MAPS!

[Beeg]

That's amazing. I didn't know that bridge was destroyed. To me, at that time (a few years later), it looked new but I never gave it a second thought. I'll have to think about that for the scenario. Besides capturing both ends of the bridge, I hadn't factored that bridge in.

Yes, I found Vilshofen using Venhola.

[wulfir]

Originally Posted by Beeg

Yes, I found Vilshofen using Venhola.

Use the + button to center the grid where you want it. This will be your map, it'll be max size.

If you want to rotate the map you can do so by using shift/alt/mouse drag.

Use the arrow button to download your map.

[Beeg]

Got it. I download it to WinSPMBT and went into the editor. It seems I have various hill heights but there are no details on the map - it's all green (clear).

[DRG]

Originally Posted by Beeg

Got it. I download it to WinSPMBT and went into the editor. It seems I have various hill heights but there are no details on the map - it's all green (clear).

The best way to reveal contours of a freshly downloaded Venhola map is to load it into the Extended Map Editor and press the "Strip Map" button..that will reveal all the map contours in one easy step

[Beeg]

That worked! Thanks so much. That Venhola is a great time-saving program. Now it's time to get to work.
You guys are awesome! Thanks again and Happy New Year!

[wulfir]

Originally Posted by Beeg

That Venhola is a great time-saving program. Now it's time to get to work.

Cool!

[Beeg]

Thanks for your help, much appreciated! Have a great New Year!

[wulfir]

Your map will be set for slot 999. You can change this if you wish, or you can save it to another slot after you have opened it.

The main map will look blank, but it is not. Looking at the mini map you will see a bit what it looks like.

What I do next is this:

1. Set fill range to cover the whole map.
2. Hit the blue triangle in the lower right corner (looks like a "play" button).
3. Hit the clear terrain button in the upper left corner. ("Add clear terrain to hex following the contours of the existing map")
3. Hit the blue triangle agian.
4. Hit the fill button and the height levels will show up. You will see very clearly where the Donau and Vils rivers are located.

[Beeg]

No luck, I'm afraid. What value do you input to cover the whole map? I typed in 9999 and it seemed to work? What about the 'block' vs. 'splatter' effect? I was using block. Splatter has the 1-90 option.

[wulfir]

Originally Posted by Beeg

No luck, I'm afraid. What value do you input to cover the whole map?

I tried it with 800 and 9000, both worked.

Can you post the link to the Venhola grid, and I can try and generate the map for you.