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  • @loretellerwrites
    @loretellerwrites4 ай бұрын

    This program is called Inkarnate. Visit Loreteller.com for a tutorial + worldbuilding resources. And yes - I know the place names on this map are corny! It's intentional!

  • @apolakigamingandmore6376

    @apolakigamingandmore6376

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks, dw, it's beautiful! You're a great artist.

  • @NinetyEight418

    @NinetyEight418

    2 ай бұрын

    Hmmm

  • @toast_69sus

    @toast_69sus

    2 ай бұрын

    I'm using this rn RN

  • @UkrainiankidXD

    @UkrainiankidXD

    Ай бұрын

    Is it mobile app too?

  • @GoodMan0157

    @GoodMan0157

    Ай бұрын

    What is the name of these game?😅

  • @Dell-ol6hb
    @Dell-ol6hb Жыл бұрын

    And then you just immediately scrap the whole idea and start over again, at least that’s what usually happens to me 😂

  • @thalmoragent9344

    @thalmoragent9344

    10 ай бұрын

    Oh nah, keep the old maps around, they can be useful later on

  • @DamienZshadow

    @DamienZshadow

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@thalmoragent9344Oh snap, you mean as slightly inaccurate older versions that characters keep finding by slightly flawed cartographers?!?

  • @gorgit

    @gorgit

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@DamienZshadow I use them as inspiration for my new maps

  • @hazardousninja3921

    @hazardousninja3921

    6 ай бұрын

    @@thalmoragent9344imagine a rouge like that you progressed through all the old maps as they got better🤣

  • @mahaphoublue7644

    @mahaphoublue7644

    6 ай бұрын

    @@hazardousninja3921ngl it’s very satisfying to see how it keep transforming to the better one you imagine and planned in your mind

  • @madmus_meale7884
    @madmus_meale78847 ай бұрын

    Fantasy writers try not to name everything after a modern term and adding 'ia' on the end of it (IMPOSSIBLE)

  • @josec.6394

    @josec.6394

    7 ай бұрын

    Funny, because its true. Kinda tired of this trope

  • @redforest9269

    @redforest9269

    7 ай бұрын

    ia does basically mean "land of" so it's reasonable if you're basing the country's language on Latin, or if it's just a translation convention "It's called Koz*lateral click*'nuz, but for my English-speaking audience's sanity it's Koznia." or something.

  • @user-qq1xj5zk9n

    @user-qq1xj5zk9n

    7 ай бұрын

    *coughs in making up random gibberish with google translate noise jamming*

  • @m7razeen50

    @m7razeen50

    6 ай бұрын

    Ayo nah I got hungaria and borgia

  • @handledav

    @handledav

    6 ай бұрын

    iaiaia

  • @giant3dorangutanmodel89
    @giant3dorangutanmodel8910 ай бұрын

    Now let’s see the world history

  • @ebrimajallow9631

    @ebrimajallow9631

    8 ай бұрын

    POV: Stare at a blank page

  • @DartanyanVang

    @DartanyanVang

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@ebrimajallow9631 Truth be told that before existence, there was this

  • @tidalbow8969

    @tidalbow8969

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@ebrimajallow9631...while "your new home" starts playing

  • @not_averge

    @not_averge

    5 ай бұрын

    Nah

  • @gioeleserra5370

    @gioeleserra5370

    5 ай бұрын

    I actually have some sort of world history for an isekai i want to write. Basically there were these two alien civ (the ancient, who came from the milky way and the elders, whom came from the wandering solar systems) long story short, these two had a war 7 milion years ago, both hybernated for an unknown reason. Meanwhile, the various worlds around the galaxy started to form sentient life. Then, about 75.000 years ago, some members of the two species woke up and decided to an experiment: they terraformed a donut-shaped world, put life from around the galaxy on it, and then put members of sentient species on it to see what happened.

  • @orange_turtle3412
    @orange_turtle34127 ай бұрын

    Meanwhile im over here trying to figure out how a river would realistically flow through the terrain and using mountain rain shadows to create deserts and shit.

