Map v5: Drafts & Guidelines

[Xio]

5.17.1 Map Draft


Nations Added:
● Added @Saphieron to western Aurelia.
● Added Goankok NPC to western Aurelia.
● Added @Erdland to northern Alharu.
● Added Lysian Colombia as part of @Delamaria's return.
● Added @Tusis to western Alharu.

Nations Modified:
● Corrected Omaksa City’s name.
● Added @Austameria's capital.
● Reduced Rhava due to inactivity.
● Renamed @Gotneska's Nanaviit to Kitikmeot.

Nations Removed:
● Bergenaria (Requested)
● Guthheimr (Requested)

Edited May 15, 2023 by Xio (see edit history)

[Xio]

Sorry for all the delays for this update! Life was a bit mad. This will be the penultimate map draft update, and a week from now (when I'm finally, truly, free) will be the last map draft update before I send it to Orioni to be the official map.

5.17.2 Map Draft


Nations Added:
● @Montedica to southern Alharu
● @Leszczawka to southern Argis

[Xio]

Alrighty! I have returned to Eurth (properly)!
This'll be the last map draft for v5.17 before being sent to @Orioni to be uploaded. Hopefully from here on out the map updates will be more consistent again. With my return, they'll also be a couple spring (summer?) cleanings of inactive members and the first claimed NPCs inactivity check will be occuring soon. Remember you can find explanations for how inactivity is determined for member nations and NPCs here under "Inactivity and Termination" and "Expansions and NPC Guidelines" respectfully.

Also I've been meaning to update how member caps work on Eurth, with the help of other staff members, so for now I won't be too scrutinising on the current language and continent caps. Also the very long overdue culture and user-friendly climate maps should be completed by the end of the summer at the latest . Hopefully they'll help reduce the ambiguity on where X cultural groups should be.

5.17.3 Map Draft


Nations Added:
● Added @Garindina's NPC of Dorostrana
● Added @Garindina's reserved territory, as their expansion has begun.

Nations Modified:
● Updated Ómaksa’s flag
● Area 51 has been returned to its original home, albeit reduced. The meme has gotten pretty old and I'm starting to run out of interesting small islands. So Area 51 has been retired as an LNPC
● As Fubukino is now gone, Mesothalassa (formally the CNPCs of Fearannteth and Bexshaw) is now ownerless. For now it’ll remain as part of the Anglian War, though after the war it’ll need a new owner or be removed.
● 🐟

[Xio]

This map draft will be sent to Orioni if no other changes are necessary.

5.18.1 Map Draft


Topographic Changes:
● Added a new river to eastern Argis.
● Added a new lake to southern Alharu.
● Eurth's tallest mountain has been named (Pico del Alba).
● Western Mesothalassa mountains have been named (La Cordillera del Sol).

Nations Added:
● Added @Pentium to eastern Argis.
● Added @Pecario to southern Alharu.
● Added the new Manamana NPC to northern Alharu.

Nations Modified:
● Added @Garindina's city state of Yedo to @Esonice
● @Garindina expansion has been completed.
● @Baltica expansion has been completed.
● Mesothalassa NPC has been converted into a lore NPC per admin request.

Nations Removed:
● Louvier has been removed (nation change).
● Louvier-Anatea expansion has been removed.

[Xio]

Oh boy a big one! Also expect an inactivity check for both members and NPCs in the near-ish future!

5.19.1 Map Draft


5.19.1 Climate Map Update


Climate Map Update:
● Fixed climate anomalies on the islands near Antargis
● Fixed colour inconsistencies between the New wurld and Old wurld.

Nations Added:
● Added @Apuni to Marenesia Minor.
● Added @Kacheru to central Alharu.

