and everyone can still tell which country is which. Just think a bit.
Well, color scheme discussion aside, here's a worlda map of the timeline in my own color scheme (DCS). It shows the world in 2010, after the war in Korea but before the Russian invasions of Eastern Europe, Turkey and US-occupied Iran.
Honestly, I even have my own personal color scheme and everyone can still tell which country is which. Just think a bit.
Well, color scheme discussion aside, here's a worlda map of the timeline in my own color scheme (DCS). It shows the world in 2010, after the war in Korea but before the Russian invasions of Eastern Europe, Turkey and US-occupied Iran.
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sorry to bring up the color scheme discussion again, but for those who want to bring up the discussion, ive still got a thread for a WIP color scheme here: https://www.alternatehistory.com/Discussion/showthread.php?t=190111
this discussion lately kinda got me going again so im revising a list of entries on the "MCS" in that thread, but will be diverting everything to that thread now and i recommend everyone else do the same
this discussion lately kinda got me going again so im revising a list of entries on the "MCS" in that thread, but will be diverting everything to that thread now and i recommend everyone else do the same
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For those of you who have seen my to-do list, I'm still working on it. I just needed a little bit of a break from it and looking into something else. So, here's something from my Britwank universe, specifically some census data from the Imperial Realm of Florida. An Imperial Realm (or Reino Imperial in Spanish) is the Spanish equivalent of a Commonwealth Realm: Florida has its own parliament separate from Spain, but it still recognises the Spanish monarch as its head of state.
Despite the way this map might look, the majority of people speak Spanish in Florida, but it's close. The ratio of Spanish speakers/non-Spanish speakers is about 2 to 1.
Maybe if you guys ask nicely, I can translate the key, and possibly even put cities on the map. Enjoy!
Despite the way this map might look, the majority of people speak Spanish in Florida, but it's close. The ratio of Spanish speakers/non-Spanish speakers is about 2 to 1.
Maybe if you guys ask nicely, I can translate the key, and possibly even put cities on the map. Enjoy!
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I SECOND THAT MOTION, AND FURTHER MOVE THAT WE ESTABLISH A UNIFIED RAILROAD COLOR SCHEME FOR ALL FUTURE RAILROAD MAPS.
As for the mountain issue, two questions: do you have an elevation map handy, and what program are you using?
(Also, does this herald a return to War of the Classes?)
Jesus wept, I don't want to do that!
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I believe this is the primary map I used for reference, which on reflection wasn't the best of maps available. Still, it showed the land grants of the Kansas Pacific, which I figured might be useful for later reference.
Been using GIMP for mapmaking.
I've actually had the next bit written for a month now, but I just keep forgetting to post that. Give me a few moments to gether everything up, and I'll see if I can do that now.
And standards colors for elevation ranges! So, a different color for every 500 feet? Or do we want some sort of semi-logarithmic scheme?
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Kaiphranos
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I call dibs on blue for Conrail!
Well, fortunately Colorado is basically rectangular.
This map looks like a decent match for your projection; you could use it as a basis for an elevation layer--just trace over it with paint and fill in with the bucket. (That's the method I used for this, just to give some idea what the results might look like.) Alternatively, you can go the elementary school route and just dot it with a selection of upside-down seagulls...
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If I might perhaps provide an authoritative view on the Colour Scheme debates and so end some of this infighting, it does quite clearly state at the top of the RCS key that it
There's a lot there that has to be worked with, so it's tailored more for detailed OTL maps.
There's a lot there that has to be worked with, so it's tailored more for detailed OTL maps.
THE MOTION CARRIES! THE URCS IS OFFICIAL, AS OF 6 FEBRUARY IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 2012! ALL HAIL THE URCS!
Excellent map, by the way. very textbook-like.
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