Skyrim Maps : V - Skyrim

» Sat Oct 01, 2011 8:43 pm

Here is my humble input:

I don't think the color zones are indicators of terrain type. (Though assuredly Whiterun is on tundra, etc.) Instead, the colored areas look like geopolitical zoning to me. We've been told that the guards in one area won't care about crimes you've committed in another area. I think we're looking at a jurisdiction map, among other things.

If true:
- It makes sense that the Throat of the World is not under the jurisdiction of any town.
- It would suggest that if you're wanted by the law, you can travel between zones by sticking to the mountains or coast, for the most part.

» Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:25 am

Here is an actual map, pieced together from some video of the Bethesda offices and then edited, not the best but it gives you some more ideas on what is where:

[img]http://i.imgur.com/rYmI4.jpg[/img]

» Sat Oct 01, 2011 8:56 am

Does this mean that the upper map in the following link was NOT released by Bethesda?

http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/3110/article/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-gets-a-detailed-map/?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEzEvu1eNxQRJTsYFy9fiUXr9fejw&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

» Sat Oct 01, 2011 11:44 pm

Here is my humble input:

I don't think the color zones are indicators of terrain type. (Though assuredly Whiterun is on tundra, etc.) Instead, the colored areas look like geopolitical zoning to me. We've been told that the guards in one area won't care about crimes you've committed in another area. I think we're looking at a jurisdiction map, among other things.

If true:
- It makes sense that the Throat of the World is not under the jurisdiction of any town.
- It would suggest that if you're wanted by the law, you can travel between zones by sticking to the mountains or coast, for the most part.

The thing is that if it's a jurisdiction map, it's not reliable at all. There should be 9 Holds not 8 (I presume the upper most blue-area isn't a hold, if it is there must be some kind of underwater city or something).

Here is an actual map, pieced together from some video of the Bethesda offices and then edited, not the best but it gives you some more ideas on what is where:

[img]http://i.imgur.com/rYmI4.jpg[/img]

I just figured out 2 new river names and 1 pass name from that map, will update it right away.

» Sat Oct 01, 2011 6:00 pm

Here it is the guy should be hanged:

http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/3110/article/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-gets-a-detailed-map/

» Sat Oct 01, 2011 7:02 pm

The thing is that if it's a jurisdiction map, it's not reliable at all. There should be 9 Holds not 8 (I presume the upper most blue-area isn't a hold, if it is there must be some kind of underwater city or something).

Great point. Unless two Holds are allied.... Or, maybe there are two rulers in one of the port cities (husband and wife?), one holds jurisdiction over the land and the other the sea? Okay, a huge stretch there.

That coastline zone isn't just the ocean, though... there's a fair amount of land involved, too. Most political entities are pretty fussy over access to the sea, so that does bring that into question too.

» Sat Oct 01, 2011 1:06 pm

Does this mean that the upper map in the following link was NOT released by Bethesda?

http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/3110/article/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-gets-a-detailed-map/?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEzEvu1eNxQRJTsYFy9fiUXr9fejw&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

That map was FAN MADE. Here's a bigger version: http://mygaming.co.za/news/files.php?file=Map_of_Skyrim_559341415.jpg

» Sat Oct 01, 2011 11:52 pm

Great point. Unless two Holds are allied.... Or, maybe there are two rulers in one of the port cities (husband and wife?), one holds jurisdiction over the land and the other the sea? Okay, a huge stretch there.

That coastline zone isn't just the ocean, though... there's a fair amount of land involved, too. Most political entities are pretty fussy over access to the sea, so that does bring that into question too.

It's because Winterhold and The Pale are two different Holds.

» Sat Oct 01, 2011 10:34 am

That map was FAN MADE. Here's a bigger version: http://mygaming.co.za/news/files.php?file=Map_of_Skyrim_559341415.jpg

Thank you. Should that be the case, then shame on Gameranx for bad journalism. The very first sentence: "Bethesda has released the map of Skyrim, and with it, a detailed account on where everything we have seen of the game has occurred."

