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ORIGINAL: Captain Cruft

Nice work

I do like the low capacity rail lines, they look just like an old-fashioned Ordnance Survey map ...

ORIGINAL: Andrew Brown

I have some screenshots of the new map in its current state. Hopefully it wil be available soon. I have made the low capacity railways less obtrusive and zebra-like. They are represented by black lines with small white dashes.

The first screenshot is India - Some new bases have been added here, and the rail net modified a little.

...but would it be possible to get a version where the low capacity rail looks like road?

ORIGINAL: bradfordkay

" I do like the low capacity rail lines, they look just like an old-fashioned Ordnance Survey map ... "


You might notice that on the Ordnance Survey map that Trespider provided the dashed railroad line is an unfinished RR (marked "suspended"). This is why I agree with Tanaka when he posts a dislike of the dashed line for low capacity RR: generally dashed lines representing railroads have been used for unfinished ones. It's no big deal to me either way, but my preference is to not have a dashed line represent a RR.

ORIGINAL: bradfordkay

For roads, dashed lines have normally represented unimproved roads (dirt, gravel, etc), but for railroads they have normally (almost universally) represented unfinished railroads. It's just going to affect old map freaks like me...

EDIT:
I note that on that map the dashed roads are secondary roads. But you might note that the dashed railroads are all either unfinished or dismantled.

ORIGINAL: bradfordkay

As I said, it's not that big a deal. I'll still use Andrew's map no matter how he decides to portray the light duty railroads. I was just pointing out a nearly universal cartographic convention because I have always been a map freak. My friends say that I have an atlas for a brain... I blame it on all the wargames I played over the years (though I also love to study maps in planning vacations).

ORIGINAL: Jaws43

My 2 cents.

Since the whole map is about solid colours I prefer also a solid colour for the low capacity road. Thick and thin would be an option but also a colour between black (road/railroad) and yellow (dirt track). Grey would be an option since most road in WW2 were out of gravel/ pabble.

The symbols on the maps are not relevant since the ww2 map is a completely different format.

Anyway.. about taste you can not discus[;)]

ORIGINAL: n818af

Hi,

As a resident of Hong Kong, please let me get in my two cents worth regarding this hex. This is absolutely an urban hex, no doubt. However, the river should not be removed because it exists. It is called Shenzhen River, it is the border separating Hong Kong and China, and still is today.
It is not as wide as the Strait of Johar in Singapore, but it could be an obstacle for the Japanese if properly defended. (Historically it was not defended along the border)
Also consider the fact that Hong Kong Island (the center of HK) has no connection to the mainland. It took several attempts (days) for the japs to land on the island successfully.