Re: Development on version 1.x (Current Map Improvements)
Posted: 16 Mar 2015 03:19
Brilliant work on 1.90 I must say. Really impressed with Estonia and Faroe Islands, which I thought would be average, however Tallinn beautifully captures the perfect city, where you have an actual city centre, then outskirts and you're off into countryside, towards Tarnu. Perfect!
ARP and Slovenia never needed mentioning. I just took it for granted that they would be outstanding, and I wasn't wrong. I have a few questions and suggestions for future ARP development, hoping you'll take those ideas across.
1. First of all a praise on all the signage, and junctions where you have an additional lane, which is seperated from the main carriageway. Westfalia also feels incredibly real, with the chimneys as you approach it from Hannover on A2. Fantastic work on Bad Oeynhausen too; the only city SCS would get away with if they did it on vanilla map haha. It has a great feel to it!
2. Porta Westfalica is signed, but never features any scenery, why is that? Perhaps we could see some of it in distance, for example a McDonalds sign or one of those Bauhaus-styled signs? I know that you feature some cities on signs that never obviously make it into the game due to scale issues, but I feel Porta Westfalica is something that could be added. Maybe I'm being really petty, and if I am, I do apologize, but yes, it'd be a welcome addition. I'm sure.
3. My suggestion is to get rid completely of that country road where A3 is supposed to run, and include Koblenz, as there should be enough space for it. Oh, and those TGVs running just beside the autobahn would be amazing to have. Sorry for the size, but perfect example can be found below:
![Image](https://imgproxy.promods.net/1cdddbf2e7ab02e0229e7b00aee398a52cad8da7/687474703a2f2f7777772e66722d6f6e6c696e652e64652f696d6167652f766965772f323031342f392f32392f32383838373633342c32393939353231372c646d466c6173685465617365725265732c5749522d4261686e2d4175746f5f3036303831335f34632e6a7067)
4. A10 around Berlin, I imagine that eventually you'll be reworking this too? Certain sections feature narrow lanes, and trees in the central reservation, or forests of low trees and bushes. Since Google Street View is unavailable in those areas, I have included some pictures, which you may perhaps find useful in the future.
![Image](https://imgproxy.promods.net/a490675a5763520453693c909bd9b8179ea03797/687474703a2f2f693335302e70686f746f6275636b65742e636f6d2f616c62756d732f713432302f5269706c6579393839352f494d475f313833312e6a7067)
![Image](https://imgproxy.promods.net/d7431226b3e20032a9428614c4532d8f77bf20fe/687474703a2f2f693335302e70686f746f6275636b65742e636f6d2f616c62756d732f713432302f5269706c6579393839352f494d475f313834332e6a7067)
![Image](https://driveeuropenews.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/31.jpg)
ARP and Slovenia never needed mentioning. I just took it for granted that they would be outstanding, and I wasn't wrong. I have a few questions and suggestions for future ARP development, hoping you'll take those ideas across.
1. First of all a praise on all the signage, and junctions where you have an additional lane, which is seperated from the main carriageway. Westfalia also feels incredibly real, with the chimneys as you approach it from Hannover on A2. Fantastic work on Bad Oeynhausen too; the only city SCS would get away with if they did it on vanilla map haha. It has a great feel to it!
2. Porta Westfalica is signed, but never features any scenery, why is that? Perhaps we could see some of it in distance, for example a McDonalds sign or one of those Bauhaus-styled signs? I know that you feature some cities on signs that never obviously make it into the game due to scale issues, but I feel Porta Westfalica is something that could be added. Maybe I'm being really petty, and if I am, I do apologize, but yes, it'd be a welcome addition. I'm sure.
3. My suggestion is to get rid completely of that country road where A3 is supposed to run, and include Koblenz, as there should be enough space for it. Oh, and those TGVs running just beside the autobahn would be amazing to have. Sorry for the size, but perfect example can be found below:
4. A10 around Berlin, I imagine that eventually you'll be reworking this too? Certain sections feature narrow lanes, and trees in the central reservation, or forests of low trees and bushes. Since Google Street View is unavailable in those areas, I have included some pictures, which you may perhaps find useful in the future.
![Image](https://driveeuropenews.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/31.jpg)