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PakSets and Customization => General Resources and Tools => Maps and Citylists => Topic started by: Sarlock on November 29, 2012, 07:26:09 AM

Title: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Post by: Sarlock on November 29, 2012, 07:26:09 AM
I created this for a big project that I'm working on and I thought I'd share it for anyone else who is interested in playing it.

(http://www.elvenorder.com/simutrans/maps/lower-mainland-map.png)

This mage is HUGE, 6000x2148.  It is created at a 20m/tile scale.  Uses USGS terrain data.

Altitude increments are biased towards the low end, the first few steps of altitude are in small increases, 0-10m, 10m-20m and then start to increase logarithmically as you get to the higher gradients such that the highest z-axis increases are 150m+ per level.  This is due to the fact that the highest altitude on this map in reality is around +/- 1,800m.

Set water height to -9 for this map to be at the correct level.

Scale down the map or select a subsection to make a smaller map.

There are lakes in the mountains that will not render with water due to their altitude.

.PPM MAP FILE HERE:
http://www.elvenorder.com/simutrans/maps/Fraser-Valley_6000x2148.rar (http://www.elvenorder.com/simutrans/maps/Fraser-Valley_6000x2148.rar)

Vancouver looking from the south (picture is taken in an area in the top left of the map):

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5015/5427370154_8cc82904a3_b.jpg)
Title: Re: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Post by: Combuijs on November 29, 2012, 12:34:59 PM
Nice one! I will see if I can publish it this weekend on Simutrans Maps.
Title: Re: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Post by: el_slapper on November 29, 2012, 02:18:54 PM
I need a more powerful machine... ::-\

Beautiful map.
Title: Re: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Post by: Combuijs on December 01, 2012, 03:26:35 PM
Added to Simutrans maps. Thank you for your contribution!

I will write something in the blog also, but I have problems connecting to it at the moment, so it will have to wait...
Title: Re: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Post by: Carl on December 01, 2012, 03:50:36 PM
Wow, that's a great map!
Title: Re: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Post by: isidoro on December 02, 2012, 01:28:24 AM
I agree!  Rivers, mountains, coast, plains...

Title: Re: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Post by: Combuijs on December 04, 2012, 06:55:17 PM
And now a post on the Simutrans blog as well...