More useful Command Maps?

[MDCCLXXVI]

I'd like to see elevation lines/contour lines on command maps.

What do you guys think?

Edited April 2, 2013 by MDCCLXXVI

[wombat50]

Got me thinking. Below is a stock command map.

This is what Igor spits out if you load a map and then go to tools/build command map.

It has height information in the form of shading. Lighter is higher; darker is lower elevation.

I think contour lines could be drawn from it but in my opinion this would cause confusion for the lion share of players.

I took the above and added it to the below as a new layer. Initially it was much larger then the original so I resized it by 50 percent which worked well in this case. I also had to flip it vertically. Aligned the new layer with the original and used linear light as the blend mode. I fiddled with the opacity and may have adjusted the levels. Used the dodge tool to brighten the roads as the darker shading obscured them in places.

I'm sure it could be refined. Anyways my 2 cents.

[Ghosty]

Hello good work

I use another commandmapso with more ease of location of the enemy and quick visual contact with colors.

greeting

[RileyFletcher_01]

Is that really showing the location of every patrol on the map? If so, that's just funny and sad all at the same time.

[Ghosty]

I would say that it is the same as saying H12 - J6 etc.. but it takes more to seek it. When it comes to tactically it is useful if the seconds they have in a tournament. It is thing of getting used to.

Greeting