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[Dresdom]

So I started my kind of one-man explorer guild. Basically I want to cartograph the whole Meiva, and put it into minecraft's maps (a 1:16 version and a 1:8 version).

I need to gather some resources (mainly redstone) to start my crusade. In the meanwhile, I'm simply exploring the world. Here's what I found out so far:

Meiva is 6100x6100, with no negative axes. So, Meiva's Center is around 3000, 3000. That's almost where the Skylands are. So I ask to its inhabitats, may I make an outpost there with you? I'd like to be centered on the map. If not, I'll make a base at the close boneyard.

Coordinates: [WIP, I'll post a bunch of them here]

I know you made some maps already. I accept map donations, and I'd be very thankful if you let me clone yours.

I also offer my services. If you want a specific zone mapped out, I'll do it for a humble fee: 1 iron block and 1 redstone block up to 1:4 maps, 2 for 1:8 maps and 4 for 1:16 maps. We can also exchange maps.

[Igloosnowbal]

yay I beat you to the North West corner

Also are you exploring the entire map or just the edges?

[Igloosnowbal]

nevermind I read over it again

[SavanahMile]

   This is amazing yes I will try to donate what I can I will donate a bed iron, a good sword, Jonin has some redstone I would love to see a full world map.  At the end we we love a copy of it in Skylands for all to see in a protected housing like in OC on the AF map.  The Shanghai_kid thru sheer love of labor mapped the entire  AF world when it was very hostile and dangerous, so this is no easy feet you are embarking on.  with the beam up feature you can hide maps in chests  or meet people on ship to hold maps as you create them so incase you die all is not lost.  Sky lands is Jonin's city, but is open to those who will not grief or steal, so I am sure we have plenty of floating land for you.   

[FynalSlash]

I should soon have plenty of iron to contribute, if nothing else.

[Dresdom]

Ok, It's going to take just 9 1:16 maps, each of these subdivided into 4 1:8 sub-maps. So the final map will have 9 neat and elegant quadrants! North-West, North, North-East, West, Center, East, South-West, South, South-East.

I'm using NW, N, NE, W, C, E, SW, S and SE as shortened nomenclature, and .1, .2, .3, .4 as sub-map specifier.

NW quadrant is already done! I found some cool places on NW.4 sub-map, but the rest are mainly water so it was a bit boring. Next session will cover North quadrant and I hope it is more interesting!

I didn't map NW.1 because it's just a blue square.


First pic: NW.2, NW.3, NW.4
Second pic: NW. The green point is New Dawn.

[Intangir]

This is awesome
if you map it all out i will link it on the sidebar

[FynalSlash]

"Just a blue square" Sounds like a lot of unclaimed opportunity..

[SavanahMile]

Let us know what supplies you need so we can help!

Also I would like a copy of the map.

THANK YOU for this amazing quest, and knowledge for the group

[Dresdom]

North quadrant is near to be finished.

NW's main feature is New Dawn. A bit to the south from there there's another settlement, whose name and inhabitants I don`t know yet.

New Dawn Region is a mild coastal savannah easily habitable. The plains extend to the east by the coast line, with some great places for settlement (huge coastal plain in N.2). In NW, the savannah borders with a (yet unexplored) mesa.

In North Quadrant, though, the savannah turns into the Northern Hills, a highly steep mountain system with deep valleys and some internal lakes. Very hard to traverse unless you follow the natural valleys from/to the coast.

But the main feature is the Ice Ring, a huge cold zone with ice trees and a huge ring of floating ice enclosing a round icy mountain wich holds a great frozen lake. It looks like a crater that attracts water and generates cold. Some weird force makes frozen water orbit around it. What may lie at the bottom of this lake?

[Dresdom]

Oh, I have a load of screenshots but I can't upload them as it says the upload folder is full.

Can you enable php on forum posts so I can hotlink them from a image hosting service?

[SavanahMile]

yes you can ad a link from an imagine host, vbelac used tinyimage or something like that

[SavanahMile]

I can't wait to see the entire world, what supplies you need

[Dresdom]

Redstone (about 35 to get everything done) and... Time! My finals are in two weeks and I can't log in as often as I'd like.

[SavanahMile]

Okay so we will work on getting you the redstone.  No worries, server will still be here in 2 weeks.