Ninja Makes Maps

[Story Time]

That map is an improvement. Mountains, hills, and plains, each distinct. Good job.

I also noticed that there were lakes in the flat areas. That was nice. However, given the plains expanses, I expected a small sea found in there some-where.

Again, though, that map is superior to the previous topograph.

[MethosH]

Do you take map requests?

[Ninjadeadbeard]

Do you take map requests?

Yeah, I suppose. What'd you have in mind?

[MethosH]

Well.. This isn't actually a fantasy map. It's a real world map.

I'm with a new comic (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showt...php?p=13196725)

This comic has a future setting and the political divisions and countries aren't the same as they are today. I would love a map with all the political regions of the comic's world. Think you can do it?

[Ninjadeadbeard]

Well.. This isn't actually a fantasy map. It's a real world map.

I'm with a new comic (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showt...php?p=13196725)

This comic has a future setting and the political divisions and countries aren't the same as they are today. I would love a map with all the political regions of the comic's world. Think you can do it?

Sounds cool. What're the current divisions? Did you want a partly physical map or a primarily political one?

PS: The comic looks good!

[MethosH]

Sounds cool. What're the current divisions? Did you want a partly physical map or a primarily political one?

PS: The comic looks good!

Its a world map and I'm not sure how to best represent it.
In this setting the world is moving towards unification.

Canada took over USA and Mexico.

The South America is now entirely the Federative Republic of Brazil.

China took over the middle east, India and a few others.

I'll do some research and give you a more precise info on all current countries for this story : )

[Ninjadeadbeard]

Canada took over USA and Mexico.

. Heh. Good one. I'm almost worried to ask what happened to cause that.

The South America is now entirely the Federative Republic of Brazil.

Okay, but be sure to note how far it extends. Did Brazil take the Panama Canal? Is that the official border? Names like South, Central and North America get tossed around a lot, so it's sometimes ambiguous as to where one or another ends.

China took over the middle east, India and a few others.

I seem to recall something similar happening in the Ender's Game series.

I'll do some research and give you a more precise info on all current countries for this story : )

Sure thing! Let me know how this all looks.

[Ninjadeadbeard]

Sorry to double-post, but this here map is for MethosH. Just a preliminary, not a final map by any stretch. I just want to know what you think of the countries so far. (Since you know more than I, obviously!)

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[dehro]

Not as happy with this. I need a better water texture.

what you have now is a mud texture, by the looks of it
that said, I truly wish I were able to do what you do..it's always been a pet desire of mine to make a decent map.. the few attempts have been..
less than satisfactory.

[MethosH]

Sorry to double-post, but this here map is for MethosH. Just a preliminary, not a final map by any stretch. I just want to know what you think of the countries so far. (Since you know more than I, obviously!)

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That is looking awesome. Some updates.

Brazil took Panama, but stopped there. Canada took Mexico and USA only. So all other central america countries are still independent. So Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and the other minor states of North America are still free.

Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, the regions of Micronesia, Polynesia and Melanesia... all belong to The Great Empire of Indonesia.

All the remaining African countries are still the same, but the entire Africa is part of the African union (much like the European union)

Mongolia and Greenland are also a independent country.

Hawaii was given to The Great Empire of Indonesia by Canada in a gesture of good will

[Ninjadeadbeard]

Brazil took Panama, but stopped there. Canada took Mexico and USA only. So all other central america countries are still independent. So Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and the other minor states of North America are still free.

So, is Central America united or still a series of separate countries? Also, does that include the Caribbean like Cuba and such?

Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, the regions of Micronesia, Polynesia and Melanesia... all belong to The Great Empire of Indonesia.

Wow. Okay, I'll look into that.

All the remaining African countries are still the same, but the entire Africa is part of the African union (much like the European union)

What about East Africa, such as Egypt and Somalia? Those are usually considered Middle Eastern.

Mongolia and Greenland are also a independent country.

Mongolia. The same Mongolia that shares a border with the Chinese Pan-Asian Empire? With a Pop. of 2 Million.

Hawaii was given to The Great Empire of Indonesia by Canada in a gesture of good will

I gotta know what happened to make Canada take over.

[MethosH]

So, is Central America united or still a series of separate countries? Also, does that include the Caribbean like Cuba and such?

Central America is a series of separated countries. Caribbean like Cuba and such are north america countries, and they are still separated. In North America Canada only took control of USA and Mexico.

Wow. Okay, I'll look into that.

Sweet : )

What about East Africa, such as Egypt and Somalia? Those are usually considered Middle Eastern.

I'm still looking into africa. I gotta decide who is who. But Turkey belong to UNE instead of People's Republic of China. And Egypt is still separated. China couldn't get pass the red sea before breaking into war with UNE.

Mongolia. The same Mongolia that shares a border with the Chinese Pan-Asian Empire? With a Pop. of 2 Million.

Yeap. All countries joinned China semi-voluntarious. Like "Join me. It will be great. You know... So I can protect you from myself."
Mongolia refused. China decide to take it by force but UNE send military equipment to Mongolia. Mongolia resists and UNE decide this is an act of war against an ally and joins the war. The war didn't last long and China gave up.

I gotta know what happened to make Canada take over.

Canada and the United Kingdom share the same Monarch. The USA decided that UNE is a bad idea for them and creates barriers for that. Some countries in Europe secretly join force to give Canada more military power through the United Kingdom. The surprise attack combined with a economic crises made the USE fall. Canada just got greedy with Mexico.

[Ninjadeadbeard]

I'm still looking into africa. I gotta decide who is who. But Turkey belong to UNE instead of People's Republic of China. And Egypt is still separated. China couldn't get pass the red sea before breaking into war with UNE.

