World Background Maps

[JohnH]

Nice work Bengan

[BenganJ]

Thank you so much my friend! :D

[MG Mike]

Yes, I do.. Thank you for your work on it.

[BenganJ]

@Folks!

I need your help! Earlier I have been forced to create two different SAT BG mods,
one for non-Promods based combos and another for Promods based combos. The
explanation for that you will find earlier in this topic. In my non-Promods SAT BG
mod everything is located and scaled properly according to the map projection I
have used and to specifications made by SCS, but in the Promods one I have had
to re-scale UK, including the whole of Ireland, and also deal with bad locations of
Faeroe Islands and Iceland.

Now I have a new idea that will mean that I don't have to maintain TWO different
SAT BG mods and it is possible if I in the image translate Iceland and Faeroe Islands
a bit to the south. It also requires that I FORCE the Promods UK to be in the same
scale as the SCS one. As I know already how to do that, it's all a matter of moving
the two islands towards the south. This is the movements I'm talking about! Click
on the image to see a full size one!


Would this be an acceptable solution? Please, I need your
input, so tell me what you think!

[Tapir]

In this case I don`t think that`s a good solution to put these two islands then towards the south.
Isn`t is possible for you to create then a promods and a non promods version as before ?

I know this means more work for you, but it`s just my opinion. ;) ;)

[BenganJ]

@Tapir

You have two alternatives to choose from:
1. Two different SAT BG mods, where Promods version will have UK, Faeroe Islands and Iceland in the wrong scale and in bad location,
while the non-Promods version will be fully compliant in scale and locations.
2. The above solution, where UK will look the same in both cases and have the correct scale, Iceland and Faeroe Islands will be moved
south, but in correct scale, both for Promods and non-Promods versions.

[Wombat Trucker]

I understand this would speed up development by only having to maintain one map but I do not like the idea of moving the islands that far south. Its not like the move could pass as legit considering the huge distance its gotta be moved.
Have you tried speaking to Plum or other Promods people about this? Clearly they are doing something wrong(?) and if so, they should at least consider being part of a solution.

[Arayas]

It's actualy a good ideea, because after my dialog with Voytek all FLD problems were soveld, including from this version the missing terrain near gas stations.

[BenganJ]

@Wombat Trucker & @Arayas

Let's play with the thought that I would talk to someone in the Promods team.
What they would have to do to correct their bad solution, regarding UK, including
all of Ireland, in scale 1:15 ca., due to NOT using the built-in re-scaling of that area
in the game engine and on top of that a misplaced location of Iceland and the
Faeroe Islands are the following.

1. Tick the feature in map settings to enable the in-game re-scaling. That way UK
and Ireland will be properly scaled and placed.
2. Move the created data for Iceland and the Faeroe Islands to their proper place
in Map Editor.

What's your opinion on that? Are the odds better than me rolling a dice and hope
for a six 10 times in a row?

[BenganJ]

@Folks!

I have now made a UNIVERSAL SAT BG possible to use for all the present main maps used
to create bigger combo maps. In the two following videos, the first based on SCS Vanilla
map and the second on Promods map, the SAT BG mod is exactly the same one.

Comments please!

SCS Vanilla:


Promods: