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Post by Tynesh on Dec 27, 2003 6:43:55 GMT -5
Ok guys after some lengthy work and proper generation of world stats...........yes....all the nitty gritty of tectonics and things with lots of dice rolling I have generated a map of anargo that we can start to use. Unfortuneatly the size of the file is 1.95 MB!!!! So I cannot post it here or on portent so can someone help with this...resizing will loose shape and definition of an already grainy and angled pic file
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Post by Kage2020 on Dec 27, 2003 8:05:11 GMT -5
That's wonderful! I thought that you were going to straighten out the map after the original scan proved to be substandard? Therefore acting as an overall aid to the project? Perhaps you could post it my way - KageMAT@aol.com - and I'll see what can be done with it? You also mention statistics... could you send those my way as well? Kage
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Post by Tynesh on Dec 28, 2003 11:00:33 GMT -5
Kage I'll try and send the maps in a bit.
I have been unable to do much with the map and the rotation of the scanned image, however after many hours of playing around I have been able to create a 'blank' template which can be used by others to draw the maps etc.
However after creating the hex map I am keen to make a more atlas type map of Anargo and start to place cities on the map etc.
The stats were not really much use, I used most of the stuff that you had generated before hand on Anargo IV ie the no of continents and tectonic plates etc. I did fudge around with the continent sizes a bit so these have changed. The dice rolling was not recorded, but the resuklts can be seen in the map I guess. At one time Anargo had a Ice age when glaciers reached as far a hex row 11. Most of the work on the map I have done is very my perspective rather than using the guide rules to the letter. This is mainly with the creation of deserts and jungles and the mountains.
The thing I am really wanting people to help me with a the moment is the current state of the planet. I have modeled it with j8ungles etc, but will these still exist with a population of 50 billion etc, what has happened with natural resources and where is the food grown. We need to decide how large the cities are going to be in terms of area and population density. I believe I earlier worked out that 50 billion people could live in an area the size of Texas if the cities had a density twice that of Manhanttan Island NYC, the mopst dense city space on our world. Hope this will help people!
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Post by Kage2020 on Dec 28, 2003 18:32:24 GMT -5
Kage I'll try and send the maps in a bit. Excellent. ...however after many hours of playing around I have been able to create a 'blank' template which can be used by others to draw the maps etc. Many thanks for that... I did not imagine that it would be that difficult, so you have my gratitude. Could you send this 'blank template' through to me as well? However after creating the hex map I am keen to make a more atlas type map of Anargo and start to place cities on the map etc. When I see the map we should be able to begin to work together on this one. The stats were not really much use, I used most of the stuff that you had generated before hand on Anargo IV ie the no of continents and tectonic plates etc. I did fudge around with the continent sizes a bit so these have changed. Well, the statistics on generating the number of continents, etc., do seem to be broken. I guess one has to use one's imagination, sense and the proportion of water-based hexes... Most of the work on the map I have done is very my perspective rather than using the guide rules to the letter. This is mainly with the creation of deserts and jungles and the mountains. How do you mean? The general positioning of geographical features should, as far as possible, be adhered to. Obviously this only works for terrestrial environments, but the guide.pdf does tend to favour this world-types. The thing I am really wanting people to help me with a the moment is the current state of the planet. You'll have to forgive me... I'm rather busy at the moment and as I'm having to write it up as an 'example' it is taking a bit more time than I would like. We need to decide how large the cities are going to be in terms of area and population density. Yep... I'll get around to that or you can post some suggestions as you wish. Kage
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Post by Tynesh on Jan 6, 2004 5:58:47 GMT -5
Sorry about this Kage, my home computer is being a real arse. I cannot figure out how to use the new version of Hotmail and my Uni account will not let me send any emails!
I shall try and send the maps when I am back at uni next week! If I remember!
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Post by Kage2020 on Jan 6, 2004 6:54:42 GMT -5
That's okay, Tynesh... thanks for the heads-up... Kage
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Post by Tynesh on Mar 24, 2004 8:25:13 GMT -5
KAge I have just about completed a hex map of Anargo Prime, and have begun adding deserts, ice caps etc. I will not add cities etc until you have seen it (unless you want me too). It has been 'smoothed' out to remove gridline and I have begun adding extra detail to the hexes (ie realistic coastlines). I am currently thinking of sending it to Rogue Trader to be made up inot a 'proper' 2D map. Suggestions and instructions on how to get a 2Mb + BMP file to be viewed on the forum??
Cheers Tynesh!
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Post by CELS on Mar 24, 2004 8:30:20 GMT -5
Why do you need it to be a BMP? Convert it to GIF with a 256 color palette, and it can still be edited in Paint. I trust you've seen my ASP map template, by the way. Sounds like you've taken the map of Anargo to the next level, but it'd still be nice to have a standard map template for all the worlds in Anargo...
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Post by Tynesh on Mar 24, 2004 8:58:20 GMT -5
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh B*gger Never found that temnplate Been working on the old one for weeks now!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrr Well you better like my version!!! I shall transfer it to the new template to make CELS happy!
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Post by CELS on Mar 24, 2004 9:42:54 GMT -5
Oh... I'm sorry to hear that The good news is that my template is pretty damn easy to use, if you have Paint. Just a few clicks, and you've got a map Of course, if your map is much more detailed, it's probably very useful to have both. The point with having a standard map template is, as I wrote in the other post, that they look alike. Confusing things like people using brown for deserts where other use yellow, or people using white for tundra where other use grey or teal- we avoid all that. But please show us what you have already!
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Post by Tynesh on Mar 24, 2004 10:42:36 GMT -5
Can I e-mail the map to anyone so it can be put up on the site? Okay, the map is a copy of my rough version onto CELS nice new template:) Since this is a map of the Capital World I feel that it is important to get things right on it and in context. So I will continue to develop the map increasing the resolution as the project continues. This is probably not needed for every world, but since this is the main planet in the entire sub, I feel it should be resolved to at least the clarity of a hazy orbital photograph or decent school atlas! (NO LANDSAT IMAGES!!!!) ;D I have also added the locations of the four largest cities onto the map (some 45 Billion People)!!! As well as the Imperial City (500million), however I am a little unsure of the Imperial city being located where it is on the middle of an island in the largest ocean. Anyhow send me ideas! TEXT
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Post by Kage2020 on Mar 24, 2004 19:12:53 GMT -5
We really need to discuss this... Anargo has changed somewhat in terms of physical conditions... Kage
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Post by CELS on Mar 25, 2004 4:16:25 GMT -5
*grins* First he finds out that he should have used my template, and then he finds out that the physical conditions have changed anyway. That ought to make him feel that all the work was worth while...
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Post by Tynesh on Mar 25, 2004 6:01:25 GMT -5
Oh don't worry I'm getting used to it now Sooooooo...... how has it changed exactly??
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Post by Kage2020 on Mar 26, 2004 5:48:04 GMT -5
In having to come up with an 'example' of world creation, something which I really should have completed ages ago, the original statitics with regards to temperatures, continents, city types, etc., changed. Basically I didn't record the details with the original planet and since the details were required... I'm in the midst of working through the 'standardised template' posted by CELS and giving it a few extra 'twiddles' including information on the system (though Anargo Secundus isn't going to receive a great deal of attention at present). The changes might not even be that bad. After all, I cannot even remember what the first planet was like in terms of physical environment, etc. It might be the same! Kage
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