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Hello all ;D  I was just recently taught how to convert DEM data to 16bit greyscale format by my good buddy Heblem and have completed my first accurately scaled map.  Santa Barbara California is where I was born [at St Francis hospital] and raised [lived on the Mesa about two blocks from the beach near Monroe Elementary School for those of you familiar with the area] and spent the first 19 years of my life enjoying the mild weather, surfing at Henry's Beach], and rock climbing [on Gibraltar Rock].  The map is 8x5 larg tiles, encompassing Santa Barbara city, Montecito, Carpenteria, Goleta, Isla Vista, Summerland and Winchester Canyon areas.  Also featured are La Cumbre and Cathedral peaks, San Marcus Pass and parts of the Santa Ynez River and Lake Cachuma, the Riviera and of course, the famous Sycamore Canyon that was scarred for years after the Sycamore Fire in the summer of 1977 in which over 200 homes were burned to the ground and made world-wide headlines.
 

Some background History:

The Spanish Period

From a genealogical perspective, the useful history of the Santa Barbara County area begins with the Presidio period, even though there is evidence that as many as 150 tribes occupied the area for the previous ten centuries.

When Sebastian Viscaino sailed into the Channel of Santa Barbara on December 4, 1602, he gave it that name because the 4th day of December is sacred to the memory of Saint Barbara, virgin and martyr. Of course, the names of the city and county followed at the appropriate times.

Father Junipero Serra founded the Santa Barbara Presidio in 1782, adding the Mission four years later. The Presidios were military garrisons for the protection of missionaries, established in San Diego, Santa Barbara, Monterey and San Francisco. Their twelve-foot high adobe walls enclosed barracks, store houses, a church and the residence of the commandant.

The Pueblo was the village around each Presidio, initially housing retired soldiers and their usually Indian wives and families on small plots the first of which was granted in 1797. Many of the old adobes are presently the homes of descendants of those soldiers.

In 1822 the citizens of Santa Barbara swore allegiance to the Empire of Mexico ending Spanish rule in California. That year's Mission records show 4288 Indians baptized and 947 settled Indian families.

The American Period

In 1848 Mexico signed a treaty ceding California to the United States. The territory became a state in 1850 when the population exploded to nearly 100,000 with the discovery of gold. While California was still a territory, county boundaries were formed. The present county of Ventura was originally included within Santa Barbara County until 1873 when the Legislature separated the area into the present Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.

The first major earthquake, recorded in Santa Barbara County in 1812 which tumbled the La Purisima Mission in Lompoc while services were being held, did little to slow growth. The following year another quake so ravaged the Santa Barbara Mission that a new one was build rather than attempt repairs. The new mission survived a series of quakes over a century until it was damaged and again restored in 1952.   In 1971 Santa Barbara was rocked by the San Fernando quake and literally threw me out of bed that morning [I was 7 at the time] and I believe it was a 6.1 magnitude.  Santa Barbara was jolted again in Aug 1978 when the fault line under the channel ruptured, though only a 5.1 magnitude, it was strong enough to cause an old pine tree in my front yard to topple over, nearly taking out the garage with it.  The last EQ I experienced was in early Sept 1980 when the San Joaquin quake rumbled through the southern part of the State and had a magnitude of 5.8, but was one of those quakes that had a rolling sensation as if you were on a boat going over the small swells and lasted roughly 45 seconds.  I heard t before i felt it and i just happened to be my first day of High School.  What a way to start your career as a HS student eh?  To bad it didn't strike the day before or I would have been out doing some serious surfing due to the larger than normal waves we got for a few hours that morning.

Santa Barbara County "boomed" in the late 1800's. Streets were paved and public sewers laid. By 1901 the railroad connected Santa Barbara with San Francisco replacing the Wells Fargo Stage Coach line. By 1910 Santa Barbara City population had increased 100% and the County by 50%. Even during the 1915-17 depression, Santa Barbara County forged ahead attracting tourists and wealthy residents from the East.

Carpinteria

The city of Carpinteria is approximately 15 miles east along the coast from Santa Barbara. The first American families came in the 1840's, although the town-site was not laid out until 1887. The Carpinteria Valley's rich crops of lima beans and walnuts have since given way to development, although large avocado and citrus orchards and commercial flower gardens abound still.

Summerland

In 1888 H. L. Williams subdivided part of his Ortega ranch into 25' by 60' lots. In an effort to attract the "Spiritualist" faith, he named the community Summerland after a Spiritualist book of that title and sold prospective residents lots for $25 each. The new mission survived a series of quakes over a century until it was damaged and again restored in 1952. In a short time 500 Spiritualists inhabited the slopes. When oil was discovered, the $25 lots went for a premium. Oil production petered out and the population dropped, but after WWII, the vacant cottages, the sun and the surf again attracted a new breed of residents often referred to as "hippies." More recently a newer breed often referred to as "yuppies" has replaced the "hippies".

Montecito

Originally Montecito was part of the Pueblo lands granted to discharged soldiers and to new settlers from Spain and Mexico. Today, Montecito is an affluent residential suburb of Santa Barbara and the home of many in the entertainment industries.

Goleta

Goleta is the largest unincorporated area in the US and is substantially middle class residential. This area was originally a 4400-acre ranch granted by the Mexican government in 1846 to Daniel Hill. The name "Goleta" is Spanish for schooner. The village was laid out in 1875, and within two years contained a church, store, lumber yard, blacksmith shop, schoolhouse, post office and a wharf which we called Goleta Pier.  I snagged an octopus off the pier when I was 9 years old when reeling in my line after catching a rather large Sea Bass :P  Don't worry, the octopus survived and was let go :thumbsup:

Map Specifics

Map Type:  Accurately scaled

Region map size: Map is configured for 40 large city tiles and is 8x5 in size.

Regonal View:
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Terraformer Overview:
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A couple of images of Santa Barbara.....

A view of the Courthouse and the Riviera in the background....
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The Santa Barbara Harbor.....if you look at the two mtn peaks in the top-center of this pic, the pointed peak on the left is La Cumbre Peak and the rounded one on the right is Cathedral Peak.....
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Thanks for dropping by and hope you enjoyed the brief history lesson.  This map should be available for dl later tonight :thumbsup:

oooooooooooo a new thread from Troy woooooohoooo!!! I love the history lesson and it was very informative... Still love the maps!!!!

Okey dokey, Santa Barbara is now available for dl at a LEX near you :thumbsup:

Quote from: blade2k5 on April 02, 2008, 04:32:22 PM
Okey dokey, Santa Barbara is now available for dl at a LEX near you :thumbsup:

wow you did something I have never done!  &cry2 upload a 16-bit map to the LEX!!!! just recently i just taught to you how to make 16-bit maps  :thumbsup:

 ;D and it's an exclusive to the LEX as well ;)  I'm still working on the practice region we used to teach me how to do this.  I'll probably get that one uploaded by early next week.  I also have Mt. Hood, Tampa Bay and Tomahawk Wis in the works as well.

Mt. Hood?  That would be awesome.  Right in my neck of the woods. :)

Congrats on your first DEM/16-bit map as well!  It looks fantastic. :thumbsup:

-Alex (Tarkus)

The new map looks fantastic! I can't wait to see Tampa Bay, I've always wanted to build a city using Tampa Bay as a region.

-- John

I cant wait for Tomahawk to come out to the LEX!!!!!

Quote from: Tarkus link :thumbsup:=topic=4294.msg135635#msg135635 date=1207180947
Mt. Hood?  That would be awesome.  Right in my neck of the woods. :)

Congrats on your first DEM/16-bit map as well!  It looks fantastic. :thumbsup:

-Alex (Tarkus)

You asked [kinda :P] and thou shalt receive :thumbsup:  Here's the SC4TF overview image of the Mt.Hood region that encompasses parts of the Columbia River.  As you can see, this map is kinda big, a 10x9 lrg tile map and Mt. Hood stands at 3413M at it's highest point.  I should have a rendered pic posted at some point today/tonight :thumbsup:
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thats a great map  :thumbsup: &apls

Hello, Blade.

First of all, congratulations on your newest endeavor.  I see by your results that you're going to take to this like a duck to water.

Second, I am quite impressed with your two maps.  I've finally been able to realize why my maps never looked good enough to me and were never good enough for me -- It wasn't a master's hand creating real world terrain.

Finally, I do look forward to continuing to view your creations both in this thread as well as look forward to those new frontiers even you have yet to dream.  I've followed your work from your first offerings on the ST STEX and have seen nothing but quality work and improvement.  You've made yourself and your team quite proud to have you as such a valued asset.

All the best to you and keep up the wonderful work.

Regards,

Gary

Niiiiiiiiiiice very Nice Troy that is looking soo sweet!!!! I cant wait to see that rendered map lol..... I hope to see Tom and Rhine soon  ;)

Very nice looking map you got there.  I really like the river flowing right through the entire region.

Robin  &apls

Thanks Heblem, Vandy, Pat and rooker1 :thumbsup:  I do have to announce though that after talking with Beskhu3epnm the other night, this map is not 100% accurately scaled but pretty darn close.  I still have a couple of things to learn yet, so until then, I won't be claiming maps accurately scaled, but rather Real World Maps that are pretty darn close :thumbsup:

Now, as promised, here is the rendered pic and make sure to read the snippet at the bottom of the pic below ;)
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A RWM [real world map :D], that I'm working on now is Salt Lake City, but having a tough time choosing a terrain mod to render it with &mmm    SC4TF pic to come soon :thumbsup:

thats a great render, excellent work  :thumbsup: &apls

oooh great anther acronym that we have to learn lol.... Other then that Troy as we talked about today I love it!!!

Thanks Hebs :thumbsup:

Thanks Pat :thumbsup:  I'm on MSN by the way :D

Alright, more acronyms!  I'm glad I'm not the only one propagating these things. :D

And the Mount Hood map looks fantastic!  As a native Oregonian who's been through that area quite a bit, I'd say it looks very accurate.  I was able to pinpoint Hood River and Oregon Highway 35/Bennett Pass on there as well. ;D  And I love the fact that it's a large map. 

-Alex

Wow, so we have another Besk clone :)

Great job  :thumbsup:

I really glad you liked it ;D  It should be uploaded by this weekend. 

Quote from: Tarkus on April 08, 2008, 11:03:37 PM
Alright, more acronyms!  I'm glad I'm not the only one propagating these things. :D

And the Mount Hood map looks fantastic!  As a native Oregonian who's been through that area quite a bit, I'd say it looks very accurate.  I was able to pinpoint Hood River and Oregon Highway 35/Bennett Pass on there as well. ;D  And I love the fact that it's a large map. 

-Alex

Thanks Alex ;D  You know, I used to live in Bend late '83 - early '84 ;)  Hmmmm....Maybe I'll do Bend after and get Mt. Bachelor, Three-Fingered Jack, Mt. Jefferson and the Three Sisters [those are four names that I can recall]. :thumbsup:

QuoteWow, so we have another Besk  :) Smiley  Great job :thumbsup:

Thanks Wou ;D  Feast your eyes on the one below ;)

As promised, here are the pics for the follow-up to the Mt. Hood Region, Salt Lake City Metro area.  This is a 9x8 large tile map and I used CD's columbus terrain mod.
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This region will also most likely be uploaded this weekend too :thumbsup:  Thanks for dropping by. :)

 :sunny:  These new maps of yours are just as nice as a bright sunny day, that I have longed for, for os long.
Great work my friend.
&apls
Robin  :thumbsup:

WoW Sweeeeeeeeetness stuff here Troy!!! I'm sorry I didnt catch you last night on MSN  :(  my head was pounding and I belive if I qoute Wou right he said we have anther Besk clone lol well I never met Besk, but I can say you are the Blade  ;)

hey troy why dont you do a map of your namesakes area.... i think that would be cool. there are to distinct locations on based on archaeology which is the area of Hisarlik south west of tire, in the middle of anatolia and has wide river valleys shouldered by mountaints... [linkie] (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=hisarlik&sll=39.955543,26.28582&sspn=0.125796,0.43396&ie=UTF8&ll=38.080528,27.69928&spn=0.258354,0.86792&t=p&z=11) and the Homeric location picked from the Illiad.... which puts it roughly where the turkish town of halileli is located, this location is much further north and is a river delta like coastal plain bordered with hills in the east. [linkie] (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=halileli&sll=38.080528,27.69928&sspn=0.258354,0.86792&ie=UTF8&ll=39.959491,26.287193&spn=0.125789,0.32135&t=p&z=12) both are very interesting geographical locations from an simcity perspective and i thought it migh be a nice touch now you have the DEM skillz... lol

cheers

Quotehey troy why dont you do a map of your namesakes area.... i think that would be cool.

There are hundreds of places outside the U.S. that I'd like to do, but getting international DEM data dl's is a real slow process.  I was trying to dl Adelaide Australia last night and after 30 minutes only had 758kbs of 26mb dl'd so far &mmm   I'll put my namesake :P on the list, it was what my old man named me after anyways.... :P

I do, in the meanwhile, have a few other projects in the works, one complete and two more just needing to be have the tile opened and saved in-game to get the rendered look.  The completed map is supposed to be the Devils Tower area of Wyoming near the town of Sunrise and is a 5x3 lrg tile map, but not sure if I ot Devils Tower or not though.  The second is Bend Oregon, is a 13x12 lrg tile map and includes Mt. Bachelor and Mt. Jefferson.  I'll be doing variations from the DEM data I dl'd for this area of Oregon as the Bend area was only a portion of the total region.  The last is a 10x6 lrg tile map of the southern half of the San Diego area, including most of Mission Bay and all of San Diego Bay including the Silver Strand/Coronado areas.  SC4TF overview pics will be posted later tonight so check back for a peak :thumbsup:

Hey John I think that would be a great idea if Troy did a map of his name sake and also Troy where is the update as you promissed.... Its later tonight already...

Quote from: Pat on April 09, 2008, 08:28:18 PM...also Troy where is the update as you promissed.... Its later tonight already...

A bit impatient :P ain't ya?  For that ;) I should make you wait longer, but as promised, here are the pics promised.  The first set is the Devils Tower region.
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I've replaced the massive Bend, Oregon map with this smaller Mount Jefferson Region to the north-west of Bend.
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And here is the 10x6 slice of the San Diego area.....
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These maps should be available soon for dl.  Thanks for dropping by :)

Oooooooooo WOW That is sweetness so are these RWM by a chance or ASM... I see the devils peak and the San Diego map are wicked!!! Thanks Troy for not making me wait to much longer or I would have lost my mind lol....

Ohhh....ohhhh....ohhhh, I got my hand up for that last MAP.
Talk to later about this one.  ;)
Robin  :thumbsup:

Where you get the pictures to her to make such maps

The San Diego map looks amazing! Well, at least what I can see... for some reason all of the images are taking forever to load, and I'm on a broadband connection. &mmm

-- John

Quote from: Pat on April 09, 2008, 09:03:26 PM
Oooooooooo WOW That is sweetness so are these RWM by a chance or ASM... I see the devils peak and the San Diego map are wicked!!! Thanks Troy for not making me wait to much longer or I would have lost my mind lol....

Thanks Pat and yes, these are RW maps :thumbsup:

Quote from: rooker1 on April 10, 2008, 05:50:44 AM
Ohhh....ohhhh....ohhhh, I got my hand up for that last MAP.
Talk to later about this one.  ;)Robin  :thumbsup:

Talk to me later on this one?  I'm guessing you want me to make some changes?.....

Quote from: shenti on April 10, 2008, 05:55:10 AM
Where you get the pictures to her to make such maps

I get my DEM elevation data for the U.S. from here http://seamless.usgs.gov/ :thumbsup:

Quote from: DFire870 on April 10, 2008, 06:41:43 AM
The San Diego map looks amazing! Well, at least what I can see... for some reason all of the images are taking forever to load, and I'm on a broadband connection. &mmm -- John

Thanks DFire.  Imagshack can be a real pain in the 'you know where' sometimes :D

awwwww shucks I saw a reply and I hoped to see more pics but I guess till next time ehh Troy lol...

Not really changes.  I'm just wondering if you could chop it in half for me.  You know me, I like the left half.   ;) I think I might try some hilly terrain after all.  I have been challenged to do so and this map looks soooo good.
Robin  :thumbsup:

Quote from: rooker1 on April 10, 2008, 09:13:30 AM
Not really changes.  I'm just wondering if you could chop it in half for me.  You know me, I like the left half.   ;) I think I might try some hilly terrain after all.  I have been challenged to do so and this map looks soooo good.
Robin  :thumbsup:

Ok, I'll see what I can do :thumbsup:  I have to go back to work tonight, so I probably won't be able to get to it until Saturday or Sunday ;D

There wouldn't, perhaps, be any interest by anyone for this 8x8 map of the Portland Ore/Vancouver Wa area would there :thumbsup:
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Other projects in the works are Greece & New Orleans.  Other real-world places I'd like to tackle would be the Amazon River, the Nile Delta, Istanbul and dozens upon dozens of others that I can't think of at the moment :P  Hope you like and thanks for dropping in ;D

 :thumbsup: looking uber sweet here Troy, you are doing some great work buddie!!!!!!!

If I may suggest an area, I'd say take a look around South Bend, Indiana (right by where I live). The area has a nice windy river and subtle hills along with flatlands that should lend itself well to SC4 gameplay :thumbsup:

Love your maps by the way, these look fantastic, and I've been using your Falcor map for months now &apls

Whew, the Portland/Vancouver map looks splendid! A map of Belgium has never been done before, perhaps if you could tackle that one?  ::)

Some nice looking maps! Have you used any of them for game play yet? Do those white boundaries designate large cities or medium?

Portland-Vancouver looks great. Only problem: it ain't exactly friendly for building bridges across rivers.

Wonderful work on your maps there, blade2k5! And the newest is looking fantastic! :thumbsup:

Quote from: blade2k5 on April 11, 2008, 09:11:50 AM
There wouldn't, perhaps, be any interest by anyone for this 8x8 map of the Portland Ore/Vancouver Wa area would there :thumbsup:

There would be interest.   :)  This is absolutely incredible work you've done here, and the fact that you've done so many Oregon maps is the icing on the cake. :thumbsup:  The Portland map looks amazing, as does Mt. Jefferson, and the non-Oregon maps as well.

I do have one *small* request--if it's not too much trouble, may I have the large Bend map?  That's my absolute favorite part of the state. :)  If it's too much trouble, don't worry.

Keep up the fantastic work, Troy!

-Alex

I like the SD map, as I will be moving there in 2 years after transferring, I was wondering if you can expand the north part to reach La Jolla, where UCSD is and perhaps down south to the Mexican Border? And also trimming down the right side, about half of it. Sorry if this is much

Quote from: Pat on April 11, 2008, 04:43:53 PM
:thumbsup: looking uber sweet here Troy, you are doing some great work buddie!!!!!!!

Thanks Pat :thumbsup:

Quote from: XiahouDun on April 11, 2008, 05:33:20 PM
If I may suggest an area, I'd say take a look around South Bend, Indiana (right by where I live). The area has a nice windy river and subtle hills along with flatlands that should lend itself well to SC4 gameplay :thumbsup:

Love your maps by the way, these look fantastic, and I've been using your Falcor map for months now &apls

South Bend is on the list :thumbsup:  Falcor ()what()  Really?  My my that is one of my first 5 or 6 maps I uploaded to the STEX nearly 3 years ago......has it been that long already?.....and was made by piecing together 257x257 sc3 maps together.  This was before I started tinkering with Paint.  You must show me pics of your developed Falcor [you can post them here ;) ].

Quote from: caspervg on April 11, 2008, 10:26:04 PM
Whew, the Portland/Vancouver map looks splendid! A map of Belgium has never been done before, perhaps if you could tackle that one?  ::)

Thanks Casper.  Belgium eh?  Hmmmmm........gotta think about that for a while......ok, sure, I'll do it for you :D It's on the list of "to-do's" right underneath Gary Indiana. :thumbsup:

Quote from: jmyers2043 on April 12, 2008, 04:37:51 AM
Some nice looking maps! Have you used any of them for game play yet? Do those white boundaries designate large cities or medium?

Thank you.  No, not yet, but will soon.  The white boundaries are indeed large city tiles. :)

Quote from: Shadow Assassin on April 12, 2008, 05:50:18 AM

Portland-Vancouver looks great. Only problem: it ain't exactly friendly for building bridges across rivers.

::)  Ok, I can do another version with a narrower river for all the bridge builders out there, but it may cover a larger area ;)

Quote from: bat on April 12, 2008, 09:05:47 AM

Welcome to page 3!

Wonderful work on your maps there, blade2k5! And the newest is looking fantastic! :thumbsup:

Thanks bat :thumbsup:  Wait 'til you see what I have coming down the assembly line in the very near future. $%#Ninj2

Quote from: Tarkus on April 12, 2008, 03:33:47 PM
There would be interest.   :)  This is absolutely incredible work you've done here, and the fact that you've done so many Oregon maps is the icing on the cake. :thumbsup:  The Portland map looks amazing, as does Mt. Jefferson, and the non-Oregon maps as well.

I do have one *small* request--if it's not too much trouble, may I have the large Bend map?  That's my absolute favorite part of the state. :)  If it's too much trouble, don't worry.

Keep up the fantastic work, Troy!

-Alex

;D Oh, so you're liking the Oregon maps are you? ;D There is a reason why there have been a slew of Oregon based maps.  I used to live in Bend from Aug '83 through Feb '84 when I lived with my Aunt/Uncle and three cousins.  The backyard of the house [about a mile east outside out town], faced the west and we had full view of Three finger Jack, Mt. Bachelor, North, Center, South peaks of the Three Sisters [If memory serves me correctly] and of course Mt. Jefferson.  What a view that was to see everyday.....anyways, you'll be seeing a lot more of Oregon and California based maps in the near future.

Oh, and yes, I'll finish the Bend region and get it packaged up for upload within the next week or two :thumbsup:

Quote from: skyliner on April 12, 2008, 06:42:13 PM
I like the SD map, as I will be moving there in 2 years after transferring, I was wondering if you can expand the north part to reach La Jolla, where UCSD is and perhaps down south to the Mexican Border? And also trimming down the right side, about half of it. Sorry if this is much

You're in luck as there is another version of the San Diego area that is on the drawing board for a future upload.  At the rate i'm popping these maps out, it probably won't be all that long of a wait. :thumbsup:

Ok, just in case it hasn't gotten out yet, but the Mt. Hood, Salt Lake City and San Diego map have been uploaded to the STEX, the latter two will be uploaded to the LEX later on on today [Sunday].  Also, the Adelaide Australia map that was requested of me will also be uploaded by Monday both here on the LEX.  Pics of new RWM [Real World Maps :P], projects will be posted withing the next few days. :thumbsup:

Salt Lake City and San Diego are available for your downloading pleasure at a LEX near you :thumbsup:

Still working on this incarnation of the region, so most the cities are still blank, but here is the two prime developed areas:
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Built on the mouth of the river.
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On the lake in the mountains.

Nice very nice there XD!!! Great Job again on those maps Troy!!!!

Nice pics XiahouDun.  Thanks for sharing those.  The smoothing you had to do along the shorelines and river banks looks fantastic :thumbsup:

Thanks Pat  :thumbsup:

Ok, as mentioned in an earlier post, I said something about a 'to-do' list.  Dawned on me that you might like to see what names are on that 'to-do' list :P 

RWM's To-Do List

1. Bend Oregon [in rendering process]
2. Portland Oregon V1 [in rendering process]
3. Gary Indiana [in rendering process, no overview pics posted yet]
4. Mt. Jefferson [ready for upload, no overview pics posted yet]
5. San Diego V2 [DEM data dl'd, needs to be converted to 16bit greyscale]
7. Mt. Whitney [in the rendering process, no overview pics posted yet]
8. Brussels Belgium [currently trying to dl data]
9. Greece [DEM data dl'd, needs to be converted to 16bit greyscale]
10. Göteborg Denmark [currently trying to dl data]

That's about it for now, though I have the Nile Delta, the Amazon and a few other nifty places I'd like to map for SC4.  New pics of some of the projects listed above coming soon .

Yes, very nice work there, XiahouDun!

And looking forward to the maps on the To-Do List, blade2k5!

Thanks bat :thumbsup:   I was going to upload some pics of the abovementioned projects on the 'to-do' list, but Imgaeshack is being a pain in the you know what again...page won't even load up.  I guess I'll have to try later on to post those pics :P

Göteborg is not a city in Denmark, but in Sweden.

Looking forward for that map ;)


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I mis-quoted :P  and I have the data dl'd finally and converted to 16bit greyscale, just have to the SC4TF process then open/close tiles o get that rendered look ;)  Possibly have them done by Fri or Sat.  I'm back-logged on some other maps that need to be rendered yet and will be working on those for the most part for the next 36-48 hours and getting those ready for upload.  I'll keep you posted on the progress.

Hey Blade2K5, I was wondering and I say this for any Wisconsinite out there, is it possible to to a map featuring Wisconsin USA or bits and parts of it. I would love for a Wisconsin map. Anyway, great work on those RWMs. JKB

What part of Wisconsin would you like?  The Tomahawk/Rhinelander area didn't turn out that well, but I've yet to try Milwaukee, Madison or any other area.  I may be able to squeeze it in before I have to get going on this other non-mapping project I've been planning out with another SC4Devotee since late last year.

I would love to see the Beloit / Rockford area  ;)   hmm i wonder who that other devotee would be lol....

Southeastern part. Kenosha/ Racine area or Dubuque, IA- East Dubuque, IL- Grant County, WI area would be cool; primarly Kenosha/Racine area would be great. But of course, Pat has a great idea for saying Beloit/Rockford area too. JKB

Ok, here are the latest batch of images :thumbsup:  First up are the completed maps....

As requested, Gary Indiana
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Two of these next three may end up being packaged as a 2-Pak as they are small to medium sized regions.  This first one is the area around Mt. Jefferson Oregon, near the city of Bend.
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Mt. Whitney California
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Morro Bay Ca.
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Now here are two maps in progress, one planned-then-requested and one that I wanted to do ;)  First up is the SC4TF overview pic of San Diego V2
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And here is Crater Lake Oregon
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Crater Lake needs only the rendering process then it's finished, but for now, I'm going to focus on the requested maps that are still in production and get them completed.  Those maps listed in red in the re-vised to-do list below are those being focused on, those in blue are put on hold.

RWM's To-Do List Revised

1. San Diego V2 This 2nd version covers more area north-to-south, but less west-to-east.  All that's needed to complete this map is the rendering process.

2. Brussels Belgium Recieved the correct co-ordinates for this fine city and will get it converted by later tonight or during the day on Tuesday.

3. Göteborg Denmark I think all I have to do to finish the converting process is to open it up with CS2 and get the 16-bit png.  Then work on it in SC4TF and finally open/close tiles for the regional pics.

4. Bend Oregon Tarkus, the original map was just way too large, so what I'm going to do is re-do a convert slicing off the eastern half and moving it a tad west to encompass Mt. Bachelor and the other peaks.

5. Portland Oregon V1 There's been 3 versions of this map and all of them too big [more than 9x9 lrg tiles squared], but I'm getting there :thumbsup:

6. Greece   Still trying to decide to which part of Greece I want to do first...it has such interesting land features and shape.

The maps are finished and will soon be packaged for upload.