  • @eddo2169

    @eddo2169

    6 ай бұрын

    Omg me to!

  • @groypitect

    @groypitect

    5 ай бұрын

    Knowing about geography is an actual curse when it comes to worldbuilding

  • @Lamos01

    @Lamos01

    5 ай бұрын

    Yeah, me too. People couldn`t believe when i posted my first map, that`s really my first.

  • @Death_Media_incorporated

    @Death_Media_incorporated

    4 ай бұрын

    but ya got to first start with tithonic plate action, and how that would effect mountains, going into magma flow and air currents, and if ya really wanted to, first start by building the planet size, how it would revolve around your star, size of star, date, years, and at so much more

  • @Flare-sv3kj

    @Flare-sv3kj

    4 ай бұрын

    Same

  • @2sacsorawkidneybeans272
    @2sacsorawkidneybeans2726 ай бұрын

    And then the players will proceed to spend 90% of the campaign in one town😢

  • @loretellerwrites

    @loretellerwrites

    6 ай бұрын

    Too real

  • @justaneditygangstar

    @justaneditygangstar

    6 ай бұрын

    My dm in a nutshell 😂 I feel so bad but then again his world is so fucking deep and complex so it’s like open world in the biggest open world game ever

  • @RealCodreX

    @RealCodreX

    4 ай бұрын

    And that's the beauty of worldbuilding! That you're able to build an entire world or sometimes even a system or galaxy, but just a single random city has enough story and content to keep you busy for days if not weeks!

  • @Nemesis_T-Type
    @Nemesis_T-Type4 ай бұрын

    "Pollutia, Urbania, Aesthetica, Galactia" Wow, such amazing worldbuilding

  • @loretellerwrites

    @loretellerwrites

    4 ай бұрын

    Intentionally on the nose. The world is tropes come to life.

  • @soratonin

    @soratonin

    4 ай бұрын

    “Alienia” “Metaversia” lol

  • @Thenarratorofsecrets

    @Thenarratorofsecrets

    3 ай бұрын

    Sarcastia Whoooshia

  • @mishka1138

    @mishka1138

    Ай бұрын

    Ancient Grome 💀

  • @PSVCHXPVTHXC
    @PSVCHXPVTHXC10 ай бұрын

    Stopped using it recently because my projects just refused to save. Unfortunate. It defeats the whole purpose

  • @salmonbagel

    @salmonbagel

    6 ай бұрын

    what app is this?

  • @PSVCHXPVTHXC

    @PSVCHXPVTHXC

    6 ай бұрын

    @salmonbagel this was a while ago and it was inkarnate but I had to do some troubleshooting and it worked

  • @subarunatsuki1902

    @subarunatsuki1902

    6 ай бұрын

    @@PSVCHXPVTHXCGlad to hear it. Inkarnate is really cool and it’s free.

  • @TheBoglodite

    @TheBoglodite

    5 ай бұрын

    Wonderdraft is better anyways

  • @The_fog_man

    @The_fog_man

    4 ай бұрын

    App name??​@@PSVCHXPVTHXC

  • @GalacticXP
    @GalacticXP7 ай бұрын

    Art tutorials be like:

  • @StefanIoan25
    @StefanIoan259 ай бұрын

    The how to train your dragon music at the end was a nice touch

  • @lianasmith3161

    @lianasmith3161

    9 ай бұрын

    Fellow HTTYD fan :D

  • @StefanIoan25

    @StefanIoan25

    9 ай бұрын

    @@lianasmith3161 yes sir

  • @pokemonultraz1262

    @pokemonultraz1262

    5 ай бұрын

    Oh the memories.

  • @tinkerbellrock

    @tinkerbellrock

    4 ай бұрын

    So wait the music isnt from hunch back of notradme? (Spelling is hard lol)

  • @Zeno_ot

    @Zeno_ot

    4 ай бұрын

    No

  • @glauberglousger6643
    @glauberglousger6643 Жыл бұрын

    The transition and feeling of how to train your dragon music was just right

  • @thalmoragent9344

    @thalmoragent9344

    10 ай бұрын

    Yep, worked very well

  • @lianasmith3161

    @lianasmith3161

    9 ай бұрын

    Fellow HTTYD fans :D

  • @sethstuffanimates8419
    @sethstuffanimates8419 Жыл бұрын

    i NEEED to know what you used for this :o looks pretty fun!

