Map Thread XVI
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All hail the new thread! to celebrate, I figured I might as well throw a few WIPs out there. The first one details the results of the CNW/MILW merger from the TL in my sig (shameless plug) in it's entirety. Dark red lines are Milwaukee Road, bright red are Soo Line Cessions, dark green are Chicago North Western, bright green are Burlington Northern, and the blue one is Rock Island. Black dotted lines are either abandonments or state borders, and dotted lines in any other colors are trackage rights. Not shown in any of these maps is the MILW's forfeited trackage rights from the Twin Cities to Duluth, along with some other small segments.
Next map is just the cessions and abandonments
And the last one is the new reorganized divisions (the write up for which is going to be a royal PITA) from west to east: Coast, Mountain, Cowboy (teal), Dakota (purple), Northstar (blue) Iowa (Orange) Great Lakes (red), and Eastern (yellow).
bonus: Super-earth type planet that I've been working on. Currently in the Equitangular(sp?) projection, I'll throw it into G-projector soon enough.
Next map is just the cessions and abandonments
And the last one is the new reorganized divisions (the write up for which is going to be a royal PITA) from west to east: Coast, Mountain, Cowboy (teal), Dakota (purple), Northstar (blue) Iowa (Orange) Great Lakes (red), and Eastern (yellow).
bonus: Super-earth type planet that I've been working on. Currently in the Equitangular(sp?) projection, I'll throw it into G-projector soon enough.
So inspired by a similar post in the last thread by a user named empty (and inspired by some comments by Cool-Eh and Upvoteanthology), I decided to compile a list of the last thread's most popular maps (more than 30 Likes). Surprisingly for me, this has turned out to be a lot, and as such, the maps listed below only cover pages 1-165. With that being the case, I'm gonna divide this list into 2-3 separate posts (Question: Should I only include maps with more than 40 likes? Or is more than 30 a good limit?).
Also important to note is that WIPs and maps from outside sources (such as xkcd) are not included.
With that said, I now present -
The Most Popular Maps in School (Thread XV pg 1-165)
Japan and Korea (Decisive Darkness) - Tsar of New Zealand - 94 Likes
Population Density of the W.R.E. by Upvoteanthology - 86 Likes
The Worlds of Sol by ThePoliteCannibal - 85 Likes
Colonie D'Italia by Blomma - 81 Likes
Fenno-Hungarian Empire by Falkanner - 76 Likes
Where Hearts Were Entertaining June by ToixStory- 70 Likes
South America 1845 and 1995 by Upvoteanthology - 63 Likes
Miami 2017 by Flashman - 62 Likes
1815 Map Game by Divergent54 - 61 votes
Map of Continental Africa by Al-numbers - 60 Likes
Four Corners - Political Compass by TheScottishMongol - 59 Likes
The American Abyss by Canned Tech - 58 Likes
Union of France and Scotland by Zalezsky - 58 Likes
It's time to go home by Serafim - 56 Likes
World ई by Goliath - 56 Likes
United American Provinces by Keperry - 53 Likes
Kingdom of Persia (With Demographics) by Indicus. - Likes 52
Chinese Rhine by TheByzantineOttoman - Likes 49
WorldRaj by Alex Richards - Likes 49
Jewish Arabia by Upvoteanthology - 48 Likes
We'll Unite by Serafim -48 Likes
Rio Grande War of Independence by Divergent54 - 47 Likes
The Second Warlord Era by Xianfeng Emperor - 46 Likes
Sengoku Confederata by Aqua817 - 46 Likes
Quiz 3 by Guildencrantz - 45 Likes
Albania Wank by Rubberduck3y6 - 44 Likes
Napoleonic Europe by Minnesota_Nationalist - 44 Likes
Ventelia by Upvoteanthology - 44 Likes
ERROR by Aqua817 - 43 Likes
The Roman Caliphate by AmericanAdam - 43 Likes
Eternal City of Constantinople by Serafin - 42 Likes
Republic of Florida by Keperry - 42 Likes
Rhoman Empire by Serafim - 41 Likes
North America C.Y. 290 by Ephraim Ben Raphael - 41 Likes
U.N. Antarctica by Guildencrantz - 40 Likes
"Worlda? In my map thread?" by Upvoteanthology - 40 Likes
Independent Republic of Kentucky by Xanthoc - 40 Likes
Nobody Wanted War/Venusian Sphere by Serafim - 40 Likes
Population of Poland by Libation - 39 Likes
The Exiled Republic of Poland by Libation - 39 Likes
Fasces vs Sickle by Serafim - 39 Likes
The Caucasian Federation by gxblt - 39 Likes
