Thinking Big - Torq's landgrab - choose a territory

[cmkinsac]

I want to continue watching this project, but this seems to be something I would love to expand upon once at least this area is finished. As anyone that has read my introduction post has found, I am making a mod for a game called Oblivion, and it seems like this would be the perfect world for it! If you guys wouldn't mind it, I would like to contribute some spots to it, and perhaps make it the world for my game. If you guys would rather not, I could always make my own, but this seems like it has had massive effort put into it, and would like for it to become a living world of it's own.

[Midgardsormr]

It may take quite some time for anything to be considered "finished." It's a huge tract of land, and our efforts have thus far been spread out fairly thinly across it.

The Beastlands are getting some good development, as are parts of the Thrubmorton Fens. It is my hope that once I get relocated and resettled, I'll be able to put it more work through Groam, the Tawaren Basin, and the Jaiyat Highlands. How quickly that happens will depend on what kind of game my RPG group wants to play--if they're up for fantasy, then it'll get done really quickly.

Anything and everything you want to contribute is welcome! And I'll be looking forward to seeing what you do with your mod. I'm rather fond of Oblivion, so I'll definitely take a look.

[Valarian]

There's a wiki for the project, you can always register and add to the detail of the Ansium region yourself. I've just added a section for the City States of Akron. There's a number of settlements there that could do with some detail. Want to detail The Lakes area?

[Torq]

Hi cmkinsac

I'm a huge fan of Oblivion and committed son of the CWBP. The idea of the two being combined makes my pulse race. I agree with Mid that its unlikely we will reach a stage called "finished" anytime soon. The area is just too vast. Its because of that vastness that we hae concentrated on populating Ansium and giving it detail before we move on. There are literally thousands of areas crying out for mapping within the Ansium region. Feel free to choose on and just get going on a map. Why not take up Valarian's suggestion? Also Mid and I are connected with the two parts of Groam and we would appreciate any help.

Jump in. Whatever you do will be appreciated.

Torq

[cmkinsac]

With the never really finishing the world thing, I was really only planning on using this region for my game. (at least for now) It would probably be expanded upon along with this, and I will probably be providing a couple maps within the next couple of weeks while I am creating level zones for the different areas of this place, placing down cities, etc. in Oblivion. (if you would like, I could send topographical views of the finished products later on)

[alucard339]

I'm not sure where to put this so here it comes.

On the next region we decide to do, Torq or whosever in charge of that region should draw country base on the landscape instead of making a 25 grids like the first region. It would be much easier to work with from the creator point of view up to the wiki implementation (like when I try to do the world overview swapping images).

Just my 2 cents to have our next step a little bit more friendly-user for all.


Sea-U-Hall,
Alu.

[Valarian]

I quite liked having the blank section to work with. Having defined borders isn't necessarily a good thing. It limits the person doing the map.

[Torq]

Alu, do you mean actually drawing out the plitical borders of the various areas and having people choose an area each, rather than a square or rectangular region? If so doesn't that make for problems in that most maps are square which means you will, by definition, be mapping portions of other people's regions. This might create a continuity problem. I suppose you could leave those areas blank, blurred or shaded. Interesting idea. I's like to hear what others think.

Torq

[jezelf]

hello.

This looks interesting. I wouldn't mind having a go at this sometime in the future. Looks like a good exercise to further my skills. Is there a posting of the finished or latest version with everyone's work somewhere?

cheers

Jez

[Torq]

Welcome to the CWBP jezelf. The whole project is being put together as a WIKI with its own link on this board. All of the threads on this board represent WIPs of the areas being mapped in the project too. Before opening up another region of the world map for mapping we are concentrating on filling the regions that have been done with local maps. Feel free to dive in if you see an area you would like to do and start a thread with your WIP. Its that simple.

Torq