Arc of Nisyros is my largest project to date: 25 square kilometers of Conquest Reforged terrain. It took me three and a half weeks to complete, between custom objects, World Machine, and WorldPainter. It was made in response to the need on my home server, Conquest Reforged, for a new map to build on. I was instructed to make Mediterranean terrain, so I studied the area and its unique environments, focusing on Italy and Sicily. With the tools available in Conquest Reforged, I was able to make some very original and imaginative biomes. On this map, you will find the following, among other things:

• Four mountains
  
• Two volcanoes, including a dormant volcanic island
  
• Many other interesting islands and sea stacks
  
• Garrigue scrubland
  
• Orange groves and olive groves
  
• Fields inspired by Tuscany and the Val d'Orcia
  
• Volcanic wasteland
  
• Beaches and sea cliffs
  
• Deciduous forests
  
• Coniferous forests
  
• Five lakes
  
• A glacier
  
• Meadow clearings and alpine meadows
  
• Much more, if you explore!
  

This map will be appearing on the Conquest Reforged server in the near future, so you can also check it out there. Now, for the background information. The biggest single source of inspiration was Sicily, especially for the hotter parts of the map, the volcanoes, the broom trees, etc. Some of the garrigue inspiration was more from south France. The northern forests, mountains, glacier, etc. were inspired by central and northern Italy, stretching towards the Alps. The name was a combination of Arc, from the the term referring to a chain of mountains or volcanoes, and Nisyros, a volcanic island that is part of Greece. Expect the 100+ custom objects from this map, The Black Forest, and The Indian Summer soon. And here's an Imgur album of project pictures, for good measure. If you got this far through, I commend you! Enjoy!

Shaders: SEUS