Okay, decided to create an upscale urban alleys map, at encounter scale 72 x 72 inches (the largest encounter scale I can normally create). This could fit cyberpunk, modern, near future sci-fi. Realistically, these are wider than alleys, with room for two vehicles to pass each other, but this area is designated pedestrian streets for upscale shopping and night time entertainment - a good place for a shoot out, I imagine.

Going down the left side, I used many of my urban locations from my recently published cyberpunk set of maps, because they fit the dimensions! A pawn shop and an electronic repair shop with a shared no parking area, below that is undercover cybernetics clinic, what I'm calling a power up station - imagine an energy drink lemonade stand with a floor that will power up all electronic items you carry/wear for a small fee, and a gun shop below that.

Center left from the top, a burrito stand with a shared garbage courtyard behind it, Hotep's Casino below it, a luxury hotel below that. Center right from the top is a women's shoe store with an insurance sales (or other) behind it, a women's fashion clothing store, then far down to the bottom, a fitness gym and attached nutrician store.

Going down the right side, a ramen stand, a convenience/liquor store, the Black Dahlia Jazz Nightclub/Dinner Theater, and a loan shop.

On the streets are open markets for flowers at top and fruits and vegetables at center.

This was about a 4 day project. Some of the locations like the women's shoe and fashion store was a struggle, since those are places I have little interest - so more work to actually create them, realistically!

This is mostly created using Xara Designer Pro x11, with some elements created in 3D - modeled in Wings 3D and lit, textured and rendered in Vue Creator... enjoy!

GP

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