What is new ?
locations and types of locations
February, 2010
I am moving from Movable Type to Textpattern. The documentation is better.
So updating the surface map pages is on hold until the move is complete.
new blog, takes longer to load I am working on the problem
Jan 22, 2010
Column K- is now done; all links checked, corrected, maps okay, etc.
Jan 18, 2010
The Dtgllo Castle adventure ruins entrance page has a link to a zip file on the PNGs that make up the maps. This zip now contains the advenure text along with the graphics files.
Dtgllo Castle ruins entrance page
Jan 17, 2010
Updated, checked links, etc. surface map Column L-
That leaves 37 columns left to do out of 70 total columns.
Jan 16, 2010
Updated, checked links, etc. Column M-
That leaves 38 columns left to do.
Jan 10, 2010
I found some link confusion between the World All thumbnail pages. This would be in the Eastward and Westward links. I have corrected them.
Added place names for surface area KD on this page.
Updated surface area K- K on this page.
I have added island names, basic information about the islands, and who lives there.
The blog page for this island group.
January 9, 2010
Columns N- through Q- are complete. Links checked, maps uploaded, etc. World all 06 is completed, links checked, etc.
This leaves 39 columns out of 70 left to do.
January 3, 2010
Surface map column R- is completed, links checked, etc.
This means 27 of 70 columns are done.
I have maps, pngs, etc. for the blank area next to column R-, but I don't have time this weekend to create the html pages, add posts to the blog, etc. ( This is all on world all 06.)
As I get over to the areas where the maps need updating, or no map exists, the updating of the surface maps will slow down.
January 2, 2010
World all 5 and Column S- are complete. Links checked, etc.
36 rows left out of 70 done, almost half way.
January 1, 2010
Column T- on World all 05 is completed, links checked, etc.
That makes 25 of 70 columns completed.
Surface map column U- on World All 05 is now checked and corrected.
No solutions from other users of Movable Type for the inability of MT to display links to all of my static Pages. I really have no time to get rid of Movably Type and go with a different blog software, but I may have no choice.
Dec 19, 2009
surface map column V- is now completed. Changes also to World all 05.
Note: contact page removed due to spammers.
Dec 12, 2009
I have no idea why only part of the faq pages are showing in the left hand sidebar. I asked about this on the MT forums. I have 10 faq pages, but only 7 show.
Dec 11, 2009
All world all surface maps, the index, etc. should all be fixed now. Hopefully, I will do backups more often.
December 6, 2009
Column Z- andWorld all 04 are done.
December 5, 2009
Column Y- is now completed. Located on World all 04.
December 1, 2009
Column Z- is completed. In case you don't know where it is, this surface map column is next to surface map column 18 to the east (left) and surface map column Y- to the west (right). Located on World all 04.
November 29, 2009
Column 15, 16, 17, and 18 is now fixed. Tiring weekend. I fixed a number of bad links and added to a few maps some detail.
Just 52 columns more to correct and create new maps for.
November 28, 2009
Surface map column 11, 12, 13, and 14 are now updated, corrected, links fixed.
That leaves 56 columns left to go.
November 27, 2009
Surface map Columns 1 through 10 are now fixed. World all map pages 1 and 2 are now correct.
That leaves 50 surface map columns and 12 world all map pages to check, update, fix, etc.
November 26, 2009
While I have uploaded all large png, small png, and the zip files of drawings for surface amps 1 throu 18 and Z-, not all of the links necessarily exist.
Certainly the pages, with links to the zips and showing the small pngs, don't exist yet.
But it is a holiday and I am tired. I wil ltry and get the surface maps links, web pages, pngs, and zips, along with a bit of detail where needed, up before the end of December, 2009.
Adding and updating surface maps. Fixing links. etc.
November 22, 2009
Updated surface maps 9m and 9n to reflect changes when I added The Federated People's of Representatival Feudalims ( a game nation) to this area.
November 21
Surface map columns 7, 8 and 9 are now all correct.
November 15
All world maps in columns 1 through 6 are now checked, and links corrected. Surface map world all 01 is checked and corrected.
Added a new nation next to Splash Lake, on World All 2
November 14
Surface map column 5 is now uploaded and all correct.
November 13
Upgraded to MT 4.32
Spent part of today working on various world all pages; fixing links, renumbering the large png files, etc.
Surface map columns 1 through 4 should all be correct now.
November 11
I have uploaded surface map columns 1, 2, and 3. All links on those pages are now correct. World All 01 has been corrected for those 3 columns and uploaded.
November 8
I have checked and fixed problems on Columns 1 and 2 of the surface maps. Just 68 columns left to check. These are on the World all 01 page.
Crestar surface map navigation FAQ
Also presently checking all links, maps, etc. for the surface maps to make sure the navigation all connect correctly, pngs and zips are uploaded, etc. Due to my schedule, this will likely take me into next year to complete.
November 2
Since no one has used my contact form page for 12 months, I am deleting it.
October, 2009
Added several NPCs to the site.
October 13, 2009
Updated surface map JF to my new CC3 template for overland maps.
Hopefully I'll do this more often.
August 15, 2009
Added more maps to World All 3 13M, 13N, 14M, 14N, 15M, 15N
August 8, 2009
new file I am hosting for others.
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Note that many of my new maps contain bitmap fills. Go to this page to get the bitmap fills.
Here is the basic format of the nation links.
nation:
1) basic info/nation entrance
2) geography
3) government
4) leader[s]
5) maps
6) populationI kept the same basic format, even the ones moved to the blog.
Work in progress is the surface maps, adding them to my blog so that surface locations are searchable.
text only locator for the surface maps
The meeting of surface map columns A- and A is the Zero Degree Longitude line.
The surface maps sequence is: Z- through A- then A through Z, with map columns 1 through 18 in between Z- and Z with column 1 starting after Z and 18 the column before column Z-.
The blog search is restored, going to the above linked surface locations page will give you a list of what surface features are now more easily findable. If you see a (D) next to the link, there are details available.
As I look over the map files and web pages for errors, I'll correct them as soon as I can. I've done this several times over the past few weeks so far.
After many of the new surface maps were done I came up with this idea. I've decided to create a 'database' of people and places on Crestar. It will be a set of entries in the blog with: type of location, name, and surface map location. This will be things like islands, atoll, ocean deeps, mountains, dungeons, towns, etc. It will take longer, but I'll also be going the same for NPCs I created for my campaign. Info like: name, alignment, character class, level. I may modify this as I progress. Basically, you will be able to do a search on the blog for atoll, then you will be shown a page with a list of atolls in this campaign, and where they are located. Each will be linked, clicking on them will take you to a map. Of course, this will take lots of time... certainly don't look for it to be completed any time soon. If I get done before October I'll be amazed as I intend to add surface features and people as I go. This long term project should help you find things around here easier.
The locations links which is a list of types of locations like; atoll, deep, mountains, lake, river, etc.
here is an example
atoll
Shan Atoll (D)
end of example
