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Title: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on August 18, 2014, 06:48:12 PM
The map is at, www.map.taijitu.org
Rough draft of climate map that I'll eventually (maybe never) perfect, but it's still useful  (http://map.taijitu.org/taijituclimaterough.png)

Guidelines and whatever on asking for a spot

Inactive nations without established histories, culture, or stories in Taijitu Worldbuilding are liable to be removed from the map. Alternative Worldbuilding is also considered.

EYE CATCHING LINKS
MAP (http://map.taijitu.org)
MAP FOR TOASTERS ON 56K INTERNET (http://map.taijitu.org/taijituhalfed.png)
SOPHISTICATED ROBINSON MAP (http://map.taijitu.org/robinsnerd.png)
MERCATOR MAP FOR IMPERIALIST SCUM (http://map.taijitu.org/oppressionmap.png)
SOURCE FILE FOR MAP (http://map.taijitu.org/source/taijitu2.psd)
OLD AS BALLS SOURCE (http://map.taijitu.org/source/taijitu.psd)
WTF WHY DOES THIS MAP LOOK SO WEIRD (http://forum.taijitu.org/planning-room/official-map-thread-(request-thread-and-rules)/msg154774/#msg154774)
FUCKING OBSOLETE LINKS, WTF OZ
UNFINISHED ROUGH CLIMATE MAP (http://map.taijitu.org/taijituclimaterough.png)
UNFINISHED ROUGH CLIMATE MAP NO MOUNTAINS (http://map.taijitu.org/taijituclimateroughnomountains.png)
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on September 02, 2014, 11:54:38 PM
oz talking to himself

Oh hey Oz great work on the map, looks so spiffy, I'd like that strait at northern Libia and such, just put some stuff around there
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on September 02, 2014, 11:54:58 PM
Whoa! Sure thing pal, you sure do rp too, so I'll give you some colonies
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on September 02, 2014, 11:55:14 PM
Whoa, no way... thanks!
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Delfos on September 03, 2014, 07:09:52 AM
wow that is amazing oz, good job
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Allama on September 03, 2014, 02:55:39 PM
It really does look great, thanks for all of your hard work!  :clap:
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Letonna on September 03, 2014, 04:32:46 PM
Oz is a great man, and boy oh buddy can he map. 10 out of 10 would map again.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Sovreignry on September 08, 2014, 04:29:22 AM
If it could be possible, I'd like my nation to be right around that curve to the east of Eluvatar. I don't really care about the shape.

Please and thank you.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on September 08, 2014, 04:59:17 AM
Quote from: Sovreignry on September 08, 2014, 04:29:22 AM
If it could be possible, I'd like my nation to be right around that curve to the east of Eluvatar. I don't really care about the shape.

Please and thank you.

updated
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Letonna on September 14, 2014, 08:59:18 PM
Here are my planned towns for Nova Letonna (my colony)

(http://i59.tinypic.com/ncm9ue.jpg)
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Cameron on September 20, 2014, 05:08:30 PM
That area where the Empire of Novmir borders Soverign Dixie to the west, the Northwest area of Novmir, and a little bit to the south of Soverign Dixie to create an interesting scenario.

Nation: The Imperium of Kalonia
Capital: Ninsk (West, on the Ocean)
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Donald_ET3 on September 24, 2014, 03:36:22 AM
I am still thinking about my country's history, but I would like my small country to be near the equator so I would have an easier time launching rockets into space. A coastal area would be good so I could be involved with naval activities. However, I don't want all of my country to be coastline. I want plenty of forest. Maybe it can be modelled after Belgium. It has both a coastline and the Ardennes forest. Or maybe it can be a forest island. What do you think?
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on September 24, 2014, 12:44:30 PM
Considering the climate is based on the earth, the kind of jungle you'd get at the equator would be a rainforest like the congo or amazon
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Khem on September 24, 2014, 12:49:50 PM
Put him next to Jutensa! Fill the Basin!
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on September 24, 2014, 01:12:15 PM
Map Updated
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Zimmerwald on September 26, 2014, 03:36:44 PM
I'd like to request the following approximate frontiers, please:

(http://i57.tinypic.com/nf5hdv.png)

I'll place cities and such when I see the Oz-approved frontiers.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on September 26, 2014, 05:20:23 PM
map updated
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Northern Hetripe on October 02, 2014, 12:25:57 AM
I would like the land next to Sovereign Dixie and Zimmerwald  onlyu the very north parts of the land in between.
Capital: Jésit
Cities: Homor, Norse, Kingly, and Yermen
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Zimmerwald on October 02, 2014, 09:04:46 PM
Howdy, neighbor.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on October 04, 2014, 05:01:28 AM
Will add during the weekend.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on October 12, 2014, 07:33:33 PM
updated  :fro:
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Elara on October 12, 2014, 09:08:45 PM
Looks gorgeous, Oz. :)
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Hendrix on October 13, 2014, 03:55:09 PM
My nation is a tripple island state, if I send you files can we be added?
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on October 13, 2014, 07:08:29 PM
Quote from: Hendrix on October 13, 2014, 03:55:09 PM
My nation is a tripple island state, if I send you files can we be added?

