Kaerdonam

nlp138

So I'm up to my eyeballs in finishing my research paper so I can graduate from school in about a week which kinda makes me crazy... to relieve the crazy I've been trying to break up my writing with 'other things'. Well, tonight's 'other thing' was trying out Pär Lindström's new overland mapping style. I sorta threw this together but I think it turned out pretty good for a first attempt with the style. I deliberately didn't put any settlements on the coast near the sea as I imagined it being inhospitably cold for some reason... but the combination of forest and hills on the shattered coast causing enough of a break to allow settlement in near the estuaries.

Clercon

Looks like a good start, some roads would be nice as well

nlp138

Yeah - I suppose it DOES need roads... how the hell is everyone going to get around without them?? And the eastern side of the map could use some work too. The more I fiddle with the map, the more I'm enjoying the style

Moskva

Posted By: nlp138Yeah - I suppose it DOES need roads... how the hell is everyone going to get around without them?? And the eastern side of the map could use some work too. The more I fiddle with the map, the more I'm enjoying the style

Walking through the fields sounds like an impossible task indeed.

Some smaller patches of forest around the big forests might make it look better.

Dogtag

Er, is there a thumbnail or a link? I don't see any of this new-annual coolness.

~Dogtag

Dogtag

Never mind. I apparently had an AdBlock filter for certain fbcdn.net URLs. I see it now.

Amazing for something that was just "thrown together." I'm all set to explore that cave to the East so, if you could just lay down some roads for me to get there... ;-P

~Dogtag

FarsightX3

Looks pretty good to me. My favorite part is the inland with the broken up islands. That is done well.

nlp138

Thanks for the feedback. I'm looking forward to updating this once I graduate (just 9 more days!!).

Dogtag

9 more days... and a SEMESTER, if you don't stop futzing with CC3 instead of studying! ;-P

Seriously though, early congrats.

~Dogtag

nlp138

Thanks Dogtag - Hoping to have the new version of the map posted on Monday.

BwenGun

Oooh, that is a nice map, especially for something thrown together quickly. =D

Congratulations on graduating as well!

nlp138

So I finally did some reworking on the map. It's still not 'perfect' but I think it's definitely "better".

I added an 'enemy' kingdom to the East and North. They're a dark race that can endure the cold. I also added the requested roads and some watch towers to keep an eye out for the enemy. The barrier island to the north got redone and forests added and a few other places got labels where they didn't have them before.

Leviathus

Nice job! I'm personally not so fond of the mountain ranges (I'm just a sucker for long curved mountain ranges), but that's just me. Overall it looks very good ;D

nlp138

Thanks Leviathus. You know, I like long curvy mountain ranges as much as the next guy I just wasn't feeling them for this project

Henrie61

Good looking map.
Wasn't to fond of this style at first.
But the more maps (like this) I see, the better it gets.

Leviathus

Posted By: nlp138Thanks Leviathus. You know, I like long curvy mountain ranges as much as the next guy I just wasn't feeling them for this project

I hear ya! Oh, and one last thing, I really like the name of your map/place.