[Discussion] How big should an overworld map be to match the regional map?

[Pippit]

This is probably subject to interpretation, but I've been having trouble making an accurate gauge for 1 16x16 Regional Map square. I want that one 16x16 Square to match an Overworld Square but I don't know how big the Overworld Square should be. So I was wondering how big other people have made them, if they've even followed a specific pattern? I was going for 16x16 Overworld for 16x16 Regional but that ended up looking a little small. I think.

 

[TBM_Christopher]

Don't do it to scale; it's a waste of your effort. Just make your maps whatever size gets their point across.

 

[tImE]

From experience, 32x32 or 40x40 for 1 mini-map square is about as accurate as you can get.

But like TBM_Christopher said, there's really no reason to make it that accurate to scale, unless you're having trouble piecing your maps together.

 

[Pippit]

It's more of a personal preference than anything. Don't want to go ten squares and be in a different square, then fifty to get into the third square. So I wanted to know what other people did =)

 

[TBM_Christopher]

Your players really aren't going to notice, to be honest, unless they're already not having fun with your game to the point that they're counting steps on minimap squares.

 

[Pippit]

Yeah, but again, personal preference. Besides my friends would catch that sort of thing, and they're the target audience. Bunch of jerks xD