Maybe, let's take a look at it
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Hendrix on October 14, 2014, 11:29:33 AM
what format would you like the files?
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Delfos on October 14, 2014, 02:56:24 PM
.3ds
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Hendrix on October 14, 2014, 03:10:10 PM
if you really want a heightmap then fine...
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Khem on October 14, 2014, 04:25:55 PM
.xcf
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Delfos on October 14, 2014, 05:39:04 PM
 :fight: we're a bunch of trolls, oh there's a new face: :anguish:
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Myroria on October 14, 2014, 06:05:21 PM
Please print off a copy of your map on a dot-matrix printer and mail it to:

S. T. Oz
111 Adipose St.
Nerdsville, TX 76561

You could also fax it to:


244-328-6372 (BIG-FAT-NERD)
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on October 14, 2014, 06:58:55 PM
Quote from: Myroria on October 14, 2014, 06:05:21 PM
Please print off a copy of your map on a dot-matrix printer and mail it to:

S. T. Oz
111 Adipose St.
Nerdsville, TX 76561

You could also fax it to:


244-328-6372 (BIG-FAT-NERD)

or just upload it to imgur
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Hendrix on October 14, 2014, 07:31:45 PM
carrier pidgeon any good?
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Jovhel on November 07, 2014, 05:58:52 AM
Hi! I'd like to claim the island directly east of Delfos and, if possible, the six smaller islands south of it. Thank you!
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: The AU on November 24, 2014, 02:44:05 PM
I have a very active player and will be on multiple times every day.  I have a large nation and was hoping that I can have a nice large plot of land. I will also never expand if giving the land I am asking for.

The open land in the picture seems like a lot but I am sure it will become reasonable when I show how active I am. Hope this works out I can't wait to get back into some great role plays !
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on November 24, 2014, 07:51:24 PM
aite I'll work on it tonight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtOPacnjxLU
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Lahsrum on November 25, 2014, 05:19:56 PM
Yellow area represents my meager request for some land. Nothing too extravagant.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: The AU on November 25, 2014, 09:26:15 PM
Was mine approved?
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: The AU on November 25, 2014, 09:47:32 PM
I know this is going to make me look greedy but my land was accepted for that area.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on November 26, 2014, 12:45:00 AM
Quote from: The AU on November 25, 2014, 09:47:32 PM
I know this is going to make me look greedy but my land was accepted for that area.

Was not actually approved, only the final result of the map is approval. Please don't cause drama.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: The AU on November 26, 2014, 01:01:07 AM
No drama here brother
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Myroria on November 26, 2014, 01:04:44 AM
http://youtu.be/rghDqZYTvvc?t=01m02s
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: The AU on November 26, 2014, 01:10:55 AM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nwDgFPFsXro
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: The AU on November 26, 2014, 01:12:57 AM
Jk :clap:
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Myroria on November 26, 2014, 01:18:53 AM
:D
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Lahsrum on November 26, 2014, 03:01:04 AM
Quote from: The AU on November 25, 2014, 09:47:32 PM
I know this is going to make me look greedy but my land was accepted for that area.
Oh I didnt read your original post and thought you were the nation in red sorry bout that. My previous request is withdrawn.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: The AU on November 26, 2014, 07:53:44 AM
I am sure we can find an arrangement
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Lahsrum on November 27, 2014, 03:16:15 AM
Quote from: The AU on November 26, 2014, 07:53:44 AM
I am sure we can find an arrangement
Haha its fine really, I'm not set on any specific spot at all.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Khem on November 27, 2014, 03:23:53 AM
Move near me Lashrum, we also have a caste system. Plus tropical weather :tai:
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on December 01, 2014, 03:32:52 AM
map updated, if you want spots on the map again, then rp. Simple
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Khem on December 01, 2014, 07:24:06 AM
I am liking the update. The clearly stated guidelines are nice. The new coastlines are nicer. Liking the removal of the "Americas".
 :tai:
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Bustos on December 04, 2014, 06:41:44 AM
Requesting to be either:

Bordering St Oz and Letonna;  don't care how wide really as long as I'm coast to coast.

OR

Bordering Eluvatar; don't care how wide really as long as I'm coast to coast.


Thanks in advance, looking forward to getting back into this.  :drunks:
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Allama on December 04, 2014, 02:32:40 PM
Bustos! :D :D

Welcome back, good Sir.  :drunks:
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Elara on December 04, 2014, 03:44:26 PM
Was going to wait until my first storyline went up before I did this but, since Act 1 Scene 1 of that will be up this evening (it's written just needs some tweaking after work), I figured I might as well post.

Considering if you give Bustos their first choice underneath Oz/Letonna; I would like to share a border with Eluvatar with my nation about at least the same size as Eluvatar, with access to both coasts (possibly following close around the grid line). I'd also like to request those 4 islands just south of Eluvatar in Cefnor.

Let me know if there are any issues, and thanks! :)
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on December 04, 2014, 10:17:42 PM
Quote from: Bustos on December 04, 2014, 06:41:44 AM
Requesting to be either:

Bordering St Oz and Letonna;  don't care how wide really as long as I'm coast to coast.

OR

Bordering Eluvatar; don't care how wide really as long as I'm coast to coast.


