That sounds like a fascinating idea—imagine each sector painted with a gradient of texture that shifts from calm, smooth fibers in the rear to jagged, rough patches in the front. I could layer translucent paper for the fog of war and weave in actual fabrics to make the troop movements almost tactile. It’d be a story you could almost feel, not just see.

Absolutely, a clean grid is the spine—just enough layers to whisper the narrative without drowning the map, so the data stays sharp and the textures still breathe.