Mapping Los Santos! Building/landmark analysis

[St.Marks]

I agree wholeheartedly, let the mods put a lock down on the thread until all the leak BS simmers down.

 

I'd also like to use this opportunity to thank everyone who used their knowledge of LA and the evidence they collected to create a map that turned out to be nearly accurate, and this is based on two years with only snippets of information.

 

It's been fun coming here and putting my knowledge of LA to work.

[Negan]

Ok.. now get back on topic or stop spamming the same exact thing just in different words.

[Kirsty]

I locked this topic yesterday for a couple of hours because people kept posting leaked information, it was re-opened with some rules in place and we were treated like Nazis and people migrated to a subreddit.

 

I'd happily comply if this is what the true mappers of this topic want, but it won't be without it's backlash.

Edited August 25, 2013 by Kirsty

[Mrthingus]

I agree to locking this topic down until R* shows us something official. Hopefully they'll update the site soon, giving us something new, although at this stage there is hardly anything "new" to map, maybe scouting for landmarks.

[gwaha]

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Decided to delete so to not make this thread even worse than it has been the past day.

[Edward-Is-A-Flunky45]

I locked this topic yesterday for a couple of hours because people kept posting leaked information, it was re-opened with some rules in place and we were treated like Nazis and people migrated to a subreddit.

 

I'd happily comply if this is what the true mappers of this topic want, but it won't be without it's backlash.

Not exactly nazis, but you really think that telling the members that we have no rights, and we can't do any demands is right ?

[lxr]

I locked this topic yesterday for a couple of hours because people kept posting leaked information, it was re-opened with some rules in place and we were treated like Nazis and people migrated to a subreddit.

 

I'd happily comply if this is what the true mappers of this topic want, but it won't be without it's backlash.

You know, the problem is not leaked information as such, but noise and stupidity. The demographics of this thread have changed, well before the leaks, and from the moment when a huge number of posters (who of course had never contributed anything to mapping) had managed to get the thread pinned again, it turned more or less into a chatroom.

 

But this is the Internet. I think the best approach is to just not get too hysterical about it.

[agent00729]

For the record, I don't think this thread should be locked.

[Kirsty]

Not exactly nazis, but you really think that telling the members that we have no rights, and we can't do any demands is right ?

I think posting hitler images and stuff in replies to our posts is exactly that. You are taking it far too literally, that sentence in our rules & policy is for the protection of staff who spend their free time keeping this community together, therefore if members become abusive and expect that they can make demands of us and we will comply with them just because they want it, then it's not about wrong or right or free speech, it is about not crossing the line against people who are doing this for you. I'm sorry, we do not need to turn this into another staff related topic. If there are any comments or suggestions then please do PM me.

 

In the mean time, if there is going to discussion of the mapping spoilers in this topic, perhaps it should be unpinned. The focus has shifted entirely because it is so in the spotlight.

 

 

 

 

 

[lxr]

In the mean time, if there is going to discussion of the mapping spoilers in this topic, perhaps it should be unpinned. The focus has shifted entirely because it is so in the spotlight.

Precisely. With a pinned thread that has a huge SPOILER tag, you get what you ask for

 

There will be two pages of complaints, but then it'll hopefully settle.

[AlanRikkin]

Well, these were the most painful 15 pages I had to read on this thread.

Really hard to avoid all the little spoilers here and there.

 

Anyway, to be clear, I won't map anything based on leaks.

If other mappers want to do it it's fine by me but you won't find anything new on my map.

I've decided to map only what R* intended to show.

So I guess my next update will come after the website is updated again.

 

I know it's impossible to completely remove all leaks and spoilers from the forums but I'm 100% with the mods and admins.

You guys to a very difficult job and I thank you.

 

For the record, I think this thread should be locked a few days until things cool down a little...

Euh Fido, rien ne va se calmer, tu le sais très bien, les leaks vont se démultiplier dans les prochains jours, je pense que ça ne sert à rien de locker ce topic.

[Demain]

Well, these were the most painful 15 pages I had to read on this thread.

Really hard to avoid all the little spoilers here and there.

 

Anyway, to be clear, I won't map anything based on leaks.

If other mappers want to do it it's fine by me but you won't find anything new on my map.

I've decided to map only what R* intended to show.

So I guess my next update will come after the website is updated again.

 

I know it's impossible to completely remove all leaks and spoilers from the forums but I'm 100% with the mods and admins.

You guys to a very difficult job and I thank you.

 

For the record, I think this thread should be locked a few days until things cool down a little...

Euh Fido, rien ne va se calmer, tu le sais très bien, les leaks vont se démultiplier dans les prochains jours, je pense que ça ne sert à rien de locker ce topic.

This is true, I think the topic should be locked until we get new official info, reopen it for a bit. If not we will constantly be bombarded with new leaks and spoilers. As this is one of the most popular threads, its more probable that those who want to spoil it will post in here.

[hulkhogan1]

In my opinion, once the leaked map inevitably gets posted here (probably sooner than we think), this thread should be locked. There's no point in a mapping project thread to continue once we have the official map. We managed to get this thread to 1000 pages; we should all be proud of ourselves for all the hard work we've done. Might as well put this thread out of its misery while it still has some dignity left, instead of going through another several weeks of spoilers being posted here.

[lxr]

In my opinion, once the leaked map inevitably gets posted here (probably sooner than we think), this thread should be locked.

Even *if* the map itself leaks, it will look pretty much exactly like the maps in the first post. This week's new material all but confirms what has been discussed here for months.

