NES World/Regional Maps II

[das]

We ARE trying to make a better map. Problem is, to make this map "ideal" we will have to change so many things that we might as well make a new one. Perhaps we should try and understand what do we want ourselves?

 

[North King]

I'd take Asia, North America, or Europe, Panda, if you do that idea.

EDIT: as for das's idea, I can't think of what could be a better map. if there is, then it will be a different projection...and in my opinion, robinson's is the best one (many think mercator is good, but imho northern sections look way too huge).

Winkel Tripel projection (unsure of the spelling) is quite nice.

 

[Insane_Panda]

Well, I know we all love Jason's map, but perhaps it is time for a new one - it will look much the same, just more accurate.

We each do a continent/region.

I am doing Europe, NK so far has signed up for asia -

NK has done the outlines, and here is what I have so far -
(note it is not THAT accurate and its missing some islands, but after the initial blocking in we shall do rivers and refine it.)

 

[das]

Nice... do you intend to "whiten" it completely? Ofcourse, in Flash you could make neat semi-transparent nations with the terrain still seen underneath, but that's too much of an effort.

 

[alex994]

I'd like to see an example of some countries on the map before making an opinion.

 

[Jason The King]

Ill take North America, and maybe if I feel like it, South America.

 

[Jason The King]

heres north america half done...I still have to turn the whole ocean around it blue, and fill in those few islands in the north.

 

[das]

What's with the off-coast white?

 

[erez87]

I did all the map but it's far from perfect... omone need to perfect this and add rivers in the RIGHT places.

made both a PNG and a GIF. New1 is PNG, New2 is GIF. Personaly I prefer PNG's.

 

[das]

PNGs are larger, if I recall correctly. Not all can find enough space... well, I can personally, but not all. Besides, it loads longer=annoying.

That said - looks good, but IMHO you should remove the small white dots that appear here and there.

 

[erez87]

PNGs are larger, if I recall correctly. Not all can find enough space... well, I can personally, but not all. Besides, it loads longer=annoying.

I don't think their larger... but they do hold more colors (like the gray doesn't change into that pinkish-gray)

That said - looks good, but IMHO you should remove the small white dots that appear here and there.

Thats what I ment when I said not perfect

 

[Jason The King]

What's with the off-coast white?

Was there before I started.

EDIT: I prefer PNG cus it has more colors, but it sucks when you don't have windows XP on your primary computer, cus paint doesnt use PNG on Windows 2k.

 

[Jason The King]

Hmm, guys, I don't see the benefit of this one over the older one...it looks the same, only small minor changes.

 

[Insane_Panda]

Generally it more accurate as a base map to use.

 

[Symphony D.]

Random thought: in the future, it might be prudent to either remove the black borders around landmasses, or change the color of population centers to gray or some other color, because as is it really sort of conflicts with costal cities. The borders also serve a limited purpose given that land and sea are different colors and pretty easy to distinguish. It'd be interesting to see what maps look like with them eliminated or thinned.

On another note, on the standard map, the Falklands are way farther West than they are in real life. This can be seen by comparing with the map Panda has put up.

 

[Gelion]

Just use map by Plexus with rivers added by North King. Most accurate world map ever made....

 

[Xen]

@Jason- the map your making, as it sized now, woudl be perfect for the ameri-middle ages NES (including what si present of S. America, IMO)

but one thing- I kind liek the oceans how they are now; with a blank land surface, and a "as is" ocean... coudl look cool, IMO

 

[Insane_Panda]

Alright, Europe and north africa are pretty whitened out. Do we have any takers for other continents?

 

[Symphony D.]

I just finished whiting out all of Eurasia, Australia, and islands in the Indian and Pacific (I'm terribly bored). Guess I'll start working on the oceans to avoid wasting the effort of others.

 

[Jason The King]

uhh, erez did the whole map, did he not????