  • @loretellerwrites

    @loretellerwrites

    Жыл бұрын

    Inkarnate!

  • @sethstuffanimates8419

    @sethstuffanimates8419

    Жыл бұрын

    @@loretellerwrites thankss!

  • @eldrago19

    @eldrago19

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@loretellerwrites Thought so, they have a good free version (though I prefer AutoREALM and Hexographer because they're easier to make detailed if not so pretty maps in)

  • @brae9land557

    @brae9land557

    10 ай бұрын

    🎉 thanks for asking needed to know too

  • @gamingfreak2_767

    @gamingfreak2_767

    8 ай бұрын

    @@loretellerwritesis it free?

  • @thecursedonesbuddy4096
    @thecursedonesbuddy40962 ай бұрын

    Love the concept of a galaxy continent, OBSESSED with Caverns of Ill Repute, Ancient Grome and The Goose Matriarchy 😂

  • @bludimir0
    @bludimir09 ай бұрын

    Bro made GTA 10 Map 💀

  • @niety5914
    @niety59146 ай бұрын

    Worldbuilding is also trying to use Gplates and yelling at the computer because the measure velocity tool is not working right and it’s showing the velocity of that plate as going at ~0.07 cm/yr when I did the math myself and it should be going ~2.1 cm/yr and so now you have to just trying and use it without the measure velocities feature and what you end up with may or may not be possible. I’m okay (but not really)

  • @duckinthecommentsection1596
    @duckinthecommentsection15965 ай бұрын

    I didn’t save 💀

  • @katbiremanlive
    @katbiremanlive6 күн бұрын

    Agreed, it’s my favorite bit of writing a world

  • @DayDreamingWriters
    @DayDreamingWriters9 ай бұрын

    Thank you, for showing this website. My fantasy novel got stuck at one point, due the fact I never actually created the map for novel.

  • @George_Washington1732

    @George_Washington1732

    5 ай бұрын

    How’s it moving along now?

  • @LegendaryGigaNigga-zi4vu

    @LegendaryGigaNigga-zi4vu

    3 ай бұрын

    lol I was just wondering if I really even need a map ☠️ it’s so fucking annoying

  • @MrNiker

    @MrNiker

    7 күн бұрын

    ​@@LegendaryGigaNigga-zi4vu Love the name, but a map is definitely a good idea. Definitely doesn't have to be this detailed. But it's good having things set in stone like locations, helps you understand the terrain too. I just made an outline and called it a day.

  • @thedemoman88
    @thedemoman88Күн бұрын

    Thank you SO MUCH for making this short. I never would've discovered Inkarnate. It's so fun to use.

  • @TheSaxDungeon
    @TheSaxDungeon2 ай бұрын

    The nostalgia of that song hits different

  • @thefoxita1634
    @thefoxita16343 ай бұрын

    Spent 60 hours to make a world map, 30 more hours for the world history. It was so beautiful that I've decided to scrap everything and redo it two more times cuz I wasn't sure my players would have liked it, then downloaded a random map and went for it.

  • @c00lkitty
    @c00lkitty4 ай бұрын

    i aspire to have that same level of creativity

  • @twomouse5572
    @twomouse557210 күн бұрын

    Once in 2018, I spent a month and a half detailing my own map using this program, I scrapped the first three ideas and the end result was magnificent. I still have it in a folder somewhere.

  • @abimalligan9104
    @abimalligan91045 ай бұрын

    What tool do you use for create this beauty ?

  • @Jeremys-vids
    @Jeremys-vids9 ай бұрын

    For some reason I want like a story moive with this map

  • @decendum4165
    @decendum4165Ай бұрын

    Got to say this: I just started with incarnate and am loving it! Yours is absolutely stunning and inspiring!!! Definitely want to do more!!

