Future map additions

[ivarblaauw]

 

Q & A time

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R* said in the heist IGN article that they have a core team working on multiple projects simultaneously. However the team obviously consists of people specialized in different things so some people design gameplay and others design maps. So a fair point I guess. I do hope R* supports GTA Online for a really long time similarly to an MMO. But I just think some things would have to be changed from the ground up to make the Online mode a better experience.

 

Kinda would be interesting to see them expand North Yankton and release it as a DLC. Would be the first new big area we've had in years.

 

While the graphical quality is good enough to hold this game alive, without graphical updates, for over 6 years, I guess we can expect a long life expectancy for GTA Online.

Eventually a graphical update is needed, but for today, it is way to early to speak about that :-)

 

North Yankton would be awesome. I would also be happy if we get some interiors, as that way is in fact also a map expansion.

 

There are three optional map expansions:

- Interiors

- Bridge map expansions (the different islands connected with bridges)

- Loading screen map expansions (you will see a loading screen before you arrive i.e. Liberty City or North Yankton or Vice CIty)

 

North Yankton would be the last one, having a loading screen. You probably access the map by going to the airport and take a commercial airliner.

 

Well, apparently the level cap was raised (now 8000?), so I guess we will see some further additions to GTA:O. And it is handled like a standalone game as well, because it is not referred at as GTA V: Online, just GTA:O.

yeah 8000 was it I think. Completely forgot about that fact. :-) True. GTA Online will 100% get map expansions, only question is, if we will see it during the GTA V life cycle or only with a new installment.

I personally think we will see multiple maps during the GTA V life cycle. There is also enough evidence to back this last one up in my opinion.

[Sussus Amongus]

 

If only this was the GTA map...if only

Does The Crew suck as bad as the beta did?

So disappointed in the beta, as I had just bought my PS4 a few weeks prior and was really excited about The Crew....till I played the demo! Physics were just plain bad, even for an arcade racer, story sucked, and OMG visually I thought I was on PS2.

If they overhauled just about everything, I might give it another go; like I said I really wanted the game to kick-ass, but to me, it didn't.

Cheers.

For real? I was going to go buy The Crew today. Now I dont know if it's good or bad. The beta was badass from the stuff I saw on utube.

[iddqdvie]

 

 

If only this was the GTA map...if only

Does The Crew suck as bad as the beta did?

So disappointed in the beta, as I had just bought my PS4 a few weeks prior and was really excited about The Crew....till I played the demo! Physics were just plain bad, even for an arcade racer, story sucked, and OMG visually I thought I was on PS2.

If they overhauled just about everything, I might give it another go; like I said I really wanted the game to kick-ass, but to me, it didn't.

Cheers.

For real? I was going to go buy The Crew today. Now I dont know if it's good or bad. The beta was badass from the stuff I saw on utube.

 

 

i kinda liked the atmosphere in the theCrew beta. loved driving from east to west. i felt like in san andreas. great for just cruising around in the USA and enjoying the view. thats about it.

[who-dat]

^maybe I didn't give it enough of a chance when I played the beta....I only played for like an hour....

[ivarblaauw]

Alright folks,

 

It's me again, and I have found some new stuff I would love to share with you all!

 

The 1st picture:

 

This picture is made in game and I have used Photoshop or any other photo enhancement program. This Picture clearly states San Andreas County. While this county is never mentioned in the game, it makes me think. Is this another unknown county? Or is is something else? Feedback would be appreciated, as I am still not entirely sure how the counties in the USA work.

 

The 2nd picture:

 

This Picture is also made in game. Nothing really off right? Well look again. The right sign speaks of Palomino Highlands, which are in the game and to reach this, you need to take the next exit right. The same for the NOOSE Headquarters (S A State Office). However the right sign speaks of North Palomino, which isn't in the game. The Palomino Highlands end after the NOOSE Headquarters. There is no North Palomino in the game as the Palomino Highlands are surrounded by the Tataviam Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

 

Why I think this is an unknown location: the sign which speaks of North Palomino clearly is not for the next exit. It is for continuing the highway north. But there is no North Palomino there?!

 

3rd Picture:

This picture is made just for the exit of Sandy Shores/State Prison. There is a sign which has nothing on it?!

 

Please give some feedback on this, am I onto something here? :-) feedback will be appreciated.

 

 

 

EDIT: It seems that according to this information, the bridge to Eastern San Andreas should be more to the north, just south of the "Palmer-Taylor Power Station".

Interstate route 1 will be the main road leading into Eastern San Andreas.

Edited December 24, 2014 by ivarblaauw

[fryday]

crazy thoughts but interesting...

[ivarblaauw]

crazy thoughts but interesting...

