i used this map as a template but i suppose you can use whatever map you want
(https://i.imgur.com/9X7QUFb.png)
and here's what i came up with lol:
(https://i.imgur.com/yvgxrtf.png)
i suppose i wouldn't change much but there are a few glaringly obvious problems that i did fix
-all of the nyc metro area now rightfully belongs to new york state
-cleaned up the mess of microstates in new england: new york gets vermont, maine gets new hampshire, and massachusetts/rhode island/connecticut all get merged into connectichusetts island
-the western half of hideously deformed maryland goes to west virginia, giving wv a generous, much-needed coastline along chesapeake bay
-the eastern half of maryland gets combined with the remainder of new jersey and all of delaware to become new marywaresey
-tidy the borders between virginia/kentucky/north carolina/tennessee
-deuglify north carolina-georgia border
-deuglify the florida-alabama border (alabama deserves a little more coastline imo)
-deuglify the mississippi-louisiana border
-deuglify the wisconsin-minnesota border
-deuglify missouri
-combine arkansas and oklahoma (practically indistinguishable already anyway) so that there isn't a giant, almost perfectly vertical and completely arbitrary line splitting the us in half (the mississippi river split can stay because at least it's a natural boundary)
-restore texas to approximately its glorious original dimensions along the rio grande, give the balance of new mexico to arizona (sorry new mexico)
-deuglify the california-nevada border
in total we go from 50 to 42 states and get a much more æsthetic map
Unfortunately, F*DERALISM makes this all all but impossible. :'(
and don't worry about our external borders
(https://i.imgur.com/6dCPKgL.png)
https://boyah.net/forums2/index.php/topic,69773.0.html
I've already perfected those. :3
More Texas is as God intended. I approve.
Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 24, 2018, 04:16:02 PMand don't worry about our external borders
I've already perfected those. :3
if you're stealing that much territory you might as well annex all of mexico, hispaniola, and west canada
Can we just nuke West Virginia? Why in fucks name are they getting MORE????
I actually really like America's internal borders. I think east of the Mississippi is especially neat the way it all fits together with all the panhandles and stuff. There's something cozy about it.
It might be that I was obsessed with geography as a kid (and still as an adult, to a slightly lesser degree), so for some reason a US map has a nostalgic value with me, but I dunno man. I just like it.
also tec your new Northeast is a fucking monstrosity and I hate it
The only things I might change:
- Give West Virginia's west and east panhandles to Ohio and Maryland, respectively
- Give Long Island to New Jersey
- Make the Upper Peninsula its own state or hand it over to Wisconsin
- Give Missouri's nubbin to Arkansas
- Sand down the whole Alabama-Georgia-Florida border in general
- Give Georgia's dangly bit up top to South Carolina rather than North Carolina
Nothing else really bothers me enough to mention, and even these don't really bother me.
Quote from: ClassicTyler on August 24, 2018, 06:12:27 PMMore Texas is as God intended. I approve.
texas was so much better looking before the f*ds butchered it :'(
Quote from: bluaki on August 24, 2018, 06:15:32 PMif you're stealing that much territory you might as well annex all of mexico
i'm so glad that somebody agrees :'(
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_of_Mexico_Movement
Quote from: bluaki on August 24, 2018, 06:15:32 PMhispaniola
ehhQuote from: bluaki on August 24, 2018, 06:15:32 PMand west canada
ehhif we take hispaniola we may as well take the rest of the caribbean and i wouldn't necessarily want that, and if we take west canada we may as a well take all of canada and i wouldn't necessarily want that
But what parts of West Canada would you take? sillydood;
I can't believe you tore out the four corners Tec
Quote from: reeper on August 24, 2018, 09:44:40 PMI can't believe you tore out the four corners Tec
someone had to do it
Quote from: C.Mongler on August 24, 2018, 07:11:37 PMCan we just nuke West Virginia? Why in fucks name are they getting MORE????