1. Gary Indiana
2. Mt. Jefferson Oregon
3. Mt. Whitney Ca.
4. Morro Bay Ca.

That about wraps up this update, thanks for stopping in ;D

So thats what Gary looks like? I'm usually staying away from windows on the train to Chicago thinking to myself "must go faster" :D

Looks great, the Mt. Jefferson map looks the greatest imo, altho Gary Indiana would more fit my playing style  ::)

I like that new San Diego, shrinks the map and offeres more coastal and less rough terrain areas. Great job! :thumbsup:
Wow Mt. Whitney, CA's highest point, who would be crazy enough to build there!?! $%Grinno$%

Great Maps!!! &apls

The new maps there are looking wonderful, blade2k5! Great new work.

Vester - I have the DEM data for Göteborg converted to greyscale, but cannot get the two rivers to show up.  If I lower the elevation then most of the area is underwater which won't work :P...Here's a terraformer overview image....
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Anyways, I think you're going to have to either draw the river in with Terraformer, or plop them in.  Also, is this a good size or would you like a larger map of the area?

Casper - Here's an overview of of the Brussels area, will this be ok?  And how is the size?  Too big, just right?
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Troy I think we've found a great CML for you here, "Mapper Makus Guru"  :D  Looking real sweet!!!!

It looks nice, blade2k5; If every white tile means a large tile, it's a tad large tho
(more info follows...)

Casper, ok, they are large tiles, but to make it a smaller region, I'll have to zoom in one more time when converting the data and you'll get a smaller portion of the area pictured. :thumbsup:

Ok, here's the 4th version of Portland and the final.  This time around it's a smaller section of Portland with a narrower river.

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And the Portland Oregon map is complete :thumbsup:  It's accurately scaled except for the eastern part of the river.  I had to draw it in because the riverbed was the same elevation as the current shoreline.  All that's needed for upload is a readme and then it'll be packaged up.
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@ Tarkus:  Just converted new DEM data for 2 Bend Oregon maps.....one is 8x11 lrg tiles and the 2nd is 8x9 lrg tiles in size.  Have to do the elevation compression with sc4tf yet and then I'll be able to post some pics for ya :thumbsup:

@ bakerton: I also got the data for the Racine-Kenosha area of Wis and that one will be a 5x6 lrg tile map :thumbsup:  Hope the size is ok, Wis is a tough state to map.....the elevations are tricky to get right. I still have to do the elevation compression with sc4tf yet, but after that, I'll post an overview pic if it works out.

Completed Maps/Ready 4 Upload [maps listed in italics are small enough for 2-paks.]

1. Gary Indiana
2. Mt. Jefferson Oregon
3. Mt. Whitney Ca.
4. Morro Bay Ca.
5. Portland Oregon

Be back soon with more updates.

Troy, that Portland map looks fantastic there (as do all the others :thumbsup:), and many, many thanks for working on those Bend maps--I'm really looking forward seeing them! :) 

-Alex (Tarkus)

Well, wait no longer :D  Here's the SC4TF Overview of Bend #1....
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And here is Bend #2......
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And here is the Racine-Kenosha area along Lake Michigan in Wisconsin......
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 &apls &apls great job Troy!!!

Another update [number 3 for the day I thinks now :P ], rendered pic of the Racine/Kenosha region, and a new smaller Brussels map overview and rendered images.

Racine-Kenosha Wisconsin....This one looks flat, but there are subtle elevation variations...
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Brussels overview
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Brussels regional view
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Oh whew Blade2k5, Brussels looks really awesome now! Those slight depressions look awesome for putting plopped rivers in! The Racine-Kenosha area looks wonderful aswell, so do the other ones!

So the smaller Brussels map works for you?  If so, then I'll package it up and get it ready for upload :thumbsup:

WOW
You have turned into a Map making machine my friend.  Great work on the maps.  We can never have enough RL accurate maps.
Robin  :thumbsup:

   
You can also make European maps unfortunately, I come to the page you use is not clear.

Another wonderful set of maps there, blade2k5!!! :thumbsup:

Yeah, it looks great, blade2k5.
I just tried creating such maps like you are creating myself, but it came out very scary. So, more and more respect to you!
(perhaps I should've read the last paragraphs of the tutorial...  ::) )

You get a Karma point for your simply awesome maps.  :thumbsup:
_{Just dont tell Travis.}  $%Grinno$%

Noticed you uploaded Adelaide on the STEX.

For boring Australian cities, it'd be nice to see, say, either Brisbane or Canberra made.

Quote from: rooker1 on April 16, 2008, 04:20:42 AM
WOW
You have turned into a Map making machine my friend.  Great work on the maps.  We can never have enough RL accurate maps.
Robin  :thumbsup:

There's a lot more coming yet :thumbsup:

Quote from: shenti on April 16, 2008, 05:26:50 AMYou can also make European maps unfortunately, I come to the page you use is not clear.

Thanks for dropping by shenti :)  I'm not really sure what you meant by "I come to the page you use is not clear."  But yes, there will be more maps of Europe in the very near furture :thumbsup:

Quote from: bat on April 16, 2008, 06:26:28 AM
Another wonderful set of maps there, blade2k5!!! :thumbsup:

Thanks bat :thumbsup:  I just finished another last night of San Antonio TX at the request of Heblem :thumbsup:  Will be posting pics later on in the day.

Quote from: caspervg on April 16, 2008, 06:44:44 AM
Yeah, it looks great, blade2k5.  I just tried creating such maps like you are creating myself, but it came out very scary. So, more and more respect to you!  (perhaps I should've read the last paragraphs of the tutorial...  ::) )

Ok, cool.  I'll get Brussels packaged up and get it uploaded for you later on this afternoon [I'm on call for work until 5pm CST today, so I'll be in and out all afternoon :P ]  If you need some assistance with your map-making, let me know, I can help you out with that :thumbsup:

Quote from: jplumbley on April 16, 2008, 06:50:30 AM
You get a Karma point for your simply awesome maps.  :thumbsup:  _{Just dont tell Travis.}  $%Grinno$%

JP!!!!  How's it going buddy?  Real glad to see that you stopped in and checked out my new Real World Maps.  As for not telling you-know-who, I think he'll notice it right away :P  I did before I read the PM jeronij sent me a few nights ago :thumbsup:  You have any places around the world you'd like to see mapped?  Toronto perhaps?

Quote from: Shadow Assassin on April 16, 2008, 08:18:58 AM
Noticed you uploaded Adelaide on the STEX.  For boring Australian cities, it'd be nice to see, say, either Brisbane or Canberra made.

Yeah, meant to upload Adelaide to the STEX the day it was uploaded to the LEX, but got called into work and by the time I got back home, had forgotten about it until yesterday.  Anyways, Brisbane and Melbourne + Sydney Perth...in fact the whole darn continent of Australia will be mapped :thumbsup:  Oh, where exactly is Ayers Rock located? ;)

Thanks to all for the support and feedback, it's appreciated :thumbsup:

Daaaaaaaaang Troy talk about stunning details and work here and hmm the whole darn continent of Aussie land now that should be sweeetness!!!

Blake2k5, Stunning work and you have captured Racine-Kenosha area perfect. yes, Wisconsin can be tricky unless you are near the lakes and some rivers. Thanks alot. JKB :thumbsup: &apls :o

Thanks bakerton.  I'll get it packaged up and it should be uploaded by Sun or Mon :thumbsup:

As promised earlier today, here is the SC4Tf overview pic of San Antonio TX.  Before we get to the pic though, I want to mention that something strange appeared on the map that has never happened before.  I spotted it as soon as I went to take this pic.  Can any of you spot it?  And to the 2 of you who already know what the answer is, no spilling the beans "$Deal"$
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Edit:  Forgot to mention that I dl'd the entire Oregon coast that I plan to map in the very near future + I've been commissioned for another project that I'll begin giving details to at a later date.

QuoteOh, where exactly is Ayers Rock located?

Somewhere in the middle of Australia.  ;D

Quote from: blade2k5 on April 16, 2008, 09:26:05 AM
JP!!!!  How's it going buddy?  Real glad to see that you stopped in and checked out my new Real World Maps.  As for not telling you-know-who, I think he'll notice it right away :P  I did before I read the PM jeronij sent me a few nights ago :thumbsup:  You have any places around the world you'd like to see mapped?  Toronto perhaps?

Not quite  ::)  Travis did make me a map of my home once...  But, Ive lost it.. Sorry Travis. Dont hurt me...  The area I would love to play on in the Hamilton-Burlington Area of Ontario.  The Burlington Bay is a beautiful area that may be a very good place to play SC4 on.  I dont want something "too big" maybe a smaller project for you 4x4 or 6x6 large map size.  I think Travis had it 12x12.

Hey... whats this about me not showing up.  Of course I have been around!  ::)  I just like to watch and keep my mouth shut while others gawk and praise you, Im your teammate and Im s'pose to act like Ive seen it all before from you.  :-\

Quote from: blade2k5 on April 16, 2008, 09:26:05 AM
Anyways, Brisbane and Melbourne + Sydney Perth...in fact the whole darn continent of Australia will be mapped :thumbsup: 

Looking forward to that!! I'll definitely be using the Perth maps :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Quote from: Shadow Assassin on April 16, 2008, 07:28:37 PM
Somewhere in the middle of Australia.  ;D

Ok thanks....That narrows it down :D  By the way, just finished dl'ing the region of Australia where Brisbane is located, will be working on that soon :thumbsup:  I'll be getting Melbourne area next ;)

Quote from: jplumbley on April 16, 2008, 07:41:15 PM
Not quite  ::)  Travis did make me a map of my home once...  But, Ive lost it.. Sorry Travis. Dont hurt me...  The area I would love to play on in the Hamilton-Burlington Area of Ontario.  The Burlington Bay is a beautiful area that may be a very good place to play SC4 on.  I dont want something "too big" maybe a smaller project for you 4x4 or 6x6 large map size.  I think Travis had it 12x12.

Hey... whats this about me not showing up.  Of course I have been around!  ::)  I just like to watch and keep my mouth shut while others gawk and praise you, Im your teammate and Im s'pose to act like Ive seen it all before from you.  :-\

Hamilton/Burlington Bay is now on the list :thumbsup:  Not sure about a 4x4, but a 6x6 might be doable depending how large the area is.

Quote from: Alfred.Jones on April 16, 2008, 08:23:18 PM
Looking forward to that!! I'll definitely be using the Perth maps :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Well, first up will be Brisbane, then Melbourne.  After that, and depending how bogged down I am with other projects, I'll begin working on some more Aussie maps.

Quote from: blade2k5 on April 16, 2008, 08:45:11 PM
Ok thanks....That narrows it down :D

It is here Link (http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&q=-25.345,131.036111&ie=UTF8&ll=-25.345034,131.036081&spn=0.046076,0.093727&z=14) (Looks amazing!)

Quote from: blade2k5 on April 16, 2008, 08:45:11 PM
Well, first up will be Brisbane, then Melbourne.  After that, and depending how bogged down I am with other projects, I'll begin working on some more Aussie maps.

That is cool. No hurry!!

Oh, yeah, and I can see the freeways on that San Antonio map!

Again a fantastic map there, blade2k51! Also looking forward to the next ones...

This is pathetic... I live like 100 miles from San Antonio and it still took me forever to find out what was different about the SA map. But I found two things: the freeways are visible (like what SA said), but also, a landfill is visible near the northern edge of the map. ;)

Anyways, all these maps are amazing, can't wait to see what's next.

-- John

Dang Troy didn't I telll you that SA would get it  :D  It took me awhile yesterday when Troy first showed me and now that I know they are there is pretty screwwie lol.....  Looks good though otherwise Troy!!!!!

Quote from: Shadow Assassin on April 17, 2008, 02:53:00 AM
Oh, yeah, and I can see the freeways on that San Antonio map!

:thumbsup:  Yup, that was the oddity I was talking about.  Odd how those appeared as part of the map, but oh well, at least now you know where to build your freeways :thumbsup:

Quote from: bat on April 17, 2008, 05:57:03 AM
Again a fantastic map there, blade2k51! Also looking forward to the next ones...

Thanks again bat ;D  Unforyunately, I gotta go back to work today and so for the next 3 days or so, I won't have a whole lotta time to work on any new maps. :P

Quote from: DFire870 on April 17, 2008, 06:32:25 AM
This is pathetic... I live like 100 miles from San Antonio and it still took me forever to find out what was different about the SA map. But I found two things: the freeways are visible (like what SA said), but also, a landfill is visible near the northern edge of the map. ;)

Anyways, all these maps are amazing, can't wait to see what's next.

-- John

If you're talking about the two sorta squared pieces of land near the top, I was wondering what that was.  At first I thought it was a glitch in the data.  Brisbane Australia is up next as requested by SA :thumbsup:

Quote from: Pat on April 17, 2008, 08:16:52 AM
Dang Troy didn't I telll you that SA would get it  :D  It took me awhile yesterday when Troy first showed me and now that I know they are there is pretty screwwie lol.....  Looks good though otherwise Troy!!!!!

That you did Pat. 

Now the question is, do I leave the map as is, or do I 'erase' the landfill and freeway bumps in the map?  What do the rest of you think?

you know what I think already on that one Troy... But I will say it again, I think it would be nice to see if folks actualy put the highways there lol... Or if you think you can erase the lines then do it...

I look forward to some of your Australian maps  :P one of Brisbane would be awesome as well as Sydney. Good work  &apls

thanks blade for mapping Adelaide :thumbsup:

can't wait to see what's next

Quote from: A200 on April 17, 2008, 04:19:08 PM
I look forward to some of your Australian maps  :P one of Brisbane would be awesome as well as Sydney. Good work  &apls

Thanks.  After Brisbane and Melbourne, I plan to do one of Ayers Rock :thumbsup:  Sydney is also on the list, just a little further down is all.

Quote from: bighead99999 on April 18, 2008, 06:10:37 PMthanks blade for mapping Adelaide :thumbsup: can't wait to see what's next

Well, there will be some maps of Greece coming soon [I really like the shape of Greece and it's countless number of islands.], plus a few other surprises :thumbsup:

ooo ooo I cant wait for the greece maps to come out!!!

The Greek Isles.   Very kool.


---Gaston

Potland Oregon, Gary Indiana and Racine/Kenosha Wisconsin have been uploaded to the LEX and STEX and the Mt. Jefferson and Mt. Whitney maps have been combined as a 2-pak and uploaded on the STEX.  As soon as I get a little history on Brussels Belgium, it will also be uploaded to the LEX/STEX.

As for the inactivity the past week, I've been trying to quit smoking to bring my high blood pressure down [last year when I had my hernia operation, my blood pressure had spiked to 196 over 116 and literally freaked my doctors out :P ], and my patience has been running thin [due most likely to the nicotine withdrawls.....I've been a smoker for nearly 27 years].  So, for now, I haven't been doing much except working, pacing back and forth and/or sitting in front of the pc just cruising the net.  Hopefully, this in-activity won't last too long as I have a lot of requests to fulfill and don't want to disappoint those who have shown me tremendous support.  This isn't the first time I've tried to quit, but this time around my wife is also trying to quit so at the moment, there are no cigs in the house and it's absolutely driving me nuts :D  but I'm determined this time around. :thumbsup:

those are some wonderful maps Troy and now I just cant wait to see our area ingame...


NB: LOL not only welcome to page 6 but also 100th reply to bad this aint a MD or you would have gone to being a best seller lol.....

You haven't installed the maps yet?

I've a request: What about a map of Vancouver Canada? If possible about the size of the Greater Vancouver Region by motina which can be found on the STEX. And with Downtown on one large city.
Are you up for the challenge? :)

Thanks for your request abcd, but unfortunately, it may be a long while [maybe in the fall], before I can get to it as I've other requests to complete and a few of my own map projects to finish as well.  After those maps are completed, I have a joint project with another sc4devotee that we've been planning for over 5 months now that we need/want to get started on that will consume a majority of my free time.  So sure, I can do it, but not until after these other projects are completed.

Don't worry, take all the time you need.;)
I'm looking forward to see your other maps.

I talked to Vandy and he recommended I come here. How about Spokane Washington? I know your busy but I thought I would just get on the list for later. ;)

If interested we'll talk in the fall when your project is done?

Thanks!

QuoteI talked to Vandy and he recommended I come here. How about Spokane Washington? I know your busy but I thought I would just get on the list for later. If interested we'll talk in the fall when your project is done?

Good news for ya, Spokane (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=20206) is now available for your downloading and developing pleasure :thumbsup:

Also on the table is the San Antonio (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=20205) region finally completed :thumbsup:

San Antonio:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg146.imageshack.us%2Fimg146%2F3658%2Fsanantoniorc01jx7.jpg&hash=924e8221c1192d7164f349a2cdb6b78dd2bab199)

Spokane:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg388.imageshack.us%2Fimg388%2F5429%2Fspokanerc01qe0.jpg&hash=ea13487f75a4153d846d9557bf1d46bc16df5202)

Troy, excellent work as always!  I've picked both maps up, and am looking forward to playing on them. :)

-Alex (Tarkus)

Thanks ;D  I had some rare free time today and decided to finish those two maps and get them uploaded just to let everyone know I'm still alive and kicking :P  Hope you enjoy developing them. :thumbsup:

Here's another past mid-way completion stage, will break it up into smaller segments and upload as a mini-map mega-pak :thumbsup: sometime in the near future, but definitely my next upload. ;D

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg171.imageshack.us%2Fimg171%2F2331%2Fpearlharbourov01jq0.jpg&hash=cbe6b9a963f047af9c3db3ce53bf8fd62e2deaf8)

Here is the RC view of the Honolulu map that will become a soon to be available NHP Mini-Map Mega-Pak.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg362.imageshack.us%2Fimg362%2F176%2Fhonolulurc01cf6.jpg&hash=4d374dc98208c548bb0e12a07621025d361b3e1f)

excellent work!! thats a nice map  :thumbsup:

Thanks. ;D

 &apls amazing!
thank you for sharing these maps!

Awesome!   :thumbsup:

Glad to see you around again buddy.  Its been a while.

 :o wow very amazing region!
I like the mountains!

Troy looking real good those maps there!!! Im glad to see that PH is giving you some time to breath lol....

Quote from: blade2k5 on August 11, 2008, 07:00:57 PM
Here is the RC view of the Honolulu map that will become a soon to be available NHP Mini-Map Mega-Pak.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg362.imageshack.us%2Fimg362%2F176%2Fhonolulurc01cf6.jpg&hash=4d374dc98208c548bb0e12a07621025d361b3e1f)

This is the best thing ever, any ideas about when the pack will be available?

Are you going to release an as-is version of that map (I mean, with the entire region on one map)... that'd be so cool. :P

Quote&apls amazing!  thank you for sharing these maps!

Thanks Scops, but I should be thanking you for all the rad cool BATs you create.  They compliment my maps very nicely :thumbsup:

QuoteAwesome!  :thumbsup: Glad to see you around again buddy.  Its been a while.

Thanks JP. I think it was the end of March when I went on my second summer hiatus in two years...not by my choice :thumbsdown:  Anyways, thanks, glad you like the new maps :thumbsup:

Quote:o wow very amazing region!  I like the mountains!

Thanks XoX ;D  The mountains do look cool, just as I was hoping they would when I decided to do the Honolulu/Pearl Harbor region.  I just may do the whole Hawaiian island chain........ &idea

QuoteTroy looking real good those maps there!!! Im glad to see that PH is giving you some time to breath lol....

Thanks Pat.  That time to breathe won't last for very long I fear...a 3rd management change inside a year.  Who knows what kind of a  manager they get this time.......they don't seem to last more than 4-5 months......

QuoteThis is the best thing ever, any ideas about when the pack will be available?

Thanks toxicpiano.  To answer your question, hopefully before the end of September, but no later than Holloween. ;)

QuoteAre you going to release an as-is version of that map (I mean, with the entire region on one map)... that'd be so cool.  :P

I was just waiting for someone to ask SA :P  Of course I'll upload it as is :thumbsup:

That's an excellent looking map there, blade2k5! Really fantastic work on it! :thumbsup:

Here's the northern half of Oahu to compliment the Pearl Harbor map :)  Both maps will be uploaded as is sometime tomorrow or Monday :thumbsup:

Here is a SC4TF overview look....
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg180.imageshack.us%2Fimg180%2F2172%2Foahunorthov01rr6.jpg&hash=51196ab6b91944df6b905397147b58ba6bab183a)

And the Region Census view.....I dispensed of opening all the 'water only' tiles :P
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg180.imageshack.us%2Fimg180%2F4089%2Foahunorthrc01ci8.jpg&hash=d763a9deb9e37b139579cb94fba996501551da02)

Hope you like and thanks for dropping by ;)

Great work on that new map there with wonderful small "mountains"!!! :thumbsup:

Quote from: bat on August 17, 2008, 08:42:54 AM
Great work on that new map there with wonderful small "mountains"!!! :thumbsup:

:D Thanks.

Ok, just finished uploading 4 new maps, Pearl Harbor [full], Oahu North, San Antonio 2 and San Diego North.  Go here to view them (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?page=1&Keyword=NHP&view=all) :thumbsup:

Pearl Harbor:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg171.imageshack.us%2Fimg171%2F2331%2Fpearlharbourov01jq0.jpg&hash=cbe6b9a963f047af9c3db3ce53bf8fd62e2deaf8)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg362.imageshack.us%2Fimg362%2F176%2Fhonolulurc01cf6.jpg&hash=4d374dc98208c548bb0e12a07621025d361b3e1f)

Oahu North:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg180.imageshack.us%2Fimg180%2F2172%2Foahunorthov01rr6.jpg&hash=51196ab6b91944df6b905397147b58ba6bab183a)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg180.imageshack.us%2Fimg180%2F4089%2Foahunorthrc01ci8.jpg&hash=d763a9deb9e37b139579cb94fba996501551da02)

San Diego North
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg501.imageshack.us%2Fimg501%2F1150%2Fsdnorthov01xi0.jpg&hash=b0d03574e2c6e7a6baf02ae0cbbb51943bad4bfb)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg501.imageshack.us%2Fimg501%2F2872%2Fsandiegonorthrc01jm3.jpg&hash=b3208efa67ef018493f7f539b0eae3b5504bc4ae)

San Antonio 2
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg516.imageshack.us%2Fimg516%2F9847%2Fnwsanantonioov01oh7.jpg&hash=1df9464b9eb5ad10acd2e1db954a745c24c4d714)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg501.imageshack.us%2Fimg501%2F6875%2Fnwsanantoniorc01xx9.jpg&hash=d3cd3e02db876e3f1b92f44053e8584cf42619fc)

Another Hawaiian island is coming up next, a 12x10 of the entire island.  Details and pics coming soon ;)  Jacksonville Florida is also on the docket....

I could spend hours looking at this page of this thread alone, Blade- these are stunning maps, and each would be a great basis for an SC4 region.

Excellent work, my friend!


David

I really need to start browsing these threads more often. These maps are amazng. I'm looking forward to the full version of Oahu. I also love the Santa Barbara map. I went to high school there (Santa Barbara HS) and lived on the Mesa as well. Great job with the map, and the history lesson was great too. Excellent work.

Quote from: threestooges on August 17, 2008, 10:22:12 PM
I really need to start browsing these threads more often. These maps are amazng. I'm looking forward to the full version of Oahu. I also love the Santa Barbara map. I went to high school there (Santa Barbara HS) and lived on the Mesa as well. Great job with the map, and the history lesson was great too. Excellent work.

What year did you graduate? I graduated from SB in '83 and lived on Murrell Rd. on the Mesa on the other side of Cliff Dr. from Monroe Elementry, another school I attended :thumbsup:.  Used to surf at Henry's Beach almost daily and used to climb Gibraltar Rock quite often when the opportunity came.

Those 4 maps are looking really great! :thumbsup: Wonderful work on these new maps... ;)



btw, my 6000th posts with the do-not-increase-the-post-counter posts

It's me again with another completed Hawaiian map, only this time, you get the entire island on one map ;D.  This monster is a 12x10 lrg tile map and took me over 2.5 hours to open up all 120 tiles to get that nice lookin' rendered look :P  So far, I have 6 of the 7 islands ready to be 'rendered' with only the Big Island left to finish yet.  That, I'm afraid will be a monstrous map that will have to be broken down into smaller more manageable maps.

Without any further delays with unnecessary ramblings, here is the first of the Hawaiian Islands, Kauai:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg397.imageshack.us%2Fimg397%2F1575%2Fkauaihawaiiov01sl8.jpg&hash=d4ce668144ecdae1e7a79f1e73cf43aa4bc5abce)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg206.imageshack.us%2Fimg206%2F7241%2Fkauaihawaiirc01po5.jpg&hash=52e349a45193c765e81141b64281581e6de3620b)

This will be uploaded later on today or tonight :thumbsup:  Thanks for dropping by and please come again ;D

holllly cow there troy looking real sweet map of Kauai!!!!

Thanks Pat :thumbsup:

Ok, I thought I'd post the projects that I'm currently working on, or going to be working on very soon as sort of a teaser and heads up on what to expect down the road.

Finished Projects:
1. Jacksonville Florida [9x5 / 36km x 20km]
2. Kauai Hawaii  [12x10 / 48km x 40km]
3. Kahoolawe Hawaii [5x4 / 20km x 16km]
4. Lanai Hawaii  [7x6 / 28km x 24km]

Current Projects being worked on:
1. Molokai Hawaii  [16x6 / 64km x 24km]
2. Nihau Hawaii  [5x8 / 20km x 32km]
3. Maui Hawaii  [18x13 / 72km x 52km]
4. Oahu Hawaii  [16x13 / 64km x 52km]

Upcoming Projects in no particular order:
01. Big Island Hawaii
02. Albuquerque New Mexico
03. Amarillo Texas
04. Dallas/Fort Worth Teaxs
05. El Paso Texas
06. Flagstaff Arizona
07. Fresno California
08. Houston/Galveston Texas
09. Lake Tahoe
10. Sacramento California
11. San Diego Metro area
12. Parts of China
13. Indonesia [entire island chain DEM data dl'd]
14. Parts of Africa
16. Japan [entire Japan DEM data dl'd]
17. the Caribbean
18. Australia [entire continent DEM data dl'd]
19. British Isles [entire BI DEM data dl'd]
20. Amazon River
21. parts of Brazil
22. Central America [entire CA DEM data dl'd]
23. Baja California [entire BC DEM data dl'd]
24. Straight of Gibralter
25. parts of south-east Asia
26. Kilamanjaro ;)

That's what's on tap for the next couple of months, if it takes me that long to finish all those :P

These are really fantastic maps!  &apls &apls &apls
Looking at their proportions I suppose they will be very playable too  :thumbsup:

And your whole project is really ambitious, I'm very curious of your next creations!

Adam

Thanks Ennedi :)  They are pretty playable, just doesn't look like they are until you getter a closer look in game.  Some of the monstrous maps listed in my previous post will be broken down into mini-map paks for the faint of heart for upload along with the giant sized monstrosities :P

Heblem created a monster when he taught me how to convert DEM data to 16-bit grayscale......Once you get the hang of it, it's a snap to pop these maps out like they're on an assembly line ;D  The tedious part is opening all the tiles in-game to get the Region Census views.

LoL there troy it seems as you are the map making monster now lol....  :D I cant wait to see these maps come to fruit and how they turn out!!!

