And this is the outline map for Thonia itself, again at 24 miles per hex. A labelled version is on the way, but there is a lot of information to get in.
Map Revision Time Despite improving the process of time, I was never quite happy with a few aspects of how the maps worked. I disliked the font used to be as close to the original as possible, the cliff icons were rigid and did not flow as I would like, and the process for generating the water layers did not seem fluid enough. After some experimentation, I managed to come out with new processes for the cliffs and water layers, and changed the font. Also amended were the borders, these are now generated in conjunction with the water and cliff layers where appropriate. So, the three revised maps are: Known World 8 miles per hex Isle of Dawn 8 miles per hex Alphatia 8 miles per hex There are a few additional areas and new labels included as I've reviewed some additional sources (mainly Ramelin) and made few things up for my own work.
After several months work (and having to isolate of Christmas and New Year), the map of Alphatia is finally complete. Admittedly, this is almost entirely based off Bruce's work (and Thorf's superb realization of that), but it has been intricate and challenging to complete. ( Link to full file ) The key intricacies of this work is to attempt to align the files with the underlying world map from the Masters set, especially when you compare that to the overall map at 72 miles from the Dawn of the Emperors set (the comparison maps are all locked at Specularum as their "point of origin"): As can be seen by the time you move across to Esterhold, the Dawn map is out by a couple of hexes, or approximately 150 miles. Not small beans. When it comes to creating the contiguous maps, there are a number of factors in play: For the continents, attempting to line up the available sources (largely the 72 mile maps from DotE and the PWAs to the Masters map). This involves a bit of cu...
Great stuff! Amazing, in fact. Your contours are beautiful. Are they all hand-drawn? I especially like this map in tandem with the hex map, as a pair.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Yes, all hand drawn.
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