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Interesting!
I pressume, Germany wasn´t affected by invasion... what about rest of the world outside of western Europe?
By the way does anyone know how was rest of the world in the book, if ever mentioned?
As far as I remember, the only country ever mentioned is the UK. I've always accepted that just the UK was invaded, and that the Martians didn't think about going anywhere else.
My assumption was always that the Martians landed in Britain first to act as their base of operations on the planet.
ITTL, only the British Isles and Gibraltar were invaded by the Martians, but their Red Weeds spread and thrived beyond them.
 
The three modern US states of Quebec, Laurentia, and Gaspe all have their origins in the earliest days of the American Revolution. The institution of the Quebec Act by the British colonial government was reviled for its suppression of Catholicism, mandatory use of English, and a requirement for an oath of fealty to the British crown - factors that would eventually put the Quebecois in league with the Thirteen Colonies once tensions boiled over and the Revolution began. In Quebec, the revolution was brutally suppressed and nearly crushed, and only the expedition of Benedict Arnold into Montreal and Quebec City saved the "Patriotes" from complete wipeout at the redcoats' hands, though at the cost of Arnold's life. Still, his legacy and heroism would be remembered as the "Republic of Quebec" was established, though it would be a short-lived one, lasting three full years before it applied for annexation into the fledgling United States of America - which, of course, was accepted. The Anglophone Protestant patriot had seen the blood of his Francophone Catholic brother-in-arms and recognized it as his own, setting the course for what would become a more perfect union.

Later on in the 1800s, as the War of 1812 raged and more slave states began to enter the Union, Quebec activated a trick up its sleeve to maintain the balance - creating two new states from itself, which would become known as Laurentia and Gaspe, to boost the number of congressmen representing free states in both houses. All three, would, of course, remain loyal to the Union during the Civil War and WWI, raising multiple units to beat the Southern traitors into submission. Troops from Quebec, Laurentia, and Gaspe would also play important roles in every conflict America involved itself in since, including the climactic Third World War (1939-1947) that reshaped the balance of power in the world as it is known today.

In modern times, the three states of the former Republic of Quebec are often considered to be the heartland of the French language in the US, contrasting sharply with their mostly-Anglophone neighbors just a skip away - the State of Quebec is notable for being the only state in the Union where French is the sole official language. Things such as poutine, ice hockey, the famous Quebecois comedies, and countless films and festivals have, among others, become icons of their culture, one derived from its ancient New France roots yet very much unique in its own ways. Though very much tied to their Catholic heritage with some of the largest percentages of followers of that faith, things have changed aplenty since the days of the 1960s, all amidst an era of unparalleled social and economic development for these states. Quebec in particular wields unrivaled political influence in its corner of the Union, being the home state of no less than three presidents - Louis-Joseph Papineau, Wilfrid Laurier, and Pierre Elliott Trudeau, all of whom played prominent roles in the nation's history.


From my super-Ameriwank timeline, A More Perfect Union


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Really good map!
 
From sea to shining sea!

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Got a link to this TL or not posted yet?
Sadly, there's no written format TL for this one. If I do set up a thread for this timeline I would probably put it in the Graphics forum, since I prefer to tell the story with maps and graphics like the one I just made.
 
