Mumia, this is the best map mod out there! Please keep up the awesome work. I can't wait to see the work you do with North America.
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Mumia, as he told before, first wants to finish his child. Then someone can convert it to DH full.
On another note, I saw in the end of misc file that it is possible to use maps with custom pixel numbers, however it is not yet used by the game.
If Martin will change that to possible is it plausible that you will enlarge the map?
Only one technical note, Bielsko before World War 2 was in Austria-Hungary as part of Austrian Silesia.
Most of central Australian desert provinces, just like Great Dividing Range in Queensland, were based on IBRA maps (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia) to better represent terrain types in Australia. The rest, coastal areas were based on (old '20s and '30s) administrative divisions. When ID layer will be ready, I'll post it with provinces names to allow you propose eventual changes before I'll merge it with rest of the map and load it in map editor.
North America, concrete USA and then Canada (both in separate areas due low amount of RAM) are next on my to-do list after Australia-New Zealand area.
And here is my plan for future E3Map releases:
- v0.6 + added Australia and New Zealand
- v0.7 + added USA
- v0.8 + added Canada
- v0.9 + added Pacific Islands
- v0.91 - v0.999999 + various map fixes (everything I have on my list, i.e. changes in Brazil, Germany, Macedonia, China, Spain, France...)
- v1.0 + all text files completed (province.csv, revolt.txt, adj_defs.csv, new distances calculation system [faster game] etc.)
For details you should ask Martin (MartinBG on Paradox forum), but as far I remember it's not in 100% working DH feature. Also I'm not sure if map editor would support different map resolution settings.
Will you be making the states look like they're supposed to do in the area map view? in DH although the provinces are functional and cool the shapes make the states look mis shapen (Mainly the midwestern states : Utah, Colorado, Oregon, Wyoming (is the worst) etc)
Don't forget all of the US territorial acquisitions (would be helpful in defining Mexico's territorial claims)
As far I remember all American states are represented even in current E3Map version and I of course plan to keep this situation.
I plan to add them too. Also borders of potential separatist states like Aztlán, Texas (in Republic of Texas borders), Deseret, Cascadia, French Louisiana, some native American states, West Florida, New England etc, so American (Canadian too) map should be much more universal. If you have any suggestions, please post them.
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make sure that if you create a balkanized NA, that every region is incorporated somewhere. There are parts of the US with little to no cultural identity, but they can be added to say, Cascadia, or the Greatlakes. Please give New England more than 8 provinces. Massachusetts for instance could easily have 4 separate areas, Connecticut 2, New Hampshire 3, Vermont 3, Maine could have 4 or more, but its sparsely populated. So i'm not sure how you would want to divvy maine up.
It was meant to be under 'native American state' category, my English is sometimes imprecise.
I'll take a closer look on USA just after Australia-New Zealand area will be finished and then I'll b able to say something more than: 'there will be much more provinces for sure'. Currently you can post suggestions, with maps preferably.
If you don't mind, i'd like to hold my global opinion until you post also Queensland and New Zealand, but for now, i would like to ask if those two islands, one at northwest of Devonport (Tasmania) and the other one, at the Northeast of Launceston province (Tasmania also), don't deserve their own province.
I was thinking about it too, maybe it's good idea. Maybe also the island south-east from Yirrkala could be separate province (island Groote Eylandt, potential province Angurugu).
Well that island could also be, it's up to you of course, but that island is not located in a strait so maybe it could not be that important, however i would not mind to see it as another province though, it could have a land-sea connection with Yirrkala.
Edit: check this link, it might be useful:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_Strait
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Much better than i expected! but if you allow me to do a suggestion, make the torres strait islands a separate province, they could be a nice revolter because they are inhabited by a group of aborigines called Torres Strait Islanders.
EDIT: BTW, it's just curiosity, but what's the name of that province completely in black located at South of Chinchilla, south of Mitchell, nort of Talwood and north of Warwick in Queensland?
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And if those revolters would be able to create a full fledge nation, I've got finished shields, flags and counters for them in my flag packs (click my signature link)