Yeah I found another thing! And it seems I have to change the map again xD

Also found that Interstate 1 probably is the main route into Eastern San Andreas

Edited December 24, 2014 by ivarblaauw

[Maxxeine]

Alright folks,

 

It's me again, and I have found some new stuff I would love to share with you all!

 

The 1st picture:

 

This picture is made in game and I have used Photoshop or any other photo enhancement program. This Picture clearly states San Andreas County. While this county is never mentioned in the game, it makes me think. Is this another unknown county? Or is is something else? Feedback would be appreciated, as I am still not entirely sure how the counties in the USA work.

 

The 2nd picture:

 

This Picture is also made in game. Nothing really off right? Well look again. The right sign speaks of Palomino Highlands, which are in the game and to reach this, you need to take the next exit right. The same for the NOOSE Headquarters (S A State Office). However the right sign speaks of North Palomino, which isn't in the game. The Palomino Highlands end after the NOOSE Headquarters. There is no North Palomino in the game as the Palomino Highlands are surrounded by the Tataviam Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

 

Why I think this is an unknown location: the sign which speaks of North Palomino clearly is not for the next exit. It is for continuing the highway north. But there is no North Palomino there?!

 

3rd Picture:

This picture is made just for the exit of Sandy Shores/State Prison. There is a sign which has nothing on it?!

 

Please give some feedback on this, am I onto something here? :-) feedback will be appreciated.

 

 

 

EDIT: It seems that according to this information, the bridge to Eastern San Andreas should be more to the north, just south of the "Palmer-Taylor Power Station".

Interstate route 1 will be the main road leading into Eastern San Andreas.

In the US, counties are individuated by region, I don't think they are by state. However, you could be on to something, North Palomino looks promising!

 

Also, I don't know why that exit sign would be left blank. What would be the reason to exit the freeway that way? Strange...

 

Edit: This should give clarity on how counties are separated in the US. Quote from Wikipedia:

 

The county names correlate to the borough names as follows: New York County = Manhattan, Bronx County = The Bronx, Queens County = Queens, Kings County = Brooklyn, and Richmond County = Staten Island.

 

So, that said, San Andreas County could just include Los Santos and the surrounding countryside, but then again, I could be completely wrong. I'm not an expert on this sort of stuff. But I hope it shed light on the San Andreas County discovery!

Edited December 25, 2014 by The7thOne

[Not A Nice Person]

Hey everyone;

 

I have thought about this for a while, if I shouldn't share it here or that I should... Well, I have created a map using all the found information from the summary. Of course it has some own influences, which one cannot prevent.

 

I recreated the entire State of San Andreas. We know that Las Venturas AND San Fierro are the two other major cities within San Andreas. About Las Venturas; I answer your questions later

 

I want you to know that I tried to stay as geographically correct as possible. I used all of the towns of San Andreas, because some are mentioned in the HD era. Of course some names can change later on and locations can vary in the real map. However, the map should be fairly accurate as I used all iconic places from both California as Nevada. Including Yosemite park and lake Tahoe (and it's ski slopes). I have to say that lake Tahoe has some influences from the Crew map, but I think that this map should create at least a rough picture of how northern and eastern San Andreas are attached to the current map and which iconic places are going to be used.

 

So treat this map as a fan map for now, BUT remember that it can be used as a rough sketch of how everything will be implemented. I have added Reno/Carson City, San Diego and Santa Maria too because they are iconic places in real life Nevada and California. The Capital of San Andreas has influences from Sacramento, Stockton, Lodi and more.

 

For people saying the other maps are bigger: Yes and no. Eastern San Andreas is longer, but is way more thin. It has about the same amount of landmass as Southern San Andreas

Northern San Andreas is slightly bigger, which is caused by the implementation of Lake Tahoe and it's ski slopes on the mountains.

 

 

The map with snow:

 

 

 

 

here I have the map with a legend:

 

 

 

1. San Fierro -> consist from the real cities San Francisco, San Joze, Fremont, Oakland, Berkeley etc. The entire San Francisco bay area (including the Silicon Valley

2. Bay Marina

3. Capital of San Andreas (medium city) -> consist from the real cities Sacramento (capital of California), Stockton and possibly Lodi

4. Fort Carson -> consists from the real cities Carson City (capital of Nevada) and Reno

5. Las Venturas

6. Medium city -> based upon San Diego

7. Angel Pine, placed it next to ingame realisation of Lake Tahoe, the town will have a ski resort with slopes.

8. Palomino Creek including Hanky Panky Point

9. Fort Carson (with a small marina) *Fort Carson is named NOT based of Carson City. we know this because they share absolutely no similarities*

