hey, all. while working on a map for my ASB ATL recently, i decided it would be easier to differentiate the Balkan states with their own colors rather than using the same Serbian dark blue (because they're supposed to be in an economic union with one another). that itself is beside the point, though: i realized that the Balkan color palette for my old TACOS project was seriously lacking, and from there that the whole color scheme retrospectively left alot to be desired.
therefore, i thought i'd open up discussion as to how the old TACOS Color Scheme can be further improved. for reference, a link to the color scheme is in my signature.
what i decided to do first is figure out what OTL countries are covered by the current version of TACOS and made a loose map to go with it. the map itself is still largely a WIP, but i've covered all of the entries in the current version of TACOS (and left out Other/Unimportant white to keep things simple, subdivisions aren't included, and only colors specifically assigned to OTL countries are used; for example, Confederate butternut and Soviet red aren't on the map). i've attached the map to show where the OTL colors belong and therefore where they will probably be located in a given ATL. i've preemptively decided that Myanmar needs a new color since its identical to the Chad color.
so here's the main point of this: first and foremost, what's needed is colors for the uncolored states, like Tanzania, Laos, Honduras, Bosnia, Paraguay, and any of the Pacific island states (such as Fiji; those ones will probably be covered last). the next big thing to do (though we can start with this immediately as well) is to figure out which current TACOS colors are too similar to other ones and, on an OTL map, would be too close to another state to be easily distinguished (one that comes to mind is Algeria and France, both of which have very similar blues). lastly, these would need to be sorted into appropriate palettes and decisions need to be made as to what else they could be used for (such as the current example of Iroquois blue being alternatively used for an independent New York)
does anyone have any ideas?
therefore, i thought i'd open up discussion as to how the old TACOS Color Scheme can be further improved. for reference, a link to the color scheme is in my signature.
what i decided to do first is figure out what OTL countries are covered by the current version of TACOS and made a loose map to go with it. the map itself is still largely a WIP, but i've covered all of the entries in the current version of TACOS (and left out Other/Unimportant white to keep things simple, subdivisions aren't included, and only colors specifically assigned to OTL countries are used; for example, Confederate butternut and Soviet red aren't on the map). i've attached the map to show where the OTL colors belong and therefore where they will probably be located in a given ATL. i've preemptively decided that Myanmar needs a new color since its identical to the Chad color.
so here's the main point of this: first and foremost, what's needed is colors for the uncolored states, like Tanzania, Laos, Honduras, Bosnia, Paraguay, and any of the Pacific island states (such as Fiji; those ones will probably be covered last). the next big thing to do (though we can start with this immediately as well) is to figure out which current TACOS colors are too similar to other ones and, on an OTL map, would be too close to another state to be easily distinguished (one that comes to mind is Algeria and France, both of which have very similar blues). lastly, these would need to be sorted into appropriate palettes and decisions need to be made as to what else they could be used for (such as the current example of Iroquois blue being alternatively used for an independent New York)
does anyone have any ideas?