Skyrim map discussion : V - Skyrim

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:19 pm

http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/randomguyface/SkyrimmapincludingSolitudeasacounty.png?t=1294829236

I've updated it, adding Solitude as the name of the Northwestern hold. I don't know for sure, but it's my best guess, as it is listed as a county in the Imperial library. Still, it is 200 years later, so I could be wrong, but I have both maps just in case.

Very nice. Why is snow shaded blue and tundra white though? Shouldn't it be the other way?

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:58 pm

Very nice. Why is snow shaded blue and tundra white though? Shouldn't it be the other way?

I dunno. That was just how they had it and I didn't think it worth trying to change in case it made the edges look weird (since I'm not a perfect area selector).

» Fri Nov 12, 2010 5:29 am

Added an outline to Dragonbone's map (hope you're ok with it :wink:

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http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/2858/skyrimmap.png

» Fri Nov 12, 2010 6:45 am

Oh, but "The dragonborn", that information on Luke Skyrimmer's map is wrong. He chose them because of the number of cells they took up on the map, not how large they were traditionally, and for that reason I am inclined to agree with his choices.

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:01 pm

Added an outline to Dragonbone's map (hope you're ok with it :wink:

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http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/2858/skyrimmap.png

It's a good idea, but you'll see it covers the names of some places. Don't worry, I'll use my original layered version to do one underneath.

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:11 pm

Oh, but "The dragonborn", that information on Luke Skyrimmer's map is wrong. He chose them because of the number of cells they took up on the map, not how large they were traditionally, and for that reason I am inclined to agree with his choices.

Good catch Dragonbone, I'll update the post with your correction. Thanks!

» Fri Nov 12, 2010 1:47 am

It's a good idea, but you'll see it covers the names of some places. Don't worry, I'll use my original layered version to do one underneath.

All right.

» Fri Nov 12, 2010 2:25 am

http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/randomguyface/3rdmap.png?t=1294836112
Outline included.

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:16 pm

http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/randomguyface/3rdmap.png?t=1294836112
Outline included.

Ooooh, very nice !

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:38 pm

Ya know that looks alot like the Oblivion map. With the 2 lower provinces included.

You've got Anvil on the left, Leyawin on the right, the main imperial city in the centre, etc.

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:41 pm

Some of the town names are wrong, though. Dragon Wood looks something like Kynesgrove, while Vernim Wood is Something Crossing (can't make out the first word)

It also looks like the river in the northwest divides two holds - look at the coloring on the map.

» Fri Nov 12, 2010 7:58 am

Some of the town names are wrong, though. Dragon Wood looks something like Kynesgrove, while Vernim Wood is Something Crossing (can't make out the first word)

It also looks like the river in the northwest divides two holds - look at the coloring on the map.

It would seem that in recent maps, Kynesgrove was renamed Dragon Wood. I do see the crossing thing now you mention it, though it's not listed on any other maps.

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:06 pm

I'm editing it now to increase the accuracy, but until I can find a name for that crossing place, I'm just going to keep it as Vermin Wood. I also think Nimalten may be Sunguard.

» Fri Nov 12, 2010 1:58 am

I'm still absolutely certain that there are two Holds in the northwest, divided by the river. Not just because the coloring is different, but also because Skyrim is supposed to have nine Holds, and I can't see where else the ninth would be.

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:06 pm

http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/randomguyface/4thmap.png?t=1294840597

» Fri Nov 12, 2010 6:46 am

I'm still absolutely certain that there are two Holds in the northwest, divided by the river. Not just because the coloring is different, but also because Skyrim is supposed to have nine Holds, and I can't see where else the ninth would be.

Hmm... maybe... although I guess it's also possible that 1 hold was lost in the 200 years. Here's the only image I could find supposedly showing the holds.
http://www.skyrim.co.uk/Images/Maps/nexus_skyrim.jpg

As you can see, not only is the shape of th eholds different, but the whole kingdom, so I doubt it's accuracy and was probably fan made. Here, though, they have 2 holds in the south where Falkreath hold is now.

Also, it's a bit weird that as far as we can see, there are no large settlements in the Reach.

» Fri Nov 12, 2010 1:30 am

I just noticed something... interesting... so far two bethesda games have used a mapping system where there are squares arranged in eother a 3 by 3 grid of boxes within a sector or by a 4 by 4 grid in a sector..

I HAD assumed the squares on this map were the boxes.... they arnt they are the sectors.there are fainter lines in a 3 by 3 grid within each square and some of the finished cities line up with those smaller lines...

What this means is im back to knowing nothing about the size of the map because now im fairly sure I have no clue whatsoever how large anything is anymore.

» Fri Nov 12, 2010 1:32 am

I just noticed something... interesting... so far two bethesda games have used a mapping system where there are squares arranged in eother a 3 by 3 grid of boxes within a sector or by a 4 by 4 grid in a sector..

I HAD assumed the squares on this map were the boxes.... they arnt they are the sectors.there are fainter lines in a 3 by 3 grid within each square and some of the finished cities line up with those smaller lines...

What this means is im back to knowing nothing about the size of the map because now im fairly sure I have no clue whatsoever how large anything is anymore.

I just noticed something too. Something even more interesting IMO. Going out from Solitude into the browny grey area, there's either a hold division or a road, and at the end of that road, there appears to be a faint outline of a city, like with Riften, Whiterun etc. What's even weirder is that there is nothing in that direction on traditional maps. And there's writing above it that seems to begin with an S. This might be the name of the potential hold here if I'm wrong and that's not actually a city, but perhaps it is the city name.

» Fri Nov 12, 2010 12:06 am

The name starting with S is Solitude, unless you're referring to a less obvious one.

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:47 pm

The name starting with S is Solitude, unless you're referring to a less obvious one.

It's a less obvious one, Southwest of Solitude. Someone actually noted it here, where Solitude is clearly visible in writing as well.. http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/509/skyrimholds.jpg

» Fri Nov 12, 2010 7:27 am

Judging by the font size, that looks like the name of Solitude's Hold.

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:20 pm

I just noticed something too. Something even more interesting IMO. Going out from Solitude into the browny grey area, there's either a hold division or a road, and at the end of that road, there appears to be a faint outline of a city, like with Riften, Whiterun etc. What's even weirder is that there is nothing in that direction on traditional maps. And there's writing above it that seems to begin with an S. This might be the name of the potential hold here if I'm wrong and that's not actually a city, but perhaps it is the city name.

You note the entire time they show this map they have the camera in exactly the same spot at a certain distance from the map...

I think there are alot of bits we cant see because the camera couldnt pick up the details say of penciled in bits from that distance and that they put the camera far enough back that that would happen..

» Fri Nov 12, 2010 2:40 am

I'm still confused as to why snow is represented by blue and tundra is ice. It should be the other way around.

Edit: I don't even see the white tundra part on the map. Is it the whiterun and markath side section?

» Fri Nov 12, 2010 12:42 am

Judging by the font size, that looks like the name of Solitude's Hold.

Maybe that is Solitude's hold, which means that the lower half is another hold, and on closer inspection it looks like it starts with H and ends with ch or ck. Still, it does look like a city outline.

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:17 pm

http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/randomguyface/3rdmap.png?t=1294836112
Outline included.

falkreath hold looks awesome, hopefully it's all foresty and stuff