10. Las Barrancas

11. El Quebrados

12. Las Payasadas

13. City based on Fresno

14. Montgomery (in the midst of the ingame realisation of Yosemite Park)

15. Santa Barbara's ingame realisation (this is rumored)

16. Santa Maria's ingame realisation

17. Blueberry, surrounded by farmlands

18. Dillimore

19. Vineyards and Farmlands

20. Yosemite Park's ingame realisation, the peaks will feature snow.

21. Lake Tahoe's ingame realisation

22. Death Valley's ingame realisation, however the northern part west of Las Payasadas consists of big grass plains.

23. Monument Valley's ingame realisation (gta SA featured this too)

24. Browne Canyon (gta name!!!) based upon the Grand Canyon

25. Sherman Dam based on the Hoover dam

26. San Fierro Windmill farms (based upon the Windmill farms of San Francisco)

27: Angel Pine's Ski lifts

28: Forests on hills/mountain

29: Forests on mountain

 

I think I named them all now :-)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Again: treat this map as a fan map for now, but at least it gives a rough sketch and idea from how the map will probably look like :-)

 

 

I feel like Las Venturas would be better suited to GTA VI. Something based on the entire state of Nevada. There would be Las Vegas (Las Venturas) obviously, as well as probably some kind of Reno or other town and a fictionalized version of Lake Tahoe, set in the mountains with snow.

We just found out that Las Venturas is for a fact a city within the state of San Andreas. We know this because it was said in an ingame audiofragment.

Trivia: Las Venturas is the third largest city in the state, being only surpassed by San Fierro and Los Santos. Las Venturas is the major city in Eastern San Andreas.

 

the GTA usa map is hidin in a few places,ill try to find the pic,looks like Michigan is mashed into the rest of the midwest

I would love to see that. However; IE: the state of San Andreas is a different state than California. We know this because other states are called by their real names. However it can also be that the states Rockstar used, are instead of their real life counterparts. There is a lot of argue about this... so I think we better can stop the discussion here as it makes absolutely no difference xDWork at Rockstar, please.

[ivarblaauw]

 

 

 

Alright folks,

 

It's me again, and I have found some new stuff I would love to share with you all!

 

The 1st picture:

 

This picture is made in game and I have used Photoshop or any other photo enhancement program. This Picture clearly states San Andreas County. While this county is never mentioned in the game, it makes me think. Is this another unknown county? Or is is something else? Feedback would be appreciated, as I am still not entirely sure how the counties in the USA work.

 

The 2nd picture:

 

This Picture is also made in game. Nothing really off right? Well look again. The right sign speaks of Palomino Highlands, which are in the game and to reach this, you need to take the next exit right. The same for the NOOSE Headquarters (S A State Office). However the right sign speaks of North Palomino, which isn't in the game. The Palomino Highlands end after the NOOSE Headquarters. There is no North Palomino in the game as the Palomino Highlands are surrounded by the Tataviam Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

 

Why I think this is an unknown location: the sign which speaks of North Palomino clearly is not for the next exit. It is for continuing the highway north. But there is no North Palomino there?!

 

3rd Picture:

This picture is made just for the exit of Sandy Shores/State Prison. There is a sign which has nothing on it?!

 

Please give some feedback on this, am I onto something here? :-) feedback will be appreciated.

 

 

 

EDIT: It seems that according to this information, the bridge to Eastern San Andreas should be more to the north, just south of the "Palmer-Taylor Power Station".

Interstate route 1 will be the main road leading into Eastern San Andreas.

 

 

In the US, counties are individuated by region, I don't think they are by state. However, you could be on to something, North Palomino looks promising!

 

Also, I don't know why that exit sign would be left blank. What would be the reason to exit the freeway that way? Strange...

 

Edit: This should give clarity on how counties are separated in the US. Quote from Wikipedia:

 

The county names correlate to the borough names as follows: New York County = Manhattan, Bronx County = The Bronx, Queens County = Queens, Kings County = Brooklyn, and Richmond County = Staten Island.

 

So, that said, San Andreas County could just include Los Santos and the surrounding countryside, but then again, I could be completely wrong. I'm not an expert on this sort of stuff. But I hope it shed light on the San Andreas County discovery!

 

Hmm, San Andreas County is a weird thing then... We will see in time :-) It indeed gave some insight, as I don't know a lot of counties and their county seats.

I do know that San Andreas State as more than 7 counties... The ones I know of are:

- Los Santos County

- Blaine County

- Paleto County

- Red County

- San Fierro County (this is most likely the case as there is also a San Francisco County in Real Life)

- Red County

- Las Venturas County?? Maybe it will be called Browne County (as the Browne Canyon runs just east of it?)

 

 

Work at Rockstar, please.

 

If only :-(

 

However, I updated the map with what I found above;

 

while I don't work at Rockstar, I study Interactive Design and Gaming, and I have worked as an intern at various 3D modeling locations. I know that creating a map would be time consuming. But it can be done within 2 years if they use the exact same engine (which they do now). While creating a game from scratch is a long, time consuming, job, creating a map can be much easier to create when you already have everything else.

