#World map

[acquired-stardust]

Chrono Trigger Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1995

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Here's what I've been up to lately! Three years after I created the original version, here's a revamp of the first planet I mapped out for @jayrockin's "Runaway to the Stars" project, the homeworld of their Centaur aliens. This post covers Phase One: Geology.

Firstly, the Equirectangular elevation maps with and without the color gradient layer, and tectonic plate map. This color gradient marks sea level, of course, and while there are inland areas that are *also* below that elevation, I have yet to determine which of those basins have lakes and seas therein, and how their shorelines compare; *that* will be seen once I figure out the climate : ) As for the Plate map, most of the smaller, oblong plates without any rift boundaries represent island chains or continent fragments that accreted onto larger landmasses; discretely marking those was helpful for placing and shaping the mountain ranges.

Next, the Poles-Centered Perspective maps, made possible with Photopea's Polar Coordinates tool. The planet's Southern hemisphere, centered on the south pole, is seen at left, and its Northern hemisphere is seen at right. Like the previous set of three, this set includes the color elevation map, greyscale elevation map, and solid color tectonic plates.

Last of all, the basis for the planet's current appearance: it's tectonic history! These gifs, in six frames, cover about 200 million years of continental drift, starting with the breakup of two Supercontinents, and was primarily achieved in Blender. This isn't my first time trying to reconstruct a tectonic history, but it *is* my first time doing so this quickly and efficiently, thanks to the process I developed here using this planet's continents as a test case.

There will be more phases in this project completed and shared in the coming months, thanks for checking out this one! Also, I've already shared these maps on Reddit, where you should be able to see them in even higher resolution. Photopea and Blender, 2025

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Planet Popstar World Map

Version 6

Version 6, but I think this might be the final version of the Planet Popstar map because im pretty sure all is good and well atp lol!!

Contains lots of levels and stages from various Kirby games, mainline and spinoffs. Spinoffs that would fit in with the mainline canon pretty well yeah lol..

Feel free to use the map I made!

UPDATED MAPS

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(VERSION 8)

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Dungeon Meshi World Map

REGIONS (Descriptions taken from the Adventurer's Bible)

WESTERN CONTINENT

Description: Bears the most scars from the ancient war. It has many monsters and ruined dungeons, and although it's vast, there are surprisingly few habitable areas. Most of the inhabitants are sturdy, short-lived races and demihumans. Elven culture has had a strong influence here. Characters: Kabru and Kuro Places of Note: Utaya Dungeons of Note: The Utaya Dungeon, The Dragon's Lair

NORTHERN CENTRAL CONTINENT

Description: The continent that is home to the largest nation, ruled by the queen of the elves. The term "Western Elves" mostly indicates elves from this region. It's the safest area and life is easy here, but its shrinking population has dangerously weakened it. Characters: Mithrun (and the Canaries) Places of Note: Western Elves's Royal District, Canarie's Headquarters. Dungeons of Note: Central Watchtower

SOUTHERN CENTRAL CONTINENT

Description: The area with the second-largest elf nation. It has more inbound immigration than the Northern Central Continent and a rather disorganized atmosphere. While it's in an alliance with the Northern Central Continent, they really aren't on good terms. Characters: - Places of Note: - Dungeons of Note: -

EASTERN CONTINENT

Description: Home to the largest gnome nation. Once dwarfs and gnomes made up the majority of the inhabitants, but in recent years there has been an influx of short-lived races from the Northern Continent and Eastern Archipelago, and the population is growing rapidly. It's a melting pot where various cultures are jumbled together. Characters: Chilchuck Tims (Kahka Brud), Senshi (Izganda) Places of Note: Magic School, The Island/Melini, Kahka Brud, Izganda, Dozahk, Bonnario, Sadena Dungeons of Note: Island, Brud Dungeon Cluster, Budou Pit, Tower of Night Cries

NORTHERN CONTINENT

Description: A severely cold continent where over half of the land is covered in perpetual snow. The majority of the inhabitants are short-lived races, particularly tall-men, but the population isn't large to begin with. It has been strongly influenced by dwarf culture. Characters: Laios & Falin, Marcille Places of Note: - Dungeons of Note: -

EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO

Description: An area where short-lived races live. As a result of a pact, there has been no interference by long-lived races for a very long time. The effects of the ancient war are slight, and they have almost no trouble with monsters or dungeons, but there's constant strife among humans. Characters: (all from different Islands) Izutsumi, Shuro and his Retainers, Rinsha Fana (Not shown) Places of Note: Island of Wa Dungeons of Note: -

SOUTHERN CONTINENT

Description: Home to the largest dwarf city. Gnome and dwarf nations often build down rather than out, and the innermost layers are extraordinarily deep. War still erupts frequently, and there are never-ending disputes near the borders. Characters: - Places of Note: - Dungeons of Note: -

