Mapping Los Santos! Building/landmark analysis

[djfrost]

Hello, do you have an idea of what is this name?

 

[baker2324]

Well there we have it, thats what the box is on the top of the mountain

 

I knew all along it would have to be a cableway!

Does that mean we will be able to ride the cable car?

[Eternal Moonshine]

Where could this Pala Springs be located?

[PHOENIXZERO]

Well there we have it, thats what the box is on the top of the mountain

 

http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/stg.ig...13/08/gtav6.jpg

I knew all along it would have to be a cableway!

Does that mean we will be able to ride the cable car?

Certainly not that one because it's pretty run down.

[zombie elvis]

 

Hello, do you have an idea of what is this name?

 

No idea

 

San Chiansi? I can't find any references for anything like that or anything else.

The writing should be the same width as the word M O U N T A I N, so we're seeing almost all of it.

 

 

 

Certainly not that one because it's pretty run down.

looks ok from down here.

 

It looked like a wreck from the sky.

[baker2324]

Well there we have it, thats what the box is on the top of the mountain

 

http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/stg.ig...13/08/gtav6.jpg

I knew all along it would have to be a cableway!

Does that mean we will be able to ride the cable car?

Certainly not that one because it's pretty run down.

hmmm i don't know if thats run down, there may just be a very steep gradient to to cart.

Plus on the picture of the broachers it says "Pala springs aerial tram ways"

[Kingdan01]

So... Purchase it and fix it up!

 

also could this be part of the Pala Springs Skyway

 

The brochure mentions a "SKY-VIEW CAFE"

 

does the shack look large enough to be a lodge/cafe

 

...lol I am too slow, Anyway I am sure they have mountain bikes and parachutes and atb's up there

Edited August 13, 2013 by Kingdan01

[Negan]

Hello, do you have an idea of what is this name?

 

No idea

 

San Chiansi? I can't find any references for anything like that or anything else.

The writing should be the same width as the word M O U N T A I N, so we're seeing almost all of it.

 

 

 

Certainly not that one because it's pretty run down.

looks ok from down here.

 

It looked like a wreck from the sky.

Thats a desert area

[zombie elvis]

Well there we have it, thats what the box is on the top of the mountain

 

http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/stg.ig...13/08/gtav6.jpg

I knew all along it would have to be a cableway!

Does that mean we will be able to ride the cable car?

Certainly not that one because it's pretty run down.

hmmm i don't know if thats run down, there may just be a very steep gradient to to cart.

Plus on the picture of the broachers it says "Pala springs aerial tram ways"

Also right at the bottom of the brochure it says 'skyview cafébar'.

[brian.]

 

Hello, do you have an idea of what is this name?

 

No idea

 

San Chiansi? I can't find any references for anything like that or anything else.

The writing should be the same width as the word M O U N T A I N, so we're seeing almost all of it.

 

 

 

Certainly not that one because it's pretty run down.

looks ok from down here.

 

It looked like a wreck from the sky.

Thats a desert area

Mt Chianne

 

 

 

Maybe mentioned already? I know its rather small image but this appears to be a shot of Malibu Possibly. Or whatever the in-game equivalent is called.

Looks to me like there's a decent bit of land next to/behind Mt Chiliad that we haven't been shown yet.

Also, just an observation but I had no idea until now how close the Alamo Sea would be to the Vinewood Hills until now, judging by other screens/fan maps. My sense of scale etc is crap however

 

EDIT: Nevermind, realised I was way off and we're looking at Zancudo FROM Chiliad in this screen

 

That's the palletto cove right there.

Edited August 13, 2013 by brian.

[mosaicbrandon]

 

Hello, do you have an idea of what is this name?

 

No idea

 

San Chiansi? I can't find any references for anything like that or anything else.

The writing should be the same width as the word M O U N T A I N, so we're seeing almost all of it.

 

 

 

Certainly not that one because it's pretty run down.

looks ok from down here.

 

It looked like a wreck from the sky.

Thats a desert area

Mt Chianne

 

 

 

How much more obvious could it be that there isnt two n's in a row so its definitely not Chianne.

[Mnxanr]

[...]

That's the palletto cove right there.

...?

