Well, I've made a start with the textures, which at this point are mostly grass - 6 shades, including burnt. There are a few natural symbols so far, including the first fire, and a tiny prototype building in 4 states - new, aged, derelict and ruined.

The wall reminds me of those medieval bridges with houses built on them.

And there is a house in Dordogne, France that was built on top of a sturdy wall in the 14th century, though I can't remember the reason. I think it was something to do with taxes at the time.

Hi Everyone :)

In this week's Live Mapping session Ralf will be revisiting the Modern Cities Annual style from 2007 - the first Cartographer's Annual to ever be published.

Come along and join in - learn how to get the most from these styles. All are welcome :)

I think this is probably going to turn out to be one of the best city maps on the forum when it's done.

Drawing tools are part of the style template, so saving a modified tool will cause that tool to stay saved that way. It is better to pick the tool you want to change and then press the New button. A new tool with the same qualities as the one you wanted to modify will be created, and you can name it as you see fit. When you modify this new tool and save it, the tool will be saved alongside the other tools in that style, but it won't alter any of the tools that came with the style.

Similarly, if you get into modifying the textures and symbols of a style it is better to copy them and rename them as your own variations before you work on them.

Edit: Ninjad by a much better answer from Remy :)