If you're interested I've found a post on pixiv with the map outlines and some more info (in japanese) (edit: translated here)

I'll make a post about the dungeon descriptions later (here) but here they are, there's a little more info about Kahka Brud dungeons on my last map post

1 The Island, 2 Budou Pit, 3 The Brud Dungeon Cluster, 4 The tower of Night Cries 5 The Utaya Dungeon 6 The Dragon's Lair 7 The Central Watchtower

Map Outline

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Illumination by Evrard d'Espinque for Jean Borbechon's French translation of Bartholomaeus Anglicus' thirteenth-century De Proprietatibus Rerum, ca. 1480 — Source

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Chrono Trigger SquareSoft Super Famicom / Super Nintendo 1995

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Medallion

credit: suskind

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World Map Hex Tiles

Have you mapped your world yet? If not, these hex tiles are for you! Oh, and let us know what to add to Part 2. ;)

→ Download them here!

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My own map of Yggdrasil from Norse mythology. Inspired by the art of Hilma Af Klint and Manly P. Hall

Key (in case the writing's too hard to make out):

1. Alfheim. 2. Asgard. 3. Vanaheim. 4. Midgard. 5. Jotunheim. 6. Nidavellir. 7. Svartalfheim. 8. Niflheim. 9. Muspellheim

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[acquired-stardust]

Final Fantasy IX Playstation 2000

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My brother and I rewatched the original run of Samurai Jack and I made a road map of all the places traveled Jack to on his journey. I've written all the explanations to where I placed the markers down below.

Season 1:

Ep 1: The Beginning - takes place in ancient Japan. I placed the marker in Kyoto because that was Japan's capital before Tokyo, but it could be anywhere in ancient Japan. From there, young Jack traveled across the Indian Ocean, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia to learn new skills.

Ep 2: The Samurai Called Jack - Jack arrives in the future in what I dubbed "Aku City". Since Jack fought Aku in Japan, I placed this new "Aku City" in place of Tokyo, Japan. Again, it could be anywhere, but I thought the bustling city was appropriate as a substitute for Tokyo.

Ep 3: The First Fight - Not marked on the map, because the dog mining canyon is too vague and didn't have any distinct land marks.

Ep 4: The Woolies and the Chritchellites - The Woolies are shown to be wearing kippot in their flashback, so I placed them in Isarel.

Ep 5: Jack in Space - Not marked on the map, because half of this takes place in space. And the woods were too vague to be any specific location.

Ep 6: The Warrior Woman - takes places in Saudi Arabia because of the marketplace and desert landscape, and all the musical references as well.

Ep 7: The Three Blind Archers - The army that attacks the three blind archers at the beginning of the episode are heavily based on Nordic Vikings, so I placed it in Norway.

Ep 8: Mad Jack - Not marked on the map, too vague.

Ep 9: Under the Sea - Jack goes to Atlantis, which is somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

Ep 10: The Lava Monster - The lava monster is a Viking warrior trapped under a curse, connected by his longing to go to Valhalla, so it is another case of Viking mythology, which could be from Norway, Sweden, or Finland.

Ep 11: The Scotsman - Not marked on the map, because the Scotsman was also travelling in a vague landscape.

Ep 12: The Gangsters - The gangsters have Chicago accents.

Ep 13: Aku's Fairy Tales - Takes place in Aku City, but not marked on map because this episode is not about Jack.

Season 2:

Ep 1: Jack learns to Jump Good - Gorillas are most commonly found in Central Africa, specifically the Congo.

Ep 2: Jack's Tales - Not marked on the map, because it is three different stories that don't have any specific location.

Ep 3: The Smackback - The announcer for the tournament is very British, from his attire to his accent.

Ep 4: The Scotsman 2 - The Scotsman invites Jack to his home in Scotland to visit his family, and to save his wife. This episode was pretty self-explanatory.

Ep 5: The Ultra-Robots - Not marked on the map, because the scientists did not have any specific characters traits to draw from.

Ep 6: Jack Remembers the Past - Jack returns to the ruins of his home. Since I placed his home in Kyoto, I marked it as Kyoto.

Ep 7: The Monks - The cartoon idea of climbing a mountain to overcome a big challenge in life is usually associated with the tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest which is located in Nepal.

Ep 8: The Farting Dragon - The village are all very ole-timey British stereotypes. Also, the dragon is a typical depiction of a European dragon.

Ep 9: Versus the five Hunters - The Hunters are summoned from another planet by Aku, but the episode takes place in a bustling city. And since Aku summoned them to the city himself, it is implied to be Aku City.

Ep 10: Demongo, the Soul Collector - The fight between jack and Demongo takes place in a large canyon, so I marked it as the Grand Canyon. It's possible that it's not, but there are not many known canyons and the place they seemed to fight in was pretty large.

