Map Height Maps - Page 16

RecruitMonty · #**151** February 21st, 2018, 01:25 PM

I can't seem to zoom in to the level of the grid. Might have something to do with Microsoft's absolutely useless "Edge".

dmnt · #**152** February 26th, 2018, 03:59 AM

There are some bugs in that experimental version... I'll try to iron them out ASAP.

MarkSheppard · #**153** March 4th, 2018, 07:35 PM

This is a 2019-2020 Feature Request

I am just wondering if it might be possible to add more flags to the SP random map generator; so that the RNG can leave the underlying contour map intact, and instead overlay terrain types/trees, etc on the map?

DRG · #**154** March 4th, 2018, 07:47 PM

That was already on our work list for consideration last April but untangling the interconnected code is more complicated than it sounds.

MarkSheppard · #**155** April 12th, 2018, 06:07 PM

Any progress on water generation for coastlines/etc?

dmnt · #**156** April 15th, 2018, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by MarkSheppard

Any progress on water generation for coastlines/etc?

Unfortunately I've been way too busy with work, family and an injury. I had an ACL reconstruction and meniscus repair surgery last week and I'm still trying to recover from it. It's on the list of things I want to work on with but pretty much overriden by the list of things I have to work on.

DRG · #**157** April 15th, 2018, 09:23 AM

The important thing is to get healthy and deal with RL first....whatever is left after that work on this wonderful map tool you have built

DRG · #**158** April 15th, 2018, 09:29 AM

Here is another tool for mapmakers

https://elevationmap.net/

a graphic representation of the contours ( with the contour lines shown ) plus ready access to satellite imagery of the area

DRG · #**159** May 1st, 2018, 07:24 AM

Another far simpler way to "reveal" the contours on a freshly generated Vehola is to use the new "Strip map" feature of the extended map editor.....it reveals the contours with one control.

dmnt · #**160** May 7th, 2018, 09:00 AM

Good news, everyone!

I just today finished with the map tool update that provides the satellite view properly and with all the bugs fixed. Additionally there's a new download dialog which allows you to

specify the description text (spmapXXX.txt)
specify the map id number (1-999)
specify the map name

The created files are returned in a convenient ZIP package.

Map description text by default contains the URL of the downloaded map just in case you do the same as I did and lose precise coordinates where you created that map in.

New functionality also includes switching between map, combined and satellite view. In combined view you have a 50:50 mix of the map and the satellite view so you can still see the labels. The rotation is M (Map) -> (C) Combined -> (S) Satellite.

Enjoy, report back if anything goes terribly wrong! I had to use a lot of API requests to test and fix the bugs in the process, so if Google complains about those then you have to wait until the resources are free again.