  • @bringthesalsa5310
    @bringthesalsa53102 ай бұрын

    That space part in the top right is *chef's kiss*

  • @Fade_NB
    @Fade_NB10 ай бұрын

    That looks epic

  • @ImpossibleEvan
    @ImpossibleEvan Жыл бұрын

    Gotta love inkarnate

  • @xgalarion8659
    @xgalarion865914 күн бұрын

    youtuber recommendation has been giving bangers after bangers lately.

  • @MorgottofLeyendell
    @MorgottofLeyendell3 ай бұрын

    You're right, everything becomes inevitably bigger.

  • @AgentAreYouthere
    @AgentAreYouthere17 күн бұрын

    “Ghibli hills” gave me flashbacks way back into anime’s made by studio ghibili

  • @TheMonstrousBagel
    @TheMonstrousBagel3 ай бұрын

    Every time I hear that HTTYD theme I get chills and then I go cry on my bed for an hour

  • @KiwiKamea
    @KiwiKamea2 ай бұрын

    I actually used that cite for my own map!!! Of course it's still in the beginning stages, but its a start so I know the layout of where the characters go

  • @austinthomas2391
    @austinthomas23918 ай бұрын

    I love Inkarnate. Use it for everything lol

  • @ducks125
    @ducks12511 ай бұрын

    i’ve never had the patience for inarkit or whatever it’s called

  • @Philip-qq7ql
    @Philip-qq7qlАй бұрын

    Try to have more rounded coastlines on terrain like deserts and forest, and only save the ruggedy coasts for rocky terrain

  • @Yas-ii3hu
    @Yas-ii3hu13 күн бұрын

    literally accurate

  • @ari.riddlehaus
    @ari.riddlehaus7 ай бұрын

    Ugh i need my world map this good

  • @FabbeNJ369
    @FabbeNJ3694 ай бұрын

    And then there’s me, who just sat for 3 hours straight analyzing the walking speed of the characters of my own story, and looking at how much sleep they got, to figure out how long they walked because I lost my old map, and had to re-figure out the distances for everything.

  • @RichardHawk09
    @RichardHawk093 ай бұрын

    That music transition! My childhood.

  • @Finn_the_Cat
    @Finn_the_Cat17 күн бұрын

    One thing Ive noticed irl especially in small towns is name re-useing ir just odd names in general, Albany Wyoming, Albany is also new yorks capital Bordeaux Wyoming, also a French port city, there was a place called Chugwater. Basically name re-useing is seen as lazy but it surprisingly seems to have a precedent although it may be trolls editing there's a non zero possibility of that but idk

  • @enzoghost1316
    @enzoghost13162 ай бұрын

    I was NOT Expecting the httyd music at the end The map’s cool too ig

  • @ExMedal
    @ExMedal Жыл бұрын

    What brush are you using?

  • @loretellerwrites

    @loretellerwrites

    10 ай бұрын

    My full guide is here: ko-fi.com/s/2852286e5b

  • @Daldude10
    @Daldude103 ай бұрын

    These names are fucking glorious

  • @808bboarder
    @808bboarderАй бұрын

    Remember when SpongeBob had to write his essay and finished with a fancy “The” on the paper. That’s exactly where I’m at in my journey of making my own story 💀

  • @goldgamer3226
    @goldgamer3226 Жыл бұрын

    Cool vid man

  • @loretellerwrites

    @loretellerwrites

    Жыл бұрын

    thanks gold gamer, stay gold

  • @tailsntales1265
    @tailsntales12659 ай бұрын

    What envision in my brain when I think of the map I’m gonna make: Me when I actually make it: “oh this looks like cr-“

  • @kevinhenrique4256

    @kevinhenrique4256

    4 ай бұрын

    I am like this,when i have a planned story and a vision i struggle to create it,resulting in a crap map,and when i decide to create just for fun somehow i end with 1500 years of history a 40 countries(each with its own lore) and a Full scale pantheon

  • @nathanpfirman625
    @nathanpfirman6253 ай бұрын

    Oh god. I now need to know all the lore as I’m a big lore nerd.

