lookinins Mapp Squad maps

[lookinin 2]

No problem - which peninsula do you mean? The one at the same portion of the map? ... with Fort Amsterdam on it by Little Bay?

[Kanis 0]

The one with Divi Resort and the Fort. Its between Little Bay and Great Bay.

[lookinin 2]

Okay, I think we're on the same page there... I'll fix it up and get it released, check back within the hour

[newyorkrunaway1 110]

This is an amazing map, I cant wait to import it into my existing region. Im creating one huge region with various maps that fit in with my region, and this one fits the bill!!! Cant wait to see it!!!

[lookinin 2]

St. Maarten & Saba has been released and should be availabe on the STEX very shortly. Sorry for the delay, I had some difficulty connecting back to ST.

Here is the final image with the two minor fixes around the Little Bay area:



Thanks Kanis for all the help in getting this map together - I don't think I could have done it otherwise!

Edit: And thanks newyorkrunaway1! I hope it works well for you!

Edit again: This map has been released in pre-rendered format: Official Pre-Rendered Map Requests Thread

[Kanis 0]

I think everyone loves this map. I like this map very much and I am going to get it as soon as ST stops gliching. I hope that you can do more maps for me in the future. Thanks for the reply Newyorkrunaway1

 

[newyorkrunaway1 110]

Will this be released as a pre-render?

[lookinin 2]

Date: 7/3/2005 5:22:58 PM
Author: newyorkrunaway1
Will this be released as a pre-render?

quote>

If anyone thinks it should be, I have no problem with it!

[newyorkrunaway1 110]

cool, thanks for a great map lookinin!!!

[Kanis 0]

I have a big problem. First when I went in to Landscape Designer to convert the bmp into a jpg the map was underwater. Two when I thought I fixed that SC$ said the map has to 1025 by 1025 and the map is 1025 by 1281.

Help please

[lookinin 2]

Date: 7/3/2005 10:39:52 PM
Author: Kanis
I have a big problem.
First when I went in to Landscape Designer to convert the bmp into a jpg the map was underwater.

quote>

Sorry to hear you are having trouble - what bmp are you trying to convert? The jpeg I uploaded to the STEX should be used as is (no conversions necessary) along with the higher mountain mod. The Landscape Designer will not work correctly with that image because it's made for the mod and is much darker than a standard SC4 greyscale image.

Two when I thought I fixed that SC$ said the map has to 1025 by 1025 and the map is 1025 by 1281.

quote>

Be sure you are using the config.bmp I provide in the details section of my upload.

[lookinin 2]

Sorry for the short delay in taking requests... I'm working thru a small case of the summertime blues I suppose... But now it's back to work...

Here's a preview of what I'm working on now - Requested by KingJobs , here is Albuquerque, NM.



This was rendered using a modified version of Andy80586's higher mountain mod, which I will find a way to provide, and is presented using Teirusu's Desert/Plains terrain mod .

It still needs a little smoothing out, but what I'm curious about is if someone more familiar with the area than me can verify the placement of the river. It's difficult to tell from satellite data exactly where it should be with regards to the rest of the terrain - I think I'm pretty close tho.

Albuquerque itself is slightly West of center so that I could capture the mountain range rather than having just the flat city area. This is a rather large region at 40km by 36km.

Hope you guys like it - any thoughts or suggestions?

[MallowTheCloud 41]

Congratulations on your custom label! Kinda hard to read, but you definately deserve it. That map looks awesome!

[lookinin 2]

Date: 7/9/2005 11:55:49 PM
Author: MallowTheCloud
Congratulations on your custom label! Kinda hard to read, but you definately deserve it. That map looks awesome!

quote>

Thanks so much Mallow! I'm still working on the map, but I wanted to make sure I got the basic layout correct. The label color being so bad is my fault - I requested a change to dark red - hopefully that will look a bit nicer.

Thanks also (again) for your help with the mod - I think it's gonna make these accurate maps MUCH better and easier to make.

[Casper3141 60]

That is a sweet map

[MallowTheCloud 41]

Date: 7/10/2005 12:08:48 AM
Author: lookinin
Thanks so much Mallow! I'm still working on the map, but I wanted to make sure I got the basic layout correct. The label color being so bad is my fault - I requested a change to dark red - hopefully that will look a bit nicer.

Thanks also (again) for your help with the mod - I think it's gonna make these accurate maps MUCH better and easier to make.

quote>


No problem and no problem. And thank you (again) for the help with ILive Reader.

[tijn21 2]

Hey Lookinin, That looks like a really great region....

 

And congrats, indeed, on your new label, it's catchy!!

[KingJobs 0]

Date: 7/9/2005 10:13:10 PM
Author: lookinin
Sorry for the short delay in taking requests... I'm working thru a small case of the summertime blues I suppose... But now it's back to work...


Here's a preview of what I'm working on now - Requested by KingJobs , here is Albuquerque, NM.





This was rendered using a modified version of Andy80586's higher mountain mod, which I will find a way to provide, and is presented using Teirusu's Desert/Plains terrain mod .


It still needs a little smoothing out, but what I'm curious about is if someone more familiar with the area than me can verify the placement of the river. It's difficult to tell from satellite data exactly where it should be with regards to the rest of the terrain - I think I'm pretty close tho.


Albuquerque itself is slightly West of center so that I could capture the mountain range rather than having just the flat city area. This is a rather large region at 40km by 36km.


Hope you guys like it - any thoughts or suggestions?

quote>

Wow, lookinin! Thanks, this is going to look awesome!

[the_new_simman 5]

Nice job lookinin. I really like the desert terrain modd you used on this. It adds a great effect.

[lookinin 2]

Thanks tijn21, TNS, & KingJobs!

Albuquerque has been released - here's a shot of the final render - the most obvious change is just a little smoothing so that it doesn't look so blocky:



This map requires a modified version of Andy80586's higher mountain mod - Thanks to the original author, Andy80586, for the mod and MallowTheCloud for his changes which should allow us to create more accurate (height-wise) maps then ever before! Grab the required version here .

[Alrowan 0]

i cant seem to render this map properly, i have the mod u suggest to download, but i still get the messed up water levels...

[lookinin 2]

Hi Alrowan,

The terrain renders correctly but just at the wrong height? It's probably an import mod of some kind conflicting...

Might you have CycleDogg's Columbus terrain mod? If so, check this post for which files to check for and (re)move from your plugins directory.

Also check for the original import.dat mod and remove that one if it exists as well.

If all else fails, you can try moving all of your plugins (except 2000m.dat) to a temporary place, render the map, and then move them back.

Hope that helps, but let me know if it doesn't!

[Alrowan 0]

hey, i just got it to work by clearing my plugins folder, thanks for the help, might i suggest tweaking it a little since the river runs a little low overall, but apart from that i love the terrain

[KingJobs 0]

Thanks, lookinin. I am playing it right now!

[lookinin 2]

Alrowan: Yeah, I have a bad habit of setting the water color to 0, I'll try to take more care in the future - sorry about that, but I'm glad you like it!

KingJobs: You're very welcome, and the second portion of your request - Sante Fe, NM - has been released and should be available within a few minutes. Here is a preview:

[RadioheadFan 1]

Looking good my friend! I have something in mind for each of these maps, can't wait to try them out in SC4!

RHF

[euphonial 0]

lookinin -
I'm back! I did something stupid and lent my copy of SC out -- 5 months later it came back, and I just remembered asking for Wysox! IT LOOOKS GREAT -- the lakes and ponds included. Is it still on your radar screen at all? I'd really like to give it a shot! THANK YOU for your work, and your patience!
Allen F. aka euphonial