 That would be me....a lean, map-making machine

yes you are and a darn good one at that too!!!  :thumbsup:

Blade wow, thats way too many maps there!! if you wih i could help you with some of these like the Japan one, im not sure how you gonna do it  ;D Excellent work"!

Quotethats way too many maps there!! if you wish i could help you with some of these like the Japan one, im not sure how you gonna do it

Believe me when I tell you, I can do it :thumbsup:  I've done 10 maps over the past 3 days, four of them uploaded yesterday with two of the remaining 6 being uploaded tonight.  The rest will uploaded in batches of 2's or 3's [depending how many maps are waiting for upload], once a week ;).

Both the Jacksonville FL (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=20240) and Kauai Hawaii (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=20241) maps have been uploaded :thumbsup:

Jacksonville SC4TF Overview:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg508.imageshack.us%2Fimg508%2F1899%2Fjacksonvilleov01go7.jpg&hash=83b3c2ff846ed36d33629998bffdc369e95c1ea6)

Jacksonville Region Census view:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg508.imageshack.us%2Fimg508%2F3074%2Fjacksonvillerc01vu7.jpg&hash=5adf489eefd1bbb1991e7674f2c2d163aa0d3b19)

Kauai Region Census view:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg206.imageshack.us%2Fimg206%2F7241%2Fkauaihawaiirc01po5.jpg&hash=52e349a45193c765e81141b64281581e6de3620b)

Update time on the Hawaiian Islands project.  I have completed four more of the islands, Kahoolawe, Lanai, Molokai and Nihau.  Kahoolawe and Lanai will be uploaded this Sunday or Monday [Aug 24-25] and Molokai and Nihau will follow a week later.  Now onto the pretty pictures :P

Kahoolawe:
Map size is 5x4 lrg tiles
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg391.imageshack.us%2Fimg391%2F8850%2Fkahoolaweov01te7.jpg&hash=3805984873ffc3f38e4abfcf1e366d35d44f5cee)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg391.imageshack.us%2Fimg391%2F4247%2Fkahooleerc01ed5.jpg&hash=500f072555477927f814ab3f87d2e66495263481)

Lanai:
Map size is 7x6 lrg tiles
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg395.imageshack.us%2Fimg395%2F4083%2Flanaiov01tf0.jpg&hash=137cd4e279382997421e4212e76fbbfba6d664f1)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg395.imageshack.us%2Fimg395%2F1479%2Flanairc01zw5.jpg&hash=fec3eac96e74315c550b0f1c12aabe38c8e4b727)

Molokai:
Map size is 16x6 lrg tiles
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg395.imageshack.us%2Fimg395%2F8279%2Fmolokaiov01yb2.jpg&hash=4e306865f94252b495b0701235842dc2e8a2b3f3)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg395.imageshack.us%2Fimg395%2F3294%2Fmolokairc01ld7.jpg&hash=abc17a6672b17b9ffaa93be09d255efa2a5f183b)

Nihau:
Map size is 5x8 lrg tiles
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(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg530.imageshack.us%2Fimg530%2F6181%2Fnihaurc01zw3.jpg&hash=f8ad3dab7978dbd73a1690b8e1fe00ecf6dd3380)

Wow, you've been busy, and again they look great.

Quote from: blade2k5 on August 17, 2008, 11:39:57 PM
What year did you graduate? I graduated from SB in '83 and lived on Murrell Rd. on the Mesa on the other side of Cliff Dr. from Monroe Elementry, another school I attended :thumbsup:.  Used to surf at Henry's Beach almost daily and used to climb Gibraltar Rock quite often when the opportunity came.

I lived on Terrace Rd (just across Cliff from San Rafael Dr.). I graduated '03. I only attended high school at SBHS from Sophomore year on up (just moved there then). I surf a longboard (10'0") so Henry's wasn't exactly the best beach, but they let dogs down there so I can't complain. I'd go for bike rides over into Montecito and Summerland every once in a while though. Good times there. Not a bad place to live at all. Again, great work.

Incredible maps here, the one of Kauai brings back a very fond memory of probably my greatest vacation ever. I can't wait to see the Houston / Galveston map, awesome area  :thumbsup:

I'll have to move the Houston/Galveston project up to the top of the list, after I get done opening tiles for the maps already completed that include Maui and Oahu [both monstrous maps of the entire islands], Mt. Fuji, La Paz, Cabo San Lucas, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta.

Wow youre doing many mexican places, im from mexico but never been to that places, just to mazatlan like 15 years ago (i was 5) so I dont remember...

Good luck on your projects!

Update Time :thumbsup:

Newly Released Projects:
1. Kahoolawe Hawaii   http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=20269 (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=20269)
2. Lanai Hawaii  http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=20270 (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=20270)
3. Jacksonville Florida
4. Kauai Hawaii

Finished Projects/Release Dates:
1. Molokai Hawaii / 8-25
2. Maui Hawaii / 8-25
3. Nihau Hawaii / 8-25
4. Mt. Fuji Japan / 8-31
5. Cabo San Lucas Baja California / 8-31
6. La Paz Baja California / 8-31
7. Mazatlan Mexico / 9-7
8. Puerto Vallarta Mexico / 9-7
9. San Jose del Cabo Baja California / 9-7

Current Projects being worked on:
1. Oahu Hawaii
2. Boston
3. Houston/Galveston
4. Flagstaff AZ
5. Grand Canyon

Upcoming Projects in no particular order:
01. Big Island Hawaii
02. Albuquerque New Mexico
03. Amarillo Texas
04. Dallas/Fort Worth Teaxs
05. El Paso Texas
06. Flagstaff Arizona
07. Fresno California
08. Houston/Galveston Texas
09. Lake Tahoe
10. Sacramento California
11. San Diego Metro area
12. Parts of China
13. Indonesia [entire island chain DEM data dl'd]
14. Parts of Africa
16. Japan [entire Japan DEM data dl'd]
17. the Caribbean
18. Australia [entire continent DEM data dl'd]
19. British Isles [entire BI DEM data dl'd]
20. Amazon River
21. parts of Brazil [Rio, Sao Paulo, Amazon River]
22. Central America [entire CA DEM data dl'd]
23. Baja California [entire BC DEM data dl'd]
24. Straight of Gibralter
25. parts of south-east Asia
26. Kilamanjaro

Picture gallery of finished and yet-to-be-released projects will come a later on today :thumbsup:

Your recently released maps are excellent. 
My biggest problem now is not starting a new city on each of these great maps.

Robin ;)

QuoteHeblem- Wow youre doing many mexican places, im from mexico but never been to that places, just to mazatlan like 15 years ago (i was 5) so I dont remember...

Good luck on your projects!

Good news Heblem, all the Mexico/Baja California maps will be released by the middle of Sept :thumbsup:

Quoterooker1- Your recently released maps are excellent.  My biggest problem now is not starting a new city on each of these great maps.

Robin ;)

Wait until you see the Maui mini-map pack and all those Indonesian Islands and Caribbean Islands I plan on doing as well ;)

Now for those wonderful region pics I promised a little while ago.  Are you ready?  You sure? :D   Ok, here we go :P

Maui Mini-Map Mega Pak:

North-west:
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Central:
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(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg122.imageshack.us%2Fimg122%2F3492%2Fmauicentralrc01dl0.jpg&hash=8f8b9db753017d6fa0595af10170f3e368c651d9)

South-west:
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South-east:
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North-east:
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Mt. Fuji:
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Baja California Maps:

Cabo San Lucas:
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La Paz:
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San Jose del Cabo:
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Mexico Mainland Maps:

Puerto Vallarta:
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Mazatlan:
Coming later today :thumbsup:

Hello Troy,

According to your request I send you the main Olympic Terrain Mod file with snow beginning from about 2085 m. Please open the Olympic Terrain Mod folder, remove the CPT_No6_OlympicTerrainController_NormalErosion_Essential  and replace it by the new file: CPT_No6_OlympicTerrainController_SnowAbove2000.

It looks nice on lower elevations too, I hope you will like it.
If you would like to change anything else, please inform me.

Adam

QuoteEnnedi   Hello Troy,

According to your request I send you the main Olympic Terrain Mod file with snow beginning from about 2085 m. Please open the Olympic Terrain Mod folder, remove the CPT_No6_OlympicTerrainController_NormalErosion_Essential  and replace it by the new file: CPT_No6_OlympicTerrainController_SnowAbove2000.

It looks nice on lower elevations too, I hope you will like it.
If you would like to change anything else, please inform me.

Adam

Ok, have it installed and will take a look at it in a little while.  Thank you very much :thumbsup:

Ok, here are the region pics of Mazatlan as promised ;)
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Well i have been to Puerto Vallarta and is not that desert, is sooo tropical green actually a jungle the same to Mazatlan ;) Nice map btw, you can try to make it bigges if is possible to cover Banderas bay, as for the californian maps are great!

I wasn't to sure about the climate there.  I'll try the new file Ennedi made for me :thumbsup: before it's released.  Is Mazatlan the same tropical paradise as Puerto Vallarta?

Yeah are the same ;) but no worry Troy the render you did its alright  :thumbsup:

Oh BTW this regions is awesome!!!
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Ok good to know on the terrain for Mazatlan :thumbsup:  I could also upload the full version of Maui map as well or send you the SC4M file thru MSN :thumbsup:  It's a 16x13 large tile map [208 total] and is just over 7mb in size.

Great work there on all these newer maps, blade2k5!! :thumbsup:

Fantasic work my friend.  Those maps are outstanding. 

Robin  &apls

very nice work blade2k5, your map are excellent  &apls

Thanks Robin and art128 ;D  The Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan and the three Baja California maps will be re-rendered with different terrain mods before releasing them.

Troy OMG WOW!!! You have simply kicking and taking names for sure on these wonderful maps!!!!

Maui Hawaii mini-map megapak (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=20289) and the Maolokai/Nihau Hawaii (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=20290) [click on the names to take a peak :thumbsup:] Enjoy and thanks for dropping in :thumbsup:

Troy the Baja Californian maps aire right, the terrain used to be like you did  ;) also can't wait for hawaiian maps  :)

Troy simply stunning details and wonderful maps man!!!!

Update Time once again.  There have been some changes in in what's being released when due to the fact that the finished list has grown to 15 and climbing and some maps are being packaged as 2-paks.  You may also notice that the current projects being worked list is currently sitting on 12, most are nearly done, just need to render, write the readmes and package it all of them up for release on the LEX and STEX. 

Further below in this post are SC4TF overview and Regional images of 10 of the before unseen completed maps listed below.  Albuquerque, Baltimore, Boston, El Paso, Flagstaff, Milwaukee, Phoenix, Ventura/Oxnard California East and West [will be packaged as a 2-pak] and finally Washington DC.

Newly Released Projects:
1. Nihau & Molokai Hawaii / Available on the STEX [NHP 2-Pak]
2. Maui Hawaii Mini-Map MegaPak / Available on the STEX
3. Cabo San Lucas (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=20300) Baja Ca. / Uploaded today Available on the STEX
4. La Paz (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=20301) Baja Ca. / Uploaded today Available on the STEX

Finished Projects/Possible Release Dates:
01. Boston / 9-7
02. Baltimore / 9-7
03. Cabo San Lucas Baja California / 9-7
04. La Paz Baja California / 9-7
05. Washington DC / 9-14
06. El Paso / 9-14
07. Mazatlan Mexico / 9-14
08. Puerto Vallarta Mexico / 9-14
09. Albuquerque NM / 9-21
10. Flagstaff AZ / 9-21
11. San Jose del Cabo Baja California / 9-21
12. Mt. Fuji Japan / 9-21
13. Green Bay WI /
14. Milwaukee WI /
15. Phoenix AZ /

Current Projects being worked on:
01. Oahu Hawaii
02. Grand Canyon
03. Houston/Galveston - This one is going to take some more work to complete than most other maps.  Can't say for sure when it will be complete.
04. Dallas/Fort Worth Teaxs - This one is going to take some more work to complete like the Houston/Galveston map.  Can't say for sure when it will be complete.
05. Portland Maine
06. Pittsburgh
07. Providence
08. Cleveland
09. Brunswick/Bath Maine
10. Las vegas
11. Tokyo Japan - Having the same issues with this map as I am with the Houston/Galveston and Dallas/Ft. Worth maps.  I also hadn't realized just how much area Tokyo covered, may have to do this city in sections and upload as mega-paks depending how many maps I have to make to cover the entire city.
12. Grand Canyon maps - 2 so far with several more to come.

Upcoming Projects in no particular order:
01. Big Island Hawaii
02. Amarillo Texas
03. Fresno California
04. Lake Tahoe
05. Sacramento California -  May not be able to do.  Like New Orleans, parts of Sacramento are below sea level which creates a nightmare when trying to convert the DEM data.
06. San Diego Metro area
07. Parts of China - Thinking maybe Shanghai, Beijing to name a couple of cities off the top of my head.
08. Indonesia - I have entire island chain's DEM data dl'd and plan to map most of the country.
09. Parts of Africa - Right now I have the DEM data for the Horn of Africa area dl'd, plan on Kilimanjaro and some coastal maps.
10. Japan - I have the entire country's DEM data dl'd.  Mt. Fuji is first up, Tokyo to follow.
11. the Caribbean - Plan on mapping the entire regions islands...including Cuba.
12. Australia I have the entire continents DEM data dl'd.  All of Australia's major cities and some interior maps are in the planning stages.
13. British Isles - I have entire BI DEM data dl'd.
14. Amazon River
15. parts of Brazil - Rio, Sao Paulo, Amazon River
16. Central America - I have entire CA DEM data dl'd
17. Baja California I have the entire BC DEM data dl'd
18. Straight of Gibralter
19. parts of south-east Asia
20. Kilamanjaro

Now onto the Eye-Candy Gallery:

Albuquerque New Mexico:
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Baltimore Maryland:
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Boston Massachusetts:
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El Paso Texas:
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Flagstaff Arizona:
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Milwaukee Wisconsin:
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Phoenix Arizona:
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Ventura/Oxnard West:
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Ventura/Oxnard East:
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Washington DC:
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That Phoenix map looks dreadfully boring... :P

Who'd want to live out there, anyway?

Quote from: Shadow Assassin on August 31, 2008, 09:39:18 PM
That Phoenix map looks dreadfully boring... :P

Who'd want to live out there, anyway?

It's so dry and desolate.  I love it. :P :thumbsup:  (That's just looking at the terrain, though.  Never been to Phoenix myself.)

All these maps look fantastic as usual, Troy!  I'm just wondering how I'm going to build on all of them. :D  (I'm having a blast with the Hephaestus map you and beskh did last year right now)

-Alex (Tarkus)

Excellent work as always. These maps are such a treat for the eyes it's making me think about starting a new region (no... must finish the one I started first). I'll be looking forward to the Lake Tahoe Map as I used to live in Reno, NV, but allow me to compliment you on your rendition of Ventura/Oxnard. I can remember driving on US 101 many times going to or from LA (which I don't see on your list, but then you have enough on that already). Always great to see these things in action. Take it easy and keep up the good work.
-Matt

I wanted to let everyone know that I just uploaded four new maps to the LEX, Mt. Fuji, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta.  More to come over the next few weeks :thumbsup:

I know not to request someplace.   I do however have a suggestion for something to think about.   The entire length of the Mississippi River Valley.   I was thinking about the varied terrain along it's length.   From way down south in Louisiana where it is flat delta.  (Lots of bridge building potential there)    All the way north to the source.      Also the historical significance of building from south to north or visa versa, instead of from east to west.   Remember it is just a suggestion to get the ole brain cells bouncing off each other.


---Gaston

Southern Louisiana is nearly impossible to do, tried to do New Orleans several times, but the Mississippi riverbed is of higher elevation than most of the city itself. 

I do, however, have a Memphis and Twin Cities maps due for release sometime in the next few weeks, as well as plans for Baton Rouge and Shreveport [whether either is on the river itself I can't recall off the top of my head.  There is also a St. Louis map by beskhu3penm available on the STEX, not sure if it's on the LEX or not.  I'll have to pull out my trusty road atlas and see what else along the river that looks interesting to map.

very good looking maps  &apls
my favorits are El Paso
Verona
and Pheonix
;D

thanks for these maps  &apls

Awesome looking maps Troy.
Great work.
Robin  :thumbsup:

Thanks Robin and art128.  Glad you liked my latest creations.

As requested by Kellis, the Taipei and Hiroshima maps have been uploaded as Lex Exclusives :thumbsup: and are now available for your downloading pleasure ;D

thanks !!  :thumbsup:
I have a question, can you create some map of Portugal ?

Yes, Lisbon is on my list and I do have all the DEM data dl'd for both Portugal and Spain.  Is there any particular area of Portugal you would like, or do you want the entire country mapped?

yes, I think Lisbon and  Oeiras  and maybe leiria (my favorites citys  :D )

Ok, will do.  Just found my old world atlas when cleaning out the basement today so that should be no problem :thumbsup:  Now that I'm unemployed [father-in-law, who's 79 this December, had his 2nd mild heart attack in 10 years and I need to stay home to do all the strenuous chore around the house], I'll have a wee bit more time to get those requested maps done.

First off let me say that you are doing a fantastic job on the maps. I have tried making them after reading the tutorial. It is not easy. As for the Phoenix map, well that is Phoenix, flat and dry. I lived there for a while, love the cacti.

Any chance of getting a Detroit/Windsor map on your list?

Keep up the nice work

Thanks,
Rich

Thanks Rich :thumbsup:  Converting DEM data to a 16-bit greyscale png is a snap once you get the hang of it.  To answer your question about Detroit, I plan on doing all major US cities are on my list and then some. As for when I'll get to the Detroit map I don't know yet.  I have roughly 30 maps waiting to be uploaded, but can't upload them all at once ()sad() so I'm doing them in 4's once a week to 10 days as flooding the market might be frowned upon and drive some members out of their minds. :P  Keep a lookout here for further details :)

Sounds good. I think I have most of your maps. The problem is not getting the DEM data to gray scale, it is once it it imported into the terraformer, there is a lot of work cleaning up the map. It is very rough and takes some art work to make it look good, I am not much of an artist. The other issue I ran into is that I can not get Canada in with the Detroit area. Seems the site only gives you the US. I have a few maps others did of the area but they really are not the best. I did do a map of an area on Lake Huron in norther Michigan that came out OK. I almost thought about posting it. Anyway I really enjoy your work, the maps are great fun to play and the variety is great. I have been fooling around with the lot editor and bat tools but it is very complicated. Plus as I said I am not an artist so creating buildings and such are out of the question.

Rich

QuoteThe other issue I ran into is that I can not get Canada in with the Detroit area.

Yes, I've noticed that as well, even though the site claims to have international data.  The international data I do get isn't as good of quality as the USGS website which irritates me to no end.  I've been working on Rotterdam Netherlands all day for another member and cannot get the waterways to show up...all I get is a completely flat terrain, so as far as that map is concerned, I'll have to free-hand it in Paint like I used to before the age of SC4TF came along.  All I need is a decent sized 'street' map of Rotterdam to do that.  Haven't found one yet except the Google stuff which doesn't do me any good.

For the list of maps I have completed, here's a list:

US Maps:
1. Albuquerque
2. Atlanta
3. Baltimore
4. Boston
5. Brunswich-Bath Maine
6. Chattanooga
7. Cleveland
8. Columbus Georgia
9. Crater Lake Oregon
10. El Paso
11. Flagstaff
12. Green Bay
13. Hot Springs Missouri
14. Las Vegas
15. Madison Wisconsin
16. Memphis
17. Milwaukee
18. Mobile
19. Oahu [Future Mega Mini-Map Pak]
20. Olympia Washington
21. Palmer Alaska
22. Pensacola
23. Phoenix
24. Pittsburgh
25. Portland Maine
26. Providence
27. Tanana Alaska
28. Ventura/Oxnard Ca.
29. Washington DC

International:
1. Shanghai
2. Victoria british Columbia

There will be many, many more in the next couple of months that will be added to the list :thumbsup:

Cool, thanks for the quick reply and thanks for the nice maps

Rich

Not a problem :thumbsup:  I just dl'd the DEM data from the international site for Detroit/Windsor and will begin working on it in the next couple of days to get it on the upload list so you can get it a wee bit sooner ;)

That sounds great. I was born and raised in the Detroit Metro area. Have lived in Arizona, Norther Cal, Southern Cal and Idaho. Back in the Detroit Metro area for the last 18 years now.

Looking forward to the map, thank you.  :)

Rich

I lived in Detroit from May '85 to May '86, was born and raised in Santa Barbara Ca :thumbsup: and lived there for the first 19 years of my life.  I have now lived in northern Wisconsin for the past 22 years, since i married one of those mid-west farmers' daughters :P

All I have left to do on the map for you is open up the 16-bit tif file with Photoshop and re-save it as a 16-bit greyscale png, then compress it with SC4TF and render it :thumbsup:  I'll throw up the SC4TF overview pic tomorrow sometime :thumbsup:  Right now it's going to be a 1793x2049 [7x8 lrg tile] map.

Wow that was quick. Cool. Speaking of cool boy I though I had it bad with the cold weather and snow! Shoot you are up there in the real winter freeze.  ???  I really liked the weather in Orange the city that is. But the people are very strange.

I'm pretty fast with converting DEM data.....I guess your SC4TF overview image will posted here in about 20-25 minutes or so.....just finished a rather easy compression with SC4TF and saving the sc4m file now.....all that's left after that is the render, which I will work on over the next couple of hours before I go to bed for the night. :thumbsup:

And here is the OV image from SC4TF :thumbsup:

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Does this work for you?

Wow that is sweet! I tried to get that data but must be doing something wrong. Looks great.

I got the data from a different website from the USGS site :thumbsup:

Very nice. Do you care to give up your site address so I can play?  :D

I just sent you a couple of PM's in case you haven't noticed yet ;D

Oh ok, no I didn't think to look. Was looking at the fires and hurricanes around the world in the Microdem program. Amazing

Your maps are great, All are good..
mmm some ideas could be Seoul and shenzhen...

   
I want to thank you again for maps
Taipei and Hiroshima..I love

greetings

 :D  Seoul and Shenzen eh?  Ok, may be a little while before I get to those, but I do hope you enjoy developing the Taipei and Hiroshima maps :thumbsup:

I see the map on the STEX and LEX and i would like to say tanks  :thumbsup:
(oh and thanks for the replies of my question  ;) )

no problem Arthur.  It would be rather rude not to answer a question someone poses to you in your thread....wouldn't win any kudos for that kind of behaviour ;D

Ok papab2000, here's your rendered look for the Detroit-Windsor map you requested:

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Wow Troy! youre a map machine... what most surprises me is that you render it soo quickly  :thumbsup: keep tha hard work on  ;)

The reason I can render these maps so quickly is because the only plugin in my plugins folder is the terrain mod :thumbsup: hence a faster load time for each city tile.

excellent map  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Troy,

Great map, thank you so much.

Rich

ahhh the master tells his secerets lol!!! LoL Troy these maps are stunning!!!

I was tinkering around today with making a map of the Colorado Springs/Pikes peak area and this was the result of that tinkering around.....
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Since, in my opinion, this turned out so good, I've added it to my long and growing upload list.

Well Troy all I got to tell you that its Vicki Approved as being accurate lol.... Yes she has been in that area....  Looking good if I must say and about that one project I think this map might work rather well??? I should hopefully be able to get on MSN for a minute here before vicki kicks me off  ;D

excellent map my friend  &apls

Hi, I am new here and I was wondering if you could a map for Port-Au-Prince Haiti please? Though I am awful when it comes to making tile size can you make them all large tile? I would greatly appreciated it, one last tiny favor, I am not sure if your the author for the Tokyo city map or not, It just that there are some spot where it is medium and small tile sizes. I am still noob when it comes to auto create the terrains and have to do things the old fashion way(by clicking on the tile and rendering back to the game tiles) in which all of you know is tedious working.

Your map request will be no problem at all [I always config my maps for large tiles...saves a lot of time rendering].  It may be a couple of weeks before I am able to get to it as I have several dozen other map projects going at the moment.  Keep checking back here for further updates ;)

I'm not sure which Tokyo map you're referring to as I haven't done Tokyo yet, but I do know that when I eventually get around to it, it will be a massive map due to the size of the city.

For quicker rendering by loading each individual tile, may I suggest the only plugin you have in your plugins folder would be whatever terrain mod you are using....tiles tend to load in a matter of seconds and save just as fast :thumbsup: this way.

And welcome to SC4Devotion ;D

Me wants that Colorado Springs map. :P

Well... I'll admit it could do with a nice river or something, but that's okay. I'll add it in. :P

Unless you lower the elevation, you'll have to plop the water in :thumbsup:

Wow this région is super the mountains looks sublime  &apls

Quote from: blade2k5 on September 11, 2008, 09:33:20 PM
Your map request will be no problem at all [I always config my maps for large tiles...saves a lot of time rendering].  It may be a couple of weeks before I am able to get to it as I have several dozen other map projects going at the moment.  Keep checking back here for further updates ;)

I'm not sure which Tokyo map you're referring to as I haven't done Tokyo yet, but I do know that when I eventually get around to it, it will be a massive map due to the size of the city.

For quicker rendering by loading each individual tile, may I suggest the only plugin you have in your plugins folder would be whatever terrain mod you are using....tiles tend to load in a matter of seconds and save just as fast :thumbsup: this way.

And welcome to SC4Devotion ;D

Well the Tokyo map if i recall I download it from the simtropolis site, withing it contains many maps such as; Singapore, Sydney, Portland, etc. I have no problem waiting since I do a little a game modification myself and found how annoying and tedious they can be. For Port-Au-Prince I strongly request more of the city area that are near the water rather than the inlet, this can save you time and fasten the process a bit.

Well, I've worked my "magic" on the Colorado Springs map... (well, that is, loading each city tile up, etc) it looks great with the Italia terrain mod.

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Personally, that's my favourite part of the map.

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The valley looks great when tree cover's been applied.

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And the centre of all this... Pikes Peak.

Well, I had to drop the height of the map by approximately 1500m to get these results. I reckon that it's turned out great.

It looks fantastic Shadow :thumbsup:  and adding the trees in makes it look even better.  Excellent job on making it your own &apls

Sweet! Very nice Troy. Puter is working now but have a lot of reloading to do.

Rich

wow , I like it a lot with the trees  &apls very good work SA  :thumbsup:

I can't way to play around with that Colorado Springs map. It may just take over as my new main region ;D

I can only second what XiahouDun said, this one will go straight into my region folder.  :thumbsup:

Hmmmm.....seems I have found another gold nugget with this new Colorado Springs map.  I wasn't really planning on uploading this right away, but if SA wants to send me the sc4m of his modified version, I'll upload that version here to the LEX and at a later date, upload my original over at ST. :thumbsup:

In the meanwhile, as requested by sagimine1 I would like to announce that the Port Au Prince, Haiti map is now available exclusively on the LEX :thumbsup:
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More images of maps yet unveiled coming soon ;)

this map is very nice Blade &apls a good area for build a skyscrapers city or a rural zone  :thumbsup:
I like it !!

*speechless*

Earlier today I mentioned something about posting some images of maps not seen yet...well, out of 50'ish or so in the outbox on my desk here, I'm here to post the first 7....

