[MOD] Darkest Hour in the E3-FN map

[GeneralUrist]

Great to see this is close to release. And sorry ot hear about your working conditions.

As someone almost entirely ignorant of DH modding, I have a question/curiosity: Why is it that the AI files need to be entirely overhauled to make the E3 map work? Does the amount of provinces simply break the AI that badly?

 

[tioperete]

AI have instructions related to province id numbers and regions, the new provinces should be added to each country ai files too.

 

[novapaddy]

Great to see this is close to release. And sorry ot hear about your working conditions.

As someone almost entirely ignorant of DH modding, I have a question/curiosity: Why is it that the AI files need to be entirely overhauled to make the E3 map work? Does the amount of provinces simply break the AI that badly?

Best open up a GER or ENG ai file and look to see how the provinces ID numbers are used throughout for:
where air defences, forts etc are built.
Where the capital city is.
What port to send your invasion fleets from.
What beaches you wish to land your invasion forces on ... etc etc
Where you want your navy to patrol.

 

[Fedeb95]

I think this map in Darkest Hour would be a great leap in quality and playability, and apply it in certain mods would be fantastic.

 

[fabfeingold]

So ... after literally 1000s of hours the map is finally finished. I am just posting some images so that you can all get a feel for the new look. I'll post a link to the map files soon. Still some clean up database work to do. I really hope you like it.

 

[General Nij von Nij]

That is so, so beautiful.

 

[Quinto Fabio Massimo]

So ... after literally 1000s of hours the map is finally finished. I am just posting some images so that you can all get a feel for the new look. I'll post a link to the map files soon. Still some clean up database work to do. I really hope you like it.

 

[novapaddy]

So ... after literally 1000s of hours the map is finally finished. I am just posting some images so that you can all get a feel for the new look. I'll post a link to the map files soon. Still some clean up database work to do. I really hope you like it.

GREAT that you got it done!

TODAY I'm working from home and working on errors such as ports, forts, beaches, that the AI files may want and are not there. I'm working in the minister, and province.csv file, so please don't do any work on these files for the moment. Event files for a darkest hour 1936 scenario are already done, as are the AI files. These files will still be needed for any period scenario mod.

I should be done by next Monday. I mean I'm working on it now and will continue over the weekend to a finish.

GREAT to see things are progressing well.

 

[NukePL91]

It looks so sexy Would you mind if I adapted my mod (link in signature) to this glorious map? I believe so detailed map would be perfect for battle scenarios.

 

[novapaddy]

It looks so sexy Would you mind if I adapted my mod (link in signature) to this glorious map? I believe so detailed map would be perfect for battle scenarios.

We are doing the map so everyone can use it if they want to.

 

[NukePL91]

We are doing the map so everyone can use it if they want to.

Well, it's your work so it's appropriate to ask for permission first

 

[fabfeingold]

Sure everyone can use this map. Once it's uploaded

 

[Conquerer1234]

well, I guess there will only be a 1936 scenario, and no others, darn, really wanted to play as Germany in 1945 and try to stave off the inevitable, other than that the map is looking good, although the colorscales seem a bit eu2 inspired at least compared to the previous topographic map.

 

[fabfeingold]

Yes. I ddid not yet adapt the colorscales to the new map. They are probably a bit too intense. But, just wait till you open the map in game. It really looks and feels like a different game.

 

[Wordsarecool]

Is there a version without the topography, by any chance? I know this might be an odd request, but I intend to do a Modern Day Scenario mod and it would entail a good number of new urban provinces, which might not be well represented if the player becomes accustomed to identifying urban provinces by their appearance on the map.

In any case I am very, very impressed with what has been done here.

 

[GeneralUrist]

That map sure is stylish, and I like that the topography is included. HOWEVER, one big complaint is that the province names look sorta blurry/faded and thus it's hard to make them out with short glances. Maybe make the names (closer to) solid black instead of them being faded into the background color, so they're easier to read?

 

[Hirz]

So ... after literally 1000s of hours the map is finally finished. I am just posting some images so that you can all get a feel for the new look. I'll post a link to the map files soon. Still some clean up database work to do. I really hope you like it.

Wow that's a masterpiece of art. Beautiful!!!

 

[tioperete]

Now we have the map, we need only a decent ai XD

 

[fabfeingold]

Is there a version without the topography, by any chance? I know this might be an odd request, but I intend to do a Modern Day Scenario mod and it would entail a good number of new urban provinces, which might not be well represented if the player becomes accustomed to identifying urban provinces by their appearance on the map.

In any case I am very, very impressed with what has been done here.

I will also release an updated version without the topographic look. However, if you let me know which provinces will be urban I could easily do that for you even with the topographic look. The cool thing about the new version is that my photoshop file (a gigantic file of 16GB) is completely noninvasive. Everything can be changed easily.

 

[fabfeingold]

That map sure is stylish, and I like that the topography is included. HOWEVER, one big complaint is that the province names look sorta blurry/faded and thus it's hard to make them out with short glances. Maybe make the names (closer to) solid black instead of them being faded into the background color, so they're easier to read?

I know that in some cases it can be difficult to decipher the names. I can mess around with this a bit more. But most likely a change in colorscales will do the trick.