The map

Alexander · Post by **Alexander** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 3:36 am

Just a question. Who made the map? Was it hand drawn or computer generated? Whatever it is I think it is fantastic and just wanted to tell whomever made it that I thought that it is an excellent map. Sorry if it sounds like I am kissing @$$ here, but I have just never been very good at making map myself and I thought that they did an excellent job.

Aegohl · Post by **Aegohl** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 5:44 am

Well, the map has gone through a lot of hands, actually. I believe it all began with Bror, who, from my understanding, more or less put it together at random. Over the years it evolved as various GM's added and took away various things and as players began to build their own buildings through GM quests.

It came to a point where the map needed expanding and the staff chose to do so at the time of the big wipe. Martin used a handwritten program with the help of MS paint to expand the map several times and it was split into pieces and given to the newly founded map team, at that time Keikan Hiru, Lennier, and Josefine. This was then put together into one file and became roughly the map that you see today. Of course, each GM has placed new things and taken away things for quests.

The next version of the map is being worked on. I'm the lucky man in charge of the mainland and some major changes are going to happen with the map that I think you'll like. Meanwhile, the rest of the (expanded) map team (Keikan Hiru, Lennier, Josefine, Ceigan Ibatha, and Pendar Fayed) work on dungeons, static quests, and other such maps.

Well, long answer to a short question. =)

Llama · Post by **Llama** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 7:51 pm

Psst.. i THINK he's referrign to the picture of the map....

Dónal Mason · Post by **Dónal Mason** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 8:16 pm

Except they spelled the name wrong. They went through all the trouble of designing the map, and they spell the name of the island wrong

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Aegohl · Post by **Aegohl** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:17 pm

Ooooh! My bad.. That was... that was... I forget his name. Evok?

Alexander · Post by **Alexander** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 12:23 am

Hadrain was right, but I did enjoy reading the lengthy post on the lay of the land. *is not being sarcastic or a brown noser*

Aragon · Post by **Aragon** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:46 am

The map was handdrawn.

Nop · Post by **Nop** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 10:50 am

Dónal Mason wrote:Except they spelled the name wrong. They went through all the trouble of designing the map, and they spell the name of the island wrong .

Well, it may be hand-drawn, but now that it's scanned in, it would not be that difficult to change those letters around. *hint hint*

Aegohl · Post by **Aegohl** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 11:00 am

Someone already did so and then they got shot down.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 12:28 pm

Yes, it looked kinda stupid. One could see what was done, and the letters have a tilt.

Post by **Vilarion** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 12:45 pm

The map was drawn by Duath with aquarell pencils and fineliner feltpen, I think.

Misjbar · Post by **Misjbar** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 12:50 pm

I agree with Vilarion.

On a sidenote, I have the A4 format map, incase anyone is interested. Obtained it about 3 weeks ago from Duath.

(the link towards it is dead)

Llama · Post by **Llama** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 6:10 pm

A never seen before map? Give me the URL and i'll link it from the fansite

Misjbar · Post by **Misjbar** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 6:19 pm

It is the same map as on the frontpage hun. Just....A4 format