the feds owe a great loyalty to wv
it's the only state that seceeded
from the confederate rebels in order to stick with the north lol
it has earned its right to exist, much more so than most other states tbh
and it would look
so much better with a generous chesapeake coastline, from which it would greatly benefit economically also (i mean jesus CHRIST we need to wean those guys off the coal dust somehow)
Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 24, 2018, 09:43:49 PMif we take hispaniola we may as well take the rest of the caribbean and i wouldn't necessarily want that, and if we take west canada we may as a well take all of canada and i wouldn't necessarily want that
But what parts of West Canada would you take? sillydood;
That's kinda the point I was going for: if you're taking Cuba and the bahamas in addition to keeping puerto rico, you already have most of the Caribbean landmass
Whatever parts of Canada it takes to connect Alaska to the mainland. Or just give Alaska to Canada, either in full or at least that long and narrow stretch of its southeast.
alright guys hear me out:
arklahoma y/n
Quote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 24, 2018, 09:07:50 PMI actually really like America's internal borders. I think east of the Mississippi is especially neat the way it all fits together with all the panhandles and stuff. There's something cozy about it.
It might be that I was obsessed with geography as a kid (and still as an adult, to a slightly lesser degree), so for some reason a US map has a nostalgic value with me, but I dunno man. I just like it.
for the most part i like it too lol, but it could be
better with just a few small tweaks
in fact, that about sums up how i feel about america in general lol
but there's
relatively little that i changed, geographically at least sillydood;
my problem with mississippi is that it just suddenly becomes angular and imbalanced in the south, but i agree that panhandles can be neat and cozy
for example
Quote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 24, 2018, 09:14:50 PMGive West Virginia's west and east panhandles to Ohio and Maryland, respectively
NO
wv's panhandles give it its distinctive character and make it feel nice and snug in its spot lol
in fact, wv needs
more/bigger panhandles
Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 24, 2018, 04:14:55 PM-the western half of hideously deformed maryland goes to west virginia, giving wv a generous, much-needed coastline along chesapeake bay
Let's compromise and hand Maryland's panhandle over to WV
Quote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 24, 2018, 09:08:18 PMalso tec your new Northeast is a fucking monstrosity and I hate it
hmmm, i see what you mean befuddlement
(https://i.imgur.com/sDPPbGk.png)
How does this make you feel? y/n
this is a lot more sensible because a significant portion of the nyc metro area would be in connectichusetts island anyway, but
all of it should be one unit
this would also resolve the identity problem upstate new yorkers have
we could call this new state new vermachussicut island, we state residents could all call ourselves vermachussicutters, and keep the name new york in reference to the city alone lol
Quote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 24, 2018, 09:14:50 PM- Give Long Island to New Jersey
(https://boyah.net/forums/Smileys/default/ugly.gif)
Quote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 24, 2018, 09:14:50 PM- Make the Upper Peninsula its own state or hand it over to Wisconsin
it's too remote and tiny population-wise to be its own state, and appending it to wisconsin would uglify wisconsin
honestly i kind of like that michigan has the unique distinction of being made up of a pair of separate peninsulas lol, i don't know if i would change that in any way
Quote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 24, 2018, 09:14:50 PM- Give Missouri's nubbin to Arkansas
wrench;
Quote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 24, 2018, 09:14:50 PM- Sand down the whole Alabama-Georgia-Florida border in general
What do you mean by this? befuddlement
Quote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 24, 2018, 09:14:50 PM- Give Georgia's dangly bit up top to South Carolina rather than North Carolina
i actually tried this initially but it's still kind of unpleasant
(https://i.imgur.com/WyLutxr.png)
i think it looks better as a part of nc, but i guess either option is better than having it dangle off georgia myface;
Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 25, 2018, 02:57:35 AMQuote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 24, 2018, 09:08:18 PMalso tec your new Northeast is a fucking monstrosity and I hate it
hmmm, i see what you mean befuddlement
(https://i.imgur.com/sDPPbGk.png)
How does this make you feel? y/n
this is a lot more sensible because a significant portion of the nyc metro area would be in connectichusetts island anyway, but all of it should be one unit
this would also resolve the identity problem upstate new yorkers have
we could call this new state new vermachussicut island, we state residents could all call ourselves vermachussicutters, and keep the name new york in reference to the city alone lol
I hate everything about this
Maybe Vermachussicutian is more to your liking? y/n
Quote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 24, 2018, 09:58:05 PMQuote from: reeper on August 24, 2018, 09:44:40 PMI canÃÆ'Ã,¢Ã¢ââ,¬Å¡Ã,¬Ã¢ââ,¬Å¾Ã,¢t believe you tore out the four corners Tec
someone had to do it
srsly
they were a conspicuously unnatural formation to begin with
Quote from: bluaki on August 24, 2018, 10:35:09 PMQuote from: Magyarorszag on August 24, 2018, 09:43:49 PMif we take hispaniola we may as well take the rest of the caribbean and i wouldn't necessarily want that, and if we take west canada we may as a well take all of canada and i wouldn't necessarily want that
But what parts of West Canada would you take? sillydood;
That's kinda the point I was going for: if you're taking Cuba and the bahamas in addition to keeping puerto rico, you already have most of the Caribbean landmass
Whatever parts of Canada it takes to connect Alaska to the mainland. Or just give Alaska to Canada, either in full or at least that long and narrow stretch of its southeast.
