Map Thread XV

[Clandango]

The British sent more troops(they have nothing to do in Europe) to America during the war of 1812-16, and continued to support the Indians. Also, the British helped Mexico.

World powers intervened in the american war. France is on the north side, Russia and Britain are on the south side. Since the war was earlier than OTL, the economic position of the southerners was stronger.

This in no way explains why Mexico would back the others. If they still have the Canary Islands I imagine they would see themselves as a big player still, and giving up so much land would be suicide for the Emperor. Especially since it seems obvious that it was the Southernors who wanted and gained from the war or whatever with Mexico that caused them to lose further land in the second map, around the time the British lay claim to their fertile north.

 

[Serafim]

Continuation of this timeline. (Very far continuation)

One of the richest communities of civilized space lives in the Mercurian Sphere. Their welfare is based on the exploitation and maintenance of the Matrix of Midas. It's a giant solar panel diameter of 1000 kilometers is the largest factory of antimatter in the whole SolSystem. All the states of Mercury adhere to neutrality in the Great Solar Game from the moment of gaining independence from the United Lunar Agency. Therefore, they have a several of the largest banking storages of the Inner Solar System.

 

[Serafim]

This in no way explains why Mexico would back the others. If they still have the Canary Islands I imagine they would see themselves as a big player still, and giving up so much land would be suicide for the Emperor. Especially since it seems obvious that it was the Southernors who wanted and gained from the war or whatever with Mexico that caused them to lose further land in the second map, around the time the British lay claim to their fertile north.

There's a long story. Even with the support of Britain, Mexico gradually surrendered to the United States. The British persuaded Mexico City to give the northern territories to the southern states when a probability of civil war in the United States arose. This deal was not liked by Washington, which de facto was on the sidelines. This was the last straw.

 

[p0wderfing3r]

Based off of a map I spotted on Reddit. The Ozark Lakes

And here is the map I based it off of
https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/comments/5xxgzm/the_ozark_lakes/

 

[torten]

Ahhh, the Black Tide. I had great fun with doing Norway, Yunnan, and Portugal for that. And helping out with one of the countries that became the Wild West showground for the Germans and Japanese. Anyways, you could consider having the rest as members of the Condor Pact. Either the real one or the one from... What was it? Icarus Falls, that's right. Though that would be pretty interchangeable with the real one. Maybe you throw in one of the bloodthirsty regimes of the Inca when they were on a war footing and have parts of Bolivia be when the Soanish were depopulating the land for slave labor for their silver mines. Probably can put the Mounties from the recently completely timeliness loving the United States of Kansas. Really wish I remembered the names of these things better.

Nice to see another fan. Pretty much the only map game (Apart from the Long Build) I ever got involved in. Sad it died so near the beginning of actual gameplay.

 

[AltruisticHedonist]

Europe managed to federalize in 2020.... for 3 glorious years. The resulting mess was rather interesting.

EDIT: Updated the image with spelling corrections and changed Egypt's name, based on assertions it would not call itself "Maghreb"

 

[Mecha_Poodle]

Europe managed to federalize in 2020.... for 3 glorious years. The resulting mess was rather interesting.

I'm impressed, no Serafim-stye chaos.

 

[AltruisticHedonist]

I'm impressed, no Serafim-stye chaos.

Thanks! This is my first attempt at this sort of map, so I tried not to be too ambitious.

 

[DPKdebator]

Thanks! This is my first attempt at this sort of map, so I tried not to be too ambitious.

I love the map, but actually living in this scenario would be pretty terrible.

 

[Iori]

While these are going to be posted on my DA as two different maps, I've combined them for the sake of posting them here.

The below shows what States the Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States were born (there are no Lincoln or Bush cases of identifying with a different state later in life) in my 'With Liberty and Equality' TL.

 

[metastasis_d]

While these are going to be posted on my DA as two different maps, I've combined them for the sake of posting them here.

The below shows what States the Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States were born (there are no Lincoln or Bush cases of identifying with a different state later in life) in my 'With Liberty and Equality' TL.


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Is that TL here or still in the works?

 

[Iori]

Is that TL here or still in the works?

I post maps for it here, but I have'nt actually written anything; work mixed with trying to do half a dozen different projects and also wanting to additionally enjoy my downtime and not do anything (I do enjoy doing the TL and stuff, but it requires effort and thinking when sometimes I just want to do nothing) means that not alot gets done with it quickly.


