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Google Earth Integration! Expanding your horizons worldwide!

Discussion in 'User Created Content' started by Avotas, Dec 2, 2012.

  1. Avotas

    Avotas New Member

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    Hey Guys and Gals,

    In addition to using D20PRO as the main method handling gameplay, I have also designed a custom integration with Google Earth to act as an online atlas and information database. All the data is dynamic, and instantly updates for everyone including location information, party placement, and goals. I have left directions on accessing that below. Do you think the steps used to create this would be beneficial to everyone?

    Directions:

    • Go ahead and download Google Earth (free) from http://www.google.com/earth/index.html
    • Download the game files at http://www.avotasarts.com/earth/Yota.zip.
    • Once you have Google Earth open, select Layers (bottom left) and turn off the Primary Database.
    • Goto Tools -> Options and uncheck "Show Terrain" under the heading Terrain Quality. This turns off the natural earth, and makes sure the fantasy earth Pallas, correctly renders on your screen.
    • Goto File -> Open select Yota.kmz then hit open. Click and drag Yota.kmz from Temporary Places to My Places. Close Google Earth. (This set resets and saves everything). Open Google Earth and you should fly to the play area.
    • If you see the brightly colored province outlines, you're all set. Focus your attention on Warun, that’s your starting point and remember –Everything is clickable!- (but bodies of water) and everything clickable has setting information embedded in it. Please keep in mind as you play new locations, additional text, and some surprises will be updated on the Google Earth map. Oh, and you may need to give Google Earth 30 seconds to pull down the data, if Warun looks under populated or missing data it's streaming.

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    -Avotas
     
  2. Tharzdun

    Tharzdun New Member

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    Re: Google Earth Integration! Expanding your horizons worldw

    Yes please. This is simply amazing!! Great job!
     

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