Thanks in advance, looking forward to getting back into this.  :drunks:

Can't be coast to coast on either option as according to the rules temperate zones are enforced a bit more heavily than non-temperate zones. Also pick a definitive spot.


Quote from: Elara on December 04, 2014, 03:44:26 PM
Was going to wait until my first storyline went up before I did this but, since Act 1 Scene 1 of that will be up this evening (it's written just needs some tweaking after work), I figured I might as well post.

Considering if you give Bustos their first choice underneath Oz/Letonna; I would like to share a border with Eluvatar with my nation about at least the same size as Eluvatar, with access to both coasts (possibly following close around the grid line). I'd also like to request those 4 islands just south of Eluvatar in Cefnor.

Let me know if there are any issues, and thanks! :)

Your spot is a bit too big for the temperate zone too, do you want me to have you just border up into Eluvatar or would you rather have the islands?
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on December 04, 2014, 10:18:40 PM
also map updated
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Bustos on December 04, 2014, 11:51:51 PM
Then I'd like to have my coast on the outside (east) and border Letonna.

Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Zimmerwald on December 05, 2014, 06:21:36 PM
I've RP'd. Can I be put back on the map please? Same deal as before, west of Eluvatar, no southern coast.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on December 05, 2014, 10:37:03 PM
update
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Premier Dullahan on December 21, 2014, 04:41:12 AM
Request for the borders of the Bylusian Confederacy. Not terribly picky on the East by Southeast Border, but Would like to keep theneighboring islands.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Markus Woolfe on December 21, 2014, 08:13:46 AM
i applied for citizen ship and now we wait
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Rapture on December 21, 2014, 04:52:05 PM
I would like the Island just above Justensa

My Capital is Rapture City
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Deatrisya99 on December 22, 2014, 05:55:14 AM
Excuse me, could it be possible to put my nation near Elara? I don't want the climate to be too cold or too hot so I choose to go north (or maybe south) so the climate won't be too hot or cold. For the size or shape, it's up to you.

Nation name: Acrevennia
Capital city: Askivan.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Markus Woolfe on December 23, 2014, 09:29:18 AM
so hi i was hoping i could get a place i specified on the map but it the pic wont upload on a normal post for some reason so i will just specify it here so basically the area i want is the empty area between St oz Bustos and Letonna
and a small area under it near the sea thanks
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on December 23, 2014, 06:50:33 PM
Just got back from chicago and the mitten, so I'll get on this tonight or some time today, soonish, tomorrow? I promise to put you on eventually soon today tomorrow yesterday. The day after this weekend now. About 24 hours or 48 or 36.

c:

Dullahan your request is too large.

Got you down Rapture, just no crazy stuff.

Deatrisya, that part of Taijitu might have a climate like georgia or the carolinas, so yeah not too hot not too cold. All you need is a light jacket. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3w0eACxtoc

Markus Woolfe, do you mind being land locked? You want to be on the coast? I'll figure something out.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Dovahkiin on December 24, 2014, 06:18:54 PM
Hello, I would like to get one of the larger islands east of Jutensa if you don't mind. Could you also add some of the smaller islands to that? I would like to ask how the climate is over there, thank you.
Capital: Sheldfal
Nation: Krestlorn
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on December 24, 2014, 09:47:33 PM
Quote from: Dovahkiin on December 24, 2014, 06:18:54 PM
Hello, I would like to get one of the larger islands east of Jutensa if you don't mind. Could you also add some of the smaller islands to that? I would like to ask how the climate is over there, thank you.
Capital: Sheldfal
Nation: Krestlorn
Tropical
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Premier Dullahan on December 25, 2014, 03:29:31 AM
Not quite certain how my request is unreasonable, it's comparable or smaller than most others, and it's mainly arctic terrain.I still want the peninsula, but it can be trimmed inward I suppose.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on December 27, 2014, 02:29:38 AM
the map will be updated tomorrow. Sorry for the hold-up, holidays and such.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Markus Woolfe on December 27, 2014, 07:01:33 AM
Quote from: St Oz on December 23, 2014, 06:50:33 PM
Just got back from chicago and the mitten, so I'll get on this tonight or some time today, soonish, tomorrow? I promise to put you on eventually soon today tomorrow yesterday. The day after this weekend now. About 24 hours or 48 or 36.

c:

Dullahan your request is too large.

Got you down Rapture, just no crazy stuff.

