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Title: Color Coded Maps
Post by: TilDeath on August 20, 2010, 02:20:07 PM: Some of you liked the color coded V-Base map. A squadie took the time to color the maps to aid in finding this and that. Here is the link for the color coded maps.

http://www.tdcomputersystems.com/rip/maps.rar (http://www.tdcomputersystems.com/rip/maps.rar)

Unpack (it is in WinRar format) locate your C:\Hitech Creations\Aces High folder rename your "maps" to "maps_old" create a "maps" folder then drag and drop the new color maps into the folder.

TD
Title: Re: Color Coded Maps
Post by: Masherbrum on August 20, 2010, 02:21:16 PM: Nice! :rock
Title: Re: Color Coded Maps
Post by: BluTrain on August 20, 2010, 07:25:11 PM: Thanks TD - and thanks to your squaddie :aok

If I were to distribute this pack, should I send my squad here/to your page, or would you prefer that I host them on my own? Of course, I wouldn't try this off as my own work...

***edit for spelling***
Title: Re: Color Coded Maps
Post by: falcon23 on August 20, 2010, 07:43:49 PM: I dont use rar,so if someone could post them in a zip format that would be great..thanks :salute
Title: Re: Color Coded Maps
Post by: TilDeath on August 21, 2010, 07:33:13 AM: Quote from: BluTrain on August 20, 2010, 07:25:11 PM
Thanks TD - and thanks to your squaddie :aok

If I were to distribute this pack, should I send my squad here/to your page, or would you prefer that I host them on my own? Of course, I wouldn't try this off as my own work...

***edit for spelling***
Feel free to send them to my link. This is my server, so it costs me nothing to host the files and I am not worried about bandwidth.

TD
Title: Re: Color Coded Maps
Post by: TilDeath on August 21, 2010, 07:37:55 AM: Quote from: falcon23 on August 20, 2010, 07:43:49 PM
I dont use rar,so if someone could post them in a zip format that would be great..thanks :salute
No problem, here it is in zip format.

WinRar format http://www.tdcomputersystems.com/rip/maps.rar (http://www.tdcomputersystems.com/rip/maps.rar)

WinZip format http://www.tdcomputersystems.com/rip/maps.zip (http://www.tdcomputersystems.com/rip/maps.zip)

TD
Title: Re: Color Coded Maps
Post by: CAP1 on August 21, 2010, 07:44:18 AM: awsomeness!!

not only will these replace the ones within ah, i'll be printing them out for quick reference too. :aok
Title: Re: Color Coded Maps
Post by: Hawk55 on August 21, 2010, 09:25:45 AM: Thanks for sharing TD! This is a big help. And thank your squadie too. :salute
Title: Re: Color Coded Maps
Post by: 4deck on August 22, 2010, 08:44:30 AM: Thank you very much for those :aok. Ill be posting a link on our website for these also.
Title: Re: Color Coded Maps
Post by: TilDeath on August 23, 2010, 09:18:33 AM: Maybe Skuzzy will make this a stickie
Title: Re: Color Coded Maps
Post by: Wounded on August 25, 2010, 01:35:47 AM: Bump for sticky, and your welcome I am the squadie (RIPnROLL)

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Title: Re: Color Coded Maps
Post by: Tigger29 on August 25, 2010, 02:16:13 AM: Here's some maps that we've made over at the LCA. Just right click/save any map you want and move it to the maps folder.

Just CLICK HERE (http://www.lca.ympsa.com/maps)
Title: Re: Color Coded Maps
Post by: CAP1 on August 25, 2010, 12:19:22 PM: here's a question?

do you guys have the maps oriented with north up on the pictures?
Title: Re: Color Coded Maps
Post by: Wounded on August 26, 2010, 06:08:33 PM: Cap yes they are.
Tigger29 those maps look good! but my maps are way easier to understand. :O

WinRar format http://www.tdcomputersystems.com/rip/maps.rar

WinZip format http://www.tdcomputersystems.com/rip/maps.zip
Title: Re: Color Coded Maps
Post by: DREDIOCK on August 26, 2010, 07:09:20 PM: Overall I prefer a style more like this one

(http://lca.ympsa.com/maps/hq.bmp)

For one it looks more like an intel map
Secondly. the bingo dot style (no offence) Doesnt aid you in letting you know what the targets look like. Only where they are supposed to be
Title: Re: Color Coded Maps
Post by: crazyivan on August 26, 2010, 07:40:56 PM: Thanks, maybe I downloaded them right will see. :rock
Title: Re: Color Coded Maps
Post by: ozrocker on August 27, 2010, 06:09:25 AM: Nice. Dreidock, are those the ones TD posted? (I have those but did not check).
The one you show there is spot on for Intel. Harder to see targets with the new field layouts.

<S> Oz
Title: Re: Color Coded Maps
Post by: Reschke on August 27, 2010, 10:33:51 AM: Nice of everyone to share. I really appreciate it and I am sure that VF-17 will appreciate it as well.
Title: Re: Color Coded Maps
Post by: Tigger29 on December 16, 2010, 01:18:51 PM: Quote from: DREDIOCK on August 26, 2010, 07:09:20 PM
Secondly. the bingo dot style (no offence) Doesnt aid you in letting you know what the targets look like. Only where they are supposed to be

One thing you don't realize is that two versions of these maps were available to squadmates. One is a printout of color maps on 8.5X11 paper (one sheet per map) with a very high resolution image and a legend. The other version is what I linked to, which is a 'clipboard' version of those maps is scaled down considerably in color and definition to make it adequate for in-game use. We prefer the 'bingo dobs' and numbering for planning purposes.. example while in flight we can call out "Bob, you go bomb #17... Ralph you get #23... Joel get #11" and everyone knows exactly what to hit.

If they need to know what the target looks like, the print outs are much clearer and easier to read, but honestly we all have enough experience to be able to identify the targets without having to look up what they look like.. even with the new bases.