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ORIGINAL: Subchaser

ORIGINAL: Andrew Brown
It is also hard to do, especially in Japan, which is so crowded with this stuff.

It’s really hard, but it’s possible. I’m also trying to make the map smart, take a look at these samples, it should be interesting for you





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ORIGINAL: Subchaser

Your map looks *fantastic* Andrej, two questions though:

- When it will be available

thanks, but I can’t say that this is my map, I’m not Andrew Brown yet , this is somewhat reworked original map with new fonts and eye-friendly color pattern. there were no plans of posting it actually, at least in its current form, but I may upload it for those who want (or have to) to keep original map… as soon as those morons from telecom company will fix my cable, I’m not mentally ready to upload 70mb+ file via dialup… sorry

- Do you plan on making a version without hex outlines at all?

It was done first, grid and everything else was added later. WITNxx - clean map files; WITPxx - smart map, so it’s possible to switch from one variant to another without moving the files.

And a third

- Do you plan on teaming up with Andrew (you two being namesakes practically) so that you two produce comprehensive map mod that both looks good and adds new features? Frankly, though Andrew's map is very wellcome, it's simply too ugly for me to look at for like couple hours daily (Andrew, no offense please )

We have already discussed this idea, he has nothing against another way to visualize his map, but close cooperation is impossible cause we’re using different tools. Nevertheless I’m going to remake his map in old good 3D style anyway (2D is fine by me, but I feel more comfortably with 3D). After brief observation it seems quite doable to me, it still reminds Earth, so I would say… in January it will be ready… very late in January…

Subchaser, I see your modded maps still contain typos from the original version. I trust you'd take care of dreadful typos in spelling of Russian bases yourself but please make godawful TriMcomalee into TriNcomalee (how this went into "print" in the original game is beyond me, as this base is mentioned in like zillion history books), and also Alor Star into Alor Setar.

I'm not sure whether Amboina (original map) is correct or should it be Ambonia (as on your map): I found some WW2 Dutch maps of the DEI on the Internet but they don't cover this particular area.

I will, I will [;)]. It wasn’t changed intentionally, even Khomsomalsk is still misspelled [X(], this mod was originally started as part of my scenario mod, I was going to correct spellings in data base first and left all errors on map as reminder. I’m waiting for two awesome geo-military monographs, when they’ll arrive I’ll correct everything at once, obvious and possiblemisspellings. Map is stored in PSD format so text layer can be updated in seconds.

ORIGINAL: Marc Schwanebeck

ORIGINAL: Subchaser

ORIGINAL: Andrew Brown
It is also hard to do, especially in Japan, which is so crowded with this stuff.

It’s really hard, but it’s possible. I’m also trying to make the map smart, take a look at these samples, it should be interesting for you





usa
full screen 1
full screen 2

That looks very good. I like the blue tone and the shallow water adaption.

ORIGINAL: Oleg Mastruko

Great list Andrew. Please put Alor Setar on it too.

BTW I found WW2 period Dutch maps of DEI somewhere on the net, and Menado is called Manado there, and there are some other name changes as well. Perhaps you'd like to take a look. Let me know at oleg@bug.hr and I'll send them maps to you.

O.

ORIGINAL: MikeKraemer

How do I get my hands on the US flag Icons?? This looks way cool.

FYI, I've been testing Andrews maps with my own modded mod which has the USAAF at squadron level so there is quite a few more units and I don't see a speed issue.

ORIGINAL: Subchaser

ORIGINAL: MikeKraemer

How do I get my hands on the US flag Icons?? This looks way cool.

Get them at Spooky's.

FYI, I've been testing Andrews maps with my own modded mod which has the USAAF at squadron level so there is quite a few more units and I don't see a speed issue.

[X(] any chance to look at your mod?

ORIGINAL: Scharnhorst

Hi,
there seems to be a bug in the Scen 115. You can create TF's in Clark Field (no port). In my testgame (Jap side) against the computer, there are allied TFs in Clark Field at turn 3 and when I assign Clark Field as "Future Objective" to a LCU, the game crashes to desktop.

Hope you can repair this. Its a great map, much better than the original map.


Scharnhorst [&o]

ORIGINAL: LargeSlowTarget

In case it hasn't been mentioned - Victoria Airbase on the Malay peninsula has no road connection to the north-south railway from Bangkok to Singapore, but there is a short road branching off to nowhere in the hex directly south of Victoria - shouldn't base and road be in the same hex?

ORIGINAL: Blackhorse

If the Inland Passage is not navigable, then the only way a task force could reach Vancouver and Seattle is from the Juan de Fuca Strait, allowing the coastal batteries of Victoria/ Esquimalt (as added by AK Brown) to guard the approaches to both ports.

ORIGINAL: Mike Scholl

ORIGINAL: Blackhorse

If the Inland Passage is not navigable, then the only way a task force could reach Vancouver and Seattle is from the Juan de Fuca Strait, allowing the coastal batteries of Victoria/ Esquimalt (as added by AK Brown) to guard the approaches to both ports.

...Which under the rules as currently implemented they will NOT do. So if there is
any real threat of the Japanese coming this way, you had better mine the Straits
very heavily and let the CD's shoot at the minesweepers. CD's portrail in this game
is very poor. especially interms of large "fixed" emplacements.

ORIGINAL: Platoonist

Andrew Brown, I think your map mod is fantastic. This will be the only map I'll use if I ever get my first game under my belt. I really like what you have done to make Darwin and Portland be more accurately represented in the game.

One tiny addition since I dig geographical accuracy too. There is a 7,000 foot high isolated mountain range (The Olympics) just west of Seattle in what is now just a wooded hex. Not sure what the criteria are for mountains but I thought I would point it out if you think it worth including in a future version. Keep up the excellent work! [8D]