Author Topic: SEA map (Read 2427 times)

croduh · « **on:** August 01, 2006, 10:36:39 AM »

Just checking if someone is building a new north africa map for sea, kinda like japan and karelia.If someone is interested PM me.

Raptor · « **Reply #1 on:** August 09, 2006, 12:40:27 AM »

Work is starting on some MTO terrains but not a high priority at the moment.

croduh · « **Reply #2 on:** August 09, 2006, 04:28:31 AM »

With most of the objects completed i am half way there to finish the map.Map is from Tunisia on the west over the n africa coast to Egypt on the east.

Dux · « **Reply #3 on:** August 11, 2006, 10:20:22 AM »

Raptor is correct; there a couple of North Africa terrains in the works, and they are a much larger scale than what it sounds like you've got going. One map covers Morocco/Gibraltar and the other covers Algeria/Tunisia. There will be yet another in the future that will cover Tobruk/El Alamein.

I'd be happy to take a look at it when you're done.

croduh · « **Reply #4 on:** August 11, 2006, 12:53:37 PM »

Well that pretty much destroyed my will to continue working on this map

Here are few(!!) pics from it anyway:

I even started working on Tobruk recently:

Bogie603rd · « **Reply #5 on:** August 11, 2006, 12:53:45 PM »

Gibralter!!! Alright, that sounds like fun for a sea (carrier) battle. We should make one specifically for GV wars of Cairo. Make a few custom objects of the pyraminds and allow the vehicles to roam around in them. Now that I think of it, I might try it.

Bogie603rd · « **Reply #6 on:** August 11, 2006, 12:55:07 PM »

Whoah, I HAVE GOT TO GET THAT TILE!:O
Sweet custom objects duh, that took some time!

Dux · « **Reply #7 on:** August 11, 2006, 01:11:14 PM »

Don't let it stop you, Duh... someone may want a map that covers that much area; doesn't matter if the CMs are building something similar or not.

Your results look so good so far that you should not stop, no matter what.

FWIW, there is ALWAYS going to be someone working on a similar project somewhere... always. The reason for you to work on your own is because you want to, because you want to build it yourself. It's not a race, it's a challenge... it's a test of self-achievement.

Build a map because YOU want to see what it's like to build it, to have that pride. And every map you build is practice for the next map, and the next map after that, and after that...

Bogie603rd · « **Reply #8 on:** August 11, 2006, 01:25:28 PM »

Thanks dux, although you were talking to duh, I needed that kind of motivation too. Was about to shut down one of my "projects".

croduh · « **Reply #9 on:** August 11, 2006, 01:35:52 PM »

Thanks for the advices Dux. I tried building a n africa map a few times before, every time got frustrated but after a few weeks i would get back to it;)

Lately something changed - i seem to more enjoy and spend time just building maps than playing ah. I like building maps and i enjoy it - i have made so many maps just for myself. And the more succesful i am at making maps, the more fun i have creating them:)

I was just kidding about canceling this map, too late for that now;) I still have fun building it.

Anyway here is the clipboard map:

And i do still need someone to help me place bases, wich is the part i don't really enjoy:D

Easyscor · « **Reply #10 on:** August 11, 2006, 02:44:53 PM »

Those are some nice looking tiles and objects duh.

I for one like terrains of that scale because it makes bomber runs more workable within the alloted time frames we use.

Have you checked the scale to see if air distances work both north/south vs. east/west and at different latitudes? In doing a quick check, they seem pretty close to being right but it's hard to tell on your posted image without cities for reference air miles.

croduh · « **Reply #11 on:** August 11, 2006, 03:11:13 PM »

problem with the terrain is that i couldn't get the whole north africa coast without having too much of Europe and Africa in map too.So i selected only that part of map, and it is probably not right in real distances.Map is 256 miles.
I had a lot of trouble with mapmaker.I didn't want a 512 map of that part so i zoomed out and then just made it 256.

Btw how can i check the distances?

Edit: nothing is placed on the terrain so changing it wouldn't be a problem

Easyscor · « **Reply #12 on:** August 11, 2006, 04:13:24 PM »

I'm surprised mapmaker produced results that close but maybe it's because it's nearer the equator. I didn't have results as good as your's but I'm much further north and abandoned mapmaker.

Locate some test towns on your clipboard map and measure the miles between them. Then try one of the air miles sites like this one at random. I usually try more then one site to get a cross check for accuracy. This says it's 1680.25 miles between Algiers and Cairo which may not be too helpful. There are other, better sites but distances to, from and within Libya will be hard to come by, at least in English. Try Google etc.

Bogie603rd · « **Reply #13 on:** August 11, 2006, 04:34:03 PM »

Wow, you even got malta in there! Good job, dont forget Luqa:p

(what happened to your icon?)

croduh · « **Reply #14 on:** August 12, 2006, 06:10:03 AM »

Hmm i'll try mapmaker's already featured air distance measuring