SCENARIO DESIGNERS WORKSHOP Making Maps

[Badger73]

MAPS
Here are references for WW2 topographical maps, WW2 era maps, aerial photographs, and such. Also included are other topographical map websites. Besides these are a few specific CM editor map making tips and tricks.
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Proambulator’s Youtube Map Making tutorial - An excellent Combat Mission specific YouTube instruction and demonstration

Geoportal – Territories of France

McMater University WW2 Topographic maps

McMaster University index to 1:250,000 WW2 topo maps of France & NW Europe

The Lorraine Campaign

HyperWar: US Army in WW2: The Lorraine Campaign

Google Maps

Open Topo Map

ARMA maps

Map making for computer wargames just done right – Battlefront Forum thread

The Desert Fox / Wordpress – Scenario Design for CMBN

The Desert Fox / Wordpress – Resources for Map Design #7

The Desert Fox / Wordpress – Resources for Map Design #6 Remonter le temps – IGN

Contour Map Creator

National Collection of Aerial Photography

World War II maps (Europe)

ArcGIS topographic

Grogheads DIY mapmaking for wargames

1944 GSGS Maps – Battlefront Forum thread

Photographies aeriennes 1950-1965 - Geoportarl

Map Scale

Mapster - Mapy archiwalne Polski i Europy Środkowej - Przeglądarka skorowidzów

Topographic 1:25,000 scale maps of pre-WWII Germany

Old maps online

Free online topographic maps for hiking

Printable USGS PDF TOPO! Maps

Google Earth is your friend – Battlefront Forum thread

Mapire – the historical map portal

WW2 aerial imagery and maps

WatWasWaar

Terrain.party

CMBN/CW/MG scenario locations map

CMFI/GL scenario locations map

CMFB scenario locations map

 

[DoubleD]

Some great links. I've been hunting for somewhere to find old photos to include in my videos, there's some great content in some of these websites. Thanks @Badger73

 

[Badger73]

You are very welcome. That is the FGM intended purpose. Feel free to post whatever we missed that you would recommend. Don't hesitate to post your own learned tips and tricks.

 

[Badger73]

FYI
An excellent Battlefront discussion for smoothing out road angles - What I hate in mission combat! (22.5 ° angle road)
The discussion mentions terrain mods by Kieme. Those can be found here - Search CMMODSIII for Kieme

 

[Badger73]

Another Battlefront forum thread; one person's (Artkin) map making experiences - CM Community Map?

 

[Badger73]

Modded buildings for CMFB in Battlefront forum --> Windmills in FB

 

[Badger73]

Battlefron forum conversational tips about converting maps from one CMx2 game to a different CMx2 game - The Official Map Conversion Thread

 

[Nathangun]

Some websites that have excellent maps of Italian Alps.

Le Dolomiti

Dolomiti - Dolomites web map

dolomiti.webmapp.it

Mappalo

trentino.mappalo.org

Dolomiti di Brenta

Dolomiti di Brenta - Mappa escursionistica

brenta.webmapp.it

and a topographical site: https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=12/46.8740/31.4401&layers=C

 

[Badger73]

1:25,000 maps of Holland from US Army Map Service 1943

Thanks to John Kettler at Battlefront Forums - Late '44 Holland maps 1:25,000 for MG, etc.

Here is the direct link --> Library of Congress - Map Holland 1:25,000. I suspect some of the other links and parent directories from that URL might point to other contemporary maps of ETO operations. Enjoy!

 

[Nathangun]

I love these kind of maps.

Links:

Search - ecoi.net

Ecoi.net search

www.ecoi.net

http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/vietnam-picto-maps/txu-pclmaps-oclc-1088564490_6329-4-N.jpg
http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/vietnam-picto-maps/

 

[Nathangun]

A good site for map makers.

https://www.falk.de/stadtplan?data=...wIjoiNTIuNDYyNDQyLDIyLjQxNDA1NCIsImd6IjoxMn0=

 

[Nathangun]

A useful site for getting a screenie of terrain for when you're building a real world setting in CM.

http://www.chengfolio.com/google_map_customizer#satellitemap

First you set the pixels range you want, 4000 x 5000 for example and then adjust your view to the center point of the terrain want want to capture.
Then use an browser extension like 'Capture entire page' in chrome or whatever it is in explorer, wait a few minutes and save the file as a PDF or jpeg.

 

[Badger73]

A Battlefront Forum thread which starts off slow but then gets interesting and provides some good examples and ideas. --> Master Map?

 

[Badger73]

FGM thread about websites mapping the battles of Normandy --> Found on YouTube. Looks interesting.

 

[Badger73]

Courtesy of @rocketman!

• Soviet military topographic maps 1:200,000
• Scanned maps, scales 1:50,000 to 1:125,000

 

[Wastetoid]

Do fictional maps have any value to the players here? When I say maps they are only just the maps I created without any scenarios . I'm kind of new to CM and I have not learned how to do the "programming" part for creating game missions. I feel they are pretty nice maps and I don't mind sharing them with anyone.

 

[Badger73]

Do fictional maps have any value to the players here? When I say maps they are only just the maps I created without any scenarios . I'm kind of new to CM and I have not learned how to do the "programming" part for creating game missions. I feel they are pretty nice maps and I don't mind sharing them with anyone.

Yes, such maps are always welcome. Thanks for doing them. Ping @Bootie about posting them to The Scenario Depot.

 

[Wastetoid]

Thank you Badger73

 

[Badger73]

You're very welcome, @Wastetoid. The URL for The Scenario Depot III is --> https://www.thefewgoodmen.com/tsd3/. @Bootie is that site's owner.

 

[Badger73]

Battlefront post listing some additional resources in researching map making --> Town Plan resources and request