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The infestation of the Martian Red Weed on the European Continent is considered an ecological disaster for the affected nations. The weed has overtaken areas of heavy martian attacks, such as cities, and has rapidly taken over much of the countryside. The waters around the British Isles have been clogged with the waterborne variation of the weed. Through the water, it has infected parts of France and Belgium. A large quarantine has been set up to try and keep the plant from choking out the native ecosystems that it is encroaching on.
The Red Weed can grow up to 6 feet tall on land or 6 feet across in water. It is edible, though it has to be specially cooked to remove the metallic taste from the plant. Through this it has found its way into the British Diet as a variety of dishes. This includes Martian Stew (Pre-Cooked Red Weed, Meat, Vegetables), Red Weed Bread (Dried Pre-Cooked Red Weed, yeast), and The Labourer's Lunch (A sandwich with Red Weed and meat).
The agenda of His Majesty Arthur II and the cabinet of Prime Minister Henry Esson Young (Conservative) is to fully reverse engineer the remaining Martian technology for the glory of the British Empire (though mostly with a focus of retaking some rebellious colonies.) The spread of the Martian Red Weed is of a lesser priority of the government based in British Columbia. Instead, the Governor-General of the British Isles, Arthur Henderson (Labour), has to deal with the rapid spread of the invasive plant species and how to deal with it. Governor-General Henderson has been working closely with the other affected nations of France, Belgium, and Spain. The Henderson Administration has been telling British citizens to cut down the plant where they can, pull out the roots, and eat what they can manage. The Ministry of National Recovery puts out propaganda and recipe books relating to the plant. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Scientific Study is attempting to find a way to possibly cultivate a less troublesome variant (usually dubbed the Terran Red Weed) for consumption even after the wild variant has been eradicated. Not all is well on the Isles. The German Empire seizing the opportunity to weaken the remains of the British Empire. Irish and Scottish Nationalists have been gathering to finally throw-off the British yoke permanently. Socialist and Communists led by Herbert Wells are starting to mobilize in the most heavily affected regions. What will become of this none can fully say.
I know this is a War of the Worlds' themed map, but I can't help but think of Tiberium from Command and Conquer.
 
The Pakistani Crisis:

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During much of the late 2020s, Pakistan is ruled by Imran Khan, a charismatic populist who courts the friendship of China and makes concessions to the Pakistani Taliban. Khan is overthrown in a coup in 2031 and thereafter the US-aligned military rules the country for several years, waging prolonged war against the Taliban. Protests press the military clique to open elections in 2036, when the military-backed Muslim League wins. Khan's Movement for Justice reforms and organizes against the Muslim League government. In 2039, pro-Justice military officers form the Free Officers of Justice and attempt a coup against the government, but fail. A civil war quickly erupts between different military factions, with the experienced Taliban rapidly making advances and taking the capital of Islamabad in late 2040. The US and EU back the Muslim League while China backs the Free Officers. Meanwhile, Balochi and Kashmir separatists ignore the feuding government, while the Chinese navy claims control of their port Gwadar. At stake in the Pakistani Civil War is not just the future of a massive country but also an arsenal of over two-hundred nuclear warheads. India watches the civil war erupt on its border and makes its plans....
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Pakistan collapsed into civil war in 2040. India watches from the sideline as the Pakistani Taliban makes serious gains against the the US-backed Muslim League and the Chinese-backed Free Officers of Justice. After taking Islamabad, the Taliban marches southeast and claims major population centers near the Indian border. Millions of refugees flood into India. Meanwhile, Indian intelligence services hear whispers that the Pakistani military might be turning nuclear weapons over to the Taliban, or that the Taliban may be close to taking a weapon from the government. India mobilizes its army and prepares to invade. As India calculates, it is better to strike first and perhaps get hit by a few dozen nuclear weapons than wait for the Taliban to take the whole Pakistani arsenal of 200+ weapons. In January of 2042, India blasts Pakistan with an advanced electronic virus, disabling Pakistan’s military defense programs and a number of its nuclear capabilities. Then, the Indian air force launches an immense bombing campaign across Pakistan, targeting military bases across the country. The Pakistani air force is grounded, missile sites are destroyed, and entrenched soldiers are obliterated. A column of Indian forces plunge into Lahore, quickly overwhelming the chaotic defenses. Three-fourths turn north and head to Islamabad. One fourth heads west still, blasting through major sites. Meanwhile, a second column treks toward Sukkur and a third accomplishes an aquatic invasion of the Sindh.

Thirty nuclear missiles are launched by the remnants of the Pakistani government in southern Punjab. They hit military and infrastructural targets. India retaliates as well.

