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Re: Show HN – Get Your Own Maps – Pixel Perfect

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Post by ris »

jamornh wrote: post #17

I am currently working on a location-based game for iOS and have been using Google Maps SDK and I'm extremely interested in this. Google Maps has refused to respond to all requests for custom styled maps on iOS despite being the most requested feature.[1] I've also tried MapBox but both have been giving very bad performance on iPhone 4... this could be just my code, however as a game I really need to perform a lot of…

I recommend you read the terms of service for the Google Maps API very thoroughly.

Re: Show HN – Get Your Own Maps – Pixel Perfect

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Post by jamornh »

ris wrote: post #21
jamornh wrote: post #17

I am currently working on a location-based game for iOS and have been using Google Maps SDK and I'm extremely interested in this. Google Maps has refused to respond to all requests for custom styled maps on iOS despite being the most requested feature.[1] I've also tried MapBox but both have been giving very bad performance on iPhone 4... this could be just my code, however as a game I really need to perform a lot of…

I recommend you read the terms of service for the Google Maps API very thoroughly.

Thank you for the recommendation. I'm looking through it right now. Is there anything specific you wanted to point out that I should look out for? It's a pretty long document and I didn't want to miss anything important.

Re: Show HN – Get Your Own Maps – Pixel Perfect

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Post by taigeair »

jamornh wrote: post #17

I am currently working on a location-based game for iOS and have been using Google Maps SDK and I'm extremely interested in this. Google Maps has refused to respond to all requests for custom styled maps on iOS despite being the most requested feature.[1] I've also tried MapBox but both have been giving very bad performance on iPhone 4... this could be just my code, however as a game I really need to perform a lot of…

How does this differ from MapBox? I was going to use MapBox, but just learned about this one.

Re: Show HN – Get Your Own Maps – Pixel Perfect

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Post by justinpaulson »

vijayaggarwal wrote: post #12

Particularly interesting for game developers who can use it deeply customize maps to fit well into their gaming experience. I am tempted to build a monopoly-like game with the real world up for sale and purchase. And one like Need for Speed with real-world traffic. Even one for amateur marathon runs on countryside terrains.

You mean like this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_City_Streets

Re: Show HN – Get Your Own Maps – Pixel Perfect

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Post by jamornh »

taigeair wrote: post #24
jamornh wrote: post #17

I am currently working on a location-based game for iOS and have been using Google Maps SDK and I'm extremely interested in this. Google Maps has refused to respond to all requests for custom styled maps on iOS despite being the most requested feature.[1] I've also tried MapBox but both have been giving very bad performance on iPhone 4... this could be just my code, however as a game I really need to perform a lot of…

How does this differ from MapBox? I was going to use MapBox, but just learned about this one.

Looking at their getting started page, it seems to be much simpler to integrate in terms of getting the barebones map up and running.

I haven't had time to dive into it yet so don't take my word for it but I suspect it would be similar in feature and performance.

Re: Show HN – Get Your Own Maps – Pixel Perfect

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Post by molind »

cheeaun wrote: post #28
molind wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, we'll add Android support later this year.

How about the web platform?

GLMap.framework made for offline maps on mobile devices. Most of it written in C++11, and we can't port it to JavaScript + WebGL.

As far I know Mapbox works on WebGL map rendering solution.

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