Crossfire 1.8 Maps

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Originally posted by Michael
To put the directions to the other system as how the gates are placed as direction from the system center is imposible. The systems aren't made to make that possible.

Ex: in Pyrddra,the gate to Celldra is on East. and in Celldra the gate to Pyrddra is on North-East. Both are on the right side... how you make the direction of both system to go right, but to met the other systm ? Unless you spinn the system's coords, but then the other gates in that syste won't fit.
Diablo just said that thing vs my map to find sth wrong but it's impossible to do, so don't worry about directions to be respective to the gates in each system's locations, make your own ones, or make it grid style

Hmmmm... That is a perplexing problem, oh well... Thanks for shedding light on exactly what was going on Michael.

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Originally posted by Michael
For how good your maps will be, they still have no system maps included in some... interactive way hehe
But that efficiency is not to be made for public.

Ohhhhh if only I knew how to code what Lancerthing 2.3 was written in my good man.... I would love to be able to rewrite it in order to emcompass the entire database and maps of Crossfire 1.8. Ahhhh... One can dream I guess. I wonder if even Madpommie, Lancerthing's author is even still around or even still playing Freelancer? His email address in Lancerthing is mad.pommie@ntlworld.com...

With simple html and xml you can do it
But again, that's not to be made for public... yet. When it's the time, I may release the perfect one counting efficiency hehe

Alright guys, the maps are ready and I must say... For all the criticism I had about the imaged backgrounds, the ones I found for the maps look great and with a little fading, don't intrude on the data on the foreground at all. I think you guys are going to be well pleased with what you see as the finished product.

SAC has confirmed the release date for tomorrow (Monday night) for the new Crossfire 1.8 maps, they will be published with imaged and non-imaged backgrounds in PDF format and AutoCAD format for anyone who has access to it. The only kicker about the AutoCAD files is that a handful of images referenced in the drawings(and included in the zip file) will be included along with a README in the zip file to print out the maps.

<a href="http://silverarrows.forumclan.com/silver-arrows-news-blog-f4/new-starmaps-for-space-pilots-t101.htm#263" target="_blank">

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<center><div style="width:600px; text-align: justify;"><div style="float: right; width: 300px; padding-left: 10px;"> </div><p>Following a public request posted by SWAT admin and Crossfire creator, SWAT_OP-R8R, the Silver Arrows Command undertook to make the new sectors maps for the Crossfire community. The Silver Arrows Command is honored to present you with the new sectors maps for Sirius, Altair and the newly discovered Inner core.</p><p>These freshly printed starmaps use a brand new style displaying more details that any creation before. Regions icons, detailed legends and in-between system links make it now easier to understand the maps and use them to their full potential.</p><p>The maps have been realized by Silver Arrows' cartographer Ryleous Arkane (aka SA_ORION). His knowledge of the space regions has helped making those maps as accurate as they can be.</p><p>We hope that this work helps you in your adventures in space. The Silver Arrows Command wish you safe flying and, like always, the SA pilots are available to help you out there.</p><p>Thank you</p><p>Rear-Admiral Sam Thomas,
Department of Foreign Affairs of the Silver Arrows
We explore, we defend.</p><p>
To view the maps, visit this page in the Silver Arrows Downloads Section :</p><a href="http://silverarrows.forumclan.com/downloads-section-f14/crossifre-sector-maps-t100.htm#262" target="_blank">Crossfire 1.8 maps</a>
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Interesting... if I could see something.

If it's public, why we have to sign up in a KeepandShare thing, to discover we need manual permission from sa_admin that would late a while, that if we get it.

Here's a temporary host guys until further notice...

PDFs:
Crossfire 1.8 maps in PDF format

AutoCAD files:
Crossfire 1.8 maps in AutoCAD DWG format

I don't see anything on the links. neither a request to login up to watch. And why a page where you have to pay to sign up ? wth... the only trial is a 7 days free, but even for the trial you have to giv your bank account info.

And the second link is getting at the filedropper main page, like there's nothing there

Eh? You don't get a download link or anything Micheal with the links I provided? I get a download page whenever I click them, you shouldn't have to login or sign up for anything, it's free hosting. At the least all you should have to do is type in the security code and hit the download button.

Ok, now the first link is working

Yea, I see what's happening now, the damn 2nd link is getting trunicated by the forum and therefore sending it straight to Filedropper's homepage. The first link as you say, seems fine.

Anybody know how to get the forum code to UNTRUNICATE a URL?

*update*

Nevermind, I fixed the links, it's all peachy now.

D/L away ye noble Crossfire citizens, but beware ye interstellar dangers that lurk yonder, consult ye map always.

Good good, the images in the first link are looking great, and the story of the placement in the milky way is great too Good job It's clear that it's a worked up map

Still, what Diablo said about directions of gates in system to another system are not corresponding, but as it's impossible, nothing to complain about it^^ [thumb]

The second one is now working... atm getting autocad

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Originally posted by Michael
Good good, the images in the first link are looking great, and the story of the placement in the milky way is great too Good job It's clear that it's a worked up map

Still, what Diablo said about directions of gates in system to another system are not corresponding, but as it's impossible, nothing to complain about it^^ [thumb]

The second one is now working... atm getting autocad

Tank j00 sir. I drew these maps from the ground up, it was a labor of love. :] Yea, we'll have to sit down come CF 1.9 and figure out how to resolve that JG directional issue then perhaps.

Haha, nice. AutoCAD is on sale at 5-finger discount I take it?

Alright as for the keepandshare hosting it should now be set to public. i tested the links at first but my cookies log me automatically so i didn't noticed it wasn't public shared without logging-in.

Thx Michael for your feed back !

yw, as I said, nice job, and also eye candy

Now, it's the step of advertisement and even teaser videos which includes those maps.

I just wanted to know
When i click the universe map button in the Altair sector i find that my ship is in sol in the Sirius sector according to the map. Is there an Altair map in the game? If not, it is time u made an ingame map.
Thx in advance.

You could concentrate sirius sector in 1/4 of the map, in a corner, the cf systems in the other, DK in the next corner and altair in the last corner using things like 4,5 (with decimals) as coords.

Map in map is possible right?
So u can have the main sectors int yhe universe map (sirius,altai.....). U can also put them in thei actual positions in the Galaxy so u can show the galaxy as the background.
we can them zoom in and...(well u know..its just like the normal way in whic people zoom into a star system and u get the map of the star system. The only diffrence is that there will be 3 layers instead of 2 and u are gonna have to create maps for altair and the core.
This way there is only one main map.

tell me if u dont understand

Hmm, to see, on the universal map just 3 systems, that are the 3 sectors, you zoom in one of them and you see the systems inside it is an idea... but I don't think it works. But it could be possible that changing some value, you can zoom on something 3 times instead of 2.

for gods sake! what are the coordinates to get out of the inner core system!