[arrowface10]

 

Guys I got this form the multiple towns Argument, But seriously look at the Square to the right, that literally looks like a small town or city.

[Juzt]

 

Guys I got this form the multiple towns Argument, But seriously look at the Square to the right, that literally looks like a small town or city.

looks like tree's.

[zombie elvis]

 

How much more obvious could it be that there isnt two n's in a row so its definitely not Chianne.

Could it be Chianu?

 

Sicilian word for plain, that's all I've got The mountain looks like a bit of a plateau from other angles so it might make some sort of sense.

Edited August 14, 2013 by zombie elvis

[tooformay]

Is there anything shown directly east of los santos behind those mountains?

No.

R* are being very secretive about that part of the map.

Makes me really believe they are hiding something. I don't know what though.

There is going to be a San Bernardino equivalent, a.ka the snowy part of the map.

[trevors685]

 

Guys I got this form the multiple towns Argument, But seriously look at the Square to the right, that literally looks like a small town or city.

looks like tree's.

So the north end of the map could actually be a bay.

[mosaicbrandon]

How much more obvious could it be that there isnt two n's in a row so its definitely not Chianne.

Could it be Chianu?

 

Sicilian word for plain, that's all I've got The mountain looks like a bit of a plateau from other angles so it might make some sort of sense.

That's an s not a u.

Great work on your map btw!

[zombie elvis]

Is there anything shown directly east of los santos behind those mountains?

No.

R* are being very secretive about that part of the map.

Makes me really believe they are hiding something. I don't know what though.

There is going to be a San Bernardino equivalent, a.ka the snowy part of the map.

Maybe it's north of the land act reservoir, as that dam is supposedly based on one up in that range. I'd have thought the snowy part would have been more obvious though if true.

[Fail_At_GTA]

You know, now that I think about it, the water area is 1.5x RDR. Surely the rivers and Lake Alamo don't equal 1.5x RDR. Maybe there is in fact another island and that water measurement includes some water inbetween the main landmass and the island.

[snaredrum]

totally agree with you guys above - the article on buzzfeed today was saying "no draw distance, you can see the other side of the map". so they're hiding something. It's either more map, or our crushing disappointment. 50/50 at this point!

[zombie elvis]

All these people pouring over old pictures of clouds and sea because they saw a cartoon painting of a shark eating a beefburger.

 

 

 

You know, now that I think about it, the water area is 1.5x RDR.  Surely the rivers and Lake Alamo don't equal 1.5x RDR.  Maybe there is in fact another island and that water measurement includes some water inbetween the main landmass and the island.

It includes coastal areas too. At least along the edges of the land, it doesn't necessarily have to fill the rectangle with detail.

Edited August 14, 2013 by zombie elvis

[packardcaribien]

Where could this Pala Springs be located?

HOLY bleep. Pala Springs - Palm Springs.

 

I wasn't sure about the map size before, but now there's a Palm Springs.... I am amazed.

 

OT: It's obviously at the base of a mountain, probably whatever mountain the gondala building has been found.

 

[Fail_At_GTA]

You know, now that I think about it, the water area is 1.5x RDR.  Surely the rivers and Lake Alamo don't equal 1.5x RDR.  Maybe there is in fact another island and that water measurement includes some water inbetween the main landmass and the island.

It includes coastal areas too. At least along the edges of the land, it doesn't necessarily have to fill the rectangle with detail.

But it still wouldn't equal to 1.5x RDR, unless Rockstar is hiding something somewhere, or they included a lot of costal areas.

[pacifier348956]

 

nvm, wrong

Edited August 14, 2013 by Mixterz

[gwaha]

No, it is not correct. The left of the screenshot is the south west side of the Alamo Sea. The top left is Sandy Shores.

[Swaggbro]

^^^ no he's diving down unto the base of Zancudo next to Alamo sea.

[Mrthingus]

I've read this thread now for a while and I felt like I should try to do some "digging" xD

 

Don't know if it's correct but if it is, there might be more to the north-west.

 

Did you actually go back just a few pages? That's the Alamo Sea. You can see Los Santos in the distance.

[Swaggbro]

I think we still haven't seen the eastern part of the map that much.

[zuckmeslow]

I think we still haven't seen the eastern part of the map that much.

rockstar keeps avoiding it