ASL map size

[Sgt. McCreedy]

I just started playing CM and I like to start messing with the editor. I thought I'd start by trying to convert a couple of favorite ASL scenarios. If I wanted to try to replicate a ASL map what would be the approximate dimensions of a single ASL board? If anyone knows off the top of their head I'd much appreciate it. Thanks

[Moon]

Wasn't one hex in ASL supposed to represent 40 meters? In other words, one hex would be 2 tiles by 2 tiles in CM's editor.

Martin

[Sgt. McCreedy]

That sounds about right. I would of tried looking in the ASL rule book, but it's all packed away somewhere in my attics. Thanks Moon.

[Zarquon]

40m it is.

[Michael Dorosh]

40m per hex, 10 hexes tall and 32 hexes wide., or in other words 400 metres by 1280 metres.

[Conscript Bagger]

You can get good results for tighter urban boards if you halve the scale (assume 20m hexes instead). Then you're not dealing with the airport-runway streets and "every building a Grand Central Station." I made a map where one section is a 1:1 conversion of an ASL city board, and another is a half-scale conversion of the same board (rotated). IMO, you have to look closely to see that one board is represented twice on the map.

Also, don't be afraid to break up the buildings, especially the smaller 1- or 2-hex buildings. The designers said they often represent clusters of smaller buildings instead of a single 40x40m barn or whatever.

I've never tried going the other way, but a double- or triple-scale rural map might be nice.