@Imperious:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=1719431d339c3594dd8b33b5aa27078d
here it is.
Wow, those are awesome. But, what are the Convey Zone’s for in AA50? I’m lost.
My biggest gripe is that the borders are so faint. I wish they stood out more in OOB map. Oh well, it’s a small thing.
The convoy zones are for the phase 2 map. Look at the phase one map. Thats complete. Phase 2 is work in progress.
Really awesome, IL. But I agree, any chance of making those border lines black or something?
Also, any chance of making it a battlemap image complete with tech and VC and other charts at the bottom like the AARe battlemap? :)
Black lines are too complimentary to the deep colors. Thats the problem with the OOB map. The lines need to be clear.
They made a huge mistake on the lines for the map because they are black and cant hardly separate the dark green shades from it.
Okay.
I just wish they had been a bit more imaginative with the eastern Russian blocks, looks like they had a two year old with a crayon put those borders on and it annoys me. If they had just gridded it like they did the territories between Russia and Germany in revised it woulda been much better, IMHO.
Anyway, waiting for my box to come in so I can see the actual board and rules.
@Imperious:
So now with the map below you got 72x36 rather than 45x23
Phase 1 map:
http://www.mediafire.com/?amzmjhoi5uv
I like the work you’ve done on this map IL. I downloaded it from a post you made in another thread before AA50 came out and was wondering if you had made any changes that may have been initially wrong. What I mean to say, now that the game has been released (and I assume you have copy already [or several]), have you double checked to make sure everything is correct on your map?
Thanks for the time you’ve put into this. Knowing that I can get a big map so soon after AA50 has been released is a godsend. I’ve been so spoiled with my big AAR map :-D
IL,
Thanks for your hard work in creating this outstanding map file.
I love the out of the box board – it is quite the fantastical upgrade from all the other products. However, after playing on it several times I can’t do it anymore. I’m spoiled! After using all your giant AARHE maps and Bionic Donkey’s AAR I just can’t go back to “all that cosmic power… itty bitty living space!”.
It was driving me crazy.
So, I did it on the cheap again and printed it off using 8.5 x 11". Assembled together on a frame with clear contact paper to cover and protect it. This time though, I put a layer of sheet metal underneath so I can hang it on the wall at work. I’m in the process of putting neodymium magnets on all my pieces. – and it’s turning out quite well. So now we can play at the office over lunch breaks and keep the board set up.
Here’s the first prototype.
Thanks again for the effort.
Enjoy the day!
Bierwagen,
Beautiful setup, I am jealous already verrry nice indeed.
Wow, that’s pretty cool.
Kinda like a real war room.
I think we need another picture of it square on. I cant see Europe.
also you others please use the latest file i got. I found some minor mistakes on my first draft.
this is current:
Bierwagen,
Lovely map, loveliest map I’ve ever seen. It definitely has that war room feel to it. That board would feel right at home at SHAFE Headqarters with Eisenhower and the rest of his staff. All you need now is a prodding stick.
Its my map.
adding some sticks might be a good idea. the map is 72x36
I would like somebody to photoshop my map in that picture of SHAEF. Id make it my avatar.
Bierwagen:
lets see the file for the embellishments you created on the top. I will add them as part of the file for people who prefer some of this. Remember i created this map specifically to give people more elbow room and to remediate the problem with the dark lines that separate the territories on the map ( Europe) This is a huge problem with poor lighting but this map clears it up completely.
Excellent map indeed :-o
Looks like alot of hard work and love combined.Congrats.
Do you have tournaments at your office? If so that is really cool 8-)
Again nice job :wink:
Great work, Bierwagen!
And thanks for the updated map, IL :mrgreen:
Boy, I’ll tell you I laid out the map and started setting it all up on this beautiful big map and then I tried to fit the 1941’s USA units into Western USA and Central and found it was too darn small! Way too small imho.
I don’t want to gripe about this, but man when you have Alaska as big as Australia and all the distortions built into this map to accommodate play, you’d think that the West Coast would be much larger than it is.
So i immediately scanned the West Coast of the USA and Mexico, amazing what you can do in this day and age, and about an hour later after a couple of adjustments I have a brand new West Coast (and Mexico) big enuff to handle all the units that can be/would be placed or built there for this amazing game! And it looks fine, like it should have originally!!
Trust me there is more than enuff ocean to accommodate the extension of the continental shelf and the beaches of California to enlarge it to an adequate size for the many expected units now!! :-D
I have been playing AA since 1984 (no comments on my age please) after finding out about it while I was in a country that did not allow it to be imported in, and I am yet to see a map that can satisfy all the important things we all agree we need. Namely: size, number of land territories and sea zones, clarity of borders, and generally with colours that are easy on the eyes (very important for a long game). So this is a good opportunity for any entrepeneurs among you to create such a map and sell it to diehards like myself.
If only larry Harris had kept the same colour schemes he had for the 1984 version for the AA50 version.
@Imperious:
Its my map.
adding some sticks might be a good idea. the map is 72x36
I would like somebody to photoshop my map in that picture of SHAEF. Id make it my avatar.
LOL! Pay credit where credit is due, right IL?! :lol:
I thought they were saying Bierwagen made it, but they were basically saying his job of printing the copy and mounting it on a magnetic board was a good idea.
@Imperious:
I think we need another picture of it square on. I cant see Europe.
also you others please use the latest file i got. I found some minor mistakes on my first draft.
this is current:
Excellent map, and one that’s ALMOST perfect to print out and play on instead of the default board. The few suggestions I have, possibly for an alternate version, are:
Remove all the backgroud pictures and charts, . IMO they just get in the way
Change the color of neutral territories. Too similar to UK right now
You seem to use white around the neutral territory borders, but aren’t consistent with it’s usage. some neutral borders have white, other don’t
With the unique nation colors for each starting territory, I don’t think you need nation icons in each of these territories. The colors should be enough to tell who owned it at the start of the game (which is my biggest pet-peeve with the AA50 map).
Again, awesome job!
PS: Can I edit this pdf file to my liking, or is it locked?