The cars don't have to be made, the flora and fauna are also already done. The water and all other important assets are already ingame. They only need to add new models to the current game.

While map creation and map(level) design is also important, it would take 1 to 3 years depending on how many people are working on it. That's why 2 years for a map is a safe bet.

 

However this is only when they don't add new physics. When you are creating new physics you are probably already creating a new game.

Will we see new radio stations and single player stories with the add ons? I think so yes. While this is time consuming, they are most likely constantly being worked on, even before GTA V went gold status they were already working on these missions and map. Maybe Rockstar even has a different team working on another city? Who knows, I for sure don't, but GTA Online is too important to be left on the side line for Rockstar. This is why they want to keep in interesting, adding new locations and missions all the time!

[ezfaun]

Regarding the implementation of the new model, would they have to add on to the existing map and re-release the whole thing as a whole or is it possible to just "mesh" connecting landscapes like the sea bed, so to say.

[ivarblaauw]

Regarding the implementation of the new model, would they have to add on to the existing map and re-release the whole thing as a whole or is it possible to just "mesh" connecting landscapes like the sea bed, so to say.

They can mesh the landscapes; don't worry; you don't need to redownload the entire map. A map is created of loose models. You don't change the entire map. Only a couple of cells will be affected, only the bridge and making the necessary changes to the roads. I also made the map that way; that the seabed doesn't even need to be touched!

Edited December 25, 2014 by ivarblaauw

[southernsontn]

The 1st picture:

 

 

 

Interestingly, your road sign pics got me to investigating, and I saw this sign:

 

 

 

Now it could be nothing, but considering that the sign is already in the middle of San Andreas, it seems weird that the sign would tell you that route 68 goes to San Andreas... Also note,that the in game location of this sign is on US-1, where it intersects with route 68. If you actually take Route 68 here ( going eastward), it takes you right out to the coast before connecting with highway 15 heading back into Los Santos.

 

 

This picture is made just for the exit of Sandy Shores/State Prison. There is a sign which has nothing on it?!

 

 

Just so that it's clear, the blank sign isn't a misprint, as the sign on the other side of the road says the same thing...

 

 

 

 

 

The 2nd picture:

 

This Picture is also made in game. Nothing really off right? Well look again. The right sign speaks of Palomino Highlands, which are in the game and to reach this, you need to take the next exit right. The same for the NOOSE Headquarters (S A State Office). However the right sign speaks of North Palomino, which isn't in the game. The Palomino Highlands end after the NOOSE Headquarters. There is no North Palomino in the game as the Palomino Highlands are surrounded by the Tataviam Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

 

Why I think this is an unknown location: the sign which speaks of North Palomino clearly is not for the next exit. It is for continuing the highway north. But there is no North Palomino there?!

 

This one, I'm still investigating...

 

 

 

EDIT: It seems that according to this information, the bridge to Eastern San Andreas should be more to the north, just south of the "Palmer-Taylor Power Station".

Interstate route 1 will be the main road leading into Eastern San Andreas.

 

From the way it looks to me, route 68 will be the road that actually connects to East SA

[PhillBellic]

Alright folks,

 

It's me again, and I have found some new stuff I would love to share with you all!

 

The 1st picture:

 

This picture is made in game and I have used Photoshop or any other photo enhancement program. This Picture clearly states San Andreas County. While this county is never mentioned in the game, it makes me think. Is this another unknown county? Or is is something else? Feedback would be appreciated, as I am still not entirely sure how the counties in the USA work.

 

 

The 2nd picture:

 

This Picture is also made in game. Nothing really off right? Well look again. The right sign speaks of Palomino Highlands, which are in the game and to reach this, you need to take the next exit right. The same for the NOOSE Headquarters (S A State Office). However the right sign speaks of North Palomino, which isn't in the game. The Palomino Highlands end after the NOOSE Headquarters. There is no North Palomino in the game as the Palomino Highlands are surrounded by the Tataviam Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

 

Why I think this is an unknown location: the sign which speaks of North Palomino clearly is not for the next exit. It is for continuing the highway north. But there is no North Palomino there?!

 

3rd Picture:

This picture is made just for the exit of Sandy Shores/State Prison. There is a sign which has nothing on it?!

 

Please give some feedback on this, am I onto something here? :-) feedback will be appreciated.

 

 

 

EDIT: It seems that according to this information, the bridge to Eastern San Andreas should be more to the north, just south of the "Palmer-Taylor Power Station".

Interstate route 1 will be the main road leading into Eastern San Andreas.

 

 

Hi Ivarblaauw, here is an interesting topic that describes in detail how counties work in the US. Although it goes into the topic of law enforcement, it is still an excellent resource, in my opinion. I found it insightful.

