USA Map Pack [Quenched]

[AzureX]

Concise description:
Reinforcement issue in USA New England (BETA):
Drop down reinforcement menu has Bennington instead of Rutland (which is on the map).

Specifics/what happened:
I had 4 men on Rutland and wanted to move 3 men to another territory. Rutland was not on the list, but Bennington was. Bennington in real life is located in southern Vermont, the same area as Rutland. So, I selected Bennington from the drop down reinforcement menu, and it moved men from Rutland on the map.

This will improve the following aspects of the site:
Because it will have the correct territory in the reinforcement drop down menu. This will obviously alleviate confusion.

[blakebowling]

This is an issue with the map's xml file. Please report it in the maps thread in the Map Foundry

[AzureX]

Will do. Thank you.

[AzureX]

Concise description:
Reinforcement issue in USA New England (BETA):
Drop down reinforcement menu has Bennington instead of Rutland (which is on the map).

Specifics/what happened:
I had 4 men on Rutland and wanted to move 3 men to another territory. Rutland was not on the list, but Bennington was. Bennington in real life is located in southern Vermont, the same area as Rutland. So, I selected Bennington from the drop down reinforcement menu, and it moved men from Rutland on the map.

This will improve the following aspects of the site:
Because it will have the correct territory in the reinforcement drop down menu. This will obviously alleviate confusion.

[cicero]

Moved to Foundry Discussion for merging.

Cicero

[gimil]

Moved to Foundry Discussion for merging.

Cicero

Merged with the USA Map Pack thread.

[merged]

[barterer2002]

WM, nice job on these. I've gotten at least 5 games in on each of them and think they've got a reasonable game play. I do laugh at all the people saying things like "this should be renamed Plains" or things like that but overall they're an enjoyable set.

[djawshua]

Congrats WM - I know it's a bit late - but I've not had the chance to say it.

C.

Thanks yeti.

Everyone, are the fixes above good?
If so, then I will PM lack the changes.

WM

Great job WM! Thanks for listening and making some awesome maps!
Vermont is a great place and I love seeing it accurately portrayed
Keep of the good work man!

-djawshua

[saaimen]

One detail in the New England map:

Conneticut in the legend should be Connecticut.

[perrbear]

I like the maps a great deal.

However, In the west there is a geographical mistake in the West. Crescent City does not connect to the "i5" or Redding. Arcata (7 miles north of Eureka), where I happen to live, does via 299.

Crescent city connects however to Grants Pass via 199.

perrbear

[Gilligan]

One detail in the New England map:

Conneticut in the legend should be Connecticut.

Good catch, it also needs to be fixed in the XML.

[WidowMakers]

I like the maps a great deal.

However, In the west there is a geographical mistake in the West. Crescent City does not connect to the "i5" or Redding. Arcata (7 miles north of Eureka), where I happen to live, does via 299.

Crescent city connects however to Grants Pass via 199.

perrbear

Well technically it does by way of Arcata. I know it is not drawn 100% correct. But I stated before these maps would not be 100% correct as far as exact road location and looks.
Not all cities on every road are labeled and not all possible roads between cities are placed. This was designed purely to ensure better gameplay.

So while technically the road does not look like the one shown on the google map below, it is possible to go from Cresent City to Redding.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UT ... 62&t=h&z=8

[WidowMakers]

One detail in the New England map:

Conneticut in the legend should be Connecticut.

Good catch, it also needs to be fixed in the XML.

I will get on that tonight

[perrbear]

I like the maps a great deal.

However, In the west there is a geographical mistake in the West. Crescent City does not connect to the "i5" or Redding. Arcata (7 miles north of Eureka), where I happen to live, does via 299.

Crescent city connects however to Grants Pass via 199.

perrbear

Well technically it does by way of Arcata. I know it is not drawn 100% correct. But I stated before these maps would not be 100% correct as far as exact road location and looks.
Not all cities on every road are labeled and not all possible roads between cities are placed. This was designed purely to ensure better gameplay.

So while technically the road does not look like the one shown on the google map below, it is possible to go from Cresent City to Redding.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UT ... 62&t=h&z=8

My suggestion doesn't change the play of the map, which I have Ifound solid thus far. If Crescent City was simply replaced with Arcata it would make the map more accurate geographically as well. Crescent City connects to 5 but in Grants Pass Oregon via a beautiful but simultaneously horrible road - 199. Then From Grants Pass Redding is 3 hours south. Or one could drive 1.5 hours south to Arcata then go from there to Redding. Either direction from Crescent City you have to change major highways to get to 5. And both ways it is painful.

Redding is 2+ hours East of Arcata via 299. If you were to swap then names === though the location of Crescent city is correct... It would make the roads more accurate.

Finally, Crescent City is very small. Arcata has twice the number of people and if you were to put Eureka (Arcata's neighbor to the south) that has even more people. Crescent City is isolated and a bit out in nowhere land.

[WidowMakers]

Once we agree that these fixes are correct, I will PM lack to update them.

One detail in the New England map:
Conneticut in the legend should be Connecticut.

FIXED:
XML NE Connecticut Fix
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/6/15/ ... UPDATE.xml
Large NE Connecticut Fix

Small NE Connecticut Fix

My suggestion doesn't change the play of the map, which I have Ifound solid thus far. If Crescent City was simply replaced with Arcata it would make the map more accurate geographically as well.

FIXED:
XML West Crescent City/Arcata Fix
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/6/15/ ... UPDATE.xml
Large West Crescent City/Arcata Fix

Small West Crescent City/Arcata Fix

[saaimen]

Wow, nice fast updates!
Good work, WM

[WidowMakers]

Wow, nice fast updates!
Good work, WM

It really only took 8 minutes to do everything.

I fell asleep early last night or they would have been done then.

[saaimen]

It really only took 8 minutes to do everything.

Well a lot of mapmakers take a lot more time than that before they get it up here...
So compared to them, you're lightning

[saaimen]

Another one I just noticed on New England:

"New York City" is in the XML as "New York".

This might be a choice I'm not aware of, but it seems more like a small mistake. Maybe too small to correct, but hey, that's what Bètas are for

[WidowMakers]

Another one I just noticed on New England:

"New York City" is in the XML as "New York".

This might be a choice I'm not aware of, but it seems more like a small mistake. Maybe too small to correct, but hey, that's what Bètas are for

Here is the XML
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/6/15/ ... update.xml

Just added "City" to the territory name. Checked the XML too and it passed.
Sent PM to lack.

MW

[saaimen]

Once again, your update speed astonishes me.

And DON'T you talk back at me If only every mapmaker was this fast...

[WidowMakers]

Once again, your update speed astonishes me.

And DON'T you talk back at me If only every mapmaker was this fast...

I just got lucky. You posted right before I went to work. If you had posted 30 minutes later, I would have missed it.

WM

[Gilligan]

'Kitty hawk' is not capitalized in Southeast.

[WidowMakers]

'Kitty hawk' is not capitalized in Southeast.

Done and PMed lack

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/6/15/ ... tyHawk.xml

[Gilligan]

This might be a little late, but do you think you could darken the moose heads on Minnesota (Great Lakes)? I had a hard time seeing them, and maybe even the snowflakes on Colorado (Rockies).