hello alternatehistory.com, if you have created a large alternate history map on this site you have probably used the q-bam. well, no offense, but the q-bam usually doesn't use any real methods other than "look at reference and draw," which makes it more of a drawing than a projection, and as linbot said, a frankenstein map. i've used it for a pretty long while and i have to say that the cons many times outweigh the pros, as you can't use any software or calculations to shape a real map into a q-bam projection. that's why i'm going to use software and calculations to create a map that i'd like to call the 'k-7', which is short for kavraisky vii (totally not stolen from ashtagon). i've gathered several maps across the internet like infinity stones and used g-projector to turn them into a kavraisky projection. using these maps i will finish a modern day k-7 map that looks nearly the same as your average q-bam, with the slight difference being that it's a real projection. here's a little sneak peek:
as you can see, this map which is from g-projector calculations looks like a real hand-drawn map. keep in mind that there may be a slight room for error (maybe a pixel or two), as i am merely tracing (mainly) naturalearthdata's admin 1 map while occasionally using openstreetmap as a reference. if i do not do this, the border will be thick and weird. the water/land basemap is from nasa worldview (of which the outline is created from a blur effect, i could create a tutorial here). you can make any changes or patches to the map once it is finished which will be in about two weeks, but i am only using this for my youtube series. i will come back here every once in a while to check the thread and make any changes if requested. hope you have fun making alternate history maps and whatnot with the k-7, this will serve as a basemap. with all that having been said, i'll cya when i'm done
as you can see, this map which is from g-projector calculations looks like a real hand-drawn map. keep in mind that there may be a slight room for error (maybe a pixel or two), as i am merely tracing (mainly) naturalearthdata's admin 1 map while occasionally using openstreetmap as a reference. if i do not do this, the border will be thick and weird. the water/land basemap is from nasa worldview (of which the outline is created from a blur effect, i could create a tutorial here). you can make any changes or patches to the map once it is finished which will be in about two weeks, but i am only using this for my youtube series. i will come back here every once in a while to check the thread and make any changes if requested. hope you have fun making alternate history maps and whatnot with the k-7, this will serve as a basemap. with all that having been said, i'll cya when i'm done
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