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Re: check out these huge effin maps i made.
« Reply #120 on: 12 February 2012, 04:04:19 »
These maps are amazing, but at the moment I'm still OK with the basic introductory boxed set maps (mainly 'cause my friend and I are still wrapping our heads around the rules with a couple of mechs per side atm).

I will certainly keep this thread and you in mind for the future though!

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« Reply #121 on: 12 February 2012, 08:32:38 »
I am reminding people that Rule 10 specifically forbids buying or selling on these forums.

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Re: check out these huge effin maps i made.
« Reply #122 on: 12 February 2012, 08:48:56 »
Thanks for the reminder.  Should we delete our own offending posts, or will warnings be forthcoming?

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« Reply #123 on: 12 February 2012, 10:07:08 »
I'm just cautioning people to behave themselves at this point.

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« Reply #124 on: 12 February 2012, 10:14:53 »
great mapsman.  I know your trying to run a side buisness, but how about a how to?
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Re: check out these huge effin maps i made.
« Reply #125 on: 14 February 2012, 12:23:49 »
great mapsman.  I know your trying to run a side buisness, but how about a how to?

Well, it would seem that a tutorial would be against my best interests, but since I understand the amount of work that goes into it, I don't mind telling you.

Alright, first:

Select your image. It should be at least 2MB, although I recommend images that are closer to 9MB.

Then, start a Photoshop document with a transparent background at 300 dpi. I usually reduce the resolution of the final image, but I like working at that resolution so that I can get in there and see the tiny details that no one will ever notice. Call me crazy.

Find a hex grid online somewhere. You will want to take lots of painstaking measurements to make sure that the Hexes will be the right size.

Now, the bottom phoshop layer will be your source image and the top image will be the hex grid. There will be probably be over 300 layers in between while you're working on it.

Once you get all your layers into Photoshop, rotate your source image to best fit the Hexes as is. You'll also want to check the source image for proper scale. Sometimes, your image can be completely out of scale and no one will notice, but if you have tell tale things like tennis courts and vehicles, you'll want to make sure that those images are as close to the proper scale as possible. a quick google search can give you the measurements for an average 2 ton truck or basketball court, and we all should know how long a BT hex is.

Obviously, by now you will have had to remove the background from the hex layer in order to see the layers underneath.

From here, it's all about how well you know Photoshop. Your favorite tools will be the pen tool to copy elements of the source image that need to be rotated or resized. You'll also want to get familiar with the clone stamp tool in order to make seamless edges where layers connect.

Another important thing to remember is to resize your source images before bringing them into the project. Open them as a separate image, and then resize that image to be 300 dpi using the "best for enlargement" setting.

Stock up on coffee and snacks, because one of these projects can take weeks.

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Re: check out these huge effin maps i made.
« Reply #126 on: 28 June 2012, 16:48:49 »
ah, my favorite thread. thought it deserved a bump. i've been playing on these maps again lately and had forgotten how much fun they are.

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« Reply #127 on: 28 June 2012, 17:05:17 »
Sure, rub it in why don't you.  :P


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« Reply #128 on: 28 June 2012, 20:09:41 »
Bravo!  Has Catalyst approached you yet with a contract?
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Re: check out these huge effin maps i made.
« Reply #129 on: 28 June 2012, 22:21:36 »
It would be really neat for a program to add the hexes to a map like that.
I know I would be having a good fight at the Airport where I work. It would be good for a Dropship port.
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« Reply #130 on: 29 June 2012, 18:39:35 »
An airport would be cool, but a piece of terrain like Point du Hoc or the Gettysburg battlefield would be awesome.
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« Reply #131 on: 07 July 2012, 07:55:20 »
It would be really neat for a program to add the hexes to a map like that.
I know I would be having a good fight at the Airport where I work. It would be good for a Dropship port.

Yes, but HiRes photos of airports are not easily available, for security reasons.
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Check out the new map!
« Reply #132 on: 13 July 2012, 17:41:01 »
Hey guys,

it's your old pal mapmaster back with a fresh map! It's called Hidden Base. check it out:



I'm up for suggestions on the name if you think you got something better.

