New Map Preview

IChristie · Post by **IChristie** » Wed Sep 18, 2002 6:33 am

Guys,

The new maps for FPG have really been coming along. I was talking to the mother ship tonight and they said we should share a little of the good news. So here's a few previews of the first map which is based on the original "Central Germany Map"

First of all here's a preview of the whole map. This is at 25% of the full game resolution (which will be 2640x1980). The map covers 20kmx15km on the ground.

IChristie · Post by **IChristie** » Wed Sep 18, 2002 6:35 am

Anybody care for a quick 18 before lunch (or before the arrival of the red hordes...)

IChristie · Post by **IChristie** » Wed Sep 18, 2002 6:36 am

Perfect spot for an OP

BTW - these shots are in full game resolution. Although they are jpg's so some of the detail gets fuzzy

IChristie · Post by **IChristie** » Wed Sep 18, 2002 6:39 am

That's how I like to think of this quaint little watering hole (at screen centre) overlooking the fields running down to the river.

Hope you enjoyed them.

I warn you right now that shameless sucking up is likely to make me feel like I have to post more of them

U2 · Post by U2 » Wed Sep 18, 2002 9:56 am

Originally posted by IChristie

I warn you right now that shameless sucking up is likely to make me feel like I have to post more of them

Greatest maps I've ever seen!:D Honestly Iain its great stuff. Now could you post some more please;)

Dan

Mac_MatrixForum · Post by **Mac_MatrixForum** » Wed Sep 18, 2002 11:36 pm

Lovely buildings and patches of forest and do my eyes see a golf course too?

The fields look a bit odd because there's green, yellow and brown... now would that be that some crops have already been harvested? I don't watch fields so often but would seem a bit odd to me

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... when you take the quality further you get interesting issues?

... yes they look great, don't kill me

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IChristie · Post by **IChristie** » Thu Sep 19, 2002 12:30 am

In my fevered imagination...

Brown = fallow fields (not planted to allow it to rest - this is done as often as every couple of years depending on crops)
Yellow = Mature grain (barley, wheat, oats), canola.
Green = Vegetable crops, soya beans, early grain. Shade of green varies depending on the age and type of the crop.

.... well you did ask

IronManBeta · Post by **IronManBeta** » Thu Sep 19, 2002 2:14 am

I like it so much I made it my Windows wallpaper! It is extraordinarily good, thanks Iain.

Cheers, Rob.

Sabre21 · Post by **Sabre21** » Thu Sep 19, 2002 2:49 am

Not bad at all...pretty typical of how the fields are laid out in Germany. They rotate crops a lot so you will always see the dark brown ones interspersed with the others. The brown is a good color. The green crops they primarily grow soy beans and sugar beets. They look like a large potato that they derive sugar from. The green fields are pretty close. As for the yellow...I would make it a little more on the tan side to better represent the wheat, barley, and hops that are grown.

I like the detail in the cities...very nice job Christie.

Sabre21

IChristie · Post by **IChristie** » Thu Sep 19, 2002 3:39 am

Well Sabre - you are probably pretty well fixed to know since you spent ALOT of time looking down at them

Not a problem to tweak a colour here or there. Things are still evolving every day.

I appreciate you taking the time to give some constructive advice.

Sabre21 · Post by **Sabre21** » Fri Sep 20, 2002 7:02 pm

They grow a lot of corn too...forgot about that. I have blown over my share of corn crops with rotor wash:)

Sabre21

Drongo · Post by **Drongo** » Fri Sep 20, 2002 8:42 pm

Can we zoom in a bit more (German girls like sunbathing in the nuddy). I'm sure Sabre21 could vouch for that.

Drongo · Post by **Drongo** » Fri Sep 20, 2002 8:44 pm

Oh, and Iain, where did you get these photo's? (shameless sucking up).

Sabre21 · Post by **Sabre21** » Fri Sep 20, 2002 8:49 pm

Funny Drongo:)

There was a place down by the Main river about 5km off the end of the airfield that was a popular nudist spot. Plus with the Cobras 13x telescopic sight unit and flying at about 100 ft you could see pretty good detail...of course I never did that kind of stuff;)

Sabre21

IronManBeta · Post by **IronManBeta** » Fri Sep 20, 2002 10:12 pm

Originally posted by Sabre21
Funny Drongo:)

There was a place down by the Main river about 5km off the end of the airfield that was a popular nudist spot. Plus with the Cobras 13x telescopic sight unit and flying at about 100 ft you could see pretty good detail...of course I never did that kind of stuff;)

Well, that just trashed my concentration for the afternoon! Makes me look at the maps in a whole new light though....

Rob.

IChristie · Post by **IChristie** » Sat Sep 21, 2002 3:02 am

and see what happened...

And the other day we were talking about needing an airfield... now I have ALL SORTS of ideas.

BTW, Drongo - very nice technique. I'll have to delve into the library to see what I can come up with for later tonight.

IChristie · Post by **IChristie** » Sat Sep 21, 2002 4:48 am

Here's a few more shots. These are from the second map, which is still a work in progress so you'll notices some details (like bridges) are still missing.

Continuing our Golfing tour of Germany...

IChristie · Post by **IChristie** » Sat Sep 21, 2002 4:50 am

This map is located in Northern Germany. One of the major terrain features is a large marshy area, a portion of which is shown here

IChristie · Post by **IChristie** » Sat Sep 21, 2002 4:52 am

And here's a look at a portion of the map in the game "zoomed out" scale (33pix/500m square).

Sabre - you'll note that the grain fields have gone more tan as you suggested. Is that better?

Mojo · Post by **Mojo** » Sat Sep 21, 2002 5:24 am

Iain what time is our tee time? I'm not very good at golf so how many strokes are you going to give me a side and how much do you want to play for? I'll bring the beer, you bring your checkbook:D I know you artistes make mad money.

BTW the maps are beautiful

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Thanks for the feedback

Well, Robert asked for a golf course...

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