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Well done!
You need some shading on the whale, have a look at existing hedgewars maps to see how they're shaded, see if you can copy that method onto your whale. I also suggest making the black a bit lighter, a dark grey. That way you have more room to shade.
Also, you shouldn't include clouds in the map, not when they are the same graphics as the existing non-map clouds. How will people tell them apart!
Good job though, keep at it!
Right now it's a good start, but you'll have to manage to make it follow the style and qualities the other maps in the official releases possess first!
It's a learning process, you're off to a very good start!
I improved it quite a bit: http://files.filefront.com/Orcarar/;11186440;/fileinfo.html
Tell me what else has to be updated. (There might not be enough shades)
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Oh, and yes, I used the water splashes from 'Hydrant'. And I'm thinking about making a theme for the orca.