Cartography

[So Haleza Grise]

Sorry if this has been covered already (I thought it might have been but I couldn't find it): How accurate are Almean maps, especially as regards the northern hemisphere?

[zompist]

I believe I've said that the iliu gave the Verdurians a map of the entire planet. But outside this, the southerners have a very poor idea of what's in the north.

[Bristel]

I believe I've said that the iliu gave the Verdurians a map of the entire planet.

Well that was kind of them... I like that you can work out details like that to cover up the fact that you have a planetary map before the Almean uesti could achieve one.

[patiku]

It would be interesting to see an actual Almean world map.

[BGMan]

I've noticed that on this obviously new map:



...the Gurdagor seem to have been moved over to the western side of the Luduyn peninsula? I'm curious as to the reasons for this? I like the shading that shows relative concentrations (majority/minority languages), such as for Sarroc in western Dhekhnam.

[Drydic]

I've noticed that on this obviously new map:



...the Gurdagor seem to have been moved over to the western side of the Luduyn peninsula? I'm curious as to the reasons for this? I like the shading that shows relative concentrations (majority/minority languages), such as for Sarroc in western Dhekhnam.

They had to be moved for their climate to be anything like what zomp wanted them to have. He redid a few things (this is probably the most drastic major thing; the most drastic was the change from the Rau Jungle to the Rau Savanna) while he was doing research for the Planet Construction Kit.

[dhok]

You know, I feel like Xengiman would be colder than you think it is because the gulf it's north of will be mostly polar water. Look at the land around the Hudson Bay- there's tundra at 54 degrees north!

[AK-92]

Why is there a big no man's land south of ismain? You'd think ismain or other nation around it would try to annex it.

[the duke of nuke]

It's the Kara Desert, which is virtually uninhabitable to Almean humans.

[Drydic]

IIRC it's nominally under Verdurian suzerainty, but what sir nuke said.

[BGMan]

They had to be moved for their climate to be anything like what zomp wanted them to have. He redid a few things (this is probably the most drastic major thing; the most drastic was the change from the Rau Jungle to the Rau Savanna) while he was doing research for the Planet Construction Kit.

I guess that would make sense. Apparently, South Korea (eastern end of Eurasia) has climate similar to Germany (western end).

Zomp also had changed Ečendi to Uṭandal, but left Gelihurendi unchanged. I wonder if "Ečendi" is now the Gelihurendi name for "Uṭandal"?

[zompist]

"Gelihur" would be a local form anyway. They talk funny over there (compared to Mnau).