I think there are some limits concerning what those value will actually change. I am pretty sure they only change the fractal function, i.e. the randomly generated world, and does not affect imported real world data or manual editing. From your description of working with Earth and Hudson Bay, I assume that may be the issue for you.

Not that it will help you do what you are trying to do, but I am pretty sure if you generate a new synthetic world and then change those values, the world should reorient.

I don't use that function very often though, maybe @jslayton have anything to add or correct.

Sorry Don, but you seems to have looked at the wrong entity here, it is only the map title that is problematic.

The reason why you can't change the text color of the title is that it isn't a simple text entity, it is actually a symbol. One of the feature of symbols in CC3+ is that they can include user, provided text. In this case, the symbol only contains text, nothing else, but it is still a symbol.

Now, what is happening when you try to change the color is that you change the color of the symbol itself. But there are no part of the symbol that is set up to react to color changes. A symbol is made up from multiple entities, and each of these have their own color configured, they don't inherit the color from the symbol itself.

So, how to change it? There are two ways, either edit the symbol definition itself, or simply explode the symbol. Exploding a symbol "undefines" it as a symbol, and just leaves behind the individual parts that made up the symbol, in this case the single text entity and nothing else. So just use :CC2EXPLODE: on the title first, and after doing that, you should be able to change the color just as for any text. It is still not a regular text entity, it is a special kind of entity called a text attribute, but for most cases that doesn't matter.

Thanks. The maps are now in the atlas.

Now in the atlas. Thanks.

In the atlas. Thanks.

Tiresia is now in the atlas.

As Wyvern says, you can add pretty much what you want. The idea behind this project is that everyone can bring their own ideas to the table. A local map should obviously be consistent with the regional map it is taken from, but the general idea is to make it interesting by adding features and locations that wouldn't have been mapped at the greater zoom of the parent map. The marked city locations on the parent map are naturally going to be the largest cities in the region, but as you drill down to more close-up maps, smaller cities and other interesting locations will naturally start to appear. So make it yours, add your own lore to the area (if you want to), and make it an interesting place for subsequent mappers to pick for their maps.

Looking nice. I like the way you place man-made structures.

I like the more natural feel of the map. I think it works better as a computer game map as well with the zones not so obvious. They're still there, but more blended into the map. And whenever a pure zone-map is needed, it can be handled by border lines or overlaying partially transparent polygons to introduce color variations.

There are no specific assets for this kind of map that I am aware of.

There are some extra textures and symbols for Cosmographer through the two HiSpace issues in the Annual Volume 6. None of them are exactly what you are asking for, but they do give some additional options, including worn, dirty and rusty stuff, which can make it easier to approach making the kind of maps you want. I find those textures very helpful when I don't want shiny new stuff.

To add a bit on to what Wyvern said, note that a lot of programs, especially those online browser-based ones, do not allow you access to download the artwork, they only make it available for use within their own application. I don't know the specifics of each of the programs you mention, but it isn't unreasonable to expect they are not downloadable in a legal way, but as Wyvern said, you need to research each of them (or maybe someone here who uses them can comment)