Red Storm 2 remake

[Plodder]

Here's my remake of Red Storm 2 which is used in the Tutorial and Blackhorse scenarios. As you can see I've included the highway, which has a purely visual effect only.It will still act as a normal road.

Overview:


at 100% zoom:


in game shot:


You can download it here:

https://www.mediafire.com/?t3gljsi1w71bw4k

Any suggestions to improve it are most welcome. [:)]

[Mad Russian]

Looks really good Plodder!!

Good Hunting.

MR

[CapnDarwin]

Awesome map!!!

[CiniKo]

WOW!...best map ever!!...PLEASE make it all!![&o][&o][&o]

Wonderful with road names (in addition to village names), to match the briefing, and to make defining and memorizing your own plans easier.

[JohnOs]

I like the map as well, especially the way the elevations show on the map.

[CapnDarwin]

Plodder,

How long did it take to do the map? Only minor issue I see is the white roads clash a bit with the town names. Maybe a light gray road or a more pronounced black outline on the letters plus the shadow.

[rooivalk]

That has really caught my attention, great map, cant wait to try it Plodder

[Plodder]

ORIGINAL: Capn Darwin

Plodder,

How long did it take to do the map? Only minor issue I see is the white roads clash a bit with the town names. Maybe a light gray road or a more pronounced black outline on the letters plus the shadow.

It's taken me about a week to make as I've had a lot of trial and error with different techniques. I copied Jamm's technique of outlining each contour level in a 1px black line, for example, which accompanied with a drop shadow, really makes them pop. I've just started on Red Storm 1(A Time To Dance)and it should go a lot quicker. The slowest part is copying,pasting and adjusting the fields. I use screen shots from Google Earth and where possible, the fields you see are the actual fields from their real-world locations, but at a different scale.

How's this for the roads:

[CapnDarwin]

I like the gray roads. Does make reading the names easier and the road is a bit less bright against the rest of the map. The fields are excellent.

Thanks for the info.

[Plodder]

I've updated to include the road colour adjustment. The link is the same..

[jack54]

Absolutely awesome work Plodder... I love the way the elevations seem jump out of the map! I often take casualties not realizing I've moved onto higher terrain.

Good Stuff![:)]

[Jamm]

Looks good, I like the fields as well.

[Mad Russian]

That's a great looking map all around. [&o]

Good Hunting.

MR

[Noypi53]

Great map!

How do you install the map? Sorry for the question as I'm new to the game.

Keep up the great work!

[Plodder]

ORIGINAL: Jamm

Looks good, I like the fields as well.

Thanks mate. It's your maps that inspired me to have a go in the first place.

[Plodder]

ORIGINAL: Noypi53

Great map!

How do you install the map? Sorry for the question as I'm new to the game.

Keep up the great work!

Extract the zip to the modules/ FPRS/ maps folder In the game installation folder. You might want to back up the original file first.

[Noypi53]

ORIGINAL: The Plodder

Extract the zip to the modules/ FPRS/ maps folder In the game installation folder. You might want to back up the original file first.

Thanks for the tip! Just installed it & looks great in the game.

[HeinzHarald]

Looks absolutely awesome. I think it would enhance the game quite a bit if all maps looked like this.

[cbelva]

Hey Plodder,

I was wondering what program you used to make your map, if you don't mind sharing that info with us.

[pekische]

Plodder, are you planing to mod other maps?