[Wolcik]

I have this project for a game that I will start working on as soon as I get a new job. Untill then I'm working on the details, e.g. map that has 3 countries similar to north america. I can't place too many areas as I'd be doing the whole thing myself, so I'd just chose 8-12 states (4-6 Cities in Canada, 3-5 Cities inMexico).
So I ask you what are the most representative states with their representative cities to show off whole USA.

[PyrasTerran]

Movies have deemed New York, New York and Los Angeles, California as the ambassadors of United States culture~

[Mister Kent]

You could take a US map with all the states and sort of combine the states into regions--a quick sketch--



Ideas for cities:
Northwest - Seattle
West Coast - Los Angeles, Las Vegas
Southwest - Dallas, Salt Lake City
Southeast - Atlanta, New Orleans, Miami
Great Plains - St. Louis
Great Lakes - Chicago, Detroit
Northeast - New York, Boston

[Wolcik]

That's awesome summary Kent!!

I don't think I can use Hawaii as that would require aquatic travel - that's maybe when everything is done and I have to create more content with new continents.

Wouldn't Great Plains states have more remarcable cities?

Where are the biggest mountains in US?

[PyrasTerran]

Also, speaking as a man in Miami, South Florida is very different from the rest of the SouthEastern US. Very hispanic, and Miami's a huge party city. Wouldn't be considered part of the "Deep South".

[Mister Kent]

Thanks Wolcik!

The thing about the "Great Plains" or Midwest region is that the cities aren't as big as on either coast--that's sort of its big characteristic. Major cities sort of thin out as you travel East to West, barring a few major ones along the way, and until you get to California of course.

On this map the Rocky Mountains flow down from the Canada, through the upper right corner of the Northwest, down leftmost edge of the Great Plains section, and down to the middle of Southwest section.

Another important mountain range, the Appalaichans, which run from the top of the Northeast down through to the middle of the Southeast.

The 11 tallest mountains in the US are all in Alaska, however, so I'd suggest sticking with general ranges. The highest mountain in the main US is in the middle of California, Mt. Whitney, but no one ever talks about Mt. Whitney.

[Wolcik]

I wouldn't be using Alaska, cause I wanted to player to be able to enter only states he has citisienship bought in or adjacent ones - so I might need more areas than that.

The setting is more fantasy one with elfes and orcs, but I may still mix things up about the magic races.

[Animeshen]

Wouldn't Great Plains states have more remarcable cities?

MINNEAPOLIS, YO.

[Mister Kent]

Haha yeah I guess :p

Also, if you need to break up areas it'd be easy to break Texas off from the Southwest due to sheer size. Also you can split Great Plains into Northern and Central Plains--if so, I'd move Montana and Utah from the Northwest and Southwest regions to the Northern Plains to make the sizes more evened out.

Maybe:
Northwest - Seattle, Portland
North Central - Mineapolis
Central Plains - Denver, St. Louis
South Central (Texas) - Dallas, Houston
West Coast - Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas
Southwest - Phoenix, Salt Lake City
East Central - Washington DC, Nashville
Southeast - New Orleans, Atlanta, Miami
Great Lakes - Chicago, Detroit
Northeast - New York, Boston, Philadelphia



For Canada, I'm afraid I can't help you

[Wolcik]

Canada and Mexico will have their own cities, towns and villages, but they will be bought access to as a whole area