Speaking of information coming down from "on high"- I am curious as to whether you are aware if Tom or Jon have seen the map yet or have offered any observations, opinions or feedback about it...
I like to think somewhere this conversation took place...
Tom: You know the nonsensical world we created with insane geography and a never-ending list of ridiculous places without concern for adhering to reality?
Jon: Sure.
Tom: Some loon's spent months trying to piece it into an actual map.
Jon: Wait, whuuuuuuuut?
I've avoided Officer Harrups thus far though, thankfully.
Another update. I decided to move everything over near the coast as shown in that sticker image, thanks again for that reference! It makes more sense to have the larger factories on the outskirts more and to have them with very convenient access to the port for shipping, so that all worked out for the best. Since the last update, I've been moving south through downtown and have added a couple more neighborhoods. Besides that, today I've been working on filling out Muffler Row. Still kinda slow going, about 90% of the buildings are drawn from actual map images so I maintain a good sense for scale and I've also been, probably overly, motivated to try to have an idea of what nearly every building is. Even though I'm adding dozens of buildings that won't be identified, in my mind I've drawn them to be office buildings, restaurants, hotels, gas stations, etc. I guess it's this idea that the more I am aware of that, the more realistic the map will feel when it's done as opposed to if I just drew rectangles without thinking at all of how a real city would function. It'll all add into the sense of verisimilitude.