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« Reply #133 on: 13 July 2012, 18:03:55 »
WoW! O0

That looks amazing!
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« Reply #134 on: 13 July 2012, 19:26:06 »
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« Reply #135 on: 13 July 2012, 19:44:13 »
Actually it looks like a racetrack and a sports arena in two of the corners so maybe Olympics map?
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Re: Check out the new map!
« Reply #136 on: 13 July 2012, 20:09:55 »
Actually it looks like a racetrack and a sports arena in two of the corners so maybe Olympics map?

shhhh! i don't know what you're talking about! i'll have you know that's a drop port and command center!

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Re: Check out the new map!
« Reply #137 on: 13 July 2012, 20:46:55 »
Actually it looks like a racetrack and a sports arena in two of the corners so maybe Olympics map?
  Top right is an arena with parking structures, all right - I'm guessing some species of football/rugby/grid-iron.  The loop-road in the middle strikes me as a bus-terminal or other high-volume passenger terminal.

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Re: Check out the new map!
« Reply #138 on: 13 July 2012, 21:51:46 »
  Top right is an arena with parking structures, all right - I'm guessing some species of football/rugby/grid-iron.  The loop-road in the middle strikes me as a bus-terminal or other high-volume passenger terminal.

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i'll give you partial credit on the football/rugby part, but the parking structures part is completely a photoshop illusion. i'm guessing that you assumed that because of the road going underneath it. the roads are from a different image entirely. the real structure it's taken from has a flat, paved parking area around it which has been completely removed from the image.
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« Reply #139 on: 13 July 2012, 23:35:12 »
Awesome!
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« Reply #140 on: 14 July 2012, 00:11:00 »
Pretty cool but not exactly a hidden base. 
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Re: check out these huge effin maps i made.
« Reply #141 on: 14 July 2012, 17:23:12 »
Bravo!  Has Catalyst approached you yet with a contract?

no, but i did contact their graphics dept recently to see if they were interested in them. haven't heard back yet. not holding my breath.

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« Reply #142 on: 15 July 2012, 04:56:22 »
Yes, but HiRes photos of airports are not easily available, for security reasons.

If you are interested in aerial shots of an airport you can always check out Dublin airport. No security issues there. I'm sure other countries would also have similar rules.

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« Reply #143 on: 15 July 2012, 12:47:22 »
That's what I was thinking; the map totally rocks, but that red triangle... next to a bright white circular building... makes the whole area stick out like a sore thumb from orbit.

I get it that the whole point might be to "hide in plain sight", but still, the red triangle is just too easily spottable.

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« Reply #144 on: 15 July 2012, 15:06:37 »
So, how does this work? I take that Google Earth doesn't give a good enough picture?

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« Reply #145 on: 15 July 2012, 15:32:31 »
So, how does this work? I take that Google Earth doesn't give a good enough picture?

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« Reply #146 on: 15 July 2012, 18:18:53 »
Not even close.  [metalhealth]

Well, in that case those maps must be realy detailed.

But anyway, above there was a suggestion that Dublin airport pictures might be aviable. I was thinking of Helsinki-Vantaa in Finland.

Anyway it would be nice to have some realy detailed map of an airport for that one mission in Chaos Campaign.

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« Reply #147 on: 15 July 2012, 19:36:41 »
One that I've always thought was perfect for BT was RVR; Jose Aponte de la Torre airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico (formerly the Roosevelt Roads Naval Station); it has a three-runway layout intersecting at nearly 60-degree angles, surrounded by hills, beach, marsh and urban areas, both civilian and military.

The wiki page does not show it well, but this SkyscraperCity thread shows exactly what I mean. Thread is in Spanish, but it's the pics [in the first post only] that are the crunchy bits.
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« Reply #148 on: 15 July 2012, 20:32:26 »
Plenty of old airports shut down all over the world that can be used as stand ins for a Dropship port, even better that they won't show modern aircraft on the ground and should be completely empty of any aircraft in fact.
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« Reply #149 on: 15 July 2012, 22:15:19 »
well, i want to make the maps that you guys want to see, so if you ever run across some nice, hi-res aerial images of things that you would like to see turned into maps, please post them here.

the peurto rican airport would fit nicely in a hex grid. i might try to find some pics of it later.