Thanks, it's cool to see the map on a globe. I actually cut off the poles at 80 degrees, even though the shape of the map suggests otherwise. I'll alter the shape of the map to go to the poles, and see if the pinching improves.
I tried to be realistic with climate. Obviously, not all planets have to have earth-like specs but significantly altering temperature, axis tilt, etc. has far-reaching consequences, so I decided to stick with something easy for now.
The circles represent an orbit-altering asteroid bombardment in recent history, maybe 20,000 years ago, so they would still be prominent in planetary geography.
I plan on using photoshop for finishing touches. I kind of like the look of symbol-based maps, I just can't use them on this size of map.
Ya... that's one of the downsides to huge maps, but its always fun to make at least one.... I'm a big fan of creating a small map of a region, a few towns and geographic features, then keep expanding from there... but reversing the process is also just as funcan't wait to see some more
Del
Welcome, Dogzilla--and nice first map post! I greatly enjoyed it--although for some reason the radically jagged coastlines jarred my eye a bit. Not saying they're wrong per se, just that they seem extremely jagged for the scale at which you are working in comparison to Earth, which at this elevation is only occasionally that sharp. Something to think about.
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Welcome Dogzilla. Must be my eyes, but the main campaign area sure looks a like North America
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