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    I'm never sure about the terminology but what i meant by less saturation is more a lower opacity of the coloured territories like in these maps
    by Levodoom: http://levodoom.deviantart.com/art/S...-old-436687735
    or by ProjectWarSword: http://projectwarsword.deviantart.co...-Map-482223944

    As said, it's more a thing of personal taste. Generally, i'm a sucker for more "subtle" colour palettes kinda like in this map by offeye: http://offeye.deviantart.com/art/Sta...-Map-298911855 (I really love aubergineish and pflaumeish colours ). But i'm fully aware that they often come at the cost of lesser readability.
    Btw., when doing research for a space map some time ago, i stumbled upon this wonderful site: http://www.lcars.org.uk/lcars_Alien_panels.htm A real treasure trove for sci-fi colour palette inspiration ... it's rather Star Trek heavy though
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    Love the resource links in your post. Thanks.

    Concerning a lower opacity is a bit tricky with this map (or my fledgling InDesign skills ...) as the political spheres overlap and thus create a rather ugly overlay. But I will give it a try and highlight the border in a more vibrant color while lowering the opacity a bit.

    The Star Wars map you linked is one of the most beautiful maps of this kind but also one of the worst content-wise. Almost everything is in the wrong place ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    Cheers!

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