The VT-BAM project

[Redcoat]

Sooooooo progress?
Also thinking of claiming again

View attachment 398345 later than 7 hours of work,Nigeria is done,lol

Also WOW seven hours of work, that is impressive. Mad props for that right there

 

[Thanosaekk]

I am currently away from my computer, but I will be back soon to continue.

 

[Klime]

I'm stuck with an enormous amount of work right now, I'm not sure when exactly I'll be back but it hopefully won't be too long.

 

[Homo_Sapiens]

Hello, I am very interested in the success of your project, so I want to help in the creation of your map. Forgive my ignorance, but I want to ask what programs you apply for drawing administrative units and how you do it, manually or with more technological means?

 

[Thanosaekk]

Hi! I am a member of the project (although currently not making progress due to being away from my computer). I am not sure what the others use, but this is my method:
Find a map of the subdivision and its administrative units you want to draw. Be sure to overlay it on the VT-BAM blank maps, so you can check if it's the right map projection. Then, you start to draw. Have both the blank map and the map you are using as two semi-transparent layers on top of each other, and begin to trace the border lines pixel-by-pixel. This can be time-consuming depending on the region you are drawing. Once you're done with the map of a subdivision, delete the layer with the map you found online, and repeat for the next areas.

 

[Redcoat]

Hi! I am a member of the project (although currently not making progress due to being away from my computer). I am not sure what the others use, but this is my method:
Find a map of the subdivision and its administrative units you want to draw. Be sure to overlay it on the VT-BAM blank maps, so you can check if it's the right map projection. Then, you start to draw. Have both the blank map and the map you are using as two semi-transparent layers on top of each other, and begin to trace the border lines pixel-by-pixel. This can be time-consuming depending on the region you are drawing. Once you're done with the map of a subdivision, delete the layer with the map you found online, and repeat for the next areas.

This is exactly how I do it, I think others do it differently idk. If you need something just ask me and I'll give a base map

 

[Klime]

I also have some premade overlays which cover most of the map and are available on request (though I might take a few hours to respond at the moment due to work and other commitments)

 

[Homo_Sapiens]

Hi! I am a member of the project (although currently not making progress due to being away from my computer). I am not sure what the others use, but this is my method:
Find a map of the subdivision and its administrative units you want to draw. Be sure to overlay it on the VT-BAM blank maps, so you can check if it's the right map projection. Then, you start to draw. Have both the blank map and the map you are using as two semi-transparent layers on top of each other, and begin to trace the border lines pixel-by-pixel. This can be time-consuming depending on the region you are drawing. Once you're done with the map of a subdivision, delete the layer with the map you found online, and repeat for the next areas.

Many thanks for your reply, when I noticed it, I was just trying to paint your way

 

[Homo_Sapiens]

Hellow, Bryansk oblast of Russia is made

 

[Thanosaekk]

Good work, I can also finally get to complete Japan and continue.

 

[Homo_Sapiens]

Good work, I can also finally get to complete Japan and continue.

Thanks. Now i want to made full map of Fillipino. Has anyone already start this or will I be the first?

 

[Thanosaekk]

Thanks. Now i want to made full map of Fillipino. Has anyone already start this or will I be the first?

AFAIK, no one has claimed or done the Philippines. I would also advise that, before you begin working on a map, you announce it in this thread. This way, we know who is working where and we don't end up working on the same area twice.

 

[Homo_Sapiens]

Ok, thanks for your answer, but how can i do the above action? Simply write about my claiming on some teritorry?

 

[AcipenserSturio]

Ok, thanks for your answer, but how can i do the above action? Simply write about my claiming on some teritorry?

Yep

 

[JJohnson]

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If you can notice, some of Lake Victoria isn't done....I don't have the water overlay and I'm too lazy to fix it. So can someone try and finish Lake Victoria?

Great work on Kenya. I'm not sure if this is the place for it, but a map of Jubaland within Kenya, Togoland, and German Kamerun would be awesome to have as patches for the VT-BAM.

 

[JJohnson]

I have finished mainland North America and exceeded Imgur's png limit. So here's the cut down version:

Dang, that's impressive work. If you have the inclination, would you be able to do a patch for the Panama Canal Zone?

 

[JJohnson]

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I just couldn't help myself. This is gonna look funny on the Progress Map seeing the Recovered territories like that isn't it? And yes I did it solely for that reason


EDIT: I literally spent about an hour researching approximately where the border was, so I think this is accurate enough.

Very nice! If you have the time for two historic patches - 1937 and 1910, for that area, I'm sure that'd be appreciated.

 

[Homo_Sapiens]

If you are talking about the historical versions of the map, then as a workout I made a map of the Bohemian Kingdom as part of the Austro-Hungary

 

[Homo_Sapiens]

After a very long time, the Philippines is finally complete. Can I now pretend to China, or rather, its east coast?

 

[Thanosaekk]

This is the progress in Japan:

I will probably do an updated claim map, if that is okay.