Deatrisya, that part of Taijitu might have a climate like georgia or the carolinas, so yeah not too hot not too cold. All you need is a light jacket. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3w0eACxtoc

Markus Woolfe, do you mind being land locked? You want to be on the coast? I'll figure something out.



i would like to be  between your nation bustos and letona and have the coast under me to the left so it fits with my geography role play hope that clarifys it more, Also happy holidays everyone
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on December 29, 2014, 01:42:44 PM
in a minute
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Markus Woolfe on December 30, 2014, 06:21:28 PM
Thanks St OZ
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Northern Abdic on January 07, 2015, 06:42:10 AM
Can I have the three islands in the extreme northwest (Near Adsohguk)  FOr The Territories of Northern Abdic. It would fit with my Roleplay Geographically

Thank you
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: The general of the north on January 09, 2015, 01:45:51 AM
Can I have the area with the big inlet
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on January 10, 2015, 02:51:10 PM
Quote from: The general of the north on January 09, 2015, 01:45:51 AM
Can I have the area with the big inlet
Where?
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Markus Woolfe on January 11, 2015, 02:06:13 PM
hey oz did you put me on the map?
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: The general of the north on January 12, 2015, 10:45:55 PM
In the northeast corner.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on January 21, 2015, 07:49:58 PM
updated  :wine:
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: The general of the north on January 22, 2015, 02:34:25 AM
Thank you very much
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: The general of the north on January 22, 2015, 02:36:16 AM
How are we on colonies
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Khem on January 22, 2015, 03:34:54 AM
How do you mean?
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on January 22, 2015, 05:44:19 AM
Quote from: The general of the north on January 22, 2015, 02:36:16 AM
How are we on colonies

worldbuild, then maybe.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Bustos on January 22, 2015, 05:55:39 AM
Really?  I thought you were against this.  I'd RP this but why spend all that time if I wont be granted a colony at the end?
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on January 22, 2015, 02:30:06 PM
Quote from: Bustos on January 22, 2015, 05:55:39 AM
Really?  I thought you were against this.  I'd RP this but why spend all that time if I wont be granted a colony at the end?

Because we don't RP for those reasons anymore, we tell character stories. It's not a fantasy-risk game with some chopping dialogue anymore.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Bustos on January 22, 2015, 04:09:44 PM
Quote from: St Oz on January 22, 2015, 05:44:19 AM
Quote from: The general of the north on January 22, 2015, 02:36:16 AM
How are we on colonies

worldbuild, then maybe.

Suggested otherwise.  Hence my initial question.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Erno on January 23, 2015, 05:03:11 PM
...May I ask for a spot on the map for Dalarian? Either that group of islands south of Vazhuvir/Nova Letonna/Resdaynia (3rd square from the right in bottom-most row), or, if all of them is too much, then just the east-most island there?
Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on January 24, 2015, 05:12:25 PM
oh :o

update! yesterday!  :keke:
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Erno on January 24, 2015, 05:27:25 PM
Well thanks for a timely notice ;D Time to think what useful things could even be there. But climate there is close to tundra's, right?
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: The general of the north on January 25, 2015, 08:06:59 PM
Colonies have been built
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on January 25, 2015, 08:54:42 PM
Not how it works.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: The general of the north on January 28, 2015, 02:27:26 AM
How then
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Delfos on January 28, 2015, 10:27:50 AM
Quote from: The general of the north on January 28, 2015, 02:27:26 AM
How then

Granted Oz's response wasn't informative to you or anybody else that would come along and read it, you should try to look for information yourself instead of asking it in a thread about the Map. The Planning Room (link) (http://forum.taijitu.org/planning-room) is a section to plan RPs, maybe you should make a topic there asking the Standard Operating Procedure, or you could try reading the World Building Guide to Taijitu RP in our wiki (link) (http://wiki.taijitu.org/wiki/Taijitu_worldbuilding).

in How to not look foolish with my new friends ed.1
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Slavnayaboda on January 29, 2015, 05:13:00 AM
Hello!

I just started an RP here (http://forum.taijitu.org/modern-national-role-play/comrade-commissar-(1985)/) that I would like to keep going for a while and, after a few opening posts, have other people get involved in as well! I was wondering if I could have a bit of land to the southwest of Splachnikos and west of Bustos? I don't need anything too big :)

Thanks!
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Bustos on January 29, 2015, 05:13:44 PM
The Pelagian Tribes are coming together and forming nations around me.  Who's next?!
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: King Of Telembria on February 07, 2015, 01:40:07 AM
am i supposed to request a seat on the map here, or at the "map thread revisited"?
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Delfos on February 07, 2015, 02:06:54 AM
Quote from: King Of Telembria on February 07, 2015, 01:40:07 AM
am i supposed to request a seat on the map here, or at the "map thread revisited"?

here, be more specific
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on February 11, 2015, 06:15:54 PM
update
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Bustos on February 11, 2015, 08:45:24 PM
What was changed?  Map looks the same to me.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Markus Woolfe on February 12, 2015, 08:43:13 AM
i haven't been put till now and my rps have dissapeared 
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on February 12, 2015, 04:31:07 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/TuWJ0z6.jpg)
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: King Of Telembria on February 13, 2015, 09:45:11 PM
Quote from: St Oz on February 12, 2015, 04:31:07 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/TuWJ0z6.jpg)
ummm...
our eyes are real....
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Allama on February 13, 2015, 09:46:50 PM
Quote from: King Of Telembria on February 13, 2015, 09:45:11 PM
Quote from: St Oz on February 12, 2015, 04:31:07 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/TuWJ0z6.jpg)
ummm...
our eyes are real....

