09-30-2018, 07:44 PM | #1 |
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Playmats questions...
Are Playmats 1, 2 and 3 all 24"x24"?
Will the final versions all have the same number of hexes in them? I ask because upon closer look, I noticed PM 1 is 17 x 15 , PM 2 is 19 x 17 hexes, and PM 3 is 17 x 16 hexes. The only way it seems PM 2 can have those extra hexes is if it does not have half hexes for some of the rows. Which brings me to the other question...will all the Playmats have half hexes around all the maps edges so they can be used modularly? I ask because I noticed on PM 2 the 17 hex row side edges are not half hexes like on map 1. I'm assuming this is just because the way the map images were made and they don't exactly represent half hexes around all edges, even though they have them, but I wanted to be sure.
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"So I stood my ground...my only hope to die as I had always lived-fighting" John Carter of Mars Last edited by Tim Kauffman; 10-02-2018 at 08:18 PM. |
10-01-2018, 05:17 AM | #2 |
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Re: Playmats questions...
The posted artwork for Ogre Playmat M2 and Ogre Playmat M3 are not 100% final. And yes, all three designs are physically the same size.
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10-01-2018, 10:19 AM | #3 |
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10-01-2018, 12:34 PM | #4 |
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Re: Playmats questions...
Correct. When M1 was the only mat in the series, the question was asked and the reply was that manufacturing tolerances aren't tight enough...sometimes you'll get a half-hex, sometimes you'll get a quarter-hex, sometimes you'll get a 3/4-hex, etc.
They can be made to with overlays and such...have a look at M1 South / M3 North, which should only need a couple roads and a couple forests/clears...but as of the last official statement, the G/S series are designed to tile cleanly, the M series is not. On the bright side, the M series gives them the opportunity to do a wider variety of maps due to not being beholden to a fixed border [All G maps share the same outermost ring of hexes, as do all S maps...it's what enables them to tile].
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10-01-2018, 08:11 PM | #5 |
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Re: Playmats questions...
Thanks for the heads up everyone.
...KEEP THOSE TREAD UNITS ROLLING...
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10-02-2018, 11:14 PM | #6 |
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Re: Playmats questions...
I just noticed the PM 2 shows it being 19 x 17 hexes. If my calculations are correct, the "zig-zag" row of 19 hexes is one hex too many to fit on a 24"x24" map and the 17 hexes in the straight row is one hex too many to fit.
I was interested in seeing the most amount of hexes that a 24"x24" map would contain and the most hexes that can fit are 18 hexes in a "zig-zag" row and 16 in a straight row. Unless I'm mistaken. 24"x24" is a nice map size template and I am challenging myself to see what sort of Scenario Maps I can come up with that would fit on a 24"x24" Map...
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"So I stood my ground...my only hope to die as I had always lived-fighting" John Carter of Mars Last edited by Tim Kauffman; 10-04-2018 at 11:19 PM. |
10-03-2018, 08:13 AM | #7 | |
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10-03-2018, 11:57 AM | #8 | |
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As long as tiling some maps along some edges remains easy enough [namely, that I can clean up any half-and-half with what's in O6E, Reinforcements, and Battlefields...while I do have one, and I'm not opposed to making my own if needed, building around "owns an ODE" severely limits the potential customer base], I'll be content.
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10-04-2018, 11:23 PM | #9 |
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Re: Playmats questions...
...here is the 3 Scenario collection of my FanMade OGRE BATTLEFIELDS Maps made in the SCENARIO CREATOR and are formatted within the official 24"x24" size M-style Playmats all of which are ready to play on STEAM!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/114841403769/
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10-05-2018, 06:04 AM | #10 |
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Re: Playmats questions...
Short run playmat printing is not accurate enough to exactly geomorph the designs. Using overlays, you could clean up the edges a bit.
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