War-d1 15 Report post Posted January 4, 2013 Great map! I wish I could make one half as good! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gmt 60 Report post Posted January 6, 2013 why do almost all map estimations ignore the actual geography of the area concerned? am I the only one who thinks that R* will continue the trend of considering the real life geography of the cities involved? I know I said this already, but when I look at how the geographical accuracy evolved since III, I have a hard time thinking of a V with a totally random landscape design. III era LC was a very very vague take at NYC, then VC was still vague but with improved accuracy, then SA came with already a lot of accuracy concerning the city shapes aswell as the main geography in between them. with IV there was a huge step, representing a lot of NYC's actual geography. judging from what we've seen of Los Santos itself, it seems R* stays at least on the same level of accuracy they used in IV, so why does it seem like barely any of the fan-made maps consider this trend when it comes to the surrounding landscape? don't get me wrong, I appreciate the efforts and ideas put into those maps and there's a lot of nice maps out there - no matter how likely they are - but most of them seem to more or less ignore the actual socal geography Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BartG 6 Report post Posted January 6, 2013 I totally disagree, all the maps have geographical similarities to Los Angeles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Qdeathstar 1763 Report post Posted January 6, 2013 How are the user generated maps different from the socal environment? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingbert69 13 Report post Posted January 6, 2013 Thanks for your feedback to my map. If you have any ideas for changing please tell me. I will try create a map with your advices. @gmt When you turn the map you can see similarities to geographic of souther california Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UlanBator 40 Report post Posted January 6, 2013 Its a great map, wingbert69, but I think the game map will be bigger. Probably a huge desert area with salt planes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DuPz0r 5361 Report post Posted January 6, 2013 I found this on another forum: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana Pudding 95 Report post Posted January 6, 2013 Thanks for your feedback to my map. If you have any ideas for changing please tell me. I will try create a map with your advices. I think the east side of the city might be too large. On your map, where is the oil well from trailer 1 located? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jobo 100 Report post Posted January 6, 2013 @ dup they didn't add in red dead redemptions size. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Qdeathstar 1763 Report post Posted January 7, 2013 @ dup they didn't add in red dead redemptions size. This would have been more relevent imo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kwarb 104 Report post Posted January 7, 2013 i think WingBert did an amazing job on that map, and if i could make my own changes to it, i would. not realy for credit, but just to throw in my two sense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beatnicpie 825 Report post Posted January 7, 2013 ^Two sense? Is that smell, or touch? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gmt 60 Report post Posted January 7, 2013 leaving my map shape hickup aside for a sec, I was comparing Vinewood-sign screenshots (tried to put some figures to scale estimations based on the size of the Hollywood sign) and now wonder how much R* fiddles with the map even at a late state of development. the "new" screenshot shows some Hollywood Bowl like structure somewhat south of the Vinewood sign, partially covered by the gta logo. in an older screen of Trevor climbing the D, the same structure is more or lessat the same spot, some prominent features like the trident-idh clamshell roof can be seen. now, back as we identified this thing as the Hollywood Bowl, this screen cleary showed the structure in between the Vinewood sign and the Observatory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Qdeathstar 1763 Report post Posted January 7, 2013 They are taken in opposite directions... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gmt 60 Report post Posted January 7, 2013 You're right, but the change of perspective doesn't explain the change of location. Especially compare the 2nd and 3rd screenshot I linked, in both screens Trevor climbs the "D" and the camera just rotates at couple feet distance around the scene, imho quite obvious that the change of perspective does not account for the change of location relative to the Vinewood sign. The Bowl is located about straight south of the "D" in the 2nd screenshot and in the 3rd, it's pretty much straight to the west of the sign. Of course I'm assuming it's the same structure that just changed location during development. It might aswell be a totally different venue from the Bowl; theres also the Greek Theatre just a quarter mile east of the Observatory irl, but tbh I don't think R* includes both of them as the Greek Theatre is just not as famous as the Bowl Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TreeFitty 2631 Report post Posted January 7, 2013 This kind of came up a little bit ago (I think Dup brought it up) where it looked like there were two different amphitheaters. Rockstar could have moved it during development but taking a look at these two: It's definitely looks like two different places with different buildings. Problem I see is that the Greek has a much smaller seating area compared to the one in the left screenshot. edit: I labelled the "bowls" in this screenshot: Note that the Buzzard in this next screenshot is past the Vinewood sign so the Hollywood bowl must be in the left valley of the previous pic: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craiggo 1 Report post Posted January 8, 2013 I really like how this amphitheater panned out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Qdeathstar 1763 Report post Posted January 8, 2013 Two empty amphitheaters? Way to take up space rockstar... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gtagrl 4317 Report post Posted January 8, 2013 Yeah, but the acoustics are second to none. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Massacre 7646 Report post Posted January 8, 2013 A huge pointless mountain - Okay A pair of amphitheaters that will take up a fraction what Mt. Chiliad will take up - Waste ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ku Zi Mu 1194 Report post Posted January 8, 2013 A huge mountain isn't pointless. 2 huge mountain duplicates is pointless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GunSmith 2452 Report post Posted January 8, 2013 The amphitheaters won't be empty. They'll probably end up being a way to spend money, or they'll factor into a mission somehow. Mount Chiliad isn't pointless. It'll definitely fit into a mission somehow. That I can guarantee...If not, it'll feature pastimes of some sort. Hiking, hunting, etc. Or, shoving your comrades off of it online. Or, racing them down the slopes in Banditos. Or, filling up the 747 with the other 31 players and crashing into it. Nothing in this game will be wasted, y'all of little faith. In Rockstar we trust. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Massacre 7646 Report post Posted January 8, 2013 It was pointless in San Andreas, aside from one not-particularly-fun mission. I don't expect anything more than that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GunSmith 2452 Report post Posted January 8, 2013 It was pointless in San Andreas, aside from one not-particularly-fun mission. I don't expect anything more than that. San Andreas was 9 years ago (wow). This is 2013, and Rockstar has developed a lot more experience in between. I'm sure they'll have thought up more significant uses for the mountain by now...I'm surprised by your lack of faith, Massacre. *puffs pipe* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana Pudding 95 Report post Posted January 8, 2013 What's the deal with this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
