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    Sure, I may not finish it but I thought I'd play a little. Here's the first cut with a few iterations of basic shapeburst and fluvial finding. It's the shapeburst (a basic distance calculation) that makes the mountian peaks show uniformly halfway between the water items. So far it's been an hour with Wilbur and Photoshop to get here. The water needs work and it also needs the usual map parts that make it a map and not just a landscape painting. It currently violates the "exactly 2 watercourses in exactly 20 squares" chalenge rule but I'm working on that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by waldronate View Post
    It currently violates the "exactly 2 watercourses in exactly 20 squares" chalenge rule but I'm working on that.
    No no.. if you REALLY want to have that much water and the geography supports the drainage properly, more power to your mapping!
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    That shape burst is a novel approach and a cool tool / technique.

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    It'll have to do. A blasted wasteland, devoid of hope has been recently designated a "Scenic Byway" by the local government in an attempt to increase tourism revenues.

    It's the same terrain as the first one, I'm pretty sure.

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    And this one meets the "must have a grid" rule. It's most of a grid, anyhow. Enough to ensure river counting accuracy. Even if the rivers are all dry like the lakes.

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    [EDIT] OK, I'll go with the isometric version. Not ideal but it'll probably be good enough.

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    I must say, I find the isometric version very striking. It gives the impression of a slightly stylised map of the area made by the tourism bureau. It adds character and I prefer it to the top-down version.

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    And in case anyone wants to verify the hydrology, see attached. The rules say that you can't extend the rivers. I suppose my eligibility will depend on the definition of "river" and "extend".
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