STEP 35 OF 67 · YOU ARE THE DIRECTOR AND DESIGNER
Plan the map from the top down
Sketch regions, main roads, rivers, landmarks and points of interest on one page. Mark where each species and language lives.
How to do it
- Name your world and its districts.
- Describe each district's style and mood.
- Add landmarks and place them in districts.
- Upload your map sketch.
How AI speeds this up
Duke lays out your districts and landmarks in the live preview so you can walk the plan before building it.
Example from a sample game
Ashfall: Cinder Flats, Ember Gate, Veyl Hollow; landmarks: the Watchtower, the Glass Lake.
Before you move on
In Duke Forger, this step's gate checks:
- Verified by DukeWorld name, size, climate and time of day set
- Verified by Duke3 or more districts described
- Verified by Duke2 or more landmarks placed in districts
- You upload proofYour top-down map sketch
Words to know
- District
- A named part of your world with its own style and mood.
- Landmark
- A memorable location players navigate by, like a tower or a lake.
- Point of interest
- A spot in the world worth visiting: a camp, a cave, a shop.
Do step 35 on your own game
Start freeIncluded in Creator, Academy and Studio. Duke drafts it with you and checks it before step 36 opens.