UFLM - Unidentified Floating Land Masses

[Josgar]

<p>On Test Server, New islands have randomly appeared on all of the maps. Does anyone have an idea of what these places could be or end up being, if used?<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/josgar/testnorrath.png" /></p><p>From a lore standpoint, someone had to map them and think they were worty to map.</p><p>Also, why do y'all think the continents are closer and Kunark and Faydwer shifted north?</p>

[Vortexelemental]

<p>New Map</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/josgar/testnorrath.png" width="799" height="601" /></p><p>Old Map</p><p><img src="http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q162/vortextank/oldmap.png" width="799" height="600" /></p><p>Weird, It appears those islands by kunark shifted locations entirely 2 of the other islands were already there and that new one just appeared like poof.</p>

[Cusashorn]

<p>The Overhead map of Kunark shows Timorous Deep now located north of Fens instead of northwest of Jarsath on Live. Don't know when that was changed.</p><p>The islands located north of Karan and Northwest of Enchanted Lands have always been there. They are nothing new. Moving Timorous Deep may just be for convenience sake for the rest of the map.</p><p>The other islands are still there, but now they're more pronounced because Norrathian Cartographers are making more and more accurate maps. I see nothing wrong with that, or new in general. Look at how spaced out Karan and D'Lere used to be back when the game started. You could clearly see the Isles of Refuge separating both continents by a good distance. Now, they've been scrunched together just to condense the map and show new continents. The Feerrott is suppose to be further south than Ro, and Moors of Ykesha further south than that still.</p>

[Gormak]

<p>maps change, mistakes are made and/or corrected.</p><p>The scale of the map for a start is so out of whack. Odus being comparible in length to Faydwers width? Obviously Norraths cartographers haven leveled up in either area to understand their size <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" /></p><p>Youll probably see once new lands are further discovered the scale change again, distances and what not between islands and continants will appear further appart than they do now due to placements of Velious and whatever else is out there.</p>

[Mary the Prophetess]

<p>Guessing that the Island(s) between Faydwer and D'Lere is The Sister's Isle with Tearfall.  We know that it survived the Rending and the Shattering.</p><p>The island which is northwest of The Enchanted Lands in the approximately correct position for the Unkempt Woods, which we also know has survived as an island.</p><p>The Islands to the northwest of Karan are in the approximate area of Nadaria's Landing.</p><p>All just speculation of course.</p>

[Banditman]

<p>It seems that, over time, either the islands of EQ2's Norrath are pulling closer together, or the water is receding.</p>

[Cusashorn]

<p><cite>Banditman wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>It seems that, over time, either the islands of EQ2's Norrath are pulling closer together, or the water is receding.</p></blockquote><p>As I said, they're scrunching everything together to keep all the islands located on a map of a specific size. The supposed distance between them isn't changing, and mapmakers are just getting better in details as to where the islands are located, which is why more of them are showing up.</p>

[Banditman]

<p>So, these mapmakers who are "getting better" are actually drawing things out of scale?  Shenanigans.</p>

[Cusashorn]

<p>Who's to say it wasn't out of scale to begin with?</p>

[Tyrus Dracofire]

<p>just asking and curious.</p><p>that islands in NW of Enchanted lands could be "Barren Sky", but it might be not, since it always stay with phrases of sun's position during time of the day/night cycle.</p><p>if Overrealm zones is alway on the move in cycle, make me wonder why they werent roam near or passby Odus.</p><p>when we are on Sundered Frontiers or Stormfont Highlands, those would be noticed on the horizons, unless if Odus are in dimensional vortex.</p><p>i did posted and asked for those island idenity, but other said it was isles of refugee, but it not what i ask for that island in between karana-de'lere, but asking for those "unknown" islands and rest of unaccessable lands.</p><p>btw, "edit", Kunark seem to move a bit, possible area make room for Vellious?</p>

[Rezikai]

<p><cite>Mary the Prophetess wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Guessing that the Island(s) between Faydwer and D'Lere is The Sister's Isle with Tearfall.  We know that it survived the Rending and the Shattering.</p><p>The island which is northwest of The Enchanted Lands in the approximately correct position for the Unkempt Woods, which we also know has survived as an island.</p><p>The Islands to the northwest of Karan are in the approximate area of Nadaria's Landing.</p><p>All just speculation of course.</p></blockquote><p>Hmm I dont know the Unkempt woods were way on the other side of Antonica north of Surefall and Qeynos, I'd think that isle could be the isle in the Phantom Sea where the "Kithicor Isle" exsits with its forest of undead</p><p>I'd say the Unkempt forest (Forbbiden Forest Isle) would be that area northwest of the Karanas which would bring it more in line with its original location on all the old Antonica maps.</p><p>Speculation of course but still nice to see them at least teasing us with new areas.. hehe.</p>

[Meirril]