Pakistan is crippled militarily. India holds power over much of the country. A gargantuan humanitarian crisis arises that will last at least a decade. With anarchy arising in Pakistan and many nukes unaccounted for, the black market sale of nuclear weapons finally becomes a real opportunity for international terrorist organizations.
 
One last CSA Mockumentary Map for now. This one was inspired by the thought to combined AANW with CSA. I don't have much lore thought out at the moment, so when I have a full text, I'll edit it in, but the TL is basically as follows:

The POD is the Japanese deciding to approach the CSA more cautiously, or otherwise acting in a manner that results in the CS not seeing them as a threat, resulting in there being no Pacific theater of WW2. The Atom Bomb is discovered, but it's discovery is kept a secret by the British (Another POD is that Einstein made it to Canada before being intercepted by the CS(1)) who fear the Confederates getting their hands on it. Things go on as in the movie, albeit with Japan in the background. The John Brown Underground kills Fauntroy in the 50s and the Confederates launch airstrikes against Canada, as in the movie. But instead of just taking it as in canon, the Summit nations decide they've had enough of the Rebs shit and choose go to war.

Things go terribly for the Confederacy. While geography is supposedly on their side, they end up finding themselves split between the Japanese gobbling up the Philippines, and the various revolts being inspired amongst the massive enslaved population as well as in South America. In the end, the CS ends up falling after a few nukes are used. The Former CS is still in shambles. Some of the Northern States broke away to surrender to the Summit Nations rather than continue the war, while the original Confederate States remain divided Ala Germany in AANW. The Japanese never stepped foot on the west coast, but were given it anyways as a consolation prize. Most of South America is in the summit nations, but Colombia, Venezuela, and Cuba have fallen to communism, and Argentina is under a fascist government. Meanwhile, the Japanese are continuing to expand their influence, and may be taking advantage of the split between the West and the USSR after the war with the CS ended.

(1) going by the movie timeline here https://web.archive.org/web/20070101110837/http://www.csathemovie.com/timeline/index.html
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The United States of the American Empire, Empire of the Americans, or just the United States was a former English colony which gained independence in 1682 from the young British Empire. Primarily of English culture, the American state also has a significant Dutch, Spanish, Norse, Greek, French, and Native minority within; it is bordered by French Louisiana and Nordic Great Lakes territory to the west, as well as Quebec and British North America to the north.

The United States and it's founding fathers were well known Romanophiles, who held a great deal of respect tot he Roman Empire and its institutions, not only of the classical Latin west, but of their contemporary Greek east. The Roman Empire does not consider itself a monarchy, which was a common point made when they dismissed the legitimacy of the HRE (Among other things.), "Romans don't have Kings." after all. The idea of the Roman Emperor being a dictator, rather than an explicit monarch is often questionable, but has historically held true, but the Emperor requiring to be confirmed to their office rather than just inheriting it outright has gone to support their reasoning.

It is because of this history that the American,s being the Romanophiles they are, decided to heavily take after the Romans, with of course a bit of their own ideas and corrections thrown in. The American government takes inspiration from both the Roman Empire, and the former HRE in how it's government is structured; the Emperor is elected from among the eligible land-owner class, and does not only nay territory in his own name. He is elected by an Electoral College made up of Electorates (The top 5 strongest States in the Union) whoa re appointed by the states Governors. The Emperor is also conferred the title President in his style, rather than the Roman title fo Autocrat, as the American Emperor and President does not have near total control of the nation, and is restricted as the executive leader (With minimal Judicial and legislative influence.)

The American Congress is more directly democratic, all eligible land owning men are able to vote for their senators and Representatives; this was at first very restricted, essentially being nobles voting for nobles in a way, but by 1769 the franchise had expanded considerably to include much of the population, although it wouldn't be until the civil war in early 19th century where minorities could vote. The Imperial Presidency of the United States would come to end in the mid 20th century when the offices of Emperor and President were separated, with the Emperor becoming the elected head of state by the Electoral College, while the President became the elected head of government by the people.

