#WARGAME RED DRAGON CUSTOM SKIRMISH MAPS PROFESSIONAL#

In principle I had what I wanted (from Modular Town Houses kit) – nice muted tones, nice sandy colouring, not too strong in contrast. I’d bought some Heroic Map tile sets and Battle Maps before and started looking at them with a view to a town setup. Looks great, but again, too busy on the eye in practice. I then printed out a 2’x3′ Darkburgh from Pworks. However over time I found them too busy and too grey. Indeed it’s his art used on Sam’s mat seen above. Note 2: I’d been using some Dave Graffam street tiles. Needless to say I’m on their mailing list now ready to take advantage of the next sale on vinyl prints! Sam reliably tells me that he purchased his during a sale offering (I think) 50% off.

#WARGAME RED DRAGON CUSTOM SKIRMISH MAPS PROFESSIONAL#

Using their online upload system was as easy as others I’ve used in my professional life and the service was very quick. Postage was free and there was VAT to add so each mat was £12.29 (still 50% or more cheaper than commercial mats though I suspect the material quality there would be higher). Via 1° Maggio, 8 – 30020 Quarto d’Altino VE – Italia Here are the two 3’x3′ next to Sam’s 2’x2′ and some close up shots. A bit of shine from overhead lights but the finish itself is not glossy – more of a satin finish. Once laid flat is moulds to the surface quite quickly. The material is quite thin but it feels robust. Unpacking and Initial Inspection and Comparison Two mats printed, one the cobbled texture from Heroic Maps for a fantasy town (see note 2.) and the other for Sci-fi/Post Apocalypse type games based around a modified Mercs map that is available free online. Back at home I started digging around for various artwork (see note 2.) that I’d been messing around with previously with a view to getting some mats printed myself previously. Sam proffered the printers details (see note 1.) and a printed mat (see below). We played on one and I was suitably impressed by the print quality and material. Sam tinkers in similar areas to myself and had had a set of vinyl 2’x2′ mats printed for (Advanced) Song of Blades and Heroes. Long story short, I joined Sam and Tim the other week in Falkirk for a rare gaming outing (which was great fun btw chaps).

I simply hadn’t ‘seen’ a finished example so I couldn’t be sure of what I would be getting. I gathered a few quotes from printers and done a bit of online research. I’ve been humming and hawing over getting some custom mats printed up for some time. But there is a limit to what you can achieve with an A4 colour inkjet, graphic designer or not. Up until now I’ve trundled along printing out my own boards and tiles and being ‘okay’ with the results. Plus, being into both fantasy and sci-fi I know I’d just end up ‘collecting’ a whole bunch. There are very fine specimens available on the market ( Pworks and Deepcut spring to mind) but because I am an ‘in-active’ player I couldn’t justify the £30+ price tag on them. If you have a hard time remembering what such or such map looks like, I suggest you visit this site for EE‘s maps, and this one for ALB‘s.I’ve resisted buying some a gaming mat/battleboard for a good while. Keep in mind that those maps you will elect will be remade with the same general and level design, but with Red Dragon‘s graphic assets: hence a German or Scandinavian pine trees forest will become an Asian palm trees one …ĬLICK HERE TO VOTE (and remember: only once, but for 5 maps). We can’t say right now how many of them will be made, but we will start with the most popular ones, going down the list as much as we can. The link below will allow you to vote for your 5 favorite EE/ALB maps, among a pre-selection we have made of 15 of them. We have also decided to let YOU chose which ones. Technically, it amounts to the same work for our level builders as doing a new one from scratch.īut since we are now committed to making new ones, we have decided that the opportunity to bring those classic maps to Red Dragon was too good to be missed. Due to major changes in the map making process between the various Wargame installments, porting EE or ALB’s maps to RD isn’t an easy trick. Over time, many people have been requesting that we port their favorite maps from Escalation or AirLand to Red Dragon, and today we have decided to oblige them. It is the latter ones which are of interest here, proposals for the former ones will be discussed later. They will come in two kinds: alternate versions of existing maps, with a different level design (orientation, zones, …) and brand new ones.

With Act of Aggression on its final run, we have decided to bring some of our people back on Red Dragon to accede to one of the community’s main request: NEW MAPS

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