They couldn't just go by the Sanai Peninsula?

Yeap. All countries joinned China semi-voluntarious. Like "Join me. It will be great. You know... So I can protect you from myself."
Mongolia refused. China decide to take it by force but UNE send military equipment to Mongolia. Mongolia resists and UNE decide this is an act of war against an ally and joins the war. The war didn't last long and China gave up.

Canada and the United Kingdom share the same Monarch. The USA decided that UNE is a bad idea for them and creates barriers for that. Some countries in Europe secretly join force to give Canada more military power through the United Kingdom. The surprise attack combined with a economic crises made the USE fall. Canada just got greedy with Mexico.

Um...okay. Not even remotely possible, but hey, Suspension of Disbelief, right?

Also, what happens to Russia? Does it go Chinese or European? Or independent?

[MethosH]

They couldn't just go by the Sanai Peninsula?



Um...okay. Not even remotely possible, but hey, Suspension of Disbelief, right?

Also, what happens to Russia? Does it go Chinese or European? Or independent?

They could, but they could generate conflict with countries that had territorial advantage while at war with UNE. And the war with UNE required most of their forces.

[Ninjadeadbeard]

They could, but they could generate conflict with countries that had territorial advantage while at war with UNE. And the war with UNE required most of their forces.

So Egypt is African. But what about Russia?

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Changed the southern river system so it doesn't look like a straight line.

[Zefir]

Hi,

At first I have to say that is awesome work. They look like coming from an atlas.

If you don't mind i would make a request.

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I would like to have a map of a big Island. From the size I thought something of 3 times of Germany.

The Island should be designed as a Y, splitting in into 3 different nations which are only connected in the mid to a small point.

The image should make things clear.^^
Every nation has his own climax. One should be a moderate nation with many forests a few mountains and long rivers. Another one should contain many mountains and less forests. And the last one should be most dessert with many oases.

Thanks in advanced.

[Story Time]

Geological formations like that only have one real logical cause: Three mountains with shallow-land in the middle. One could use a single high land in the middle and slope it down, but the three valleys so close to the center gives a...problem geologically.

Artistically, it's a neat island idea. Who, or what, carved those valley trenches around the island, even if it was the ocean dragging away sand, becomes the question.

[Elemental]

So Egypt is African. But what about Russia?

Edit: While I wait for more info, I re-did that last physical map.

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Changed the southern river system so it doesn't look like a straight line.

That is much more natural looking. Good work.

[Zefir]

Geological formations like that only have one real logical cause: Three mountains with shallow-land in the middle. One could use a single high land in the middle and slope it down, but the three valleys so close to the center gives a...problem geologically.

Artistically, it's a neat island idea. Who, or what, carved those valley trenches around the island, even if it was the ocean dragging away sand, becomes the question.

I got an easy excuse for such a formation (which don't need to be so spiky. It was one a full round island, but after some kind of God war the landscape changed spiting people living there into three nations with different gods culture and landscape.

[ForzaFiori]

Do you mind if I use one of your maps? specifically, the 4th one you posted, with the two continent? It's perfect for a campaign world I've been working on (I just have to re-size the E continent to be a large island instead, and it's like your read my mind).

[Ninjadeadbeard]

Do you mind if I use one of your maps? specifically, the 4th one you posted, with the two continent? It's perfect for a campaign world I've been working on (I just have to re-size the E continent to be a large island instead, and it's like your read my mind).

Alrighty. I whipped this up quickly, and removed the names for you.

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[Ninjadeadbeard]

I got an easy excuse for such a formation (which don't need to be so spiky. It was one a full round island, but after some kind of God war the landscape changed spiting people living there into three nations with different gods culture and landscape.

Well, I wasn't sure how close to a Y you wanted, so I went with this:

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Let me know if you need a more Y shape.

[Zefir]

Wow-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*Bieb*

That is AMAZING
Is there a better word than Amazing?... No So I just say it again, but louder

That is AMAZING
((Currently i really thought od a strict Y Form but the way you did it is much better.))

[Story Time]

I agree! Ninja, your geography skills are improving in an obvious way.

[ForzaFiori]

Alrighty. I whipped this up quickly, and removed the names for you.

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That's amazing! You have saved me so much time (and my players so many bad maps)

[Ninjadeadbeard]

That's amazing! You have saved me so much time (and my players so many bad maps)

No problem!

Since MethosH hasn't answered my questions, I'll just post the map he wanted as is:

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I'll mod it if he comes back.

[MethosH]

No problem!

Since MethosH hasn't answered my questions, I'll just post the map he wanted as is:

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I'll mod it if he comes back.

Thanks for the map! Looking great :D

I've been busy this week, but I'll be back with a comic update this weekend.

Just one thing. The only country that you didn't added to The Great Empire of Indonesia was Indonesia itself

[MethosH]

No problem!

Since MethosH hasn't answered my questions, I'll just post the map he wanted as is:

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I'll mod it if he comes back.

Thanks for the map! Looking great :D

I've been busy this week, but I'll be back with a comic update this weekend.

Just one thing. The only country that you didn't added to The Great Empire of Indonesia was Indonesia itself

[Ninjadeadbeard]

Thanks for the map! Looking great :D

I've been busy this week, but I'll be back with a comic update this weekend.

Just one thing. The only country that you didn't added to The Great Empire of Indonesia was Indonesia itself

How did I...?

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Hope that's better! Just started a new map. Might take me a while. It's big.

[Ninjadeadbeard]

New map. Tired. Soooooo tired. If anyone feels like commenting/critiquing, more power to ya. I'm asleep now.

Larger image than usual. Be warned.

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Oh, incase anyone wants to know, that upper-middle "lake"? It's the size of the continental US. Scale is fun.