Need Mapping Advice, I'm terrible at mapping Options

[Nub Cake]

Alright, so i've started to map for my game, although im a horrible mapper, and i am mainly just creative with words and events, so it will be a tough project.

So im using Post Town 01 tileset, and i was hoping that somebody could help me out on the ideas to make it look better, because this is one of 3 maps where i use the normal RMXP tile set, and i don't want the players to quit the game because of the three first maps (a lot of players focus on the maps so) :/



Any ideas of what i can improve and for what i can add?
-Sincerely Nub Cake

[supercow]

i think using original tileset would make it harder to present it as modern era
your map was kindda dull (sorry, trully) , its just too empty
if there are ppl living there, it need variety of things (as different ppl do different things) , and every house should have different kinds of look (dont make all the same)
the ground/grass is too well tended , if its modern there should be stone tile or just make variety of different tile so ppl who look at it wont get bored of seeing the same things

sorry if i offended you

there are good/great tileset out there for modern place , i got it from someone in this forum and i forgot where it is (japanese website)

dunno if it would help, example of my modern map (feels empty cuz cant put event in the picture)

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