Welcome to the DawnPowers Season 4 official map changes thread!

Whenever you want changes made to the culture or state maps, please submit them here in a top-level comment (not a thread under another comment). Rather than ping me in every post that requires changes, submit your weekly changes here. If you anticipate making multiple mapping changes in a week, submit all of them here at the end of the week, rather than submitting them one at a time.

Subcultures

Now that the expanded culture claims are revealed, you may (and should) place subcultures. Most claims are very large, so at least one subculture division is wise. You do not need separate info sheets for your subcultures, but once you establish your subcultures, it's prudent to describe any differences in your main info sheet. Subcultures can be divided by their likely primary subsistence type, by natural barriers, or by sheer distance.

When submitting subculture maps, completely divide your culture, assigning every part to a subculture. There is no "neutral" aspect of your culture with no attributed subculture. Be sure to label every subculture. Do not add subcultures to the Claimed Cultures List; I will do this for you in order to keep formatting intact.

Cities and States

If and when your region permits, you may also add cities and states. As with culture maps, these should be submitted as cropped maps in true pixel resolution (it takes me a lot longer if you use the snipping tool, as I have to manually scale the image to ensure accurate edits). States you submit should be added to the Established States List, which also features the Notable Cities List in parallel.

When submitting state maps, you have several options:

• You may place cities, either within or outside of states. These can be small or large, and will be denoted with a black dot of corresponding size. You may also designate a Capital city for an empire.
• You may assign a label to a city by putting it on the Notable Cities List. Cities will be labeled with capital letters. Only put a city on the Notable Cities List if it is of particular importance to players reading your RP, who may want to locate the city. Do not feel the need to label every city you map. You can label every single city on your own personal maps, which you can link in your info sheet, but on the official map we want to avoid clutter.
• You may place states. States have a color and are mapped similar to cultures, only they have no border. You must label states. States will be labeled with numbers.
• You may place an empire. Empires cover a large area and typically multiple cultures or former states. Empires are labeled with numbers, but have a border unlike states.
• You may place provinces. Similar to subcultures, provinces are mapped with a separate color within the Empire's borders. An empire with multiple provinces has each labeled with a number followed by a lowercase letter, also like subcultures.
• You may designate a province as a vassal. The vassal marking indicates a state that is not totally under the empire's authority, or has some degree of autonomy. Vassals and tributary states are examples. Use these only if it's important to show your empire's full reach on the map. A vassal will be placed within the empire's border, and labeled as a province, making it clear which empire has power over them.

Here is an Example Empire Map, with all options represented.