NHP Map Catalog

[marat016 0]

Yeah, no problem, take your time.  Your CA maps so far have been great.  That's interesting about Cunningham, didn't know he's from CA.  And since you brought up high school athletes, my school has an OK alumni class as well.  Tom Brady, Barry Bonds, and Lynn Swann, to name a few...

As for the Fresno map, is it playable now, or do I have to wait for you to package it up and then download it?  Can I just save the picture as a certain filename and load it in SC4 mapper?  Sorry for the bonehead questions, but computer programming was never my thing.

Cheers,

Matt     

[blade2k5 1,523]

Originally posted by: marat016

Yeah, no problem, take your time.  Your CA maps so far have been great.  That's interesting about Cunningham, didn't know he's from CA.  And since you brought up high school athletes, my school has an OK alumni class as well.  Tom Brady, Barry Bonds, and Lynn Swann, to name a few...

As for the Fresno map, is it playable now, or do I have to wait for you to package it up and then download it?  Can I just save the picture as a certain filename and load it in SC4 mapper?  Sorry for the bonehead questions, but computer programming was never my thing.

Cheers,

Matt     quote>

I'll have to package it up first and upload it.  More than likely Fresno, Hamilton Ontario and Bora Bora will be released today.

[blade2k5 1,523]

Four new NHP maps were uploaded today, all four of them requests.  First up is Bora Bora:

Next up is Hamilton Ontario:

Next up is Fresno California:

And finally Fort Myers Florida:

More requests to come in the next few weeks.

[blade2k5 1,523]

Latest requests update:

Right now I'm working on these four requests...

1. Elk Grove Ca. [14km x 14km map]

2. Fort Walton Beach Fl. [48km x 26km map]

3. Neah Bay Wa. [12km x 10km map]

4. Singapore [44km x 30km map]

After these four maps are completed and released, next in line are the series of Mindanao Island maps of the Philippines that boom_box requested.

[Allstillwell 77]

Hey Blade, I've been a long time fan of your maps. Their simply amazing. I was wondering If it would be possible to make a map of my old home town of Elgin Illinois 42

[blade2k5 1,523]

Isn't that near Chicago?

EDIT:  Ok, got the data.  You'll end up getting some of the surrounding area as well

[Allstillwell 77]

Seriously man? Wow I cant thank you enough. Yes It's a suburb of Chicago. Thank you again for all your work.

[thecitiescenter 3,046]

Blade, thanks again for including Singapore.  I'm really looking forward to that one   

Also, I just want to thank you for all of your hard work.  Not only are your maps THE best around, but you've also been super-cool with taking all of our requests.  Without your maps, SC4 would simply not be the same.  Your maps make up 98% of my regions and I think that says something.  Your maps are THE standard for quality mapping around here and because of your products, SC4 continues to be a fun and enjoyable experience for me and I'm sure many others.  Thanks again and I look forward to many more NHP releases!

[blade2k5 1,523]

Originally posted by: Allstillwell

Seriously man? Wow I cant thank you enough. Yes It's a suburb of Chicago. Thank you again for all your work.quote>

Yes seriously.  And you're welcomed.

[blade2k5 1,523]

Originally posted by: portlandexpos04

Blade, thanks again for including Singapore.  I'm really looking forward to that one   

Also, I just want to thank you for all of your hard work.  Not only are your maps THE best around, but you've also been super-cool with taking all of our requests.  Without your maps, SC4 would simply not be the same.  Your maps make up 98% of my regions and I think that says something.  Your maps are THE standard for quality mapping around here and because of your products, SC4 continues to be a fun and enjoyable experience for me and I'm sure many others.  Thanks again and I look forward to many more NHP releases!quote>

I almost forgot about Singapore...again.  Thanks for the high praise on NHP's and my work, we do our best.  And enjoy developing the regions we've made.

[blade2k5 1,523]

Here is the latest development on the latest round of requested maps listed a couple of posts further back...

Elk Grove Ca. [ just nees to be rendered and readme written up]

Fort Walton Beach & Vicinity Fl.  [needs a little bit more work in TerraFormer, rendering and readme written up.]

Neah Bay Wa.  [just needs to be rendered and readme written up.]

Elgin Il. [just needs rendering and readme written up.]

Singapore  [Needs a lot of work in Terraformer, rendering and readme written up.]

So that's where we stand on these five maps at the moment, more development updates to come in the next few days.

[Allstillwell 77]

Oh! I cant wait!!! Thank you again for all the work you do in bringing us these maps.

[redleg64 0]

any chance of Caribbean maps (Grenada specifically, though any would do) or possibly the Ft. Lauderdale/ Broward county area?

[seminolefan4ever 0]

I see my Fort Walton Beach request is here... looks amazing!

[blade2k5 1,523]

Originally posted by: seminolefan4ever

I see my Fort Walton Beach request is here... looks amazing!quote>

  Would have posted this over at SC4D for you to look at, but of course I can't log onto the site at the moment and don't know when I'll be able to again.  I also have to Google Earth this area to find out what rivers/waterways are missing and then fill them if there are any.