Denver:
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Atlanta:
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Las Vegas:
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Cleveland:
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Pittsburgh:
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Memphis:
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And as requested by my goos buddy Heblem......

San Louis Obispo & Morro Bay California:
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More images to come in the next few days.....

Very nice Troy, can't wait to download them.

More great maps, really liking Cleveland, and San Luis Obispo. I was actually just there 2 weeks ago $%#Ninj2 "This mountain brought to you by the letter P."

my word someone has been busy :o

Hi ladies and gentlemen!

Can we post requests here? I'm interested in the Corpus Christi, TX region, preferably the whole bay. I think it's gonna be a great map, low elevations, spectacular views, intresting layouts!

Unfortunately I haven't got any clue on mapmaking, so could you pleeeeease make this map?

Thank you in advance!  :thumbsup:

excellent map my friend, you are a MASTER  &apls  &apls my favorites are Denver and Cleveland !  :thumbsup:

These maps are really splendid and so réalistic  &apls

Wow :D  Thanks to all above for the kind comments.  It was mentioned that I have been busy whipping maps out faster than an assembly line ::) and that's true, but someone has to keep pace with Heblem's ability to whip BATs out faster than a speeding bullet :P

To the requested Corpus Christi map, consider it on the fast track to completion :thumbsup:  I downloaded the DEM data a little while ago and will begin working on it very soon.

Now it's time for 5 more new maps making their pictorial debut :P  Enjoy :thumbsup:

Pensacola Florida:
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Bar Harbor Maine:
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Providence Rhode Island:
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Richland-Kennewick-Pasco Washington:
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Green Bay Wisconsin:
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These are all Top Notch maps with very interesting characteristics.  I just love the bays.  :thumbsup:

Robin  :thumbsup:

Thanks Robin.  Did you get a look at the images from yesterday at the bottom of page 11 ()what()

I just went back to look and I had missed them some how.  The maps from replies 216 and 219.....the best ones, IMO, are Memphis and San Louis Obispo & Morro Bay California.  I like the river in the first one and in the second the protected bay looks great.
But when compared to these new maps you just posted, I like them better.  They just have more characteristics that appeal to me.

Robin  :thumbsup:

That Memphis map took quite a bit of working, re-working and re-working again to get it to look like it does in the images posted yesterday.  The San Louis/Morro Bay map was a very short process maybe 15 minutes tops] from DEM conversion through the final compression stage to accurately scale elevation.  SLO/MB compressed perfectly the first time :thumbsup:  The Memphis map took several compression attempts and a drawing in the river whose riverbed was somewhat higher in elevation than parts of the city.  Cities like New Orleans & Sacramento are frustrating to compress because everything but the levees end up under water &mmm

excellent maps my friend  :thumbsup: &apls I can't wait the upload  ;)

Hi, Blade!

Your maps are great!  &apls I can't wait to see them uploaded!

Anyways, keep up the great work!
Piotr

The maps are always so beautiful and so réalistic  &apls

Thanks for the kind comments again Simpson, sheep49 and Art :thumbsup: 

As requested, here is the new Corpus Christi map, but I may have to re-do the conversion to get the western side of the city that I cut off.......

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Hey blade, these are excellent maps you've got here. I've been using them for my test cities quite often lately, and am highly impressed.  :thumbsup:

One question though: Do you have any plans to, at any point in the future, release a map from Virginia? I have a project that's been running through my mind lately involving my city of Hampton and the surrounding area, and would like to know if you have any plans for the area in the future. I don't really need it or anything, but I'm just seeing if I can delay my first try with a RL map!  ;) If not, then thanks anyway, and I'll continue to use your maps.

this map is very great  &apls

Quote from: deathtopumpkins on September 15, 2008, 04:31:01 PM
One question though: Do you have any plans to, at any point in the future, release a map from Virginia? I have a project that's been running through my mind lately involving my city of Hampton and the surrounding area, and would like to know if you have any plans for the area in the future. I don't really need it or anything, but I'm just seeing if I can delay my first try with a RL map!  ;) If not, then thanks anyway, and I'll continue to use your maps.

Actually, I do have plans to map the Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News-Hampton-Portsmouth-Chesapeake metro area you mentioned above, but it's going to be a tricky one to do.  A lot of the area is just a smidgen above sea level which means the water depth will be extremely shallow and I'll end up having to lower it by drawing it in with SC4TF.   Keep checking back for further developments :thumbsup:

Well, it's a new day which means it's time for 5 new maps to make their pictorial debut.  Today we have Brunswich-Bath Maine, Butte Montana, Crater Lake Oregon, Knoxville Tennessee and Yakima Washington ;)  Enjoy :thumbsup:

Brunswick-Bath Maine:
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Butte Montana:
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Crater Lake Oregon:
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Knoxville Kentucky:
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Yakima Washington:
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Corpus Christi map......
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I love it.

Robin  &apls

That was quick :D  I just posted not even 5 minutes ago :P  But yes, the Corpus Christi map turned out way better than I expected it to and it only took two compressions to get it to look the way it does.  I just hope that Sirius, who requested the map, likes it ::)

As a quick note to everyone, I just finished rendering 10 new maps yesterday which I'll be showcasing here in the next few days.  Those new maps include cities such as Cincinnati, Kansas City Metro area, Nashville, Philadelphia and all of Cape Cod [3 maps total to cover all of it].

If you keep going at the rate you are.....you'll have the entire world covered in a few months.  $%Grinno$%

Robin  &apls

Exactly :D  Well, at least the US of A...the World might take until the end of the year :P

very fine work on these map Blade  &apls &apls

Already done? This is incredible!

Fantastic work!  &apls &apls &apls &apls

Can't wait to download it!

Thank you very much!  :thumbsup:

Wow  :o I love your work on région map who are very réalistic and very beautiful  &apls

I have download the Port-Au-prince map but have yet to use it. In your instruction you said that if I even over write the previous bmp image file with your bmp file I would no longer need to do the sel;ect and save tile method right? Though, I forgot to mention that the bmp file is not there, only the sc4m and two png file that are there.

sagimine1 - Re-loaded the map with the config.  Thanks for pointing that out :thumbsup:  To answer your question, if you made a new config that is other than all large tiles, yes, you would have to open/save each city tile.

Sirius - Yes, I'm already done :P  Even though I said it may take a while to make the map for you, I got to thinking about it and decided to put it on the fast track.  I haven't uploaded it yet, but it will be available on the LEX in the next 48 hours.

Quote from: rooker1 on September 16, 2008, 06:49:05 AM
If you keep going at the rate you are.....you'll have the entire world covered in a few months.  $%Grinno$%

Robin  &apls

He is darn close to it. I want to make more maps but every thing I want to map he already has in the works.  :thumbsup:

I am trying to get Ocean floor maps, he hasn't been there yet.  ;D

Yeah, that sounds about right! And good luck deepening it.
I'm glad you're going to make one.
Oh and, that's a lot of cities to type out. Hampton Roads works just fine (the name of the harbor).

And your latest maps are looking great too, but is there a Knoxville, Kentucky? Only one I've ever heard of is in Tennessee.

Knoxville Kentucky????  Did I type that?  I did get up to early this morning....... :P  I just finished up my latest batch of a dozen maps with just the readmes to write and then I'll begin the next dozen, with Hampton Roads on the list.

Knoxville, KY is where they used to keep the gold! They moved it to Knoxville, TN to trick everyone.  ()what()

That last group of maps are wonderful. &apls

I also really liked the Richland-Kennewick-Pasco-map. It's really hard get the coastlines as good as that. Very impressive!

PS. I'm learning this myself now (with Heblem's supervision of course) so I could be joining in on the "mapwhippingfest" pretty soon. ;D

Quote from: papab2000 on September 16, 2008, 03:01:21 PM
He is darn close to it. I want to make more maps but every thing I want to map he already has in the works.  :thumbsup:

I am trying to get Ocean floor maps, he hasn't been there yet.  ;D

Papa dont give troy any idea's now he just might go there lol

Thanks emilin.  You might wanna hurry with learning how to do this, I still have over 30 new maps waiting in the wings with about that many more in current production....pretty soon I'll have the entire US of A all mapped out :P

Ok, enough bantering, time for five new maps to make their pictorial debut.......

Olympia Washington:
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Madison Wisconsin:
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Asheville North Carolina:
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Kansas City Metro Area Kansas/Missouri:
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Philadelphia PA:
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I hope that you enjoyed this pictorial on this fine day and please do come back tomorrow where I will showcase five mmore new, yet unrevealed maps.

Quote from: Pat on September 17, 2008, 08:13:39 AM

Papa don't give troy any idea's now he just might go there lol

Pat,

Don't kid yourself, he has already been there, he gave me the idea!  :)

Rich

Another set of fantastic maps my friend.  
Best one from this group in my opinion is the last one, Philadelphia PA.
But I still like the Corpus Christi map the best so far.  
Your amp making skills are greatly improving and can easily be seen in these awesome maps.
When will the Corpus Christi map be released.  Can I get an early release copy of it?  ::)

Robin  &apls

Another awesome map here Blade, excellent work  &apls :thumbsup:

Robin: The Corpus Christi map will be uploaded within the next couple of days as I don't want to flood the LEX/STEX with maps.  And I have been having issues with MSN, keeps closing down for no apparent reason, so I can't get you an early copy &mmm  I also have to fix a minor detail in SA's modified version of my Colorado Springs map and get that uploaded as well.

Art: Thanks :thumbsup:  Which of the 5 did you like the best today?  I like the way the Philly map turned out, took me quite awhile yesterday to painstakingly fill in those narrow tributaries.  I'm surprised it turned out as well as it did. :P

Super job Troy, they look great.  :thumbsup:

Quote from: blade2k5 on September 17, 2008, 09:19:19 AM

Art: Thanks :thumbsup:  Which of the 5 did you like the best today?  I like the way the Philly map turned out, took me quite awhile yesterday to painstakingly fill in those narrow tributaries.  I'm surprised it turned out as well as it did. :P

it's right, you do an excellent work on the Philly map  :thumbsup: like all your maps  ;) and for today my favorite is......
Philly map to  :thumbsup:

Ooooh! I love the map of Corpus Christi, it looks great! Having lived there for five years, I especially like it. ;) Although yeah, you missed some of the western part of the city.

Can't wait for it to be released.

-- John

Wow  :o I always like to go in this topic to see new beautiful région and the new région of you have just created are super my friend  &apls

Just dropping by to announce that the requested Hampton Roads map converted without issue, even though I had to finish drawing in some of the tributaries and small rivers.  It's an 8x8 large tile map and all I have left to do is render the map.  I'll have pics of the map posted among the five new maps making their pictorial debut tomorrow.

Wow! That's great news, Blade.

On the latest maps, I like the way that Philly one turned out, and the mountains look pretty interesting on the Olympia one.

Troy Lake Mendota the biggest one and Lake Monona is the second biggest turned out darn good for Madison and then there is supposed to be Lake Waubesa also Lake Kegonsa that didnt fair to well but ehhh that is TPW or just good ole PW for hehehe....


Also Philly is looking soo darn goood yum!!! Makes me want a philly beef hehehee

Quote from: papab2000 on September 17, 2008, 08:48:44 AM
Pat,

Don't kid yourself, he has already been there, he gave me the idea!  :)

Rich

Ahhh Rich I guess you would be perfect then to tackle that project... Gotta beat troy to the punch though lol....

I see your stomach is doing the thinking for ya again :P ....all kidding aside, thanks.  I compressed over and over again, futzing with the elevations and such, but no go.  All I could get were the two big lakes.

I know me tummies is talking for me but hey that phiilly map is just stunning work!!!

Very kool indeed.

• Madison, WI = one of my favorite towns. and only an hour and one half away from here.   
• Asheville, NC = Lived in Franklin, NC which is probably on the SW edge of this map.
• Kansas City = Spent some time there.    Land is laid out very kool there with the flood plain.

These are all deffinately must haves.
;D


---Gaston

Thanks.  I live about 2.5-3 hours north of Madison in some pit-stop along Highway 51 in Lincoln County...while Pat lives in another, but nicer and bigger pit-stop about 14 east of here :P

daaaaaaaaaaaaang Troy what are you doing 125 mph to get to madison in 2.5 - 3 hrs lol... it takes me at 70 mph just about 4 hours to get there, well then again I am about 20 - 30 minutes from you...  Ohh that reminds me of a good one "you know you live in wisconsin when you give a time frame versus mileage" lol


On a real note here Troy I have noticed upon further looking on the Madison Map that on the left side that the highway (I-39) has actualy show up...

Freeways have this bad habit of showing up on a lot of maps lately.  They must be built up higher than the elevation around them.....

The San Luis Obispo map is great!! thank you very much  :thumbsup:

Sorry I'm running a tad late this morning, but I kinda overslept today :P.  Anyways, thanks to all in the past 24 hours for your kind comments.  I haven't had a chance to render the Hampton Roads map yet ()sad() but plan on doing so later today.  Ok, enough banter for one day, let's get to those new map pics shall we? ;D

Nashville:
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Chattanooga Tennessee:
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Cape Cod West:
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Cape Cod Central:
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Cape Cod North:
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Thanks for dropping by and I hope you enjoyed today's pictorial :)

The new maps are just georgous! I love'em! &apls &apls

Hey Troy,

On the Nashville map, I think you should run the river off the map on right hand side whether it is accurate or not.  Stopping the way it does looks a little strange in my opinion.

The same goes for the Chattanooga Tennessee map.  ;) Although I guess it could be fed by that small tributary.

As for the Cape Cod maps.... :o.....great work.

Now you are really confusing me about what map I should try next.
&apls
Robin  :thumbsup:

I believe those river stopages at the edges of the maps are dams or somthing, but yeah, I was planning on running the rivers off the edge of the map....there are a few other maps that have this same issue.

Actually Troy, that's a great idea.  A dam with Plop water in the space there would look pretty awesome.
Very fitting.
Robin  ;)

That's what I was thinking, but I may do another version with the rivers running off the edge of the two maps and package them together and let the downloader decide which one they want.

Wow Troy , amazing work  &apls for this time my favorite is Chattanooga Tennessee  :thumbsup:

Troy all I got to say is this Chattanooga Choo Choo Train!!! Love that map btw!!!

This is absolutly splendid
My favorite map is Cape Cod North  &apls

Those cape cod maps are looking fantastic! Excellent work!  :thumbsup:

Iteresting that Nashville maps, makes me wonder how will look the Hoover Dam area  ;D

Heblem - Am I to assume that Hoover Dam area is a hint for me to make a map of?

Dont worry Troy, I already did it  ;D
Thats the map:
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And the DAM itself...
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:D  Where's Lake Mead :P  It's like....gone, dried up :D  J/K.....Map looks great.  Nice work on it :thumbsup:

Release announcement to make:  The Corpus Christi and Hampton Roads maps have been released on the LEX.  The Colorado Springs V2 map, which was modified from my original by Shadow Assassin, will be released in a 2-Pak with the original by the end of the weekend.

Corpus Christi Texas:
Size: 63 large tiles, 7x9
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Hampton Roads:
Size: 64 large tiles, 8x8
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cool, the corpus christy map looks great!! my only suggestion would be to turn the map into 45' angle, because the area of the main city is diagonal (looking up to north) so it would be easier at SC4 to build turning the angle...

Bu anyway excellent work!!

Fantastic new map here my friend, and also looking forward to the next new maps  ;)

Hey troy, another good example of your amazing work on these maps  &apls my favorite is Corpus Christi Texas  :thumbsup:

 &apls  Hey, I can see my house from here!

The Hampton Roads map looks great blade! It all looks perfectly accurate, and that was quite the description you gave with the download!
Now I've gotta go try it out!

Heblem:  Ah, little too late for that unfortunately :P

Simpson: Thanks and I hope the 5 new maps showcased today was worth the wait :thumbsup:

Arthur: Thanks.  As soon as I'm done with all the USA maps [doing those first because the DEM data is much much more defined than the international DEM data] I'll begin on the rest of the world :thumbsup:  At this moment, I have all of Australia, all of the Indonesian Island chain, all of New Zealand, all of the British Isles including Ireland, all of Japan, most of the Mediterranean area, parts of Europe and China downloaded already. 

deathtopumpkins: I would hope it was accurate, since the data came from USGS :P  if not, then there's something wrong with the data ;)  Anyways, glad the Hampton Roads map passed your standards and I hope you enjoy developing it.  Feel free to post a pic or two here of your development :thumbsup:

Ok, here is today's batch of 5 new maps making their pictorial debut:

Bridgeport - New Haven:
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Greenwich - Stamford:
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Portland Maine:
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Bangor Maine:
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Boulder Colorado:
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Thanks for dropping by and make sure to drop in again tomorrow for the next batch of 5 new map debuts :thumbsup:

 ;) Some more nice maps.  You are a machine.  &apls

Robin  :thumbsup:

Wow this is a fine work as well my friend  ;)

another good work Troy !!  &apls

Great job Troy  &apls

Remember 5 maps a day keeps the doctor away!  :D

:thumbsup: Nice one papab :D  Thanks to all above for the high praise ;D  Now I'm off to go buy my 46" 1080P Vizio LCD flatscreen so when I get my BluRay player later this year, I'll be able to watch my BluRays with the best picture possible :)

I would like to thank you for the Corpus Christi map!

Excellent work, and you made it incredibly fast!!  :thumbsup:

Keep up the good work blade!


Quick question, any recommended terrain mod?

I used Cycledog's Meadowshire Terrain mod, but can't be sure exactly where you can find.  I'm sure someone out there knows :thumbsup:

Oh no! Not a new big screen tv.... When will you have time to map?  /wrrd%& You know tv is not good for you.   &mmm

Stanford, my birthplace  ;D Thanks for making it.

Quote from: blade2k5 on September 19, 2008, 01:15:22 PM
I used Cycledog's Meadowshire Terrain mod, but can't be sure exactly where you can find.  I'm sure someone out there knows :thumbsup:

http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=58 Meadowshire  :thumbsup:

Actually came by for a different reason though. I started using Kettlewood as my new region :D I love things with coasts (especially where half the large tile is still land), rivers, some flatlands for metropolis', hills/mountains... Yeah, I'm picky, but you make things that fit my needs ;D Actually, I think every map I have is one of your's ???

Thanks XiahouDun. :thumbsup:  I couldn't remember where I had gotten that terrain mod :P  I'm also glad to hear that you're enjoying the Kettlewood map.  If you liked the mtns, hills, flat areas and rivers, wait til you see the Pittsburg PA map, that one would fit the bill :thumbsup:

Ok, now it's time for the daily new map pictorial.....

Anchoarge Alaska:
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Mobile Alabama:
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Columbus Georgia:
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Boise Idaho:
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Baton Rouge Louisiana:
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Thanks for dropping by and enjoy the pics :thumbsup:

that is fantastic Troy &apls amazing work :thumbsup: Anchoarge is my favorite for this time :thumbsup:

Great work as well my friend, my preferate map is Baton Rouge Louisiana  &apls

Absolutely fantastic, another group of excellent maps!  &apls

Wonderful maps, Troy!

They look so close to the real ones! Keep up the great work! &apls

the Mapster strikes again!!! Great maps here Troy!!! Hey just wondering if have you done Rockford IL per chance?

Wonderful maps, the colorado map was my fav  :thumbsup:

Baton Rouge yet another city I have lived in.      ;D


---Gaston

Quote from: blade2k5 on September 20, 2008, 07:54:52 AM
Thanks XiahouDun. :thumbsup:  I couldn't remember where I had gotten that terrain mod :P  I'm also glad to hear that you're enjoying the Kettlewood map.  If you liked the mtns, hills, flat areas and rivers, wait til you see the Pittsburg PA map, that one would fit the bill :thumbsup:

No problem. Its the terrain mod I use, so it was in my downloads list. ;D I look forward to seeing PittsburgH ;) Don't worry, there is a city in California that is supposed to be named after Pittsburgh, but they forgot the H also.

Many thanks to all who posted above for the kind words and support.  Here is todays batch of five new maps making their pictorial debut......

Palmer Alaska:
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Fairbanks Alaska:
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Tanana-Yukon Alaska:
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Birmingham Alabama:
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Hot Springs Arkansas:
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Thanks for dropping by and enjoy the new maps :thumbsup:

Troy wow!!!!  I cant even begin to express the beauty of those maps, I just wish I could make maps as good as you...

All I can say is SWEET  :thumbsup:

these new maps are Awesome Troy  &apls a very good job and a very good thanks for these maps  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
favorite, Palmer Alaska  ;)

Wow, your région are always so beautiful, great work my friend  &apls

I love these photo debuts.   I don't see near as many released as debuted.    Perhaps I am misiing them or a link to them????


---Gaston

Gaston these maps haven't been released yet as Troy aka Blade2k5 is still working on them and they will be posted either here on the LEX or over at the STEX....

Release Update: The Philadelphia and Cape Cod maps [a 3-PAK :thumbsup:], are now available on the STEX. :thumbsup:

Pat - Thanks bud :thumbsup:

papab2000 - You're not supposed to eat them $%Grinno$%

art128 - And you're an awesome supporter :thumbsup: :thumbsup:  Thank you ;D

Simpson - Thanks again for your support. :thumbsup:

Gaston - Thanks for dropping by again and I'm glad that you're enjoying the debut pictorials.  And no, I haven't uploaded all of those maps yet, can you imagine the response if the LEX and STEX got hijacked by all these maps within a week? :o  I shudder to think :D

Pat - You're 1-1 for on that, the release part you got right, the 'still working on them' part you didn't do so good :P

Have them both already. I was hungry and maps are good! Yum  :D

Philadelphia is a very nice map, she's in my region folder  :thumbsup:

LoL Troy well actualy if you didn't have the readme done yet and the packing done, wouldn't that still be techinacly working on them hehehehe  :D

Rich to funnie

 &apls

You are the map machine. All of your maps are the best ever.

-un1

Good morning, afternoon or evening depending where you are located, it's that time of day again.  Time for the daily 5 [and no, I'm not talking lottery either $%Grinno$% ]

Idaho Falls Idaho:
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Pocatello Idaho:
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Twin Falls Idaho:
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Indianapolis Indiana:
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Cincinnati Ohio:
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I hope you enjoyed todays' new maps pictorial.  More yet to come in the next few days :thumbsup:

Hey Troy,
More fantastic work.
I would love to see someone fill in the river and falls with plop water on the Twin Falls Idaho map.  Now that would be cool.

Robin  :thumbsup:

Yup, that would be cool, which is why I didn't lower the elevation.  I had Mayors' like Pat in mind when I made these maps.

fabolus work Troy  &apls
yeah Indianapolis , I can recreate the 500 miles  &hlp &hlp

I tried lowering the elevation on the Indy map to get the small rivers to show up, but no matter what I did, I ended up with a massive lake where downtown is located, so I left it accurately scaled for elevation and for those that like to plop their rivers and streams in.

Your newest maps here are looking really fantastic, blade2k5! :thumbsup:

Yum! Yum! Me eat more maps..... Fantastic, great taste and less filling!  Very nice Troy  :thumbsup:

Well now....How ya doing bat?   Haven't seen you in a long while.  I'm glad you dropped by to take a gander at all these new maps I made in the past month or so.  There are least five more days of pictorials coming [just uploaded 19 new map images to ImageShack last night], so there's a few more goodies and surprises coming.  Thanks for dropping in and please drop by again to see what will be at a LEX/Stex near you :thumbsup:

QuoteYum! Yum! Me eat more maps..... Fantastic, great taste and less filling!  Very nice Troy

$%Grinno$%  Is there a straight jacket around here somwheres?  This man has obviously lost his mind :P :D

I keep mine on the back of my chair if you want to borrow it.  &hlp

Totaly amazing blade. I can tell that you made it into NHP. Can't wait to see more...
  ;D

-un1

Thanks un1.  I hope having to wait roughly 24 hours isn't to long to wait. :)

Quote from: blade2k5 on September 22, 2008, 10:22:54 AM
I tried lowering the elevation on the Indy map to get the small rivers to show up, but no matter what I did, I ended up with a massive lake where downtown is located, so I left it accurately scaled for elevation and for those that like to plop their rivers and streams in.

You can modify the map with photoshop, clarifying the area of the map so it can be a bit higher...

Quote from: blade2k5 on September 21, 2008, 10:09:10 PM
Release Update: The Philadelphia and Cape Cod maps [a 3-PAK :thumbsup:], are now available on the STEX. :thumbsup:


Gaston - Thanks for dropping by again and I'm glad that you're enjoying the debut pictorials.  And no, I haven't uploaded all of those maps yet, can you imagine the response if the LEX and STEX got hijacked by all these maps within a week? :o  I shudder to think :D

:P

Thanks.   I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing any of the good one (ALL OF UM).    ;)


---Gaston

I will definitely announce when any new maps are uploaded :thumbsup:

Wow, it is unbelievable how many fantastic maps you make. The only problem is that it is so hard to decide which one I'll build on next.  ;)
Are you planning on doing some bigger regions, maybe 15x15 ?

Nice wok on these new maps my friend  :thumbsup:

RickD - Eventually I'll get around to giant-sized maps, just haven't found the right one yet :thumbsup:

Simpson - Thanks again.

Now, I sure would like to know what happened to all my pics.....they magically disappeared since last night.  I'm assuming Imageshack is having issues today because I can't even get to the website today......so until Imageshack comes back online, our daily pictorial is on hold :(

Well they seem to be back up and working again... ;) *hint hint*

I like M's hints.  Troy....Troy, where are you?  ;D

oh No !!! Imageshack , I hate you !! Lol  :P $%Grinno$%

I'm here, I'm here :thumbsup:  Sorry, had a lot of yard work and shelf board sanding to do today and still have a lot of sanding to do tomorrow yet.  Once that's done, got put a sealer on the shelving boards, wait for that to dry, then stain a rich walnut color.  Then I finally get to put my 3 new DVD/CD shelves together and finally get the 1000+ CDs out of the two 100 gallon plastic containers they're sitting in behind me up against the wall :thumbsup:

Ok, here's todays daily 5.....

Little Rock Arkansas:
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Roanoke Virginia:
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Los Angeles #1: San Fernando Valley:
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Placerville California:
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Columbia South Carolina:
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Thanks for dropping in to take a peak of these new maps.  I hope you enjoyed todays' pictorial, more to come tomorrow ;)

Troy those look real good there and Im glad to see Imageshack is working again YaY!!!

Sweet maps my friend.  Great work like always.
&apls
Robin  :thumbsup:

Roanoke and San Fernando Valley arnt showing up for me :( I want the Roanoke one

Did you try to refresh the page?  If not, try that.  If that doesn't work, then maybe Imageshack is still having some issues...sometimes the pics will take a lifetime to load &mmm

K they work now, Roanoke looks amazing  ;D Cant wait for its release  $%Grinno$%

xmike1991 - Ok, good to hear. And welcome to my map thread.  I hope you come back from time to time to see what I and my NHP partners have to offer next :thumbsup:

In other news, as some of you may already have heard or know is that papab2000 is the newest member of NHP and he and I will be working together on our maps.  Also, with all the maps I have completed [all those showcased since the bottom of Page 11 of this thread] will be packaged together in 2, 3 or 4 packs as the maps will be lumped together by the State they are from.  This way there will not be a flooding of the LEX/STEX with single map uploads and I can release those maps sooner and not sit on them for months at a time.