i'm not necessarily going for map completion, i only want to annex the territories that make the most geographical/economic/historical/cultural sense
so that includes cuba and the bahamas, but not hispaniola lol
likewise, it includes small snippets of quebec, coastal east canada and vancouver island, but not any large part of western canada
british colombia would already be frustrated enough with me for having taken their capital LOL, i can't afford to take any more of bc for alaska's sake
it would be great if there were at least a usa-accessible highway or series of bridges that connected the mainland directly with alaska, though, but we don't need whole canadian provinces for that
Quote from: bluaki on August 24, 2018, 10:35:09 PMQuote from: Magyarorszag on August 24, 2018, 09:43:49 PMBut what parts of West Canada would you take? sillydood;
Or just give Alaska to Canada, either in full or at least that long and narrow stretch of its southeast.
oh god NO
every square inch of alaska is critically important and i refuse to give up so much as a slice of our arctic access just to tidy the border
alaska is to the rest of the usa as the moon is to earth: without it we'd be absolutely nothing
Quote from: reeper on August 24, 2018, 09:44:40 PMI can't believe you tore out the four corners Tec
this post inspired me to create this monstrosity that will make tec cringe so hard:
(https://i.imgur.com/jwSvB1T.png)
the eight corners akudood;
edit: made some additional enhancements
Quote from: bluaki on August 25, 2018, 04:22:39 AMQuote from: reeper on August 24, 2018, 09:44:40 PMI can't believe you tore out the four corners Tec
this post inspired me to create this monstrosity that will make tec cringe so hard:
(https://i.imgur.com/jwSvB1T.png)
the eight corners akudood;
edit: made some additional enhancements
oh my god lol putindisapproves;
it hurts
but i like how mexico gets involved in the mix lol
and oh my god how could you give alaska's panhandle away
what has louisiana done to deserve that extra coastline
and oh my god what did alabama ever do to you >.<
Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 25, 2018, 04:52:34 AMand oh my god how could you give alaska's panhandle away
what has louisiana done to deserve that extra coastline
and oh my god what did alabama ever do to you >.<
I just gave Florida/Louisiana/Alabama/Mississippi their own four corners for good measure
and gave Canada a piece of Minnesota and Wisconsin half of Michigan. Basically deliberately making changes you'd hate. sillydood;
I also considered doing that four corners thing to Tennessee/Kentucky/Arkansas/Missouri but forgot to.
Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 25, 2018, 04:51:27 AMbut i like how mexico gets involved in the mix lol
at first I was easily able to get 7 states in there, but I wanted a nicer round number and it would've been too forced to stretch texas or california into that mess, then I saw that little protruding notch sticking out of new mexico as the perfect place to just take a slice out of the country and make the border so much more complicated
it's truly vile lmao >.<
you could also easily make a four corners out of kentucky/virginia/tennessee/north carolina, but i appreciate that you had mercy not to do that myface;
actually come to think of it, if it were something other than a perfectly longitudinal line, a four corners among those states might not even look so bad
Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 25, 2018, 05:21:03 AMit's truly vile lmao >.<
you could also easily make a four corners out of kentucky/virginia/tennessee/north carolina, but i appreciate that you had mercy not to do that myface;
actually come to think of it, if it were something other than a perfectly longitudinal line, a four corners among those states might not even look so bad
I'd sooner make one out of Kansas+Missouri and either Nebraska+Iowa or Oklahoma+Arkansas.
