Larger maps

[Marabekm]

Here's the problem for large maps in my opinion.

They map builder spend a lot of time designing, building and testing the large maps. Like the Solomons and New Guinea/ New Britian map. But when it comes to playing coops or dogfights, most if not all players want to only fly about 5 minutes before the action starts. There are very few of us that actually enjoy the flying part. Most just want to hop in and start shooting.

So on the larger maps that results in about a 20-30 km square area that is used while the map makers spent all this time on the other areas that will never gut used.
Dolphin

[Soldier_Fortune]

Originally Posted by Marabekm

Here's the problem for large maps in my opinion.

They map builder spend a lot of time designing, building and testing the large maps. Like the Solomons and New Guinea/ New Britian map. But when it comes to playing coops or dogfights, most if not all players want to only fly about 5 minutes before the action starts. There are very few of us that actually enjoy the flying part. Most just want to hop in and start shooting.

So on the larger maps that results in about a 20-30 km square area that is used while the map makers spent all this time on the other areas that will never gut used.
Dolphin

You are right.

But, as I told in my first post, that map is focused to heavy bombers missions to be played off-line, not dogfights.

Of course, it also may be played on-line... but I agreed with you it is too big for that purpose.

However, there are many players who never play on-line and they find other ways to enjoy this sim: just like me.

[Tolwyn]

Woah, Francis.
Speak for yourself. I don't recall voting you in as the defacto expert on "how we all like to fly" this sim!?

Heh.

Originally Posted by Marabekm

Here's the problem for large maps in my opinion.

They map builder spend a lot of time designing, building and testing the large maps. Like the Solomons and New Guinea/ New Britian map. But when it comes to playing coops or dogfights, most if not all players want to only fly about 5 minutes before the action starts. There are very few of us that actually enjoy the flying part. Most just want to hop in and start shooting.

So on the larger maps that results in about a 20-30 km square area that is used while the map makers spent all this time on the other areas that will never gut used.
Dolphin

[dimlee]

Many thanks to topicstarter for this hint.
I just downloaded CUP and has found West.Eur La Chute in map's list.
From Hull to Prague - plenty of space, indeed.

My personal wish is full Black Sea map. Including Azov, Romania with Constanza and Ploesti. And including Bosporus - for alternative history scenarios as post or pre WWII conflicts around Turkish Straits.

[Sita]

Originally Posted by dimlee

My personal wish is full Black Sea map.

not full but in that dirrection ...

[Soldier_Fortune]

Originally Posted by Sita

not full but in that dirrection ...

A big WOW, Sita!!

By the position of the vertical scroll bar in the picture, I could figured out your map reaches the Turkey border: the same scenary than Flaming Cliffs...

[shelby]

Originally Posted by Sita

not full but in that dirrection ...

Is this a project for the DT?

[dimlee]

Originally Posted by Sita

not full but in that dirrection ...

Yes, it's cool one.

[dimlee]

Originally Posted by Sita

not full but in that dirrection ...

By the way, I just realised that the map presented by Sita has (at last) correct locations names. Well done!
For those who are not aware: the stock Crimean map and its mods use toponyms introduced in 1944-1948.

Question to Sita - are any topographic corrections planned? For example, Balaclava Bay (missed in original version), mountains in right places. And not the least - those Sevastopol breakwaters need to be eliminated.

[Soldier_Fortune]

Originally Posted by dimlee

Many thanks to topicstarter for this hint.
I just downloaded CUP and has found West.Eur La Chute in map's list.
From Hull to Prague - plenty of space, indeed.

My personal wish is full Black Sea map. Including Azov, Romania with Constanza and Ploesti. And including Bosporus - for alternative history scenarios as post or pre WWII conflicts around Turkish Straits.

Don't mention it, mate.

My personal wish would be a map from Benghazi to Ploesti for to play the operation Tidal Wave...