[blade2k5 1,523]

Fort Walton Beach request has been completed except for rendering.  Should be ready for release by the middle of next week sometime.  In the meantime, here's the final look in TerraFormer:

[blade2k5 1,523]

Singapore map update:

Finished all work on map in TerraFormer and all that's left to do is render.  Map should be ready for release by the middle of next week.

[blade2k5 1,523]

I have just received a request from Secretariat for Kota Kilanbu in south-east Asia. I would like to say that I just downloaded the DEM data needed and will add it to the next batch of requests that I'll be working on.

[thecitiescenter 3,046]

Originally posted by: blade2k5

Singapore map update:

Finished all work on map in TerraFormer and all that's left to do is render.  Map should be ready for release by the middle of next week.

quote>

Looks awesome Blade!  Thanks!  Can't wait to download it

[blade2k5 1,523]

Originally posted by: portlandexpos04

Originally posted by: blade2k5

Singapore map update:

Finished all work on map in TerraFormer and all that's left to do is render.  Map should be ready for release by the middle of next week.

quote>

Unfortunately, you're gonna have to wait..........until later in the week  Anyways, glad you like what you saw, I tell ya, it was a real pain in the backside to draw in the rest of waterway when there was no clear indication of where it was supposed to go.  So I had to get a satellite image along with a roadmap from Google to draw it in.

[blade2k5 1,523]

Ok, all five requests that I've been working on the past couple of weeks have now all been rendered.  All that is left to do is write up the readmes, zip the files and they will be ready for release.  In the meantime, here are what they look like in all their rendered glory.

Elgin Illinoise:

Elk Grove California:

Fort Walton Beach Florida:

Neah Bay Washington:

Singapore:

[Allstillwell 77]

Blade what can I say but thank you! I saw in your comments on the stex in which you posted " I hope you like the map" Well Of course I like it I'm planing on trying to recreate my old home town in Simcity 4 on a map made by The best map maker in all of the Sim city community. If I was even half descent at playing the game I would try a CJ. Thank you and the NHP team for bringing use these maps and the ease of getting them into the game again Thank you.

[Allstillwell 77]

Blade what can I say but thank you! I saw in your comments on the stex in which you posted " I hope you like the map" Well Of course I like it I'm planing on trying to recreate my old home town in Simcity 4 on a map made by The best map maker in all of the Sim city community. If I was even half descent at playing the game I would try a CJ. Thank you and the NHP team for bringing use these maps and the ease of getting them into the game again Thank you.

[blade2k5 1,523]

Originally posted by: Allstillwell

Blade what can I say but thank you! I saw in your comments on the stex in which you posted " I hope you like the map" Well Of course I like it I'm planing on trying to recreate my old home town in Simcity 4 on a map made by The best map maker in all of the Sim city community. If I was even half descent at playing the game I would try a CJ. Thank you and the NHP team for bringing use these maps and the ease of getting them into the game again Thank you.quote>

It's the one main reasons NHP was started more than 4 years ago, to provide the best possible real world maps and most realistic fantasy maps to the SimCity 4 community and make it easier for said maps to be imported into the game, circumventing the old way of rendering maps.

[blade2k5 1,523]

Originally posted by: Allstillwell

Blade what can I say but thank you! I saw in your comments on the stex in which you posted " I hope you like the map" Well Of course I like it I'm planing on trying to recreate my old home town in Simcity 4 on a map made by The best map maker in all of the Sim city community. If I was even half descent at playing the game I would try a CJ. Thank you and the NHP team for bringing use these maps and the ease of getting them into the game again Thank you.quote>

It's the one main reasons NHP was started more than 4 years ago, to provide the best possible real world maps and most realistic fantasy maps to the SimCity 4 community and make it easier for said maps to be imported into the game, circumventing the old way of rendering maps.

[blade2k5 1,523]

Three new requests have been completed, Ft. Lauderdale, Izmir Turkey and Kota Kinabalu Malaysia.  All three will be released in the next 24-48 hours, but in the meantime, here's what they look like.

Ft. Lauderdale:

Izmir, Turkey:

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia:

[Allstillwell 77]

It's like Christmas with you man every week . .. I can't decided which to play first between Turkey, and Malaysia...Amazing work there guy thank you!

[830point35 8]

I have to agree. You should change your name to "Double Edged Blade" because every time i start a new region you come out with like three more I like.

[blade2k5 1,523]

Originally posted by: Allstillwell

It's like Christmas with you man every week . .. I can't decided which to play first between Turkey, and Malaysia...Amazing work there guy thank you!quote>

You're welcome.  I'm the gift that keeps on giving.

Originally posted by: 830point35

I have to agree. You should change your name to "Double Edged Blade" because every time i start a new region you come out with like three more I like.quote>

Well then I should keep you busy for a long time to come. 

The three maps showcased above are available for download on the STEX.

[zakuten 8]

I hope this wouldn't be too terribly hard for you, but do you think you could have a go at Hangzhou, China? It's a very interesting landscape between having the flat city, the river, and then suddenly the mountains behind West Lake... Just if you feel up to it of course. I have no skills in map making, so I can't really advise, but I'd hope you'd check it out!