Altered maps VIII: World borders just got garbage-dayed

[cardgame]

Austria-Hungary is dark maroon...

What's the hot pink in the Low Countries?

 

[Meteor Man]

You mean the purple?

Looks like what's left of Belgium after the Netherlands invaded.


And i just noticed that San Marino and Vatican City are gone. If you're going to show Andorra, you've got to show those.

 

[say1988]

Dark pink looks like Poland. And the darker pink is
EDIT: @ Mr. Magi and taillesskangaru,

I find it funny that you told him to edit his post 3 hours after the mod already infracted him.

Look again...

 

[choxorn]

I find it funny that you told him to edit his post 3 hours after the mod already infracted him.

It was 9 hours after, not 3 hours before.

 

[The Yankee]

I never knew Aldi was global. Just this past year, they opened up a new store adjacent to my place of work. They literally share the same building, and the building was designed for just the two of them.

I never saw an Aldi until I came to Minnesota. I learned last week just how big they were in the US.

 

[Mr. Magi]

It was 9 hours after, not 3 hours before.

Bingo.

And i just noticed that San Marino and Vatican City are gone. If you're going to show Andorra, you've got to show those.

Map didn't come with either. It was based off of a weird What if? map I found. Still, at least Liechtenstein's there.

 

[Meteor Man]

Oh God I hate that.

And I looked three times!

 

[Akkon888]

For those who want a quick overview:

Red = Britain
Green = Russia
Purple = Franco-Prussia
Dark Yellow = Mecarana
Orange = Colonia
Blue = Pacific Union
Black = Kazakhstan War Zone

For those who would like an explanation, look below.

Spoiler :

I love pondering scenarios in my spare time. I came up with a few, and it lead to these empires. This is what I came up with:

Event #1: George Washington fails to stop the British.

Effect: The British Empire extends across both North and South America, as well as Australia. Tech level is ramped up. Russia modernizes ahead of time and defeats China, securing most of Asia. Japan is never to be visited by Commodore Perry, and so does not modernize as soon. France and Prussia become the dominant forces in Europe, forming the Franco-Prussian dual monarchy.

Event #2: Religious tensions rise; Ottomans develop powerful technologies to be distributed across Africa and the Middle East.

Effect: Ruler Khazan IV heads the Republic of Mecarana. India forms a rebellion due to religious conflicts, and Gandhi forms ties with Emperor Hirohito in 1949, forming the Pacific Union. Kazakhstan, a primarily Muslim state, becomes war torn due to Russian invasion. They want to join their motherland.

Event #3: A new supermassive radioactive form of uranium is discovered by the pounds in Antarctica, while a few grams are salvaged in Cuba.

Antarctica is declared British territory, although disputed by Russia. Franco-Prussia also claims Antarctica. Eventually, British soldiers take over but are immediately disintegrated by a 2nd generation A-Bomb. A new nation of Colonia comprises Antarctica. The Pacific Union advances itself due to a brilliant scientist named Kim Sunghoon, who develops 99.9% free energy through cold nuclear fusion. It begins to invade Australia.

Event #4: An asteroid is found with a diameter of 16 kilometers. Its end point is in the middle of the Indian Ocean. 6 months to impact.

Weary of the tsunami that may result, Colonia and the Pacific Union sign a Defensive Pact. Colonia begins production on a deflection bomb made of the supermassive uranium. With Australia failing to defend against the Pacific Union, Britain and Franco-Prussia stand to destroy the project, dooming Colonia and the Pacific Union. Russia stands neutral on the issue, while Mecarana also sides with Colonia. Cuba sides Britain and Franco-Prussia, wishing to destroy the competition for the supermassive uranium.

Current date: January 3, 2070. Asteroid is currently 57 days to impact, +/- 2 days. Enjoy.

 

[choxorn]

A 16-km asteroid impact would cause more than just a puny tsunami.

 

[Akkon888]

Yes, yes it would.

 

[sophie]

Event #1: George Washington fails to stop the British.

Effect: The British Empire extends across both North and South America, as well as Australia. Tech level is ramped up. Russia modernizes ahead of time and defeats China, securing most of Asia. Japan is never to be visited by Commodore Perry, and so does not modernize as soon. France and Prussia become the dominant forces in Europe, forming the Franco-Prussian dual monarchy.

Why would the British end up getting so much land? Need I remind you North and South America are owned by: The Russians, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. For what reason would the British take all this land from all these major players? On top of that, even if George Washington fails, the problems still exist in the 13 Colonies. How do the British deal with this?