Nations Modified:
● Added @Garindina's extra cities.
● Added @Gotneska's extra cities.
● Added @Haruspex Korinon's regional capital of Verlucio
● Added @Haruspex Kaldana's regional capital of Kaldana City
● Added @Seylos Corinium's regional capital of Corinium
● Changed Hodrea's point of interest of Leichnenfax to its capital city.
● Added @Tagmatium Rules Secryae's name and capital city.
● Added Oclait's name and capital city.
● Added West Ceris' capital city of Ballylomasna.
● Added Sporsia' capital city of Gangris.
● Added Euandria's capital city of Sumphofen.

[Xio]

If no other changes are necessary by the weekend, the final map draft will be sent to Orioni on the 1st-2nd.

5.19.2 Map Draft

Nations Added:
● Added @Itza to Mesothalassa, southern Alharu.
● Added @Poja to southern Argis.

Nations Modified:
● @Seylos expansion has been completed.
● Changed some of @Gotneska's city locations.
● Patched up Ceris' borders, city names, and flags.

[Xio]

Who's ready for the smallest ever map draft update?

5.20.1 Map Draft


Nations Added:
● Added @United Republic of Aurelia to Aurelia.

Nations Modified:
● Fixed North Dniester's flag orientations.

[Xio]

This map draft also comes with a few changes to the map rules documents, as well as a sneak peak at a potential new point system for the stats!

5.20.2 Map Draft

Nations Modified:
● Re-added @Anatea's expansion.
● Upgraded Anatea's Ruthenian Nations to a colony. (To be reverted back)
● @Ionio and @Advocatius have completed their expansion!
● Updated @United Republic's flag on the map.
● Updated @United Republic's name on the map.
● Updated @Rhodellia's Native Aurelia Free State NPC name on the map.
 

Starting Stats Document:
● Introduction was rewritten.
● The landlocked bonus has been moved to the Starting Stats Document, so newer members are less likely to miss it.
● Landlocked bonus was also sweetened with the nebulous NPC changed to a low-point colony.
● Made page-less for easier viewing.
 

Map Requests Document:
● Some wording was changed to be clearer.
● Other Requests section was rewritten, essentially the same information but islands can now be requested if they come from pre-existing land.
● A small note about canals has been added to “river requests”. All canals must be RP’ed (either in the present day or in a historic time period).
● Contacts for discord have been changed. Still me!
 

Inactivity and Termination Document:
● Made page-less.
● Some wording was changed to be clearer.
 

Expansions and NPC Guidelines Document:
● Still no economic expansion page
● Made page-less.
 

Map Application Document:
● Made page-less.
● Some wording was changed to be clearer.
 

New Starting Stats:
All stats ranges are being redone by Iverica. Below are the proposed major changes:
● The dominant 2-2-0 point meta has been nerfed.
● The 0 point range for population and GDP will be buffed.
● The 4 point range for population, GDP, and land area will be buffed.
● There will now be a new 3 point stats range - more customizability!
● There will now be a new stats point range for city states and small island nations.
These new stats ranges are in the final stages of development and will hopefully be released soon. Any pre-existing nation stats will not be changed, and this will only be for new graduates and future expansions.

Edited October 2, 2023 by Xio (see edit history)

[Xio]

Alrighty! Last 5.20 draft before I send it to Orioni at some point next week. The new point system will most likely be introduced in the next map update rather than the upcoming update, to give the staff more time to mull over any new changes.

5.20.3 Map Draft


Geography Changes:
● Added the Lotus Sea in western Alharu / north-western Aurelia.
● Repositioned the Auriel Gulf's name further into the gulf its named after.

Nations Added:
● Added @Motoharuchu to Esonice's island in western Alharu.

Nations Modified:
● Added @Pecario's reserved territory.
● Re-added @Variota's Keelpijp territory under a new name (Havenburg). Although Variota technically owns it, @Baltica will be the one actually maintaining it. Flags above Havenburg's name subject to change.
● Repositioned @Kirvina's name and flag to actually be in his country.
 

