Airline Mogul Forum
Airline Mogul => Game Updates => Topic started by: StephenM on May 25, 2010, 11:49:50 am
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The recently announced new route maps are progressing nicely. We have them working for both airlines and alliances. As we work through some of the finer detail in the route logic, such as making sure routes do not take the long way around the world and instead go to the edges of the maps we would like your input as to what colour scheme to use.
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1244514/AM/alliance_route_map.png)
We would like to know what colour you think the following should be:
- Countries
- Oceans
- Airports
- Main base/home base
- Other bases
- Route lines
We plan on separating out each base so you can view either all routes or each base independently on the same map.
If you have any comments or feedback on the current map, please do not hesitate to let us know.
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If you could make the colors the same as in the old map, it would be great! And for the hubs... Black as main hub and blue or grey for secondary hubs.
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But what about this....
Being able to personalise it to your own airlines colour scheme? Amazing.
I never ask for much ;)
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But what about this....
Being able to personalise it to your own airlines colour scheme? Amazing.
I never ask for much ;)
im guessing that will be reserved for a premium feature
I also see you have fixed the pacific problem :D
I also had more african routes than that :(
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im guessing that will be reserved for a premium feature
I also see you have fixed the pacific problem :D
I also had more african routes than that :(
Work in progress Ali! I'll have an update for your map on Monday and we will see how it is looking then. :)
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The map looks great, especially if you can zoom in & out.
I agree that the colour schemes on the current map are more peaceful & relaxing to the eyes than the colors used above. Namely blue for the seas and a whiter shade of pale (beige or such) for the landmass.
Other colors could do as well, as long as they're soft.
Just my two centimes worth.
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First of all thanks for the preview of the maps. I have enjoyed working with them and they help in the planning aspects. I was wondering if there could be a toffle that would show the location of all airports? That would make it easier to schedule routes.
On the color issue:
I think the base (land, ocean) should be muted (grey's, beige, etc.)
Your own hubs should be in a bright color (like red) and your own routes should be blue.
Alliance hubs should be in a dramtically different color. It would be nice on an alliance map to be able to assign each airline a different color....I know it is asking a lot, it would be nice.
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Im guessing view all airports will be reserved for premium players
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When would these route maps become available?
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looks great! now, will this replace the current red-line maps when we click on our airlines rank? And will all routes show despite the amount of routes an airline has?
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When would these route maps become available?
They should be released in the next 2 weeks.
looks great! now, will this replace the current red-line maps when we click on our airlines rank? And will all routes show despite the amount of routes an airline has?
Depending on how users find the waiting time for the maps to load we will replace the full route maps currently generated with the GC Mapper. Individual routes (Point A to Point B) style maps will not be changing over for now. And the map software will show all routes that you have in your airline. We are currently examining how large alliances are working out in W1467 as alliances will also have routemaps from the launch.
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When would these route maps become available?
They should be released in the next 2 weeks.
looks great! now, will this replace the current red-line maps when we click on our airlines rank? And will all routes show despite the amount of routes an airline has?
Depending on how users find the waiting time for the maps to load we will replace the full route maps currently generated with the GC Mapper. Individual routes (Point A to Point B) style maps will not be changing over for now. And the map software will show all routes that you have in your airline. We are currently examining how large alliances are working out in W1467 as alliances will also have routemaps from the launch.
can we have a choice of which map type we would like? I personally like the GCM
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can we have a choice of which map type we would like? I personally like the GCM
Which version, the old or the new? If memory serves me right, don't we still have the old version in play? I'd say I agree that the new version of GCM would be a nice alternative
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can we have a choice of which map type we would like? I personally like the GCM
It would be possible to provide it as an option. I will try and package that in.
Which version, the old or the new? If memory serves me right, don't we still have the old version in play? I'd say I agree that the new version of GCM would be a nice alternative
I must get around to adding in the updated GCM. I remember looking at it before and it may have longer information in the URL, so less airports can be displayed. Not sure since its been a while.
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The map looks great, especially if you can zoom in & out.
I agree that the colour schemes on the current map are more peaceful & relaxing to the eyes than the colors used above. Namely blue for the seas and a whiter shade of pale (beige or such) for the landmass.
Other colors could do as well, as long as they're soft.
Just my two centimes worth.
I agree.
* Countries: Beige
* Oceans: Light blue.
* Airports: Dark blue
* Route lines: Red
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I like the new concept of the airline route map, but, there seems to be an issue with the color scheme: on the map you have on the top, it's too bright, and I like the suggestions of cloudscraper and thunderstruck of having softer colors. I want to make it one step further, though:
What if I'm part of an alliance, and I want to know the routes the other airlines in my alliance have, will it be possible to include those in the map as well, including the airlines' bases and focus cities, so that I can determine what routes would suit my airline's expansion?
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Looking at this map again, the 'airport icons' are way to large. They are larger than the size of a major conurbation in geographically. I think they only need to be a few pixels wider than the line itself.
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* Countries: Beige
* Oceans: Light blue.
* Airports: Dark blue
* Route lines: Red
I agree with these suggested colors, except for airports, that I would see in black for best visibility.
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Here is the route map being used in the real world:
http://www.manstonairport.com/flight-and-passenger-info/flight-information/route-map.html