Posted June 20, 2014 (edited) I will post a survey on the 28th so people can vote on some of these names So whenever I see someone talking about location its "North West" or "Big lake near Whitefay" ect. I think some thought should be put into naming things. I don't know how names for lakes and bays got developed in the past but perhaps we could come up with some names here and then put a poll up on them and then ask MamaDarkness to add it to her "Official" map? Marked some of the major Lakes and Bays for reference. If anyone has any suggestions I will document and we can later vote Lakes A - Running Bear Lake (Nievette);B - Lake Vrock (Eobersig)C - Iron Lake(Nachtmahr); Fogshore Lake (bp1986)D - Ageless Lake (Hackett)E - Hammer Lake (Deathly)F - Dream Lake (Borzom); Sheltered Sea (Shezbek); Loch Greymist (geode); The Puddle (Trooper)G - Maiden Lake (williamwierd); Maw lake (Lostone)H - Coral Lake (masterqgj)I - Summerholt Lake (Huserx); Summerloch (Arson)J - Wolf's Head Lake (Lyandar) Bays/Inlets/Fjords1 - Horseshoe bay (Calypsoi); Eagle Hook Fjord (Righteous); Black Water Bay (islixana); Endless Inlet (Lostone)2 - Bay of Hope (Etherdrifter);3 - West Lormere Bay (Tasolth)4 - Wild Horse Fjord (Amber); East Lormere Bay (Ruger)5 - Sea of Silence (KryoKitten); Lost Bay (Nephilim); Bacon Bay (Crack)6 - Merchants Bay (Devily); Mare Nostrum (Mordraug); Vulcan Shallows (Ryamu); Mare Hanseatic (Withold); Thunder Bay (Arson)7 - Bay of Souls (KMan); Pristine Bay (rapidron)8 - Aisén Fjords (BloodCrystal); Whiskey Bay (Mavv35)9 - Serpent Bay (Valoria) Mountain RangesM1 - Richway Ridge (Ryamu)M2 - Velkiran Mountains (Ryamu)M3 - Mount Nyriandiol (Etherdrifter)M4 - Serpent's Spine (Ryamu) Island/IsleI1 - Newspring IslandI2 - Twinpeak Isle (Etherdrifter) I also think the map would benefit from Provinces to reference areas, I marked some off but its random and I'm sure its something that could change based on Alliances and such Temperately named the provinces after their starter "cities" for the time being. tried to base boarders on natural boarders such as mountain ranges and large lakes, tried to imagine how people would migrate in the contentment. Entirely up to interpretation and I expect changes and feedback but wanted to start with something. EDIT: 6/21 Updated Names and Map6/22 Added Mountain Ranges and Island list but wont mark on map until named6/24 tons of updated along with updated province map Edited June 29, 2014 by Hackett 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 20, 2014 (edited) An alliance map would be interesting, although the only problem with that is people tend to have alliances spread out over large portions of the map rather than sticking to one single area. We could toy around with the idea of a province map based upon area alliances as that sounds great! Edited June 20, 2014 by Xallo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 20, 2014 i live in bay 3. and if we decide to name hi-ways the one from Lormere to the west coast. a straight line i'd like to name it the Dark Hi-way as it stretches my 3 deeds names darkhold .... over 250 tiles long. the rest of the hi-way is mostly in Lormere and its perimeter . i thought darkhold hi-way but it i ever quit or disband then just Dark hi-way and why dark other then the darkhold names. well. ;-) i have 3 of 5 Hots towers build. 600 actions from finishing the 4th tower. i thought the Dark hi-way or Darkhold hi-way would fit well . our area had an alliance name too : about half the size of the province you show. map in the link http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/103668-new-dawn-alliance-%E2%80%A2-south-west-bay/ New Dawn Alliance • south-west bay i dont think they would want to be the full size of the province but who knows. great bunch of folks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 21, 2014 (edited) Hackett i really like this offering of suggestions..nice ideas you seem like you have some census, GIS, or cartography background Edited June 21, 2014 by Banarashi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 21, 2014 we've been calling lake A 'running bear lake' since thats kinda what it looks like :X Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 21, 2014 I guess that the provinces need to get improved. I think that we should instead separate the map into portions in this way:Center - West- East - North - South - SW - SE - NW - NEFor that you just need to change a few of the borders you already made Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 21, 2014 I guess that the provinces need to get improved. I think that we should instead separate the map into portions in this way: Center - West- East - North - South - SW - SE - NW - NE For that you just need to change a few of the borders you already made Like this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 21, 2014 Where you have the number 1 is actually a lake, seperated largely from the bay...The bay is known as Horseshoe bay, and the lake at number 1 is Maiden Lake. