Inaccurate maps?
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AltarBoy
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Inaccurate maps?
I was helping a m8 of mine in creating a mission in 1946 and located Pont-du Hoc on the Normandy map. But we didn't find any cliffs to speak of. I don't know if Oleg claimed any accurate maps in the game. We were trying to simulate the assault by the US on that part of the map and add decoy artillery guns as historically as possible but to no avail. I even tried placing that cliff in the objects listing but it was way too large I think. Any ideas?
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Searching my poor memory, I think it's simply because there are no terrain features available in the initial release of IL-2 to simulate cliffs or mountains bordering the sea.
Even if you look at the new Norse map you will find that the mountains are sloped moderately and an area of flat land touches the water.
Since all rivers have only a few elevation options (one?) you will notice that the Owen Stanleys in New Guinea are only half as high as they should be.
Lots of stuff like that around.
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Even if you look at the new Norse map you will find that the mountains are sloped moderately and an area of flat land touches the water.
Since all rivers have only a few elevation options (one?) you will notice that the Owen Stanleys in New Guinea are only half as high as they should be.
Lots of stuff like that around.
F
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Thanks Falky. It seems Oleg didn't bother with accuracy when it came to mapping elevations. I guess being a flight sim no great effort was put into it. The only high mountains and valleys is seen in one of the generic online maps. In fact this map is great for sessions. I had played one some time ago and had real thrills zooming in and out of valleys.
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The square island with the lake in the middle?
Yeah, that's my favorite too. It's a great map for racing. The uber-wide airfields on the corners and the long narrow valleys are good for that.
Falcon
Yeah, that's my favorite too. It's a great map for racing. The uber-wide airfields on the corners and the long narrow valleys are good for that.
Falcon
"He who warned, uh, the British that they weren't gonna be takin' away our arms, uh, by ringing those bells, and um, makin' sure as he's riding his horse through town to send those warning shots and bells that we were going to be sure and we were going to be free, and we were going to be armed."
- The history of Paul Revere's midnight ride, by Sarah Palin.