also how could I forget to split California into three
Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 25, 2018, 03:51:16 AMMaybe Vermachussicutian is more to your liking? y/n
New England is perfect and also go fuck yourself
Give everything north of the Grand Canyon to Utah/Nevada. For example if I wanted to get to Littlefield, AZ (a town in the SAME COUNTY as me) the quickest route involves me going through California AND Nevada to get there in a totally reasonable three and a half hours /s
Being part of Nevada would probably help them not be totally forgotten (hell I wouldn't be surprised if most Phoenicans didn't even realize that I-15 cuts into Arizona since it's so remote up there)
Quote from: bluaki on August 25, 2018, 04:22:39 AMQuote from: reeper on August 24, 2018, 09:44:40 PMI can't believe you tore out the four corners Tec
this post inspired me to create this monstrosity that will make tec cringe so hard:
(https://i.imgur.com/jwSvB1T.png)
the eight corners akudood;
edit: made some additional enhancements
think of the tourism
Quote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 25, 2018, 02:29:06 AMLet's compromise and hand Maryland's panhandle over to WV
Just the panhandle? cry;
maryland is the ugliest and most poorly balanced state, it's the one most desperately in need of redemarcated borders
it looks like it was made of small strips of land left over from the states surrounding it
and delaware is almost equally as offensive
a state in that region should at the very least take up the whole delmarva peninsula (or at least every part that doesn't belong to virginia) and not just some awkward angular corner of it myface;
Quote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 25, 2018, 04:49:45 PMQuote from: Magyarorszag on August 25, 2018, 03:51:16 AMMaybe Vermachussicutian is more to your liking? y/n
New England is perfect and also go fuck yourself
it would be even more perfect if ny were a part of it, i am admittedly a little jealous that we got left out of the new england club wry
Quote from: bluaki on August 25, 2018, 05:34:17 AMalso how could I forget to split California into three
smithicide;
Quote from: David on August 25, 2018, 05:09:54 PMGive everything north of the Grand Canyon to Utah/Nevada. For example if I wanted to get to Littlefield, AZ (a town in the SAME COUNTY as me) the quickest route involves me going through California AND Nevada to get there in a totally reasonable three and a half hours /s
Being part of Nevada would probably help them not be totally forgotten (hell I wouldn't be surprised if most Phoenicans didn't even realize that I-15 cuts into Arizona since it's so remote up there)
all valid concerns, but appending so much of arizona to nevada would make for a really unattractive map lol
give it all to utah and bring them one step closer to making deseret a reality y/n
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Deseret
There's laws against panhandling
Give the UP to Wisconsin
Delaware becomes part of Maryland
Rhode Island becomes part of Connecticut
The Dakotas are combined
Montana, Wyoming, Idaho are combined
Quote from: YPrrrr on August 25, 2018, 10:47:10 PMGive the UP to Wisconsin
NO
i'm particularly fond of the way michigan just completely cucks wisconsin out of having a border with canada lol
Quote from: YPrrrr on August 25, 2018, 10:47:10 PMDelaware becomes part of Maryland
I'm okay with this.
Quote from: YPrrrr on August 25, 2018, 10:47:10 PMRhode Island becomes part of Connecticut
I'm okay with this.
Quote from: YPrrrr on August 25, 2018, 10:47:10 PMThe Dakotas are combined
2big
Quote from: YPrrrr on August 25, 2018, 10:47:10 PMMontana, Wyoming, Idaho are combined
2big
Quote from: bluaki on August 25, 2018, 05:34:17 AMalso how could I forget to split California into three
fuck this so much, as a California resident I am so against this. I'm honestly under the impression that California would be more possible to succeed from the union rather than become divided.
Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 25, 2018, 09:00:18 PMQuote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 25, 2018, 04:49:45 PMQuote from: Magyarorszag on August 25, 2018, 03:51:16 AMMaybe Vermachussicutian is more to your liking? y/n
New England is perfect and also go fuck yourself
it would be even more perfect if ny were a part of it, i am admittedly a little jealous that we got left out of the new england club wry
new york is new holland not new england
Quote from: reeper on August 26, 2018, 12:17:03 AMQuote from: bluaki on August 25, 2018, 05:34:17 AMalso how could I forget to split California into three
fuck this so much, as a California resident I am so against this.
honestly fuck; the idiots who keep proposing this
https://boyah.net/forums2/index.php/topic,69745.0.html
Quote from: reeper on August 26, 2018, 12:17:03 AMIââ,¬â,,¢m honestly under the impression that California would be more possible to succeed from the union rather than become divided.
