Vote for the Next Map Theme
Added 2021-01-20 13:30:47 +0000 UTC
Hi everyone!
One of the changes I'm going to roll out this year is the map themes and theme polls. Before there was a bunch of miscellaneous maps as candidates for the next month's releases, but when I started working on the map assets, I quickly noticed that this method doesn't work that well.
So, from now on there's going to be a theme for the next five or so map packs and all the maps are going to represent this theme. I'll try to be broad in different topics and themes so there's enough variation between the maps, but try to keep them related so that they could be easily tied into a longer adventure or mini-campaign if desired.
The first theme is going to be about apartments, habitats, offices, and generic living spaces. But what kind, that's up to you. This is a topic that's been waiting for a long time, but I want to do this now, as I feel that it creates a great base for more specific maps in the future. Also, these are more cyberpunk and hard sci-fi flavored, but I intend to do a similar project later with a space opera focus.
Vote your favorite before the end of the month!
A short description of the candidates is below (pictures only for reference) and once we have a winner we will decide the details and specifics of the theme:
MegaBlock

Megablocks are massive housing structures that are basically small cities in their own right. They have everything a citizen needs to get by and live from cradle to crematorium in the megablock. These structures were built during the climate refugee crisis and the Corporate Wars to accommodate the millions of homeless refugees. The increased material costs and cost of living, in general, have caused many of the megablocks to decay over decades and many are classified as slums now. Gangs rule whole levels and control different criminal activities on their own turfs.
Corp Arcology

Corporate Archologies are in many ways much like megablocks, but instead of public government funding, arcologies are funded by the endless corporate resources. They are kept clean and in good shape, as corporations see arcologies as an investment. Well educated corporate employees with secure and stress-free housing are more efficient – and easier to control. Besides the housing areas, most arcologies also have corporate offices and laboratories in the same facility.
Colony Outpost

The invention of the FTL travel sparked a diaspora to a myriad of exo-worlds within and beyond the reach of humankind. Immense space arks and numerous interstellar colony ships were packed with habitat and support modules. At the destination, these elements were dropped or transported on the planet's (or moon's) surface and assembled to provide the colonists with basic shelter and protection. Later, more complex structures might have been built, especially if a military or corporate outpost is in question.
Orbital Station

The first orbital stations were built as stepping stones to the off-world colonies. First to the Moon and Mars, later beyond the limits of our own solar system. Over the decades larger stations were required and now there is a number of large space stations that are more or less self-sufficient with their own factories, hydroponic farming, and culture.
Comments
Go Colony Outpost!!!
Raffaele Deantoni
2021-01-25 09:56:47 +0000 UTCOh no! I've never ever had a poll this tight before 😅
Miska Fredman
2021-01-23 07:47:14 +0000 UTC