NEOSQUARE - a small mapping project for Neocron

Printable View

05-05-14, 04:20
AntiDot

NEOSQUARE - a small mapping project for Neocron

Hi everyone!

I've started a small mapping project for Neocron, called Neosquare.

Created in my spare time (vectorising the map from available images was a pain in the ass, btw ^^), the current version is more a proof of concept with just a few features (try to search for "fortress"). But don't panic - more stuff coming soon! :)

I would appreciate it, if you could take a look: http://antidot.org/neosquare/

If you have any suggestions, what has to be on the map (beside the usual suspects like outposts, persons or POIs) - drop me a line: me@antidot.org

Thanks!

Pedro / Antidot

P.S.: Don't shoot the cartographer! :D
05-05-14, 08:50
William Antrim

Suggestion of something that would be just as important (and less obvious) than gene replicators - Goguardians and possibly vehicle garages.

Not everyone knows there are public goguardians in certain zones and even less people probably know about all of the warp garages (besides the obvious ones).
05-05-14, 15:40
AntiDot

Quote:

Originally Posted by William Antrim

Not everyone knows there are public goguardians in certain zones and even less people probably know about all of the warp garages (besides the obvious ones).

Good point. I'll put this on my list.
05-05-14, 16:30
William Antrim

that aside, I really like this project.
05-05-14, 17:51
Drachenpaladin

Well, as a project not bad. You've put yourself some work on the table^^

Tho i'm not really sure where its place is among all the other maps and services.
05-05-14, 20:06
aKe`cj

Quote:

Originally Posted by William Antrim

that aside, I really like this project.

me too, just haven't figured out how to deploy units to sectors yet. :p
06-05-14, 11:08
Brammers

Now that's a cool little project. :) Will be interesting to see what to see what you do with it next.

Small bug - when you zoom in, the names of the outposts and points of interests disappear.
06-05-14, 13:30
AntiDot

@William Antrim: Thanks. :)

@Drachenpaladin: Yeah, a shitload of work. ;) And yes, there are some other maps. First of all, the brilliant THN Map. But my approach was, to create a clutter free and fast map which is usable on a tablet or smartphone while I'm exploring the Wastelands. Also - the map runs on our business server cluster. That means, available forever! :D

@aKe`cj: :D ... displaying player on the map in real time via AJAX/JSON should not be a big problem ... calling air support (or vehicles) to a choosen destination - I like the idea. ;)

@Brammers: Thank you. The next steps will be, organising all objects in GEOjson files, tweaking the UI and add some magic. Also on the list - the small bug you found; The current map tiles are a quick'n'dirty-pre-alpha-whatever version, they will be replaced with decent location titles, buildings, and detailed maps of outposts, optimized for the selected zoom level. WiP :)

----

CHANGELOG

2014-05-06 - version 1.0.1
* Add marker (Factory, Mine, Lab, and Uplink)
* Change GeoJSON file prefix and group IDs
* Add copyright notice

http://antidot.org/neosquare/
06-05-14, 13:50
Alduin

Looks great! I am a great fan of community driven/developed projects! Let's see what comes next :)
06-05-14, 17:04
Ascension

would be great to see a basic 3D render of outposts or points of interest when zooming.
06-05-14, 18:28
William Antrim

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ascension

would be great to see a basic 3D render of outposts or points of interest when zooming.

NC Street View(tm). :)
07-05-14, 09:32
Ascension

Quote:

Originally Posted by William Antrim

NC Street View(tm). :)

Exactly!
07-05-14, 10:50
AntiDot

@Alduin: Thanks. I'm also curious to see what's yet to come. ;)

@Ascension: A basic 3D render for outposts and POIs - that's exactly what I had in mind.

@Ascension / @William Antrim: Street View ... well, I'll put it on the list. Right after mapping the hunting grounds for rainbow pooping unicorns. :D

----

CHANGELOG

2014-05-07 - version 1.0.2
* Add marker (ASG)
* Display marker object IDs for debugging

http://antidot.org/neosquare/
07-05-14, 14:12
Zoltan

Nice, is there a way to get "live data" like "who owns this outpost" into this map?
08-05-14, 15:32
AntiDot

Thanks, Z.

Live data: Did the system/game server provide an API (e.g. REST/JSON), that I can use to display "things" on the map? :)
08-05-14, 16:19
hudsonbeck

Quote:

Originally Posted by AntiDot

Thanks, Z.

Live data: Did the system/game server provide an API (e.g. REST/JSON), that I can use to display "things" on the map? :)

Checkout post numbers 23 & 24 for some info on the APIs
http://forum.neocron-game.com/showth...=1#post2225216
08-05-14, 16:40
Brammers

Quote:

Originally Posted by hudsonbeck

Checkout post numbers 23 & 24 for some info on the APIs
http://forum.neocron-game.com/showth...=1#post2225216

Those API's are unfortunately not REST/JSON - they are SOAP. The THN Stats DB uses those SOAP API's and most of the data it displays are exposed as JSON API interfaces, along with the extra data the THN has collected.

If Zoltan can't get his API to talk to you in JSON format, give me a shout I can probably work on exposing the outposts page as a JSON feed for you... and now is a good time while I'm fiddling with Windows 8.1 Phone live tile support!
08-05-14, 23:31
AntiDot

@hudsonbeck: Thanks for the link.

@Brammers: Cool stuff! I'll definitely give you a shout the next few days. :)

----

CHANGELOG

2014-05-08 - version 1.0.3
* Add marker (GoGuardian)
* Group marker (Outposts)
* Styles (Layer control, Search input)

http://antidot.org/neosquare/
26-06-14, 16:22
Trivaldi

How is this progressing? Still with us? :)

I've just been having a little look around this map to see what resource (GRs/GoGus/ASGs) distribution is like and if it could be better. Great tool! :)
28-06-14, 19:00
AntiDot

Hi Trivaldi.

Yeah, I'm still with you. :)

Unfortunately we had to do a few other jobs in the last weeks for our daily business.

The current project status is:

- Moving the Map to http://neocron-map.com
- Build a map plugin that is powered by our own Application-Framework
- Update the map markers
- Update various graphic stuff
- Integrate live data provided by THN

As you can see, a lot is going on here ... but there is still plenty to do. ;)

I'll keep you guys updated.

Anti.
01-07-14, 01:07
Artricia.

Quote:

Originally Posted by AntiDot

Thanks, Z.

Live data: Did the system/game server provide an API (e.g. REST/JSON), that I can use to display "things" on the map? :)

you know im not sure, but i think the guys at TechHaven have a API, on their stats DB page, i would give them a message, see what they say. I'm sure they'll help you out too!
01-07-14, 02:00
Brammers

Quote:

Originally Posted by Artricia.

you know im not sure, but i think the guys at TechHaven have a API, on their stats DB page, i would give them a message, see what they say. I'm sure they'll help you out too!

Yes we do have an API on the Stats DB for others to use our data. AntiDot does have the API details to use the new JSON feed of our outposts data, hopefully he will get to work on it soon. :)