Mapping Los Santos! Building/landmark analysis

[Ignaz]

Not sure if this helps.

 

It's a little higher quality than a similar image posted earlier.

 

http://i.imgur.com/QnEXf6A.jpg[/img]

trying to figure out if the thing right behind the N in IGN is a football stadium or an arena

Its the Arena/Stadium.

 

[DuPz0r]

 

Another update on the map -I spent some time sculpting detail into the mountains, and added a couple of bridges up in Blaine county. Hopefully doing the scale of the map justice, as I've still seen many people say the map looks small, when it's clearly massive.

what program do you use? and can you get a bigger size?

Bigger size? It's a thumbnail link to a realtime 3D model of which you can look around, is it not big enough? If you mean resolution, then no, i can't make it too high res for a webpage, otherwise it just wont load.

When i click the thumbnail, nothing loads. i get a loading circle, then the page just stays on the little 3d square thing. no map ever loads

 

 

You just need a HTML5, Javascript & WebGL compatible browser. Most browsers have them as standard. If you already have that, maybe it's your internet speed?

 

These should all work:

Mozilla Firefox

Google Chrome

Safari 5.1

Opera

[theaudiobully87]

This gives a nice indication of how big LS really is from groundview.

 

I think people who say it's small are just too focussed on the skyscrapers. Yes, that district is small compared to all skyscrapers in LC. But the entire city of LS is widespread.

I agree, the size of the letters of the Vinewood sign is unreal, I mean look at them, they are MASSIVE, Trevor looks tiny climbing up that V. As pointed out, people probably think it's small based on the building but you think, when you're stood in the middle of the financial district looking around at the skyscrapers, the city is going to feel enormous.

 

Google the San Andreas Vinewood sign and make a comparison - this will give you an idea just how big things are going to be in 5.

[novesori]

A little bit off topic: WHY THE HELL does Trevor climbing this letters in 3 screenshots, to escape the police?? What he is suppose to do, when he is on the top? lol

[Pizentu]

A little bit off topic: WHY THE HELL does Trevor climbing this letters in 3 screenshots, to escape the police?? What he is suppose to do, when he is on the top? lol

I think he base jumps and parachutes away

[novesori]

A little bit off topic: WHY THE HELL does Trevor climbing this letters in 3 screenshots, to escape the police??    What he is suppose to do, when he is on the top? lol

I think he base jumps and parachutes away

Not that there is a helicopter which shoot at him when parachuting

[Martijnn]

It's going to be aweseom to fly arround in a cessna high in that beautiful sky!!

[DuPz0r]

Seeing as a few people are having problems viewing the map, here's an image version:

[PoliceFarm]

Another update on the map -I spent some time sculpting detail into the mountains, and added a couple of bridges up in Blaine county. Hopefully doing the scale of the map justice, as I've still seen many people say the map looks small, when it's clearly massive.

Really good job on putting that together, makes it seem truly huge. If that map had as much of the tiny details as this SA image:

People who still don't realize how large it is would maybe have a better understanding, but when the get a hold of the game then they'll really see how much larger it is.

[Prywante]

Seeing as a few people are having problems viewing the map, here's an image version:

Nice

[philley]

When looking on the new map shape, I ask myself, why R* choosed this kind of shape. Just a simple questions. Without any ulteria motives,... It differs so much (shape wise) from San Andreas.

[PoliceFarm]

When looking on the new map shape, I ask myself, why R* choosed this kind of shape. Just a simple questions. Without any ulteria motives,... It differs so much (shape wise) from San Andreas.

Having it slightly rectangular instead of square means that there as a greater sense of scale and distance when travelling away or towards the city. If the map was, for example, 7.8 x 7.7, then the furthest distance away from each end of the island would be less than if it was 6 x 10, even though both would give pretty much the same total area.

[Realistic Steak Cult]

When looking on the new map shape, I ask myself, why R* choosed this kind of shape. Just a simple questions. Without any ulteria motives,... It differs so much (shape wise) from San Andreas.

Its Homer Simpson head or realistic steak shape.

[alz-yer-pal]

Quite excited to see the real map and see how close yous got it

[Mrthingus]

With the new skydiving photo, I think I've located where Union Station is exactly.

 

[Gulpix]

Wasnt this thread at 1100 pages or something ? What happenned ?

[Pizentu]

Wasnt this thread at 1100 pages or something ? What happenned ?

Probably more posts per page which makes total page number smaller

[no_snacks]

Wasnt this thread at 1100 pages or something ? What happenned ?

Yeah, they just removed Kindled's posts.

 

OT

 

@ Mrthingus

This shot shows another angle of that area. Have I got this marked correctly?

It's hard to see clearly, but the only thing I could find that looked like a small tower is in the aqua circle.

Edited September 6, 2013 by Wayne Kerr

[ChocoFrosty]

Do you have a link for this SA map?

 

 

Really good job on putting that together, makes it seem truly huge. If that map had as much of the tiny details as this SA image:

People who still don't realize how large it is would maybe have a better understanding, but when the get a hold of the game then they'll really see how much larger it is.

 

[Boss7dm]

[lightningun]

Do you have a link for this SA map?

 

Haha I used to think sa was huge, gtav is gonna be outta this world

[no_snacks]

@ Mrthingus.

I think I've marked it a bit better this time. Small tower in the pink circle?

 

[Guest]

What happened to the other 800 pages of this thread?!

[Pizentu]

What happened to the other 800 pages of this thread?!

 

 

More posts per page make the total page number smaller. As I already pointed out earlier on this exact same page only 6 posts above yours.

Edited September 6, 2013 by Pizentu

[Backfire6]

wow have the posts been merged? Because there was well over 1000 posts before.
Now it is cut WAY down to 461.

[Pizentu]

Nobody reads. LMFAO. At least read the posts on the last page.

[Fido_le_muet]

I updated the harbor pic to show the new identified buildings :

 

116 Los Santos Harbor par Fido_le_muet, sur Flickr

[JH890]

Just little opinion about that postcard photo where we can see North Yankton. Why would R* put postcard of North Y. if they don't include it in game? still all other postcards places are in game.

[Jonny04]

Lol there may be a way to change the settings to put 20 posts per page guys, although I'm not used to this latest version of IPB.

 

Dunno if the admins have posted an FAQ or whatever.

 

It seems some profile pictures have been removed, probably as the database has lost the file or something.

 

Also quotes are a little harder to understand, as there doesn't appear to be any containing elements around each quote, just says QUOTE then the text

 

Sorry for being off-topic.

 

So yeah it's 461 pages because its now 50 posts per page.

[Choco Taco]

Just little opinion about that postcard photo where we can see North Yankton. Why would R* put postcard of North Y. if they don't include it in game? still all other postcards places are in game.

 

It's highly likely that it's in the game.