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Title: New Maps?
Post by: SKULLY7 on April 20, 2010, 05:43:32 AM
I have been playing for 5 yrs .... same pacific terrain.  Yes there was the UPDATE with the new trees and terrain looks great and way better than the old.  Just plum tired of palm trees.  Europe maps?  Battle of Britain? Can new maps not be done because of limitations? 
Title: Re: New Maps?
Post by: 321BAR on April 20, 2010, 05:50:23 AM
+1 for new maps (and M-18)
Title: Re: New Maps?
Post by: TOMCAT21 on April 20, 2010, 07:49:44 AM
+1 for new maps(European theater and/or North Africa)
Title: Re: New Maps?
Post by: Gr8pape on April 20, 2010, 08:16:44 AM
I would like to see the incorporation of some of the AvA, FSO maps in the least. Some of the maps in the AvA and the FSO scenarios are great, why not use them in the MA?
Title: Re: New Maps?
Post by: Kazaa on April 20, 2010, 08:26:25 AM
I have been playing for 5 yrs .... same pacific terrain.  Yes there was the UPDATE with the new trees and terrain looks great and way better than the old.  Just plum tired of palm trees.  Europe maps?  Battle of Britain? Can new maps not be done because of limitations? 

+10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000.
Title: Re: New Maps?
Post by: 321BAR on April 20, 2010, 08:36:43 AM
I would like to see the incorporation of some of the AvA, FSO maps in the least. Some of the maps in the AvA and the FSO scenarios are great, why not use them in the MA?
inequality across the maps
Title: Re: New Maps?
Post by: USRanger on April 20, 2010, 03:13:54 PM
The terrain editor is downloadable off the homepage.  Get to work. :aok
Title: Re: New Maps?
Post by: The Fugitive on April 20, 2010, 04:29:03 PM
I have been playing for 5 yrs .... same pacific terrain.  Yes there was the UPDATE with the new trees and terrain looks great and way better than the old.  Just plum tired of palm trees.  Europe maps?  Battle of Britain? Can new maps not be done because of limitations? 

We just got the palm trees and pacific look.

+1 for new maps(European theater and/or North Africa)

All maps, including the island ones had euro terrain before we got the new Pac look.  Nobody remembers the thick forests with the hedgerows? Before AH2 came out we had a desert map as well (Pizza, made by a number of the AK's). Unfortunately the source files were lost for that map.  :cry

I would like to see the incorporation of some of the AvA, FSO maps in the least. Some of the maps in the AvA and the FSO scenarios are great, why not use them in the MA?

They can't be used because they are not made for the MA's Wrong size, strat systems that don't work, custom terrains all things NOT allowed in the MA's. The MA's are were the main pubic.... HTC's bread and butter play, so those maps have to be made to a standard that is playable for the majority of people, as well as being "fair".

The terrain editor is downloadable off the homepage.  Get to work. :aok

+ 1 million !
Title: Re: New Maps?
Post by: RaptorL on April 20, 2010, 04:33:44 PM
+ for new maps. And the use of rivers, bridges, and roads that go somewhere.
Title: Re: New Maps?
Post by: USRanger on April 20, 2010, 05:03:40 PM
Btw, some of our MA terrains use the European tile set.  Not all have the palm trees.
Title: Re: New Maps?
Post by: oakranger on April 20, 2010, 06:01:06 PM
+1 and what kazaa has.  and B-29
Title: Re: New Maps?
Post by: 321BAR on April 21, 2010, 11:16:44 AM
+1 and what kazaa has.  and B-29
insert facepalm pic here>       <
Title: Re: New Maps?
Post by: LLogann on April 21, 2010, 11:20:20 AM
+1 for the B29!!!   :aok




 :rofl





Title: Re: New Maps?
Post by: jdbecks on April 22, 2010, 02:04:35 AM
would love to see some africa/eastern europe style MA maps with snow
Title: Re: New Maps?
Post by: orion1 on April 23, 2010, 08:18:43 PM
+1000 :banana:
Title: Re: New Maps?
Post by: SmokinLoon on April 24, 2010, 10:00:54 AM
Some desert maps would be nice.  Snow as well.

How difficult would it be to simply swap out some colors and remove some trees on the existing maps?
Title: Re: New Maps?
Post by: Denholm on April 24, 2010, 10:07:24 AM
Why don't you find out (http://www.hitechcreations.com/download/dlterraine.html)?
Title: Re: New Maps?
Post by: 321BAR on April 24, 2010, 01:29:06 PM
Why don't you find out (http://www.hitechcreations.com/download/dlterraine.html)?
:lol :aok
Title: Re: New Maps?
Post by: SmokinLoon on April 24, 2010, 03:38:54 PM
Please dont be offended when I dont laugh.   :huh

You'd be light years ahead if you'd simply explain that changing the textures/colors/coding on existing maps is far more tasking than most non-coders undestand....   ;)   
Title: Re: New Maps?
Post by: USRanger on April 24, 2010, 08:10:44 PM
Changing the ground textures on an existing map would only take a few minutes.  Only the creator of each terrain has the files to those terrains to be able to open them in the T.E. and change them though.  Skuzzy has a copy of em also.  Custom textures add to the file size though, which HTC most likely wants to avoid for MA terrains.
Title: Re: New Maps?
Post by: Denholm on April 25, 2010, 07:54:00 AM
As USRanger said, changing ground textures doesn't take a lot of work. It's what the custom textures do to terrain file-sizes that prevents their use in MA terrains.
Title: Re: New Maps?
Post by: Dadsguns on April 25, 2010, 11:19:55 AM
Does anyone know how many maps that:.....

1. are ready/available that could be used?

2. out of those, how many of them we are actually using?

Might be the timing of when I can play but it just seems we are rotating through the same 3 or 4 maps.
Title: Re: New Maps?
Post by: 321BAR on April 25, 2010, 06:38:35 PM
Does anyone know how many maps that:.....

1. are ready/available that could be used?

2. out of those, how many of them we are actually using?

Might be the timing of when I can play but it just seems we are rotating through the same 3 or 4 maps.
all i must say is.... Blue :aok
Title: Re: New Maps?
Post by: The Fugitive on April 25, 2010, 08:57:23 PM
Does anyone know how many maps that:.....

1. are ready/available that could be used?

2. out of those, how many of them we are actually using?

Might be the timing of when I can play but it just seems we are rotating through the same 3 or 4 maps.

Baltic     
Beta2    
Compello    
NDisles    
Mesaview    
Montis    
OZKansas    
SFMA    
SMPizza    
Tagma    
Trinity

These are the ones listed. I seem to remember seeing all of those recently.
Title: Re: New Maps?
Post by: BrownBaron on April 25, 2010, 11:34:29 PM
I could go for a Russo-German map with snow..hm..now that i think about it, that would negate the use of CV's...damn.  :frown: