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I realize it's been said but I've got to chime in here with my heartfelt gratitude! Thank you for the map mobuttu! Now what I'd like to do is get it sized to fit my refrigerator so I can move game pieces like MAGNETS. I might help my players envision exactly where they are. *wink*
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I'm really glad for your support. It's good to hear you are getting use and enjoying my Rifts NA map!!
I'd also buy a map from Palladium but unfortunelly it seems it won't happen soon (according to Kevin words in POH interview).
I'd also buy a map from Palladium but unfortunelly it seems it won't happen soon (according to Kevin words in POH interview).
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I just wish we had official rules for how common ley lines are so I know I could device fairly if one is nearby or not. That is one of my biggest disappointments.
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Akashic Soldier wrote:I just wish we had official rules for how common ley lines are so I know I could device fairly if one is nearby or not. That is one of my biggest disappointments.
there is no set amount. different area's have different frequencies.
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Mobuttu you should take a look at the Canada book. It has some info that would be good on the map. Simvan ranges. Where Psistalker ranges are etc.
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Daeglan wrote:Mobuttu you should take a look at the Canada book. It has some info that would be good on the map. Simvan ranges. Where Psistalker ranges are etc.
Thanks for the feedback. Already done. Take a look at these blog entries about my (future-to-be) Tribal wars campaign. Click on the maps to enlarge them.
Those map layers are not in the NA map to avoid "overlayering".
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Could you do a version that is a PDF using the the same size as the NA map so it can be printed on acetate? then it can be layered on as needed.
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I was under the impression that the ley lines in a given area fluctuated based on the time of year, ambient levels of magic, and other things that I can't think of right now.
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dragonfett wrote:I was under the impression that the ley lines in a given area fluctuated based on the time of year, ambient levels of magic, and other things that I can't think of right now.
That is true. AFAIK, stable ley line *potency* do fluctuate, but not it's location. Although new unstable ones would appear/disappear through these processes (that is the magic of Rifts!)
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mobuttu wrote:Daeglan wrote:Mobuttu you should take a look at the Canada book. It has some info that would be good on the map. Simvan ranges. Where Psistalker ranges are etc.
Thanks for the feedback. Already done. Take a look at these blog entries about my (future-to-be) Tribal wars campaign. Click on the maps to enlarge them.
Those map layers are not in the NA map to avoid "overlayering".
Could you do a version with them. I want to print out a version with them in place. When you zoom in I do not see an issue with it. And i would like to print it out with all the info
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Daeglan wrote:Could you do a version with them. I want to print out a version with them in place. When you zoom in I do not see an issue with it. And i would like to print it out with all the info
No prob. I'm now fixing my computer. But I'll do it ASAP.
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Cool. Just do them as outlines with out fill
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Glad you all like it!
Daeglan, I'm still working on your request. My computer broke and I can't install my cad software. I'll do it ASAP.
Daeglan, I'm still working on your request. My computer broke and I can't install my cad software. I'll do it ASAP.
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mobuttu wrote:Glad you all like it!
Daeglan, I'm still working on your request. My computer broke and I can't install my cad software. I'll do it ASAP.
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Madhaven area detailed. New version (v1.6) of the map available. See the first message of this thread.
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Daeglan wrote:mobuttu wrote:Daeglan wrote:Mobuttu you should take a look at the Canada book. It has some info that would be good on the map. Simvan ranges. Where Psistalker ranges are etc.
Thanks for the feedback. Already done. Take a look at these blog entries about my (future-to-be) Tribal wars campaign. Click on the maps to enlarge them.
Those map layers are not in the NA map to avoid "overlayering".
Could you do a version with them. I want to print out a version with them in place. When you zoom in I do not see an issue with it. And i would like to print it out with all the info
Daeglan, here you can find the Tribal Wars map with Simvan, Psi-Stalker and Native American ranges over the whole NA Map.
Hope this helps.
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mobuttu wrote:Daeglan wrote:mobuttu wrote:Daeglan wrote:Mobuttu you should take a look at the Canada book. It has some info that would be good on the map. Simvan ranges. Where Psistalker ranges are etc.
Thanks for the feedback. Already done. Take a look at these blog entries about my (future-to-be) Tribal wars campaign. Click on the maps to enlarge them.
Those map layers are not in the NA map to avoid "overlayering".
Could you do a version with them. I want to print out a version with them in place. When you zoom in I do not see an issue with it. And i would like to print it out with all the info
Daeglan, here you can find the Tribal Wars map with Simvan, Psi-Stalker and Native American ranges over the whole NA Map.
Hope this helps.
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Impressive and very useful. Been watching this topic for a few years now and I am impressed with the amount of time and detail you have put into it. Kudos.
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Kagashi wrote:Impressive and very useful. Been watching this topic for a few years now and I am impressed with the amount of time and detail you have put into it. Kudos.
Thanks! I'm now starting to work on a On-line GIS Map with book references in each map element. It's a huuuge work, but I think i'll be very usefull!
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Ok, i just saw this.....this may be a big help in next weeks rifts game
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Wanted to let you know that this map has helped my group tremendously. I was able to get it printed out nicely sized @ work.
And I've sent it to my gaming group, as we Skype from 3 locations - having your map allows up to see the same information, at a glance, and explain some of the powers-at-play to the newer players w/o pulling out loads of books.
Please keep up the great work (I'd donate if I could).
Wanted to let you know that this map has helped my group tremendously. I was able to get it printed out nicely sized @ work.
And I've sent it to my gaming group, as we Skype from 3 locations - having your map allows up to see the same information, at a glance, and explain some of the powers-at-play to the newer players w/o pulling out loads of books.
Please keep up the great work (I'd donate if I could).
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Myrrhibis wrote:Mobuttu:
Wanted to let you know that this map has helped my group tremendously. I was able to get it printed out nicely sized @ work.
And I've sent it to my gaming group, as we Skype from 3 locations - having your map allows up to see the same information, at a glance, and explain some of the powers-at-play to the newer players w/o pulling out loads of books.
Please keep up the great work (I'd donate if I could).
I'm flattered!! That's very kind of you! I did this map precisely for helping my players and myself understand and bundle together all the geographic information scattered in Rifts books, and I'm really glad that it serve you as well as it does to me.
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Akimoto873 wrote:This is very nice.
Do anyone know if there are other maps of other continents (Middle/South America, Europe, Asia) being made?
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I dont think Chi-Town is in the middle of Illinois. I believe it should be just south of Chicago.
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Ninjabunny wrote:NMI wrote:I dont think Chi-Town is in the middle of Illinois. I believe it should be just south of Chicago.
Doesn't the GM guide have it marked slightly in between the center and the ruins of Chicago?
By the looks of the GMG, it would seem that they have it nearly due south from Chicago, where as Mobuttu's map has it more west and slightly more north. The location of Chi-Town was previously discussed in another thread (I can't remember off hand), but I do remember that someone had said that the best location for it would have been where two (or more) interstate highways cross. By looking at an actual map of Illinois, the best two cities would be Champaign (where I-72 and I-57 cross), which happens to be roughly 80-100 miles due south, and Peoria (where I-55, I-72, and I-39 go to or through) which is roughly 80-100 miles southwest of Chicago. They are both fantastic places for Chi-Town to be, and the most important part is that they are both about 80 miles south of the ruins of Chicago. And as for the maps in the books, I look at them like I would an old west frontier map. The locations may be off a little and the scale may not be right, but as long as it is roughly 75% correct or better, I am happy.
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I'll check it out in the next revision. Thanks all for the insight!
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mobuttu wrote:Kagashi wrote:Impressive and very useful. Been watching this topic for a few years now and I am impressed with the amount of time and detail you have put into it. Kudos.
Thanks! I'm now starting to work on a On-line GIS Map with book references in each map element. It's a huuuge work, but I think i'll be very usefull!
Will this be a global map? Not entirely clear on what a GIS map is. I am semi familiar. IE I know it is a computer map. I just don't know what a GIS map entails or how they work.
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Daeglan wrote:mobuttu wrote:Kagashi wrote:Impressive and very useful. Been watching this topic for a few years now and I am impressed with the amount of time and detail you have put into it. Kudos.
Thanks! I'm now starting to work on a On-line GIS Map with book references in each map element. It's a huuuge work, but I think i'll be very usefull!
Will this be a global map? Not entirely clear on what a GIS map is. I am semi familiar. IE I know it is a computer map. I just don't know what a GIS map entails or how they work.
GIS stands for Geographic Information System
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dragonfett wrote:Daeglan wrote:mobuttu wrote:Kagashi wrote:Impressive and very useful. Been watching this topic for a few years now and I am impressed with the amount of time and detail you have put into it. Kudos.
