If you are taking mountain ranges or rivers right from our planet you honestly couldn’t have anything more realistic, it currently exists. If you manage to find something you like, replicate it. Look for some far-off coastlines and see if you can find any shapes that catch your eye.

You can go as deep into this as you like but most of the time just looking at another map is enough to get the juices flowing.Įven if you’re starting with either of the other methods above or currently have a map started, take a quick minute and look at Earth’s map.

What is the main trade product of this town?.

Is there a specific reason why the coastlines are shaped that way?.

Why did they put that mountain range there?.

While you’re looking at other maps ask yourself some questions like I’m talking about looking at someone’s work with the eyes of a creator. The next thing I wanted to add after finishing up the rivers is roads- but maybe after I do add roads I could try to add more cities and change their appearance too.Sometimes one of the best ways to learn is to copy and no, I don’t mean plagiarising and stealing someone else’s work. I think you mean 'the number of villages is greater than cities which are greater than countries', right? (:

+ works great with my Relic & Artifact Generator + works great with my simple Collaborative Worldbuilding System - OurLore Or, alternatively, if you want to generate maps and download them offline, or customize your color palettes, you may do so with the downloadable version of the generator down below. You can also support world map generator by rating it, following me on Itch.io, or telling other creative people about it!įor more information, you can download the EXTRA_INFO.txt file below. I used to run a Patreon with exclusive updates, insights and other projects. When you're done, you can save your map by clicking 'Download map' <3īonus: you can even edit your downloaded maps in your favorite pixel-editing software. Play around with the settings to make different world maps- add waves, make rivers common or rare, add outlines and more! If you want more control, you can even place civilizations exactly where you want them to start spreading from! 'Generate Civs' to populate your land with civilizations. It's meant as a tool for quick worldbuilding map creation- be it for tabletop RPG games (like D&D) and game masters, as inspiration for more detailed maps for artists, or just for fun.Īs a visual template for worldbuilding, or as is. This is a free procedural world map generator, used for generating a pixel-art world and populating it with different areas / civilizations, one pixel at a time.

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