Ronrn projects

Completed: Maps - Praha (Prague), CZ
Please help me keep track of request by placing your future request in:
User Mod Requests / Maps
Maps

 

Progress report:
I still use a paint program to "hand draw" height maps but I've learned how to enhance them a little with World Machine (free version). I find the erosion features the most useful. Still limited to the 512 x 512 output resolution, though the XXL Map Editor seems to do well enough with it.
There was a request for maps featuring the continents of the XXL Planet. It took a little preparation for this, and I'm ready, but I think I'm going to wait for more request before starting that adventure.
Again, I ask that map request be made in the Maps section, each member's request in a new thread please. This will make them much more visible, easier to keep track of, and in chronological order.

 

I will be happy to do your map. There are only just a few maps ahead of you.
I only ask that map request be made in the Maps section, each member's request in a new thread please. This will make them much more visible, easier to keep track of, and in chronological order.

 

Please note that almost 100% of my maps/cities were requested by XLnation members.

There is no real way to judge/calculate height in-game short of counting floors on a typical in-game building and comparing it to elevations.

Custom map terrain elevations are based on an imported grey scale (height map) image.
In the XXL Map Editor it is the water level that is "adjustable". Water, in the map editor, has the only unit of measurement available. All of my calculations are based on this unit of measurement.

~short explanation:
The basic (lowest) terrain elevation in most of my maps varies from 7.5 meters to 11.8 meters above sea level.

~long explanation (tips to anyone interested in map making):
Relative to 1 meter of the map editor's water level:
Each shade of grey scale, Zero to 255 ("RGB" of red-0, green-0, blue-0 thru red-255, green-255, blue-255) is equal to .33 meters in terrain elevation.
-in other words:
1m of water level = .33m of terrain elevation
..or..
3m of water level = 1m of terrain elevation.(9.99m rounded off)

With most of my height maps, especially the flat ones, I use these basic ratios:
-ocean, river, lake bottoms = rgb of zero
-basic/lowest terrain elevation = rgb of 5 or 6 (16.5 or 19.8 meters above zero); excluding beach conditions.
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inside the map editor, I set:
-water level = 8 or 9 meters. (This is the minimum level that prevents the bottom/ground texture from being visible thru water using my transparency settings.)

Summation:
Again, the basic (lowest) terrain elevation in most of my maps varies from 7.5 meters to 11.8 meters above sea level. To me, these elevations seem to work well with the in-game ports, harbor components and, seawall roads.
Note that bridge tunnel depths in XXL are not restricted by the water level, and are only limited to the slope factor.

However, your point is a valid one. The Philadelphia map, after reviewing the files, has an elevation of only 4 meters above water level. I am not sure why the Philly map is so different, unless, well....sometimes I just adjust the water level to what looks the best (realistic) to me in the map editor.

Early in my projects thread I requested anyone's feedback on things like patch file sizes, tree volumes, water levels and etc. The feedback I've received on these subjects is virtually zero. You are only the second to bring water level vs terrain elevation to my attention.

By the way, thank you for the feedback.

May I ask what exactly makes the low terrain elevation difficult to work with? I suspect that it involves digging with Mr. D's new mod for road under/overpasses.
Do you have any suggestions to address this issue?
Would you like to request a redo of this particular map, or any other for that matter?

Oh yea, welcome to the world of XXL (2015). Personally, I find the performance of the game to be much, much better than XL (2012).

 

This map contains higher terrain elevations for better/deeper digging (approx 14 meters).
ATTENTION: This map does not replace the Philadelphia from the Mid-Atlantic Map Pak.
MEGA

 

This map is not scaled. It is made to the map image above.
MEGA

 

How about these 4 maps?
Is my information (description of maps) correct?
-Gayny
A settlement in Gaynsky District of Perm Krai.
-Kosa
An administrative district (raion) of Komi-Permyak Okrug of Perm Krai, Russia.
-Kudymkar
The administrative center of Komi-Permyak Okrug of Perm Krai, Russia.
-Yusva
no info that I could find.

Relative to download file size, 4 maps is a good limit for a Map Pak.
Flat maps will do for these 2 cities as they have no large, distinctive terrain or water features that will show in the Map Editor.
Kochyovo
Yurla

 

Name of map?