OpenGeofiction
Hi All,
My current focus in mapping is Tavauru’s capital, Faiai’ita here: https://opengeofiction.net/#map=14/10.4808/86.5392
Tavauru is loosely based on island nations in the Caribbean, Reunion, Mauritius, Tahiti, Fiji etc.
I would love some feedback on my mapping and how realistic Faiai’ita is compared to those places. Faiai’ita is still a work in progress so I do appreciate what you have to say.
Faiai’ita is my best attempt at urban mapping so far (I’m not too happy with my first attempt at a city (Raiangua) which is less detailed).
Discussion
Comment from zhenkang on 22 August 2020 at 00:30
There are quite impressive details in the city so far. Looks good.
Have you considered the topology of the surrounding area? It may help in the mountain road mapping…
Comment from Lithium-Ion on 22 August 2020 at 11:51
Yeah, very nice details on the city, it really does look similar to your inspirations, which is good, and the scale seems about right.
Comment from 2amCereal on 22 August 2020 at 12:13
I’m actually currently working on the topography of Au Vau, the island in the northeast of my territory. It’s a slow process but I’m finding I’m having to change a lot of the roads so that they make sense with the landscape. I’m hoping it won’t take too long so I can do the topography for Faiai’ita before expanding the hillside neighbourhoods.
Thanks for the positive feedback :)
Comment from TheHolyEpicpenguin on 22 August 2020 at 23:53
I really like how you’ve mapped the city out so far! I’d definitely say that it looks realistic, but what’s the large building right next to the power station supposed to be? The level of detail is overall really nice though.
Comment from Davieerr on 23 August 2020 at 23:45
Looks great!
Comment from Fayaan on 24 August 2020 at 12:51
Looks great. But I would check those railway curve diameters. Consider this article: https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/wiki/index.php/OGF:Making_realistic_railways#Diameter_of_curves
Comment from 2amCereal on 24 August 2020 at 15:54
They are light railways rather than a full on railway, so they work as a mix between a tram and a train, hence the tight curves where it operates on the city’s streets, which I do believe are realistic. Please correct me if this is incorrect though, but I did purposely build the curves that tight as if it were a tram.
Comment from Sarepava on 26 August 2020 at 10:23
Looks good, and importantly seems realistic for the geography, with a good sense of how the topography looks from the road network. The only comments I’d make are that the river through the park would probably not meander like that, especially in a man-made area with cliffs on either side. It’s got a lot of energy from coming off the mountains and would just bore straight into the sea. Also, there would be some smaller waterways coming off the hills to the east and west as well.
The port of Tui Mau I wasn’t entirely convinced by - I think it would need to be further offshore for the water to be deep enough here. You’ve got sandy beaches either side and no river mouth which suggests a shallow slope. Vehicle ownership in this territory and nearby islands may not be high enough to justify two traffic ports either - most traffic in and out is going to be containers of whatever you export and passengers will mostly fly. What’s your economy based around?
You could consider adding a cruise terminal here - I think this island would be partly reliant on tourism and get a lot of traffic.
Comment from 2amCereal on 26 August 2020 at 11:29
Thanks for your detailed feedback. On review I do agree with you about the river and I’ll be changing that at some point.
Tavauru’s economy is predominantly reliant on tourism, but also has significant agriculture and financial services markets.
Tui Mau’s port is there to provide access to the more remote parts of eastern Tavauru, as well as the main gateway for traffic to other islands and nations in the chain, whereas Faiai’ita handles ocean going traffic. However the inland road network might be sufficient enough to not need the port there at its current size. I’ll look into maybe changing it in the future.
Comment from Fayaan on 26 August 2020 at 12:00
Indeed, for tramways curvature can be much less - take 30 m or even lower (20-25 m) for sharp (slow) turns.