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Finalizing the Island; Do not post threads in this subforum just yet.
Topic Started: Sep 28 2014, 04:15 PM (1,815 Views)
Troll Man
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READ THIS WHOLE THING IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS COMMUNITY PROJECT.

Alright, we're this close to beginning this shibang, this thread will decide the details of this project and render them official and more or less unchangeable (minus a few details).

- The island(s) originally split from Southeastern Pangaea during the end of the Anisian (approximately 242MYA) along a stretch of the Tethys Sea, as seen here (http://i.imgur.com/AVnJTLR.png).

- The main immigration events to this/these island(s) happened during the Mid Triassic (Southern Pangaea), Jurassic and Early Eocene (India); flying and marine animals from any time after the Mid Triassic were capable of immigrating at any point since then.

- The island(s) have a rough surface area of around 82 000 square kilometres (a bit larger than Hațeg Island), allowing for animals exceeding one metric ton.

- The island(s) is/are presently located in the Indian Ocean, closer to Africa than Australia, and closer to Antarctica than Asia.

- The overall climate of the island(s) is subtropical to temperate, not unlike New Zealand.

Now those are the characteristics of the island that have been more or less decided (some of it just by me), any of it that you think need to be changed should be said in the comments belong.




Now there are a few more things to decide: the time (Early, Mid, Late) and location (Africa or Asia) of the Jurassic Immigration Event and the type of island.

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Remember, the types of islands:

Island A

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Island A: Your typical lost island. One large island, a few tiny ones along its coast mainly there just for aesthetics. Nothing particularly special, and all the fauna and flora will have a chance to interact, with few barriers. Very simple in form and the basic.


Island B

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Island B: A small archipelago. One distinct large island and two or three smaller ones. Allows for relatively distinct wildlife for each island and thus a larger diversity of life but keeps it uncomplicated.


Island C

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Island C: A large archipelago. Lots of islands, both large and small. No real distinct "main" island. Unique wildlife and possibly microclimates across each island. Much more complicated.


Island D

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Island D: Worn down island. Very similar to Island A, but probably more diverse and messed up biomes (more specifically it means the biomes themselves will be smaller individually but more spread out). Also potentially aesthetically pleasing.


These will also be the island(s)' appearance unless someone has a suggestion/recommendation for the island(s) shape.




Please comment your opinions/choices on as much as possible and the reasons for them below.
Isla del Mundo Perdido! Diyu! R'lyeh!

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Troll Man
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We'll see about that in another thread (do not post submissions or threads until I give the okay).
Isla del Mundo Perdido! Diyu! R'lyeh!

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Note: i haven't vote in here yet but i pick island C during the Early Jurassic.
Discontinued projects:
The New Ostracoderms (i might continue with this project again someday)
The Americas (where in 58 million years from now in the future North and South America has both become isolated island continents)



All Expansions (my attempt at expanding the universe of All Tomorrows by Nemo Ramjet aka C.M. Kosemen, started June 6, 2018)
Anthropozoic (my attempt at expanding the universe of Man After Man and also a re-imagining of it, coming 2019 or 2020)
New Cenozoica (my attempt at expanding the universe of The New Dinosaurs and also a re-imagining of it, also coming 2019 or 2020)
All Alternatives or All Changes (a re-telling of All Tomorrows but with some minor and major "changes", coming June 10, 2018)
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@LittleIslander, why are you showing this here?
Discontinued projects:
The New Ostracoderms (i might continue with this project again someday)
The Americas (where in 58 million years from now in the future North and South America has both become isolated island continents)



All Expansions (my attempt at expanding the universe of All Tomorrows by Nemo Ramjet aka C.M. Kosemen, started June 6, 2018)
Anthropozoic (my attempt at expanding the universe of Man After Man and also a re-imagining of it, coming 2019 or 2020)
New Cenozoica (my attempt at expanding the universe of The New Dinosaurs and also a re-imagining of it, also coming 2019 or 2020)
All Alternatives or All Changes (a re-telling of All Tomorrows but with some minor and major "changes", coming June 10, 2018)
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Because you, my friend, are two years late to the party.
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