WIP Map Thread
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I think it’s neat, although if possible I’d try and get a little more topographic relief in there since anything less than a major mountain range just looks blank on here.
Does this map style seem coherent to y'all?
I don't know if I'll do anything more with this, but I was doodling at work while thinking about how to make a map of a different world. The goal is for it to not be recognizable to any of the current continents, hence why it's still a WIP. If anyone has any tips or advice please feel free to let me know! Also credit to @TheRedSaurian for his Cretaceous WorldA (where I snagged Cretaceous India from) and @Nucleep for one of his Pangaea maps (where I used what would become South America).
I completely disagree, for a map that looks like it's suppose to be a world map (as far as it's projection is concerned), you shouldn't be showing every grade change of topography. Overbearing unfiltered topography is also, imo, incredibly unsightly because it makes the map look grainy and rough. The midwest and prairies is also notoriously flat.
You're correct on the first assumption, my screenshot was one small portion of a planned world map. Admittedly I'm not very knowledgeable about cartographic design, what does "unfiltered" mean in this context? I'd like to avoid a grainy look for this map as it's meant to be set in the modern day.
Australia is the most recognizable landmass, so you have to change that still
I don't know if I'll do anything more with this, but I was doodling at work while thinking about how to make a map of a different world. The goal is for it to not be recognizable to any of the current continents, hence why it's still a WIP. If anyone has any tips or advice please feel free to let me know! Also credit to @TheRedSaurian for his Cretaceous WorldA (where I snagged Cretaceous India from) and @Nucleep for one of his Pangaea maps (where I used what would become South America).
I've not gotten to that part of the map yet, along with the rest of East Asia, the Pacific Northwest, and East Africa along with a few other odds and ends.Australia is the most recognizable landmass, so you have to change that still
I say unfiltered, but the more proper terminology would be generalization. Reducing the sampling size of the DEM either through manual blur stacking or through third-party programs that'd do it automatically.
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Extreme Example:
Are you inspired by OVRHVN, by any chance? I love these sort of weird future scenarios and I anxiously await more.
I wasn’t exactly suggesting the user show every little bump possible. I was thinking less filtered rather than unfiltered. I personally prefer a middle ground between what the user posted and your extreme examples. The Appalachian mountains are hardly registering on their map because it’s so tuned up, which is why I suggested showing a bit more of the terrain. But of course it’s entirely a matter of personal taste.
Being less filtered isn't going to register the Appalachian any more because the depth shading is defined by gross elevation. As long as the Rockys are present the Appalachian will relatively look small. Making it less filtered will just needlessly add a bunch of noise. If you want to define the Appalachian you have to manually increase the contrast of the DEM to give the false impression of a greater elevation than its actual.
More work has been done on the map, now I think the only recognizable landmasses are New Zealand and Antarctica (outside of a few remaining islands).
Did a bit more work, I don't think any landmasses are too recognizable at this point (please let me know if I missed anything!) but I may still revise the geography more going forward. Also credit to @Imperator Frank since the southeastern continent uses a lot of assets from his Tellurus project.
Did a bit more work, I don't think any landmasses are too recognizable at this point (please let me know if I missed anything!) but I may still revise the geography more going forward. Also credit to @Imperator Frank since the southeastern continent uses a lot of assets from his Tellurus project.
I think that line of lakes in the middle might be recognisable as the African Great lakes? But that might just be me.
Yes, OVRHVN is a significant inspiration (as well as NizamZ7's spinoff series Unigov's Throne). Mine's less of an optimistic future (ignoring Hell Day), and with far slower space colonisation (even with OVRHVN's headstart). Glad you like the weirdness.