 

http://gtaforums.com/topic/529172-counties-and-jurisdictions/

 

Furthermore, 'San Andreas County' could have been a beta remnant, before the map was split in to counties Los Santos, and Blaine.

[ivarblaauw]

 

Interestingly, your road sign pics got me to investigating, and I saw this sign:

 

 

Now it could be nothing, but considering that the sign is already in the middle of San Andreas, it seems weird that the sign would tell you that route 68 goes to San Andreas... Also note,that the in game location of this sign is on US-1, where it intersects with route 68. If you actually take Route 68 here ( going eastward), it takes you right out to the coast before connecting with highway 15 heading back into Los Santos.

 

Hmmm weird, never saw that sign. To be clear, I made the pictures on the Xbox One. Current Generation console, so no last gen. :-)

 

Senora FWY is the InterState Route 1, which merges with the Route 68 according to this:

 

 

 

This picture is made just for the exit of Sandy Shores/State Prison. There is a sign which has nothing on it?!

 

 

Just so that it's clear, the blank sign isn't a misprint, as the sign on the other side of the road says the same thing...

 

 

 

Hmm weird, as the road signs don't make sense anymore, it's driving me crazy. Route 68 is going east to west, but then the sign from my picture doesn't make sense :-/ I think we might be really onto something here.

 

The 2nd picture:

 

This Picture is also made in game. Nothing really off right? Well look again. The right sign speaks of Palomino Highlands, which are in the game and to reach this, you need to take the next exit right. The same for the NOOSE Headquarters (S A State Office). However the right sign speaks of North Palomino, which isn't in the game. The Palomino Highlands end after the NOOSE Headquarters. There is no North Palomino in the game as the Palomino Highlands are surrounded by the Tataviam Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

 

Why I think this is an unknown location: the sign which speaks of North Palomino clearly is not for the next exit. It is for continuing the highway north. But there is no North Palomino there?!

 

This one, I'm still investigating...

 

 

 

EDIT: It seems that according to this information, the bridge to Eastern San Andreas should be more to the north, just south of the "Palmer-Taylor Power Station".

Interstate route 1 will be the main road leading into Eastern San Andreas.

 

From the way it looks to me, route 68 will be the road that actually connects to East SA

 

I already mentioned the map above. Route 68 or Interstate Route 1. Both are merging with each other in the current map, so it can actually be both. Depends if Rockstar wants to extend the Interstate Route 1 or Route 68. Interstate Route 1 would make a little more sense in my opinion, as it is an interstate route. :-)

 

 

Alright folks,

 

It's me again, and I have found some new stuff I would love to share with you all!

 

The 1st picture:

 

This picture is made in game and I have used Photoshop or any other photo enhancement program. This Picture clearly states San Andreas County. While this county is never mentioned in the game, it makes me think. Is this another unknown county? Or is is something else? Feedback would be appreciated, as I am still not entirely sure how the counties in the USA work.

 

 

The 2nd picture:

 

This Picture is also made in game. Nothing really off right? Well look again. The right sign speaks of Palomino Highlands, which are in the game and to reach this, you need to take the next exit right. The same for the NOOSE Headquarters (S A State Office). However the right sign speaks of North Palomino, which isn't in the game. The Palomino Highlands end after the NOOSE Headquarters. There is no North Palomino in the game as the Palomino Highlands are surrounded by the Tataviam Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

 

Why I think this is an unknown location: the sign which speaks of North Palomino clearly is not for the next exit. It is for continuing the highway north. But there is no North Palomino there?!

 

3rd Picture:

This picture is made just for the exit of Sandy Shores/State Prison. There is a sign which has nothing on it?!

 

Please give some feedback on this, am I onto something here? :-) feedback will be appreciated.

 

 

 

EDIT: It seems that according to this information, the bridge to Eastern San Andreas should be more to the north, just south of the "Palmer-Taylor Power Station".

Interstate route 1 will be the main road leading into Eastern San Andreas.

 

 

Hi Ivarblaauw, here is an interesting topic that describes in detail how counties work in the US. Although it goes into the topic of law enforcement, it is still an excellent resource, in my opinion. I found it insightful.

 

http://gtaforums.com/topic/529172-counties-and-jurisdictions/

 

Furthermore, 'San Andreas County' could have been a beta remnant, before the map was split in to counties Los Santos, and Blaine.

 

Yeah that is also what some others thought. It is still weird, because according to the Beta Hunt, most of the names of the towns, cities and the counties were already known a few years ago.

