This is just a quick post about some of my different little projects to reference them in one go. Incidentally, I think it also exposes my embarrassingly nerdy fetish for maps.

EWH

As I mentioned at the end of my last entry, I uploaded my version of EWH with the adjusted translation and zone additions. It can be downloaded here.

WotG Maps

Back when wings was released, I was annoyed with how inadequate the maps were. Since they use the same map images as the present versions they are utterly unhelpful except to give you a sense of what shape the area is. You can see the comparison of two areas below:

This map package is made to closely resemble the normal in-game maps. It is my personal preference, I dislike gaudy colored markers all over. And so, these maps do show environmental obstacles such as walls, ledges, towers, caves, ramps, and "off-map" areas. However they don't show informative markers such as quest and mission targets, NM spawn areas, mining points, etc.

Since past area maps are their own map file separate from present, they do not overwrite your present maps or markers. They also do not "give" you the maps. E.g. you still have to quest the map for Vunkerl (S) before you can view it in game. Lastly the pack doesn't change or overwrite your map markers. If your past areas have things marked out you want to keep they will still show up with this map pack installed.

You can see pics of all the maps here.
Download the map package itself here.
Use the provided ReadMe file for installation instructions.

Walk of Echos Map

Here's something I've been picking away at for a long time. As you might have heard the Walk of Echos area is pretty damn big. Not only is it big, it's a mess of broken disjointed clutter and mountains melded into pathways. Oh right, and it has no map. I guess that's Square's way of making sure everything in Wings is as easy (for them) and inconvenient (for us) as possible. So assuming this will actually be a playable zone eventually I've been trying some different things to create a Walk of Echos map.

You might've seen the Japanese Echos overview pic (below) which gives a very good impression of how the area is layed out.



There are still significant bits and pieces left out however, and the scale isn't helpful for section-by-section use. I'm still slowly modifying things, but this is what I've got so far (below).



Clearly, Walk of Echos is deliberately divided up into 16 sections of funky shaped platforms (plus a battlefield-esque section). Each section has an individual map as well in case it turns out that's how they implement it in the game (most likely imo).



That's not to say you could use these as in game maps, they'd be for reference only. Still I think it'd be nice to be prepared for whatever ego destroying new event Square has up its sleeves. I don't expect Echos to be a playable area for a long time, which is why I've only picked away at this slowly over a long period. For the most part it is finished now, I might just experiment with adding stylistic elements that resemble real in-game maps. In any case, I think it'll be a helpful reference some day. If all goes to plan I'll stick them up somewhere whenever the zone becomes available to players.