Dreams

[Devil 505]

Disagree with that. As one of the og maps I think it had the best parity of almost any. Baltic has always been my fave please leave it be. Plenty of other naps could use help.

Imo making maps that create one or two giant fights each night will not end well.

That's not what I'm after. I want the realistic ability to have a big fight anywhere on the map. Baltic only offers a couple of places where the bases are close enough to sustain a fight, mainly on the east side in the Gulf of Finland. Otherwise, the flight distances are too long and fights die out because it takes to long to respond to an attack on a capped/porked base.

It's the same reason why Buzzsaw, Pizza, and SFMA all suck too.

[The Fugitive]

I agree, with a bit of rearranging, and adding more bases it will make a better map. A fresh map with old history.

WTG Kenai  <S>

[Dadtallica]

That's not what I'm after. I want the realistic ability to have a big fight anywhere on the map. Baltic only offers a couple of places where the bases are close enough to sustain a fight, mainly on the east side in the Gulf of Finland. Otherwise, the flight distances are too long and fights die out because it takes to long to respond to an attack on a capped/porked base.

It's the same reason why Buzzsaw, Pizza, and SFMA all suck too.

Ok cool, seems to be the consensus of a loud group recently. Buzzsaw you can delete lol. I love pizza!!! Maybe I’m just an old fart. Not sure I’ve seen sfma enough or I just don’t know I have. I usually only play prime time EST so I don’t see some maps as much.

[Animl-AW]

2 cents from the village idiot

I think the maps are one of the biggest features, besides the AC/FM, that puts a face on what the sim/game is.

IMO, with all due respect as a lot of work goes into these that I didn't do.....these round maps give it the arcade appearance. If it were my first day and I saw a round map, I would think "ya, this is not what I'm looking for". I don't think they are big sellers for new players who have looked at other sims..

I think when looking for great sims most look for as realistic as possible, the least arcade, at least with me. The immersion factor?

I wish I had some long term experiences with building these, I don't. I'm just a spectator. I've also been out of the loop for a long time.

Kudos to who made them. Everyone is looking for the balanced map. I'm just not a big fan of round maps <shrug>

I like this whole thread.

[JimmyD3]

Everything is still pretty fluid for now, base locations types of bases etc. etc.. I did add an additional port to each country and a Battleship. However with the sea area available, that may not work. BB's  can be extremely destructive, and very difficult to destroy. May have to limit the map to just CV's.

Okay back to work <S>.

[Dadtallica]

Everything is still pretty fluid for now, base locations types of bases etc. etc.. I did add an additional port to each country and a Battleship. However with the sea area available, that may not work. BB's  can be extremely destructive, and very difficult to destroy. May have to limit the map to just CV's.

Okay back to work <S>.

That all sounds pretty nice!

Well Animal if you don’t like Pizza round maybe we can make it a sheet pizza instead.  I don’t care about the shape as much as I like the terrain itself a lot. So that terrain with a different layout would be cool too.

I have 10 years or so until I can retire fingers crossed. Hope we are all still here so I can make some too. You all do a great job.

[Animl-AW]

Well Animal if you don’t like Pizza round maybe we can make it a sheet pizza instead.  I don’t care about the shape as much as I like the terrain itself a lot. So that terrain with a different layout would be cool too.

Well, its not always what I like, or not, I’m in a mode where I look at everything as a selling point. I may be a little fixated with it. I try to look at things as if I never saw them before. I left in AH2, never saw 3 until my return. Being away so long does tend to give me/us little different POV. I think I tend to exploit 3 to others who left under 2. That seems to be the pattern over.new players.

>IMO< If we want to run with the big dogs, we have to act like the big dogs.
 <shrug> I’m obnoxiously detailed.

The actual terrain layout is great. I just happen to think this thread is on the right track.

[Spikes]

Kilimanjaro, Africa area map.

Man, reminds me of that one map where there was like a single 6-10k base in the middle that was always fought over.

[JimmyD3]

Baltic2 ver. 0.06
I removed the Battle Ships, working on the base locations......

[JimmyD3]

Baltic2 ver. 0.08
Bishop bases and Strats first draft layout. Starting on the Knights.

[JimmyD3]

Baltic2 ver. 0.10 Knight bases set first draft.

[Animl-AW]

Baltic2 ver. 0.10 Knight bases set first draft.

What caught my eye, that I think is interesting, the terrain for each country is somewhat different.
I'd like to see the countries rotate each time it comes up to play. But that's a whole different ball game.

Nice selection

[JimmyD3]

What caught my eye, that I think is interesting, the terrain for each country is somewhat different.
I'd like to see the countries rotate each time it comes up to play. But that's a whole different ball game.

Nice selection

Yeah, that's a whole different issue. As I understand it, the country/terrain assignment is strictly random. As I am sure you have noticed your country may get the same map assignment for several rotations.

[JimmyD3]

Baltic2 ver. 0.12
All bases set, Strats set, flak bases installed. getting ready to start spawn points.

[Dadtallica]

Some epic tank battles used to take place 41 now is. I bet some fellas going to gripe. I’m not one of them lol.