Author Topic: check out these huge effin maps i made. (Read 64350 times)

Demos · « **Reply #180 on:** 20 July 2012, 13:14:58 »

Awesome. Looks so cool...

Daemion · « **Reply #181 on:** 20 July 2012, 13:23:26 »

I second the island archipelago. Actually, if I could, I'd ask for a real river map if you're up for it.

Hersh67 · « **Reply #182 on:** 21 July 2012, 17:39:02 »

Quote from: Weirdo on 20 July 2012, 11:19:00

You're right. They know me around here already. :)

I thought you were trying to *help*... >:D

SteelRaven · « **Reply #183 on:** 21 July 2012, 17:54:31 »

Dude, your work is awesome! I wish I new of your talent when my buds and I had a zombie game going based on real world St. Louis.

Blacksheep · « **Reply #184 on:** 21 July 2012, 23:11:36 »

Mapmaster · « **Reply #185 on:** 23 July 2012, 18:49:05 »

archipelago map in the works now. i expect to be finished by the end of the week.

Weirdo · « **Reply #186 on:** 24 July 2012, 07:37:27 »

Now to figure out how to sneak some print jobs through the big office plotters...

Goose · « **Reply #187 on:** 24 July 2012, 23:05:15 »

Quote from: Weirdo on 24 July 2012, 07:37:27

Now to figure out how to sneak some print jobs through the big office plotters...

Well, duh: You butter up the guy in charge of it …

O0

Maddog3025 · « **Reply #188 on:** 25 July 2012, 07:25:49 »

That's very nice work, you always pick very good location. You are the county GIS guy? Did you use Arcview for those? Also, you ever print those without the hexes so you can just use mini rules and the contours? It's a shame to clutter up such a nice image with all the hexes and numbers.

Iceland has some interesting terrain that would make a nice map if you can get good imagery.

Weirdo · « **Reply #189 on:** 25 July 2012, 08:35:09 »

I'm the GIS monkey around here, unless MapMaster is also one. I'd use Arcmap to make my own, but my only aerial imagery I have access to is of pretty boring scenery, and not very conducive to hex-angled maps.

Lysenko · « **Reply #190 on:** 25 July 2012, 10:28:58 »

...it's time to go solo.
Jumping, in my highlander so fast.
Slammed on the pedals, LRMs on the pass.

Beagle's on standby, Aerospace flying high!

StoneRhino · « **Reply #191 on:** 25 July 2012, 11:13:42 »

Quote from: Weirdo on 19 July 2012, 16:30:55

Move to Texas, and I'll put in a good word for you. :)

I'll move to Texas! I could use the job!!!!

As for the map, its nice, but talk about a map I would not want to play on much! The amount of forest makes it look damn near impossible to fight on! ;D Yes, I am partially joking over here! I would like to see a review of it being played on though.

I know the above might sound negative, but it does seem a lot more of a forest map then past, official, maps have given us. I would like to see how a map of L.A. or any other large city would look like on a BT map.

Mapmaster · « **Reply #192 on:** 25 July 2012, 11:43:14 »

Quote from: StoneRhino on 25 July 2012, 11:13:42

I would like to see how a map of L.A. or any other large city would look like on a BT map.

here are some of my past ones. there's a large city map in that thread if you scroll down:

http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,11787.0.html

here's another one that fell off the boards:

http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,21066.0.html

Mapmaster · « **Reply #193 on:** 25 July 2012, 11:47:55 »

Quote from: Maddog3025 on 25 July 2012, 07:25:49

That's very nice work, you always pick very good location. You are the county GIS guy? Did you use Arcview for those? Also, you ever print those without the hexes so you can just use mini rules and the contours? It's a shame to clutter up such a nice image with all the hexes and numbers.

Iceland has some interesting terrain that would make a nice map if you can get good imagery.

let answer those questions...

no.
no.
no, BUT I have a guy right now that's asking me for a map with no markups on it for a WWII aerial fighting game. it's not that hard to do. the existing maps could easily be altered to remove the contours and markings. just PM if you have any specific requests.

i'm almost finished with the archipelago map now and you all should be seeing all the new ones on ebay in the very near future.

Mapmaster · « **Reply #194 on:** 25 July 2012, 11:50:21 »

Quote from: Weirdo on 25 July 2012, 08:35:09

I'm the GIS monkey around here, unless MapMaster is also one. I'd use Arcmap to make my own, but my only aerial imagery I have access to is of pretty boring scenery, and not very conducive to hex-angled maps.

what's the meters/pixel ratio in your arcmap images? i could really use some new material, even if it's boring. surely you have some good clusters of trees or a gulch or something. those are things that could be used.

