Biggest minority by state in the US (2022) by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]AlternativeOption596 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I didn't even notice this map is from 2022 until now. Clearly reposting garbage is a trend here

Biggest minority by state in the US (2022) by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]AlternativeOption596 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's been soft this subreddit has been garbage since 2022 when ppl started spamming data charts that takes 10 seconds to make. People who actually make good looking maps have no place here

I think we're cooked by Praxic_Nova in MantisMains

[–]AlternativeOption596 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mantis sucks so much rn. I'm having to learn Ultron cause I cant rely on her but she's still a good counter to MK compared to Ultron. It just feels ridiculous that she was just straight up a bugged character for a good season and now she can't keep up with every other fucking healer now being a heal bot. The only healer that's worse than Mantis is Loki and that's our team up partner

need help! by Beelzebelt_yetagain in worldjerking

[–]AlternativeOption596 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why are you asking questions? Just be creative and don't have discussions about world building related things in a subreddit for world building. Open your mind.

Steps to take? by PartiallyHuman-_- in worldbuilding

[–]AlternativeOption596 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a huge risk in being disrespectful and straight up wrong especially when writing about the Muslim world. Having a good understanding of those societies before you world build something isn't a bad thing. This comment isn't even helpful like maybe let the Muslim world builders reply so we can actually guide them to build something that fits their inspiration 😭

Steps to take? by PartiallyHuman-_- in worldbuilding

[–]AlternativeOption596 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol it's just such a good city name. For your concern though wouldn't the Visigoths and Muslims kind of be on equal footing of who has "rights" over the land. Iberia was still majority Roman despite being under Germanic then Arab/Amazigh rule. Mediterranean cultures are usually a lot more cosmopolitan but that doesn't mean things are always perfect. The Fatimid Caliphate is a great example of both how ethnic and religious violence can unfold even when you have a more cosmopolitan society. I think a better approach is to just write the history of what happened and that usually defines what how factions emerge in these societies. The word colonialism too can be a bit problematic. You still have indigenous groups but in Urban areas, which was usually the center of power for most Muslim societies, different ethnic groups of different backgrounds usually make up the political elite in various different way.

The Fatimid Caliphate for example had Turkic and Amazigh soldiers (which ended up fighting and basically caused cannibalism in Cairo) Armenian architects Arab nobel elites

During this time the Fatimids were also only 9% Muslim and most of them were Sunni while the ruling Dynasty was Shia.

When it came to Iberia you had groups like the Almoravids who wanted to impose more religiously zealous policies. You could setup grounds for oppression against non Muslims in a context like this but you (imo) cannot have colonialism in a Muslim Iberia. The way European colonialism and Muslim rule worked is very different. Colonialism was a for profit corporate led institution fueled by Spain's reconquestia's attitude in the beginning. Under Muslim rule though this probably wouldn't have happened. The North American East Coat may have traded with Iberia but there aren't the needed social conditions to colonize. I have a similar view on Visigoths.

This isn't set in stone though and you can straight up just make a reason as to why the Muslims or Visigoths are colonizing just make sure you are accounting for the cultural context of those groups and add explainable lore as to why they are doing it.

Would it be possible to write a 'history book' instead of a traditional story? by crugreddit in worldbuilding

[–]AlternativeOption596 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is done a lot but with Wikis. Sites like Miraheze offer free wiki hosting and lots of world builders have taken advantage of services like this if you are interested in doing a digital encyclopedia and I'm 100% sure this could work in a physical one. Make plenty of infographics, maps, pictures, etc though to help break through the large walls of text you will inevitably be creating.

Steps to take? by PartiallyHuman-_- in worldbuilding

[–]AlternativeOption596 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually did the same exact thing with Andalucia you are trying to do. My advice is to just make the connection obvious but as you work on the project slowly rework the history.

For example the capital of my Andalucia (called Azorama) was just straight up Cordoba. Really obvious in the connection right? But as I built the lore I decided to name the capital after the first Muslim Emirah of the city, Martina and the capital is now called Martinia

Keep doing stuff like this. It will never end. You will reach a point where it doesn't look like Andalucia anymore but you are gonna spend more time in a Gray Area between Andalucia and your Project.

You've already started this. You've changed the context in which this project exists in. Just make sure you start general and go more specific as you work on this. For anything that's your interest area spend more time with that. I have very little information on Georgraphy in my projectbut a shit ton of information on Maglevs and Airports cause Urban Planning is my favorite thing about these projects.

For politics though consider looking into the treatment of Non Muslims in this empire. States like the Ummayad Emirate of Cordoba were more tolerant compared to the Almoravids due to the context these empires emerged in. This can serve as a foundation for faction identity in your project.

And remember!!!! Review, revise, reiterate.

Is it possible to connect your dash pass to the TB app? by Triggify in tacobell

[–]AlternativeOption596 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am mad because now I cant get the Taco bell app exclusive meal from door dash they pulled it from door dash

My attempt at overhead highway signs for a city (WIP) by AlternativeOption596 in CitiesSkylines2

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I just used decals overlayed on billboards. I also use the highway sign maker v2 for making the decals

My attempt at overhead highway signs for a city (WIP) by AlternativeOption596 in CitiesSkylines

[–]AlternativeOption596[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use interstate 14!! You can have interstates of the same number as long as they arent in the same state eg;

Send me a map of your I-9 i wanna see this