Can you elaborate on "less crowded and old"? Or give examples of what you feel is "good"?

I think it's good!I don't think that webdip maps are better.
Also vdip has more maps.

For context, I started playing Diplomacy on Backstabbr. While I like the look and art style better on VDip (and Web Diplomacy too!) I feel that it just looks too granulated overall, especially on the bigger maps that have more territories. Any sort of zooming in just seems to make it worse even on the large map.
I also feel that the "Map Symbols", like the lines depicting moves and the symbols marking the units also seem choppy and do not overlay the map well.

Overall, I really enjoy the game and love exploring the various maps and adaptations available. This is a great site! I just hope that we can get some higher-resolution maps in the future!

Below any map you have some buttons, among which there is the "toggle moves" button, which will do away with the arrows etc. I am super used to them though so it feels weird without them for me.

Especially in the rare event of ftf games, the lack of arrows indicationg where the units came from to their current positions feels just wrong :D

I concur with GOD. I'm super used to the arrows and would feel very very out of place if they didn't show up on the map. Not "seeing" the move would feel very clunky, even though I know I could just look at the orders tab to see what happened. Especially on bigger maps, trying to wade through the orders tab is a haul at best.

Me personally, I don't like the newer style maps that are on sites like Backstabbr and now Webdip. It's probably because it's just what I"m used to, but the colors especially I think throw me off.

Compare this: https://vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=57068#gamePanel
To this: https://www.backstabbr.com/ (the map on the homepage)
To this: https://webdiplomacy.net/beta/?gameID=697922#gamePanel

And I just find the vDip version much easier to look at. Backstabbr has too light of coloring IMO with the white and light blue kind of hurting my eyes, while webdip now has more pastel coloring than vDip that I just don't like personally.

I'll also say I love our little units on the maps, as opposed to circles and triangles (even though I know the original Dip game had shapes).


I do agree some of the bigger maps have visual issues with small territories sometimes that require you to zoom in to see things, and perhaps that could be worked out better.

Moving into non-SC territories for no reason other than to have them displayed in your colour - 10/10 feeling.

I kind of enjoy the opposite: if you've got non-SC territories in your empire that are still the color of some previously defeated foe, it's like proof that you're doing so well that you never even needed to go there.

I've got to agree with GOD. If I ever have the time or some unit lying around, map painting becomes my #1 priority. If you have an ally that feels the same way, seeing a "perfect" map of the ending players' empires is such a great feeling.

Thanks for the feedback! First off, I don't know how anyone could play on Backstabbr without enabling dark mode; it's a must for me. And I really do like having arrows on the map depicting moves, its just that they are pixilated and don't look good overlaid on the map.

In global maps,European Scs are too small that I can't see them clearly

Llamalion's point about pixelation is real. I'm not sure what they use on Backstabbr, but if you're used to high-definition SVG images, then it must be weird to zoom in on PNG images and notice the image quality reduce drastically.

Personally, I think the new Europe map on webDip is the best I've seen. I don't really mind the old version that much, but the new one is definitely clearer. Plus the order input is so much better than before, especially on mobile.