I'm also nearly done with mapping major USA cities and places of interest [I'd say about 75%] and once I'm finished with that, I'll move onto international cities and places of interest.  At the moment I have roughly 40% of the world DEM data downloaded, so some of those maps I said I'd do last Spring will be first on the list :thumbsup:

Stay tuned for further updates :thumbsup:

Always a fine work on these new maps my friend &apls &apls

another maps  :thumbsup: fantastic my friend &apls that is just amazing  &apls &apls
my favorite is Columbia South Carolina  :thumbsup:

Good morning everyone :sunny:  It's that time again for our daily 5 ;)

Tampa Florida:
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New Haven Conn.:
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Great Falls Montana:
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Helena Montana:
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Missoula Montana:
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Thanks for dropping by and enjoy the images of these 5 new maps :thumbsup:

good evening troy.
new haven and helena  &apls can't wait for it.

Another fantastic job  :thumbsup: Well done.

another great maps Troy  :thumbsup:

my favorites are Missoula Montana and Helena Montana  &apls :thumbsup:

I love the map of Tampa, since I have a soft spot for coastlines. :D Must come from living in Corpus Christi for several years.

I'd love to see you do a map of Austin, TX. Only problem is it might be hard to have Lake Travis filled with the in-game water since it's a lot higher than the Colorado River.

-- John

How could you make 5 maps in this so little time
This is super my friend  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

well david lets put it this way that Troy is just a map making geniouse!!  ;D

Simpson:  All the maps being showcased the past 8 or 9 days were started and finished over a 3-day period.  It's rather a very simple process, almost as easy as feeding yourself :thumbsup:  All those maps pictured are completed and ready for upload, it's just that I'm not going to flood the LEX or STEX with dozens upon dozens of maps all at once.  In fact, a lot these maps will be packaged together in mega-paks when I do upload them, in order to cut down on the number of uploads.

I'm in a hurry this morning [have a lot of things to take care of today], so I'll dispense with the words and get right to the pictorial :thumbsup:

Wimington NC:
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Wichita Kansas:
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Atlantic City NJ:
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Columbus Ohio:
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New London Conn:
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Thanks for dropping by and enjoy the new map images. :)

Nice new maps my friend :thumbsup:

Looking Goooooood!  :thumbsup:

Troy those are looking real great there!!!  :thumbsup:

Troy, awesome map !! really great work  &apls
my favorite is Wimington NC

Well, believe it or not, I'm fresh out of new map images :P  Hadn't realized I posted the final 5 yesterday.  I'll have some new pics of new maps soon as I can take care of a few RL issues.  Thanks to all who have posted the past couple of weeks.  You guys and gals are the best :thumbsup:

whew, that was close.  I needed my daily dose of maps.
hehe
Great work my friend.

Robin  &apls

Here is a list of the completed maps [yet to be uploaded], of U.S. cities and places.....

Albuquerque
Anchorage
Asheville
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Baltimore
Bangor
Bar Harbor
Baton Rouge
Birmingham
Boise
Boston
Boulder
Bridgeport/New Haven
Brunswich/Bath
Buffalo
Butte
Chattanooga
Cicinnati
Cleveland
Cloumbus GA
Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs V2 - Modified by Shadow Assassin
Columbia
Columbus OH
Corpus Christi [will be packaged with El Paso and South Padre Island as a Texas 3-Pak]
Crater Lk
Davenport/Quad Cities
Denver
Detroit/Windsor Joint project with papab2000 [will be packaged with Lansing as a Michigan 2-Pak]
El Paso  [will be packaged with Corpus Christi and South Padre Island as a Texas 3-Pak]
Fairbanks
Flagstaff
Great Falls
Green Bay
Greenwich/Stamford
Hampton Roads [will be packaged with Roanoke as a Virginia 2-Pak]
Helena
Hot Springs
Idaho Falls
Indianapolis
Jacksonville South
Kansas City
Kennewick/Richland/Pasco
Knoxville
LA 1: San Fernando Valley
Las Vegas
Little Rock
Madison
Memphis
Milwaukee
Missoula
Mobile
Nashville
New London
Olympia
Palmer AK
Pensacola
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Placerville
Pocatello
Portland ME
Providence
Reno
Roanoke [will be packaged with Hampton Roads as a Virginia 2-Pak]
San Louis Obispo/Morro Bay
Santa Rosa
Sparks
Tallahassee
Tanana-Yukon
Tulsa
Twin Cities
Twin Falls
Ventura/Oxnard E
Ventura/Oxnard W
Wichita
Wilmington
Worcester
Yakima

The maps in bold print will be uploaded within the next day or so.

wow ok so i didnt get my map fix but at least there is some news on to the status lol!!! Good job Troy!!!

I'm fresh out of new maps to post pics of, but give me a couple of weeks [if you can survive that long :P ] and you'll have more maps to google over than you can shake a big stick at :D

*looks at the list
*shakes head
You, sir, are a MACHINE. :thumbsup:
Have you done Yellowstone yet, by the way?

I'm thinking about it, but that would be a massively huge map..... :D

Map haven! and the list just got bigger.  :thumbsup: Hey don't forget a map a day keeps the doctor away....

I thought it was an apple :P

Actually its 5 maps a day  :P

awesome list Troy  &apls great work :thumbsup:

Quote from: art128 on September 28, 2008, 01:41:11 AM
awesome list Troy  &apls

agree with Art ;D

Wow; this is a super work, great list my friend  &apls

Thanks.  I did upload 4 mega-paks yesterday on the STEX, but some kind of error cropped up and the files never appeared...had to contact the admins to find out what the problem was.  Hopefully they get that issue resolved soon.

Release update:  Yesterday, or last night to be more precise, papab2000 and I released on the STEX 4 mega-paks featuring a total of 12 maps that were recently showcased over the past couple of weeks. 

1. NHP Virginia 2 Pak featuring Hampton Roads and Roanoke.
2. NHP Michigan 4Pak featuring Detroit/Windsor, Lansing, Bay City and Houghton.
3. NHP Montana 3 Pak featuring Butte, Helena and Whitefish.
4. NHP Texas 3 Pak featuring Corpus Christi, El Paso and South Padre Island.

NHP Virginia 2 Pak:
Hampton Roads
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Roanoke
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NHP Michigan 4Pak:
Detroit/Windsor
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Lansing
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Bay City
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Houghton
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NHP Montana 3 Pak:
Butte
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Helena
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Whitefish
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.papab.com%2Fsc4%2FWhitefishMT%2520OV.jpg&hash=b880b842a3260f89e337a3be77a069af28d034a8)

NHP Texas 3 Pak:
Corpus Christi
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg247.imageshack.us%2Fimg247%2F7551%2Fcorpuschristirc01bw7.jpg&hash=c613d14505c71a0d32aa9de715381482e51851ae)

El Paso
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South Padre Island
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.papab.com%2Fsc4%2FSouth%2520Padre%2520Island%2520OV.jpg&hash=204370e81f275fdaa814aab164f152ee4d76c9f3)

Thanks for dropping by and enjoy whichever Pak or Paks you download.

those are awesome  :thumbsup: , I download now the Montana pack !  ;)

More fantastic maps. 
This has become an incredible project. 
I really like that you have done so many different maps and all realistic ones.
&apls
Robin  :thumbsup:

Excelent maps Blade2k5, I went through all 19 pages last night.  :thumbsup:
I'll be picking up the Texas mappack tomorrow, just hope I get enough building time to actualy finnish a region.
Currently I have projects in 5 regions at the same time. [London without plugins, Londen with plugins, Matinenda, Hazaria islands and Portland.]  :D
South Padre Island [papab2000] looks so interesting to play to me so that's the one I'm gonna play.
My other favourite would be Hampton Roads.

Oh, would it be possible to create Tokyo in a small map, say 4 or 8 max. large tiles?

art128 - Thanks ;D  I hope you enjoy the Montana maps :thumbsup:

rooker - Thanks once again.  papab2000 has been lending me a hand with the list of US maps still waiting to be made, so soon there will be more to come ;)

LoneRanger - I've been working on a various Tokyo maps over the past several weeks, but like the Los Angeles metro area, Tokyo is spread out all over the place and would be a massively huge map, so I'm going to have to do it in sections.  I'll keep you posted on any new developments :thumbsup:

Well I keep a close eye on this thread then.  ;)
It's not ment as a request but I made a pic on what part of that city I'm especialy interested in.

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Loads of bridges to build, Highways/Avenues, many harbour space and a perfect place to test the CAM to it's full potential.  :satisfied:

Ok, here's the Tokyo map I started with, it's a 7x5 large tile map and as you can see, it only covers a small section of the google pic you posted above....

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And here's the area of the pic you posted above that this map covers....

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As you can see, a 7x5 large tile map only covers a small area of what you would like to have.  Now an 8x8 would cover a bit more area than the map I've already completed, but to do the area you want would be an incredibly massive map and I doubt I'd be able to get the game to load such a map of that size.  Let me know what you would like to do. :thumbsup:

The first thing I notice is that the main [in my eyes] river stops and a few others [canals even] are missing.
I don't know how sc4mapper is working and if there is an easier way but I could manualy give the rivers and canals some more shape.
It is what the map needs in my eyes.  ;)
As you know that takes some time but I would be very pleased with that region to work on.  :)
I love terraforming in game.
The dilema though is that most of the harbour is diagonal.

Btw, the canals in matinenda, did you do that manualy?

These are some really nice maps you've created lately!  :thumbsup:

In regards to this Tokyo map, you'd be suprised at how big a region a computer can handle. I recently downloaded the full 3RR map from the STEX to test a few things and use as a reference when David's talking about an area, and my 5-year-old E-Machine can load it in under a minute from clicking the icon on the desktop with 2.1 GB of Plugins as well. So I'm just saying that IMO the map could feasibly be a little larger.

LoneRanger: Yes, the canals on that map were drawn in by me with SC4TF...I don't use SC4Mapper since it never loads on my pc.  As for the lack of rivers and canals for the map, that is because international DEM data is lousy data compared to the USGS data and rivers and/or riverbeds are not well defined with the international data, especially on that Tokyo map.  I still have a trick or two I haven't implemented yet that may define where the rivers/canals are supposed to go.  As for the diagonal harbor, that's due to the lousy data as most coastlines from international data seems to have this issue. 

I hope my explanation is understandable as I'm not so articulate with attempting to explain things....never has been my strong suit.....chalk that up to a lousy educational system I had to suffer through a couple to three decades ago &mmm

deathtopumpkins:  The largest map my pc can handle is a 16x16 large tile map, anything larger will either not load or locks up the computer, even with and empty plugins folder.

Wow, I think that is amazingly close to what he wanted and you already have it. Sure wish we could get better international data, the extra work on these international maps make life tough.  &Thk/(

Blade2k5: I perfectly understand you, the issue with the lousy DEM data.
Well, not how it exactly works but that it's not acurate enough to get all the rivers and canals to be actualy deep enough to get water.

I take it there no option to "zoom" to get the same area compressed on 6x4?
Well even if it was possible it probbably means it gets even less acurate as in smaller rivers etc.
Rotating is not an option either I guess?

Sorry for taking up your time with these questions.   :)

awesome map Troy  &apls :thumbsup:

Quote from: LoneRanger on September 30, 2008, 02:56:19 AM
Blade2k5: I perfectly understand you, the issue with the lousy DEM data.
Well, not how it exactly works but that it's not acurate enough to get all the rivers and canals to be actualy deep enough to get water.

I take it there no option to "zoom" to get the same area compressed on 6x4?
Well even if it was possible it probbably means it gets even less acurate as in smaller rivers etc.
Rotating is not an option either I guess?

Sorry for taking up your time with these questions.   :)

I'll try to explain the difference between the USGS data vs. the international data.  The USGS offers 1 arc, 1/3 arc and some 1/9 arc data while the international DEM data is only offered at 3 arc.  What that means is the lower the arc number, the better the data.

There is an option to zoom in or out, the further out you zoom, the larger the area you cover and the larger the map, the closer in you zoom, the smaller the area you cover and the smaller the map is.

Nice new map my friend, this is looking very réalistic  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Here are the two latest completed maps with several more on the way in the next few days.

Winston-Salem NC:
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St. Petersburg Florida:
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(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg259.imageshack.us%2Fimg259%2F364%2Fstpetersburgrc01oe2.jpg&hash=5b832e2fa4b189865cf40ac7c331b4d1bf50e562)

Very nice work  :thumbsup:

Yup. Very nice - and you made another "st petersburg" too. ;D

Wow the fist map is absolutly super  :o

these two new paps are really great my friend  &apls

Well, not to be outdone by my new mapping partner papab2000, I uploaded 3 :P NHP meag-paks.....without further adieu......

Arkansas 3-Pak:
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(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg523.imageshack.us%2Fimg523%2F9754%2Fak3pakrc1nj1.jpg&hash=e714352ef03a42d17c34407522564439021906ae)

California 4-Pak:
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(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg523.imageshack.us%2Fimg523%2F1503%2Fca4pakrc1pb8.jpg&hash=0351693d3052e1f410410156b7e1387f26ef496c)

Maine 4-Pak:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg243.imageshack.us%2Fimg243%2F7252%2Fme4pakov01es4.jpg&hash=2939fa4ad72c3911c0f9df6d6824d9f7babd3d2a)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg243.imageshack.us%2Fimg243%2F7763%2Fme4pakrc01kx2.jpg&hash=fcad72679d49ebf3ec716fa4c13669aa751fe281)

All three Paks are now available on the STEX :thumbsup:

I saw your région in the Stex  ::)
They are absolutly superb, great work my friend  &apls

Ok, now this means war!  :D  Just kidding  ;D Anyway great job on the packs.  :thumbsup: I think I do have one map amongst one of the 3 packs.  ;)  Look out map world the team of blade & papab are on a rampage!  :P

Wow - that's awesome  &apls :thumbsup:

Very nice releases. I think these packs are a great way for people to play around with different terrain. &apls

Today I wanted to showcase four of the five maps that have been released already, but have had specific requests by dl'ers that have warranted a Version 2 for each to be done.  The fifth map, Jacksonville FL. is still being worked on in the SC4TF and will be showcased at a later date.

First up to the plate is Baltimore MD.  In the original version, available on the STEX, I focused more on the city of Baltimore itself, making the northern section of the map just beyond Baltimore's city limits.  In the meantime, I ended up getting more of the insanely intricate coastline of the Patabsco Bay to the south which I thought looked really cool and went with it.  Well, how was I to know that Towson seems to be a hot spot for SC4 fans ()what() and that I should include Towson [just north of Baltimore], in an updated version.  So, I went back to the USGS website and re-downloaded the DEM data skewed a bit more to the north this time to get Towson on the map, only this time I dl'd the .33 Arc DEM data instead of the 1 Arc DEM.  The two images below show the dramatic difference in detail.....

The original 1 Arc DEM version:
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The updated 1/3 Arc DEM version:
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Next up to bat is Boston.  Like the Baltimore map, the first Boston was taken from 1 Arc DEM and was pretty much a flat terrain with a few mounds here and there.  Someone complained that the Charles River seemed to be a bit short, so I pulled out my trusty street map of Boston [I collect street maps from every metro-area I can get my hands on] and noticed the commenter was correct.  I re-downloaded the DEM [.33Arc like Baltimore] and made Boston Version 2.  Also like the Baltimore map, the two images below the big difference in detail......

Boston 1 Arc DEM version:
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Boston 1/3 Arc DEM version:
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Following Boston, Washington DC steps up to the plate.  The original had rivers that were not complete and that always bothered me, so, like the two maps above, I went through the same process and came up with this much improved version 2, though I still have some minor work to do on it yet before it's completed......

Washington DC 1 Arc DEM version:
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Washington DC 1/3 Arc DEM version:
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And finally, I have gotten dozens upon dozens of requests to do a Metro SD map that covers all the territory the first two did, San Diego Ca. and North San Diego.  I dl'd the .33 Arc DEM and produced this much more detailed map of the San Diego Metro Area.......

San Diego 1 Arc DEM version:
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San Diego 1/3 Arc DEM version:
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I can't say when and how these 4 maps will be packaged and released, but packaged and released they will be.  Thanks for dropping by and I hope you enjoyed todays update.

Absolutely amazing difference between the two.  :thumbsup: Great job!  &apls

looking good there troy!!!

Wow  :o  these maps are looking splendid as well
Great work my friend  ;)

Troy, awesome Maps  :thumbsup: :thumbsup: great work  &apls

Papab: Thanks.  The difference is between 1 Arc DEM and 1/3 Arc DEM is astounding.  Too bad the rest of the world can't be 1/3, or even 1 Arc DEM &mmm

Pat:  Thanks buddy...by the way, where you been hiding at?  You're never on MSN anymore &mmm

Simpson:  Thanks for dropping again.  I'm glad you liked the re-dos :thumbsup:

art128:  Thanks again Arthur :thumbsup:  I hope to have these packaged up and ready for release in the very near future ;D

Here's a sneak peak at 3 of the 4 State Paks on the docket for release next week, the fourth will most likely be showcased in papab2000's thread ;)

Arizona 4 Pak:
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Connecticut 4 Pak:
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Florida 4 Pak [the first of at least 3 Paks]:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg205.imageshack.us%2Fimg205%2F7677%2Fflorida4pakov01zr9.jpg&hash=3ab743df54fc554ea0e8b72802684053c472e5b2)

If you want to know which day they are released, just keep an eye out for the rendered images to suddenly appear in this thread ;D

Ooh, I can't wait for the Florida 4-Pak to be released, plenty of building opportunities on those maps.

-- John

Looking good! Especially the Tuscon map. :thumbsup:

Hey, great maps... some of the most detailed that I've seen using DEM.  I was wondering if you had any plans of doing Miami County

after seeing this I so want to try my hand at this area...

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg401.imageshack.us%2Fimg401%2F2151%2Fmiamimo4.jpg&hash=1dbe1317bc685330ba90a7a1a0668d03045b46d5)

Oh yes !! Pheonix &hlp my favorite city  :thumbsup:and also great map Troy  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

DFire870 - That's good to hear ;D  I had a feeling that the Florida Pak would be a popular one, good thing there's at least two more Florida Paks after this one :thumbsup:

Emilin - Thanks.  Actually, Heblem made the Tucson map, I just rendered it for him :thumbsup:

Bourne ID - Yes, I have been working on Miami for quite sometime....it's one of the most difficult FL maps to do due to the fact that's it's completely flat and full of holes....that and the damn freeways/interchanges appear, as raised 'walls' you can call it, that has been giving me the fits.  I am getting closer to completing it and will most likely appear in the third FL Pak.

Arthur - Yeah, Phoenix is a great place.  I lived there when I was very young, 3 or 4 and all I remember about it is that it was blasted hot and the adults around me were freaking out about ticks ()what()....anyways, I thought it would be prudent to represent this Nation's largest [Population wise] Capital in SC4 :thumbsup:

Wow this is looking very fine my friend
Looking forward to new map       :)

Thanks... I'll be keeping my eye out for it.

Great to see that youre working on more maps!

Simpson - Thanks for dropping by again :thumbsup:  Glad you like the new offerings that will be available in less than a week.

Gaston - I'll send you a PM the day it's released :thumbsup:

Heblem - Yeah, I've always have my nose in a map somewhere :P

Troy looking real good here wow!!!

Thanks Pat.  With my new mapping partner papab2000, I've been busy mapping like a madman. :P

Just a note to all, I uploaded blade's map packs to the STEX. The following are now available:

NHPArizona3Pak.zip
NHPConn4Pak.zip
NHPFlorida4Pak.zip

We hope you enjoy them  :)

sweet there Troy and Ive noticed that you both have been kicking out some wonderful maps!!! Rich thank you for letting us know they are on the STEX now...

I especially love the Florida and Connecticut packs! Great job and thanks!  &apls

great map !

hmmm.... who wants to help me  &hlp i downloaded some of the maps and well in the overview pictures from the mapper program they are green but when i load the sc4m into it its snow not green :( i would appreciate any help :) if this is in the wrong spot just tell me and ill post it elsewhere but i would be extremely grateful for any help. thanks.

Very, very nice releases. Congratulations! :thumbsup:

grover: hmmmm... could it be your terrain mod? Perhaps you should try another one (with a higher snow cap). Or is it all snow? In that case, there might be something wrong with the height settings.

Great maps indeed! Really love the new packs =)
Any chance on doing Turin, Italy one day?

Of course :thumbsup:  Gonna map the entire planet once I get an imaging program to convert tiffs into 16bit pngs......I lost my CS2 when my pc got hit with 16 Trojan horses last week and had to do a disk format and re-install everything, but can't find my CS2 disk :'( .......

16 trojan horses :o Oh my.... =p

Got them through MSN, which I'll never use again :thumbsup: completely knocked my pc for a loop, couldn't get my firewall back up, couldn't read the 'net for more than 5 minutes at a time, but all that is now in the past and my pc is back up and running much, much faster than it did a week or two ago.

Quote from: emilin on October 21, 2008, 01:01:52 AM
Very, very nice releases. Congratulations! :thumbsup:

grover: hmmmm... could it be your terrain mod? Perhaps you should try another one (with a higher snow cap). Or is it all snow? In that case, there might be something wrong with the height settings.

in sc4 mapper its all white (im guessing that means its snow) eg. when i put the sc4m for the salt lake city region by blade its all snow but on the overview from mapper he gives its green and snow. hopefully someone can help me and hopefully im giving adequate details of my situation if im not just tell me  :)

So are those DC/Boston/Baltimore maps still going to be uploaded?

MaryBeth

I don't use Mapper and I for one am at my wits end as to what the issue is with the sc4ms.  Until this situation is resolved, I will not be releasing any new maps.

Just out of curiosity to see how widespread this problem is, how many others have this issue with my sc4ms?  Is everyone having this issue with my sc4ms?

If you like I could check them for you and help diagnose the problem? Exactly what, and with what, is wrong?

Just one question, 1-arc means 90m, or 30m? There is a noticable difference.

Hi cogeo ;D  To answer your question, 1 arc means 30 Meter, 3 arc is 90 Meters.  1/3 Arc is 10 Meters [USA maps only] and yes, there is significant difference between 1 arc and 3 arc.  International data [any country outside the US] is absolutely crappy data.

I meant there is a noticable difference between the 1-arc and 1/3-arc maps too (looking at your images in the previous page). For 1-arc maps there is nearly one elevation value for every two SC4 tiles, if the map is going to be real(?)-scale. I think this is enough for making a good map. I wonder what method the program uses to calculate the height values. If it isn't a simple (bilinear) interpolation maybe we should try just this one. I think any other (more "sophisticated" or "advanced" algorithm) would rather produce worse results.

Quote from: M4346 on October 23, 2008, 12:55:15 PM
If you like I could check them for you and help diagnose the problem? Exactly what, and with what, is wrong?

From what I understand, when users like grover load my sc4ms into Mapper or sc4tf, the elevations are completely off.  When I load the sc4ms that seem to have this issue, they load just fine for me and look exactly as they did when I finished them and created the sc4ms.  I've gone as far as re-uploading new sc4ms, but that hasn't seemed to fix the problem these users are having.  I'm at a complete loss as to why this is happening, thus can't offer any solutions to fix the problem.

What I need from for users who have this problem with loading my sc4ms is what maps are afflicted with this issue and some pics so I can see for myself what's going on.  I also need to know how many other users have had this issue and those who haven't to get a better idea if this is widespread through-out all of my recent releases or just a few.

And yes, if you would like to help out trying to figure out what's going on and come up with a diagnosis that would be great.

I checked the Butte map and yes it does show up in the TF as white & gray but that is because of the elevation. I checked the elevations and they are correct so the map is fine. You have to realize that there are colors for elevations and over a certain elevation you get white. There is nothing to be concerned about.  :thumbsup: Both blade & I check all our maps to make sure they are as accurate as possible.  :)  If for some reason we alter the elevation it will be in the readme, otherwise the elevations are set to the DEM data.  ;)

Well I have tried most of your recent maps and I have not had a problem!  &mmm

Thanks M :thumbsup:  I think papab2000 may have hit on the head last night in the post above yours.  If that's the case, then everything is fine and there is no problem.

blade and papab, even though recently ive been having a few problems with some of the maps, i would still like to say you two individuals make great maps and i applaude you for that  &apls
thanks so much for all your hard work
p.s. are you planning to make more of australia? cause id be ever so grateful if you made brisbane or melbourne  ;D
so thanks for all the help and i think i might get some pictures of the maps i am having trouble with to see if im just a noob and just making a stupid mistake which is probably what it is  :P

You're welcome.  And yes, the wonderful and unique Land Down Under is on our list, I have the entire continent's DEM dl'd.....just have several dozen US maps to upload first, then we'll begin uploading our international maps.  Right now, I'm finishing up the south-east coast of China, all major points in Japan [minus Tokyo], Rio and few other places along Brazil's coast, major points in Ireland, Scotland and England, nearly all of New Zealand, papab2000 finished up the 14 South Pacific Island maps for me and finally a few really cool looking maps from Greece, including of course Athens and Mt. Olimbos [that how it was spelled in my world atlas :thumbsup:  I'm assuming that's Mt Olympus ()what()].  I have a couple of requests for some Italy maps, and few other places in Europe that need to get made first, then I'll begin working on Australia :thumbsup:

yay just a long list in front of australia hoorah haha. well im just grateful you're doing it all since not many exciting things happen here  :P
well cant wait for the day you do the north-east coast of NSW, or the Gold Coast

Ok, it's been awhile since I showcased any maps in bunches, but tonight that changes ;)  First up are 5 of the 8 China SE coastal maps and following that are the four maps of Greece that I've completed.

Fuzhou China:
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(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg513.imageshack.us%2Fimg513%2F7738%2Ffuzhouchinarc01fa1.jpg&hash=2c05c315b0b60002a11c3117785e3d34b59448e1)

Ningdai China:
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(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg513.imageshack.us%2Fimg513%2F9684%2Fningdaichinarc01ka1.jpg&hash=f1dcb3c301845f1fd0e6d933b780489825f22f38)

Shantou & Chenghai China:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg513.imageshack.us%2Fimg513%2F1844%2Fshantouchenghaitf01za9.jpg&hash=ae356de32d83541d22bd9d2540c236704954a747)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg511.imageshack.us%2Fimg511%2F1310%2Fshantouchenghaichinarc0xk2.jpg&hash=a066014e7c9b7304bd782e2b6baa8b8f643b4f25)

Shaoguan China:  [This one is a north of Hong Kong and not on the coast]
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg511.imageshack.us%2Fimg511%2F2820%2Fshaoguantf01zv0.jpg&hash=7a954e31b072cf5263e9ffaf6f4eeed7fbeac632)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg511.imageshack.us%2Fimg511%2F7897%2Fshaoguanchinarc01qn8.jpg&hash=0e2bb176202422d1d1c3f63852b9986dbcb521bc)

Zhao'an [northern section] China:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg511.imageshack.us%2Fimg511%2F5669%2Fzhaoantf01rv2.jpg&hash=4cbe71f7569c8e2c1e3f5dd209f7f507e2434379)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg511.imageshack.us%2Fimg511%2F586%2Fnorthzhaoanchinarc01gt5.jpg&hash=c8a6f91fb5d1cdcf3ec8e441fc5ae1bd9601e6af)

Athens Greece:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg511.imageshack.us%2Fimg511%2F8779%2Fathenstf01jo7.jpg&hash=e79b83e0737e20c67570b06d3e694c29381a07a3)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg511.imageshack.us%2Fimg511%2F3995%2Fathensrc01ds8.jpg&hash=a41b7754666f40839b65b94d587ca59e262950a8)

Kimolos and Milos Greece:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg525.imageshack.us%2Fimg525%2F4716%2Fkimolosmilostf01yj6.jpg&hash=f412ccb27d06a61f6fa650d7d19375818cb988ba)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg525.imageshack.us%2Fimg525%2F859%2Fkimolosmilosrc01oy3.jpg&hash=6b69a0c6b2cf40e27d3033913ed12a44e9e2af7d)

Lambia Greece:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg525.imageshack.us%2Fimg525%2F4684%2Flambiagreecetf01yl5.jpg&hash=407253956acf274b3ad909eced3bf9af54716241)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg525.imageshack.us%2Fimg525%2F9554%2Flamiagreecerc01hg0.jpg&hash=b71608db469632db137f547687fed11760cb8e9b)

Mt. Olimbos Greece:
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(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg525.imageshack.us%2Fimg525%2F71%2Fmtolimbosrc01cv9.jpg&hash=d0811610c8d7b0def21da70bfcdc4c5a3c820fc0)

Blade2k5: WOW! Lovely new maps of China and Greece! :thumbsup:

Great maps!  :thumbsup:

Whoa! Those Chinese maps are impressive! They're just the terrain for me, so I see my next doodle regions in the making!