Because the American concept of Empire and thus Emperor were divorced from Monarchy, American emperors were not elected for life, instead they reigned for a term; the term limit imposed upon the Imperial office was split between either 4 years (In which they could then run again at a later date.) or 8 years (If they win an election seeking that length, in which case they may not run again. These term limits have been challenged before, particularly by the Roosevelt "dynasty", but have more or less run true for countless Emperors and Empresses. George Washington I was the first of the American Emperors, his family having strong reasons to have rebelled against the British Monarchy, Washington was the only Emperor from his line, ruling for a 8 straight years before retiring in his humble home at Mount Vernon.

The American state has a diverse amount of faiths within, although primarily Protestant, it has a massive population of western and eastern orthodox followers, which combined nearly equal the Protestants in many ways. Following the massive Roman-Jurchen War, which saw the Roman Empire under Ioannes X face of against the Persianized Jurchen Empire of the Khurasanids, many Romans would emigrate from the devastated eastern territories and into various parts of the Empire, but among them nay also went to other countries, with a small percentage arriving to America, which was still a British colony at the time, although one which was about to rebel. These immigrants brought with them their religion, and this was expanded upon by the exodus of Romans from the Empire after the War of the Roman Succession.

1. The George Washington of this America is not the same as OTL, just shares the same name and some attributes.

2. The British Empire forms earlier in this history, with the American revolution being a major set back in it;s history. England began colonization of the Americas much earlier, in fact other European countries have begun colonizing North America sooner than OTL.

3. No idea how realistic any of this is, but it's just for fun, a major play on the term Imperial Presidency.
 
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The third installment of my passion project timeline! (previous can be found here)

It's 1250 AD, and the Bulgarian Empire spans most of Eurasia. After 200 years of conflict along the eastern borderlands of the Northern Roman Empire, the nomadic tribes of the Volga were unified by conquest; and decades later, their horseback armies are still advancing. Their biggest success so far has been the subjugation of all of Eastern and Central Europe. Control would span further west, but in a wise decision the Gaulish Kingdom was rewarded with territory for accepting vassaldom. An attempt to cross the channel and invade Britannia has failed, following the recent political unification of the island and a cataclysmic sea battle. The mighty Eastern Roman Empire remains at peace but fortified and paranoid, it seems like any moment the Bulgars could decide to sweep through Constantinople from two sides.

Just to the east, the new Persian Empire has been left alone in favour of the fragmented and weak western Indian subcontinent. On the far fringes of Bulgarian Central Asia, control is stretched thin by sheer distance, necessitating the establishment of a variety of tributary states. The duchies of the "Chinese Empire" have proven themselves capable of truly working together by successfully holding back the nomadic armies, in a boost to the legitimacy of the political system. Meanwhile, the peace between Japan and the Ainu has allowed both the Empire and the Kingdom to expand; the former into Korea and the latter into the myriad islands to the north.
 
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The third installment of my passion project timeline! (previous can be found here)

It's 1250 AD, and the Bulgarian Empire spans most of Eurasia. After 200 years of conflict along the eastern borderlands of the Northern Roman Empire, the nomadic tribes of the Volga were unified by conquest; and decades later, their horseback armies are still advancing. Their biggest success so far has been the subjugation of all of Eastern and Central Europe. Control would span further west, but in a wise decision the Gaulish Kingdom was rewarded with territory for accepting vassaldom. An attempt to cross the channel and invade Britannia has failed, following the recent political unification of the island and a cataclysmic sea battle. The mighty Eastern Roman Empire remains at peace but fortified and paranoid, it seems like any moment the Bulgars could decide to sweep through Constantinople from two sides.

