Alternative map
I was looking around over Wikipedia for flags, I noticed a lot of images are being made into SVG files. After a while I figured a way to convert Nokeo's flag to a vector graphic, and the result was pretty nice. Although I'll never have a use for the vector image, I did find something it was useful for. I decided to try converting Savukk's map. Yes, quite a bit of detail is lost in doing so, but the result is still nice, and allowed me to create a larger version of Savukk's map with quality. I later re-converted it to a PNG file, so feel free to use this for any purpose. Original (click to enlarge) : With national flags :

This just makes you the map curator of the project. ;) Now, get on it...

It looks pretty neat! Well done! ;)

Glad you like it, but now for more ;) : Blank map: With all the countries (closest approximation possible, left snow in)

It looks good. Does the SVG format just mean it's easier to update the map?

I'm not hot about the quality loss, but I do like the blank and country maps a lot. If the format is easier to manipulate for other purposes (currents, tectonics, etc), I may be able to live with it... good work anyway.

fmra, Hakaku, since you guys have been at the forefront on worldwide info...weather, tectonics, climate etc...I was hoping one, or both of you would add the Savukk page to the KneeQuickie, these maps seem like a decent motivator to get it started. Whenever you have the time.

The maps aren't suppose to replace the original map, they're just here as an alternative. So you can use it at your own will. Yes, there is quite a bit of quality loss and it may seem cartoony, however there is something quite useful that this can be used for. For me at least, I've always found the original image difficult to manipulate because it's so small. So you have to blow it up, but the quality is greatly reduced. Which lead me to retracing my map images and finishing it all off in paint. With the vector version of the map, I could seemingly indefinitely zoom in, and retain the same quality. Although which method (expanding the original image, retracing, or using the svg) is better, depends on your taste and the result. An SVG image is basically an image that loses very little information when you make it bigger or smaller ; it's probably most useful for things such as logos and flag designs. It can also easily be used if you wanted an easy and fast way of generating a map close-up, while keeping the image relatively clean. The website I used, VectorMagic, also allowed me to specify colors, certain details, and allowed me to edit the picture and save it afterwards.

Well, we do have a number of maps already.. I'm not sure whether they should be kept as raster or vectorized, we'll figure that out. Other map ideas... trade route/ ship navigation map (1 global, several local); land routes (highway, road, trail); city maps (there's about a million different kinds of maps that could be shown just on this)...... The whole tectonics thing is still uncertain. I started to prepare a map to replace the one that was posted before, but I'm no good at that particular of conworlding and I got conflubulated. I'll try playing with the vector magic thing and see if I can convert some of the stuff we have now. I'll try to put it up on the wiki, but it may need to be organized later on. :)

I decided to try something a little different this time. I've been playing around a bit with Google Earth; after discovering that you can apply images over the Earth for whatever purposes, I decided to download it. And it's really useful, and lets you see the world from a whole new perspective. So of course, I put Savukk's maps through it, stretched them out to fit the world, and mapped cities and whatnot. Although not perfect, I'm hoping someone will verify if it works for them (dl is in bottom right) : http://www.2shared.com/file/2685051/67f0b233/Savukk_World.html If it does, it could be useful for providing coordinates: latitude & longitude, measuring distances, and mapping cities/villages, as well as adding information, etc. Since Savukk is relatively similar to Earth in terms of size.

My capital is right next to Perth (Aus) :lol: But that was pretty neat I gotta say :D

I don't seem to have the right software for the .kmz or whatever it is...

The .kmz is basically a zip file, just that it's used for Google Earth. So it won't work unless you have it. But here's a preview (it's really just an image superimposed on the Earth, but it works well) :

I've been meaning to download Google Earth on my new computer, now I have a reason! Thanks! You probably can't simulate the altitude, but it would be cool if you could. EDIT: Well done - this is going to be very useful.