[Xio]

5.21.1 Map Draft


Nations Added:
● Added @Vithravark to Burania, Europa.
● Added @Yosai to the Aurelian Shield, Aurelia.

Nations Modified:
● Changed Havenburg's master flag from Variota to @Baltica.
● Changed Goankok's masters from Mito/Kolhar/Esonice to Kolhar/Esonice.
● Changed @Garindina's Dorostrana to Doria.
● Converted Prymontian Rus into a Lore NPC.
● Converted Haruspex into an NPC.

Nations Removed:
● Removed Kitikmoet from Yeetland, Argis.
● Removed Cashar from western Alharu.
● Removed Hemahat from western Alharu.
● Removed Mev'raq from Marenesia.
● Removed Mito from the Aurelian Shield, Aurelia.
● Removed Rhava from Synth Island, Alharu.
● Removed Saphieron from the Aurelian Shield, Aurelia.
● Removed Struma from northern Argis.

New Stats!
● Stats have been rebalanced so that countries with a 2/2/0 are not unfairly powerful compared to similar stat permeations.
● A new 3 point stat range has been added for increased customizability.
● Stats have been given higher maximums to encourage greater variability (especially in size).
● Landlocked bonus changed from providing a claimed NPC to a fully-fledged 3 point colony.
● A brand new section has been added for city state nations with their own stat ranges and limits.
● Stats on the academy documents have not yet been changed at the time of writing - please be patient!

Edited November 12, 2023 by Xio (see edit history)

[Xio]

Alrighty- so that our newest members aren't forced to wait any longer this will be the last v5.21 draft before I send the maps to Orioni. The academy introduction sheet should also be getting an update soon to include the new stats.

5.21.2 Nation Map Draft

5.21.2 Climate Map Draft

5.22.2 Biome Map Draft


New Maps:
● New biome map. Names used for each biome should be rather easy to google/look up on Wikipedia.
● New Köppen Climate Classification (KCC) map. The new climate map has a new unified colour scheme that uses the same colours as those on the Wikipedia. Lots of island visual mistakes fixed. Some minor climate shifts to better adjust to the new biome map. The number of KCC climates shown on the map have been reduced so its less confusing to members who are not as experienced using the KCC system. The new legend shows all the KCC group IDs as well as their names. For some KCC climates, I have also provided a very brief identifier to explain how they differ from similar KCC climates.

Geography Changes:
● Unnamed mountains within Argis that do not border any existing countries have had their elevations reduced or removed entirely. This is to increase the amount of 'useable' land within Argis for expansions, and overall make the continent a bit more realistic and easy on the eyes.

Nations Added:
● @Hisera to eastern Argis.
● Added @Baltica and @Kacheru's Kelija NPC

Nations Modified:
● @Tagmatium Rules has annexed Hexanesa.
● Added @Seylos's reserved territory over Hodrea.
● Fixed Mito's phantom borders.
● Fixed Kaldana's name to properly show as an NPC.
● Added @Poja's cities.
● Reduced Zaxar.
● Reduced Littland.
● Reduced Kirvina and converted into a Lore NPC.
● Cote de Fourrure has been converted into a Lore NPC.
● Bunch of other minor tweaks like flag and name placements.

Nations Removed:
● Tusis due to leaving the Discord.
● Ebrary requested early termination by NPC owner.
● Bruxenburg due to lack of use.
● Volhynia due to lack of use.

 

[Xio]

Whoops! Made a couple dumb mistakes (blame making 3 maps in a time limit). This is just a quick hot-fix before I send it to Orioni.

5.21.3 Nation Map Draft


Nations Modified:
● Added @Garindina's Port Canamo.

Fixes:
● Fixed Poja's misplaced city (Poja 🍪).
● Removed the phantom cities where Ebrary was (Advocatius 🍪).

[Xio]

5.22.1 Map Draft

Nations Added:
● Added @Espalia to northern Alharu.
● Added @Durland to northern Alharu.
● Added @Heartfilia to central Aurelia.
● Added @Konalani to Thalassa.
● Added @Solvrige to Yeetland, Argis.
● Added @Tarua to Thalassa.

