[ScnelleMeyer]

To be honest - Once I am in a battle I don't really "see" the finer details of a maps graphics - I mean if something is not wildly out of scale or place - I wont normally notice it. Bad coding on the other hand is a totally different matter.

Anyways I made a map from freely available aerial imagery. I assembled several screenshots from an online source, scaled it to approximate CC scale, turned it so the shadows would correspond to the CC sun direction of top left. I then drew some quick interiors and cloned out most of the trees their shadows. - A quick job so it definately could be better, but hey read the first sentence again;) - I then coded it and tested it in CCMT. I really dont think this looks bad, but what do you guys think about this style of maps ?
I think it could look better in-game with GtC/Pitf scaled trees that seems to be more realisticly scaled.

[Pzt_Kanov]

IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD! do a giant map and we can play on it 5v5 multiplayer! will you share the procedure?

What about maps for WW2 though? roofs are too modern, would need to erase cars and the streets look different too.

[ScnelleMeyer]

Thank you Kanov, but I am sorry, I have no time for making a big map right now.
I have described my procedure in my post. There really isnt any more to it. - But please ask specific questions - and I will be happy to answer them.
Aerial images of good quality I found on https://kart.finn.no/

For ww2 you could use parts of the imagery and mix with standard textures or you could use the clone tool in Photoshop.

[Berger]

Hope this link to British Aerial Reconnaissance Archive will be useful

https://ncap.org.uk/about-ncap/history-of-the-collection

https://ncap.org.uk/search?keywords=world%20war

[dj]

Looks very good! Honestly if anyone was going to make new maps I would think it would smaller maps like CoI / CC3 size.  Less work too.