The Battle of Gettysburg(re-opened with new map!)

[Unit_2]

first off, please ignore all the things posted below this post, and start at the bottom of page 2, thanks

[mibi]

what exactly are you bringing to the table here?

[Unit_2]

ok, i live in Pa, as you might know. and i am going to try to make a map of Gettysburg, there was a big war there. in the civ war the south want to gettysburg to have a Big fight over slavery.


and i also live right near Gettesburg

[Guiscard]

Ok I'll get straight to the point... You need to develop your graphical ability a hell of a lot. Just go mess around with fireworks or gimp for few months...

Most map-makers have got a lot on their plate already, and would be perfectly capable of developing a map like this on their own anyway.

[sully800]

Have you previously asked Keyogi for help? Or is this your way of asking him?

Just wondering

Anyway, I like the idea of battlefield maps. After all, they exemplify what the game is all about so I think its a great place to start (better than any abstract idea anyway)

[qwert]

i compete agree with sully, I also try to create map of battle of bulge, its very large bettleground of ww2

[Jack0827]

great idea if you can get some one to help you. I have been to Gettysburg twice, you could call me a sort of expert on it considering that I have studied it in my free time for as long as I can remember, but it could work as long as you got somone to help you out or if you could get better at graphics. by the way the battle was the last great confed. push to end the war. they wanted to destroy the unions economy and force the north to withdraw they men and to sighn a truce. there are some nace posibilitys for contenents like the fishhook(the union right flank) and the round tops(their left flanks) as well as the city town itself and the valley like aria between the two lines. if you can make it than I would love to see it but it would need to look good graphicaly

[KEYOGI]

I've got a PM from Unit_2 asking for my help on this one, and I'm considering it. I've thought the Battle of Gettysburg could make a nice map for a while now, but I don't have a huge interest in the American Civil War or have the knowledge to do this thing justice.

[Ruben Cassar]

I've got a PM from Unit_2 asking for my help on this one, and I'm considering it. I've thought the Battle of Gettysburg could make a nice map for a while now, but I don't have a huge interest in the American Civil War or have the knowledge to do this thing justice.

You know what I would like you to do Keyogi? A map about Napoleon's invasion of Russia. Would that interest you?

[KEYOGI]

You know what I would like you to do Keyogi? A map about Napoleon's invasion of Russia. Would that interest you?

It's not something I am familiar with, but I'm always open to suggestions.

If you've got some good info and sources on the subject, PM with the details and I'll look into it.

[Spockers]

You know what I would like you to do Keyogi? A map about Napoleon's invasion of Russia. Would that interest you?

hell yes, do that. I was disappointed the 1812 thread wasn't about this

[Spockers]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_invasion_of_Russia


some maps here:

http://www.dean.usma.edu/history/web03/ ... 0index.htm

[KEYOGI]

Back on topic.

After a quick bit of research I think Gettysburg could work quite well. Some things to consider though. The map's I've looked at are all quite tall, so it may have to be rotated to make it playable without having to scroll. I was also wondering if we could do away with traditional continents and offer bonuses for holding strongpoints such as McPherson Ridge, Big Round Top, etc. I think it would be nice to give it that real battlefield feel, rather than fighting over continents. Just something to consider.

[Ruben Cassar]

You know what I would like you to do Keyogi? A map about Napoleon's invasion of Russia. Would that interest you?

It's not something I am familiar with, but I'm always open to suggestions.

If you've got some good info and sources on the subject, PM with the details and I'll look into it.

Spockers posted links that have some good maps and a bit of history in this thread Keyogi. If you are interested that could be a good place to start.

[Jack0827]

Back on topic.

After a quick bit of research I think Gettysburg could work quite well. Some things to consider though. The map's I've looked at are all quite tall, so it may have to be rotated to make it playable without having to scroll. I was also wondering if we could do away with traditional continents and offer bonuses for holding strongpoints such as McPherson Ridge, Big Round Top, etc. I think it would be nice to give it that real battlefield feel, rather than fighting over continents. Just something to consider.

that would work well for the battle but it should be more like holding little round top and big round top. little round top was mostly cleared so you could put artilary on it but big round top was completly wooded but it was much higher ground. you could have direct roughts along like the baltimore pike because it was a majer rode. that is the other great thing about gettysburg. six or seven roads intersect at it making for loads of possibilitys