[Daendyr19]

Hi guys! So, I've been making my map for some time now, and since I suck at choosing fonts and deciding on names, I was wondering if someone could improve my map a bit. The map down below is in illustrator. If you have the time and patience, I would very much appreciate if you would fill up some names and choose a better font for the names. Other improvements, such as the legend and other details are welcome, as well. Thanks! />/>

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This map is a world map of a planet called Pragia, which is the main setting for my story. Basically, the world is filled with nations and organizations, who are all struggling and vying for power.

Basically, Ancient Space (project's name) is a total conversion of The Witcher 2. It will be an unforgettable adventure, setting the player in an unfamiliar, fresh and modern (Sci-Fi) world. You will control multiple characters that have different personalities, which you can alter in many ways. The story is non-linear, meaning that there will be multiple endings that are affected by your actions. I am aiming for a rich and deep story-line filled with interesting and believable characters. The story will also be full of twists and turns. The project will depict numerous factions vying for control of the planet. Major powers control Great Houses which supply those powers with resources and manpower.

There are multiple themes the story will revolve around, such as Augmentations, which improve the body, but make you less human, and if you don't have the money to maintain them, you will experience heavy pain and eventually die; Corporations, which have more power than the government; and conspiracies forged by the corporations. And, one, if not the most important theme the story will revolve around, is dark thematic. This is not a happy story where a young blonde prince saves the day. This is deep stuff, and sometimes you will wonder who is on whose side. Back-stabbing and treachery are common elements in the story, and don't expect your favorite character to survive. There will be multiple main characters, all with different personalities that you will be able to alter in many ways, while also preserving their core personalities.

One of the things I won't do is the classic "Good vs. Evil". In this world, there is no good and evil, only methods and actions that define a person. A man can save the world by killing millions, is he necessarily evil? Also, this is not one of those typical "save the world" stories. You fight to save your family (as one of the characters), other characters want very different things, but none of them are heroes. In this world, there are no heroes.

A little bit about the factions in Pragia (the game's planet). There is the UCS (United Colonial States), who worship democracy. Then there is The Union, which is controlled by a bunch of corporations all vying for the control of the planet. Corporations control the war. They hire Private Military Companies to fight for them.

It's not about politics, religion or hatred, it is about money and power. War has become a business. The best business so far. All corporations get their share, and it is impossible to trace them down should they lose the war.
The Union is not a union of people, but of corporations. There are other factions, as well.

http://i.imgur.com/b1jrQbS.jpg

And this is the illustrator file:

http://rapidshare.co...0-%20borders.ai

This post has been edited by Daendyr19: 22.04.2013 @ 17:59

[Geralt_of_bsas]

I might help and tweak it a bit, over a long time span though, so if you can give me the file ill get on it.

What time/historical/universe setting it belongs to? thats vital to choose fonts and other things

[.Volsung.]

I don't get it, is this a fantasy world you created? or some fantasy setting we don't know about?

If you're making your own fantasy world just for the sake of it and decided to start by drawing a map I'd say you're over complicating yourself. I suppose a map emerges as a visual representation of names and places referenced in events. A good approach to naming things, I imagine, would be to write mini stories about the different cultures involved. If you decide some are similar to cultures from our earth, then you might draw inspiration from those cultures' language and history.

And if you're going for a typical middle age inspired high fantasy setting I'd change the font to something resembling handwriting.

[Daendyr19]

.Volsung. said:

I don't get it, is this a fantasy world you created? or some fantasy setting we don't know about?

If you're making your own fantasy world just for the sake of it and decided to start by drawing a map I'd say you're over complicating yourself. I suppose a map emerges as a visual representation of names and places referenced in events. A good approach to naming things, I imagine, would be to write mini stories about the different cultures involved. If you decide some are similar to cultures from our earth, then you might draw inspiration from those cultures' language and history.

And if you're going for a typical middle age inspired high fantasy setting I'd change the font to something resembling handwriting.

This is the world I created, and It's supposed to be futuristic.

Geralt_of_bsas said:

I might help and tweak it a bit, over a long time span though, so if you can give me the file ill get on it.

What time/historical/universe setting it belongs to? thats vital to choose fonts and other things

It's supposed to be Sci-Fi. I'll upload the file as soon as I can.

[Red0oG]

Hmm you seem to have quite a plan dude.

[FoggyFishburne]

Daendyr19 said:

This is the world I created, and It's supposed to be futuristic.



It's supposed to be Sci-Fi. I'll upload the file as soon as I can. ›››

Wait. What...?

The title to the thread specifically says "Anyone interested in fixing up my fantasy map?"

Usually fantasy is associated with mediaeval time weaponry, aesthetics, architecture along with some common tropes like elves, magic, monsters and dragons. Now you're saying it's a sci-fi? Or are you saying that it's a fantasy set in a futuristic universe, something similar to what Shadowrun is?