We simply don't know if it is a beta remnant or not... :-/

[southernsontn]

Hmmm weird, never saw that sign. To be clear, I made the pictures on the Xbox One. Current Generation console, so no last gen. :-)

 

 

Senora FWY is the InterState Route 1, which merges with the Route 68 according to this:

 

I'm curious as to where that map came from, because from what I've seen it's wrong. The area marked as Interstate 1 that passes the power Station is actually a continuation of route 68. I'll need to double check tomorrow

[thebrianmo]

Just before online was launched I read an interview with someone from R* in a games magazine and they said that as online progresses adding additional islands to the map is a real possibility. Such as Vice City and Liberty City. Now, as we're still seeing problems online, do you think this could come to fruition? Or is it just a dream at this point?

Rockstar North announced on a conference call with investors that their goal by the end of 2015 Q4 is to have all of the maps from all of the games playable for GTAOnline on Next Gen consoles. Investors have not been told anything different at this point and time so I'd say it's still a very real possibility.

 

Keep in mind that the majority of problems online have NOTHING to do with Rockstar Games. Most of the problems you experience online will come from 1) You're internet connection (type, speed, hardware), 2) Issues with Sony (PSN) or 3) Issues with Microsoft (XBox).

 

I very rarely have any issues with Rockstar servers unless there is an actual problem that they are trying to fix. But then again, I keep my internet speed right around 50 kbps and only use cable internet as opposed to DSL or dial up.

[ivarblaauw]

 

Hmmm weird, never saw that sign. To be clear, I made the pictures on the Xbox One. Current Generation console, so no last gen. :-)

 

 

Senora FWY is the InterState Route 1, which merges with the Route 68 according to this:

 

 

I'm curious as to where that map came from, because from what I've seen it's wrong. The area marked as Interstate 1 that passes the power Station is actually a continuation of route 68. I'll need to double check tomorrow

 

Yeah I am now finally ingame, and the map is wrong indeed! (I got in from the GTA Wikia, which again is wrong -_-

 

Interstate Route 1 is actually longer and Route 68 is indeed extending to the Power Station (this is where Route 68 becomes Interstate Route 1. Interstate Route 1 then goes north all the way to the exit of Sandy Shores.

 

 

I will try to make my own map, as that is more trust worthy than those of GTA Wikia... :-/

Edited December 26, 2014 by ivarblaauw

[southernsontn]

Rockstar North announced on a conference call with investors that their goal by the end of 2015 Q4 is to have all of the maps from all of the games playable for GTAOnline on Next Gen consoles. Investors have not been told anything different at this point and time so I'd say it's still a very real possibility.

 

 

You wouldn't happen to have a source for this info would you?

[PhillBellic]

 

 

 

Hmmm weird, never saw that sign. To be clear, I made the pictures on the Xbox One. Current Generation console, so no last gen. :-)

 

 

Senora FWY is the InterState Route 1, which merges with the Route 68 according to this:

 

 

I'm curious as to where that map came from, because from what I've seen it's wrong. The area marked as Interstate 1 that passes the power Station is actually a continuation of route 68. I'll need to double check tomorrow

 

 

 

Yeah I am now finally ingame, and the map is wrong indeed! (I got in from the GTA Wikia, which again is wrong -_-

 

Interstate Route 1 is actually longer and Route 68 is indeed extending to the Power Station (this is where Route 68 becomes Interstate Route 1. Interstate Route 1 then goes north all the way to the exit of Sandy Shores.

 

 

I will try to make my own map, as that is more trust worthy than those of GTA Wikia... :-/

 

Lesson of the day, don't entirely trust that GTA Wiki. I find GrandTheftWiki to be far more reliable.

[ivarblaauw]

 

 

 

Hmmm weird, never saw that sign. To be clear, I made the pictures on the Xbox One. Current Generation console, so no last gen. :-)

 

 

Senora FWY is the InterState Route 1, which merges with the Route 68 according to this:

 

 

I'm curious as to where that map came from, because from what I've seen it's wrong. The area marked as Interstate 1 that passes the power Station is actually a continuation of route 68. I'll need to double check tomorrow

 

 

 

Yeah I am now finally ingame, and the map is wrong indeed! (I got in from the GTA Wikia, which again is wrong -_-

 

Interstate Route 1 is actually longer and Route 68 is indeed extending to the Power Station (this is where Route 68 becomes Interstate Route 1. Interstate Route 1 then goes north all the way to the exit of Sandy Shores.

 

 

I will try to make my own map, as that is more trust worthy than those of GTA Wikia... :-/

 

Lesson of the day, don't entirely trust that GTA Wiki. I find GrandTheftWiki to be far more reliable.

