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[Nesutizale]

Does anyone know how big the maps in MWO are in m or km?

[Brauer]

You can measure them using the MWO map room tool that was developed afaik to support the competitive community. Alpine, for example, has a playable area that is in the neighborhood of 4800m by 4800m. The maps aren't typically perfect shapes, so any measurements are a bit rough, but it gives you a sense of the scale.

[Nesutizale]

Nice. Didn't know there is a tool for that. I will look into it. Thanks.

[LordNothing]

i think its like 500^2m per grid, but im not sure. im not sure if the grid scale is the same from map to map though.

[D V Devnull]

LordNothing, on 24 July 2020 - 08:58 AM, said:

i think its like 500^2m per grid, but im not sure. im not sure if the grid scale is the same from map to map though.

Actually, you're square on. (Yes, pun intended.) I remember this being noted at some point (even though it would be near-impossible for me to find that bloody post) that each Grid Square is indeed 500m² on all of the various Maps that we have to play on. PGI did it to normalize the display in the Minimap so that people would never have to wildly guess at distances on there ever again.

Now if only we had NOT lost the Friendly Directional Indicators in the process... What were PGI's Staff thinking when they did that, huh?

~Mr. D. V. "I can personally say your thought & recollection about Map Grid Square Distance is correct." Devnull

[Davegt27]

dont look to hard
or you will see some strange stuff in game (or notice strange stuff in game)