Fatsuhono - Thanks.  I'm glad you liked them. ;D

Heblem - Thanks Hebs.  If it wasn't for you, none of these maps would have been possible. ;D

deathtopumpkins - Thanks.  Ever since beskhu3epnm and I did the Dahu map [available on the STEX] nearly 2 years ago, I've been itching to do more.  I just love how China's coastline is so intricate and mountainous, with just enough flatter areas to develop.  Which of the 5 posted is your favorite?  Mine is the Ningdai map, reminds me a lot of the Dahu map.

Hmmm... probably either Fuzhou or Ningdai. I could actually care less about having developable land though!  :D I just need my mountains and rivers to get across, and I'm happy. Now room for a million-sim metropolis doesn't hurt either...  ;) Anyway, looking forward to a release.

Troy those are sweet maps there for sure wow!!! BTW to answer your question I should be home on monday after 12pm and home on tuesday till 6pm... gimme a call either way  :thumbsup:

Thanks Pat and will do, unless something unforeseen comes up

Is your update Washington DC map available yet?

Those Chinese maps look awesome!

MaryBeth

Thanks.  I will announce here when DC V2 is released, when and where not known yet.  I have a lot of maps to upload in front of it.

Wow! These came out awesome....  &apls I want to play them to.  :thumbsup:

Not only did I finish up the 14 South Pacific maps but I have 45 more miscellaneous Islands from around the world almost done.  ???  I don't know how we are going to upload all these maps?  %wrd I think we have enough to upload for the next 5 years now :D and so many more in the works.  ;)

It makes blade & I very happy that you all like the maps.  :)

Excellent work! And massive too! You have cornered the map "market", lol!

How about expanding the Greece pack a little? The area I would be interested in is Thessaloniki. I have made the greater region, but it's 8-bit, and the map is not accuarately scaled, it's ca 6:1 (90m data used w/o scaling/interpolation, ie 90:16). I think a good shot would be a rectangle like (40°45'13"N,22°41'00"E)-(40°27'30"N,23°04'12"E); this should be a 8x8 region (you may move the coordinates a little, for a better/more convenient fit).

Some challenges are:
- Some elevations are slightly below sea level. Ideally these should be slightly above water level in the map (using the lower terrain tool once or twice should turn them to water).
- Rivers may be a bit tricky to make, as they are shallow, and there is usually a recession or channel around them, making it hard to distignuish between water and land.
- Water around the river deltas is shallow, but it deepens some distance away (do you really use bythometric data for the maps?).

So I think the erosion strenght should be set to zero, otherwise too much land would be lost to sea.

I have some questions too:
- Can maps made with the Terraformer/Mapper be cropped?
- Can someone change the config.bmp (before importing the map).
- Would you mind if I ask you to reveal the source of the map's data (i used data from cgiar.org for my map).

I would be glad to test this map before release.

EDIT: And Mt Olimbos should indeed better spelled Mt Olympus in English (the former is a poorly transliterated form).

Wow ! these newest maps are awesome my friend
I really like the Greece map  &apls
great work on it Blade2k5 :thumbsup:
looking forward to more of your awesome map !
Arthur

and BTW, my 1300th post at SC4devotion  ;D

Cogeo - Thessaloniki is already done [accurately scaled for elevation and not size], I just haven't rendered it yet :thumbsup:  It's a 9x6 lrg tile map :thumbsup:  As for changing the config before importation into sc4tf, I don't know if that can be done because I've never tried.  I'm a lrg city tile developer so naturally, I config the maps to my tastes  :)  and it takes a lot less time to render. 

As for the names I pulled from my atlas, what about the others?  Are those the proper English way of spelling them?  Also, which other areas of Greece would you like to be mapped?  I was thinking of adding Delphi to the list and some of the remaining Isles scattered about the Aegean Sea, but other than that, I do not know Greece that well.

Arthur - Thanks.  I like the Greece maps, I used to be really into the Greek mythology when I was younger and still am, just not as intensely I was then.

Rich - Thanks Bud :thumbsup: Also, you need to let me know which Islands you have done so we don't double up on them.  In fact, I need to know which areas around the world you've done. :thumbsup:

This may help on how to change the config.bmp
http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=4767.0

Troy if you need a hand or help, remember i can take a request from you..  ;)

Quote from: blade2k5 on October 25, 2008, 11:29:22 AM
Cogeo - Thessaloniki is already done [accurately scaled for elevation and not size], I just haven't rendered it yet :thumbsup:

If elevation is accurately scaled, but the size not, doesn't this cause wrong slopes? If size is "shrunk" slopes would be steeper than in reality, I'm afraid. I noticed this in my map, and had to scale elevations by 16/90 (measured from sea level) to get realistic slopes.

Quote from: blade2k5 on October 25, 2008, 11:29:22 AM
As for the names I pulled from my atlas, what about the others?  Are those the proper English way of spelling them?  Also, which other areas of Greece would you like to be mapped?  I was thinking of adding Delphi to the list and some of the remaining Isles scattered about the Aegean Sea, but other than that, I do not know Greece that well.

Other names are OK I think, though Lambia could be Lambeia or Lampia as well as Labeia, but as there's no a "standard" correspondence to English it doesn't really matter. I would prefer Lampia, or even Lampea (this sounds closer to the archaic form).

Btw I think the region you call Lambia should rather be named Lamia, or even Delphi! I'm not aware of any town or village in the region named Lambia (any link to your sources pls?), there are two settlements named Lambia in the Pelopennese, afaik.

There are not really many places in Greece to be mapped, as the terrain is mostly mountainous. There are surely many "spectacular" or "dramatic" places to map, but the outcome will usually be a map that's not very much "playable", due to the slopes. Players rather prefer maps with a good portion of flat terrain, i think.

Such places (with a plain and some mountains just next) could be Xanthi, Drama, Edessa, Veria, Larissa, Lamia, Volos, Patra, Pyrgos, Kalamata, Sparta, Corinth but mostly at the north of the country. My favourites would be Edessa, the area around lake Vistonida, or river Evros (at the border wirh Bulgaria and Turkey); these would be easier for the players to build on. Don't expect them to be community favourites though. And please, don't take them as "requests", only as "suggestions" in the case you don't have anything else to do, sth I really doubt of, lol!  :D To me it would best to perfect Thessaloniki instead.

Keep up the good work!   &apls

@Heblem, thanks for the link!  :thumbsup:

EDIT: I don't think the islands would make any good map, as they are really "scattered", as you said. Maybe isolated/larger island like Naxos, Samos, Mytilene (Lesvos), Chios and the like.

QuoteRich - Thanks Bud thumbsup Also, you need to let me know which Islands you have done so we don't double up on them.  In fact, I need to know which areas around the world you've done. thumbsup

Look at my forum for a list of files used for the 45 islands.  ;)

Quote from: cogeo on October 25, 2008, 12:52:33 PM
If elevation is accurately scaled, but the size not, doesn't this cause wrong slopes? If size is "shrunk" slopes would be steeper than in reality, I'm afraid. I noticed this in my map, and had to scale elevations by 16/90 (measured from sea level) to get realistic slopes.
Other names are OK I think, though Lambia could be Lambeia or Lampia as well as Labeia, but as there's no a "standard" correspondence to English it doesn't really matter. I would prefer Lampia, or even Lampea (this sounds closer to the archaic form).

As for the size issue, when you use 90M DEM, the slopes are off anyways because 90M DEM rounds everything off.  I know this because when I do a mountainous style map where I know the peaks are jagged and sharp-edged, they come out looking like over-sized mole hills.

QuoteBtw I think the region you call Lambia should rather be named Lamia, or even Delphi! I'm not aware of any town or village in the region named Lambia (any link to your sources pls?), there are two settlements named Lambia in the Pelopennese, afaik.

I misspelled Lambia, the print is so small on my atlas that I mis-read it.  It's actually Lamia and does indeed feature the Delphi Ruins site. 

QuoteThere are not really many places in Greece to be mapped, as the terrain is mostly mountainous. There are surely many "spectacular" or "dramatic" places to map, but the outcome will usually be a map that's not very much "playable", due to the slopes. Players rather prefer maps with a good portion of flat terrain, i think.

Such places (with a plain and some mountains just next) could be Xanthi, Drama, Edessa, Veria, Larissa, Lamia, Volos, Patra, Pyrgos, Kalamata, Sparta, Corinth but mostly at the north of the country. My favourites would be Edessa, the area around lake Vistonida, or river Evros (at the border wirh Bulgaria and Turkey); these would be easier for the players to build on. Don't expect them to be community favourites though. And please, don't take them as "requests", only as "suggestions" in the case you don't have anything else to do, sth I really doubt of, lol!  :D To me it would best to perfect Thessaloniki instead.

I looked for the Evros river along the Turkish-Bulgarian border but on my atlas, but I'm not seeing it ()what()  Sparta and Corinth sounds like places that could be mapped :thumbsup:

To be quite honest, I don't expect any of my maps to be 'community' favorites.  If they become favorites, well thats great, if not, that's great as well.

QuoteKeep up the good work!   &apls

EDIT: I don't think the islands would make any good map, as they are really "scattered", as you said. Maybe isolated/larger island like Naxos, Samos, Mytilene (Lesvos), Chios and the like.

I'll keep that in mind.

Quote from: blade2k5 on October 25, 2008, 08:12:45 PM
As for the size issue, when you use 90M DEM, the slopes are off anyways because 90M DEM rounds everything off.  I know this because when I do a mountainous style map where I know the peaks are jagged and sharp-edged, they come out looking like over-sized mole hills.

I didn't mean problems with "quality" (so whether using 90m or 10m data should be irrelevant) but instead "scale", in order to maintain consistent slopes: if the map "size" (to me this translates as X- and Y-dimensions) is scaled-down by say 16/90, shouldn't the same be done for the height (Z) too (ie scaled-down by the same factor)? Wouldn't otherwise mountains look like sharp tall cones? Does SC4TF do this automatically?

As for quality, indeed sometimes using 90m data causes a "rounded" look. But I'm not sure that this a SC4TF's fault. Take a look at the two pics below (peak of Mt Olympus).

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg404.imageshack.us%2Fimg404%2F1553%2Fmtolympuscogeozf2.th.jpg&hash=34a4299dd1e00fd9acedbac2a9fc4b3646bb7e82) (http://img404.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mtolympuscogeozf2.jpg) (https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg404.imageshack.us%2Fimg404%2F2461%2Fmtolympusbeskhja9.th.jpg&hash=782637e2d1949bce0006e9cc4b362c6f93ff79d3) (http://img404.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mtolympusbeskhja9.jpg)

The left is from my map, which is unscaled (elevation values used in a 1:1 mapping, ie no conversion/interpolation, so it's 16/90 in scale); also erosion was set to 0 for the render. The right image is the same area, made by beskhu3epnm, accurately scaled. As you can see, there are 5-6 tiles large uniformly-sloped "blocks" (90/16=5.625). This rather indicates the algorithm used for the conversion is indeed a simple bilinear interpolation, and to my opinion it's pretty accurate. The "problem" here appears to be the quality of the original 90m data, as the first image (which is 1:1) has a "rounded" look too. So I think there's not much that can be done to improve quality, other than get data of better quality (these were taken from cgiar.org).

Maybe it's possible to improve that "blocks" look (of 90m data interpolated to generate 16m values, for "accurately scaled" maps). Adding some little random "noise" (of a limited and carefully set amplitude) could ease or completely eliminate the "blocks" look, and cause a somewhat "jagged" effect, as you mentioned, without distorting the overall image. If someone (who? wou!) would like to discuss this I could come up with some ideas or proposals.

Quote from: blade2k5 on October 25, 2008, 08:12:45 PM
I misspelled Lambia, the print is so small on my atlas that I mis-read it.  It's actually Lamia and does indeed feature the Delphi Ruins site.

Hmmm, I'm not sure how to name this map. Lamia is actually at the top-right corner, and only partially included. Maybe Central Greece (part of) or something.

Quote from: blade2k5 on October 25, 2008, 08:12:45 PM
I looked for the Evros river along the Turkish-Bulgarian border but on my atlas, but I'm not seeing it ()what()

The region I was talking about is at the border of Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey, incl the turkish city of Edirne (Adrianopolis) and river Evros (or Marica or Meric) and its tributaries, Ardas and Tundzha. The region is mostly flat and with a lot of rivers, so i think players would really like it. I don't know what "atlas" you are talking about. Aren't you using GeoTIFFs? So why should this be a problem?

will be available when the map of China, Ningdai ? I love ;D

Quote from: kelis on October 27, 2008, 01:44:22 PM
will be available when the map of China, Ningdai ? I love ;D

Si quieres te puedo hacer el mapa que pides, por ahora Troy (Blade2k5) no puede tomar esta petición, supongo que por problemas técnicos  ;)

Hey,

I downloaded the Cape Cod 3Pak and imported CapeCodNorth with SC4Mapper. But when I start a city there are no beaches at all, just really sharp edges, why is that?

I did talk with Blade and he said he will check into it.... Unfortantley Troy is out of contact with the internet thanks to Charter and not paying or something along those lines lol.... No honestly its trouble with his modem and he is working on it!!!

I just installed the map using the sC4Mapper and it all worked fine, water was fine. There are jagged edges were the land meets the water but that is normal when using 3 arc DEM data. You can smooth the edges by importing the map into the TF or by using the smooth tool in God mode. I personally prefer using the TF.

These new maps are really good my friend
Fantastic work  &apls

Not to be outdone by papab2000  :P  I requested a banner for my mapping forum from CraigKingOfIreland.  Thanks a bunch Craig ;D  It looks absolutely fabulous.

Oh banner war! :D Looks great  :thumbsup:

Well, since we're part of the same group, we might as well have uniform look, at least in the mapping department :P

Here's my list of International maps...those in red text are not yet complete.....

CHINA
1. Fuzhou
2. Ningdai
3. Shantou
4. Shaoguan
5. Wuzhi-Shan
6. Zhao'an
7. Zhao'an North

GREECE
1. Athens
2. Kimolos/Milos
3. Delphi Ruins region
4. Mt. Olympus

IRELAND
1. Belfast
2. Donegan
3. Dublin
4. Ireland NW Coast
5. Limerick
6. Londonderry
7. Malin Head

SCOTLAND
1. Edinburgh
2. Glasgow
3. Inverness

Quote from: papab2000 on November 08, 2008, 12:44:08 PM
Oh banner war!

Yeah, with me vs. me  :D

 :D Craig, that is to funny. Blade's banner looks great to, good job.  :thumbsup:

Quote from: CraigKingOfIreland on November 08, 2008, 12:55:07 PM
Yeah, with me vs. me  :D

:D  By the way, Rich pointed out that my new banner doesn't have NHP on it.  Is there a chance you could throw that in? ;D

There's a chance...editing...uploading...replacing...done :)

I edited the original but you may have to restart your browser so you can see the changes :)

Thanks Craig. :thumbsup:

Ok, I thought it would be interesting to allow you, the user choose the 4 maps of China for the next series of releases papab2000 and I will be unleashing on the public in the near future.  This particular poll will close Wednesday midnight on November 11 U.S. Central Standard Time.  The top three will be packaged together as a China 3-Pak [depending if it's under the 10mb limit.  If it's over that limit, then the third will be released as a LEX exclusive as a single :thumbsup:]. 

Here are the rendered views of the 4 candidates:

Fuzhou:  7x9 Large Tiles
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg513.imageshack.us%2Fimg513%2F7738%2Ffuzhouchinarc01fa1.jpg&hash=2c05c315b0b60002a11c3117785e3d34b59448e1)

Ningdai: 8x9 Large Tiles
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg513.imageshack.us%2Fimg513%2F9684%2Fningdaichinarc01ka1.jpg&hash=f1dcb3c301845f1fd0e6d933b780489825f22f38)

Shantou: 9x7 Large Tiles
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg511.imageshack.us%2Fimg511%2F1310%2Fshantouchenghaichinarc0xk2.jpg&hash=a066014e7c9b7304bd782e2b6baa8b8f643b4f25)

Zhao'an North: 9x8 Large Tiles
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg511.imageshack.us%2Fimg511%2F586%2Fnorthzhaoanchinarc01gt5.jpg&hash=c8a6f91fb5d1cdcf3ec8e441fc5ae1bd9601e6af)

Remember, this poll closes Wednesday midnight on November 11 U.S. Central Standard Time.

Troy the poll is a great idea.  :thumbsup:

Ive voted!!!

To make things easier, I'm moving the maps showcased for this poll to this page :thumbsup:  Thanks to all so far who've voted already.

Ok, I thought it would be interesting to allow you, the user choose 3 of the 4 maps of China for the next series of releases papab2000 and I will be unleashing on the public in the near future.  This particular poll will close Wednesday midnight on November 12 U.S. Central Standard Time.  The top three will be packaged together as a China 3-Pak [depending if it's under the 10mb limit].  If it's over that limit, then the third [with the fewest votes] will be released as a LEX exclusive as a single :thumbsup:]. 

Here are the rendered views of the 4 candidates:

Fuzhou:  7x9 Large Tiles
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Ningdai: 8x9 Large Tiles
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Shantou: 9x7 Large Tiles
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Zhao'an North: 9x8 Large Tiles
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Remember, this poll closes Wednesday midnight on November 12 U.S. Central Standard Time.

these maps are awesome Troy, very great work  !!
And for the poll, I've voted  :P

Wow my friend, your new map are splendid
Shantou is my preferate. Another excelent work on these maps my friend
I'm looking forward to the next 

Great maps.
I choose Fuzhou....it has enough flat area to build on and yet a massive city could be hugged by those beautiful mountians.
Your maps are always so good.  Stop by my mD and see what I am doing to the Corpus Christie map....a little refining.  ;)
Robin  &apls

Quote from: rooker1 on November 11, 2008, 04:35:39 AM
Great maps.
I choose Fuzhou....it has enough flat area to build on and yet a massive city could be hugged by those beautiful mountians.
Your maps are always so good.  Stop by my mD and see what I am doing to the Corpus Christie map....a little refining.  ;)
Robin  &apls

Thanks for your support Robin ;D  Send me a linkie to your cj and as soon as I can pull my nose out of map making, I'll take a swing by and take a look-see ;D

Quote from: art128 on November 11, 2008, 01:06:41 AM
these maps are awesome Troy, very great work  !!
And for the poll, I've voted  :P

Thanks Arthur for your support :thumbsup:

Quote from: Simpson on November 11, 2008, 03:34:21 AM
Wow my friend, your new map are splendid
Shantou is my preferate. Another excelent work on these maps my friend
I'm looking forward to the next

Thanks you Simpson for support as well, and believe me when I say you will not be disappointed :thumbsup:

Awww... you mean we actually have to pick!?  :D

hmmm... Fuzhou I think just might be my favorite, though I'm not actually sure what I voted for.

Regardless, I look forward to downloading these from the LEX.  ;D

The whole point to the poll was to allow you, the user, pick the map you would most like to see released as my way of saying thanks for all the support I have gotten over the past 3 years that I've been making maps for SC4.  If this is a successful endeavor [and judging from the number of votes in the past 24 hrs, it has been], then there will be more polls like this to come. :thumbsup:

Voting for: Which China Maps Would You Like To See Released, is now closed and here are the final totals:

Shantou    - 8 (38.1%)
Ningdai    - 5 (23.8%)
Fuzhou     - 4 (19%)
Zhao'an North    - 4 (19%)
   
Total Voters: 21

Thank you for taking the time to vote  :)

The poll for: Which China Maps Would You Like To See Released, has closed as of papab2000's post above mine and the final results were:

Shantou    - 8 (38.1%)
Ningdai    - 5 (23.8%)
Fuzhou     - 4 (19%)
Zhao'an North    - 4 (19%)

Since we have a tie between Fuzhou and Zhao'an North, I've decided to release all four maps as two 2-paks.  They should be available for download sometime this weekend.  Thank you to the 21 Devotees who took the time to cast their vote, you're support is much appreciated. 

Hey Troy,
I'm glad to see that you will be releasing them all.  ;)

And check my sig for a link to my MD.  ::)

Robin  :thumbsup:

Thanks Robin :thumbsup:  I actually browsed through it last night though I was to tired to post anything intelligent :P I'll be posting later on today.  Right now I gotta get some house cleaning done before the wife gets home and nags my ear off :D

I vote  :thumbsup:
Looking forward to the next update of your superb maps my friend  :)

I've never been big on the real-world maps but these I'll have to try!  ;)

I love the map of the Ningdai  :thumbsup:

I thought it was time to showcase some of the maps that are in the running for this weeks 4 map pak releases.  We already know the four maps from China [posted on this thread page], but papab2000 and I haven't quite picked which maps of the individual countries being featured yet.  Two of three remaining map paks feature Japan and New Zealand.  The final, not featured here, are 14 maps of islands from the South Pacific and will be showcased in the next day or so.

Now onto the images.  First up is New Zealand, of which there are 6 total maps, of which 2 or 3 of those will be released in the first New Zealand map pak.  The others will be used for further NZ paks.

Auckland:
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Christchurch:
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Dunedin:
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Napier - Hastings:
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New Plymouth:
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Wellington - Lower Hutt:
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There are 8 finished maps features various cities across Japan.  Tokyo is not yet featured, but is in the planning stages.  Two or three of these maps will make it into the first Japan map pak for release.

Fukuoka:
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Kitakyushu - Shimonoseki:
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Kobe - Osaka:
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Kyoto:
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Nagasaki - Omura:
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Nagoya:
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Okayama - Takamatsu:
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Sapporo East:
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Papab2000 and I are hoping for a Sunday release, Monday at the latest.  I hope those of you who visited enjoyed the gallery of new maps.  Thanks for dropping by and taking a look. :thumbsup:

Troy, these maps are fantastic, I can't wait to download my favorites , they are Wellington  , Sapporo East . Excellent work my friend  &apls :thumbsup:
Arthur

Wow my friend, all these maps are incredible, and also so réalistic
SUper work on thses maps my friend

Those are fantastic! I can't wait until their release too...  &apls

Troy OMG man those maps are simply stunning!!!!

COngratulation for having 500 posts in your topic  :thumbsup:

hi troy. your maps are fantastic, i especially like the Fukuoka and Napier-Hastings maps, they are simply fantastic.  :thumbsup:

a while back i had that problem with the sc4m in sc4mapper. This time i have come equipped with pictures.
This is what your overview looks like:
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This is what my overview in sc4mapper looks like:
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If i have made a noobie mistake please advise to it and sorry for any inconvenience.  ;D
p.s. the second part of my post is for anyone who can help

I am not sure why the overviews look like that with using sc4mapper to load sc4m's [I use terraformer, don't use sc4mapper at all], but load the sc4m again and save it, then try opening tiles to see if the maps renders ok..... :thumbsup:  I also need to know which map it is your having trouble with so I can gather up the correct elevation data.

well it is the Boise map from the Idaho pack. But i seem to get it with most of the maps that have higher altitudes in real life, ie. Butte, Salt Lake City and Boise etc. i have tried different terrain mods and changed the elevation at which snow appears but nothing seems to be working. this is an unfortunate thing as the maps i like of yours all seem to have high altitudes. i have tried opening the tiles with the Butte map but the whole tile is snow..

Just a tease of what is to come in the very near future, here is a massive map of Tokyo that papab2000 and I are working on.  Originally a 76x64 kilometer map, it was too big to open up with sc4tf without the program locking up, so it had to be shrunk down to a more manageable 64x56 kilometer, or 16x14 large tiles in size.  So far, I've spent well over 4 hours on this with countless more to go yet, drawing in the rivers where I can tell that they go and doing a little smoothing along the way to get rid of the 'squared' coastline.

At it's current size, this map will never be able to be uploaded as is, it's over 11mb in size, so papab2000 and I decided to break it down into four 8x7 large tile maps and packaged as two Tokyo 2-paks, hopefully released by Christmas for dolwnload.  More details to follow as the map progresses towards completion.

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Well I am glad to see everyone is liking the new maps to be released anytime now.  :) Yes Tokyo is a huge map and will take some time to complete but it should be a good one to.  ;)

The four maps from China [Fuzhou, Ningdai, Shantou and Zhao'an North] that were polled last week are now available on the LEX as two 2-Paks.

Daaaaaaaaang troy that map is monster!!!! you and rich have been doing a darn great job!!!

A quick update on the Tokyo map.  Here's what 6 hours of painstaking river drawing in SC4TF gets ya :thumbsup:  On the eastern side, I've nearly completed drawing in the rivers, with the western side yet to be started.  Once all that is done, I still have to smooth off the river banks and coastal shoreline.

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blade2k5,

Excellent work on all of the maps, I know from creating my region what a time consuming project they can be but they all are well worth it in the end and your maps are a stunning example of that. Just out of curiosity, do you know of anyone that is using your maps in a MD or in other examples? I would be curious to see how the building of these great maps turned out. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!

          &apls           &apls
                    &apls
      &apls

Projectadam,

I started a Show us you NHP mapped regions here: http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6162.0 (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6162.0)
Hopefully we will get more posters so we can see how people are developing them,  ;) You are more then welcome to post yours there to.  :)

Rich

Quote from: papab2000 on November 17, 2008, 01:55:55 PM
Projectadam,

I started a Show us you NHP mapped regions here: http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6162.0 (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6162.0)
Hopefully we will get more posters so we can see how people are developing them,  ;) You are more then welcome to post yours there to.  :)

Rich

Rich,

"ASK AND YE SHALL RECEIVE"

I completely missed this in the threads. Thanks for posting the link and once I wrap up my region there could be a very good chance I will play around with some of the NHP ones :thumbsup:

Quote from: projectadam on November 17, 2008, 04:04:09 PM
Rich,

"ASK AND YE SHALL RECEIVE"

I completely missed this in the threads. Thanks for posting the link and once I wrap up my region there could be a very good chance I will play around with some of the NHP ones :thumbsup:

Sounds good, looking forward to seeing our NHP maps at work.  :)

That is an amazing job you are doing with that map. WOW!