Japan: What do you mean no modernize? Are you saying that the Meiji reforms don't happen? Or don't happen as quickly? I mean, I know the Perry visits had an effect, but the issues were in place long before Perry made the visit to the Japanese. And if it wasn't the Americans who did it, it probably would have been someone else anyways.

Why does Franco-Prussia form? Is this hypothetical suggesting the Revolution never happens? No Napoleon? How does Prussia break out from being a major power among the thousands of German principalities cities, etc. to being a major player on the world stage? Especially with the Prussians not getting the Rhineland and Saxony from the end of the Napoleonic Wars which I'm assuming do not happen. And where's Austria in all this?

Event #2: Religious tensions rise; Ottomans develop powerful technologies to be distributed across Africa and the Middle East.

Wait, what? Why? What "powerful technologies" are you talking about? And how do these powerful technologies arrest the plethora of issues plaguing the empire? (Also what time period are we talking about here?) Also what kind of religious tensions are we talking about, between what religions?

Effect: Ruler Khazan IV heads the Republic of Mecarana. India forms a rebellion due to religious conflicts, and Gandhi forms ties with Emperor Hirohito in 1949, forming the Pacific Union. Kazakhstan, a primarily Muslim state, becomes war torn due to Russian invasion. They want to join their motherland.

I'm sorry, but this makes no sense.

Event #3: A new supermassive radioactive form of uranium is discovered by the pounds in Antarctica, while a few grams are salvaged in Cuba.

...lolwut?

Antarctica is declared British territory, although disputed by Russia. Franco-Prussia also claims Antarctica. Eventually, British soldiers take over but are immediately disintegrated by a 2nd generation A-Bomb. A new nation of Colonia comprises Antarctica. The Pacific Union advances itself due to a brilliant scientist named Kim Sunghoon, who develops 99.9% free energy through cold nuclear fusion. It begins to invade Australia.

I'm sorry but what the heck is going on here?

Event #4: An asteroid is found with a diameter of 16 kilometers. Its end point is in the middle of the Indian Ocean. 6 months to impact.

Weary of the tsunami that may result, Colonia and the Pacific Union sign a Defensive Pact. Colonia begins production on a deflection bomb made of the supermassive uranium. With Australia failing to defend against the Pacific Union, Britain and Franco-Prussia stand to destroy the project, dooming Colonia and the Pacific Union. Russia stands neutral on the issue, while Mecarana also sides with Colonia. Cuba sides Britain and Franco-Prussia, wishing to destroy the competition for the supermassive uranium.

Arrows indicate major attack points by the attacker as of the current date: January 3, 2070. Asteroid is currently 57 days to impact, +/- 2 days. Enjoy.

I feel like you aren't even taking this seriously any more.

 

[choxorn]

And, on February 28, 2070, the asteroid struck the Earth, but it was bigger than expected and hit closer to land. The impact's devastation is comparable to the asteroid that caused the Chicxulub crater, killing everything and everyone, and ending this silly timeline.

 

[Skwink]

I feel like you aren't even taking this seriously any more.

Perhaps he was having fun? Ever try just to let your mind go without having to go exactly how it should in real life?

 

[sophie]

Perhaps he was having fun? Ever try just to let your mind go without having to go exactly how it should in real life?

No, not really

 

[Hygro]

And, on February 28, 2070, the asteroid struck the Earth, but it was bigger than expected and hit closer to land. The impact's devastation is comparable to the asteroid that caused the Chicxulub crater, killing everything and everyone, and ending this silly timeline.

a 16 km asteroid would not have to hit land at all to have the same effect as it hitting land. It would still cause all the dust clouds and firestorms--the ocean just isn't that deep.

 

[Cynovolans]

Youtube now provides (small) maps!

WHere all the people who like Kelis's Milkshake video are located:

Spoiler :

Where all the people who like Kelis's Acapella video are located:

Spoiler :

 

[choxorn]

a 16 km asteroid would not have to hit land at all to have the same effect as it hitting land. It would still cause all the dust clouds and firestorms--the ocean just isn't that deep.

Yeah, just trying to show the "worse than expected" thing.

Hell, a 16 km asteroid would be considerably BIGGER than the one that caused the Chicxulub impact, and that one killed the vast majority of what was living on Earth.

 

[Godwynn]

Spoiler :

 

[Heretic_Cata]

Eastern europe is quite noteworthy on that map.

 

[Karalysia]

Eastern europe is quite noteworthy on that map.

Poland is finally in it's correct location.