Thanks! I'm now starting to work on a On-line GIS Map with book references in each map element. It's a huuuge work, but I think i'll be very usefull!
Will this be a global map? Not entirely clear on what a GIS map is. I am semi familiar. IE I know it is a computer map. I just don't know what a GIS map entails or how they work.
GIS stands for Geographic Information System
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Excellent map, so awesome.
The location of Chi-Town in the books is actually fairly vague. Rather than tell us exactly where Chi-Town is, we are told that the ruins of old Chicago are "...some 80 miles northeast of Chi-Town." (RUE p29/RMB p141). Apart from that we have only a dot on a relatively small map. That dot looks a lot more south than southwest, in fact if you draw a line from Old Chicago to St Louis on that map then Chi-Town is on the east side of that line, whereas you would expect Chi-Town to be clearly west of that line if you conclude it is roughly 80 miles southeast of Chicago as it is on this map.
To be honest I'm happy keeping it there for the moment because your map is so much more superior to anything published I'd rather stay with that.
Also where you have it puts it quite close to the Illinois River which makes perfect sense. A town in a post apocalyptic setting would naturally be built near a fresh water supply.
The location of Chi-Town in the books is actually fairly vague. Rather than tell us exactly where Chi-Town is, we are told that the ruins of old Chicago are "...some 80 miles northeast of Chi-Town." (RUE p29/RMB p141). Apart from that we have only a dot on a relatively small map. That dot looks a lot more south than southwest, in fact if you draw a line from Old Chicago to St Louis on that map then Chi-Town is on the east side of that line, whereas you would expect Chi-Town to be clearly west of that line if you conclude it is roughly 80 miles southeast of Chicago as it is on this map.
To be honest I'm happy keeping it there for the moment because your map is so much more superior to anything published I'd rather stay with that.
Also where you have it puts it quite close to the Illinois River which makes perfect sense. A town in a post apocalyptic setting would naturally be built near a fresh water supply.
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grandmaster z0b wrote:Excellent map, so awesome.
The location of Chi-Town in the books is actually fairly vague. Rather than tell us exactly where Chi-Town is, we are told that the ruins of old Chicago are "...some 80 miles northeast of Chi-Town." (RUE p29/RMB p141). Apart from that we have only a dot on a relatively small map. That dot looks a lot more south than southwest, in fact if you draw a line from Old Chicago to St Louis on that map then Chi-Town is on the east side of that line, whereas you would expect Chi-Town to be clearly west of that line if you conclude it is roughly 80 miles southeast of Chicago as it is on this map.
To be honest I'm happy keeping it there for the moment because your map is so much more superior to anything published I'd rather stay with that.
Also where you have it puts it quite close to the Illinois River which makes perfect sense. A town in a post apocalyptic setting would naturally be built near a fresh water supply.
That is also assuming that Chi-Town is almost exactly southwest, when it could be anywhere from south-southwest to west-southwest and so forth...
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Great map I use it every week when planning my game. Is it still being updated?
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Riftmaker wrote:Great map I use it every week when planning my game. Is it still being updated?
Thanks! Glad to hear it is used!
I still have several unread Rifts books (specially the latest ones), so a new update is something not be ruled out.
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Re: Rifts NA map
There was a question involving the Waukegan CSN base. I would assume that the CS has simply moved into the US Navy's Naval Education and Training Center Great Lakes, in Waukegan, Illinois. I spent 6 months in that place, and have a handful of great memories, and many more I'd rather not revisit (basic training) at that place. A bit too flat for this Georgia Boy.
There was no Chaos Earth category, so I got stuck with a Chromium Guardsman, er, Glitterboy... <.<
Re: Rifts NA map
Like everyone else, I think this is an amazing map, and I find it invaluable.
One thing that's been driving me crazy though is this town on the Ohio River called Blackberry.
What is it? I can't find it in any of the books. I don't know where to look. Help!
One thing that's been driving me crazy though is this town on the Ohio River called Blackberry.
What is it? I can't find it in any of the books. I don't know where to look. Help!
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mobuttu wrote:Riftmaker wrote:Great map I use it every week when planning my game. Is it still being updated?
Thanks! Glad to hear it is used!
I still have several unread Rifts books (specially the latest ones), so a new update is something not be ruled out.
Just wanted to chime in the your map came in extremely helpful in a session last month, when we were determining how to travel to escort a VIP between Merctown to Lazlo. Your shadings & showing where CS 'owned' locations were, helped the less-experienced-in-Rifts players realize that going from point A to point B in a straight line is NOT a wise idea.
