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    Wip [WIP] Lovecraftian inspired map for short stories

    Hi All,

    I've put together a map (With the help of many of the tutorials found on here) which I plan to use as a setting for a series of short stories. The theme of the stories are heavily inspired by H.P Lovecraft, and if any of you happen to live in Providence, I hope that some of the region names hold some sort of familiarity. The time frame for these stories is in the region of 1910 although the time line will progress slightly differently to reality in some ways such as technological advancements coming early etc.

    Anyway, onto the map. I'm mainly looking for critique and suggestions to see if there is anything I could do differently, so I would appreciate all of your input

    The fool that I am failed to plan a scale prior to starting the map, so currently 1 pixel relates to roughly 15m which at 2000x2000 makes this map roughly 30km square. The problem this poses me is that I'm not able to produce precise settlements as the scale renders that impossible. At the moment they are like a big blob of ink which isn't too easy on the eye, does anyone have any suggestions on how else to map these?

    The other thing that I'm aware of is that the text over land is hard to read, and I do plan to redo this over the coming week or so.

    A quick key for those who're interested:
    Circle = Cities
    Diamond = Towns/Mines
    Dash = Village
    Star = Lighthouses

    I felt it necessary to map lighthouses, if any of you are aware of Lovecraft's work and his sea dwelling creatures, you'll understand the significance!

    Look forward to hearing what peoples thoughts are,

    Del2me
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    Last edited by Del2me; 01-24-2018 at 04:11 AM.

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