[RastaMentality]

In my opinion, once the leaked map inevitably gets posted here (probably sooner than we think), this thread should be locked. There's no point in a mapping project thread to continue once we have the official map. We managed to get this thread to 1000 pages; we should all be proud of ourselves for all the hard work we've done. Might as well put this thread out of its misery while it still has some dignity left, instead of going through another several weeks of spoilers being posted here.

I thought this thread was to also find the real life counterparts to buildings in the game?

[Cilogy]

Could I atleast know where I can find the leaked map?

 

Private message appreciated.

[îlîlîlîlîlî]

Could I atleast know where I can find the leaked map?

 

Private message appreciated.

There is no leaked map (yet).

[lxr]

 

There is no leaked map (yet).

Most likely, there will be no leaked map. Eventually, someone will take a photo of the blueprint (a lot of which has already been shown by R*), but that's it.

 

The most common map of GTA IV is the in-game radar map. These are just bitmap tiles, and it's trivial to extract them. If you take a look at the gameplay trailers, you can see that GTA V's in-game map has vector graphics, i.e. it is rendered (sometimes tilted and/or zoomed, depending on altitude, speed, etc.), just like the rest of the game. This is *not* trivial to extract.

[AleX AciD]

 

Anyway, to be clear, I won't map anything based on leaks.

Too sad, then your map will never know the name of "that round thing in the desert"...

 

BTW, in the IV times, whole map was leaked and it was used as legal source (redrawn) in similar mapping topic.

And nobody complained.

 

Now, we can't use a few names, just because they are "illegal"...

 

 

We managed to get this thread to 1000 pages; we should all be proud of ourselves for all the hard work we've done.

Half of them are meaningless posts or reposting of already known stuff, can be easily removed...

[Fido_le_muet]

I thought this thread was to also find the real life counterparts to buildings in the game?

Exactly.

[StJimmy]

I locked this topic yesterday for a couple of hours because people kept posting leaked information, it was re-opened with some rules in place and we were treated like Nazis and people migrated to a subreddit.

 

I'd happily comply if this is what the true mappers of this topic want, but it won't be without it's backlash.

I agree, it must be hard to try and please all the members if some want spoilers while others don't, all while being called nazis.

[Cali_linho]

I personally think that you should be able to access or post any leaks or spoilers as long as we have a section for it or a topic.

[Magic_Al]

 

Anyway, to be clear, I won't map anything based on leaks.

If you mean not revealing any areas that have been completely unseen so far, I agree.

 

If you mean not using all information to improve the accuracy of areas that are already substantially mapped, I disagree. Consider that you can update the map without revealing what prompted the update.

 

There would be a certain absurdity to trying to simulate what you would know if you didn't know what you actually know, you know.

[Fido_le_muet]

I kinda agree with you but since I hate spoilers, I don't want to go looking for those leaked videos.

I'm too afraid to see something that I don't want.

[KidAmnesiac42]

damn, I hate when you write it in black like this, I am afraid to look in!!

 

↑↑ the man above me, I hate you, I hope what you say is not true!

If it is so what... Grow the f*ck up

[Raavi]

I kinda agree with you but since I hate spoilers, I don't want to go looking for those leaked videos.

I'm too afraid to see something that I don't want.

There is a version without audio, excluding all spoilers. Which should be great for mapping purposes, it won't spoil anything but it will give you a better idea of placement of buildings and size.

[KidAmnesiac42]

Alright, there has been heaps of talk & misinformation in the last 24 hours regarding the leaked videos.

I just watched all 50 videos. Although I'm not too concerned by spoilers, I will not say anything to spoil the game for anyone else, unlike some other posters.

There were a few spoilers, but nothing to do with the 3 protags. Most of the vids were TV commercials, TV shows or short 2 second snippets of images.

 

These are the major things we could learn from the vids.

 

1. There are NO new areas shown in the videos. Just the same areas we have already seen before but from different angles. A few new details, but nothing that will change the overall shape or size of the map as we know it. If there are new areas/islands/cities to be discovered, they have not been shown yet.

2. We know Michael's last name now.

3. We know the name of the prison.

4. We roughly know where Strawberry is.

5. We know the names for a few suburbs & areas around LS & Blaine County.

6. We know the names of a few gangs (we basically knew them anyway)

7. We still don't know where North Yankton is or if it even exists.

8. We did not see any snow.

9. The map/game looked massive, but not any bigger than what we already knew.

10. The island people are talking about is tiny, & probably one of the Kifflom islands that we have already seen near the lighthouse or NW coast. Some people need to settle down a bit.

11. I saw a few new vehicles & a new type of vehicle.

12. Some of the commercials were very funny. We already expected that though.

13. There was one major spoiler for a certain character. I don't know whether that character is only a TV character or is someone you actually meet in the game.

14. We know the names of a few TV celebrities etc.

15. Kindled is a f*cking idiot.

 

That's about it.

 

I haven't heard the audio leaks. From what I understand, there are some gameplay spoilers there, so I'll probably stay away from them.

Having seen the"spoilers" I can agree that there isn't a single thing that ruins the game. Thought there is one video that does foreshadow a minor characters life. Sorry trying to be vague.

 

The map is absolutely huge though. HUGE. The desert seemed larger than I expected and I was impressed by the draw distance.

[pernaboy]

don't bother yourself , already rockstar have decided to reveals the map ....sooon

[doubled]

Did something got mapped the last 20 pages?

[Magic_Al]

Did something got mapped the last 20 pages?

The breadth and depth of human despair perhaps.