Hope to see more information as you work your way through the other books.
Happy holidays!
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Re: Rifts NA map
Id like to mention not a week goes by I dont use this map in my game
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This is a really useful resource that ive seen used in games and used myself. Its also great for getting a better understanding of Rifts-NA as a whole.
I saw that there was an earlier version of this (1.2 i think) as a png, which loads far quicker(for me) than the pdf. Very useful.
I saw that there was an earlier version of this (1.2 i think) as a png, which loads far quicker(for me) than the pdf. Very useful.
I'm currently working on a Rifts Campaign on Obsidian Portal
My other (amateurish) Rifts characters, session notes and other content.
My other (amateurish) Rifts characters, session notes and other content.
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Re: Rifts NA map
mobuttu wrote:At last! It's done. Download it by clicking on the map image. Enjoy! (Warning it's a 4,5 MB pdf).
NA Rifts Atlas v1.2.
NA Rifts Atlas v.1.5.: Latest version available.
NA Rifts Atlas v.1.6.: Latest version available. Download from Dropbox.
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Updated download instructions from Mack:
-- Click on this link. You're pop-up blocker will probably starting pinging, but don't change your settings.
-- At the bottom of the page, in small print, you will see "Save file to your PC: click here." Use that link to download the PDF file (ignore the giant "download" button at the page bottom). Please note that it is a 20MB file.
-- DISCLAIMER: As with any online file, please take appropriate security procautions. While this file is provided by mobuttu in good faith, the possibility of third-party malice always exists.
A ".png" format version is also available at this link courtesy of SkyeFyre.
Actually, I can't find the file, or the small button that says Save file to your PC: Click here. In fact, the only thing I can find is something that wants me to download a PDF converter, and a message that says the file is invalid.
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Re: Rifts NA map
same.
I want to see from Palladium:
Updated Aug 2015
-Rifts: Dark Woods/Deep South, Space 110 PA, Scandinavia
-Mechanoids: Space (MDC)
-Robotech: Errata for Marines timeline, Masters Deluxe with SC and UEEF gear, Spaceships
-Updated Errata for post-2006 printings of Rifts books
-Searchable, quality PDFs/E-pubs of current Rifts titles
Updated Aug 2015
-Rifts: Dark Woods/Deep South, Space 110 PA, Scandinavia
-Mechanoids: Space (MDC)
-Robotech: Errata for Marines timeline, Masters Deluxe with SC and UEEF gear, Spaceships
-Updated Errata for post-2006 printings of Rifts books
-Searchable, quality PDFs/E-pubs of current Rifts titles
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For real palladium needs to pay this guy and make this map into a nice rifter submission or maybe a rifts earth atlas.
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Still an awesome product.
Next version, do you mind adding the nexus points and ley lines associated with the Deep South on page 32 of RUE? Nexus Points are at Oxford MS, Selma AL, Talladega AL, and Guntersville AL.
Next version, do you mind adding the nexus points and ley lines associated with the Deep South on page 32 of RUE? Nexus Points are at Oxford MS, Selma AL, Talladega AL, and Guntersville AL.
I want to see from Palladium:
Updated Aug 2015
-Rifts: Dark Woods/Deep South, Space 110 PA, Scandinavia
-Mechanoids: Space (MDC)
-Robotech: Errata for Marines timeline, Masters Deluxe with SC and UEEF gear, Spaceships
-Updated Errata for post-2006 printings of Rifts books
-Searchable, quality PDFs/E-pubs of current Rifts titles
Updated Aug 2015
-Rifts: Dark Woods/Deep South, Space 110 PA, Scandinavia
-Mechanoids: Space (MDC)
-Robotech: Errata for Marines timeline, Masters Deluxe with SC and UEEF gear, Spaceships
-Updated Errata for post-2006 printings of Rifts books
-Searchable, quality PDFs/E-pubs of current Rifts titles
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Riftmaker wrote:For real palladium needs to pay this guy and make this map into a nice rifter submission or maybe a rifts earth atlas.
For sure.
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As a native Kentuckian, and a Lexingtonian, it always interests me to see where mapmakers wind up putting places in the Federation of Magic. =3
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there should be a lay line on top of stone mountain GA. the historical formation of the mountain could be an adventure all on its own. Bring on the Deep South!