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Kata
#288828
1 year ago
that is a very nice map.

must of taken years of exploration to get one that comprehensive!
Kein
#288835
1 year ago
Too much fanon!
Not enuff!
Too much!

Urgh... I need my pills. Now.
packer_dash_52
#288837
1 year ago
this is great. has that nice old world feel to it, keep it up!
Kooner
#288839
1 year ago
looks good.
Anonymous
#288843
1 year ago
thats pretty awesome... it's like lotr only cooler, because of ponies, obviously.
Anonymous
#288849
1 year ago
Needs a "Here be humans" sign somewhere on the edge.
nsko
#288867
1 year ago
Thanks for the positive comments :D If any of you want some context for the map, just check out the link to source.

Anyhow, this is still a WIP, so if anypony can suggest location/landmark/town names (either better ones or more of 'em), I'd be happy to put them in :D
Blackjack
#288868
1 year ago
I'm guessing the fadelands are like the everfree forest.
nsko
#288877
1 year ago
@blackjack pretty much.

Just noticed I repeated "Roe Island" twice, whoops!
nsko
#288878
1 year ago
@kein p-p-p-peeeells here!
fgsfds
#288921
1 year ago
Good. GOOOOOOD.
I love maps. A great field for fantasy.
Monkey_Zombie
#288932
1 year ago
There needs to be a world map, one with longitude and latitude lines as well as an equator and the poles.
nsko
#289014
1 year ago
@Monkey_Zombie This map is the first part of three maps. So you can expect to see more, but even put together, they won't cover the entire world.

In my fic (which it's based on), it's near impossible to cross the ley lines, and they surround the known world on all sides. Therefore, the world beyond is mostly inaccessible, and because the ley lines have a strange, unpredictable affect on whatever it touches (climate, life, etc.), it is impossible for anyone to accurately speculate about the world beyond it, or as a whole.

Therefore, it's impossible to tell where the equator or poles even are! Not to mention, I don't want to reveal too much about this world through any other means than through the story itself.
Storm_Bolt
#289027
1 year ago
Needs Germaney.
-flood-
#289059
1 year ago
I love the made-up location names.
WizardWannabe
#289095
1 year ago
Maps like this makes me wish the MLP team would actually give a us a real map.
But this is awesome, regardless.
PynkyPy
#289135
1 year ago
*Indiana starts playing*
nsko
#289136
1 year ago
@Storm_Bolt Nice, Germaney'll be in the next rev then! >:D
Skoon
#289145
1 year ago
It's coming along really well. But I would have pictured the Everfree forest being much bigger and forming a long border of Equestria, perhaps traveling between harsh mountain ranges.

Especially since the old kingdom was in there.
nsko
#289183
1 year ago
@Skoon Good call. I'll do that in the next rev.

The area around Equestria is the least worked-on and thought about, so it just needs a little love.
Anonymous
#289186
1 year ago
I fucking love fantasy maps. I too would love an official one of the settings in FiM, though I guess I can understand if they don't want to lock themselves in and then have to bend over backwards if they need a new setting for an episode.
Anonymous
#289195
1 year ago
I wonder why we didn't see any deer in whitetail wood. Autumn should be when they are at their most visible, what with the dying foliage and the rutting season. Maybe the griffons ate them all.
Anonymous
#289209
1 year ago
And why I suddenly remember about Thomas Covenant...
Tao
#289287
1 year ago
This is extremely impressive
Anonymous
#289748
1 year ago
As I was looking at the map, this started playing in my head: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS1Y-Cgn1GM
Skoon
#289756
1 year ago
Also remember that Equestria is, in majority, very mountainous. :)

Also, why is Manehatten outside of the borders? Just curious if I missed something.

By the way, I really love the long out-cropping towards Appleloosa. Really puts that "newly acquired territory" spin to it. Reminds me of Suikoden in a way.

Also begs the question, is Celestia really making moves to conquer a neighboring nation? :P
nsko
#289974
1 year ago
@Skoon Manehatten was a bit of a last-minute thing, I just forgot to expand the borders. Although it's a bit too close to Appleloosa for my taste, def something to be fixed in rev 2 :D (I'm about done with it, I'll prob post it up soon)
Anonymous
#291866
1 year ago
Hmmm, isn't the Everfree Forrest supposed to be between Ponyville and Canterlot?
Also, isn't Stalliongrad not right at the border of Equestria and the Griffin Kingdom?
nsko
#292240
1 year ago
@anon Much of Equestria's layout is inspired by YoorPorick's map here (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xnr2x_yB2DI/TWbPap17L8I/AAAAAAAABvo/mjSxaQ9OMwU/s1600/1298571641152.jpg).

In his map, he claims the positioning of Canterlot and the Everfree are based on Lauren's own description of where they are. You can find that description on the MLP wiki (http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Equestria - see the first point under "Trivia").

So that's what I was going by.

Out of convenience, I put Stalliongrad where YoorPoorick did, and being a fanon location, I wasn't terribly worried about its placement. Where did you read/see that it was on the northern border?
Pseudonym
#293250
1 year ago
There's actually a canon map, well, partially canon.

It's on the stained glass mirror in Celestia's throneroom in the opening themesong.