Where is Lawlz?

I will start again on this soon, I wanted to finish my other map and publish it first.

Progress at long last: https://www.warlight.net/SinglePlayer?PreviewMap=40070

I will be updating the map slowly, I am busy atm and will only continue when I have the time available.

Also people are saying this map is based on 1939. It actually starts at 1933 when the Nazis gained power. However it has a timeline covering the end of ww1 up until the end of ww2. Though I like to keep my maps also very customizable, so players can make many different scenarios.

Edited 4/17/2015 20:01:47

Can't wait for this to be out...
Some things: why is Scotland a different coulour to the rest of the UK? I'm am pretty sure they were unified at the time. Also, there are only 3 industrial cities in Germany whilst it was one of the most industrialized countries. I would say at least add Cologne as a city.

I don't really know why i put Scotland blue I will change that! I intended to create another German city, I was thinking of Bonn. I suppose there are other options to consider, such as Cologne.

I would suggest at the very least territory 33 in Czech be represented since it held the automobile industry which produced panzer 38t throughout the war, Czech design Germans stole. Even when the chassis was outdated the Germans used them as assault guns/light tank destroyers.

I can list all of the major industry in Eastern Germany, Czech, Austria, and Poland if you want.

As for Western Germany, not including Dortmund is silly. It was a huge industrial city.

Also, the Krupp Enterprise was based out of the industrious Ruhr region which includes the aforementioned Dortmund.

During World War II the Krupps were again Germany's major arms suppliers—the best-known were the Krupp U-boats, the "Tiger Tanks," and the huge railway gun "Dora," used to bombard Sevastopol with 80-centimeter shells in 1941. The firm expanded rapidly and became intimately tied to Nazi policies through the use of some 100,000 slave laborers from occupied eastern Europe. Meanwhile, with Gustav's health failing, the firm passed to the eldest son, Alfried (Aug. 13, 1907-July 30, 1967), who became director in 1942 and sole proprietor of the reconverted family firm in 1943.₁

1. "Krupp." Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (April 18, 2015).

Edited 4/18/2015 15:47:39

I am only including major cities, not every city that was important in industry. This map is too large to focus on every aspect of industry. Dortmund of course is good option, as well as Bonn and Cologne, I will consider which one to use but not all. Thanks for your offer anyhow.

Romania conquered, well only the territories. When I next have time: Finish Poland! Then I will do bonuses for territories I haven't done yet.

Moving on to the Soviet Union, a challenge it is. I've done parts of Ukraine and Leningrad so far.

Does anyone know how I should split up the Soviet Union itself (Russia)?

Oblasts, ASSRs and SSRS?

I guess, I want to be as accurate as possible. But I cant find any divisions from back then, unless they are the same as today?

I've moved on to Iberia and Africa now anyway, I will do Russia last.

I very much like the idea of a map with progressive bonuses tracking the rate of expansion of various empires/nations. Players would be incentivized to follow historical lines of conquest, which is interesting.

Are there any other maps which do that? Which ones?

Apollo, divisions are the same, only in 1940s there was Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic, in place of Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic and borders of both were different.

@Mr Poireau, there is a fair few but not a lot. I got the idea from Eliod map of Rome.

@Salleen, Thankyou! Though I've decided to alter it a bit for areas the Germans invaded so I can use the progressive bonuses.

Update: Poland and Baltic States bonuses. Plus finished territories in West Africa and Iberia.

Date of testing predicted in late June. Publication - July.

I think I'm going to run out of space before I finish the map :(. So I'm going to go around each territory deleting nods :'(. Why did I start this.

This should help, hopefully. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdivisions_of_the_Soviet_Union



Edited 5/18/2015 21:27:36

Ah Thankyou! That will come in handy when I get around to completing Russia.

Still going?

Yes, bit by bit. Only Russia and Turkey left in territories. Then I'll have to do bonuses, territories, background, deleting nods (will go oversize) etc etc. Hopefully finished within June. I may set up a test thread soon.