Mapping an Earthlike planet

[derik999]

Thanks derik999, glad you liked them. Hope your writing and mapmaking are going smoothly!
Cheers - Akubra

Thank Akubra, I appreciate it! Figuring out climates during the year is an element that I haven't taken into consideration when drawing the rough outlines of my current map. The more realistic the better. Same goes with topography. It's a fantasy world so of course I can get away with some stuff but when realism can be applied then why not?

[Akubra]

The more realistic the better. Same goes with topography. It's a fantasy world so of course I can get away with some stuff but when realism can be applied then why not?

Derik, if you want to go the "realistic way" you might be interested to read these threads:

• This is a thread in which Azelor is trying to find "climate rules" on Earth and apply them to a fictional planet.
• This, this and this are other threads which try to follow plausible rules from tectonics to ocean currents to climate.

Hope you find something to your taste!

Cheers - Akubra