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so you are thinking Eurasia or just EuropeAs it stands, it looks quite small, but i'd like for this to look like an entire province.
this is in the "North" of where ever do to the ice
Free Use Map in need of a serious Redesign
Created this map some time ago with an online resource and offered it freely to anyone who wanted to use it.
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Left most of the areas nameless so anyone could make their own lore, the only thing I named was "The Orb" which is an enormous impenetrable Dome Arena for Gladiator style battles between Men and Beasts alike. The concept was inspired by the Galapagos Islands. The cluster of islands were formed by volcanic activity, and sit in an area where Hot And Cold fronts, Warm and Cool Tides, and High and Low Pressure systems all meet in one place. This eerily consistant anomaly has created and abnormally diverse set of ecosystems in a small area, and some very destructive storms, making the area home to many shady characters and cast outs. Racism is still present, however due to the sheer number of cast outs that look for shelter on the islands, even those cast out of the under dark may find solace here, and the diverse population has had to become more tolerant of each other in order to achieve any form of civilization.
the island furthest left holds active volcanoes. The Next Island is larger and home to a very large Dormant volcano, which is now an elevated Lake. The other islands do not appear to hold any visible volcanoes at first glance, however the Northernmost Island's largest Mountain has hot springs, and a hidden passage leads to a fantastical underground ecosystem complete with another volcanic lake and a small bio-luminescent forest.
What I am asking for is a redesign from someone with some skill. I like the general layout but it all looks patchy and the limited resources prevented me from making a decent tropical island with an elevated Volcanic Lake. Instead I had to make a regular lake and surround it by little mountains. I would also appreciate a change in scale. As it stands, it looks quite small, but i'd like for this to look like an entire province. So added detail from a talented cartographer would be much appreciated. Feel free to fill in some areas with smaller settlements and such if you think you it would look better, but the Volcanic Island and Tropical Dormant Island should remain unpopulated by any settlements, as those are supposed to be incredibly dangerous and accessible only by boat.
Ultimately, I'm leaving this in the hands of someone with some skill to make this province appear larger, more detailed and more professional. It is free to use by anyone, and would like it remain so after the fact. If nobody is willing to help, I may offer to pay in the distant future if my situation changes, but at the moment I'm a stay at home dad.
Last edited by Glactimaticus; 06-22-2016 at 12:47 PM.
so you are thinking Eurasia or just EuropeAs it stands, it looks quite small, but i'd like for this to look like an entire province.
this is in the "North" of where ever do to the ice
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Yeah, it would be a Northern Province. Not as big as Europe. I'd say the largest island should be comparable in size to Iceland or Madagascar. The map in it's entirety should be smaller than Australia. Small enough that a desert in the south and a snowy tundra in the North is really impressive given it's size and it would look pretty secluded in the middle of an ocean.Originally Posted by johnvanvliet
just playing around with a heightmap
this is an emboss filter of it
a quick color shaded relief
Last edited by johnvanvliet; 06-23-2016 at 01:12 AM.
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Impressive, this certainly improves the scale and should prove very useful. I'll keep it up in case anyone wants to try their hand at a settlement map populated with major POIs.
a quick color shaded relief
In the future, I may divide this map into regions and get more detailed maps later that include lesser settlements and such, built around the little terrain details you have included here. This is a great overworld map.
i can increase the resolution if needed
that image is only 1024x768 , 4096x3072 is rather easy
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Sure, that would be appreciated
a large one is here
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6Z...ew?usp=sharing
20 meg png image
click on the download arrow at the top middle of the screen
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Thanks again! Looks great.
Shall I consider this request taken then? If so I'll go ahead and move it to the archives.
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