# Map 4.0 - The Good, the Bad and the Cartography
**URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/map-4-0-the-good-the-bad-and-the-cartography/45258
**Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)
**Created:** [September 5, 2018, 5:07am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/map-4-0-the-good-the-bad-and-the-cartography/45258 "2018-09-05T05:07:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@Ashasekayi](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Ashasekayi)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2018, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/map-4-0-the-good-the-bad-and-the-cartography/45258/21 "2018-09-05T16:31:35Z")
> [@Slypenslyde](#):
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> The new map doesn’t quite strike me as a vector asset
I wouldn’t be shocked if they are modern vector assets that can use color ramps/gradients.
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As for my opinion of the map…
I didn’t like the original map’s art style because it looked like antiquated '90s graphics. It was also too busy of a background behind the shields. It looked far too cluttered as well.
The new map style fixes those problems. But, I still don’t like it overall. It looks like a sea of smooth gradients that lack artistic flair and uniqueness. This stands out glaringly in contrast with the lovely hand-painted art that meets you when you log in.
Since I understand that having a resolution independent map is better for an asset that large that needs to scale well for a plethora of devices, I won’t whine about it. That doesn’t stop me from not liking it though. 😛
On a positive note, I love the particle effects and water.
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### Author:  [@Nullings](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Nullings)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2018, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/map-4-0-the-good-the-bad-and-the-cartography/45258/22 "2018-09-05T17:25:16Z")
I like the map in general. It needs some filing, yes, but it’s better than the previous version.
One thing in curious though: shadows from rocks. They fall to the south-west, which means the sun is on the north-east - and how that could be?..
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### Author:  [@Grundulum](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Grundulum)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/map-4-0-the-good-the-bad-and-the-cartography/45258/23 "2018-09-05T17:39:31Z")
Your northern hemisphere bias is showing…
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### Author:  [@Razzagor](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Razzagor)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2018, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/map-4-0-the-good-the-bad-and-the-cartography/45258/24 "2018-09-05T17:51:10Z")
I keep trying to ignore this, but…
😣
Since it seems like a (poorly made) 3D object i hope they can remake it properly without needing another update.
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### Author:  [@Slypenslyde](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Slypenslyde)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/map-4-0-the-good-the-bad-and-the-cartography/45258/25 "2018-09-05T17:59:13Z")
What, you’ve never seen a mountain that was shaped exactly like a prism before?
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### Author:  [@Razzagor](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Razzagor)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2018, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/map-4-0-the-good-the-bad-and-the-cartography/45258/26 "2018-09-05T18:06:32Z")
Making crude stuff on MsPaint just for the “lolz” has its charm, but the longer i stare and think about this being a professional work… These “mountains” are not even connecting properly between them, there is one above a piece of the other.
I’ll have to take a break and see/watch stupid stuff on the internet for a while.
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### Author:  [@pmbpro667](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/pmbpro667)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/map-4-0-the-good-the-bad-and-the-cartography/45258/27 "2018-09-05T19:10:20Z")
I agree about the following:
1. Add more texture/realism. Land masses – mountains, forest, desert, or whatever – are not and should not be shown as smooth or so geometrically basic. Even in vector format, I think it can be improved without overdoing it.
2. Condense the map / kingdom spread a bit and allow us to zoom out more. I already miss the quicker ‘snap’ that moving from one kingdom to another had provided in the last version. I play on console (PS4 Pro) and on a big wall/screen too, so it’s even more obvious when using a controller.
I like everything else; it’s just the map graphics and navigation that I’d like to see improved.
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### Author:  [@Nullings](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Nullings)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/map-4-0-the-good-the-bad-and-the-cartography/45258/28 "2018-09-05T19:15:40Z")
> [@Grundulum](#):
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> Your northern hemisphere bias is showing…
Yes, sure, but in southern hemisphere ices must be on the south, must not they?
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### Author:  [@Doordash\_Support](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Doordash_Support)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/map-4-0-the-good-the-bad-and-the-cartography/45258/29 "2018-09-05T19:20:16Z")
ahahahahaha! AHAHAHAHAHA! They cut something out of a random Google image, flipped it sideways and put it into the ahahahahhaha gaaaahahahame! AHAHAHAHAHAH! AHAHAHA!
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### Author:  [@Razzagor](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Razzagor)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/map-4-0-the-good-the-bad-and-the-cartography/45258/30 "2018-09-05T19:39:37Z")
I honestly did better works than that, and just to post silly/funny/nonsense in these forums… 😅
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### Author:  [@anon43026234](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/anon43026234)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/map-4-0-the-good-the-bad-and-the-cartography/45258/31 "2018-09-05T19:45:24Z")
Ugly map. I thought actual year I was living was 2018… I still cant swallow new arcane stones design, old ones were so beautiful. Now the world map. 😢
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### Author:  [@JayJay](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/JayJay)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2018, 2:50am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/map-4-0-the-good-the-bad-and-the-cartography/45258/33 "2018-09-06T02:50:26Z")
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