Fantasy Map Tutorial, Part One

[@LauftFafa]

Really great ! Can't wait for more .

[@LemuriaGames]

More is already online for Patreon subscribers, and will go public on Monday. :-)

[@BKPrice]

My favorite part of that first map was the Doucherian Empire.

[@jakeoi-f1c]

Literally exactly what i was looking for. Subbed to patreon

[@LemuriaGames]

Apparently they've changed the specifications since this was made, so you might have to use mapstertech.github.io/mapster-right-hand-rule-fixer to get the output right.

[@Christopher-6865]

This was incredibly helpful, thank you!

[@YanArlequin]

Наверно странно видеть здесь русскоязычный комментарий, но я всё же напишу вам, спасибо за видео.

[@LemuriaGames]

Спасибо за письмо. Я немного понимаю по-русски.

[@jasonwest642]

I was having issues getting the rivers to show up in the right spot. they were showing where the oceans were to be.

[@trippeljo]

Hey, super Videos, alle 4 dieser Serie bisher!!!! Ich hoffe, dass die nächsten auch noch irgendwann rauskommen. Ab jetzt aber auf englisch, falls die Fragen noch für andere interessant sind. First thing is, I didn't want to install php on my machine, so I have rewritten the script in python. The problems that you had with the incorrect topology did not happen with my implementation. I don't know why since I just translated your script, but I think it's a good effect.... The second thing is concerning measurements. I did not see you measuring any distances anywhere. But one of the first things I tried was the measuring tool in QGIS and I noticed that the distance between two cities (~190km) was completely different to the distance in Azgaar's generator (30km, which is desired). Did you care at some point? Or how do you handle this in QGIS or Mapbox? I already tried to set up custom CRS in QGIS but with no success.

[@LemuriaGames]

I always worked towards the GIS, so I didn't much care what Azgaar's had to say about distances. I still want to make the final videos one day, but I have way too many projects on my table right now.

[@valentind6279]

i don't lnow how to use your php script sadly, i'm maybe too much of a beginner

[@gabridelcastillo]

Hi Tom, I just tried few times to add the new layer of "cells_details.geojson" created running your script, but Qgis says it's not a valid extension or data source. The size of the new file is 179 Kb, i think it may be too low. maybe I've done something wrong with the script? or may the script on your website have an error in the code itself? I'd really appreciate your help. thanks

[@LemuriaGames]

Are you using the most recent version of Azgaar's? He may have updated the code and my script has not been updated in a while. The GeoJSON format is text, so you could just look into the file with a text editor and see if you spot something wrong, but 179k does seem small to me.

[@gabridelcastillo]

@@LemuriaGames yeah, that's what i've thought when i saw the size. And yes I'm using the newest version on Azgaar's. What should I do to fix the geojson file? or is there any other way i can add random points and give the map a more natural look? (i'm not a programmer nor a coder LOL). and thanks for the videos and the hints!

[@gabridelcastillo]

@@LemuriaGames DONE! 😜 it was a memory_limit problem! the script works just fine!! thanks btw

[@LemuriaGames]

@@gabridelcastillo right. I completely forgot to point that out. Yes, the default PHP memory limit will probably run out on you with even slightly larger maps.

[@gabridelcastillo]

@@LemuriaGames Thank you very much! 😃 now I'll go on developing further stuff.. unfortunately a few parts of the other tutorials are freezing so I can hear you talking but can't actually see what you were doing.. but it will be enough! thank you very much for these tutorials anyway! top material!

[@AndyRichter1991]

Hi Tom! For the towns, some of the towns are shown to be located in the ocean, near of the map but they are supposed to be in the land. Most of the cities are located correctly but I have three states with no cities in them. They don't border the ocean but their cities are in the ocean! How can I fix this?

[@AndyRichter1991]

And also some cities don't even exist in QGIS but in my map.

[@LemuriaGames]

This can happen due to rounding errors. I simply fix their location by hand in QGIS.

[@AndyRichter1991]

@@LemuriaGames Thank you for the answer and your time, I realised that non-english letters aren't supported, so I replaced them and now they are indeed in place. I've got another question, will you make a tutorial about the wiki and the interactive map? I'm planning an Online JCC MUN with my own map which wiki will contain the information about the countries but I really got no idea to make this happen.

[@LemuriaGames]

@@AndyRichter1991 still plan to do that, eventually, but no ETA. My real life became a lot more busy.

[@d-1381]

Where can I find the script 6:55

[@LemuriaGames]

at notveryprofessional.com/dragoneye/atlas/Dragon_Eye_Atlas:Tech - scroll down a bit, it's there under "Additional Scripts"

[@mrocc4979]

This is an awesome tutorial however the only part I am a bit confused on is running the php script on windows. If anyone could give direction on that I'd be super grateful.

[@LemuriaGames]

you'll need to install PHP (windows comes without) - find it on php.net. Then run it in the console / command window / whatever it's called on your version of windows.

[@eheshzoumi7224]

you found a way to do it? I managed to download php to windows as zip file but then i got lost on how to install it hahaha

[@mrocc4979]

@@eheshzoumi7224 I haven't given it a full try yet I'll let you know when I do

[@d-1381]

Yeah... I'm already lost. Ended up with foot stuck in toaster.

[@geekkid2001]

​@@LemuriaGames I know I am hopelessly late to the party but I have successfully installed php and run the script but now the new file isn't properly importing into qgis. Says it's "not a valid or recognized data source." Edit: figured it out, I wasn't saving the file in the right place so I just kept using my wrongly-formatted first attempt. Oops!

[@jobaglais8801]

Thank you.

[@ianxy6474]

nice

[@borjadetorres7747]

The php part needs more explaining. You just jump to it like it's the easiest part in the world. I'm confuse even installing php.

[@LemuriaGames]

I have to assume some familiarity or else this becomes a 10-part video. There are plenty of tutorials about PHP on the Internet, I doubt I could make one that's better than all of them.

[@borjadetorres7747]

@@LemuriaGames I understand. Im not saying you give a detailed explanation, just how to execute it.

[@LemuriaGames]

@@borjadetorres7747 One the commandline, write "php scriptname.php" 🙂

[@Choo_Choo_Oreo]

For some reason I see russia

[@googleandyoutubeareevil]

This was helpful until you got to running your php script. You basically just skipped it and rendered your entire tutorial worthless. What is the step by step guide to run your script on Windows and Mac?

[@LemuriaGames]

if you have PHP installed on your system, simply run the script. There's no magic to it and I didn't intentionally skip anything. Is there something specific that you want to know?

[@googleandyoutubeareevil]

@@LemuriaGames The commands you used. Some of us have a hard time using things like PHP.

[@LemuriaGames]

@@googleandyoutubeareevil If you just want to follow along, just running the script should do. If you want to modify it, then there's no way around understanding PHP. That's just how it is.