There will be a delay of a couple of more days. If I can, I'll complete most of this tomorrow, Tuesday, November 4th, 2014. However, I may not get to it all. Thursday, November 6th is a more realistic deadline.
Eumenor, I've wanted to do a sailing directions map for a while, which would include initial great circle headings and distances (nautical miles) between waypoints. Obviously, every
major port is itself a waypoint. To reduce the amount of overhead (i.e., the number of routes), intermediate waypoints would be used. For those of you not aware of map projections, at 10,000 km by 10,000 km in area, the flat map you see is a poor approximation to an oblate spheroid.
What this means is that (1) a sailing direction map will take me a while, (2) it is computation intensive to calculate both directions and the distance of a great circle route, and (3) if we do this, then
when a port is set on the map, it is set, no ifs, ands or buts. You can change territory, but it means you'll be leaving that port behind.
The alternative is to eyeball it and use the Pythagorean theorem on the current map, and be very vague about distances, direction and time of transit. That would be easiest, if unsatisfactory. Ideally, one would hire a bunch of cartographers and have them do a series of maps using Lambert conformal conic projections, but I don't feel like spending that sort of money on a free game.
Syrixia, I'll add your Syrixian territory to the map as best I can. Where it conflicts with previous claims, the previous claims take precedence. I do not add the territory of puppets in general; exceptions have been made for the Democratic Union because it is a multi-player, long-standing type of role-play. My advice for puppets is to create your own separate maps for the puppet territories -- they do
not have to be located anywhere on the official map. In fact, it is preferable to keep them off because they come and go so quickly (just like some of our players).
As to the terrain, we're going with what Nierr had provided, plus additional islands as necessary. I will not be adding mountains or streams and the like; everyone is welcome to use their imagination to fill in such tiny details.
Chopwell, I see you have chosen to exercise the option on Oqoyscana's territory. We'll wait until November 13th to process it if it becomes available.
Kialga and
Leon D. Trotsky, your claims are noted. Borders are done in light grey, and I choose black or white for lettering. For Kialga, I assume a medium or dark green is your preferred territory color. Leon D. Trotsky, I'll try my best to accommodate you request for Soviet Crimson Red, but Nasania and Francovania have similar colors in the same area. I reserve the right to use Hammer and Sickle Gold if necessary.
And Kialga, that looks like a nice stretch of beach you've claimed. The llamas say, "Surf's Up, Baby!"
>^,,^<
Alunya