The Chinese Democratic Republic by AmericanAdam - 39 Likes
His Kingdom Come by SilverPhantom2 - 39 Likes
Bored Africa + Others by gxblt - 38 Likes
Antonine Empire by Bob Hope - 38 Likes
Alt CSA Documentary World by Upvoteanthology - vote 38
Europe - State Religions by Chairwoman Roxelana - 38 Likes
Commonwealth Federations by NixonTheUsedCarSalesman - 38 Likes
Mercurian Sphere by Serafim - 38 votes
Vaterland by Stuyvesant -37 Likes
Texas Shitpost by AltruisticHedonist - 37 Likes
Reflection World (Beedok Cover) by rvbomally - 36 Likes
A Continent of Rivals by Iserlohn - 36 Likes
Rio Grande Sequel by Divergent54 - 36 Likes
The Sister Nations of North America by moxn - 35 Likes
The Union of South Africa by moxn - 35 Likes
Le Pen Won by Serafim - 35 Likes
Bijel the Great White by HowAboutThisForAName - 35 Likes
Religions of the African Union (2199) by HowAboutThisForAName - 34 Likes
Odd Superpowers by B_Munro - 34 Likes
"Axis of Evil" ISOT World by TwiliAlchemist - 34 Likes
What If? Cover by PachPachis - 34 Likes
West Coast ISOT by pieman97405 - 33 Likes
British North America by Bob Hope - 33 Likes
The New World in 1774 machinekng - 33 Likes
Republic of Ikeloa by Upvoteanthology - 33 Likes
Federal Republic of Ireland by Stuyvesant - 33 Likes
A Logical Conclusion by theminer220 - 33 Likes
Vermont ISOT World by Jcw3 -32 Likes
The Long Dark Age by Beedok - 32 Likes
Glasgow Metro by Utgard96 - 32 Likes
Second Russian Civil War by Xianfeng Emperor - 32 votes
Europe 1230 by Bob Hope - 32 votes
German Islam by B_Munro - 32 Likes
The Independent Republic of Maryland by inversepieta - 31 Likes
Omnic Crisis CtrlAltHistory - 31 Likes
The Years of Rice and Salt by Baconheimer - 31 Likes
Bod rGyal Lo by SilverPhantom2 - 31 Likes
Also important to note is that WIPs and maps from outside sources (such as xkcd) are not included.
With that said, I now present -
The Most Popular Maps in School (Thread XV pg 1-165)
Japan and Korea (Decisive Darkness) - Tsar of New Zealand - 94 Likes
Population Density of the W.R.E. by Upvoteanthology - 86 Likes
The Worlds of Sol by ThePoliteCannibal - 85 Likes
Colonie D'Italia by Blomma - 81 Likes
Fenno-Hungarian Empire by Falkanner - 76 Likes
Where Hearts Were Entertaining June by ToixStory- 70 Likes
South America 1845 and 1995 by Upvoteanthology - 63 Likes
Miami 2017 by Flashman - 62 Likes
1815 Map Game by Divergent54 - 61 votes
Map of Continental Africa by Al-numbers - 60 Likes
Four Corners - Political Compass by TheScottishMongol - 59 Likes
The American Abyss by Canned Tech - 58 Likes
Union of France and Scotland by Zalezsky - 58 Likes
It's time to go home by Serafim - 56 Likes
World ई by Goliath - 56 Likes
United American Provinces by Keperry - 53 Likes
Kingdom of Persia (With Demographics) by Indicus. - Likes 52
Chinese Rhine by TheByzantineOttoman - Likes 49
WorldRaj by Alex Richards - Likes 49
Jewish Arabia by Upvoteanthology - 48 Likes
We'll Unite by Serafim -48 Likes
Rio Grande War of Independence by Divergent54 - 47 Likes
The Second Warlord Era by Xianfeng Emperor - 46 Likes
Sengoku Confederata by Aqua817 - 46 Likes
Quiz 3 by Guildencrantz - 45 Likes
Albania Wank by Rubberduck3y6 - 44 Likes
Napoleonic Europe by Minnesota_Nationalist - 44 Likes
Ventelia by Upvoteanthology - 44 Likes
ERROR by Aqua817 - 43 Likes
The Roman Caliphate by AmericanAdam - 43 Likes
Eternal City of Constantinople by Serafin - 42 Likes
Republic of Florida by Keperry - 42 Likes
Rhoman Empire by Serafim - 41 Likes
North America C.Y. 290 by Ephraim Ben Raphael - 41 Likes
U.N. Antarctica by Guildencrantz - 40 Likes
"Worlda? In my map thread?" by Upvoteanthology - 40 Likes
Independent Republic of Kentucky by Xanthoc - 40 Likes
Nobody Wanted War/Venusian Sphere by Serafim - 40 Likes
Population of Poland by Libation - 39 Likes
The Exiled Republic of Poland by Libation - 39 Likes
Fasces vs Sickle by Serafim - 39 Likes
The Caucasian Federation by gxblt - 39 Likes
The Chinese Democratic Republic by AmericanAdam - 39 Likes
His Kingdom Come by SilverPhantom2 - 39 Likes
Bored Africa + Others by gxblt - 38 Likes
Antonine Empire by Bob Hope - 38 Likes
Alt CSA Documentary World by Upvoteanthology - vote 38
Europe - State Religions by Chairwoman Roxelana - 38 Likes
Commonwealth Federations by NixonTheUsedCarSalesman - 38 Likes
Mercurian Sphere by Serafim - 38 votes