Just to the east, the new Persian Empire has been left alone in favour of the fragmented and weak western Indian subcontinent. On the far fringes of Bulgarian Central Asia, control is stretched thin by sheer distance, necessitating the establishment of a variety of tributary states. The duchies of the "Chinese Empire" have proven themselves capable of truly working together by successfully holding back the nomadic armies, in a boost to the legitimacy of the political system. Meanwhile, the peace between Japan and the Ainu has allowed both the Empire and the Kingdom to expand; the former into Korea and the latter into the myriad islands to the north.
Ah the Bulgarian Empire, controlling none of Bulgaria.
 
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The third installment of my passion project timeline! (previous can be found here)

It's 1250 AD, and the Bulgarian Empire spans most of Eurasia. After 200 years of conflict along the eastern borderlands of the Northern Roman Empire, the nomadic tribes of the Volga were unified by conquest; and decades later, their horseback armies are still advancing. Their biggest success so far has been the subjugation of all of Eastern and Central Europe. Control would span further west, but in a wise decision the Gaulish Kingdom was rewarded with territory for accepting vassaldom. An attempt to cross the channel and invade Britannia has failed, following the recent political unification of the island and a cataclysmic sea battle. The mighty Eastern Roman Empire remains at peace but fortified and paranoid, it seems like any moment the Bulgars could decide to sweep through Constantinople from two sides.

Just to the east, the new Persian Empire has been left alone in favour of the fragmented and weak western Indian subcontinent. On the far fringes of Bulgarian Central Asia, control is stretched thin by sheer distance, necessitating the establishment of a variety of tributary states. The duchies of the "Chinese Empire" have proven themselves capable of truly working together by successfully holding back the nomadic armies, in a boost to the legitimacy of the political system. Meanwhile, the peace between Japan and the Ainu has allowed both the Empire and the Kingdom to expand; the former into Korea and the latter into the myriad islands to the north.
Holy crap that is a big Bulgaria.
 
Did some colour scheme changes on the original biome base map:
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+Fixed some unpainted pixels and based the biome colours as close as irl using NASA satellite images.
+Added some variations to them in order to distinguish different biomes.
It's a bit tricky to make the contrast looks realistic and distinguishable enough to see the biomes clearly. But you will get used to the colours if you stare long enough.
+Dotted pixels are used for forested areas so you can better distinguish them.

The changes I made on the water would probably not work on some other maps if you were to use them together.
I had to add a neon outline so they don't blend with the sea. If that's not your style, feel free to change them as you prefered ;), alter the contrast, lightness and hue as it fits.

I'm not an expert so the og biomes grouping is probably isn't accurate but I think it looks more realistic.
You can tweak different parts of it or apply the colour scheme without alteration for your own maps.

I had made other biome base maps with a lighter sea colour if you're interested, the ocean is not that light irl just to point that out.

ALSO, I pasted the colour scheme on a more accurate(?) equal area biome map.

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(This has the perk of not blending into the ocean that badly when both outlines are removed)
The colour scheme is fine as it is but more natural looking colours are fine too. Equal earth is pretty rare but it is my preferred. You can copy the colour scheme to a more standard projection if you want.
 
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This is a world of disaster, of long-established world orders ripped up, of ancient monarchies cast low and of new clashing violently with the old.

In the Americas, a new nation, the United States of America, has arisen from the old 13 Colonies full of hope and optimism but every day straying further from those noble aspirations. Anti-Loyalist paranoia grips them, fears of new uprisings, sedition and treason from within blights the new nation whilst the old British colonies north of the Great Lakes are under the theoretical authority of William the Sailor Prince and guarded by the refugee army of Cornwallis and Arnold and the navy of Admiral Howe, no master in the motherland and no cause for which to fight but their own freedom. Elsewhere, Spain's decision to support the American Britons is paying out its own wages as the colonists of Spanish America question their own position and wonder why the motherland fought for the freedom that they're stilled deprived of. The same sedition that bore such bloody fruit in the 13 Colonies now lurks across the continent.

