Clipboard & printable maps

[bustr]

There are so many new objects that need maps. You guys should make map packs that go from the simple line drawing style of 8th's up to the colorfully exotic. POTW used to have a set of maps with everything numbered and a key orientation marker so we could call out target assignments on the fly for jabo. The line drawing maps are excellent for that especially if a primary feature is keyed to call target locations off that key point. The rearm on the small airfield will be it's biggest weakness for jabo orientation.

I will venture for awhile more players will run afoul of ack while trying to eyeball features at bases than anyone is prepared for. Waffle made an effort to place common field jabo targets in different orientations than in AH2.

[Chilli]

Bump.  I liked where this was going.  I got busy and was trying to find the thread again.     Nice job 

[JimmyC]

Really like these maps, and they are much needed as dont seem to have clipboard maps in game..
I have dl and printed them off TYVM 1iJac and jinx,
but is there any way to add them in to clipboard, everyway I have tried has failed.
I dont think I even had a maps folder in AH3 to put them in..
anyway..great work, lets get em in game
<S>Jimmy

[Electroman]

Hey Gang,

1ijac - LOVE THOSE MAPS!!! I had started to do screenshots and was going to build my own based on the old Panda Strat Maps but you've already done a lot of the work - Thank You Sir! <S>!

1 quick question -will you be modifying the large map to include the AA guns (gng 0 - xxx)? There are a heck of a lot of them and as I understand it for a base take they all gotta be down Having numbers showing where those are would be super helpful.

Looking forward to seeing more of these most excellent maps!

Cheers!
Elec1

[BowHTR]

Hey Gang,

1ijac - LOVE THOSE MAPS!!! I had started to do screenshots and was going to build my own based on the old Panda Strat Maps but you've already done a lot of the work - Thank You Sir! <S>!

1 quick question -will you be modifying the large map to include the AA guns (gng 0 - xxx)? There are a heck of a lot of them and as I understand it for a base take they all gotta be down Having numbers showing where those are would be super helpful.

Looking forward to seeing more of these most excellent maps!

Cheers!
Elec1

To capture a base, only the town guns and buildings (enough to white flag) must be down. Nothing on the field has to be down to take the base.

[JimmyC]

except a V Base, where 6 Auto Ack need to be down..
minimum requirement
 

[1ijac]

To capture a base, only the town guns and buildings (enough to white flag) must be down. Nothing on the field has to be down to take the base.

The extra-large base does need a few base guns down, because of the town proximity.  I have a map explaining that.



In AH2, clipboard maps had to be 512 x 512 pixels in size and in 256 color bitmap form.  Not sure in AH3 if the requirements have changed.  I am just about finished with the maps that I am putting together.  Maybe a day or two.  Mine are being made to print out and have laying on your desktop or kept on a reference computer, Ipad, etc. near your gaming rig.  Mine are saved in 24-bit color and most are larger than 512 x 512 pixels.   Jinx and HTC were working on some clipboard maps I believe.  I was merely trying to get as much information as I could on the map that I thought was useful.

Hey Gang,

1ijac - LOVE THOSE MAPS!!! I had started to do screenshots and was going to build my own based on the old Panda Strat Maps but you've already done a lot of the work - Thank You Sir! <S>!

1 quick question -will you be modifying the large map to include the AA guns (gng 0 - xxx)? There are a heck of a lot of them and as I understand it for a base take they all gotta be down Having numbers showing where those are would be super helpful.

 

Just town guns at airfields unless the town is really close to the field.  Then some base guns will need to be taken down.  If I marked all the Auto guns on the Large airfield, the map would look like it had pink dots all over it.  In the image on my map, the auto gun locations are the white dots all over the field. 

I'll need to find out from HTC when I can start releasing maps to anyone who would like them.  Before this recent pre-release version, we were supposed to keep the info within the beta forum and beta testers.  Everyone is welcome to them if you find them helpful.

1i

[Easyscor]

The map requirements are the same in AH3, so far anyway. It spits an error/warning if you try anything different. 512 and 256 indexed color.

[1ijac]

Really like these maps, and they are much needed as dont seem to have clipboard maps in game..
I have dl and printed them off TYVM 1iJac and jinx,
but is there any way to add them in to clipboard, everyway I have tried has failed.
I dont think I even had a maps folder in AH3 to put them in..
anyway..great work, lets get em in game
<S>Jimmy

 

Jimmy,   I don't see a map folder in AH3 yet.  The clipboard maps aren't ready yet so.....but once you have a folder then you can replace the originals if that is what you want to do.  Easyscor said it probably is the same as AH2 as for the requirements of the maps.  If so, you need to maybe crop, resize or create a map that is 512 x 512 pixels in size when finished.  The color index needs to be 256 and it needs to be a bitmap. 

[Easyscor]

These will work for now until they're written over by the official release. I only cared about gun positions at certain fields.

Drop the maps folder into C:\Hitech Creations\Aces High III\[here]

[1ijac]

Thanks Easy

[Easyscor]

You're welcome.
btw, gun numbers change at the town depending on the number of guns on an airfield, the map is for a small airfield. Medium and large fields have different numbers of guns.

[BowHTR]

Here is what my group will be using for field maps for AHIII. Take note it only has the essential information that we would use within our group. It's not going to have guns labeled and numbered and what not. These are not intended to be used inside of the clipboard. Feel free to use them.

This pack includes the following fields: Mega Airfield, Large Airfield, Medium Airfield, Small Airfield, Large Vehicle Base, Medium Vehicle Base, Small Vehicle Base, Large Town, Small Town, and the Port.

F= Fighter Hanger
B= Bomber Hanger
V= Vehicle Hanger
A= Ammo Bunkers
Pink dots = Barracks
Green dots = Gun Emplacements
Red dot = Maproom

[Lusche]

 

[1ijac]

Nice job bowhtr and thanks for sharing.

  I'll post the maps I put together.  My eyes aren't so young anymore and I find it helps to make things bigger and brighter for myself.  I put these together with the intention of printing them out and having them on the desktop.  They are not formatted to fit the size or color that is required for clipboard maps.  Besides, 8thJinx is doing a great job on readying the clipboard maps.  All object #s correspond to the downtime command #s.  Some object #s are rarely needed, some never, but the information is there anyways.  The maps are for anyone who might find them helpful.  I'll post some images of the current strat factories and the city.  I have not addressed creating the image for headquarters.

1i