*cough, cough* https://twitter.com/officialjaden/status/329768040235413504 (https://twitter.com/officialjaden/status/329768040235413504)
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Red Mones on February 18, 2015, 12:47:14 AM
I just circled and outlined where I wanted. The bigger island in the south is named "Hybeglia Island," and the smaller one to the west is "St. Brody Island."
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: King Of Telembria on February 19, 2015, 08:27:23 PM
Quote from: Allama on February 13, 2015, 09:46:50 PM
Quote from: King Of Telembria on February 13, 2015, 09:45:11 PM
Quote from: St Oz on February 12, 2015, 04:31:07 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/TuWJ0z6.jpg)
ummm...
our eyes are real....

*cough, cough* https://twitter.com/officialjaden/status/329768040235413504 (https://twitter.com/officialjaden/status/329768040235413504)

what does this have to do with anything? our eyes are real!
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Abashed Princess on February 26, 2015, 12:39:22 AM
Hello, I'm relatively new here and trying to get involved in the Worldbuilding RP. I'm already coming to the table with some writing and RP'ing experience, as well as a clear history for the nation that I'm claiming. If at all possible I would like to claim the shoreline directly to the east of Al'Khem as Abasha's land. If at all possible I would like my country to be in this shape: http://www.nationstates.net/nation=abasha/detail=factbook/id=183007

I personally don't care much about the shape or if it borders other countries, that's up to you and whatever is convenient.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on February 26, 2015, 04:37:26 AM
update
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Red Mones on February 26, 2015, 06:38:31 PM
Not trying to be pushy, but what about the islands?
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on February 27, 2015, 03:34:17 PM
Quote from: red mones on February 26, 2015, 06:38:31 PM
Not trying to be pushy, but what about the islands?
see Official Policy on Colonies/Large nations (http://forum.taijitu.org/planning-room/official-policy-on-colonieslarge-nations/)
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: La Llanura Libre on March 16, 2015, 04:08:17 PM
Could you put La Llaruna Libre on the eastern coast Phoenixia, roughly southeast of Delfos, around the area where the desert and green lands meet, looking at the climate map? I'm not picky about size or shape, but the batch of hills would preferably be in the north and the desert to the south.

I would really appreciate it.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: MalawaTheGreat on March 16, 2015, 09:48:04 PM
The Kingdom of Malawa wishes to be recognized between Abasha and Funkadelia if possible, S'il vouz plait.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Delfos on March 18, 2015, 08:37:32 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/ggKlyzk.jpg)

Hi, regarding the new geography chapter in my wiki (link) (http://wiki.taijitu.org/wiki/New_Delfos#GEOGRAPHY) I request a modification (next time you gotta add nations or modify), it's nice and all, you were saying my islands were too big, well I wanted Honto (my main island in Delphic bay) back but I'm trying to have smaller islands in the Archipelago, adding a 4th islands west. If you want, "Corvo", my 4th westernmost island, may be a bit smaller since it's to be similar to Corvo (link) (https://www.google.pt/maps/search/Corvo+A%C3%A7ores/@38.4858188,-26.4938159,901737m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=pt-PT).
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on March 19, 2015, 05:28:03 PM
updated.

remade the north eastern continent to make it more tectonic-related to the rest of Taijitu.

Will match the climate map with it soon enough, but it's safe to say the northern part is mostly arid, and the south is mostly forest with an extensive mountain range at the center.

Island chain, http://prntscr.com/6ird7l, explained here. It has a similar geologic story to Indonesia.

The islands are also a tectonic funhouse of earthquakes and volcanoes because we need more of that. So tsunami warning to people near by it. Hope you all enjoy it.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Khem on March 19, 2015, 05:41:06 PM
 :clap: :clap: :clap:

Approval.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Allama on March 19, 2015, 05:54:53 PM
Quote from: St Oz on March 19, 2015, 05:28:03 PM
updated.

remade the north eastern continent to make it more tectonic-related to the rest of Taijitu.

Will match the climate map with it soon enough, but it's safe to say the northern part is mostly arid, and the south is mostly forest with an extensive mountain range at the center.

Island chain, http://prntscr.com/6ird7l, explained here. It has a similar geologic story to Indonesia.

The islands are also a tectonic funhouse of earthquakes and volcanoes because we need more of that. So tsunami warning to people near by it. Hope you all enjoy it.

Very nice work, Oz!  :wb:
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Delfos on March 19, 2015, 09:10:13 PM
thanks oz :hug:
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Letonna on March 19, 2015, 10:23:38 PM
Look great Oz!
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: King Of Telembria on March 20, 2015, 06:11:10 PM
EYE CATCHING LINKS
MAP (http://map.taijitu.org)
UNFINISHED ROUGH CLIMATE MAP (http://map.taijitu.org/taijituclimaterough.png)
UNFINISHED ROUGH CLIMATE MAP NO MOUNTAINS (http://map.taijitu.org/taijituclimateroughnomountains.png)
[/quote]

This link is way more eye-catching:
(http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/zelda/images/a/aa/Link_Artwork_3_(Twilight_Princess).png/revision/latest/scale-to-width/107?cb=20090805043445
Modify message)
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Khem on March 20, 2015, 06:14:38 PM
(http://www.quickmeme.com/img/23/23a2a6ee998024ea1820e89bcfe35745639f63e4c8f2f019ba00e7fef4f3bedd.jpg)
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on March 21, 2015, 12:31:51 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRKP3VbI41M
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Delfos on March 21, 2015, 08:30:45 AM
I was looking for this for a while now:
http://i.imgur.com/9e0l5LH.jpg  :whip:
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: R0x4ry on March 21, 2015, 03:59:16 PM
Hey there you sexy beast. May i reserve this island (the middle one)
(http://i.gyazo.com/22a961fc75a876cc406985f1642cf644.png)

Nation: Wulys
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on March 21, 2015, 11:47:33 PM
Another somewhat big update, could be reverted back to the old given whatever responses I get back for this one.