  • @9Michau
    @9Michau2 ай бұрын

    Looks so beautiful

  • @AceBowie891
    @AceBowie8913 күн бұрын

    You should get worldbox, pretty much the same thing as this except you can place down people and watch them create civilizations and watch them progress in technologies

  • @joar2716
    @joar271628 күн бұрын

    Never let bro cook again

  • @thejekgood865
    @thejekgood8655 ай бұрын

    Hello friend! What kind of program did you use?

  • @kingdorm2001

    @kingdorm2001

    4 ай бұрын

    Inkarnate

  • @hyrulemaster03
    @hyrulemaster034 ай бұрын

    Inkarnate is amazing, I made my fantasy map using it, and I absolutely love it!

  • @sihiri_kabari
    @sihiri_kabariАй бұрын

    The song is so nostalgic for me😭

  • @RealCodreX
    @RealCodreX4 ай бұрын

    And here am I, still pixeling away in Microsoft Paint.

  • @cinnamon-skateboarding5987
    @cinnamon-skateboarding59877 ай бұрын

    You literally started by making an England shaped body of water?

  • @jolinaancheta1646
    @jolinaancheta1646Ай бұрын

    Holy shit. 😳😯😯😯 Clapd for you man. 👏👏👏

  • @Roach18
    @Roach18Ай бұрын

    That lake/sea looks a lot like Luxembourg!

  • @godisbilsmastaren1440
    @godisbilsmastaren14409 ай бұрын

    I want to tell my worlds story by animation videos. But I cant animated lol.

  • @grizzlymelon8376

    @grizzlymelon8376

    8 ай бұрын

    You could learn, would take a while but the learning itself is fun aswell imo

  • @godisbilsmastaren1440

    @godisbilsmastaren1440

    8 ай бұрын

    @@grizzlymelon8376 Yeah maybe, one day I might try.

  • @nandkumartripathi3139

    @nandkumartripathi3139

    7 ай бұрын

    I too and I made a plan as well Environment for mediaeval setting using unreal engine 5.3 (at this time ) blender for characters and design use lineart modified picture to make a webcomic or manhwa if ya prefer

  • @godisbilsmastaren1440

    @godisbilsmastaren1440

    7 ай бұрын

    @@nandkumartripathi3139 nice

  • @nandkumartripathi3139

    @nandkumartripathi3139

    7 ай бұрын

    @@godisbilsmastaren1440 thanks bro But my plans would come to fruition when I get in my medical college Till then its just imagination 😁 😆

  • @apolakigamingandmore6376
    @apolakigamingandmore63763 ай бұрын

    *Wow, nice, I want this for my lore-roleplaying games.*

  • @SleepyFei666
    @SleepyFei6666 ай бұрын

    “Metaversia” 😭🤚

  • @user-jd1bp3wj56
    @user-jd1bp3wj5617 күн бұрын

    Realistic worldbox be like:

  • @agilemonk6305
    @agilemonk6305 Жыл бұрын

    Wow. Magnificent 😊

  • @SculkAsh
    @SculkAsh3 ай бұрын

    this music is epic whats the name

  • @GeorgeFrederick5
    @GeorgeFrederick5Ай бұрын

    Inkarnate: Not the best, but it sure does work

  • @abettermind
    @abettermind3 ай бұрын

    You forgot the "why won't this fucking terrain delete, it hates me! God fucking hates me!" part lol.

  • @SparksofInspiration
    @SparksofInspiration10 ай бұрын

    Worth the wait

  • @pirnda9186
    @pirnda91868 ай бұрын

    Wish i could make maps like this.

  • @loretellerwrites

    @loretellerwrites

    8 ай бұрын

    I have a tutorial video up!

  • @LoganverseS1
    @LoganverseS17 ай бұрын

    How did you make this

  • @Tabbyandthecrew
    @Tabbyandthecrew9 ай бұрын

    *ahem* WTF DID YOU USE TO MAKE THIS IT'S STUNNING?!?!? Asking bc I wanna make a DnD campain lol sirry for yellin😅

  • @Phantomdrache007

    @Phantomdrache007

    9 ай бұрын

    Inkarnate

  • @Jasongamer14rg23
    @Jasongamer14rg23Ай бұрын

    What software is that?