I don't understand what the op wants. It's impossible for me to deduce what his intentions are as he is not at all clear in his presentation. He doesn't take the time to even give us some fucking context. If it's a map used for a story he's creating or if it's a design project for a university course or anything. Crucial details that are necessary to help him are left out and if he doesn't care about his work, then why should I.

I'm out of here. GeGe & gl.

[Geralt_of_bsas]

FoggyFishburne said:

Wait. What...?

The title to the thread specifically says "Anyone interested in fixing up my fantasy map?"

Usually fantasy is associated with mediaeval time weaponry, aesthetics, architecture along with some common tropes like elves, magic, monsters and dragons. Now you're saying it's a sci-fi? Or are you saying that it's a fantasy set in a futuristic universe, something similar to what Shadowrun is?

I don't understand what the op wants. It's impossible for me to deduce what his intentions are as he is not at all clear in his presentation. He doesn't take the time to even give us some fucking context. If it's a map used for a story he's creating or if it's a design project for a university course or anything. Crucial details that are necessary to help him are left out and if he doesn't care about his work, then why should I.

I'm out of here. GeGe & gl. ›››

That was a really sweet and kind reply, much better than something like "hey Op i might help if you give me some context or more info."

[Daendyr19]

FoggyFishburne said:

Wait. What...?

The title to the thread specifically says "Anyone interested in fixing up my fantasy map?"

Usually fantasy is associated with mediaeval time weaponry, aesthetics, architecture along with some common tropes like elves, magic, monsters and dragons. Now you're saying it's a sci-fi? Or are you saying that it's a fantasy set in a futuristic universe, something similar to what Shadowrun is?

I don't understand what the op wants. It's impossible for me to deduce what his intentions are as he is not at all clear in his presentation. He doesn't take the time to even give us some fucking context. If it's a map used for a story he's creating or if it's a design project for a university course or anything. Crucial details that are necessary to help him are left out and if he doesn't care about his work, then why should I.

I'm out of here. GeGe & gl. ›››

My mistake, I'll change the title. Swear words are unnecessary. You could have just asked instead. Anyway, I figured it would be too complicated to describe everything here, but I guess some explanation is in order. If you lack the patience to stay for a while and wait until I explain everything, I doubt you'll have the patience to improve the map I'm working on. Thanks for stopping by, though.

[FoggyFishburne]

I do find it hilarious that someone downvoted me for speaking my mind, IE the truth. The op even changed the title of the thread. Thanks for proving me right. Once again the voting system has been abused. Gj.

[Daendyr19]

FoggyFishburne said:

I do find it hilarious that someone downvoted me for speaking my mind, IE the truth. The op even changed the title of the thread. Thanks for proving me right. Once again the voting system has been abused. Gj. ›››

Yes, I changed the title. What's the problem? Also, the truth is a deep well.

[Daendyr19]

Uploaded the illustrator file. Anyone who wishes to toy around with the map can do so. If you want, post the final product here or contact me (Daendyr19@yahoo.com). Thanks!

[arkblazer]

Have you even written part of the story?

if you want some help then give us atlweast some context, give us some details atleast...

anyway you want some names for a city:

Bugarron

Punyeta

[Daendyr19]

arkblazer said:

Have you even written part of the story?

if you want some help then give us atlweast some context, give us some details atleast...

anyway you want some names for a city:

Bugarron

Punyeta ›››

Yes! I've written the story, but there's so much details I just can't post them here. If you want, contact me and I'll give you the documentation and all the story details.

[Geralt_of_bsas]

FoggyFishburne said:

I do find it hilarious that someone downvoted me for speaking my mind, IE the truth. The op even changed the title of the thread. Thanks for proving me right. Once again the voting system has been abused. Gj. ›››

About the system yeah, downvoting without replying or explaining anything is useless, especially with your comment that was particulary long and said plenty of things.

[arkblazer]

To be honest im not that interested and if you are a new author very few will also.

Here's a piece of advice. you need a short summarized version of your story to try and catch the readers eye. something that all books have in their back cover. thats used to try and get a reader intrigued in your story. now as a reader i am not intrigued with your world, just annoyed. try to wow me, the reader, to invest five seconds of my time. GO!

[Demut]

FoggyFishburne said:

Once again the voting system has been abused. Gj.

You should stay away from Reddit then; the majority of people over there are functionally illiterate, it seems. Their etiquette clearly states that downvotes are NOT meant for content you dislike but for that which breaks the rules (e.g. off-topic, spam, illegal content, advertisement et cetera) and yet you see in that regard perfectly fine posts getting dozens of downvotes simply because people didn’t like it. Madness, I say.

[Daendyr19]

Demut said:

You should stay away from Reddit then; the majority of people over there are functionally illiterate, it seems. Their etiquette clearly states that downvotes are NOT meant for content you dislike but for that which breaks the rules (e.g. off-topic, spam, illegal content, advertisement et cetera) and yet you see in that regard perfectly fine posts getting dozens of downvotes simply because people didn’t like it. Madness, I say. ›››

I agree. I think I've also read somewhere on this forum that down-voting is meant for spam posts and such.