Making World of Warcraft-style maps of real-life places is a tradition which is followed by fans across the globe. Yet another wow tbc classic gold fan is recently getting into the game, creating TBC-style maps that cover a couple of dozen European nations.
Redditor in addition to Warcraft fan Nomadichedgehog was the designer responsible for this series of maps. According to him, he developed the maps with "Photoshop along with using a Wacom tablet as well as a lot of patience and time."
The map was first released by Nomadichedgehog that cover Italy, Sweden, and the Netherlands in the last few weeks ago. England arriving shortly thereafter and Denmark just recently completed. A majority of the maps are versions in both English and their nation's primary languages, as well. Each of them is made with incredible detail and look like something that could be seen in World of Warcraft today. A large number of the main cities and landmarks can be represented by using resources directly from existing Warcraft map of the region.
Nomadichedgehog is not the first artist to undertake such a project. ConservationOfWumbo is possibly the most well-known, thanks to his ongoing endeavor to recreate every state in World of Warcraft's style. Spoon has also created a variety of similar maps as well with one that is in England using the Outland style as well as Winston-91 has previously created maps that included the Netherlands. A majority of these artists have shared their thoughts on one another's work , and have also plugged their initiatives, creating an informal group of cartographers.
Fans were obviously thrilled by Nomadichedgehog's work. Every post he wrote gathered more than 100 comments within the first day of coming online. Many asked if he had plans to tackle another European regions with World of Warcraft style. According to the author, Germany is on his short list, with eventual plans to conquer most, if not all, of Europe. Some people have also asked if the artist offered prints of his maps that can be bought from the Etsy store, ForsakenMaps.
World of Warcraft appears to have been in a tense situation in recent times. The reaction to the conclusion the cheap TBC Classic Gold has been mixed. Blizzard is still involved in the sexual assault allegations and lawsuits that were filed last year. However, the communities around Warcraft and Blizzard have plenty of things to share including amazing fan-created creations such as those from Nomadichedgehog. World of Warcraft is set to release its next expansion pack in April, which means that Nomadichedgehog has time to map the rest of Earth before 10.0's officially launched.