Nations Modified:
● Added @Ionio's cities.
● Changed @Garindina's flag for Doria.
● Changed @Erdland's flag.

[Xio]

Final map draft for the 5.22 map update. Will be giving Orioni the final version in a couple days time.

5.22.2 Map Draft

Geography Changes:
● Expanded the Yetis Mountains westward.

Nations Added:
● Re-added Mito as an NPC to Aurelia.

Nations Modified:
● @Tagmatium Rules has completed their expansion and has gained their Argic island territories.
● Renamed @Tarua's cities.
● Converted Velaheria into an NPC.

Nations Removed:
● Vithravark (requested early termination).
● Pretanic Isles (inactivity & left Discord).

[Orioni]

Nation Map Update for 31 March 2024

Added

• Added Hangoku (@Hanguo) in West-Aurelia
• Added @Kyznetsia in Argis
• Added reserved area for @United Republic
• Added reserved area for @Gotneska
• Added reserved area for @Poja
• Added names of 3 outlying islands names for @Miiros
• Added Tahini belonging to @San Ba

Edited

• Edited city names for @Tarua
• Edited flag of @Konalani
• Edited the design of some maritime borders

Removed

• Removed reserved area for @Zaxar
• Removed non-capital cities of @Haruspex

[Xio]

A quick and dirty map update, just to get all the new graduates on the map. v5.25 will have a few bigger changes, for example how inactivity is processed will be changed.

5.24.1 Map Draft


Geography Changes:
● Reverted marine borders to solid lines to maintain map consistency. This may/will be reverted back in a future update as I plan to overhaul how marine borders are shown on the map as currently they're quite messy and already rather inconsistent in size and angles.

Nations Added:
● @New Marenesia to Marenesia Major.
● @Aurora to western Alharu.
● @Schennland to central Aurelia.
● @Rinava to central Argis.
● @Ymutz Mizlan to southern Alharu.
● @Ashanga to southern Azania, Europa.
● Added @Xio's NPC of Bushland.

Nations Removed:
● Littland from central Argis.
● NPC Omaksa from southern Argis.

Nations Changed:
● Removed @United Republic's eastern reserved area.
● Added more cities to @Garindina.
● Added more cities to @Xio.
● added more cities to @Advocatius.
● Removed @Ateenia's reserved area.

Meta Changes:
● The "Map Information" Directory under the "Map" tab has been tweaked slightly. Better names for links and some outdated links removed.
● Cleaned up "An Introduction to Eurth" google doc's formating for the point system and made sure the information was consistent with other google docs.
● Cleaned up "v5 Eurth Map Application" google doc, removing any references to using Discord to host images as that no longer works.

Edited May 26 by Xio (see edit history)

[Xio]

Alrighty! Last draft of v.5.24, hopefully. I'll be sending this version to @Orioni this weekened.

5.24.2 Map Draft

Nations Added:
● @Lantrobo to Orient, Europa.
● @The Illinois Federation as Kahokiaki to southern Aurelia.
● @Advocatius's NPC of Parvaquilee to central Aurelia.
● @Callistois to northern Alharu.

Nations Modified:
● Fixed Bushland's name not being categorised as an NPC.
● Fixed North Aurelian Free State (N.A. Free State)'s name not being categorised as an NPC.
● Fixed Adaptus' name not being categorised as an NPC.
● Fixed Zekistan's name not being categorised as an NPC.

Nations Removed:
● Espalia
● Taura

[Xio]

This map update (v5.25) is likely to take longer then a typical map update as I will be doing a lot of back-end changes as well as finishing a few projects that have been needing attention for some time now. Expect a mid-July completion rather then late-June/early-July.

5.25.1 Map Draft


Nations Removed:
● North Aurelian Free State (Rhodellian NPC), Aurelia
● Austameria, Europa
● Hinteria, Argis
● Delamaria, Argis
● Lysian Columbus (Delamaria NPC), Argis
● Mahana, Europa
● Zekistan (NPC), Europa
Yes we're starting with nations removed first. If your nation has been effected by the removal of any of the above nations, please DM me on Discord so we can figure out a path moving forward (be it the staff helping you retcon your lore, or re-adding a removed nation as a Lore NPC).

Geography Changes:
● All marine borders have been redrawn. A new, sleaker, design for marine borders have replaced the old consistant version. The dashes should help highlight the fact that these aren't "real" borders and only exist to distinquish who owns what islands on the map.
● All terrestrial borders have been given a clean-up. This update will come out with a new blank version of the map and should not have any of the weird colour-fill issues previous maps had.
● Antargis' Western Peninsula has been de-iced on the map to highlight its (relatively) warmer !Siberian climate rather then its !Antarctic climate like the rest of Antargis.
● Sea labels have been made a bit more consistant.

Nations Modified:
● @Anatea has completed phase 1 of their expansion, with Azuria now officially under Anatean rule. To be annexed at a later date once phase 2 is complete.
● @Hangoku's flags have been given a bit of a touch-up on the map and their name changed to Mikochi.
● @Gallambria's maritime claims have been made more consistant with other maritime claims on the map. May change / be reverted.
● Fixed @Walneria's Antargis Island station's flags as they were the wrong way round.
● Fixed Wajoka, Lysia, and Suverina's flags as well to be more consistent with other colonies.
● De-Anglified Mesothalassa back to Faerannteth to be more in-line with Anglia's other colonies.
● Shrank the ISTC's flags to city-state size (20px).
● Fixed Miiro's colony flags and names positions.
● @Schennland's flag has been changed per request.
● Changed Giokto's flag(s) to better represent its protectorate status under Andalla.
● Rhodellia shrank and turned into an NPC.
● @Iverica's Monarch Island has been renamed to New Beautancus and given the flag of old Beautancus (temporarily). Totally did not forget to do this 10 months ago or anything...

To-Do List:
● Overhaul and expand how expansions are performed on Eurth.
● Rewrite the inactivity google doc and expansions google doc.
● Eurth Language Map for the end of the update.

Edited June 13 by Xio (see edit history)

[Xio]

Another update another map. To-Do List hasn't yet been accomplished yet however the groundworks for it have begun (and will be obvious from the coming map changes of this draft).

5.25.2 Map Draft


Geography Changes
● Modified Europa's rivers, overall made them longer.
● Added the Akirryan Range to northern Europa.
● Reduced the maximum heights of the West Buranian mountains and West Orient mountains.

Nations Removed
● Euandria, Europa.
● Sporsia, Europa.
● Akiiryu, Europa.
● Kaldana, Europa.
● Cabarria, Europa.
● Lusuviya, Argis.

Nations Modified
● Changed Gallambria's maritime borders again. Still possibly WIP.
● Moved and reduced Qubdi.
● Reduced Suverina.
● Moved Mantella & Cristina.
● Enlarged Norrium so its not just a rump state.
● Added the cities of "Dagbad" and "Bommi" to Norrium.
● Re-added the city of Tarshish to Yuropa as "Tharseis" .
● Re-added the city of Aldonville to Yuropa as "Neanthopolis".
 

Edited June 24 by Xio (see edit history)

[Xio]

The big update is almost done, just a few more things need to be completed on the to-do list:
- Eurth Language Map
- New Topographic Map

5.25.3 Map Draft


Document Changes
● "An Introduction to Eurth"
▪ Changed some ambiguous/contradictory language in the stats section.

● "Map Requests"
▪ Changed ‘Geography Requests’ to now be banned.
▪ Changed ‘Miscellaneous Requests’ to ‘Cosmetic Requests’.

● "Inactivity and Termination"
▪ The new system has been put in place. Now members will have 200 days of inactivity before a single warning. If they don’t respond to the warning within 7 days, their nation will undergo Termination or IP (Intellectual Property) Seizure. No more reductions.

● "Expansions an NPCs"
▪ Changed the size of expansions / NPCs paragraph to a more standardized – now using the original point system. First-time expansions must be limited to 4 points or less and historic expansions to 2 points or less.
▪ Added economic expansions. You can now apply to have one of your cites upgraded, boosting your population and GDP without needing new land to be annexed. The new system works very similar to the current territorial expansions, but instead of creating an NPC/reserved territory you pick one of your cities (capital included) to be upgraded. An upgraded city by the end of the expansion will use the new city state stats for population and GDP per Capita, which are then added on top of your existing stats.

● "Map Application"
▪ Added 3 “Additional Cities” slots to the map application form, rather then adding the cities via Discord direct messaging.

Geography Changes
● Remove the Atsavan Kelp Forest from Marenesia Minor

Nations Removed
● Removed Ateenia (changing nation)
● Removed Konalani (changing nation)
● Removed Hisera (requested)
● Removed Kynetsia (left Discord)

Nations Modified
● Changed @Hangoku (Mikochi)'s flag.
● Returned Argic Islands to Adaptus.
● Rhodellia changed back into a member nation, with previously lost land returned.
● Added @Florentia's reserved territory.

Nations Added
● @Emyleryn to western Argis.
● @Uteblic to central Aurelia.
● @Deterria (Velika) to southern Argis.
● @Konalani (Batsweda) to southern Azania, Europa.
 

Edited August 1 by Xio (see edit history)

[Xio]

As this particular map update has been taking forever, I think it'd be best to ship what's done and move the last bits to the next map update. I'll be sending this particular map to @Orioni sometime today or tomorrow, depending on if any last minute requests come in.

5.25.4 Map Update

Nations Removed
● Nuevalta from western Alharu

Nations Modified
● Moved @Schennland to southern Aurelia.
● Modified @Stedoria's cities per request.
● Enlarged Pecario's reserve.
● Renamed @Anatea's "Ruthenian Nations" to the "Virisi Nations"
● Added @Mavran's cities.

Nations Added
● Added @Ateenia's Hisanallah to Amutia, Europa.
● Added @Korocia to northern Alharu.

Edited September 7 by Xio (see edit history)

[Xio]

Some big changes with this map update!

Behind-the-scenes, I've been working on something that — frankly — I should've made day 1 of being the cartographer. It's a scoreboard/leaderboard/statsboard of all members and NPCs (listed separately) with their point stats. All the member stats have been added. It's just that stats for NPCs (especially those older than a year) are incredibly difficult to find and will likely have to be made up on the spot with some help from those who border/RPed with/created the NPC. The stats on the statsboard will be the official stats for each country (+ client states) so people won't have to go scavenging on old threads or iiwiki articles.

It will be ready “soon”.

5.26.1 Map Update

Nations Added
● Added @Mikochi's NPC of Nanshima.
● Added @Xio's NPC of Proncawi'chi.
● Added @Caerlannach to Argis

Nations Modified
● Galahinda has been reduced in size and changed to an NPC.
● Prymontian Rus was merged with Prymont, per the original intended timeline for PR to join Prymont as a state by 2020.
● Prymont's flag was updated.
● Sanctum Imperium Catholicum has been reduced in size and changed to an NPC, with their older name 'Salvia' reused.
● @Xio's reserved area reduced to a 4 point territory.

Nations Removed
● Alvernia
● Ashanga
● Bouenezenn
● Callistois
● Durland
● Emyleryn
● Erdland
● Kahokiaki
● Kertosono
● Lantrobo
● Leszczawka
● Montedica
● Motoharu-Chu
● Nyantastan
● Roqoo
● Skibbenon
● Solvrige
● Ulfheimr