Surface Map (WIP)

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Surface Map (WIP)

Post by Amras Deloran » Tue Nov 07, 2017 5:12 pm

Just a simple map I've been working on today. Gathered the Pax tiles today.
Still a work in progress must might prove useful to new players.

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Re: Surface Map (WIP)

Post by Terenfel » Wed Nov 08, 2017 9:38 am

COOL! just one thing i noticed.. its not the surface server, but the city and planes. around Cordor.

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Re: Surface Map (WIP)

Post by Amras Deloran » Wed Nov 08, 2017 3:58 pm

Still working on it :D
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Re: Surface Map (WIP)

Post by Iceborn » Wed Nov 08, 2017 6:11 pm

That's one cool map.
I kinda wanna help but I don't have time now <.<!
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Re: Surface Map (WIP)

Post by Manticore » Wed Nov 08, 2017 7:19 pm

Nice idea! I worked on something similar back a year ago or so (to try to track what zones had harvest nodes) and though it's incomplete and old, might still help.

https://i.imgur.com/jGcexBs.jpg

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Post by Woper_The_Black » Thu Nov 09, 2017 12:34 am

What program do you use to convert the screen shots to a different format and to piece them together ?

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Re: Surface Map (WIP)

Post by Amras Deloran » Thu Nov 09, 2017 1:59 am

Woper_The_Black wrote:What program do you use to convert the screen shots to a different format and to piece them together ?
Photoshop CS6 but any basic photo editor will work. No need to convert anything if you just print-screen and paste into paint for example.

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Re: Surface Map (WIP)

Post by Amras Deloran » Fri Nov 10, 2017 9:46 pm

Slowly expanding. Have to admit this is taking more time then originally planned.
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Re: Surface Map (WIP)

Post by BegoneThoth » Fri Nov 10, 2017 9:53 pm

Might be easier to get a bot that just parses the maps as you travel.
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Re: Surface Map (WIP)

Post by Dreams » Mon Nov 13, 2017 3:30 am

Could turn it into an IC endeavour and get other people involved in mapping certain parts of the island? Sharing the workload will save a heck of time.

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Re: Surface Map (WIP)

Post by Amras Deloran » Mon Nov 13, 2017 7:24 pm

Dreams wrote:Could turn it into an IC endeavour and get other people involved in mapping certain parts of the island? Sharing the workload will save a heck of time.
I've been thinking about something like that, but the main issue is that it involves a lot of ooc stuff, which might ruin the immersion. However I've icly been talking with people to aid me in mapping the northern areas, as they are more dangerous to clear out.

But perhaps it is time for a revival of the Cordor Cartography guild.

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Re: Surface Map (WIP)

Post by Teshil » Mon Nov 13, 2017 8:54 pm

I made this one this summer if it helps. It may be out of date.

https://image.ibb.co/hQ5ks5/Arelith_Island03_17.jpg

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Re: Surface Map (WIP)

Post by Amras Deloran » Mon Nov 13, 2017 9:31 pm

Teshil wrote:I made this one this summer if it helps. It may be out of date.

https://image.ibb.co/hQ5ks5/Arelith_Island03_17.jpg
Thanks, that is really useful for reference.

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Re: Surface Map (WIP)

Post by Teshil » Mon Nov 13, 2017 9:36 pm

If you're making it in Photoshop, I can send you the psd with all the individual minimaps inside.

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Re: Surface Map (WIP)

Post by Amras Deloran » Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:22 pm

I am doing it in photoshop, but I'm using the resolution of the tiles for scaling so its possible that the scale would be off.

This is what I currently got, going to try to get the FOD/Arelith Forest into the map without exerts.
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Re: Surface Map (WIP)

Post by Teshil » Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:44 pm

Nice! I never got the areas in the center to fit, especially arelith forest. Elf magic at work (sexy elven fun times?).

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Re: Surface Map (WIP)

Post by Amras Deloran » Tue Nov 14, 2017 6:58 pm

Teshil wrote:Nice! I never got the areas in the center to fit, especially arelith forest. Elf magic at work (sexy elven fun times?).
I call it black magic :D

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Re: Surface Map (WIP)

Post by CookieMonster » Sun Dec 10, 2017 5:38 pm

This is really, really cool..
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Re: Surface Map (WIP)

Post by Scimiter » Mon Dec 11, 2017 8:48 am

Tried this once as well. Had all of last version of Cordor through road along The Tower -> Bendir -> Myon -> Wharftown. Also the Iron Mine and the Orc Cave in separate files since I was also mapping mining nodes. I'll see if my project file is still kicking around in a backup. It was quite a large PSD file as I remember.

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Re: Surface Map (WIP)

Post by Teshil » Mon Dec 11, 2017 10:55 am

The truth is that the areas don’t fit together. Some areas like arelith forest are much larger than their “place.” Others have transitions on the same side that go to very different areas. Etc.

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