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i was thinking a map but i couldn't find an acceptable idea of making a map i was thinking about taking the outline of all the small map images turning it into one big map idk though plz add to it if you want to help improve this version.

with map
http://meway.webs.com/p1c5s/login2.PNG

meway u could put in the map of tmw that would look good

meway wrote:with map
http://meway.webs.com/p1c5s/login2.PNG

Ugh

Our world map looks terrible. We ought to create a good looking stylized map based on stitching together all the mini-maps.

hey...

Maybe that is something I could do.

*goes off to load the minimaps and GIMP*

Sorry to be so harsh, meway, but your idea of a login wallpaper is awful, in my opinion.

all it needs is a little fix here and alittle fix there and instead of the maps that meway is using u could use the full tmw map

Why don't you start from scratch on a piece of paper and draw the map conceptualized on the wiki in the same style as those found in classic fantasy novels by authors like Piers Anthony, Anne Macaffrey, J.R.R Tolkein, Terry Brookes etc. Preferably layered on a decent piece of ancient parchment/scroll instead of that bland and blocky thing.

We have a version of the planned world map on the wiki: http://wiki.themanaworld.org/index.php/ ... nogrid.jpg.

Sketch III: blablabla.... I know its ugly, thanks .

Why not just use that world map? Perhaps throw in some concept art here and there, it doesn't need to be too complex. In fact it's much better to keep it simple; I don't like pateame's very busy design at all.

feline monstrosity wrote:Why not just use that world map?

I tried it out. The problem IMO is that the worldmap looks very blurry.

True. It'd be nice if someone could redraw it (I would do it myself but I'm on holiday and don't have access to my usual programs).

I played a bit with the worldmap:

Try it without the border. Just have the title and the map. I don't like the border, because I prefer simpler designs and it also restricts the resolution (if you have it fullscreen at a high resolution it's just gray outside the border).