Step Five

The best one :) you're free now to start adding some elements to your map and making in look nice. For example

the map



and with some updates



Now don't get me wrong i'm not trying to say that that's how your map should look it's just an example of the changes you can make with adding extra elements, i'm quite sure that you will make it look better.

I hope i didn't miss out on anything but if you have any question that i can answer or problems i can help with please write in the comments.

See you
play fair and have fun :))

How did you do those updates at the end??

And are you using Adobe Illistrator????

Motocross5800

They are just separate vector drawings you could use (as i mentioned theres plenty free on the web) or you can make your own.



And yes I am using Adobe Illustrator

Don't you have to pay $600 for Adobe Illustrator???

I am using Incscape.

There is no need to pay for any Adobe products. You can download it for free with keys from the torrent sites like www.thepiratebay.sx and etc.

Many svg files can be found here: http://openclipart.org

Motocross

yes u do, but i'm using it for work so...
Anyway like i mentioned earlier, most vector programs have the same tools so that won't be a problem.

Mσvσ

Yes you can (not that i would like to promote piracy) but i believe inkscape is easier to learn for beginners.
I love K-PX by the way :) top-notch work :)

Thanks Incaman! It was made on a half-broken laptop (which im still using) without a mouse, and with inkscape :/

Thats a nice guide by the way, theres lot of stuff that i didnt knew.
Good luck with "the Fall of Jerusalem" ;)

I still don't get it

hey, how do you make the borders so they don't overlap other than moving 1 node at a time? I am using Inkscape.

I'm not sure if this guy bother to actually read. I've tried his method on Inkspace and it works successfully.

Thanks Techpriest :). It works on all vector programs this is not a step by step guide it is just a process by which u can get clean separation. I don't know if i wasn't clear enough in explaining it or people are just to lazy to read :). But making a map is not a fast and easy thing, it takes time, planning and lots of work.

I'll give you an easy step for Inkspace!

1. New Document in Inkspace!

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2. Draw big polygons of your map you're drawing!

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3. Draw a line to separate the polygon into territories!

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4. Click the line and the polygon and press Ctrl+/ or Path>Difference

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5. Finished work.

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6a. That ugly overlap though.

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6b. Border overlap each other? Go to File>Inkspace Preferences

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6c. Now go to Steps and click on Inset/Offsets and set the value to 0.5!

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7. Click on all of the territories and Ctrl+Shift+9!

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8. Border now overlap less and attempts to touch other.

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9. Now you have perfect touching border but be careful to not use that magic Ctrl+Shift+9 too much. Otherwise, the territories are going to look overdosed.

10. Glory to Warlight!

Thanks!! I am going to see if it works soon and i will let you know!

Edited 9/9/2013 07:31:17

Bad. Please use imgur.com to upload.

This is what happens:

red red red red red red red red red red red
red
red
red
red
blue blue blue blue blue blue blue blue blue
red red red red red red red red red red red
blue
blue
blue
blue
blue
blue blue blue blue blue blue blue blue blue

(one border goes over another)

try -0.5 maybe