But even I would infinitely prefer California be divided than separated out entirely. (https://boyah.net/forums/Smileys/default/ugly.gif)
Quote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 26, 2018, 12:25:07 AMnew york is new holland not new england
i guess but it's a lonely, largely unrecognized club that isn't nearly as cool as new england awdood;
Upstate New York is more like Pennsylvania than New England anyway
Sure, just rub it in, why don't you. smithicide;
maryland be fine if we just gave it delaware. delaware fucking sucks. the only remarkable thing is no sales tax.
Delaware is still living off being the first state. They've done nothing noteworthy since.
In fact they only exist as a part of a Maryland/Pennsylvania border dispute
oh my god
how's this as a name for the combined west maryland/west virginia
virgin maria y/n
things in delaware:
- Willmington, a city with no notable landmarks and only 72,000 residents, less than my dumpy ass hick college town
- Beaches, which in fairness, are pretty decent. there's lots of pizza stands
thats IT. there's nothing else there. it's just all empty land. the last time i drove through bumfuck deleware i saw 3 confederate flags. you IDIOTS were in the fucking union what are you doing (though i guess you still had slaves regardless, so oorah).
give willmington and north to PA, then give the scraps to maryland I SAY
oh apaprently bullet points dont work in boyah 2.0 how the FUCK am i supposed to make a well structured argument???
Quote from: C.Mongler on August 27, 2018, 12:08:50 PMthings in delaware:
- Willmington, a city with no notable landmarks and only 72,000 residents, less than my dumpy ass hick college town
- Beaches, which in fairness, are pretty decent. there's lots of pizza stands
thats IT. there's nothing else there. it's just all empty land. the last time i drove through bumfuck deleware i saw 3 confederate flags. you IDIOTS were in the fucking union what are you doing (though i guess you still had slaves regardless, so oorah).
give willmington and north to PA, then give the scraps to maryland I SAY
Pennsylvanians are also fond of the confederate battle flag sadly. Just about as dumb as Delaware but with a bit more importance
Quote from: C.Mongler on August 27, 2018, 12:09:12 PMoh apaprently bullet points dont work in boyah 2.0 how the FUCK am i supposed to make a well structured argument???
Quote from: C.Mongler on August 27, 2018, 12:09:12 PMoh apaprently bullet points dont work in boyah 2.0 how the FUCK am i supposed to make a well structured argument???
lol it did work it just set it to
list-style-type: none; for some reason
- Rocky
- Rocky II
- Rocky III
- Rocky IV
- Rocky V
https://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/List
Quote from: Thyme on August 27, 2018, 03:45:02 PMQuote from: C.Mongler on August 27, 2018, 12:09:12 PMoh apaprently bullet points dont work in boyah 2.0 how the FUCK am i supposed to make a well structured argument???
lol it did work it just set it to list-style-type: none; for some reason
- Rocky IV
- Rocky
- Rocky II
- Rocky III
- Rocky V
https://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/List
i fixed that list for you
lmao agreed
Quote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 27, 2018, 03:20:56 PMQuote from: C.Mongler on August 27, 2018, 12:09:12 PMoh apaprently bullet points dont work in boyah 2.0 how the FUCK am i supposed to make a well structured argument???
