patboivin Posted September 7, 2000 Share Posted September 7, 2000 I notice that sometimes the AI forces us to use a larger map than expected, probably because we have "too many" units to put on the map. So what? If we specify a medium-sized map, why does the AI bump it up to huge? Imagine in CM2, trying to replay Kursk. The AI will always try to increase the size of the map -- what will it do then? I am a little annoyed because right now I am playing a PBEM, and the attachments are about 3M in size because the AI increased the size of the map on us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianc Posted September 7, 2000 Share Posted September 7, 2000 I'd like the ability to specify the size in meters of the map in a QB, as well as the ability to generate a generic size. ianc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Petersson Posted September 7, 2000 Share Posted September 7, 2000 As I've understood it, the map size you set is a relative value. Small: Fairly crowded with troops. Medium: Not that crowded. Large: Almost impossible to cover the front line. So a "medium" map with plenty of units will be huge in size. What you want is a "small" map. Cheers Olle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntelWeenie Posted September 7, 2000 Share Posted September 7, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Olle Petersson: As I've understood it, the map size you set is a relative value. Small: Fairly crowded with troops. Medium: Not that crowded. Large: Almost impossible to cover the front line. So a "medium" map with plenty of units will be huge in size. What you want is a "small" map. Cheers Olle<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Yup, same here. The dimension that seems to be affected most by this is the width. I think it might also determine the number of victory flags. ------------------ Canada: Where men were men, unless they were horses. -Dudley Do-right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted September 7, 2000 Share Posted September 7, 2000 What is the matter Pat - afraid to come out on a wide open playing field against my OOB? .... Still, I agree and didn't know the logic between small, medium and large maps. We can try again using the above idea! ------------------ No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.Tankersley Posted September 7, 2000 Share Posted September 7, 2000 I don't think it's the map that is making the PBEM files huge. Large maps don't run more than 20 or 30k in my experience. It's the movies that are huge, and that's a function of the number of units more than of the map size. ------------------ Leland J. Tankersley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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