OpenGeofiction
I think there should be another opengeoficiton site (earth.opengeofiction.net?) that is the real planet earth but includes only natural features. That way, we can colonise our actual earth. The borders of countries will be maintained but can be altered by virtual wars. Country names would be the same as their real world equivalent but people are encouraged to change them after getting posession of the territory.
This would be a lot more fun then OpenGeoFiction; more of alternate universe. It would also be interesting to visit your creations in real life.
Discussion
Comment from Rhiney boi on 28 December 2019 at 02:30
Erm, I doubt the site owner’d like that. You’d need your own domain if you were to want to do that.
What’s up with all the stuff about changing OGF?!?!
Comment from Luciano on 28 December 2019 at 03:42
All the underlying software is open-source. You go ahead and do that. Have fun.
Comment from coshatiuav on 28 December 2019 at 09:24
This idea would need many people on board for it to work well. Frankly don’t think we can achieve that amount of commitment.
Comment from histor on 28 December 2019 at 09:46
Some funny ideas in the last time …
But yes - if anybody will start an “OGF” with the basic of real world continents, he is free to do so. May be there then a playground for little imperialists.
Comment from theruler on 28 December 2019 at 18:42
Oh no, i can feel a wave of “change OGF” here.
OGF is can change, but only minimally (updating software, e.g. iD, updating website layout and stuff), but not like a huge load of changes.
You can make your own OSM-based server, it is even documented in the wiki.
Go for it :)
Comment from whateversusan on 28 December 2019 at 18:43
You could play Europa Universalis IV instead and save yourself a lot of trouble.
Comment from geoboi on 28 December 2019 at 19:06
The only major change that needs to happen on this site is that someone needs to take on the big project of fixing the routing software, and so far, nobody has come forward saying they have the sufficient skills to do so.
Comment from MOI N on 28 December 2019 at 20:38
@theruler your grammar “OGF is can change”
@geoboi exactly
I think it’s an amazing idea
Comment from theruler on 29 December 2019 at 11:21
@MOI N is distracts from general mapping on OGF. Expect OGF to become a less developed place and OGF 2.0 to become a newbie place.
Sorry for my grammar, I write quickly so my fingers don’t hurt so much by typing slowly.
Comment from Inventor on 1 January 2020 at 23:49
I can’t understand why this might be “a lot more fun”.
OGF is unique only because of it being a different world. I tend to think that is the fun part.