Vaterland by Stuyvesant -37 Likes
Texas Shitpost by AltruisticHedonist - 37 Likes
Reflection World (Beedok Cover) by rvbomally - 36 Likes
A Continent of Rivals by Iserlohn - 36 Likes
Rio Grande Sequel by Divergent54 - 36 Likes
The Sister Nations of North America by moxn - 35 Likes
The Union of South Africa by moxn - 35 Likes
Le Pen Won by Serafim - 35 Likes
Bijel the Great White by HowAboutThisForAName - 35 Likes
Religions of the African Union (2199) by HowAboutThisForAName - 34 Likes
Odd Superpowers by B_Munro - 34 Likes
"Axis of Evil" ISOT World by TwiliAlchemist - 34 Likes
What If? Cover by PachPachis - 34 Likes
West Coast ISOT by pieman97405 - 33 Likes
British North America by Bob Hope - 33 Likes
The New World in 1774 machinekng - 33 Likes
Republic of Ikeloa by Upvoteanthology - 33 Likes
Federal Republic of Ireland by Stuyvesant - 33 Likes
A Logical Conclusion by theminer220 - 33 Likes
Vermont ISOT World by Jcw3 -32 Likes
The Long Dark Age by Beedok - 32 Likes
Glasgow Metro by Utgard96 - 32 Likes
Second Russian Civil War by Xianfeng Emperor - 32 votes
Europe 1230 by Bob Hope - 32 votes
German Islam by B_Munro - 32 Likes
The Independent Republic of Maryland by inversepieta - 31 Likes
Omnic Crisis CtrlAltHistory - 31 Likes
The Years of Rice and Salt by Baconheimer - 31 Likes
Bod rGyal Lo by SilverPhantom2 - 31 Likes
I hope that I've proved to everyone that they CAN map, and map well, if THIS SHIT can get really high up in the charts just from a clever idea, because you can work around it, in a way. And so hey, to any new floks reading this, know that mapping really isn't as scary as it looks, though I am definitely not one of the greats.
Yay! I got in the top 30! (for that section)
I personally believe 30 is good cut off point.
Upvoteanthology
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I'd definitely like to see the top 50 for the thread once all the data is collected.
I'd say 50 is a good limit. It's a... how do I put this... "good" number(?) in our decimal-based system, and it probably means things can be condensed into one list.
Isaac Beach
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Hooray, I made the list. I was looking forward to that, though I could've sworn I had posts with more than 35 likes. Ah well.
Thanks! I enjoyed looking through those and getting a blast from the past.
Yay ! Top 10. And I'm in three times on the list, too, awesome. I'm surprised how I got those likes given that our game hasn't been that popular. Speaking of which, I wanted to shameless promote our map game which has ended right here :https://www.alternatehistory.com/fo...-and-leos-excellent-adventure.405407/page-198
I wanted to thank and congratulate @Historyman 14 @Marcus Sergius @Fenrir_Angerboda @theclerk @Baconheimer and others for their contributions and their hard work for building this world up. Please feel free to visit our map game above and check us out in our wonderful little what-if scenario we got going on.
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Bummer I thought I be on the list for my map for my alternate British Argentina...
After such a promotional map seems to have gotten 60+ likes, I think I can and should initiate another shameless promotion.
This is the Map from the Reverse Map Game 2017 Edition. We couldn't make it silent, and thus, the turns are normally described. This is the world from 1950 - and yes, a Scottish Empire exists. Along with a Kingdom of America (the nation in the southern USA), a mega-Armenia, and a mega-Ethiopian Empire.
Currently, the player base revolves around me, @Ellie , @Fardell , @Bfoxius and @Perfidious Albion who restarted Map Games after a year of absence. And we are alway happy for some new support!
This is the Map from the Reverse Map Game 2017 Edition. We couldn't make it silent, and thus, the turns are normally described. This is the world from 1950 - and yes, a Scottish Empire exists. Along with a Kingdom of America (the nation in the southern USA), a mega-Armenia, and a mega-Ethiopian Empire.
Currently, the player base revolves around me, @Ellie , @Fardell , @Bfoxius and @Perfidious Albion who restarted Map Games after a year of absence. And we are alway happy for some new support!
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