Durndl

[lisze]

This is the final placement of the main streets throughout Durndl. There are smaller streets, but they aren't shown at the moment as they'd only be about 1 to 1.67 pixels wide. Scale is going to be an ongoing problem, I think. As much as I'd like to fill the blocks with buildings, that doesn't seem like it is feasible (scale is 3 feet per pixel with dimensions 3520x3520). So I thought about treating this like a political map, at least at this scale, and just marking points of interest. I'm still wavering on that though.

Does anyone know any useful maps or tuts I could look over and steal ideas from?



I also made sure to convert my streets to a mask that I then applied down. So now I can select one block at a time. I also used this to redo my ward colors by selecting all the blocks within each ward.

My next tasks are creating the outer wall and docks and pinpointing landmarks, markets, inn/etc.

[lisze]

The depth of my dissatisfaction is great.



I made the buildings in Inkscape (which I downloaded mostly for this map, though I've already found more uses for it). I don't want to do every block one at a time. It'd be *easier* to do bit by bit in inkscape, but my computer doesn't like doing that very much.

So now I'm wondering maybe mapping out which areas are primarily residential/etc and coloring them differently. Then marking important locations, landmarks, etc.

I don't know what to do.

In other news, I've figured out the basic guild system in Durndl. The guilds cover professions and if you practice that profession, you join that guild. Within each guild are Houses that compete with one another. When a House gets interesting info from another city, they tell their members first, then release it to the guild. The guilds didn't always work this way, but as their importance in Durndl grew, they expanded and changed. I have the guild list and they're ranking within the city (the highest ranked guilds are those that helped overthrow Elosian control of the city. That is how the Theater/Arts Guild became so important in Durndl). The guilds are active in the government, maintain dock space (the docks extend beyond the walls of the city. The outer docks are guarded by those who rent them), provide education (nearly all schooling in Durndl goes through the guilds; students don't have to participate in the guild, but that is one way to pay off school fees), and intercede if a guild member gets in trouble over seas. Guilds may also set a min/max on price/quality, but other than protecting against extremes, they usually leave that to the Houses to bicker out.

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ETA: Is by hand really my best option? I started with some buildings over in in the Warren using Inkscape's path editing tool to make the buildings fit the shape of their blocks.


(The thin line going down one side is part of a grid I'm using to help me keep track of where I am.)

Surely, there is a more efficient way to do this.

[lisze]

So, I took a break from this for a little while. When I came back, I had the streets layer I used here that I'm not entirely sure how I made (though I think it involves some bitmap tracing in Inkscape, either that or messing up a tutorial). Anyway, I decided to work with that.

Also rather than trying to mark all the houses and such in the city, I'm only marking off major landmarks and such. It isn't the map I wanted, but I think I need a better scale to use the help I got toward my original goal.

Currently on this map:
Red Landmarks: The gates, a famous inn, a library, the seat of government, the courthouse, a library, a theater, and possibly a museum.
Yellow splotch: The main guild headquarters. (Larger buildings and such are nearer to gates and markets, but these are considered the main branches/etc)
Green patches: Parks (there are more green spaces. These are the largest and those known for their use in worship)
Red patches: The major markets. (The large square is the most famous, the one to its right is less prestigious and primarily imports, the one near the theater (bracket shaped building with green within and to the right) is mostly fine crafts and art, etc)
Blue Spots: Police stations (every ward has at least one)
Other red thing: The docks



What other landmarks should I add? Do I need more parks, you think?