Though to provide a little snippet;

"President Henrietta Lopez (R) was born in Puerto Sonora in the State of Monteczuma while Vice-President Wilson Xiao (R) was born in San Francisco in the State of California; President Lopez is the first President from Monteczuma, while Vice-President Xiao is the third Vice-President from California.

The 2016 Presidential Election has been considered one of the quieter elections in recent years, with each of the three main candidates sticking to a mixture of ideas popular among the population in general as well as more longstanding, non-controversial party planks.

The First-Round of the Election was considered a close race between the three parties, with Republican candidate Lopez having won 39% of the vote to Democratic candidate Alders 32% and Progressive candidate Campbell's 29% while the Second Round saw Lopez win 58% to Alders 41%."

 

[Drakon-of-China]

Europe managed to federalize in 2020

One correction: Super-Egypt can't call itself 'Maghreb'; 'Maghreb' is the West; Egypt never was part of historical Maghreb.

Otherwise good work, well-build dystopia.

 

[Isaac Beach]

So does anyone know any good guides to making maps in GIMP? I'd like to try my hand at it but the tool list is overwhelming at the outset.

 

[Clandango]

Nice to see another fan. Pretty much the only map game (Apart from the Long Build) I ever got involved in. Sad it died so near the beginning of actual gameplay.

They started playing it? Huh, must have been over a month after the map game portion was finished.

 

[Andrew Wolf]

I'm not sure about the British Falklands (or Malvinas, depending on your POV) and Belize. Also, independent Liberia? The Nazis would never tolerate an independent state governed by people they viewed as subhuman. Additionally, the Nazis had plans to invade and divide up South America, so the continued independence of all of those countries is fairly implausible, especially if German conquered America. Also, the Japanese conquest of Alaska, and only Alaska, in North America is really strange. Germany conquering India- a territory clearly coveted by the Japanese, who were allied with the Indian National Army- is also pretty off, especially considering the fact that Japan claimed Australia and New Zealand, both of which have significant populations of caucasians (a fact important to consider because the Germans were pretty eager to protect whites). There are several quality elements though- I like your inclusion of independent Portugal and Sweden, and also the Romanians, Hungarians, Fins, and Bulgarians. I would advise adding internal territorial divisions, particularly around the Greater German Reich, a region that was frequently considered separate from the rest of the Reich's territory.

Sorry for the mistake, but i'm forgot to colorate the Falklands.

 

[AltruisticHedonist]

I love the map, but actually living in this scenario would be pretty terrible.

Yeah. I would have a hard time choosing between a pseudo-fascist france, a eugenics-obsessed Germany, a nazi Poland, and a european ISIS as well

One correction: Super-Egypt can't call itself 'Maghreb'; 'Maghreb' is the West; Egypt never was part of historical Maghreb.

Otherwise good work, well-build dystopia.

Oops, my mistake. I wanted to make an Egypt that drew national pride from past islamic empires. Maybe it should style itself on the Mamluk Sultanate?

 

[brasband13]

So does anyone know any good guides to making maps in GIMP? I'd like to try my hand at it but the tool list is overwhelming at the outset.

I just use the basic tools that I understand- pencil, bucket, eyedropper, that whole thing. Unless you're making über-detailed maps, that should really be all you need, and those tools as far as I know are common across all editing platforms like GIMP.

 

[deleonism]

Yeah. I would have a hard time choosing between a pseudo-fascist france, a eugenics-obsessed Germany, a nazi Poland, and a european ISIS as well



Oops, my mistake. I wanted to make an Egypt that drew national pride from past islamic empires. Maybe it should style itself on the Mamluk Sultanate?

Well, Mamluks were Caucasian (as in, from the actual Caucasus) slaves, so I don't think that would work too well either. Maybe just something based on the Arabic name (Misr/Masr)?

 

[Marcus Sergius]

Been debating making a European map called "The Last Hope". Basically where a Triumvirate rules Northern Gaul, the last remnant of the Roman Empire (The East having fallen as well). The Triumvirate would be made up of the last capable men loyal to Rome, Majorian, Ricimer, and Aegides. All three were tutored by Aetius. The POD would be Aetius (The Last Great Western Roman General besides Majorian) would have survived the assassination attempt on his life by virtue of Aetius having become sick the day the assassination attempt was made on him. Thusly he survives and flees to Gaul where most of his loyal soldiers are.