Well I gotta say, enabling even the default effects make it so much nicer that it feels like cheating. Had to fiddle with it a bit to get the docks working but I'm actually mostly satisfied with the look now. Thanks a bunch for the tips, though if you see something else that could be improved, don't hesitate to say. I'll be sure to post the whole thing once it's finished.

Hey, pretty new to all this and trying my first city map. Got the first district finished but imo it looks a little unrefined. Constructive criticism is very welcome!

So I went and made an overly large battle map for a DnD game. Pretty happy with it so I figured I'd share. Was a little surprised at how few maps of bastion fort style dungeons are out there. Always thought they looked really cool with the sloped walls and sharp angles. Guess they're a little late for most fantasy games though.

If the post crunches down the resolution too hard, the pictures are in my gallery too if you wanna see the details.

Thanks, I will give these things a try.

I like the look of those little roof window things but I'm a bit hesitant to go too far into the building details. I have a habit of biting off far more than I can chew and this particular district takes up about 15% of the area within the city walls. I'll certainly try to make future roads a bit less grid-like when I've got more space.

Think you might be right about the buildings all being one colour though. I'll try switching that up and see what I prefer.

Thanks for taking the time to help me out.