World Background Maps

[BenganJ]

Okay, now I've created background satellite map view images in high resolution (4096x4096) covering a pretty large area. I've used all the
parameters specified by SCS and I can fit the SCS Vanilla map pretty well over it. To test if it works also for combo maps, I have run my
PMME-combo, with the content you'll see later in video, and with the same mod, with the same map_data.sii file, the result is what I call
acceptable. I have no clue why Promods British Islands differ that much to SCS Vanilla, with the exact same background. Here's now two
videos, the first with ONLY SCS Vanilla map and the second with my PMME-combo! Comments please!

[Tapir]

First vanilla edition is super...all fits and zooming is ok, too. :D :D :D :D :D :D

The second one with promods is acceptable, but naturally has its little failures. No plan why it`s so.

[BenganJ]

Actually NO, I'm NOT surprised that it is hard to get the British Islands registered
properly, as it's in another scale, but that doesn't explain the great difference
between SCS and Promods versions of the islands. I must also point out that I
have NOT spent enough time to get the registering perfect. I'm NOT going to
release this myself, so after I've got some comments on this, I will as before
send dOOmERdaZe all he needs to finish up the job, hopefully! :D

[Tapir]

What do you mean by "actually NO"?

I havn`t asked for releasing or so. ;) ;)

[BenganJ]

No plan why it`s so.

Hence that answer! :D

[Tapir]

Okay, now I've created background satellite map view images in high resolution (4096x4096) covering a pretty large area. I've used all the
parameters specified by SCS and I can fit the SCS Vanilla map pretty well over it. To test if it works also for combo maps, I have run my
PMME-combo, with the content you'll see later in video, and with the same mod, with the same map_data.sii file, the result is what I call
acceptable. I have no clue why Promods British Islands differ that much to SCS Vanilla, with the exact same background. Here's now two
videos, the first with ONLY SCS Vanilla map and the second with my PMME-combo! Comments please!

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Comments please!!!!

[BenganJ]

Folks, have I missed a big event somewhere in the time of history?
When I registered the two different map contents shown in the videos,
and also when I've done that earlier, I've been surprised how well UK
fits in there :!: Has anyone heard that SCS, perhaps then at the same
time they introduced the "new projection", has re-scaled UK to 1:19,
but that Promods is still living with the 1:15 version? Check the big
difference when it comes to size of UK in the two videos!

[bogdac]

Forgive me if i misunderstand you, but are you saying that it's all down to Promods?

[BenganJ]

@bogdac

I don't say it's anyones fault here. My thoughts are that SCS made a big mistake
when they incorporated the old UKTS map in scale 1:15 together with GTS in 1:19
to become ETS2, as that is what I think happened. What's surprising me now is
that SCS version of UK now looks to be in the same scale as the rest, but as Scul
at Promods say, they haven't adjusted yet to the new projection, and possibly are
still having UK in 1:15. It's me asking here, because I don't get it! What's really the
status? Please, help me out!

[vulchor]

Wow, that would really surprise me if SCS changed the scale of the UK back to 1:19 without telling anybody. I don't think that's the case, there's gotta be something else going here. I know you said you weren't going to share your changes, however I would really love just the dds for the background map you've done, since it has those nice black borders added on to it. Would you be willing to share that?