 

I never really trusted them, but a lot of info is actually legit on their site (DUH). This isn't. I already thought it made no sense. xD

 

I found out that Route 13 (the Senora Freeway) and Interstate Route 1 are parallel until the exit Sandy Shores and Grapeseed. I will do some research immediately :-) Be right back :-)

Edited December 26, 2014 by ivarblaauw

[ivarblaauw]

Here is the Interstate 1:

 

 

As you can see, Interstate 1 features multiple routes (including Route 13 (Senora Freeway) and partially Route 1 (Great Ocean Highway)). The Interstate 1 features also the continuation of Senora Freeway, which is called Senora Way. This is the road which is east of Ron Alternates Wind Farm. However, this is the Interstate 1 not Route 68.

 

There are two road signs which clearly state (at the end/beginning of Route 68) that this is the start of Senora Way.

 

 

EDIT:
I found out that the names can be very buggy east of Ron Alternates Wind Farm. It sometimes said Palomino Fwy, Route 68 or Senora Fwy.
However this part is the Senora Way and is part of Interstate 1.

 

The Senora Freeway exists from 2 interstate routes.
Interstate 1 and a small portion of Interstate 4.

 

Funny Fact #1:

There is a road sign which speaks of the Sanora Fwy, this is at the start/end of Senora Way and start/end of Senora Fwy. (this is probably a typo, but can also be the Beta name of Senora? However, it is clear that this is meant to be the Senora Fwy.)

Funny Fact #2:

The wooden pole signs in the Grand Senora Desert call the Senora Desert the SENOEA Desert. (99% sure that this is a typo as the E and R are next to each other on QWERTY keyboards)

Funny Fact #3:

The Chiliad View sign speaks of "The Grande Senora Desert". (typo or just small reference to spanish?)

 

 

Evidence:

 

(personal thoughts: Blaine cty? already far into Blaine County, so might this be Blaine City?! probably not though but one can dream)

(Senora Way, not Route 68)

 

 

 

 

Edited December 26, 2014 by ivarblaauw

[gunthermali]

 

 

Just before online was launched I read an interview with someone from R* in a games magazine and they said that as online progresses adding additional islands to the map is a real possibility. Such as Vice City and Liberty City. Now, as we're still seeing problems online, do you think this could come to fruition? Or is it just a dream at this point?

Rockstar North announced on a conference call with investors that their goal by the end of 2015 Q4 is to have all of the maps from all of the games playable for GTAOnline on Next Gen consoles. Investors have not been told anything different at this point and time so I'd say it's still a very real possibility.

 

Keep in mind that the majority of problems online have NOTHING to do with Rockstar Games. Most of the problems you experience online will come from 1) You're internet connection (type, speed, hardware), 2) Issues with Sony (PSN) or 3) Issues with Microsoft (XBox).

 

I very rarely have any issues with Rockstar servers unless there is an actual problem that they are trying to fix. But then again, I keep my internet speed right around 50 kbps and only use cable internet as opposed to DSL or dial up.

I read through Take Two Interactive's most recent earnings call transcript and there are no such specific claims regarding map expansions by end of Q4 2015. I

[Re-Dragon-Cro]

Interesting finds!

[xXepicjasaXx]

 

 

 

If only this was the GTA map...if only

Does The Crew suck as bad as the beta did?

So disappointed in the beta, as I had just bought my PS4 a few weeks prior and was really excited about The Crew....till I played the demo! Physics were just plain bad, even for an arcade racer, story sucked, and OMG visually I thought I was on PS2.

If they overhauled just about everything, I might give it another go; like I said I really wanted the game to kick-ass, but to me, it didn't.

Cheers.

For real? I was going to go buy The Crew today. Now I dont know if it's good or bad. The beta was badass from the stuff I saw on utube.

 

 

i kinda liked the atmosphere in the theCrew beta. loved driving from east to west. i felt like in san andreas. great for just cruising around in the USA and enjoying the view. thats about it.

 

i got the crew for christmas, it is a very good game, the driving you need to get used to and dont use the normal driving settings. The graphics are very good and cars too

[southernsontn]

 

I found out that the names can be very buggy east of Ron Alternates Wind Farm. It sometimes said Palomino Fwy, Route 68 or Senora Fwy.

However this part is the Senora Way and is part of Interstate 1.

 

 

Yeah, me and a friend have found that out after a little exploring. The roads seem pretty straight forward all except for the area right there around the power station where it gets screwed up between Interstate 1/ route 68/ highway 15. Ironically enough, If they were going to extend the map out to an Eastern San Andreas, route 68 would be the most likely road to use...

[LongDickJohnson]

 

 

 

 

Alright folks,

 

It's me again, and I have found some new stuff I would love to share with you all!

 

The 1st picture:

 

This picture is made in game and I have used Photoshop or any other photo enhancement program. This Picture clearly states San Andreas County. While this county is never mentioned in the game, it makes me think. Is this another unknown county? Or is is something else? Feedback would be appreciated, as I am still not entirely sure how the counties in the USA work.

