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[Targa]

Since I'm still new to this, I don't really know what people are looking for. Would there be any interest in this map, if I were to make it look similar to aran (graphically):

http://www.techno-mage.com/~targa/maybe.jpg

That's 310 land, 75 sea provinces. Too many? Not enough? Choke points not good?

[Arryn]

Great looking map, Targa. 20% water, wow. R'lyeh players will love it!

That is alot of sea provinces. Maybe you could adjust it down some. ~30-40

And for kicks put in all the good 'underwater' sites that allow for a decent triton/shambler/watery creatures on the coasts.

Hard to tell chokepoints based on anything but neighbors.

Other than that, looks good.

[Gandalf Parker]

Nice looking start there. Probably quite playable. For land/water balance I try to figure a map as being 5/10/25 provinces each. Then do the 10*15 for land and 10*2 for water.

[Targa]

OK, here's a new shot of it with 250 land, 38 water. Better?

http://www.techno-mage.com/~targa/maybe2.jpg

[Gandalf Parker]

Originally posted by Targa:
OK, here's a new shot of it with 250 land, 38 water. Better?

Looks good to me. Making a map that way with DomMap seems like a good way to get a starting map. You can run off 100 with the same setings and look at them to see if any catch your eye. That way the provinces, capitals, #terrain settings and #neighbor settings are all figured out and any paint program can add the touches that make it special. Any word processor can add instructions that give the map a storyline and unique locations.

By the way, the MapEditor feature to add names to every province does seem to work well. Same concept. Its easier to create it and see ones you would like to change than to do it all manually from a blank slate. I have some work done on a random name generator but there hasnt been much interest.