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These numbers pale in comparison to the reception of the Wildemount map (understandably), but this first map led to so many great things. Not only was I inspired to create maps for Wildemount and Exandria (which will be added to once more official CR maps get released), but I also open-sourced the data behind the maps and did tutorials on Twitch so folks might be able to make their own.
P.S. - The most common question I get is how it's made! I linked to a tutorial above, but essentially I use Geographic Information System (GIS) software—specifically a free and open-source program called QGIS—to place the maps from the books arbitrarily on the earth's surface. This allows me to create a web map with the data using Mapbox because it thinks it's somewhere on earth. Both of these software programs are free to use and have loads of documentation and tutorials online. To do this process takes a mix of GIS skills (knowing how to use the software, conducting geospatial operations, projections) as well as web development skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). If you're curious about it, check out my Twitch and feel free to reach out with any questions. If more people know how to do cool mapping stuff, the world would be a better place.