 

The 2nd picture:

 

This Picture is also made in game. Nothing really off right? Well look again. The right sign speaks of Palomino Highlands, which are in the game and to reach this, you need to take the next exit right. The same for the NOOSE Headquarters (S A State Office). However the right sign speaks of North Palomino, which isn't in the game. The Palomino Highlands end after the NOOSE Headquarters. There is no North Palomino in the game as the Palomino Highlands are surrounded by the Tataviam Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

 

Why I think this is an unknown location: the sign which speaks of North Palomino clearly is not for the next exit. It is for continuing the highway north. But there is no North Palomino there?!

 

3rd Picture:

This picture is made just for the exit of Sandy Shores/State Prison. There is a sign which has nothing on it?!

 

Please give some feedback on this, am I onto something here? :-) feedback will be appreciated.

 

 

 

EDIT: It seems that according to this information, the bridge to Eastern San Andreas should be more to the north, just south of the "Palmer-Taylor Power Station".

Interstate route 1 will be the main road leading into Eastern San Andreas.

 

 

In the US, counties are individuated by region, I don't think they are by state. However, you could be on to something, North Palomino looks promising!

 

Also, I don't know why that exit sign would be left blank. What would be the reason to exit the freeway that way? Strange...

 

Edit: This should give clarity on how counties are separated in the US. Quote from Wikipedia:

 

The county names correlate to the borough names as follows: New York County = Manhattan, Bronx County = The Bronx, Queens County = Queens, Kings County = Brooklyn, and Richmond County = Staten Island.

 

So, that said, San Andreas County could just include Los Santos and the surrounding countryside, but then again, I could be completely wrong. I'm not an expert on this sort of stuff. But I hope it shed light on the San Andreas County discovery!

 

Hmm, San Andreas County is a weird thing then... We will see in time :-) It indeed gave some insight, as I don't know a lot of counties and their county seats.

I do know that San Andreas State as more than 7 counties... The ones I know of are:

- Los Santos County

- Blaine County

- Paleto County

- Red County

- San Fierro County (this is most likely the case as there is also a San Francisco County in Real Life)

- Red County

- Las Venturas County?? Maybe it will be called Browne County (as the Browne Canyon runs just east of it?)

 

 

Work at Rockstar, please.

 

If only :-(

 

However, I updated the map with what I found above;

 

while I don't work at Rockstar, I study Interactive Design and Gaming, and I have worked as an intern at various 3D modeling locations. I know that creating a map would be time consuming. But it can be done within 2 years if they use the exact same engine (which they do now). While creating a game from scratch is a long, time consuming, job, creating a map can be much easier to create when you already have everything else.

The cars don't have to be made, the flora and fauna are also already done. The water and all other important assets are already ingame. They only need to add new models to the current game.

While map creation and map(level) design is also important, it would take 1 to 3 years depending on how many people are working on it. That's why 2 years for a map is a safe bet.

 

However this is only when they don't add new physics. When you are creating new physics you are probably already creating a new game.

Will we see new radio stations and single player stories with the add ons? I think so yes. While this is time consuming, they are most likely constantly being worked on, even before GTA V went gold status they were already working on these missions and map. Maybe Rockstar even has a different team working on another city? Who knows, I for sure don't, but GTA Online is too important to be left on the side line for Rockstar. This is why they want to keep in interesting, adding new locations and missions all the time!

 

[V HoneyBadger V]

Ivar, I think I just orgasmed everywhere after seeing your updated map.

[Sussus Amongus]

 

 

 

 

If only this was the GTA map...if only

 

Does The Crew suck as bad as the beta did?

So disappointed in the beta, as I had just bought my PS4 a few weeks prior and was really excited about The Crew....till I played the demo! Physics were just plain bad, even for an arcade racer, story sucked, and OMG visually I thought I was on PS2.

If they overhauled just about everything, I might give it another go; like I said I really wanted the game to kick-ass, but to me, it didn't.

Cheers.

For real? I was going to go buy The Crew today. Now I dont know if it's good or bad. The beta was badass from the stuff I saw on utube.

 

i kinda liked the atmosphere in the theCrew beta. loved driving from east to west. i felt like in san andreas. great for just cruising around in the USA and enjoying the view. thats about it.

 

i got the crew for christmas, it is a very good game, the driving you need to get used to and dont use the normal driving settings. The graphics are very good and cars too I got it too. The driving is a bit strange and there were a good amount of buggy wtf moments in the game but overall it's very good.

[TeCNeEk]

Rockstar didn't make the level cap 999 for no reason. You think they expected you to hit that level legitly in a 2-3 year span before a new possible GTA? lol. GTA Online is going to last many years. It's similar to Destiny in terms of the developer's vision for the future and their dedication to the game in terms of adding to the world for years to come. The game as it is right now blows me away on next gen. I can't wait to see what they got in store.