Hi everyone,
This is the last map of the month. I hoped I would have been able to post a few more maps this month, but I could not catch up on the time lost to covid anymore at the end of the month. While I would have wanted to release more maps this month, I also wanted to make these two map packs properly.
Next month I'll finish the maps and assets that were left unfinished ...
2022-01-31 21:20:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone!
This is a deckplan I've been working on for some time already. I was almost done with this map when covid got me and I had to take a couple of long rests to recover. Now it's done and prepared for your tabletop – virtual and traditional.
What's special about this map is that this is made in collaboration with Design Ministries for the upcoming 2nd edition of 2022-01-31 12:25:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone,
I wanted to show you some previews of the two next releases.
I made some tweaks to the hauler today and finished the bodega battlemap as well.
I'm making the Foundry modules for both tomorrow and releasing them once those are done.
So, until tomorrow!
Thank you for your patience and support.
- Miska
Hi everyone,
A very quick update on what's happened this week.
I'm recovering from Covid-19 and feeling better for a change. I've been most of the week in high fever and unable to focus on anything but rest, and the ironic bit is that I had to cancel my reserved time for a booster shot because of catching the actual thing :)
Anyways, I'm back working on...
2022-01-22 14:55:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone,
Miska’s Maps’ website is now updated and features a new map gallery. The gallery includes previews of all available map variants and links back to their Patreon pages with download links. There are still some minor details to fix and some content missing, but these should not an issue.
I’m aware t...
2022-01-16 21:37:36 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
With the latest map pack, Small Xenomorph Nest, I published a mini-adventure "Nest Control" (available to Hero and higher-tier patrons). That adventure is Starfinder compatible, however, the game mechanics are so light that it should be very easy to adapt to other systems as needed....
2022-01-13 09:34:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone,
I have added two new prop packs to the Assets and Bonus Content Library.
Downloading the packs requires Adventurer or higher tier membership.
And a note about my future plans: I'm working on a bigger batch update to improve the organization, naming, and quality of my old pro...
2022-01-12 12:13:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone!
Making this map and releasing it took a bit longer than I expected. I pretty much rebuilt my map creation and publishing process while making this map. This map pack also has a 5-page mini-adventure "Nest Control" included in the Foundry VTT module and a simple PDF version in the Hero tier map pack. The adventure is Starfinder compatible but does not have that many game mecha...
2022-01-11 18:47:44 +0000 UTC View PostHi all,
Earlier this week, I sent a bulk message to my previous patrons and you, my current patrons, about an old-school cartography “hobby project” I’ve been thinking for some time already. I started TTRPG cartography back in 2015 by drawing fantasy and sci-fi old-school maps with ink pens and paper, later in 2020 I moved to using digital tools exclusively. I thought it would be f...
2022-01-09 02:09:57 +0000 UTC View PostI've been going through the past surveys and some comments and something caught my attention. I've been thinking if I'm spending too much time on details in comparison to the most common uses of my maps.
Clearly, a majority of the responses prefer a "medium level of detail". This is still a bit broad term and I'd like to have a better understanding of what this actually means to You...
2022-01-07 07:25:48 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
One more quick poll to start the new year. Are paper-minis a thing?
You know, those printable 2D pawns that you can glue on the cardboard and put on small plastic stands to substitute miniatures.
Additionally, it would be possible to make those round digital tokens, "pogs", out of these with very little effort.
So, I'm asking you if you wo...
2022-01-02 22:44:53 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
It's a new year, and it's time to start with some new goals and standards.
A little more than a year ago, I started making sci-fi assets. Throughout 2021 I have learned a lot about making props and refined my skills, but there are still a few more refinements to do.
In 2022, I will increase my focus on assets and modula...
2022-01-02 00:46:32 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone!
In this post, I'm going through some current matters and the status of the upcoming releases, and plans for the next year. I'm going through the different topics at a high level in this post and will delve deeper into relevant subjects in upcoming posts.
Before going into any of the topics, I'd like to apologize for ghosting ...
2021-12-31 22:03:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Besides Star Wars, Valerian (the comics), and Alien, Dune belongs to science fiction works that have influenced me the most over the years. Obviously, I had great expectations towards the new Dune movie and gladly I can say that I really liked it. It's an excellent adaptation and fits my tastes perfectly.
Unsurprisingly, the movie gave me a lot of...
2021-11-30 20:56:56 +0000 UTC View Post
I was two weeks a bit under the weather and there were some unexpected matters to take care of so I've had difficulties posting Infinite Rocket maps as they are done. In general, I got only about a third of my planned maps done. However, this is not the end of it. I'm going to continue making these, and this was a really good practice run for making other modular maps as well.
But, ...
2021-11-30 20:16:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all,
Some new assets are added to the collection.
Shake & Bake Colony assets include a set of buildings and structures that can be used to build your own small terraforming colony or science outpost.