[youtube]https://youtube.com/watch?v=50WQjdb0JMI[/youtube]
wtf lol this website is WEIRD
lol apparently it default assings list the type 'none' so you have to delete that from the source wtf lol
Maybe it's the wysiwyg
I have a major distaste for WYSIWYG editors
p sure half this site's shenanigans stem from the WYSIWYG tbh lol
i think this site gave my computer some nasty delaware
Quote from: Nyerp on August 27, 2018, 05:07:24 PM
nasty delaware
(https://thumb.ibb.co/gcy7dU/funkymonk_AY.png)
Quote from: YPrrrr on August 27, 2018, 12:13:44 PMPennsylvanians are also fond of the confederate battle flag sadly. Just about as dumb as Delaware but with a bit more importance
>pennsylstan
>important
maybe 200+ years ago lol
Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 27, 2018, 11:54:49 PMQuote from: YPrrrr on August 27, 2018, 12:13:44 PMPennsylvanians are also fond of the confederate battle flag sadly. Just about as dumb as Delaware but with a bit more importance
>pennsylstan
>important
maybe 200+ years ago lol
I said bit more than Delaware hocuspocus;
Also actually matters in every national election
Quote from: YPrrrr on August 28, 2018, 03:44:33 AMAlso actually matters in every national election
Much to the rest of the nation's chagrin. >_<'
Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 28, 2018, 04:02:14 AMQuote from: YPrrrr on August 28, 2018, 03:44:33 AMAlso actually matters in every national election
Much to the rest of the nation's chagrin. >_<'
I know I hate Pennsylvania too you don't need to convince me n_u
i don't hate pennsylstan
it's just a little backwards and drab
i mean they don't call it "pittsburgh" for nothing
Quote from: Nyerp on August 27, 2018, 05:07:24 PMi think this site gave my computer some nasty delaware
Why would new york get the tons of states in New England instead of just merging the NE states together?
It's especially weird that you merged states into Maine and NY despite ME's historic status as part of Massachusetts until 1820
Culturally, with the exception of western CT, all of the New England states are much more homogeneous with Massachusetts than NY, even when it comes to upstate NY.
also why leave ND and SD as distinct states (land area aside) when they're barely more of a state than tiny-ass rhode island
tec sucks at maps
leave maps to david
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4d/Steinberg_New_Yorker_Cover.png)
Quote from: Khadafi on August 28, 2018, 07:21:01 AMIt's especially weird that you merged states into Maine and NY despite ME's historic status as part of Massachusetts until 1820
i mean, do you personally think it'd make more sense to merge maine back into massachusetts than to merge maine with new hampshire lol
That
never made any geographical sense. >.<
Quote from: Khadafi on August 28, 2018, 07:21:01 AMall of the New England states are much more homogeneous with Massachusetts than NY
Quote from: Khadafi on August 28, 2018, 07:21:01 AMeven when it comes to upstate NY.
Again, you guys don't have to rub it in. smithicide;
tfw no wealthy but down-to-earth yuppie WASP gf with whomst to pursue a finance degree at amherst in anticipation of being nepotized into her father's business, go clam fishing with on a picturesque summer afternoon, and have a seafood bake among happy, well-established, high-income friends and family by evening awdood;
tfw her father will never invite you on a golfing holiday, just the two of you, and place his hand on your ralph lauren polo-enclad back while you're mid-prep for the next swing of club, taking the opportunity to not only invite you into the family business with a smile, but also give you permission to propose to his daughter with the very same pearl you found during the aforementioned clam fishing as an engagement gift awdood;
not that you would have
needed his approval anyway but you do like and respect the guy and as much as you hate to admit it, having his explicit consent to her hand really does bring you immense joy and satisfaction that you now struggle to contain, your sheer elation now evident in how wonky your previously steady golf swing has become awdood;
Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 28, 2018, 08:44:44 AMQuote from: Khadafi on August 28, 2018, 07:21:01 AMIt's especially weird that you merged states into Maine and NY despite ME's historic status as part of Massachusetts until 1820
i mean, do you personally think it'd make more sense to merge maine back into massachusetts than to merge main with new hampshire lol
That never made any geographical sense. >.<
If you're rewriting state borders as such, it makes much more sense to merge all of New England into 1 state than merging them into 3 states that still end up with vastly different populations and land areas. What's the point of having Newyorkmont, Maine Hampshire, and Massanetticut Island instead of just a "New England" and "New York"?
It seems to make infinitely more sense to divide them into 2 states with 55k sqm with a population of 19.85 million (NY) and 72k sqm with a population of 14.7 million (new england) than whatever you get from NY+VT, ME+NH, and MA+CT+RI
Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 28, 2018, 08:44:44 AMQuote from: Khadafi on August 28, 2018, 07:21:01 AMIt's especially weird that you merged states into Maine and NY despite ME's historic status as part of Massachusetts until 1820
i mean, do you personally think it'd make more sense to merge maine back into massachusetts than to merge main with new hampshire lol
That never made any geographical sense. >.<
Quote from: Khadafi on August 28, 2018, 07:21:01 AMall of the New England states are much more homogeneous with Massachusetts than NY
Quote from: Khadafi on August 28, 2018, 07:21:01 AMeven when it comes to upstate NY.
Again, you guys don't have to rub it in. smithicide;
tfw no wealthy but down-to-earth yuppie WASP gf with whomst to pursue a finance degree at amherst in anticipation of being nepotized into her father's business, go clam fishing with on a picturesque summer afternoon, and have a seafood bake among happy, well-established, high-income friends and family by evening awdood;
tfw her father will never invite you on a golfing holiday, just the two of you, and place his hand on your ralph lauren polo-enclad back while you're mid-prep for the next swing of club, taking the opportunity to not only invite you into the family business with a smile, but also give you permission to propose to his daughter with the very same pearl you found during the aforementioned clam fishing as an engagement gift awdood;
not that you would have needed his approval anyway but you do like and respect the guy and as much as you hate to admit it, having his explicit consent to her hand really does bring you immense joy and satisfaction that you now struggle to contain, your sheer elation now evident in how wonky your previously steady golf swing has become awdood;
Do you have a dad fetish too
Quote from: Khadafi on August 28, 2018, 07:25:32 AMalso why leave ND and SD as distinct states (land area aside)
for the sole reason that that would be really ugly
(http://tinyimg.io/i/9KcoFTW.png)
otherwise yes they don't really have any right to be separate states, but combining them uglifies the map
Quote from: Khadafi on August 28, 2018, 07:25:32 AMwhen they're barely more of a state than tiny-ass rhode island
Are you suggesting that we make every population center of ~1 million its own state? putindisapproves;
Quote from: Khadafi on August 28, 2018, 07:25:32 AMleave maps to david
i have been eagerly awaiting his own redrawn map of america
It's not any uglier than boxachusetts and whatever wacky thing you did to Vermont akudood;
Just have 4 states that correspond with the timezones. Or I guess 6 because of Hawaii and Alaska.
Quote from: Khadafi on August 28, 2018, 08:53:03 AMWhat's the point of having Newyorkmont, Maine Hampshire, and Massanetticut Island instead of just a "New England" and "New York"?
for the sole reason that, again, that would also be absolutely hideous
(http://tinyimg.io/i/CvBViBU.png)
Æsthetix do matter when it comes to drawing maps, guys. :|
...and also i want in on the new england club >.<
but fine, i suppose even something like this would be preferable to the current situation
(http://tinyimg.io/i/pguIwXj.png)
So I guess you can keep your hip wealthy exclusive club to yourselves if you want. cry;
tfw no WASP gf :'(
It bothers me so that upstate NY morphed into Pennsylstan Lite and not something more like Vermont. smithicide;
nonetheless i
will still be taking western connecticut and eastern pennsylstan and northern new jersey thank you very much, those regions are new york city proper
Quote from: Khadafi on August 28, 2018, 09:14:04 AMIt's not any uglier than boxachusetts and whatever wacky thing you did to Vermont akudood;
and yeah double dakota definitely is uglier than either of those lol
it's much more conspicuous as a gigantic rectangle smack dab in the middle of the country, and worse yet, it's
vertically orientedconnectichusetts island is much less offensive to the eye because it's horizontally oriented lol
It's only hideous because you're used to seeing state borders there.
i mean look at michigan, missouri, ohio, idaho, or new york
Quote from: Khadafi on August 28, 2018, 10:26:26 AMIt's only hideous because you're used to seeing state borders there.
i don't think it's strictly a matter of familiarity
maryland and delaware for example have looked the way they do for hundreds of years and yet i still think they're absolutely hideous lol
Quote from: Khadafi on August 28, 2018, 10:26:26 AMi mean look at michigan, missouri, ohio, idaho, or new york
i agree that there are some minor issues with michigan's southern border but it really is a pretty minimal problem, and there's no good/obvious way to tweak it
otherwise though i quite like michigan in its current form lol
missouri is undeniably hideous, yes, but i already made sure to at least slightly deuglify it in my original map
i don't really mind ohio but i do wonder what you'd change about it
and i absolutely love the way idaho looks lol, i mean what's not to like about that giant chimney prodding into canada, i wouldn't change a thing about idaho
but nu-york is indeed cartographically unpleasant, yes, and that's exactly what i'm trying to fix :|
and naturally that requires some shifting of the borders with nu-york's neighbors
lots of the other states have smaller imperfections, but for the most part they're pretty minimal
i'm only here to correct the biggest problems with our map
Quote from: YPrrrr on August 28, 2018, 08:54:41 AMDo you have a dad fetish too
jesus christ no lol myface;
i am extremely picky about men and no male with their own children could possibly meet my strict criteria
i don't want wasp gf's dad, i just secretly want his friendship and approval in proposing to his daughter >.<
You mean new York's ugly border with Canada as opposed to new England's ugly border with...The ocean ?
...i mean the hideous, almost perfectly longitudinal border separating nu-york from new england lol
and that's exactly what i changed
there's very little anyone could do about the border with canada without making it even worse, and that's not even the side i take issue with
Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 28, 2018, 11:42:13 AMQuote from: YPrrrr on August 28, 2018, 08:54:41 AMDo you have a dad fetish too
jesus christ no lol myface;
i am extremely picky about men and no male with their own children could possibly meet my strict criteria
What about Joel in Last of Us? sillydood;
Quote from: bluaki on August 28, 2018, 03:02:40 PMQuote from: Magyarorszag on August 28, 2018, 11:42:13 AMQuote from: YPrrrr on August 28, 2018, 08:54:41 AMDo you have a dad fetish too
jesus christ no lol myface;
i am extremely picky about men and no male with their own children could possibly meet my strict criteria
What about Joel in Last of Us? sillydood;
joel is extremely good looking for his age and i can totally see why someone might have the urge to call him 'daddy' sillydood;
however, i personally have no interest whatsoever in the 'daddy' archetype lol
on that note, you should play tlou n_n
TIL tec is a gayboy
(https://i.imgur.com/Kx1HQKR.png)
alright there i fixed it :|
this compromise is less than ideal for new york (still cartographically ugly) but it should make everyone at least somewhat happy
all of new york city is now in new york state as it should be, and arguably taking that slice of connecticut back would make new york at least partially new england, so now maybe i could now sneak my way into the club
vermont is no longer landcucked and now has direct atlantic access through what used to be new hampshire
maine remians maine, it fought hard for its independence from m*ssachusetts and i suppose it'd be rude of me to take it away (it's sufficiently large of a landmass anyway)
and the three remaining tiny coastal states get merged into one so that the northeast doesn't look quite so busy compared to the rest of the country
Quote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 28, 2018, 09:02:20 PMTIL tec is a gayboy
well, it is technically possible that i am
so picky about men that
none would meat my strict criteria in practice girl;
Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 29, 2018, 11:04:53 AM(https://i.imgur.com/Kx1HQKR.png)
alright there i fixed it :|
this compromise is less than ideal for new york (still cartographically ugly) but it should make everyone at least somewhat happy
all of new york city is now in new york state as it should be, and arguably taking that slice of connecticut back would make new york at least partially new england, so now maybe i could now sneak my way into the club
vermont is no longer landcucked and now has direct atlantic access through what used to be new hampshire
maine remians maine, it fought hard for its independence from m*ssachusetts and i suppose it'd be rude of me to take it away (it's sufficiently large of a landmass anyway)
and the three remaining tiny coastal states get merged into one so that the northeast doesn't look quite so busy compared to the rest of the country
Please unfuck New England before I refuck your mom
Oh no there I go blasting your mom again
Just ship new England back off to old England
Tec hates new England so he wants inferior states to look nicer
I don't hate New England. If anything I'm extremely envious of it. smithicide;
and blast that obnoxious connecticut panhandle cutting into my land
Man i tried to do this a few months ago and spent all night i on it but ended up unhappy with my results
Quote from: Hiro on December 16, 2018, 03:38:53 PMMan i tried to do this a few months ago and spent all night i on it but ended up unhappy with my results
post it anyway i'm curious y/n