Ep 11: Jack is Naked - This episode is a parody of Alice in Wonderland, which takes place in England. Also, the underground city is filled with English accents and jobs (like the cop looking like a stereotypical British police officer).

Ep 12: The Spartans - This episode is a parody of the War of 300, which took place in Greece.

Ep 13: Jack's Shoes - I originally had this placed in Aku City again, but my brother convinced me to place it in New York instead. The different cultures we see mixed and mingled is different than what we see in Aku City. And the Japan car shop is like an immigrant family making a new life, but still holding onto their tradition- which is much more like New York than Tokyo.

Season 3:

Ep 1: Chicken Jack - The bustling city mixed with the emphasis of different cultures (the Japanese food vendor, the Italian man, the gangsters), are more reminiscent of New York.

Ep 2: The Rave - The Innkeeper Jack spoke to at the beginning of the episode had an Italian accent and wore Italian clothing.

Ep 3: Couple on a Train - The assassins in this episode had heavy Texas accents.

Ep 4: The Zombies - Not marked on the map, since this episode takes place in a graveyard, which could be anywhere.

Ep 5: The Scarab - The episode opens with Jack reminiscing about his time in Egypt as a kid, as he explored the ruins. This episode also features Set's servants and the Egyptian God Horus.

Ep 6: The Traveling Creatures - Not marked on the map, the places jack traveled to were fantastical and not any real landmarks were shown.

Ep 7: The Annoying Creature - The dried cracked mud resembled Nevada's landscape.

Ep 8: The Swamp Wizard - Aku, disguised as a swamp wizard, puts on a Mexican accent to blend in?

Ep 9: The Haunted House - somewhere in Japan, as the house Jack travels to has ancient Japanese architecture, and the residents of the house were Japanese. Also, the spirit haunting the house could be called a yokai.

Ep 10: Jack travels and meets two monks that were taught the same Xiaolin moves as him long ago, so it is implied that Jack returned to the same palace where he first learned kung fu.

Ep 11+12: The Birth of Evil - Not marked on the map, because it is a flashback episode

Ep 13: The Labyrinth - Jack travels to the Egyptian pyramids in order to find a diamond that can help him return home.

Season 4:

Ep 1: Versus the Ninja - Jack helps a village of natives on the coast, who have stereotypical straw huts and tiki masks on the side.

Ep 2: Robo-samurai vs Mondo-bot - This episode didn't have any specific landmarks to reference, but the episode is a parody of Godzilla movies, so I placed it in Japan.

Ep 3: Samurai vs Samurai - The bar that Jack visits has a Japanese design, it is the middle of a bamboo forest, and one of the patrons of the bar is a geisha- a Japapnese female entertainer.

Ep 4: The Aku Infection - Jack is traveling through snowy mountains, one of the mountain researchers have a German accent. Also, the salamander monks have a specific Jewish accent, which is found in Germany.

Ep 5: The Princess and the Bounty Hunter - This episode takes place in a very snowy landscape, and this is the first time in the series we have had a Russian accent. It's possible that this episode could take place anywhere that is snowy (and the barbershop haircutter had an Italian accent), but the fact that this is the one and only time we had a Russian show up, I marked it in Russia.

Ep 6+7: The Scotsman Saves Jack - Jack has a new identity as Brent Worthington, he wears British clothing but speaks with a California/beach bum accent. Since Jack had to get those clothes from somewhere, and sirens are typically a European myth, I marked this episode in the UK.

Ep 8: The Flying Prince and Princess - Two members of an alien royalty are taken to Aku, where Jack was planning to ambush him. Wherever Aku is, I mark it as Aku City.

Ep 9: Jack vs Aku - Not marked on the map, because my brother convinced me it was too vague of a setting. My guess would have been Greece because of the ruins of pillars and large cement floors.

Ep 10: The Four Season of Death - Not marked on the map, because it is an anthology episode that doesn't taken place anywhere specific.

Ep 11: Tale of X-49 - the wiki said it's a parody of Blade Runner with some reference to John Wick. Blade Runner takes place in Los Angeles, so that's where I marked it.

Ep 12: Young Jack in Africa - not marked on the map, because it is a flashback episode

Ep 13: The Baby - The baby is found and returned to the peach grove by Jack. The most popular/biggest peach grove I could find was in Georgia, USA so???

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Planet Popstar World Map

Version 7

Okay nevermind it wasn't the final final version of the Planet Popstar map because I had a few changes in mind too...

— Rearranging a few locations here and there to fit in with the Kirby games they're in such as locations from Kirby's Adventure/Nightmare in Dreamland..

— Adding in the locations from Kirby Air Ride!!! They're all very far apart from each other really.

— Alongside that, Gurumetto! From Wikirby it's said that this is where Gourmet Race took place in, a large orchard region of sorts.

That's about it, feel free to use the map as you please, whether it'd be for a map in your kirby fanfic or whatever!

UPDATED MAPS

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Every Fantasy Map Ever