DIVERSITY AND MULTIPLICITY

FEATURE MAPS OF ATLAS ALTERA

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DISCOVER DIFFERENT WAYS OF LOOKING AT ALTERA

Earth Repainted

RELEARN OUR STORY

Atlas Altera is worldbuilding in epic proportions. The goal is to tell a more inspired story of humankind. To appreciate the richness of Altera, geography must be first relearned.

A political map is not the ideal mode for learning about geography, but it is familiar to most people, and acts as a pragmatic proxy for showcasing the true diversity propped up in Altera.

The chorographical or regional map of Altera is meant to correct the fact that modern Western geography skews comparative scale and how different parts of the world are investigated.

New Ways to see altera

Gaia Polyglotta

LANGUAGE GEOGRAPHY OF ALTERA

Or take a deeper dive in the marginalia

Atlas Altera showcases languages that are either living, endangered, or which are currently being revitalized.

By pragmatically turning to the logic of the nation-state model, countless more languages are surfaced and easier to encounter.

Find out which languages made it onto the map.

Map to show all the language families of the world

Syntopian Cosmos

HUMAN GEOGRAPHY OF ALTERA

The many dimensions of Altera's cultural and

human diversity are conveyed through thematic maps.

Altera in the style of the Pergamon World Atlas

Terra Nova

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF ALTERA

Though Altera is physically familiar to the real world, it has also been modified with a few fantastical interventions of alternate geography here and there.

Learn about the biomes, climates, river systems, and topography of Altera. The biogeography of Altera's flora and fauna is also extensively developed, with maps on speculative subdivisions that have yet to even have parallels in the real world.

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HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF ALTERA

Backstories

Dive deep into the backstory of select areas on the map and learn about the key turning points in

the history of Altera.

Map of the federated state of Nicaragua with antiquated toponyms

Historical map of the mandalas or political leagues in the Southeast Asia of Altera

Map of a post-war trisected or divided Berlin set in the world of Altera

Games

ALTERA MAP-BASED GAMES

The world of Altera lends itself easily to experimental and tongue-in-cheek games.

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Rixe - 60 Territories

What if the game of Risk, with all its poor depictions of geography and weird logic, were adapted for Altera? This one is a version where the Altera regional geography scheme is divided into 60 territories.

Rixe - 101 Territories

What if the game of Risk, with all its poor depictions of geography and weird logic, were adapted for Altera? This one is a version where the Altera regional geography scheme is divided into 101 territories.