Oz, why is eluvatar/rykkovaa so weird looking now?
Glad you asked, the original looked all nice and normal and connected right? Wrong. All maps are a 2d projection of a 3d sphere*, and there's no such thing as a perfect map. Certain maps have very good uses, such as mercator, which allows for very easy navigation (it wasn't conceived to be racist, no matter what some Galls-peters fan boy tells you). Taijitu so far has been and still is in equirectangular map projection, which means it makes very nice rectangles. Is this a good map projection? Far from it. at the very edges of the poles, the last pixel stretches about 0-5 kilometers across 7,200 pixels. And so that gives you an idea of how distorted that might look on a sphere for eluvatar/rykkovaa. Actually I can show you here (http://i.imgur.com/gSCPPEQ.png). How silly looking. Now when you project the object onto the sphere it looks more like this (http://i.imgur.com/JPJOWr4.png), wow so much better, it looks like real land now.

Why is the antarctic land so much bigger now
Because it used to look like an animal butt in 3d, no joke

Also part of the update I added the source files of the map (in photoshop format), and I included taijitu in mercator/robinson projections. You can play with the projections of taijitu's map by using g-projector (http://www.giss.nasa.gov/tools/gprojector/), a program developed by the ubernerds at NASA, it's pretty straightforward to use. 

If there's enough hate, I'll revert it back and we can all be ignorant of 3d, fucking 3d, ruining our 2d representations of it.

(click to show/hide)
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Myroria on March 21, 2015, 11:49:56 PM
yay!
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Eluvatar on March 22, 2015, 07:54:16 PM
I would like to help improve on this further, but it may take some time.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Eluvatar on March 23, 2015, 08:55:11 AM
So the latest full.png looks like this if one focuses in on our messiest corner: the northerly lands near Rykkovaa:

(http://i.imgur.com/jdduIpP.png)

(Earth coasts overlaid for comparison)

(Image from G.Projector with azimuthal equal-area projection)

It looks... okay. I've discovered some tools that could help improve on this further, which I may try out over the course of this week.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Bustos on March 23, 2015, 02:26:28 PM
Oh, that is nice Elu, for RL comparison.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Delfos on March 23, 2015, 03:09:41 PM
Quote from: Bustos on March 23, 2015, 02:26:28 PM
Oh, that is nice Elu, for RL comparison.

Now I'm intrigued, what's the size of my nation?
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on March 23, 2015, 05:35:36 PM
(http://map.taijitu.org/oz/nerdmap.png)
On this one you can only compare with land on the same latitude. But it gives you the full picture

(http://map.taijitu.org/oz/nerdmap3.png)
On this one you can compare to everything, but not so full picture towards the edges. But I don't think that's a problem since everyone seems to not be cut off.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Eluvatar on March 23, 2015, 05:52:17 PM
Is the map without labels uploaded somewhere? :-)
Edit: Delfos pointed out the psd in the OP.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Omsarim on March 25, 2015, 07:33:49 PM
Hello. May Omsarim please have the following islands, nearby Jutensa?

Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on March 26, 2015, 06:02:38 AM
updated
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Omsarim on March 26, 2015, 04:20:27 PM
Quote from: St Oz on March 26, 2015, 06:02:38 AM
updated
Thank you very much!

For the purposes of your own embassy application, could you give me an area estimation for those islands?
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on March 26, 2015, 05:12:04 PM
Elu do you have your magic program thingie?
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: bigbaldben on March 28, 2015, 06:22:35 PM
If I could get something in the shaded area, that would be great.  Specifically would like control of the area marked, then as far inland, north and south or whatever works from that spot.

Thanks in advance.  :fro:
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on April 01, 2015, 02:08:50 AM
update... nerds
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: bigbaldben on April 01, 2015, 12:26:30 PM
Thanks Oz! 

(http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Homer-yells-nerd.gif)
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Solclquial on April 27, 2015, 05:03:21 AM
I'd like a nation roughly sized and patterned after the actual Philippine islands, and positioned like so:

(http://imgur.com/HLUsDvo.png)

Please keep in mind to retain the characteristics of: two major islands at the top and bottom, a long, thin island mass protecting its Western seaboard, two islands doing the same in the east, a scattering of medium to small islands in the middle, and a few islands by the topmost.