<p>Having Odus and the Overrealm on the map of Norrath is completely baffling. I'm fairly sure they are trying to show you the playable area, not give an accurate representation of where things are in relation to each other.</p><p>While we don't have any one to one relationship between the overland and locations below it, I think it is fairly safe to say that the overrealm isn't crowded somewhere north of Kunark! Especially since we 'discovered' the Overrealm quite a bit before we re-discovered Kunark.</p><p>Odus...I believe the map is giving a rendition of the portion of Odus that has been pulled into Ulteria. It shouldn't be on the map at all. If this is a map of what is left of Odus on Norrath it should be smaller than Karan or D'Lere, not the same size!</p><p>I'd say that this map serves to give you a vauge idea of where you can go, but is in no way to be taken as a reliable map.</p>

[Iskandar]

<p><cite>Meirril wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I'm fairly sure they are trying to show you the playable area, not give an accurate representation of where things are in relation to each other.</p></blockquote><p>My thoughts as well <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Jaale]

Could someone add to these maps where the seas are in relation to the land masses?

[Powers]

<p>Actually, what most strikes me about the difference between the two maps (aside from the addition of Odus and the Overrealm) is the significant shrinking of the Feerrott.  The larger size on the older map strikes me as more accurate, but that could just be my perception due to the difficulty of navigating the jungle versus navigating Karan.</p><p>Powers  &8^]</p>

[Enever]

<p>The island by Timorus Deep is that chunk of Luclin that sticks out of the sea. It's that huge rock you see from Gorowyn.</p><p>The rest, I don't know.</p>

[shadowscale]

<p><cite>Tyrus@Butcherblock wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>when we are on Sundered Frontiers or Stormfont Highlands, those would be noticed on the horizons, unless if Odus are in dimensional vortex.</p></blockquote><p>it is.</p>

[Kamimura]

<p><cite>Tyrus@Butcherblock wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>that islands in NW of Enchanted lands could be "Barren Sky", but it might be not, since it always stay with phrases of sun's position during time of the day/night cycle.</p><p>if Overrealm zones is alway on the move in cycle, make me wonder why they werent roam near or passby Odus.when we are on Sundered Frontiers or Stormfont Highlands, those would be noticed on the horizons, unless if Odus are in dimensional vortex.</p></blockquote><p>The Barren Sky is part of the Overrealm, shown at the top right of the map. That's not their actual position, of course, since they're floating islands - they're just there on the map to have them shown.</p><p>Odus has been sucked into the void. It doesn't exist on Norrath anymore, so you would not be seeing the Overrealm from Odus. Since it's in the void it's also not really where you see it on the map (although that <em>is</em> where Odus was when it was on Norrath).</p>

[Thrads]

<p>One is Tearfall, I imagine.  Now, what was on the other side of Rivervale from the Misty Thicket?  Kithicor, kids.</p>

[Zabjade]

<p><cite>Nevissa@Crushbone wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Tyrus@Butcherblock wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>that islands in NW of Enchanted lands could be "Barren Sky", but it might be not, since it always stay with phrases of sun's position during time of the day/night cycle.</p><p>if Overrealm zones is alway on the move in cycle, make me wonder why they werent roam near or passby Odus.when we are on Sundered Frontiers or Stormfont Highlands, those would be noticed on the horizons, unless if Odus are in dimensional vortex.</p></blockquote><p>The Barren Sky is part of the Overrealm, shown at the top right of the map. That's not their actual position, of course, since they're floating islands - they're just there on the map to have them shown.</p><p>Odus has been sucked into the void. It doesn't exist on Norrath anymore, so you would not be seeing the Overrealm from Odus. Since it's in the void it's also not really where you see it on the map (although that <em>is</em> where Odus was when it was on Norrath).</p></blockquote><p><span style="color: #00cc00;">I'm wondering if parts of Odus are still on Norrath. (unless they have been sucked into the Underfoot or the Void.</span></p>

[Cusashorn]

<p>We can only hope that Talysra's Paw still exists, because that's only an island that boats would stop at while traveling between Erudin and Qeynos. Otherwise, the entire continent is no longer on Norrath.</p>

[Zabjade]

<p><cite>Cusashorn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>We can only hope that Talysra's Paw still exists, because that's only an island that boats would stop at while traveling between Erudin and Qeynos. Otherwise, the entire continent is no longer on Norrath.</p></blockquote><p><span style="color: #00cc00;">I hope Talysra's Paw and the <strong>ENTIRE</strong> Ebb Chain survived.</span></p>

[Enever]

<p>I'll jsut mention this as a thought.</p><p>Odus was a landmass, and I'm sure where it was once Physically, is now either filled with water or something else. Wouldn't you think the sea levels all around Norrath would drop? I dunno what would happen if a large continent was suddenly lifted off of the planet. There would be a huge void of space where water would rush into in the hole due to the absense of a large chunk of landmass.</p>

[Jaale]

I believe (though I'm sure someone will tell me if I'm wrong) that when the cataclysm happened not only was land mass sunk (like the connecting parts of TS, EL, CL etc...) but that large chunks of land were pushed to the surface, we just haven't found them yet. To be fair given what we've lost, at this point it would have to be some pretty big land masses.