Why the Apple copyright and ToS at the bottom of the page? Is that an Apple product?
Maybe because it’s made from the data from Apple Maps
The entire city of San Francisco as a video game
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#102Why the Apple copyright and ToS at the bottom of the page? Is that an Apple product?
that's where the data is from so someone's about to get sued
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#103Vette by Spectrum Holobyte, 1989: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtDgTz2peXw
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#104American Truck simulator also has SF in it!
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#105For any Philly ppl here, I've been making this game for a few months: https://cityrider.jpsmaps.com/ Similar concept, but more abstract in terms of art style. I'm pretty close to having the foundation I wanted before adding quests on top; telling a story is the ultimate goal. Building on top of GIS data is super fun though. Especially since the barrier to entry is so low these days with LLMs. I encourage everyone to…
This was so much fun! Some feedback - I wish the highways were more accurate, seems like a limitation of how elevation is handled on these maps. The navigation line was really hard to see since it was at camera level. It was hard to tell what direction i was going, the minimap and the large map seemed to disagree.
But so fun to play, bookmarked and will be back
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#106Earlier quoted context omitted.
And NY.
I can offer you the whole planet, and you are a chicken: https://gist.github.com/retroplasma/12e0e6e236aabd17c314cb53...
Why isn't this more popular? I've always wanted to be able to use regular 3D game controls to more naturally walk/fly through city streets.
Thankfully the "reset to NY" button removes the chicken/eggs and lets me just fly through without any distractions.
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#107For any Philly ppl here, I've been making this game for a few months: https://cityrider.jpsmaps.com/ Similar concept, but more abstract in terms of art style. I'm pretty close to having the foundation I wanted before adding quests on top; telling a story is the ultimate goal. Building on top of GIS data is super fun though. Especially since the barrier to entry is so low these days with LLMs. I encourage everyone to…
This was so much fun! Some feedback - I wish the highways were more accurate, seems like a limitation of how elevation is handled on these maps. The navigation line was really hard to see since it was at camera level. It was hard to tell what direction i was going, the minimap and the large map seemed to disagree. But so fun to play, bookmarked and will be back
Hey, thanks. You're pretty much right about highways. I do have a separate working branch that has actual raised highways, but I'm still figuring out the kinks in making it look nice and joining the terrain correctly. Generating accurate entrance/exit ramps has proven to be my kryptonite but I'll get it eventually. I will give the minimap some love when I get back too-- thanks for checking it out
Re: The entire city of San Francisco as a video game
#108For any Philly ppl here, I've been making this game for a few months: https://cityrider.jpsmaps.com/ Similar concept, but more abstract in terms of art style. I'm pretty close to having the foundation I wanted before adding quests on top; telling a story is the ultimate goal. Building on top of GIS data is super fun though. Especially since the barrier to entry is so low these days with LLMs. I encourage everyone to…
It took a little while because I was struggling with the scale a little bit at first, but I found my house. I appreciate that you tore 95 and 676 out! Keep it up - consistent art direction usually beats hyper-realism, for me, and I appreciate the bizarro world you've concocted.
Awesome! If you click the top left 'Mode' switch and go to Property, you can buy it :) you just have to pick up and scrap enough trash to get the $5k for it.
I do think 95 and 676 will be in the game more accurately eventually. But it will match the style of the rest of the game. It's a work in progress now but not good enough to ship yet. Love that you said bizarro, feels like i'm on the right track
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#109Very nice. Is this using Gaussian Splats? I’m currently building a drone simulator which can fly around huge scenes captured by real drones.
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#110Earlier quoted context omitted.
That was actually Watchdogs 2. Great game, basically GTA but you are a hacker in the Bay Area. The SF portion of the map was accurate down to every building. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watch_Dogs_2 https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTbDzFt...
If that second link is an in-game map, it is far from accurate to the real world. Unless it’s from a timeline in which Golden Gate Park is connected to the Presidio, and half of SF has fallen into the ocean.
I checked some obscure buildings and I found every one of them in-game, but you're correct that it's not 1:1 topographically.