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    LotRO Google Map

    The LotRO Google map is a recreation and extension of the map originally published by Turbine with the Lorebook. After the Lorebook was discontinued, the Google map (tiles created and hosted by Turbine, map functionality provided by Google) was no longer available (although the tiles were still on Turbine's server for those that knew where to look). After a number of requests for permission to restore the map as a fan based map, in 2017, I finally received permission from SSG via Cordovan to use the in-game map resources as displayed by the TerrainMap plugin to publish a Google map. There are a couple of conditions - first, the map can not be monetized or used for advertising, etc. Second the map has to clearly indicate that it is not hosted or maintained by SSG but all assets belong to SSG. Third, permission to display the resources can be revoked at any time solely at the discretion of SSG. In addition to the map of the current game world, I was granted permission to display the original tiles that are still hosted on the Turbine servers - at least until Turbine remembers they got left there and decide to clear them out

    So, the link to the current Google map of LotRO is:
    http://lotromap.net/terrainmap/google.html

    The link to a recreated version of the Google map as last displayed in the Lorebook (sorry, no annotations) is:
    http://lotromap.net/terrainmap/turbine.html
    Last edited by Garan; Jun 26 2019 at 08:16 AM.

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    The LotRO Google map has now been updated for U24.

    Sorry for the long delay in updates (U23 never got published on the Google map). RL got in the way I reposted the original OP here under Created Guides and FAQs since it seems more appropriate here. Any future update announcements will be posted in this thread. The Google map is based on data and resources used by the TerrainMap plugin so it will typically get updated shortly after the TerrainMap plugin gets updated (TerrainMap similarly uses data from the MoorMap plugin so it gets updated shortly after MoorMap).

    I haven't finished cleaning up the background around the newest parts of Rhovanion so they will look a bit hastily drawn - I figured people were far more interested in the in-game terrain than my backgrounds
    Last edited by Garan; Jun 24 2019 at 11:49 AM.

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    This is awesome.

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    I'm getting a pop-up window saying "This page can't load Google Maps correctly".

    Though the map does appear to load just fine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Altair6 View Post
    I'm getting a pop-up window saying "This page can't load Google Maps correctly".

    Though the map does appear to load just fine.
    Yep, thanks for reporting it. I'll have to see if the API key or billing account is causing it but it shouldn't prevent the map from displaying.

    Edit: Apparently my account for the API key just expired. Unfortunately, the billing system is about as clear as the murk at the bottom of a cesspool so it took a few minutes to read all the fine print and get the account reactivated. It should be all sorted now.

    On the nice side, Google is good enough to allow the API to function for a month even with an expired account.
    Last edited by Garan; Jun 24 2019 at 05:00 PM.

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    Thanks for all your hard work! It's really cool to see the entirety of the game in this google-earth way


    Now, we can even see some things for the near future in here. In the Vales, it seems there's quite a big castle-like structure on the Gladden Lake, above the falls and the fields. That entire area is currently not accessible... yet?
    Not all those who wander are lost
    Evernight: Faratalath (120 Hunter), Dorthar (86 Minstrel), Tardaros (62 Captain) and many more

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    Quote Originally Posted by Garan View Post
    The LotRO Google map has now been updated for U24.

    Sorry for the long delay in updates (U23 never got published on the Google map). RL got in the way I reposted the original OP here under Created Guides and FAQs since it seems more appropriate here. Any future update announcements will be posted in this thread. The Google map is based on data and resources used by the TerrainMap plugin so it will typically get updated shortly after the TerrainMap plugin gets updated (TerrainMap similarly uses data from the MoorMap plugin so it gets updated shortly after MoorMap).

    I haven't finished cleaning up the background around the newest parts of Rhovanion so they will look a bit hastily drawn - I figured people were far more interested in the in-game terrain than my backgrounds

    Extremly epic!

    It seems the top half of Iron Hills is missing tho on google maps ... the annonations are here but not the tiles

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    Quote Originally Posted by andrane View Post
    Extremly epic!

    It seems the top half of Iron Hills is missing tho on google maps ... the annonations are here but not the tiles
    It does, among other regions too.

    Also, has anyone noticed the large set of ruins located in the lake above the Gladden Fields? That looks very unique.. maybe the 6-man?

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    Quote Originally Posted by SinordLoresearcher View Post
    It does, among other regions too.
    Which other regions are you noticing issues on? I scanned the map at several zoom levels and all annotations and tiles seemed Okay at this time, but it is a large map so I may still be missing something.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Garan View Post
    Which other regions are you noticing issues on? I scanned the map at several zoom levels and all annotations and tiles seemed Okay at this time, but it is a large map so I may still be missing something.
    The main thing that stood out was the top half of the Grey Mountains, which cuts Skarhald in half, and omits the Withered Heath.

    Thanks for putting this together, you rock!

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    Quote Originally Posted by andrane View Post
    Extremly epic!

    It seems the top half of Iron Hills is missing tho on google maps ... the annonations are here but not the tiles
    Thanks for reporting this. This should be fixed now although your browser may still cache the old images for a bit (I had to flush my temporary internet files to get IE 11 to reflect the new tiles but Edge, Firefox and Chrome picked up on them automatically).
    Last edited by Garan; Jun 28 2019 at 09:12 PM.

 

 

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