i can't seem to place the number of buildings i need
KnightGeneral
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i am trying to make a large city/metropolis in a mountain valley and i am trying to do it randomly. i don't have time to place every street and house. i need to have this done in 5 days and i have other campaign prep i need to do, like other maps and such. i need as close to 5,000 buildings but i don't know what settings wil provide that amount as sometimes when i change a setting it does not do any thing.
i need a more in-depth tutorial to follow. can anyone point me in the right direction?
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A city of that size in 5 days is a very tall order indeed, unless you just borrow someone else's. It usually takes considerably longer than that to make a good job of a city map, no matter what software you use.
However, if you have the 2020 Cartographer's Annual, the January issue might be what you need.
Ralf did a Live Mapping session with the style here:
i will be honest i don't know what tha annual is or how to get it.
Annuals are a set of software templates, symbols, etc. In a particular style. Purchase is one year. You get a new issue at the beginning of each month.
You might look in the Atlas thread for the link to it, and use the search page to find cities already made. Some are small, but some might fit what you want. And downloads from the Atlas are free.
The Watabou Medieval Fantasy City Generator is the best way to start for a large city generator.
Here is the link to it.
https://watabou.itch.io/medieval-fantasy-city-generator
You can also change the different variable as per here.
http://fantasycities.watabou.ru/?size=41&seed=1598112474&hub=0&random=0&elevation=1&green=1&farms=1&citadel=1&urban_castle=1&plaza=1&temple=1&walls=1&shantytown=1&river=1&coast=1&sea=1.6820714341858733
I have discussed it fully here.
And here is a city of 5175 buildings with population calculated as 32000. It came up as a second roll. (the URL as above)
@KnightGeneral - sorry, I should have explained better.
The Cartographer's Annuals are published every year, on a month by month basis in 12 or 13 parts. They are add-ons that provide new styles and techniques. You don't have to buy them, but they can greatly enrich the variety of maps you can make and the ease with which you can make them.
It's up to you whether you decide to do it all yourself starting (and maybe even ending) with the raw Watabou map, or if you decide to get the annual and take advantage of the January issue to speed you along.
I have this problem with trees. I tried an experiment with different sizes and shapes as well as multiple applications of the tool on the same shape to try and get the trees denser. Sadly, for me the only thing that works is copy and paste. Very hard on the wrist and fingers.