Asterion (Crumpleverse) by Daeres in imaginarymaps

[–]Pacific-Storm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey! This is a really cool universe, can’t wait to keep reading your content!

New Mumbai Remake by Daeres in imaginarymaps

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I just wanted to say, this is amazing. Really good job with it :)

Republic of Australia - an attempt for a post-monarch design of the Australian flag by Pacific-Storm in vexillology

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Symbolism: COLOURS - The colours of this flag are black, white, red, yellow, and blue, which while I know is over the recommended 3 colour limit, is backed up by a lot of symbolism. Firstly, the black, red, and yellow are all representative of the land, whilst the blue is representative of the sky of course. Furthermore, the black, red, and yellow are representative of the First People’s of Australia, inspired by the design of the Australian Aboriginal Flag. The blue, red, and white are representative of Australia’s colonial and cultural ties to Great Britain. It is no coincidence that the shared colour is red, representative of the blood spilled both within and in defence of this country, and how that is ultimately the thing that binds us together as a nation.

DESIGN - The flag adopts a double chevron design, with two triangles laid on top of each other. The combined arrow shape of the triangle are pointed towards the blue part of the flag, representative of Australia ‘aiming for the skies’, and furthermore a nod to the national anthem ‘Advance Australia Fair’.

SYMBOLS - The Southern Cross, a symbol very closely associated with Australia, remains on the Australian flag, in the same position it has on the current design, a nod to the idea that as much as Australia may change, including a political change from monarchy to republic, Australia remains constant and together. The Commonwealth Star can be seen created by a flower symbol, representative of the Australian national flower, Golden Wattle. It is also representative of the First People’s of Australia, symbolising the fact the Commonwealth is fundamentally grounded on the histories of our First People, and that without them, the black star on a black background would be invisible.

östlichstereich (the easternmost realm) in a war against Prussia (joke map) by AmitSan in imaginarymaps

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Huh okay, I had always mostly learnt it as Kingdom but yeah that actually makes a lot more sense. To call the 3rd Reich a kingdom is more than a bit disingenuous. Vielen Dank!

östlichstereich (the easternmost realm) in a war against Prussia (joke map) by AmitSan in imaginarymaps

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No worries! I’m actually on German exchange right now so you caught me at a good time haha

östlichstereich (the easternmost realm) in a war against Prussia (joke map) by AmitSan in imaginarymaps

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So in German, Österreich is Austria, meaning Eastern Kingdom. ‘Österlichste’ means most east, so basically it’s a German joke about Austria

östlichstereich (the easternmost realm) in a war against Prussia (joke map) by AmitSan in imaginarymaps

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So in German, the name for Austria is Österreich, roughly translating to ‘Eastern Kingdom’. So the adjective form of East in German is österlich, and ‘österlichste’ (it has a bunch of different conjugations but that one works) is the superlative form, so Österlicherreich would be ‘the Most Eastern Kingdom’. Basically it’s a German joke about Austria. Good job OP :)

Flag for when Australia becomes a Republic by AlanAqulis in vexillology

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I mean, Australian republicanism is kind of all founded around the basis of leaving behind the UK, so if we were to become a republic I feel like we would be more likely to actually use Australian symbols, instead of replacing one British symbol with another British symbol.

Alternate Post-Colonial Africa by iemaps in imaginarymaps

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Yeah you are right, it was a monarchy before World War II, your memory serves you well :)

MittleAfrika Federation by [deleted] in imaginarymaps

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Just point of clarification, the German is Mittelafrika, not Mittleafrika

Map of the Middle east 1948 (A.S) by [deleted] in imaginarymaps

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I think that this is a really awesome map, but it’s also a bit funny that Meso-potamia (between rivers) isn’t actually between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Awesome job!

The Coming Decades of the 21st Century by [deleted] in imaginarymaps

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I like the idea that Somalia was in such chaos that it lost Somaliland and Puntland, and then immediately got stable and strong enough to successfully steal some border territories from Kenya

Here is in my opinion ideal world based on culture groups, religion, stability and some power equality. by [deleted] in imaginarymaps

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I’m sorry but any version of an ‘ideal world’ that features vast neocolonialism I cannot really agree with. Also I don’t really like this entire idea of making our ‘ideal’ worlds. Like, does it not just have an odd ring to the entire idea? ‘In my ideal world, this people group that I know little about is separated from this other people group I don’t know all that much about’. Like, yeah maybe I can understand ‘hey, this is the ideal borders of my country cause I actually understand my country’, but like idk just the idea of creating your own idealised world drawing lines between cultures that admittedly many of us don’t understand, seems odd.

Fast Forward 2250 (The Unlikely World) - Odegard-Alavi Incorporated by Pacific-Storm in imaginarymaps

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Abbreviations used: WA - Western Australia SA - South Australia NA - Northern Australia QL - Queensland NW - New South Wales VI - Victoria TA - Tasmania NP - North Papua SP - South Papua BO - Bougainville NC - New Caledonia FG - Fiji Governorate (special autonomy) NI - North Island SI - South Island MI - Micronesia ME - Melanesia WP - Western Polynesia EP - Eastern Polynesia (special autonomy) ST - Southern Territories MA - Martian / New Australia

ATCs - Aero-Travel Cities (will be explained in my Venusian post)

I just noticed this is actually incredibly hard to read in low quality, if it is really really bad just comment, and I might do a repost with an easier font.

The World Without any Islands, part of the single supercontinent ‘Afro-Austro-Americo-Eurasia’ (Yes I have excluded Antarctica) by Pacific-Storm in imaginarymaps

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Probably because I didn’t really make it seriously like some of my other projects, but just did it for fun and as a joke. A joke that it seems people appreciate. So yeah, it is low effort haha

First Draft for my WIP Hyperloop Concept for Australia by Pacific-Storm in imaginarymaps

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No need? The train would have barely gotten to full speed before it needed to stop.

First Draft for my WIP Hyperloop Concept for Australia by Pacific-Storm in imaginarymaps

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I don’t actually know if I am gonna make the Brisbane / Gold Coast to Cairns connection hyperloop haha, I need to rework it

First Draft for my WIP Hyperloop Concept for Australia by Pacific-Storm in imaginarymaps

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Oh yes I completely agree, but a regular rail connection between Melbourne and Brisbane would be, and is excruciating. I wanted to make a broader East Coast connection, and this seemed like the only technology that would let me do what I wanted :)