Mapping out The City.

Beleg Cúthalion on 27/3/2009 at 08:16

Whereever it is, it looks cool. :cool: You could even include the anabranches coming from the lakes to the northwest.

demagogue on 27/3/2009 at 22:18

I've got something halfway presentable now.
I'm still playing with it and it will certainly evolve.
But here's a link if anyone wants to take a look at it, or play with it:

(http://rapidshare.com/files/214329813/BigTheCity1.gif)

It's 10MB, so it's big...

Here are some screenshots of it:
(http://i44.tinypic.com/2s1avzk.gif) 1, (http://i43.tinypic.com/i1mgyv.gif) 2, (http://i40.tinypic.com/2195nwp.gif) 3, (http://i42.tinypic.com/207xezq.gif) 4.

jtr7 on 28/3/2009 at 00:26

Whoa! I found The River and then scrolled down, down, down. And lo! The City!:D:thumb:

Solabusca on 28/3/2009 at 03:35

Quote Posted by demagogue

Odd question - did you use Prague for the City streets? And are you making use of the google maps engine, or is it just an artistic gesture?

.j.

demagogue on 28/3/2009 at 04:18

To be honest, it's really not much more than a version of herewego that's better on the eyes. So yeah, artistic gesture.
And because I like playing with maps and geography for its own sake.

Funny you should mention Prague; I tried to think of cities that would fit and my thinking meandered to: European, eastern, old, big & sprawling, a capital ... and centered on those kinds of cities ... Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Bucharest, and Istanbul. I think it may have a piece of each of those, but most of it is Budapest (the darker NW), Bucharest (the chaotic E, and that lovely wall), and Istanbul (the blocky SW). Vienna and Prague ended up being a little too "clean" if you'll forgive me for saying so. :)

jtr7 on 28/3/2009 at 04:21

Ah. So it's even more cobbled than we knew. :o Thanks for the extra effort!

demagogue on 28/3/2009 at 04:24

And the mountains are the eastern Alps ... in Austria or Slovenia somewhere.

Edit: And -- can't forget this! -- The bridges and basic floorplan is our old beloved Gorinchem, Holland.

jtr7 on 28/3/2009 at 04:42

:laff:

Too good!

Herr_Garrett on 28/3/2009 at 08:04

Quote Posted by demagogue

Budapest (the darker NW),

The shittier one, you mean :cheeky: - but, well, compared to Bucharest... Anyway. :cheeky:
Gods, how I hate and love my city.
Anyway, what you say is really too much of an (?)honour(?). :p:D

Budapest is the modern Rome, is some respects - we have everything. Literally everything. Everything bad, everything good, everything new, everything old, everything's dirty, everything's clear, the people can be on any, any persuasion, etc.
Ankh-Morpork is often compared to Budapest, too, by the way, all too truly, especially with the Shades...

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On the map(s): is it not to small? The City is, what, maybe a 100 times as large as the Overlook Mansion... Which seems to be tiny compared to the 1,5 million (is that certain?) people living there. I know that there are inconsistencies in the sizes of the maps (like Wayside and the Overlook or the two Docks masp compared), but nevertheless 'tis still way too small. All maps, by the way. In my opinion :)
But very nice work, and a lot of effort seems to have gone into it :) Congrats!

jtr7 on 28/3/2009 at 08:05

Perfect!:cool: