Thinking Big about Guild maps

[Torq]

Sounds like a great story hans_worst. Who is it by? I agree with you regarding the different climatic regions that the portion of the map represents. Maybe the two kingdoms are divided by a big river and the pestilence was river borne. Just thinking aloud here.

Torq

[NeonKnight]

Here are some images of World 4. Basically in FT I can flip/invert, change the Location fot he north pole, etc, etc, etc.

Additionally, other facts about the World:

Circumference: 25,200 miles
Highest Peak/Lowest Ocean 30,000 FT

Axial Tilt 20 degrees (can change to whatever, this affects of course temperatures)

Temperature based on Earth Orbit (base appears to be around 59 Degree Farhenhiedt)

Average Rainfall is 51 inches per year.

[NeonKnight]

Main World view with additional details.

Shows Latitude & Longitude, with a Circumference of 25200 miles, each degree latitude = 70 miles (I like round numbers). And at Equator longitude = 70 miles (nice, eh?).

Following is the Mean Temperature map, and then the average Rainfall (light green = driest to orange=wettest.)

Of course the one thing I have yet to do is erode/place rives based on Heightmap.

Finally, for those with FT, here is the preliminary FTW map file.

[NeonKnight]

PLACEMAKER FILE:


I need to run out to arrange some stuff for my youngest's 4th Birthday Party. I will do the rivers later when I get back (approximate 2-3 hours).

[RobA]

Can you split it here instead?

That way the island chain will not get cut...

-Rob A>

[NeonKnight]

Can you split it here instead?

That way the island chain will not get cut...

-Rob A>

Yep, that is no problem, just need to rotate the globe a bit to get it cut that way.

[Torq]

Thanks for the info Neon. If the circumference is 25 000 miles approx. then I make the zoomed in area about 3000 miles across which would mean each quadrant is approximately 500 miles across.

Varianc eof 30 000 ft from highest point to lowest would mean that the highest mountain peaks are about 15 000 ft.

Since the first version of map 4 is the one many voted for, perhaps its better to stick with that one. Do you have a bigger version?

Torq

[hans_worst]

Sounds like a great story hans_worst. Who is it by? I agree with you regarding the different climatic regions that the portion of the map represents. Maybe the two kingdoms are divided by a big river and the pestilence was river borne. Just thinking aloud here.

Torq

It's from Kim Stanley Robinson. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Years_of_Rice_and_Salt

[DarkOne]

Before everyone goes crazy in drawing up maps. What is the mapping style so that the world map has a constant style through out all the higher resolution maps, like the way HandsomRob has done for Sorol.

[NeonKnight]

Before everyone goes crazy in drawing up maps. What is the mapping style so that the world map has a constant style through out all the higher resolution maps, like the way HandsomRob has done for Sorol.

If I am not mistaken, this is a project whereby you, intrepid mapper can aid in the designing of a Fantasy World, utilising whatever mapping style you like.

As was suggested earlier in this thread, because all of us here have different mapping styles, we are not going to stick to any one style, but let mappers use their own unique styles. If you wanted to 'invent' a fictional persona (Like the Forgotten Realms Marco Volo for example) to be the mapper, feel free.

We are setting up a main world so there will be a cohesion between the various maps, but not necessarily the style.