&apls &apls &apls &apls

All those hours are truely worth it. That is one of the best maps I have seen.

projectadam - Thanks :thumbsup:  I see that papab2000 has already addressed your question regarding NHP maps being used in MDs, but would add there is another I found recently that is using the first real world map [Santa Barbara Ca., available on the LEX exclusively], I made from USGS DEM data.  Unfortunately though, I can't remember the name of the MD. ::)

emilin - Thanks :thumbsup:  I haven't had to spend as many hours working on a map since the days I used Paint to 'draw' my fantasy maps more than two years ago.  I'm a little winded :P $%Grinno$%

papab2000 - I had forgotten about your 'Show Us' thread :P  Thanks for the reminder :thumbsup: 

Ok, now on to the update of the Tokyo project.  I spent another 5+ hrs last night continuing with the task of painstakingly drawing in the rivers on this memory hogging monster of a map :D and got as far as leaving only 2-5 left to do.  I still have to smooth the rough edges which could take as long to do as it did to draw the rivers in.

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Papab2000 and I have just released the remaining 4 NHP Map Paks to the STEX.  Japan Map Pak #1, New Zealand Map Pak #1, the South Pacific Isles Map Paks #1, #2 and China Map Paks #1, #2 [China Map Paks also available on the LEX].  Thanks to all for their support during the making and showcassing of these Map Paks :thumbsup:  Enjoy.

Coming up for our next Map Pak releases:  Japan :thumbsup:

And the Tokyo map keeps progressing and at a surprisingly fast pace.  For the first time in three SC4TF sessions, terraforming in the last few rivers and smoothing along the edges of where the map will be split into 4 8x7 large tile sectional regions, ran pretty smoothly.  Because the final bit of terraforming went rather quickly, I ended up spending another 2 hours opening and closing tiles and now have more than half the map rendered.  More updates to follow soon :thumbsup:

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Wow  :o this map is fabulous my friend  &apls &apls

Hey Blade I was importing the .sc4m file in SC4Terraformer today for the Nagoya, Japan map, and it's giving me an error saying "It should be (2049 by 2305) but it is (2059 by 2049)."  :'( How would I go about fixing this?

Lemme look into that and I'll get back to you pronto. :thumbsup:

Edit:  Ok, the problem is that the config is the wrong size.  It should be 32x32 and not 32x36. :thumbsup:

Whoops! My bad, I have just uploaded a new zip file with the corrected bmp  :o

Actually, that's a good thing :thumbsup: 

Just to let you know Rich, I'll be on Yahoo a bit later tonight....want to finish rendering the Tokyo map and get it ready for the break-down into the four 8x7 sections that we will be releasing.

OK, thanks!  :thumbsup: I'll re-download it.

Any updates on your Eastcoast maps? DC and others?

MaryBeth

The render for the Tokyo map has been completed [took 4.5 hours to open and close all 224 total tiles :P], now the process of importing the tiles from the big map to the four smaller, more manageable sections of 8x7 lrg regions can begin.  This project should be finished up within the next week :thumbsup:  More updates to come soon ;)

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Excellent work!! that map looks amazing, i think its the biggest map i ever seen

Grneyes - Those three maps of which you refer to, Boston, Baltimore and DC still have some tweaking to do and unfortunately, are not finished at this time.  At the moment, papab2000 and I are releasing a portion of our international maps, putting all U.S. maps on hold and will probably continue to do so through until at least the end of the year. 

Thanks Heblem :thumbsup:  Actually, I think beskhu3epnm's NYC map is 16x16 lrg tiles...or is it?  I won't be able to upload this map as is though, the sc4m is 11mb, which is why I'm sectioning it off into four, more easily manageable 8x7 lrg tiles quadrants.  They'll be packaged as two 2-Paks and released as soon as they're done, hopefully in time when Rich and I release our next series of Japan Map-Paks next week sometime.

That's a pity! I'll have to wait patiently for the DC map then! :P

Guess it gives me reason to work on ukuKhululeka! :P

Great job with Tokyo you two, please keep 'em coming!  ;D

You want the DC map too?  Well then, maybe Rich will have a Homer Simpson moment the DC map accidentally slips through along with the international releases......aand right under my nose :thumbsup:

Troy, I love DC (I am a DC boy at heart) and I loved your first rendition of DC. But I was absolutely beyond amazed and fell deeply in love with your latest recreation of DC!

I never thought a more perfect recreation of DC was possible until I saw the latest version and I have been holding out for it with bated breath and many plans! :P

Patience, however, is a virtue.  :P

I really, really love DC - to illustrate:

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$%Grinno$%

:D  Ok, it'll be on the fast track.  I'll start working on getting it finished tomorrow.  I still have to draw in some of the rivers on the western side of the map and then it's pretty much done.  Shouls have available on the LEX by Friday night, or Saturday afternoon :thumbsup:

Quote from: blade2k5 on November 19, 2008, 07:56:46 PM
The render for the Tokyo map has been completed [took 4.5 hours to open and close all 224 total tiles :P], now the process of importing the tiles from the big map to the four smaller, more manageable sections of 8x7 lrg regions can begin.  This project should be finished up within the next week :thumbsup:  More updates to come soon ;)

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Troy, I woke up this morning and vissited this forum for the first time in a while.  ;D
To my surprise you did extended work on the Tokyo map.
I love the work you did on that map, excelent!!!  &apls
When I get my rig up and running again and the map being ready I will have a blast moving some sims into that region.  :D
A big  :thumbsup: to you Troy! and NHP (https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgathering.tweakers.net%2Fglobal%2Fsmileys%2Fpompom.gif&hash=9bcd7b390f4c8c864fd6c27a72be39fcf14ab11b) (https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgathering.tweakers.net%2Fglobal%2Fsmileys%2Fpompom.gif&hash=9bcd7b390f4c8c864fd6c27a72be39fcf14ab11b) (https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgathering.tweakers.net%2Fglobal%2Fsmileys%2Fpompom.gif&hash=9bcd7b390f4c8c864fd6c27a72be39fcf14ab11b)

Grneyes & M4346 ;D  How ya doing?  Guess what?  No. No.  DC hasn't been released yet.  In fact, I haven't even started to package it up, let alone think about uploading yet......Ouch!  Will you two put the pitchforks down please :o ........ok ok ok if you two stop jabbing at me, I'll release the map later on tonight :thumbsup:  Had you for a moment didn't I? :D

Enjoy the pics of the finished project until then :thumbsup:

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LoL Troy I think if I didnt know any better Marius was hinting really bad at how much he really liked DC lol... What I also think is funnie to is he is standing by a Supper Giant Sized -M-  ;D

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pitch fork and all!!!


Anyways Troy that map looks real good!!! Also any further progress on that one map you showed me???

I do have to say that I love the new DC map. SO much better than the previous one....no offense! All that additional water, love it. Between the Eastcoast maps and the China maps, I will be busy for quite awhile! Might even upload a picture if I get to SC4D standards.

MaryBeth

First up, the Washington DC V2 map is now available on the LEX exclusively. :thumbsup:

I don't have pics at the moment to you, I wanted to announce that the split of the Tokyo map into four 8x7 large tile regions was completed about an hour ago.  Pics to follow in the next 18 hours :thumbsup:

great news indeed there Troy!!! So anyways I was wondering what is the file size for the LEX any ways?

10mb from my understanding, though I've never tried anything bigger than maybe 7.5mb personally.

Great job on the DC map Troy.  &apls I have uploaded just under 10 meg on the STEX

And there I was, fast asleep in South African time, while all of the revelry went down! :P

Thank you very much to both of you, I really appreciate it! ;D

Now if you'll excuse me... I have a date with DC!  :P

Yay! Thanks again!  &apls &apls

You are very welcomed M :D  Have fun with it and I better see some pics appearing soon or else ::) :D  I find it inspiring to see how others envision development on maps I've made ;D

Hello, Blade.

I wanted to take a moment and let you know how impressed I am with your recent map-making.  You are certainly grown in your skills -- both creative and technical.

I very much enjoy the series of maps you've been releasing and believe you've gotten a good "handle" on making realistic maps -- a skill I've yet to master.

Thank you for sharing your work with the community and I certainly will be following your progress.

Regards,

Gary (Vandy)

Just checking in on my mobile to say that I'm busy with the DC map and it's looking GREAT thus far! :) It's bringing back memories and I'm loving the map and its perfection! ;)

Thanks again!  :thumbsup:

Troy, this map of Tokyo look good my friend, excellent work once again &apls

QuoteHello, Blade.

I wanted to take a moment and let you know how impressed I am with your recent map-making.  You are certainly grown in your skills -- both creative and technical.

I very much enjoy the series of maps you've been releasing and believe you've gotten a good "handle" on making realistic maps -- a skill I've yet to master.

Thank you for sharing your work with the community and I certainly will be following your progress.

Regards,

Gary (Vandy)

Hello there Vandy ;D  Long time since we last chatted.  I'm really glad that you like the maps papab2000 and I have been churning out the past couple of months.  Not only are the two of us covering all the major spots around the world, but we're also covering obscure and out of the way areas as well, places where settlements are few and far in between.  It's a way to give the community more than just the usual popular places, imagine what these places might look like if they were developed for human occupation.  A good example of what I mean is the numerous maps Rich and I are currently in the process of making from Australia [Hint Hint everyone :thumbsup:], that will be unleashed on the SC4 community before years end.  At the rate Rich and I are going, we should have a good chuck of the planet mapped :D by the end of 2009.  So there are a lot of goodies coming down the assembly line in the next year so keep an eye out for what the two of us have up our sleeves next :thumbsup:  Now if we could only get DEM data for Mars......... :satisfied:

Thanks for dropping by and please do visit more often Vandy.  I've always appreciated your input and insight :thumbsup:

QuoteJust checking in on my mobile to say that I'm busy with the DC map and it's looking GREAT thus far! Smiley It's bringing back memories and I'm loving the map and its perfection! Wink

Thanks again!

Thanks for the update :thumbsup:  Look forward to seeing what you do with the map now that you have it. ;D

QuoteTroy, this map of Tokyo look good my friend, excellent work once again

Thanks Arthur.  If everything goes as planned, the Tokyo maps will be released either in next week's uploads, or the week after.  Rich and I still have 2 or 3 of New Zealand Paks plus 2 or 3 more China Map Paks that are ready to go and we want to release these paks to complete the first round for the country's that have been featured.  We want to release the two Tokyo Paks at the same time.  Of course, we will be announcing here or in papab's thread which Map Paks will be released next week :thumbsup:

As promised, I have pics of the separate quadrants of the Tokyo maps and, of course, a possible release date :thumbsup:  Speaking of which, said release date will be the Monday or Tuesday after Thanksgiving weekend next week.  Reason being is that Rich and I have still have some odds and ends to release first.

Ok, now onto the pics of the four quadrants of Tokyo taken from the original 16x14 large tile map.  Each is the same size, 8x7 large tiles, or 2049x1793, a much more manageable region to develop compared to the monster it was transported from.  Where the 4 quadrants borders meet another's, they line up and match perfectly. :thumbsup:

Ok, here are the pics:

Tokyo Northeast
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Tokyo Northwest
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Tokyo Southeast
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Tokyo Southwest
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So like I mentioned above, these four maps will be released as two 2-Paks and will arrive around Dec 1 or Dec 2 :thumbsup: 

Thanks for dropping in and make sure to check back and see what's on the release slate in just a few short days :thumbsup:  Pictorial for those releases to follow day by day ;)

Troy sexxie new maps there and hey whats that I see there a Banner??? WOW!!! Sweeet!!! meeee Likieiess alot!!!

HOTDAMN! my fav map around. u the man troy, u the man! just glad to see ur still making wonderful maps. thanx again for the contributions  :thumbsup:

Wow, Tokio northeast is looking very good  &apls

Pat - Thanks.  And you haven't noticed the banner before ()what()

dadyrghluv - How ya doing?  Haven't heard from you in a long time...not since the Hong Kong map.  I'm glad you dropped by to see that yes, I'm very much still making maps with no end sight :D  I hope you check in more often and take a look-see at what comes off the assembly line next :thumbsup:

Simpson - Thanks.  Yes, the Northeast quad of Tokyo is quite intensive with the rivers, more there than in any of the other 3 quads.

Wow! I must say that is a HUGE improvement on the original Tokyo map I got with SC3K Unlimited!
&apls &apls

Now, for my render of the greater Washington (DC) Metropolitan Area, check out this thread -> Click! (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6162.msg201590#msg201590)

I don't want to hijack Troy's thread! :P

Thanks M :thumbsup:  When compared to an old sc3ku map, of course this Tokyo map would be a huge improvement. :D

As promised, here are a couple of teaser pics for the NHP Japan Map Pak 5 that is due for release in about 4-5 days.  Featured here are Fukuoa and Toyama.....

Fukuoa:
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Toyama:
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Make sure to check out papab2000s thread for another peak for the NHP Japan Map Pak 3 :thumbsup:

Fukuoa looks really good! But Troy, you need to stop making such amazing maps now and allow me time to play on the already amazing maps I have! haha  ::)

lol, i have been around, i mostly lurk now, but i have been paying close attention to my favorite map team. DC was done very well. i d/l'ed soon as i could. the hong kong map was your's, i won't take credit for it. just glad we both could share it, and now we have tokyo, w00t!!

i like the toyama map, with the mix of mountains and water, along with a flat piece to build on. great job  &apls

dadyrghluv - I didn't make the Hong Kong map, I thought you and beskhu3epnm made it, unless you meant it was NHP's map :P  Anyways, I'm glad to hear you've been hanging around and keeping an eye on things.  By the way, how are the kids?  Your youngest should be what? almost 2 now?

M - Stop making maps?!?  Blasphemy I tell ya!  Sorry I won't be able to do that....it's like an elixir that once you try it, you just can't give it up :D  I think that if I ever quit making maps I'd be bouncing off the walls and go stir crazy, maybe even lose my mind :D   I know what you mean though about having indecisions on what maps to play on first.....I can never decide which of my maps I want to play on :P  Which is why I probably don't play all that much anymore.  Indecisions.......

This thread is intense... I see you've been quite busy in my temporary hiatus!

28 pages! That's outrageous! MAN!

Not only that... a naturally superior product. I will have to attend your seminar when I return to see how you manage things... just incredible I must say!

See everyone soon...

That's excellent news Travis ;D  I hope everything works out and you get settled soon.  You have things to learn from me?  Ahhhh...I think you have that backwards my old friend :thumbsup:  It is I that has a few tricks to learn from you yet :D  the true master of converting DEM to maps.  I'm just following in those big footsteps of yours :D  Besides, some of your original real world maps from back in the infancy of NHP are still far superior to mine and in fact, NHP's most popular map is your version of NYC which is the most dl'd map in our catalog, by a very large margin :thumbsup:

yea i meant NHP, me and beskhu3epnm did that map. but still refuse to take any credit for it. i just hope someday it's in ur ranks of great maps.

wow ur emeory is good, my daughter turned 2 on the 15th of this month. alot has happened since i talked to u last. my oldest daughter will be 5 on xmas day, so that should be fun.

glad to see travis has some time to post and let us know he's still around. i was beginning to wonder where he went.

blade2k5, papab2000 and New Horizons Productions would like to announce the release of five new Map Paks, New Zealand Map Pak 2 and Japan Map Paks 2-5 to the STEX. 

New Zealand Map Pak 2:

Auckland:
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Dunedin:
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Japan Map Pak 2:

Nagasaki-Omura:
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Iki:
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Oita:
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Japan Map Pak 3:

Sapporo East:
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Sapporo West:
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Japan Map Pak 4:

Kobi - Osaka:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg227.imageshack.us%2Fimg227%2F7892%2Fkobiosakarc01de2.jpg&hash=01b6d227e3e9ebd665e4890681d6556e843b7893)

Shimabara - Uto
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Japan Map Pak 5:

Fukuoa:
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Toyama:
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This does conclude Map Paks for New Zealand and Japan, next up [on Tuesday Dec 2] on the docket for release is the two Tokyo Map Paks and Ireland Map Paks :thumbsup:  Alrighty, thanks to all who have dropped in and thanks for all of your support.

You guys work so fast I can't keep up with the comments! ;D

Really, really wonderful maps there. The Toyama and Osaka maps are my favorites of this bunch! &apls

I see the Greece pack hasn't yet been released, although it was showcased long ago. Any problems with it?

Also I didn't see any pics of the Thessaloniki region, but as you had said it's done already. Any progress? Just wanted to take a look.  :)

Hello, Blade.

Quote from: blade2k5 on November 21, 2008, 12:27:01 PM< snip! >
Now if we could only get DEM data for Mars.........
Thanks for dropping by and please do visit more often Vandy.  I've always appreciated your input and insight :thumbsup:

I've been doing some searching and wonder if the following may help you on your DEM data search of Mars:

DEM Map of Mars (http://www.solarviews.com/cap/mars/marscyl2.htm)

Mars Topography (http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Teams/Geomatics/photogrammetry/topography_mars.html)

DEM of Spirit's Trek (http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA07089)  (You will need to edit out the track of Spirit)

Thematic Map of Martian Topography (http://www2.cs.uh.edu/~vilalta/papers/lpsc04.pdf)  (You will need to 'capture" the image in the PDF.

HiRISE Image of Mars (http://www.mars.tv/video/Release_AEB_000001_0000_Color.html)

Mars Heightfield (http://evildrganymede.net/art/planets/maps/mars-topo.gif)

Mapping the mars Rovers' Landing Sites (http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0404/mapmars1of3.html)

Maps of Mars Published by the U.S. Geological Survey (http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/docs/wrgis/mars.html)  (Will require some editing)

MDIM 2.1 Mars Global Digital Image Mosaic (http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Projects/MDIM21/)

Valles Marineris - The Grand Canyon of Mars (http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Projects/VallesMarineris/)  (Will require some editing)

Oover and Spirit on Mars (http://www.nasaimages.org/luna/servlet/view/search/what/Spirit/when/2004/?q=+Mars+Rover)  (Will require some editing>

Olympus Mons (http://www.math-ed.com/Resources/GIS/Geometry_In_Space/part1b.htm)

Topgraphic Maps of Iani Chaos, Mars (http://www.igg.tu-berlin.de/uploads/tx_ikgpublication/0603_TGJGD_Berlin_Maps_Iani.pdf)

I hope you'll be able to use some of these images.

Regards,

Gary

Wow Vandy, you've had more success than I have searching for this info.  Thanks a bunch for taking the time to do that and then list the links here :thumbsup:  I'll be looking into those links as soon as papab2000 and I are done packaging up our next round of releases this week.

Hey Mr Senetor looks like Gary still has a good one up on you!!!  ;D  Gary you never cease to amaze me!!! @ Cogeo dont worry the map I bet will be released when its ready....

Quote from: beskhu3epnm on November 24, 2008, 02:58:13 AM
This thread is intense... I see you've been quite busy in my temporary hiatus!

28 pages! That's outrageous! MAN!

Not only that... a naturally superior product. I will have to attend your seminar when I return to see how you manage things... just incredible I must say!

See everyone soon...

Ohh wow Besk speaks I didn't notice that before sooo sweet I cant wait to see you back around man!!!!

Tomorrow [Dec 2], papab2000 and I will be releasing our next set of map paks.  This week we are focusing on completing our Japan series as well as releasing all of our Ireland/Northern Ireland maps made some months ago.  So, without further adieu......

Tokyo Map Paks 1 & 2:
Note: At the time of this posting, packaging order of the Tokyo sections hadn't been determined yet.

Northeast Section
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Northwest Section
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Southeast Section
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Southwest Section
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Northern Ireland Map Pak:  Pak size 5.5mb

Belfast
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Londonderry
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Ireland Map Pak 1:  Pak size 6.4mb

Donegan
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Dublin
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Ireland Map Pak 2:  Pak size 8.6mb

Killarney
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Limerick
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Malin Head
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Hope you enjoyed this weeks releases and thank you from dropping by :thumbsup:

QuoteSo, without further adieu....

Troy are you saying I've been saying it wrong all this time lol.... Oi blah lol anyways those maps are looking damn good!!!! The game is almost over and the Hodag girls are winning 47 to 23 hehe and 5 minutes left in the BB  :thumbsup:

Nice showcase of the upcoming maps  &apls We have a surprise coming with the release tomorrow compliments of Pat  ;D All I can say is great job Pat.  &apls

Hey Rich no problem at all...  ;D ;D I walked away from the computer and I was about to give troy something more and he disappered oooh weellll I gusse that is how the cookie crumbles lol

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well rest assured they will get in the right hands tomorrow as planned  ;)

Hello, Blade and Popab.

HOO-AHH!!

I gotta say that your latest series of maps are really great!  You two are really on a "roll around the world" and are certainly giving the community a wonderful series of maps from which to remember your travels.

This is a wonderful project and an excellent series of maps.  Thanks to both of you for your time and effort and for sharing them with us.

Regards,

Gary

 &apls Best maps I have ever seen.
The last set was great and I especially like the Toyko set.

Robin  :thumbsup:

Quote from: Pat on December 01, 2008, 06:44:53 PM
Troy are you saying I've been saying it wrong all this time lol....

Yup, you been saying that wrong :P

Quote from: papab2000 on December 01, 2008, 10:44:51 PM
Nice showcase of the upcoming maps  &apls We have a surprise coming with the release tomorrow compliments of Pat  ;D All I can say is great job Pat.  &apls

Thanks.  As papab mentioned, thanks to Pat working some magic for us, we're going to be stylizing very soon :thumbsup:  In fact, it just may start tonight right here :D[/color

Quote from: Pat on December 01, 2008, 11:35:08 PMHey Rich no problem at all...  ;D ;D I walked away from the computer and I was about to give troy something more and he disappered oooh weellll I gusse that is how the cookie crumbles lol

well rest assured they will get in the right hands tomorrow as planned  ;)

I disappeared because I lost my internet connection last [probably some fool driver not paying attention :angrymore: to their driving and hits a poll, because they were was to busy yapping on a cell phone :bomb:], and didn't get my connection back until about an hour ago.  Sorry about that.  Good news to hear that I'll have the goodies delivered on time ;D

Quote from: Vandy on December 02, 2008, 04:05:29 AMHello, Blade and Popab.

HOO-AHH!!  I gotta say that your latest series of maps are really great!  You two are really on a "roll around the world" and are certainly giving the community a wonderful series of maps from which to remember your travels.

This is a wonderful project and an excellent series of maps.  Thanks to both of you for your time and effort and for sharing them with us.

Regards, Gary

Hello right back at you :thumbsup: and thanks for dropping by ;D 

Well, after each of us doing our own thing after papab became a team member of NHP, we realized that we wanted to map the same areas.  Soooooo , a treaty signed $%Grinno$% and we joined forces.  Then it was a matter of getting all of our finished maps cataloged and combined into one massive archive numbering over a hundred.  The Paks above, minus the Tokyo Paks, were completed just before my pc got hit with nearly two dozen trojans and the blade2k5 map factory down for a week or so :'(  :D   

You bet Gary :thumbsup:  Before papab and I begin working on a much larger country [actually it's a Continent  :satisfied: hint hint :D ], we want to finished uploading the Country Paks to those places we won't be returning to for a while, or that we're finished with.  More finer details on this massive project coming very soon in these pages and in papab's pages.

Quote from: rooker1 on December 02, 2008, 05:21:49 AM&apls Best maps I have ever seen.  The last set was great and I especially like the Toyko set.

Robin  :thumbsup:

I'm glad you liked them ;D  Maybe you'll like the Scotland Pak(s) and England that are ready  to burst from the vaults so very soon :thumbsup: 

Papab and I proudly announce that Ireland Map Paks 1 & 2, Northern Ireland Map Pak 1 and of course Tokyo Paks 1 & 2 have now been released to the STEX at this time. 

Not only that, we would like to give our good friend Pat a  &apls for making our Showcase images for the releases tonight.  So please everyone, let us all give Pat a round of  &apls &apls 

Before we get to the pictorial, I'll be posting the Tokyo Paks and the Northern Ireland Pak.  The two Ireland Paks will be showcased in papab's map thread.  Now that we have that cleared up :D I'd like to start of here....

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Tokyo Map Pak 1:
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Tokyo Map Pak 2:
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Northern Ireland Map Pak 1
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And that concludes this half of this weeks Pak releases.....remember, the Ireland Paks are showcased in papab2000s map thread http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=5780.msg203821#new (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=5780.msg203821#new) :thumbsup:  Thank you for dropping by and hope you stop by and visit again :)

Looking real great there Troy!!!  :thumbsup:

They're very good!

blade2k5,

Why do I have to be involved with a major region right now? These maps are INCREDIBLE! I cannot wait until I get my hands on the Tokyo super pack!!!

Very nice maps, blade.  ;D One question, why do you call them "Map Paks" not "Map Packs"?  :P

-un1

It sounds err... reads cooler I guess... ::)

Hey Blade, great maps you do here my friend ! :thumbsup:
Continue on this good work !
Arthur .

hi blade;

been a while since i stopped by and made a reply on your thread which didn't revolve around a problem
before i say anymore i must congratulate you and papab on your excellent maps. im currently using the Bay City map. its one of my favourites so far.

now could that country (which is actually a continent) be Australia by any chance, considering that Australia is the only country that consumes an entire continent.. w00t go Australia  :P and if i am wrong may you please say so, otherwise i will be quite confused.  %confuso
hopefully you do eventually release some maps from Australia, maybe a Gold Coast perhaps, possibly the greatest city in the country  ()stsfd()
anyways hopefully you will be able to satisfy my need for maps of this beautiful country with a combination of your map making genius and eye for detail!

Grover_

Just in time for X-Mas here are the two new LEX Exclusive releases that got left out of their respective NHP Country Map Paks, Cork Ireland and Kyoto Japan.  These two maps round out the sites papab2000 and I picked for the countries represented and it'll be awhile before re-visit both Ireland and Japan......

However, :thumbsup: both papab and myself are working on packing up the eight maps from England, plus the Scotland Pak, which should be available soon, maybe even by New Years.  More details on up-coming projects from papab and myself will be forth-coming soon.

Now onto the brand-spanking new LEX Exclusives ;D

Cork Ireland:
7x7 Large tiles
1793x1793

Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city after Dublin and Belfast. It is the principal city and administrative center of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster.  The city's name is derived from the Irish word corcach, meaning "marshy place", referring to its situation on the River Lee. Cork has a reputation for rebelliousness dating back to the town's support of the English pretender Perkin Warbeck in 1491 following the Wars of the Roses, and as a result of this Cork County has the nickname of "the Rebel County", and Corkonians often refer to Cork as the "real capital of Ireland" and themselves as "Rebels".

Cork was originally a monastic settlement founded by St. Finbarr in the sixth century.  However, Cork only achieved an urban character between 915 and 922 when Norseman settlers founded a trading port.  It has been proposed that, like Dublin, Cork was an important trading center in the global Scandinavian trade network.

The city's charter was granted by King John in 1185. The title of Mayor of Cork was established by royal charter in 1318, and the title was changed to Lord Mayor in 1900 following the Knighthood of the incumbent Mayor by Queen Victoria on her visit to the City.