Sorry for introducing any confusion.

» Sat Oct 01, 2011 2:49 pm

Here is an actual map, pieced together from some video of the Bethesda offices and then edited, not the best but it gives you some more ideas on what is where:

[img]http://i.imgur.com/rYmI4.jpg[/img]

cool didnt notice but karthwasten is seen in luke skyrimmers pre-order map notice it has switched locations with markarth

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 1:18 am

The World Eater makes speculation map on the Skyrim forum, Gameranx writes news article about it, a thread is made on the Skyrim forum about said article.

And Gameranx really need to check their sources better, nowhere in The World Eaters thread was it stated that the fan-made basis map was official.

» Sat Oct 01, 2011 4:48 pm

The Official map looks like this
http://i.imgur.com/WhbEw.jpg

If not, it's fan-made.

» Sat Oct 01, 2011 8:59 am

Updated guys, added a few new places, lakes, rivers and passes.

» Sat Oct 01, 2011 12:32 pm

That is so awesome.

Thanks to to person[s] who made that!

» Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:20 am

The Official map looks like this
http://i.imgur.com/WhbEw.jpg

If not, it's fan-made.

yes i saw that and loved as it looks ...man is great.
i love maps on my games and this [Link to image from bootleg video removed] promises to be the best
i use to download maps for Morrowind and Oblivion the very best i ever had was a satellite view of Morrowind wich was so big i covered half of the wall of a room.

» Sat Oct 01, 2011 6:45 pm

Is this the one that you get with the game?

» Sat Oct 01, 2011 12:59 pm

Most people don't seem to notice but The Reach on the left side looks like a giant glacier cracked in half, I can't wait to see what it looks like, its going to be awesome, and no screenshots of anywhere near that place have been shown yet.

» Sat Oct 01, 2011 10:59 am

Bethesda has released the http://www.gameranx.com/img/11-Sep/skyrim-5.jpg, and with it, a detailed account on where everything we have seen of the game has occurred. / By Ian Miles Cheong

That looks like the same map thats been floating around for months, nothing new.

"Game journalists" are fond of publishing any and all stuff they glean from these forums, and they don't always credit the source.

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:58 am

Most people don't seem to notice but The Reach on the left side looks like a giant glacier cracked in half, I can't wait to see what it looks like, its going to be awesome, and no screenshots of anywhere near that place have been shown yet.

I'm in for that one i remember the ice covered land in Morrowind and it was awsome

» Sat Oct 01, 2011 5:54 pm

Most people don't seem to notice but The Reach on the left side looks like a giant glacier cracked in half, I can't wait to see what it looks like, its going to be awesome, and no screenshots of anywhere near that place have been shown yet.

A recent magazine preview said it's home to Markarth, one of the "seven wonders" of Skyrim.

» Sat Oct 01, 2011 3:51 pm

here is another this is one i made but it is still incomplete i haven't found anything but the general location of some of the smaller settlements

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j426/elder-awesome/mapJPG20.jpg

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:15 am

So... none of these are actually real? I feel more let down than when I realized I was out of sugar for my coffee this morning.

» Sat Oct 01, 2011 6:17 pm

Most people don't seem to notice but The Reach on the left side looks like a giant glacier cracked in half, I can't wait to see what it looks like, its going to be awesome, and no screenshots of anywhere near that place have been shown yet.

One of the main places I can't wait to visit, looks pretty epic to say the least.
Also, there is a screenshot from there. http://elderscrolls.com/skyrim/media/screenshots/markarth/

» Sat Oct 01, 2011 10:26 pm

So... none of these are actually real? I feel more let down than when I realized I was out of sugar for my coffee this morning.

all of them are real is just that like with real old treasure maps you cant trust your life to its contents.

» Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:35 pm

We need more maps.