Thanks Oz

Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on April 28, 2015, 01:02:52 AM
update.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Aquatoria on May 16, 2015, 04:01:01 AM
Hey guys. Well I guess I can say I am coming back. I am going to change up my gameplay and ask for just a little piece of land near the powers of the world. Just large enough for a New York City-esque city state.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Khem on May 16, 2015, 04:06:23 AM
Welcome back!
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Myroria on May 16, 2015, 11:44:05 AM
Welcome back!
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Bustos on May 16, 2015, 04:34:29 PM
yo yo yo...
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on May 16, 2015, 05:21:48 PM
Quote from: GCE on May 16, 2015, 04:01:01 AM
Hey guys. Well I guess I can say I am coming back. I am going to change up my gameplay and ask for just a little piece of land near the powers of the world. Just large enough for a New York City-esque city state.

What's your new city state called?
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Aquatoria on May 17, 2015, 02:31:53 AM
It is called Keras :)
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: bleddyn on May 24, 2015, 10:41:41 PM
Hello, I was wondering if I might have these
(click to show/hide)
islands for my nation? Thanks!
Oh, and I'm going to start working on my history tonight!

Oh, and may I have a colony?
(click to show/hide)
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: The Church of Satan on May 25, 2015, 04:30:07 AM
I'd like this island for Satania! >:D
(click to show/hide)

I'm writing my history right now though it may take a while. I have a lot of gaps to fill. :P
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Lord Lore on May 25, 2015, 04:48:55 PM
Possible Imperial Sobek Claim (http://puu.sh/i03fZ.png)

I am looking at this area for a possible location for my nation here. I know its a bit large so here is a general concept of what the nation is like.

Imperial Sobek is not as much a nation-state but a hegemony of regional warlords akin to the Mongol Empire where to be be named the Emperor/Khan you had to have the most support out of the local generals, clan chiefs and etc. It will have a large but stagnate economy with a moderate to low GDP per Capita and a rough population of ~25 to42 Million mostly focused around the southern coasts with the interior and North Coast largely uninhabited.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: bigbaldben on May 25, 2015, 11:23:58 PM
Oz, just a note to not forget what we talked about for Telembria!

Thanks, nerd.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on May 27, 2015, 03:08:04 PM
upderp
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Khem on May 27, 2015, 03:13:49 PM
Liking the new filter.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Bustos on May 27, 2015, 03:47:50 PM
sweet!   :taijitu:
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: bleddyn on May 27, 2015, 06:41:57 PM
Thanks Oz!
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on May 27, 2015, 07:45:18 PM
Quote from: bleddyn on May 27, 2015, 06:41:57 PM
Thanks Oz!

Sorry for adding an umlaut. It's unacceptable to have a ue dipthong when you ask for a-umlauts.

Quote from: al'Khem on May 27, 2015, 03:13:49 PM
Liking the new filter.

#quicktouch #lazy4mapping #busyupdate #shittyinstagramfilters
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: bleddyn on May 27, 2015, 09:16:47 PM
Yeah, I agree, NS doesn't allow them, however. Had to improvise.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Hotekumikumitahi on June 16, 2015, 04:33:57 PM
There is a tiny island chain beneath the equator to the east of the island chain belonging to La Llaruna Libre and I would like to establish myself there, please
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: King Of Telembria on June 23, 2015, 08:44:57 PM
hey oz, could you put borders on the climate map?at least faded lines. i can't find anything
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: King Of Telembria on June 23, 2015, 08:46:08 PM
has anyone else noticed that oz is practically the god of taijitu?
the entire region is at his fingertips!
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Delfos on June 24, 2015, 02:18:37 AM
Quote from: King Of Telembria on June 23, 2015, 08:46:08 PM
has anyone else noticed that oz is practically the god of taijitu?
the entire region is at his fingertips!

D: why would you tell him that! We're doooomed
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on June 24, 2015, 04:55:21 PM
* performs the shiva dance *

Quote
hey oz, could you put borders on the climate map?at least faded lines. i can't find anything

I can, but I'm out of town at the moment. Just try to memorize the approximate latitude and longitude between the maps or try to memorize the shape. The climate map isn't so absolute, just approximate.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Zanzatar on July 13, 2015, 06:17:39 PM
Could Zanzatar have the land shown in the picture attached. I am currently working on the backstory.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on July 13, 2015, 08:11:58 PM
Unless your backstory is going to be a masterpiece, I can't give someone with just two posts that much land.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Delfos on July 13, 2015, 09:21:43 PM
Quote from: St Oz on July 13, 2015, 08:11:58 PM
backstory is a masterpiece
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of Zanzatar and it's huge land.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Zanzatar on July 14, 2015, 03:25:44 AM
Sorry it took so long but the backstory has been posted.

Edit: I'm guessing still no?
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on July 19, 2015, 07:43:09 PM
up....hfe

uper

re

date

update
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Zanzatar on July 19, 2015, 09:09:45 PM
Oh, thanks a bunch!
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Maximilian on July 29, 2015, 12:25:18 PM
I'm not too picky, although I figure one of these (crudely marked) spots would be quite nice for my country.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on July 29, 2015, 04:05:55 PM
which spots?
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Utopia Socialist Alliance on August 07, 2015, 06:53:43 PM
Okay, time to really get into this.

