DigitalSin & jimkehn: I'm polishing up those regions already drawn for release in a truncated map and will try to devote some late nights to it this weekend. Shouldn't be long before you have something to play on -- with the rest to come, of course.
jimkehn: Not much longer now. I have a fully functional version of the map prepared (not yet of the complete world) and am polishing it up for release in the next day or two.