In Europe, Britain and France have cast off their monarchies, centuries of tradition crushed beneath the boots of rioters and revolutionaries. The bankrupt Bourbons' only palace is the guillotine basket and the hatred George IV, French puppet, scandal maniac and utterly spendthrift, is holed up in Hanover. France now finds itself, at least for the time being, at the mercy of the iron grip of Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, President of the National Convention, in the Reign of Terror whilst Britain's own revolutionary movement rooted in Protestant Dissenter traditions and scientific rationalism sets about reordering the nation under the watchful eyes of the Committee of the Rational led by Joseph Priestley and Jeremy Bentham. Despite their shared spirit of revolution, these two radical forces are not easy bedfellows, the British movement in particular heavily steeped in nationalist and especially anti-French fervour. Across the rest of the continent, the old monarchies of Austria, Prussia and Russia are terrified that these radical ideas might spread to their domains and search for ways to crush not only any attempts that might arise in their lands but also to crush the centres of this dangerous radicalism. Austria calls for immediate intervention, partly in revenge for the death of its princess, whilst Prussia eyes Hanover in the chaos and Russia is still not eager to commit its armies across vast distances to fight France. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth lies between the three powers, desperately hoping they're too distracted to finish what they started in 1772. The Spanish find themselves stuck in the middle here too, too weak to fight the French themselves but its Bourbon King petrified that the revolutionary will come for him next.

In India, the British East India Company has been cut off totally from the political authority of the motherland, as well as all help it had once provided. Now it must fight the wars for the Mughal Empire's prizes by itself. Or rather, not quite. Thousands of refugees from Britain have flooded to both Canada and Bengal, bringing with them ships from the Royal Navy and, to Bengal, home of the strongest true British authority in the form of Warren Hastings' Council, has come the last heirs of the House of Hanover. Frederick Augustus, the soldier prince, came half a decade ago, fleeing his brother's wrath, with his mother and the rest of his family bar William. His presence and the skills of him and his mother, less so his either too young or too useless siblings, have helped Hastings to reinforce the Company's position in India against the Marathas, Mysore, the last vestiges of Mughal power and the other powers and there are clamours for him to be crowned King of Bengal.

The rest of the world is, at least for the moment, blissfully untouched by the flames consuming western Europe. They have their own problems certainly, the Ottomans, for instance, are drifting through a period of decline as centuries' old tradition and the power of the court and especially the janissaries against the Sultan as yet prevent any effort to restore their former glories. Only one power is truly at its peak, the distant and mighty Qing under the rule of the Qianlong Emperor, richer and more populous than any other.

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This is a map I made for a nation game idea that I plan to run soon but to be honest most of the work didn't go into the alternate history elements, which just involved changing some colonies, but in building a 1776 map on an 'ultraworlda' as a base and finally adding the picture flourishes in the corners. Credit for the worlda resources that were used must go to @Library of Alexandria @Drex @Simreeve @Oliveia and @James the AH Fan.​
 
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I'm sorry that it's a bit late and no offense, but as a Texan I fucking HATE these kinds of maps because I've been to every corner of the state and spoken to all kinds of Texans and the insinuation that we pronounce Soda as "Coke" for all brands is absolutely bullshit. Every single restaurant, every single concessions stand, every single supermarket, every single place that serves any kind of Soda and has it always lists it as S O D A, sometimes a fountain drink but most primarily a Soda. I have never encountered a single human being in my life, most especially a Texan who calls every single kind of generic soda there is a coke, even my extended family who are all Coke fanatics. If a Texan wants a Soda of any kind, they'll ask for a Soda. If we want a specific brand we will say the name of that brand. The only time Coke is ever used as a generic descriptor is when we are comparing Coke products to Pepsi products or someone wants a form of Coke such as Coke-Zero, Diet Coke, Cherry Coke. etc. Even then we will more likely than not ask for the specific brand of Coke then just lazily saying, "I want Coke."

These maps are absolute horseshit, NO ONE in Texas uses Coke as a generic term.
Oh, FFS!

It's a joke. Chill.
 
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