HQ Everquest Map images?

[Thunderclasp]

Hey hey,

So I plan on making a custom world globe, but of Odus/Antonica/Faydwer/Velious instead of Earth. I've found some decently high quality images, but was hoping I could find higher resolution images. As of now the best I have is a 1500x1200 resolution map of Norrath + Velious. In all of those maps, it seems Velious is way out of proportion to the rest of the world (Velious, as I remember, is HUGE). If anyone has any better scaled images, or higher resolution images, please share!

The best image I have as of now is this:
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[curtischoy]

That's a really cool idea. I don't sorry =/ But I'm not sure you should worry about the scaling so much, and if you do, worry about he scaling of Odus. That thing should be tiny compared to Antonica, but it's over 1/4 the size.

I bet N/Sro + Oasis + WK is bigger than all of Odus. Kunark is also quite large because its zones are huge.

GL with it.

[myriverse]

Velious was not bigger.

Bet someone can hack the textures of that globe in Skyfire if you want a "true" "scale" map.

[Deliverator]

Velious was not "huge" velious' ZONES were huge. Notice that there are only like 6 velious zones and like 30 Antonica zones. Velious is a large island broken up into a few large zones. Antonica is a LARGER island broken up into dozens of smaller zones.

[douglas1999]

I remember I saw somewhere online a couple years ago somebody was using a 3d modeling program to make an HD replica of antonica based on the map artwork that came with the game. I remember it looking REALLY cool but it wasnt finished and now I can't find it at all :(

[Thunderclasp]

I plan on doing all the maths before I do anything, for scaling reasons. Easy enough using EQAtlas maps and taking the X and Y coordinates to calculate Latitude/Longitude/Distance. For example, to go from west to east of the classic world, it is approximately 95,750 /loc units (feet I'm pretty sure). That's from Kerra Isle to Steamfont mountains.

[Bweetza]

The highest quality maps you can get will involve downloading some of the map packs used when Ykesha introduced cartography. Mapfiend.net has most of them. You can parse and draw them yourself or use EQMapper or the Mapfiend map viewer to load them.

Keep in mind that some of the labels on the maps won't be accurate, as they were drawn far past the scope of P99. Also, areas with many floors will be confusing. Ahem, Blackburrow (http://www.mapfiend.net/map/blackburrow).

[Bboboo]

I remember I saw somewhere online a couple years ago somebody was using a 3d modeling program to make an HD replica of antonica based on the map artwork that came with the game. I remember it looking REALLY cool but it wasnt finished and now I can't find it at all :(

http://wiki.project1999.com/Fan_Art_and_Creative_Works#toddfx_3d_worldmap

[Lifebar]

I plan on doing all the maths before I do anything, for scaling reasons. Easy enough using EQAtlas maps and taking the X and Y coordinates to calculate Latitude/Longitude/Distance. For example, to go from west to east of the classic world, it is approximately 95,750 /loc units (feet I'm pretty sure). That's from Kerra Isle to Steamfont mountains.

This is such a cool project. I would be interested to see how the landmasses appear when you add up all of the X, Y coordinates. Im willing to bet it will stretch the continents far out of proportion to the way they appear on the cloth/printed maps.

Good luck!!

[vaenivo]

Seriously, if someone has the capability to deliver on a beautiful, high quality map of Norrath ... I'll PayPal real quick. I want to enlarge it and place it on one of my walls.

[Thunderclasp]

As it stands now, the maps that were given (such as the one I first linked) are super, super out of proportion. The best example is that Odus is roughly 4,400 feet wide, whereas West Karana alone is 15,500 feet wide. Odus is shown as a continent, all of the Karanas combined (27,500 feet width) are shown as a tiny part of Antonica.

[myriverse]

Don't assume that all /loc units are feet or that they are all equal.

[Madbad]

How do we know Norrath is round?

www.TheFlatNorrathSociety.org (www.theflatearthsociety.org/)

[deezy]

There is a globe in skyfire that could give approximate proportions.

[Monty405]

Some artistic compromises will need to be done since the in game world will never proportionately equal the cloth map.

However I am interested in seeing this just the same.

[Thunderclasp]

Don't assume that all /loc units are feet or that they are all equal.

I find it safe to assume all loc units are the same. In any zone you travel the same /loc per second. 4 seconds of non-sow running is 100 loc units in every zone I've traveled. As far as /loc to feet, it makes sense as far as race height, building height, running speed feet/second, etc.

[sacman08]

EQmaps ftw.