I would like to get the Islands just south of Imperial Sohek
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Orristania on August 08, 2015, 05:07:00 PM
http://prntscr.com/82bo84
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: AwesomeSaucer on August 10, 2015, 04:22:08 PM
Due to your absence starting tomorrow, I'll request now!  :D

https://www.filepicker.io/api/file/hfAIGw5ITWCBSuyHID5q

If you'd like to make any changes, I'll be more than happy to discuss.  :)
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on August 11, 2015, 05:04:37 AM
derpdate
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: The general of the north on August 22, 2015, 02:49:48 PM
Could I have this area
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: bigbaldben on August 26, 2015, 02:42:34 PM
St.Oz - what is the distance represented by the squares on the map?  i.e. one square equals 100 miles or kms or whatevs...
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on September 03, 2015, 05:39:54 AM
Quote from: bigbaldben on August 26, 2015, 02:42:34 PM
St.Oz - what is the distance represented by the squares on the map?  i.e. one square equals 100 miles or kms or whatevs...

So. This is a complicated question to answer, and many other cartographers don't even bother learning about this and simply slap on that "one inch = 225 KM!" bullshit. This might work on very localized maps, but definitely not on fullworld map

(http://i.imgur.com/HDSUPM9.png)

A map is a 2d representation of a 3d object, there will never be a perfect map for some one pixel to X km sort of projection. It's just impossible. Unless you want some weird fugly map that bubbles out and such, but those are hardly helpful and distort things as well. You can see here how equidistant maps are incredibly unhelpful (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Azimuthal_equidistant_projection_SW.jpg/1024px-Azimuthal_equidistant_projection_SW.jpg)

The example I show there, is the visualization of a mercator projection. A line at angle θ travels through the sphere, which is the earth, and then reaches out and touches the paper. I may have positioned the paper out too far now that I think of it, it should be touching the circle, nonetheless, this is what's happening with distortion with a mercator map. It also perfectly explains why you cannot have a mercator map from 0-90 degrees or 0-89 degrees, and why you will often see mercator maps at 0-75 or 0-80.

Where am I getting at with this? The distance between the squares are degrees. Since it's equirectangular, all degrees are spread out the same as others. However the represenation of 15 degrees longitude at say 70 degrees latitude will be different than 15 degrees longitude at 0 degrees latitude.

Imagine your globe, all the lines meet at the top. The gap between them stretch out from where they meet to the maximum at the equator, then condense again at the other pole where they meet. Same concept for a basketball, the lines of a basketball max out at the halfway point, then minimize the gap at the poles.

Taijitu is equivalent to earth, well, not really.

This is where it gets really complicated. The earth isn't a perfect sphere, NASA has some complicated ellipsoid model of the earth, but since things are so complicated enough, I just use the simple spherical model of the earth.

The best way to knowing the distances, is seeing where this target piece of land is on the map, finding it's latitude position on the map, then comparing it with other earth countries or pieces of land on that same latitude. I also suggest downloading http://www.giss.nasa.gov/tools/gprojector/ gprojector, a program that lets you overlay the earth over images, such as say... taijitu. Save the taijitu image and load it up. It will help you see relative distances with it meshed up.

Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Daneluttia on September 03, 2015, 07:12:31 AM
Hi there!

I was wondering if I could make a claim on the map as I am trying to formulate some information for the beginning of a factbook.  I was wondering if I could be placed on those two islands between Funkadelia and Osmarim. Our people are kind of an island people, roughly based on Polynesians with a bit of European thrown is for fun.  Should they not fit there, I'm pretty open to any tropical locale be it islands or continental.  The concept is able to be changed if needed.  If I am jumping the gun here, please let me know.  I don't want to step on toes or upset the order in which things are done here.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Feniquyar on October 19, 2015, 07:48:17 PM
I would like to make a claim on the map if that is okay. Specifically a plot of land to the south west of the main landmass, specifically the section with the large island and some of the land on the opposing coast. (9 squares down, 15 from the left. Since in the factbook it says part of Feniquyar is an island I feel this block would be ideal. Thank you very much.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: obruxo1997 on October 19, 2015, 07:51:52 PM
Hi, I'd like for my state to be placed on the map, preferably by the sea and by the equator. Thanks.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on October 20, 2015, 06:39:03 AM
omg where's that hack-fraud Oz and why isn't he updating

Because I'm still in the process of moving, it might be a couple of weeks before I get to your map requests.

Sorry if this inconveniences anyone's worldbuilding, I promise it's not that much longer before I can regularly add people again.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Khem on October 20, 2015, 04:49:14 PM
I want to make the following claim for when you return.

(http://i.imgur.com/bBmQ3Y4.png)
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Prydania on November 12, 2015, 09:47:36 PM
NEVER MIND SEE BELOW
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Prydania on November 18, 2015, 01:35:40 AM
*boom*
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: The general of the north on November 29, 2015, 06:02:37 AM
I know I already asked this but I got no response so could I have this area?
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Khem on June 25, 2016, 12:15:11 AM
Are you still working on that new map Oz?
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: St Oz on July 21, 2016, 10:55:09 PM
I need to work on it again.
Title: Re: Official Map Thread (Request Thread and Rules)
Post by: Delfos on July 27, 2016, 03:44:09 PM
Quote from: St Oz on July 21, 2016, 10:55:09 PM
I need to work on it again.
:clap: :whip: :2c: :2c: :2c: :2c: