Hello all!

I am hereby asking you to rate the scale of the hamlet I’ve got going in the blue nation of Drull. I’ve been using the scale helper and been measuring everything with great care but I am still unsure about the scale of it all, especially because the surroundings are so different proportionally, like the intersection next to the hamlet that I did not create.

Link to map

Thank you :)

Just a quick question:

When I request a territory, do I have to wait for the admin to respond and give me the go-ahead, or can I go ahead and start editing?

Sorry if I seem a bit impatient here, I am just eager to start mapping my own territory.

Hello everyone.

I have been absence of OGF for quite a long time, but now I’ve returned :)

If you’d like to, you can read about my return and mapping in my bliki.

Niels

First off, actually how is a nuclear weapon base designed? What do you think a nuclear base should have? Because I have plans to create sites for nuclear testing for the Pretanic Faction State (the name will be changed soon), but so far I have seen a barely mapped nuclear site from North Korea: osm.org/#map=14/41.2264/129.1105. Is it because all nuclear sites are underground?

Anyway, does your nation have ever possessed nuclear weapons, or at least have ambitions to possess some and hence created such test sites? Or let’s reduce to a milder level: Does your country also do nuclear power? Show some of the nuclear power plans/ test sites if necessary.

I am not going into further details about Antigo’s nuclear weapons programme, without any consensus yet from bhj867.

This is my first diary entry.

I am having trouble loading up JOSM. Can somebody teach me?

Hello everyone,

I am planning on making a mountain range with rivers, peaks and forest. It’s some stuff at a very professional stage (high-end JOSM). Since I do not have JOSM nor do I have access to it, I ask help today from you, my OGF people, to pleasw help me.

P.S. I see that my diary entry response rate (D.E.R.R.) is pretty low (about 2-5 replies), but I am serious. I do need help.

Yours, TheMapper27 (btw this name is cringe)

I’ve been trying to calculate distance between 2 areas of my country and just dragged the marker (typing the thing usually leads it to somewhere else i don’t need it) and no matter where I put it I keep getting the “Couldn’t find a route between those two places.” even though all roads are connected.

Hello to all mappers,

I just wanted to say that I’m not dead yet - Litvania is still my country and I will continue developing it in the future, I’m just kinda busy with school and other things I’m pursuing, OGF currently isn’t one of those.

I hope you’re all doing well. I see my area has some new people around, and I welcome you, my name is Michal, I’m Polish and I own Litvania. You know, that annoying blob that has stayed the same for the past few months. Yeah, that’s it, that’s my country.

So yeah, just a quick update and I hope to be back soon.

Cheers,

Michal

I am looking for truck depot examples because I would like to build one just south of the A 5 near Willow Station. I am looking for Willow Station to have a balance between residential and industrial. It will be an important pit stop for cars and trucks going on the A 5. I already have a pit-stop mega complex north of the roundabout interchange. The explanation for the roundabout is to give time for the 53’ semis to slow down and enter the interchange proper.

Which one do you think it fits the best?

Hi All,

I want to work on a nice looking contour map like https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/wiki/index.php/File:Topographical_map_of_Drabantia.png But I’m not sure if there’s a way to import the outline of my country into Inkscape from JOSM or I should trace it. Does anyone have experience with this?

Thanks! Meg

Since no one has posted a monthly challenge until now, I’ll just post one. This month’s theme is local railways and Interurbans.

This month’s task is to build railways connecting suburban or rural communities to the rail network. Due to cost issues, these railways often have very simple infrastructure, they’re often single-track, have tight corners, run on streets or are built to a narrower rail gauge or structure gauge. They are usually built for passenger service, even though a few of them have freight service. They are usually electrified using some low-voltage DC standard, such as 600 V DC.

Real World examples for local railways or interurbans include: * South Shore Line * Vienna local railway * Attersee Railway * Halle-Bad Dürrenberg Railway

Hello, may you all for feedback regarding what I have done in Ncakjana. That is, since I moved the capital farther east. I think I have a problem making my roads interesting. Any feedback would be very helpful. Thank you.

I’ve been thinking today about music in OGF. For example, if I would like to create a 1-hour long playlist for Lakeshore 103.9 FM (Lumina and environs), would I have to use OGF music (if any) or if there really isn’t any music, just real life songs?

Yo guys,

Is it me or does the search bar not work on newly added territories. And yes it contains territories new from months ago. For example try to search up Federal States on there. And poof!

“NO SEARCH RESULTS”

Like bruh i’m trying to adore how my edits look but i cant even look it up if i forgot where it is!

And yes the directions option too….oh yeah thats broken too.

Anyways yall have a great day, Gregory Loss

I’ve continued to work on Lafort. I took some advice I got a few months ago, and I’m looking for some more. There’s a lot that’s incomplete, but one of my big problems is making my roads interesting. Especially in the northern parts of the city, they become kind of boring. What can I do to make my city better? Thanks!

HI there,

Just want some feedback scale-wise, for my new town Tollseydale. I would like to know if this is the right scale to draw.

Thanks

Hello! I’m balthier4321, I’ve recently rejoined OpenGeofiction after a roughly 1 year hiatus. Unfortunately I had to leave OGF shortly after joining due to vision related medical issues, but now things have stabilized and I’m ready to get back at it.

Over that time I have been working on an anthology of short stories set in the fictional country of Oscadia detailing the rise and fall of governments, some peaceful transitions and some not over the nation’s history. And after looking for programs and communities dedicated to mapping fictional countries I ended up finding this place again.

I’m looking forward to finally getting all the locations and cities that I’ve been dreaming up for the past months down in a more… easy to understand format than just crudely drawn maps on notebook paper. My request for territory is still pending, but once that is done I can’t wait to show you all!

Hi there,

Just wondering what are the typical dimensions of a ‘block’? I am planning on starting inland first, so a typical Midwest state town block…. My town is bordering another town, so I think this would be easier for me to start mapping.

Through the last six months I’ve redeveloped Ellmouth, a British based city and the first city I mapped in Glaster around 3 years ago. A bit of zooming out is required, as the city is at the awkward stage of being too big or too small to appropriately fit a scale level.

A comparison of old Ellmouth and new Ellmouth can be found here. (Imgur is inaccessible at the moment)

I still need to finish mapping Ellmouth’s centre in high detail, and somehow map the large scale of countryside around Ellmouth. I’m a bit hesitant to begin that proper, however. I am able to map rural environments effectively but the vast scale and having no place to start and finish at is a major deterrent for me. Any tips?

If anything looks out of place or illogical, that means it’s probably still in the development process. Particularly in central Ellmouth mapping is subject to change, but don’t be hesitant to point things out!

Happy mapping

Yuanls