Maps of the Front

[GeorgeBoles]

Hello Chaps (and Chapesses),

 

I have downloaded the maps of the front which are linked to by Uncle Al. I have only just transferred from Alsace and the southern front areas to Marne, so there is a map for that, but there is no map for the south. I did find a poor, large scale map on the internet which did not help.

 

I even downloaded the maps from Google Maps of the area near Chaux (where I was based) and found that the Lat and Long were quite a bit out, and there are a huge number of extra lakes on Google maps that are not in the game map. So my thought of making a map and/or using the same technique on the other areas was essentially quashed.

 

I wasn't going to bother, but what irritates me a bit is that when getting briefed for a mission, there is no name or other meaningful identification of the place we are heading to: is it an airfield, a little complex of buildings or railway station. When I am flying/running away I would like to know where the nearby aerodromes or even flat-lands are to escape to if necessary for a crash landing? The in-game map does not give much of that information.

 

Is there a viewer of terrains which can be used to make make maps with town and road and front positions on them? There used to be a nearly free terrain making program which kept appearing on the front of computer magazines. But I do not know if that would help.

 

And, can you remind me of the viewer one can use to look at the planes in the game. I read it somewhere and cannot find it.

 

So, I am not complaining and of course I will survive without a map and still enjoy the game. The briefing becomes less useful without it though. Also I appreciate that it is not necessary to have the lat and long positions correct in the game: that was just an avenue I thought of to help me modify modern maps to the WWI era.

 

Regards and Thanks,

George.

[Mr. Lucky]

Google maps...no. MS Encarta...yes. I posted a lengthy diatribe years ago on accurate maps particularly in the Vosges region. It's in the stickies where UncleAl quotes it.

[77Scout]

what irritates me a bit is that when getting briefed for a mission, there is no name or other meaningful identification of the place we are heading to: is it an airfield, a little complex of buildings or railway station.

 

Actually the mission breifing does tell you the place you are heading. Look at the right hand side of screen about 1/4 the way down...look for the "Our destination is ..." info, and about 1/4 from the bottom look for the "Action at..." info.

[GeorgeBoles]

Super, Chaps.

 

Thank-you very much.

 

Could you clarify one statement for me please:

Be aware that in the mission briefing, when trying to locate the postion of your objective, the location on screen is usually about 4 or 5 miles to the southwest of it's position in the game. It's best, until you learn the area, to use the position relative to nearby airfields as they will be off on screen too, so you can better judge where it will be in the game

This doesn't apply to the in-game map "M" though does it. If my icon is over a marker in that map, I am over it in the game too, aren't I?

 

Does that four of five miles "out" account for the variation in Lat and Long data I see compared with Google Maps? Just a thought ... all new to this cartography stuff.

 

MS Encarta, eh. Haven't used that for a decade. I will fire it up and see what it all looks like.

 

Again,

Thanks.

George.