Genabackis - Malazan

[joshuabbutler]

I am getting farther.

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[joshuabbutler]

Hi All,

I have most of pieces in place. I've reached out to the Malazan Empire forum to see if all the data is there and correct.

I still need to align the graphics of the frame and the map itself. Not sure what I want to do with the info panel. WIP at the moment.

I also want to add more trees and need to style the ocean a bit.

What do you think?

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[Eilathen]

Really dig it, Joshua!

One thing that jumped right out at me when looking at it, zoomed in : It's Seguleh, not Segulah.

And as I said on one of your other Malazan maps, the past tense in the text just feels kind of weird to me. I'd go "Genabackis IS a continent ...." etc. etc. .

[joshuabbutler]

Thanks for your ongoing feedback Eilathen! It's been helpful.

I hear you on the past tense. I want to embellish that whole info area. Once I add some more detail to the map, I will need a legend to highlight some areas on the map.

By the way, I think I know how to make the Laederon Plateau work a little better.

[Kellerica]

I think this is looking pretty nice! I really enjoy the overall style of the map (although I personally think a bit more textured font might work a tad better with it) and the colors look good.

One thing that I noticed, there is a part at the western peninsula at the coast of Hudd Sea, where the color of you landmass stops before the coastline does!
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[joshuabbutler]

I think this is looking pretty nice! I really enjoy the overall style of the map (although I personally think a bit more textured font might work a tad better with it) and the colors look good.

One thing that I noticed, there is a part at the western peninsula at the coast of Hudd Sea, where the color of you landmass stops before the coastline does!
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Thanks Kelerica! I will try a new font that looks more rugged. I used Crimson Text which is nice, but maybe not in all caps. Also, thanks for noticing the unmasked area in the top corner. The Genabackis title has a rough style, IM Fell.

I've added a prototype style for the ocean. I will post below.

[joshuabbutler]

Here is a version with a prototype Ocean. Still rough, but I wanted to check it out quickly. Will clean up on the subway on Monday. Also, the info box is still WIP.

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[Kellerica]

I like the new ocean! It's coming along great.

[KMAlexander]

Really loving how all this all looks. Nice work.

One minor bit of feedback, everything flows so well together but the hard edges of the plateaus stand out a bit.

[joshuabbutler]

Really loving how all this all looks. Nice work.

One minor bit of feedback, everything flows so well together but the hard edges of the plateaus stand out a bit.

Thanks for the comments KM. I really struggled with the Plateaus. I felt on the original map they popped out. I actually was wondering if I should have trees on one side of the Bhederin Plateau. I remember driving down a plateau in Arizona, and it was basically a forest descending all the way down.