For my own amusement I've created an Excel sheet listing all of the maps/boards available in VASL and their key characteristics (size, relief, buildings, water obstacles, etc.) in sortable columns. I've been away from ASL since it first came out, so was very pleasantly surprised by the quantity/quality/variety of the available maps (369!). Here is a pic of the current draft:
A couple of questions:
A couple of questions:
- Is this something anyone else would find helpful/interesting? If so once I've done a bit more I can post it here.
- I'd like to add (small) map images to the DB, but the only way I've figured out to get such images is to rename the VASL map file as a zip, then take the image file from there...is there an easier/quicker way?
- There are quite a few maps "avalailable" in VASL but turn out to be missing when you click on them. Any suggestions on where to find them?
- I'd like to add the publisher/module for each of the maps, but many of the VASL map names are rather cryptic, and I don't know which modules they came from or who published them. Some of the maps have identifying text on them (but even then I've have to open each map in VASL to read it), but many maps don't have any identifying marks other than the often cryptic name. Any tips?