  • @randomhistorystuff165
    @randomhistorystuff16512 күн бұрын

    fantastic!

  • @aasiyahmalik
    @aasiyahmalik4 ай бұрын

    what website or tool is this?

  • @spacejay2677
    @spacejay26773 ай бұрын

    i'm curious about the goose matriarchy

  • @lvoryI
    @lvoryI4 ай бұрын

    what web is that you use?

  • @jasomega2446
    @jasomega2446 Жыл бұрын

    Impressive

  • @charger9912
    @charger99123 ай бұрын

    Bro just put everything I've made to SHAME.

  • @itstaylor2137
    @itstaylor2137 Жыл бұрын

    What system do you use??

  • @FullromFabian

    @FullromFabian

    11 ай бұрын

    Pin me when you got the answer

  • @apolakigamingandmore6376
    @apolakigamingandmore63763 ай бұрын

    Pineapple Republic? *LOL, NOW I WANT COCONUT AND BANANA REPUBLIC AS THEIR ENEMIES!*

  • @authorquest
    @authorquest7 ай бұрын

    Stellar video my dude. My didn’t expect to get inspired so suddenly. I now am reminded that preptober is 10 days away 😳

  • @SupermanYT.
    @SupermanYT.6 ай бұрын

    What did you use to make this?

  • @TaterChips58201
    @TaterChips582012 ай бұрын

    I can never get my maps that developed. Am I too zoomed out?

  • @lukeconnellan9008
    @lukeconnellan90082 ай бұрын

    Love me some inkarnate, use it for almost all my battlemaps

  • @cosmictreason2242
    @cosmictreason22429 ай бұрын

    Music is Out There from hunchback and Flying Theme from how to train your dragon

  • @SanfordPE
    @SanfordPE4 ай бұрын

    i want this for unity so you can paint it and it will make it into terrain

  • @DewsLaymar
    @DewsLaymar7 күн бұрын

    First Time: 😒 Last Time: 😱

  • @Finn_the_Cat
    @Finn_the_Cat15 күн бұрын

    I wanted to get this off my chest but two things that annoy me the most about some world building is making a writing system that's just English 2.0. The only example I have of this is Star Wars with Aurebesh, pretty much every time it's used in the franchise it's just English because all the letters follow the exact same rules as English ones, even the name Aurebesh is Or-eb-esh so it has the same rule of making two combined letters make a different sound from the letters that make it so I question what point of having a different writing system is in the first place. I digress of course but my other point was when names are made a bit over generic. Over using the ending suffix ia was one I noticed like take a name. Let's say galaxy remove the y and put ia so galaxia, or just name stuff only expecting English speakers to see it or just not have interesting language variety at all. Just my personal gripes though

  • @Void_Orbits
    @Void_Orbits5 ай бұрын

    What did you use for this?

  • @Lasanga95
    @Lasanga959 ай бұрын

    Yeeeaaaah! Looking good👍

  • @display1718
    @display17186 ай бұрын

    Website? It's so cool

  • @sweetpotato5385
    @sweetpotato53855 ай бұрын

    what program is this??

  • @ThyBadArtist
    @ThyBadArtist2 ай бұрын

    if I was a king, I would screw over my people by naming my kingdom "enchantedia"

  • @user-db1vw4ug4p
    @user-db1vw4ug4p4 ай бұрын

    What software did he use, does anyone know?

  • @DRfuse9
    @DRfuse95 ай бұрын

    What website is this

  • @ww2mate683
    @ww2mate6832 ай бұрын

    Video:👌 Music:🗿

  • @Hobgoblink
    @Hobgoblink7 ай бұрын

    well done, but it also seems rather painstaking and time-intensive.

  • @texplorer8085
    @texplorer80855 ай бұрын

    Can i ask what app/software is he using?

  • @WallNutBreaker524
    @WallNutBreaker5245 ай бұрын

    "You're a God".

  • @Josh-oj9mm
    @Josh-oj9mm4 ай бұрын

    What program is this?