Creating a new campaign map

[barocca]

LMM has all the documentation needed in the download,

follow one of the examples step by step,

(Rome TW campaign maps are based on a very very VERY similar principle which is the guts of LMM - i dont think that is a co-incidence, we think they used the same principle when they made the original shogun and medieval maps, either that or they adopted wellies ideas (which were opensource) and rome reads the "reference files" on the fly)

basically you take your map of provinces,
outline them in the colour specified in LMM,
put a single dot for cities, another for ports and another for the "landing area" where all the units cluster,
(the colours for these are explained in the documentation)

then run your scribbled on map through LMM and voila, a working campaign map with a basic startpos script (to get you started)

you will make one or two mistakes on your map to begin with, a broken outline on a province border, that sort of thing,
check the reference files LMM also produces, that will help you find your bugs.

(when you check the reference files, have a look at Rome's map setup, and you will see what i mean about VERY similar!!)

hundreds (literally) of hours went into making and testing LMM and it works quite well.

B.

[edyzmedieval]

Barocca,

You're a genius!!! Thanks very very much!!!!

Can't wait to implement the map. Installed a fresh VI on my PC, for this.

[Monkwarrior]

Yeah, as barocca says, LMM is very useful for campaign maps.
I used it for Reconquista and it was quite easy. I remember that I took the base map, draw a single line for borders (some kind of pink color), deleted the background and run the script.
The hardest work was to fill the startpos file, with all the properties of borders, regions and so on.
I strongly recommend the use of LMM and... Good luck!

[edyzmedieval]

I'm using LMM now. I think it's the best tool. Just read the FAQ, and then I'll start.

Oh well, can't wait to start. Hopefully I'll recruit some other members to help me, because I'll take a loooot of time to create the script.

[EatYerGreens]

put a single dot for cities, another for ports and another for the "landing area" where all the units cluster,
(the colours for these are explained in the documentation)

Just out of curiosity, is it allowable to have more than one of these 'landing areas' you described. The thing where your own agents get hidden behind the other faction's army stacks is annoying.

Yes, I know you can press 'X' to de-clutter the map but, for purely aesthetic reasons, it would be nice if agents and armies would form separate clusters.

Under certain circumstances, it's next to impossible to launch a mission on an enemy agent because they are too tightly tucked behind an army stack and no amount of panning will help to get at them. (Frustration makes me forget about the X key, every time!!)

Recently I noticed how an army stack in Isle De France was positioned so close to the castle that his 5 stars were rendered invisible (2 stacks were present at the time). Only by clicking on the base of the stack and reviewing the units panel was his command rating apparent. Ability to tidy things like that up would be great, so thanks for bringing this to my attention.

I'm not doing any modding yet but the urge to experiment will get the better of me soon