Daemion · « **Reply #195 on:** 25 July 2012, 17:30:40 »

Those all look nice. One nitpick, and this is from a purely ease-of-use perspective: I wish the hex-grid were in white or light gray. Same with hex labels. This way I can see the hexes and what they're supposed to be. I play in a friend's basement more often than not, so poor lighting is a fairly common event. This is a complaint we have about a lot of the old standard maps, too. With a colorized background and artwork, it's hard to read black on anything but really light colors.

Weirdo · « **Reply #196 on:** 26 July 2012, 07:55:17 »

Quote from: Mapmaster on 25 July 2012, 11:50:21

what's the meters/pixel ratio in your arcmap images? i could really use some new material, even if it's boring. surely you have some good clusters of trees or a gulch or something. those are things that could be used.

No clue, actually. It's kind of moot. Being county property, I doubt I'd be allowed to give those images to you.

I am Belch II · « **Reply #197 on:** 26 July 2012, 10:12:09 »

It is awesome seeing some hexes on places on earth. When you put mini's on that map, it makes the battle seem more real to me.

Mott · « **Reply #198 on:** 26 July 2012, 13:28:34 »

I also work for a GIS firm, though I'm a software engineer and not a GIS guy. I should totally grab the aerial photography for my town and turn it into a hex map, maybe that'll get more of my friends playing when they can blow up each others' houses.

Mapmaster · « **Reply #199 on:** 26 July 2012, 14:13:57 »

Booya:

Martius · « **Reply #200 on:** 26 July 2012, 14:30:36 »

Nice! This map is perfect for combined arms with a few small naval units :).

ANS Kamas P81 · « **Reply #201 on:** 26 July 2012, 14:30:45 »

God, Monitors would be delicious on that map.

Mapmaster · « **Reply #202 on:** 26 July 2012, 14:35:37 »

are there depth requirements for most naval vessels?

Daemion · « **Reply #203 on:** 26 July 2012, 14:40:44 »

For most basic sea units, yes: Depth 1. Any submarine wanting to submerge would have to be one level above the bottom of the water, so Depth 2+ for subs.

This is what a river-mouth map should look like.

There are still places where the hex grid, itself, blends in with the terrain. White or light gray boarders would be perfect on this map. Otherwise, this is beautiful.

Mott · « **Reply #204 on:** 26 July 2012, 14:47:46 »

Looks cool. Literally. 'Mech is hot? Take a swim, there's water everywhere.

Reminds me of the game where my unit spent most of its time underwater because I kept failing PSRs on underwater elevation changes so it took me forever to get out.

Ataraxzy · « **Reply #205 on:** 26 July 2012, 14:49:44 »

Quote from: Weirdo on 26 July 2012, 07:55:17

No clue, actually. It's kind of moot. Being county property, I doubt I'd be allowed to give those images to you.

Actually, you probably can. Have him fill out the Texas equivalent of a FOIA request. I doubt there's reason for classifying the maps. Where I live, Loudoun County, VA gives away GIS data for the cost of compiling it: http://www.loudoun.gov/FAQ.aspx?QID=350 "Owned by the County" actually means "Held in the public trust by the County" in the vast majority of cases.

I do some local politics, this stuff is my other hobby.

Addendum: USGS provides maps in digital form for free: http://store.usgs.gov/b2c_usgs/usgs/maplocator/%28ctype=areaDetails&xcm=r3standardpitrex_prd&carea=%24ROOT&layout=6_1_61_48&uiarea=2%29/.do

Addendum 2: Tarrant County has a really nice map viewer, btw. Makes me jealous.

SCC · « **Reply #206 on:** 26 July 2012, 15:32:47 »

I think you've forgotten the height/depth numbers on the hexes again, and not all hexes have co-ords from what I an see

Daemion · « **Reply #207 on:** 26 July 2012, 15:40:12 »

Not necessarily. Look at the contour lines, and find one hex inside those contour lines that has the depth/height you seek.

That's what some of the really old BT maps did.

ckosacranoid · « **Reply #208 on:** 26 July 2012, 15:52:36 »

cool map. that would be cool to fight on though.

Stormlion1 · « **Reply #209 on:** 26 July 2012, 17:16:01 »

Quote from: Mapmaster on 25 July 2012, 11:43:14

here are some of my past ones. there's a large city map in that thread if you scroll down:

http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,11787.0.html

here's another one that fell off the boards:

http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,21066.0.html

The city map is a personnel favorite.

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