In the War of Independence, the center of Cork was gutted by fires started by the British Black and Tans, and the city saw fierce fighting between Irish guerrillas and UK forces. During the Irish Civil War, Cork was for a time held by anti-Treaty forces, until it was retaken by the pro-Treaty National Army in an attack from the sea.

The city was once fully walled, and some wall sections and gates remain today. 

The River Lee flows through the city, an island in the river forming the main part of the city center just before the Lee flows into Lough Mahon and then to Cork Harbour, the world's second largest natural harbor, after Sydney Harbour, Australia. The city is a major Irish seaport — with quays and docks sited along the broad waterway of the Lee on the city's East side. Cork is one of the three constituent cities in the Cork-Limerick-Galway corridor with a population of 1 million people.

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Kyoto Japan
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Kyoto is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.   Although archaeological evidence places the first human settlement on the islands of Japan to approximately 10,000 BC, relatively little is known about human activity in the area before the 6th century AD. During the 8th century, when the powerful Buddhist clergy became involved in the affairs of the Imperial government, the Emperor chose to relocate the capital to a region far from the Buddhist influence. Emperor Kammu selected the village of Uda, at the time in the Kadono district of Yamashiro Province, for this honor.

Kyoto is located in a valley, part of the Yamashiro (or Kyoto) Basin, in the eastern part of the mountainous region known as the Tamba highlands. The Yamashiro Basin is surrounded on three sides by mountains known as Higashiyama, Kitayama and Nishiyama, with a height just above 1000 meters above sea level. This interior positioning results in hot summers and cold winters. There are three rivers in the basin, the Ujigawa to the south, the Katsuragawa to the west, and the Kamogawa to the east. Kyoto City takes up 1.9% of the land in the prefecture with an area of 827.9 km².

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I hope you enjoyed the new maps.  Thanks for dropping in ;D

Blade2k5

I am sorry to say that the area you have shown as Cork and its region is not the one you have mapped &mmm
In fact the aera you have mapped is the south east section of Ireland and this is a map of the Waterford/ Wexford area.

Its a superb map but not the one that goes with the description.
I origionally come from that area maybe I can be of assistance.

Your Historical info is bang on the money though.

If you need any additional info just send a PM.
In Fact Heblem made a copy of that area for me (Its wikked :D) as a private request

Regards
Derry

Quote from: TheTeaCat on December 22, 2008, 05:38:27 PM
Blade2k5

I am sorry to say that the area you have shown as Cork and its region is not the one you have mapped &mmm
In fact the aera you have mapped is the south east section of Ireland and this is a map of the Waterford/ Wexford area.

Its a superb map but not the one that goes with the description.
I origionally come from that area maybe I can be of assistance.

Your Historical info is bang on the money though.

If you need any additional info just send a PM.
In Fact Heblem made a copy of that area for me (Its wikked :D) as a private request

Regards
Derry

Thanks for pointing that out.  When I typed in the lat/lon coordinate numbers at the website where I got the DEM from, that's what it gave me ()what()  Anyways, I got the correct data this time and have updated the release ;D  I actually like this map better than the other one anyways :D

For those of you [30 so far], that have dl'd the file before today may want to re-download to get the correct area of Cork Ireland.  Sorry for any inconveniences this caused :(

Once again, thanks TeaCat :thumbsup:

PS:  I'll be posting the correct pics a little later on.....

NHP Louisiana Map Pak 1 is now available on the LEX. 

I received a pm from a fellow Devotee asking for an accurately scaled map of Lake Charles Louisiana.  Took me 6 days to get back to the requester, but at least they get the answer and map all at once. ;D  Since I had another map from the same state, it was decided to upload them together as a map pak to represent Louisiana.

The Lake Charles map took a total of 15 hours to complete, from DEM conversion to rendering [opening all tiles in game to get the regional look.], with most of that time spent painstakingly drawing in all those rivers using SC4 TerraFormer.  A quick run-through of the details of the map creation:

DEM: USGS 1/3 arc digital elevation model.

Elevation Highs/Lows: Low 0M High 22.9M 

NOTE: Since sea level is set in the game at 250M, I had to add the 22.9M to it to achieve the area's highest point of 22.9M above sea level in game.  I believe I drew the rivers and other waterways in set at 225M.  When I was working on it in sc4tf, I added another 100M of height for the compression to better define exactly where the waterways were.  Once finishing the rivers and lakes, I compressed again using the correct height number to get what you see in the images provided.

Map size: 7x7 large tiles, totaling 49 city tiles, or 1793x1793.

The Baton Rouge map was made in the same that Lake Charles was.  Baton Rouge is 5x5 large tiles, totaling 25, or 1281x1281.

Both maps were rendered with Cycledog's Meadowshire terrain mod.

Lake Charles:
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Baton Rouge:
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Thanks for dropping by and enjoy the new maps.

Hey Troy welcome back from the Holiday's I hope you had good one!!! I see you have been still pretty busy there!!! Looking good on LA man!!!

Well great maps Blade!  :thumbsup:

The one thing is that someone requested me to make a map of Lake Charles and the day I finished it you released it on the LEX.  :P

Well great work on it!

-un1

I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same person :D  I didn't exactly answer the request right away :P

Quote from: blade2k5 on January 09, 2009, 01:19:38 PM
I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same person :D  I didn't exactly answer the request right away :P

It was... :P

Well, I feel honored :) that your first post at SC4D is here in my humble map thread ()stsfd()  How are you liking the Lake Charles map?  Is it working out for you?

Quote from: blade2k5 on January 11, 2009, 12:54:06 PM
Well, I feel honored :) that your first post at SC4D is here in my humble map thread ()stsfd()  How are you liking the Lake Charles map?  Is it working out for you?

Oh it's working out great!  :thumbsup:

I added some trees to each of the maps, cause I got tired of looking at those strange colors. I also made a few changes to some of the waterways, as the interstate highway loop that runs through the city has a curved bridge, which the game doesn't allow, so I built a straight one that's in the approximate location.

The Baton Rouge one looks pretty cool too, and you can see how big the Mississippi really is.

Since you've started with my southern neighbor, is there any chance you feel like tackling the below sea level beast of Greater New Orleans?

I love your work, please keep giving the community new places to make the cities of their dreams.

Cheers,
Kevin

I tried New Orleans once already.  Didn't work out very well no matter what trick I have up my sleeve I threw at it.  Some places along the Gulf Coast is difficult to do, Miami is another of those difficult maps to do.  So, I'm not able to to do it. &mmm

These maps are seriously awesome!  They're perfect for re-creating real world cities in SC4, which is what I like to do.  I know you probably get a lot of requests, but I was wondering if I could "add to the list"?  I've been wanting to re-create some Pacific Northwest cities for quite some time, but have never been able to find properly scaled and good enough terrain for it. I was wondering if you could make maps for:

1. Ashland, OR/Hilt, CA: Basically a map that features parts of Ashland, Oregon and the area immediately south of the Oregon-California state border, including the border itself where Interstate 5 runs;
2. Tacoma, WA (including Fort Lewis, WA);
3. Olympia, WA;
4. Salem, OR;
5. Pendleton, OR
6. Hermiston-Umatilla, OR


Thanks in advance!

Quote from: portlandexpos04 on January 11, 2009, 11:40:16 PM
These maps are seriously awesome!  They're perfect for re-creating real world cities in SC4, which is what I like to do.  I know you probably get a lot of requests, but I was wondering if I could "add to the list"?  I've been wanting to re-create some Pacific Northwest cities for quite some time, but have never been able to find properly scaled and good enough terrain for it. I was wondering if you could make maps for:

1. Ashland, OR/Hilt, CA: Basically a map that features parts of Ashland, Oregon and the area immediately south of the Oregon-California state border, including the border itself where Interstate 5 runs;
2. Tacoma, WA (including Fort Lewis, WA);
3. Olympia, WA;
4. Salem, OR;
5. Pendleton, OR
6. Hermiston-Umatilla, OR


Thanks in advance!

The places I highlighted in bold text are places that are done, or being worked on and will be released within the next couple of months.  The ones highlighted in italics I'll take a look at and see.  As for Tacoma, you may want to look at MallowTheCloud's NHP Seattle map, which can be found on the STEX http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?page=1&Keyword=NHP&view=all and see if that covers the area you requested.  If not, I'll add Tacoma to 'hurry up and get it done so it can be put into one of a few Washington State Paks :thumbsup:


Now onto the updates.....

Now available for your downloading pleasure are the two NHP England Map Paks featuring London, Portsmouth-Southampton, Dover and Cardiff-Bristol, and also realeased was the NHP Scotland Map Pak featuring Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness.  All three Paks can be found on the STEX.

Now on to the pics......
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As a quick note, there are still 2 more England Paks being finished up and should be available soon.  Enjoy the new releases and thanks for dropping by.

These new maps of England and Scotland are superb &apls

I shall certainly grab myself a copy :thumbsup:
I was wondering would you be mapping any more of Ireland?

btw Just how long will it take you to map the planet? :D :D

:satisfied:
TTC

Quote from: blade2k5 on January 12, 2009, 11:55:20 AM
As for Tacoma, you may want to look at MallowTheCloud's NHP Seattle map, which can be found on the STEX http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?page=1&Keyword=NHP&view=all and see if that covers the area you requested.  If not, I'll add Tacoma to 'hurry up and get it done so it can be put into one of a few Washington State Paks :thumbsup:

I took a look at MallowTheCloud's Seattle map, and it looks like his map ends slightly north of the Tacoma city limits.   I marked up a Google Maps image for reference:

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The blue box is the southern boundary of MallowTheCloud's Seattle map, and the green box is more in-line with what I had in mind for my request.

I've never made a map myself, so I'm not sure if the full "green box", as shown, is too big to be feasible, and would understand if parts of it had to be cut out.  However, if you could try to include downtown Tacoma (area near Commencement Bay, I-5/I-705), Fort Lewis/McChord AFB to the South, and the area south of Gig Harbor (along Hwy. 16), that'd be great!


I also grabbed a screenshot of the Ashland-Hilt area that I was talking about in my previous post:

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Thanks again for considering my requests!

Quote from: TheTeaCat on January 12, 2009, 02:47:39 PM
These new maps of England and Scotland are superb &apls I shall certainly grab myself a copy :thumbsup:

Thanks. ;D and I hope you enjoy them :thumbsup:

Quote from: TheTeaCat on January 12, 2009, 02:47:39 PM
I was wondering would you be mapping any more of Ireland?

Yes, sometime later this year ;)

Quote from: TheTeaCat on January 12, 2009, 02:47:39 PMbtw Just how long will it take you to map the planet? :D :D

Not very long.....maybe by the end of the year :D

Troy looking sweet there with the maps!!! As always great qaulity stuff from ya's and Rich and Emil and the whole NHP Team!!!

blade2k5,

It has been awhile since I have posted but just wanted to stop in quick and give you a  :thumbsup: on your maps and a double  :thumbsup: :thumbsup: on the Lake Charles map. I keep looking at that one and am amazed at how well it is pulled off.

Hello all.  Just posting to let everyone know that I didn't fall off the face of the Earth, but rather I've been down with first the flu ()sick() followed by a nasty head/chest cold ()sick()  I am now feeling a lot better and am currently finishing up the final two England map paks for release as an LEX Exclusive within the next couple of days.  Stay tuned for further details and pics.......

I'm glad you feel better Troy !  :thumbsup:
Can't wait to see the next pack of maps my friend ;)

Take care,

Arthur.  :thumbsup:

I've been trying to upload the new Pak for the past couple of hours, but it keeps timing out and won't go through.  Guess I'll have to try again later.

As promised, here are the remaining two England Map Paks, both released today as LEX Exclusives. :thumbsup:


Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880. Liverpool has a population of 435,500, and lies at the centre of the wider Liverpool Urban Area, which has a population of 816,216.

Historically a part of Lancashire, the urbanisation and expansion of Liverpool were broadly brought about by the city's status as a major port. By the 18th century, trade from the West Indies, Ireland and mainland Europe coupled with close links with the Atlantic Slave Trade furthered the economic expansion of Liverpool. By the early 19th century, 40% of the world's trade passed through Liverpool's docks, contributing to Liverpool's rise as a major city.


Inhabitants of Liverpool are referred to as Liverpudlians but are also known as "Scousers", in reference to the local dish known as "scouse", a form of stew. The word "Scouse" has also become synonymous with the Liverpool accent and dialect. Liverpool's status as a port city has contributed to its diverse population, which draws from a wide range of peoples, cultures, and religions, particularly those from Ireland.

The popularity of The Beatles and the other groups from the Merseybeat era contributes to Liverpool's status as a tourist destination; tourism forms a significant part of the city's modern economy. In 2007 the city celebrated its 800th anniversary, and in 2008 it held the European Capital of Culture title together with Stavanger, Norway.


Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. Manchester was granted city status in 1853. It has a population of 458,100, and lies at the centre of the wider Greater Manchester Urban Area, which has a population of 2,240,230, the United Kingdom's third largest conurbation. Manchester has the second most populous Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) in the UK and the fourteenth most populated in Europe.


Forming part of the English Core Cities Group, often described as the second city of the UK, and the "Capital of the North", Manchester today is a centre of the arts, the media, higher education and commerce. In a poll of British business leaders published in 2006, Manchester was regarded as the best place in the UK to locate a business. A report commissioned by Manchester Partnership, published in 2007, showed Manchester to be the "fastest-growing city" economically.  It is the third most visited city in the United Kingdom by foreign visitors.  Manchester was the host of the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and among its other sporting connections are its two Premier League football teams, Manchester City and Manchester United.

Historically, most of the city was a part of Lancashire, with areas south of the River Mersey being in Cheshire. Manchester was the world's first industrialised city and played a central role during the Industrial Revolution. It was the dominant international centre of textile manufacture and cotton spinning.  During the 19th century it acquired the nickname Cottonopolis, suggesting it was a metropolis of cotton mills. Manchester City Centre is now on a tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, mainly due to the network of canals and mills constructed during its 19th-century development.

Region map size:
Liverpool is configured for 42 large city tiles and is 6x7 large tiles in size.
Manchester is configured for 63 large city tiles and is 7x9 large tiles in size.


Brighton is a town on the south coast of England and, with its neighbour Hove, forms the City of Brighton and Hove.

The ancient settlement of Brighthelmston dates from before the Domesday Book (1086), but it emerged as a health resort during the 18th Century and became a destination for day-trippers after the arrival of the railway in 1841. Brighton experienced rapid population growth reaching a peak of over 160,000 by 1961.  Modern Brighton forms part of a conurbation stretching along the coast, with a population of around 480,000.

Eight million tourists a year visit Brighton. The town also has a substantial business conference industry. Brighton has two universities and a medical school.


Worthing is a large seaside town and a local government borough in West Sussex, England. Around 100,000 people live within the borough itself and 183,000 in the urban area. Situated in the centre of an 80km (50-mile) wide bay on the Sussex coast, between Beachy Head and Selsey Bill, the borough of Worthing also lies at the foot of the South Downs, a proposed national park.

The area around Worthing has been populated for at least 6,000 years and contains Britain's greatest concentration of Stone Age flint mines, which are some of the earliest mines in Europe. Lying within the borough, the Iron Age hill fort of Cissbury Ring is one of Britain's largest. Worthing means "(place of) Worth/Worō's people", from the Old English personal name Worth/Worō (the name means "valiant one, one who is noble"), and -ingas "people of" (reduced to -ing in the modern name). For many centuries Worthing was a small mackerel fishing hamlet until in the late eighteenth century it developed into an elegant Georgian seaside resort and attracted the well-known and wealthy of the day. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries the area was one of Britain's chief market gardening centres.


Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about 190 miles (310 km) south west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound. Since 1967 the unitary authority of Plymouth has included the suburbs of Plympton and Plymstock, which are on the east side of the River Plym.

Plymouth's history goes back to the Bronze Age, when its first settlement grew at Mount Batten. This settlement continued to grow as a trading post for the Roman Empire, until the more prosperous village of Sutton, the current Plymouth, surpassed it. In 1620 the Pilgrim Fathers left Plymouth for the New World and established Plymouth Colony — the second English settlement in what is now the United States of America. During the English Civil War the town was held by the Parliamentarians and was besieged between 1642 and 1646.


Throughout the Industrial Revolution Plymouth grew as a major shipping port, handling imports and passengers from the Americas and the construction of ships for the Royal Navy. This later led to its targeting and partial destruction during World War II, an act known as the Plymouth Blitz. After the war the city centre was completely rebuilt.

Today the city is home to over 250,000 people, making it the 15th most populous city in England. It has its own city council and is represented nationally by three MPs. Plymouth's economy is still strongly influenced by shipbuilding, but has become a more service-based economy since the 1990s. It has the 11th largest university in the United Kingdom by number of students, the University of Plymouth, and the largest operational naval base in Western Europe — HMNB Devonport. Plymouth has ferry links to France and Spain and an airport with international services.

Region map size:
Brighton-Worthing is configured for 63 large city tiles and is 9x7 large tiles in size.
Plymouth is configured for 56 large city tiles and is 7x8 large tiles in size.

Credits
blade2k5 - Original map creation, DEM Conversion, scaling, importing.  SC4TF modification.
papab2000 - Original map creation, DEM Conversion, scaling, importing.  SC4TF modification.

This will conclude international map releases for the next few months.  There's still a lot of State Paks left to release yet.  I do believe a Tenn State Pak or two is coming very soon  ;)

Hey Troy looking real sweet there with the England map pak!!! I hope you are feeling better my friend!!! Get ahold of me some time soon...

pat

Great work.  Wow those maps are huge, 63 and 56 large squares.  I could never finish something like that.

Robin  ;)

These are excellent maps!  &apls

I wonder what comes next.  ()what()

The quality of your maps is astounding &apls

Huge maps as Robin said - I'd never complete it either $%Grinno$% Well not at the mo
But they will go in my collection :thumbsup:

:satisfied:
TTC

Pat - Thanks.  Sorry I haven't been able to hook up you with about doing the podcast and it doesn't look like I'll be getting to Rhinelander any time soon. &mmm

Robin - Thanks.  Glad you liked them.  Oh, I do have to say that those are not huge maps ;)  Large yes, but huge?  No. $%Grinno$%

cogeo - Thanks.  If you're referring to the Greece maps, I'm not releasing them any time soon or if at all.  Next up are the remaining State paks that are left over from this past autumn.

TeaCat - Thanks.  Glad you like them enough to add to your collection ;D

Great work again, Blade. I am looking for a map to start a second region and I am quite picky. I will definitely shortlist Liverpool and Plymouth.

State parks?  I hope it's the maps I'm thinking of ;)

Quote from: Eliteforce on February 03, 2009, 03:38:28 PM
State parks?  I hope it's the maps I'm thinking of ;)

No no, not State parks, State Paks meaning 2 or more cities/towns from the same State packaged together :thumbsup:

Parks, Paks, same difference  ;) 

So what maps are you looking for?

Tennessee?  I believe I PMed you about this a month ago or so.  ;D

QuoteJust curious about the status of them TN maps.  I recently formatted my pc thinking I saved my regions, when I didn't and now all of my regions and cities are gone  Cry  Just thought I'd see if any of them are available since I am starting from scratch.

Any info is great, thanks.

That's the PM you sent, but doesn't tell me what cities/towns you're looking for ()what()

that Brighton map looks perfect for me: a bit hill, but still mostly flat

I hope it works out for you and you enjoy developing it :thumbsup:

This message was way before that, more like New Year's time or so...

Anyways, the maps I'm looking for are of the Knoxville area.

You're in luck then :thumbsup:  Knoxville, Chattanooga, Nashville, and Memphis are 4 TN maps I can think of off the top of my head that are coming to a LEX near you very soon.

Id like to request MSP?  ;D

nice work

What's MSP ()what()

I'm going to guess Minneapolis-St. Paul is what he meant

You're probably right, though I've never seen it abbreviated like that.  Unfortunately, it'll be some time before I get around to doing the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.

Any chance you could upload the Wichita map?
Another request: Could you take your Philadelphia map (which is really great) and rotate it some degrees so that it is easier to recreate the downtown area? I mean a slight rotation so you can build straight, 90degree road, because angled road are hard to build in SC4.

All U.S maps that were featured a dozen or so pages back that haven't been released yet will be within the next few months.  As for the Philly map, I'll ask around if someone would like to do that for you.  Right now, I have several other requested projects I'm working on that I want to finish and not put off to the side.  In other words, I don't have the time right now.

Just wondering (pardon me if this was answered earlier on) what the scale is on the maps, and how you create them. I've had some thoughts of making my own maps, but these two have always been the sticking point for me, and the few maps that are out there of the geographic places I want are cut off at weird places. (For instance, the one of my metro area that I've found, cuts off most of the northern suburbs, and cuts off the eastern suburbs just short of my house).

EDIT: Turns out you also did one I hadn't seen (your San Diego on pg 2)... which does just barely cover my neighborhood - it would be in the 8th square on the top row - but is missing the whole north side. I know that would make it huge, though... course, if you went away from rectangular regions you might get San Diego better. (There really isn't much to the far northeast or southeast, and the southwest is ocean).

Hi my friend  :)
So many times that I didn't go there. Your work is as well super. The last maps are incredible
I'm looking forward to the next maps

Take care,

David

Quote from: writingliberty on February 05, 2009, 10:00:02 PM
Just wondering (pardon me if this was answered earlier on) what the scale is on the maps, and how you create them. I've had some thoughts of making my own maps, but these two have always been the sticking point for me, and the few maps that are out there of the geographic places I want are cut off at weird places. (For instance, the one of my metro area that I've found, cuts off most of the northern suburbs, and cuts off the eastern suburbs just short of my house).

I use USGS DEM data [Digital Elevation Model] when creating U.S. based maps.  Through a 4-step process, I convert that data into a workable 16-bit grayscale png image which I then can import into SC4Terraformer.  The maps are accurately scaled for both size and elevation.

Which areas are you referring to that are cut off in 'weird' places?

QuoteEDIT: Turns out you also did one I hadn't seen (your San Diego on pg 2)... which does just barely cover my neighborhood - it would be in the 8th square on the top row - but is missing the whole north side. I know that would make it huge, though... course, if you went away from rectangular regions you might get San Diego better. (There really isn't much to the far northeast or southeast, and the southwest is ocean).

I know the San Diego area very well [I'm originally from Santa Barbara and have been to San Diego hundreds of times...it's my favorite city in Ca.], what part are you looking for?  I know the version I have uploaded gets cut off just below La Jolla, but I do have a northern section of city already mapped and ready for release when papab2000 and I release our California Map Paks in the next couple of months.

The reason I went with the rectangular sized maps of SD was because I like mountains on my maps, as do others and wanted to give a little bit of everything to please all who download the SD map.  And you're right, trying to cover the entire SD metro area would have been a huge map, to big to upload here or at ST, which is why I decided to do a southern section and a northern section that would cover an area from the Mexican border to just north of Escondido.

So you gonna get them Tennessee maps up sometime soon so I can stop waiting?

Possibly tonight or tomorrow :thumbsup:

Woo Tennessee!
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Rocky Top
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n9prNixjbg



I'm not a redneck, there's just a lot around here!

Hi Troy,

I have to say that your newest maps (England) were just amazing! I love the Liverpool one. It's gonna be great fun to develop it ;) Also, Tennesee maps? Sounds awesome! ;D

One little thing, though. On the exchange uploads of your England maps the pictures are switched, I mean, in the Liverpool/Manchester there are pics from Brighton-Worthing/Plymouth. You may want to fix that ;)

Keep up the good work :thumbsup:
Piotr

Quote from: Sheep49 on February 10, 2009, 09:30:40 AM
Hi Troy,

I have to say that your newest maps (England) were just amazing! I love the Liverpool one. It's gonna be great fun to develop it ;) Also, Tennesee maps? Sounds awesome! ;D

One little thing, though. On the exchange uploads of your England maps the pictures are switched, I mean, in the Liverpool/Manchester there are pics from Brighton-Worthing/Plymouth. You may want to fix that ;)

Keep up the good work :thumbsup:
Piotr

Thanks, glad you liked them.  Yeah, I've known about the pic screw-up for a few days now, but have been obsessing about my favorite tv program over at scifi.com ::)  I'll try and get the pics fixed tonight when I plan on uploading the Tenn Paks :thumbsup:

The two NHP Tennessee Map Paks are now available as LEX Exclusives....

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Wow, just DLed all the maps, they look great, I didn't realize just how big Knoxville is!  Now I have a lot of things to mess with for the next few days, I'm gonna be putting in all the major roads in their exact locations!

Quote from: Eliteforce on February 10, 2009, 08:55:22 PM
Wow, just DLed all the maps, they look great, I didn't realize just how big Knoxville is!  Now I have a lot of things to mess with for the next few days, I'm gonna be putting in all the major roads in their exact locations!

I generally gather the surrounding areas of the city proper just to make sure I've gotten everything, so most likely the map covers some rural areas around the city. :thumbsup:

Btw, I'm pretty sure you mixed up the Nashville/Chattanooga maps in the 2nd pak. :thumbsup:

Hey Troy,
Great to see some more maps.
I have never really worked on a map with rivers, might be interesting.
Awesome work.
Robin  :thumbsup:

Troy, these maps are excellently fantastic!
I really love the Chattanooga one, and I'll be sure use it !  ;)
Arthur. :thumbsup:

Quote from: Eliteforce on February 11, 2009, 04:29:06 AM
Btw, I'm pretty sure you mixed up the Nashville/Chattanooga maps in the 2nd pak. :thumbsup:

Fixed.

Quote from: rooker1 on February 11, 2009, 05:44:36 AM
Hey Troy,
Great to see some more maps.
I have never really worked on a map with rivers, might be interesting.
Awesome work.
Robin  :thumbsup:

You're kidding right? :P Well then, hope that you enjoy working on them :thumbsup:

Quote from: art128 on February 11, 2009, 09:31:22 AM
Troy, these maps are excellently fantastic!
I really love the Chattanooga one, and I'll be sure use it !  ;)
Arthur. :thumbsup:

Thanks, hope you enjoy developing it :thumbsup:

Can I ask what the eastern most longitude of the Memphis map is? The TN maps look very accurate as far as I can tell.

Quote from: sim-al2 on February 11, 2009, 06:34:40 PM
Can I ask what the eastern most longitude of the Memphis map is? The TN maps look very accurate as far as I can tell.

I have no idea, I don't do latitude/longitude $%Grinno$% when I gather DEM data from the USGS site.  You don't need to there because they actually label it [cities/highways etc] on the DEM map they provide.  They look accurate because they are :thumbsup:

Oh... duh... ::)  I was hoping that my suburb would be on there, but it seems to be too far west(east) ??? to be on that map. Oh well. At least I can make the riverfront. :P

Quote from: sim-al2 on February 11, 2009, 08:51:15 PM
Oh... duh... ::)  I was hoping that my suburb would be on there, but it seems to be too far west(east) ??? to be on that map. Oh well. At least I can make the riverfront. :P

Which suburb are you looking for?  I may be able to help you out with that :thumbsup:

Germantown- Collierville: Home to one of the largest collections of mega-houses in the nation (or so it seems %confuso)

Not that I really care or anything. Topography isn't terribly interesting.

Does this the area you're looking for, or should I go grab a larger area?
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Very good, but how do you do this? :thumbsup:
And could I've a map of my region? ()stsfd()