Ornithopter is a single-vehicle asset but comes with open wings for airborne mode and closed wings for landed mode. This...
2021-11-30 17:44:43 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
Just a quick status report about what's happening.
Last week I had some personal stuff regarding my late father's matters and I felt a bit under the weather overall. I didn't get as much done as planned, or any of the maps released, and I had to cancel my stream with World Anvil.
Gladly, I'm feeling a bit better now and I'm going to continue with...
2021-11-22 07:16:43 +0000 UTC View PostSo, this topic has been in the talks for some time already, but so far I haven't had time to expand into making tokens. Still, I'm not very sure about this, but I feel that this might be a fun and inspiring experiment to do.
So, in case I might have some spare time, I could make a few tokens, but what kind of tokens these should be?
I think "pogs" (those round tokens wit...
2021-11-15 09:50:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone,
I thought I'd give short summary of my plans for this and the upcoming week.
I attached some unreleased previews of the decks I've done, but have not had time to make the releases yet. I'll be making several releases this week.
Last week I made a spin junction deck that connects the main hull to spin gravity wheel...
2021-11-15 09:29:12 +0000 UTC View Post
The crew quarters deck is designed to accommodate the crew of the ship and any possible passengers. There are five cabins and 16 bunks for the crew. There is also a separate captain's cabin with the only window screen on this deck. If necessary, the bunks can be used as double bunks accommodating twice as many crew members.
There is also a small storage/utility space and a recreatio...
2021-11-13 08:05:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone,
While waiting for my next map releases or Foundry VTT updates, here's something different for a change.
My fellow cartographer, Moonlight Maps, has launched their first amazing Kickstarter, ATLAS. A huge tome packed full of physical maps, encounter cards, & reusable stickers, for your game ta...
2021-11-08 15:24:25 +0000 UTC View PostI'm working on some other maps besides the mapvember maps too, and I'd like you to tell me which one you would like to see next. I will use the results to prioritize the maps I'm working on.
I'm probably going to run these polls every few weeks or so depending on my progression and the results.
Vote for all maps that you are interested in.
2021-11-02 19:40:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Crew ops is a multi-purpose deck for miscellaneous crew operations. It includes the crew galley, a small workshop, medical bay, toilet, armory, and TH/RO/NE mainframe access chamber.
#Mapvember 2021 - Day 2 - Throne
This map is designed for hard sci-fi settings (e.g. Eclipse Phase, The Expanse RPG, etc) where decks are stacked vertically and art...
2021-11-02 15:43:47 +0000 UTC View Post
The bridge is perhaps the most critical deck of ship operations. On their bridge stations, the crew can pilot the ship, operate the ship's weaponry and defenses, use its sensors and communications, distribute power to different ship's systems as needed, and so on. This vital status of the bridge makes it also one of the main objectives when a ship is boarded, or when a ship is salvaged, its bri...
2021-11-01 15:43:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone,
Yesterday I released a bundle of maps at the last minute. As I mentioned in a previous (patrons-only) post, October did not go quite as planned and I had to crunch a bit at the end of the month to get the maps done. As a note, the Foundry VTT scenes of the maps are still missing, but I'll be working on them this week to get them all back up to date 2021-11-01 08:12:02 +0000 UTC View Post
This disaster can be caused by a space battle, a meteor hit, a ship reactor malfunction, or some other freak accident. The whole hangar bay is ripped apart and of course, you need to go through it to the other side or save something from the wreckage.
The map includes different points for entrance and exit and a few rooms with possible objectives.
On an alien planet, deep inside an asteroid, or even under the icy layers of Antarctica, a discovery was made. What seemed like a natural cavern lead to something far stranger – a spherical chamber buried deep in the rock with no other entrance than a small crack on its side. How it got there is a total mystery. When a living creature entered the chamber for the first time, perhaps in thousan...
2021-10-31 23:27:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Even the scum and villainy of the spaceports and space colonies have their own scum and villainy. Quantum Queen is the safe haven for this sort of crowd. The nightclub, located on the notorious level 21, is known for its shady deals and black-market trade goods. Officially, The Queen, as the matriarch of the Quantum Queen is known, has nothing to do with these obviously illegal activities, but ...
2021-10-31 23:12:15 +0000 UTC View Post
You might find this flying island drifting in the upper atmosphere of a gas giant, near a broken ringworld, or perhaps even in astral space.
At the center of the island, there is a portal of some sort. Maybe the heroes appear on the island through this ancient fargate or they succeed to activate it and open a portal to another long-lost system hidden in a hyperspace fold.
<... 2021-10-31 22:31:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone,
Just a quick update on the progress. After cleaning up my work table and reorganizing my plans, I have finally finished this month's maps and preparing them for delivery. I apologize for the delay. This was my fault for failing my plans for this month. As I mentioned in the previous post, I have now taken measures to reorganize my work.
I h...
2021-10-29 15:01:20 +0000 UTC View Post