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 21, 2014 Where you have the number 1 is actually a lake, seperated largely from the bay...The bay is known as Horseshoe bay, and the lake at number 1 is Maiden Lake. The Map is misleading then, thanks. I will update and add names shortly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 21, 2014 Also the southwest island should be it own providence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 21, 2014 You seem to have missed a bay out..... R20/S20 should be called Serpent Bay, since the Sea Serpent is forever there, and we have been calling it that for a couple of weeks now. Fleur and Pendragon. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 21, 2014 I live in bay 7. I call it the Bay of Souls. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 21, 2014 Lake E is home to Hammer lake alliance due to it looking like a giant hammer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 21, 2014 2&3 are actually the same bay. The map is quite misleading.Might be nice to call them "bay of hope" since a lot of people seem to have settled there and set their hopes high. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 21, 2014 2&3 are actually the same bay. The map is quite misleading.Might be nice to call them "bay of hope" since a lot of people seem to have settled there and set their hopes high. Thanks for clearing that up, updated Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 21, 2014 Oh, nice names coming out. I really like them! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 22, 2014 4 just looks like a fish hook to me. Not sure it's technically a bay though. Maybe an inlet or a fjord? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 22, 2014 Mountain ranges could be named and perhaps some island clusters. Don't see any desert spaces that have enough pixel space to hold a name. Newspring Isle in the very south west is quite an obvious name for that land mass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 22, 2014 (edited) I'm living on an island in your lake B that we call Lake Vrock (and the island is the Crocodile Isle). The small island north of Crocodile Isle is known as Scorpion Point. The mountain immediately south of Lake Vrock is Mount Roundabout, cause one has to go around it to get to Vrocks' Landing on horse. Edit: As to your provinces: I don't really like that apart from one all provinces are at the coast. I get the feeling that all population centers on Xanadu will be at the coast - and the hinterland will be sparsely populated for the time being. I'd like that to be referenced in the provinces, so that one can immediately tell who's a city dweller and who's living in the wild. You also picked bodies of water as borders, I'd rather you pick mountain ranges cause those are much more difficult to cross than lakes and coastal waters. Edited June 22, 2014 by Eobersig Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 22, 2014 (edited) I'm living on an island in your lake B that we call Lake Vrock (and the island is the Crocodile Isle). The small island north of Crocodile Isle is known as Scorpion Point. The mountain immediately south of Lake Vrock is Mount Roundabout, cause one has to go around it to get to Vrocks' Landing on horse. Edit: As to your provinces: I don't really like that apart from one all provinces are at the coast. I get the feeling that all population centers on Xanadu will be at the coast - and the hinterland will be sparsely populated for the time being. I'd like that to be referenced in the provinces, so that one can immediately tell who's a city dweller and who's living in the wild. You also picked bodies of water as borders, I'd rather you pick mountain ranges cause those are much more difficult to cross than lakes and coastal waters. Thanks. don't see the island you are referring too, if its too small for the map then we probably shouldn't include it. which mountains are you referring too? maybe you could take a screenshot of your map and circle them? Edit: oh and will work on a new province boarders, the mountains ideas make sense but not sure about the coastal provinces idea, not sure im understanding it. Edited June 22, 2014 by Hackett Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 22, 2014 2/3 are the same "bay" but I think should be named differently to reflect the map. We can't zoom in far enough to see that there is a river connecting the two. We already mark on the map that its a canal too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 23, 2014 6 is kind of a sea of its own....... I tend to call it "Mare Nostrum" ("Our Sea", old Roman name for the Mediterranean) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites