Making World of WoTLK Gold that depict real-world places is a long-standing tradition that fans from all over the world. A third World of Warcraft player is recently getting into the business, making Classic-style maps of more than a half dozen European nations.
Redditor as well as Warcraft fan Nomadichedgehog was the creator responsible for the creation of this set of maps. He claims that he created these maps using “Photoshop and the 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 just a few weeks ago. England following shortly after, and Denmark just recently completed. The majority of the maps come with versions that are in English as well as their country’s main languages, as well. Each map is created with exceptional detail and appears like it could be located within World of Warcraft today. A lot of the most important cities and landmarks are depicted using assets derived directly from the existing Warcraft regions maps.
Nomadichedgehog isn’t the only artist to tackle this kind of project. ConservationOfWumbo is among the most well-known, thanks to his ongoing effort to recreate the 50 states of the world in the World of Warcraft style. Spoon has also created a variety of maps similar to his as one that depicts England with the Outland style as well as Winston-91 has previously created an image that included the Netherlands. The majority of these artists have been able to comment on each other’s work and have plugged each other’s projects, creating an informal group of cartographers.
The fans were obviously enthralled by the work of Nomadichedgehog. Each of his posts received more than 100 comments in the first few days of being online. Many people asked him if he had plans to tackle additional European nations using World of Warcraft style. According to his own account, Germany is on his list of priorities, and he has plans to cover the majority of, if not all of Europe. A few people also inquired if he offered prints of his maps that can be purchased from the Etsy shop, ForsakenMaps.
