So, you got that from Monday Knight Productions? Was it a custom order, or did you just specify “width grain� and they sent it just right? You mentioned it was 4' x 8'; did you mean 4' x 6'? Thanks.
I'm not sure of the intracacies involved in ordering it. It originally belonged to another member of our group and when he moved away and parted with his stuff... I got the maps.
Commander, Battlegroup Murfreesboro
Department Head, ACTASF
Falconer wrote:Alright. Thanks again for all your help. So, based on the information here, if I were to go with a Hotz Artworks mat to create a standard FC map with hexes big enough to use miniatures, this is what I would need to buy:
Yes, this is correct - I use this configuration with 2" hexes for convention games and multiplayer games at my house. They are very nice.
Okay, some more questions: I bought Module W Space Battle Maps, and also some miniatures. The bases on the miniature are only 1" across, and the hexes on the Space Battle Maps are 1.25". It seems like a map with 1" hexes would work just fine, wouldn’t it? (If not, why don’t the bases fit the map?)
Also, the standard map is currently 42 x 30 hexes, but the map that came with my Designer’s Edition box is 42 x 32, which is weird because the rulebook specifically mentions hexes with last digits of up to 34. Was the original map 42 x 34?
You'll often need room to stack marker-counters for things like drones, etc. on the mini's base. That extra room comes in quite handy at those point. It also helps keep minis be a little less likely to interfere with each other when in adjacent hexes.
Also, remember the Module W maps were designed so the 1-inch Mega-Hex counters could be used with them.
1" squares do not fit into 1" hexes quite as nicely as they do in 1.25" hexes.
Commander, Battlegroup Murfreesboro
Department Head, ACTASF
