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Mima · Decorated Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 260

[PUZZLE] Map pieces

**Posted:** Mon May 02, 2005 12:01 pm

James Lyon · Veteran Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 92 Location: Edinburgh

74 and 138 look like they match up but they don't. At least not perfectly.

Edit: though if you leave about a half inch gap between them, then they do.

**Posted:** Mon May 02, 2005 12:13 pm

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hamatoyoshi · Veteran Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Posts: 127

I had considered putting together some sort of fictional Perplex City GIS, but I simply don't have the time.

If you included the following bits of information:

The Perplex City Tourism Information Centre Directions (wiki link)

The Perplex City Tourism Brochure Subway Map (wiki link)

You could have a pretty good framework for a larger map.

**Posted:** Mon May 02, 2005 12:17 pm

Mima · Decorated Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 260

They do once you have the other piece, and you have to look very carefully at the top right of 138.

I was going to put the matches up, but I had a look at the preview of the post, and putting .jpg files up means that you can see the matches, so would totally spoil for anyone else. Do you know of a way of putting .jpg files up so they don't show??

Thanks

**Posted:** Mon May 02, 2005 12:17 pm

Scott

oh, go on. post it. i think it's alright. i am clever enough to not look at something if i dont wanna see it.

if it really bothers you, post it somewhere-else and place a link to that somewhere-else over here.

**Posted:** Mon May 02, 2005 1:24 pm

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Mima · Decorated Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 260

OK, here goes. You will just have to not look if you want to have a go.

I have reduced the cards to 3" and increased the others to fit. I have these as Corel files, which makes them moveable, if people want access to these happy to post them up as well.

Also, I don't think this is all of them, I'm sure there are more to find, but in the same order as the spoilers above:

**Posted:** Mon May 02, 2005 1:54 pm

Scott

ah-haa, yes i see now. good work.

that is a fFunny gap in piece#1, eh? i wonder if the cards are designed to have a little wiggle room, or maybe they were cropped a little in production? These are supposedly prototype cards, so the fFinal design may differ. this may be the sort of reason why they are prototypes.

The repetition of areas makes me think the completed map sections wont wind up being very large. no way to know that now, tho.

**Posted:** Mon May 02, 2005 2:32 pm

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Mima · Decorated Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 260

Here is what I have of an overall above ground map so far, you will need to look at it with the subway map (included to make it easier), I have marked the stations where we have more information or map pieces, along with a couple of guesses. There are also some spare pieces which I have not managed to locate. I can update this as people find things.

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**Posted:** Thu May 05, 2005 8:02 am

hamatoyoshi · Veteran Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Posts: 127

Not sure what we can do with it at this point, but nice work regardless.

**Posted:** Thu May 05, 2005 9:34 am

POTUS

Awesome Mima!!!
I suggest that Lang Stadium is near the planetarium. I think Games Plaza should be South of there, near the ocean.

Also, the card "The Master of Secrets" has a tree anomoly. No other picturs have trees growing right out of the sides of skyscrapers! Normal trees ARE hidden by buildings in the foreground . . .

**Posted:** Sun May 08, 2005 12:41 pm

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Mima · Decorated Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 260

POTUS, love the trees, I hadn't spotted that, I think it might be where Silk Road goes, looking closer there are also two buildings overlapping, and another on a roof!

I've obviously missed a bit of map somewhere because I don't have the bigger piece that you are using - can you tell me where it came from so I can add it all into the map.

Thanks

**Posted:** Sun May 08, 2005 3:46 pm

Mima · Decorated Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 260

I don't have the cards, I have found where you got it from - the How Cards Work back, but only have low res. Can anyone do me a really high res scan of that part of the card?

The stadium is bigger than that, we can fit the piece from the tour guide onto it, and I wouldn't be surprised if I can't get some of the other pieces on as well, this piece is the back bone of the map, the central piece.

Thanks for your help.

**Posted:** Sun May 08, 2005 4:03 pm

POTUS

Building on the roof eh? Well I hadn't seen that yet either! Now I'm seeing the whole area either an illusion of buildings painted incorrectly on purpose - or that moment of change when a video game easter egg makes itself visible in the resolution. I'm going with the former because P-town is full of puzzles Smile

This is a good scan except that there's a scratch over part of it.

If this is bad to share please tell me before I keep doing so.

**Posted:** Sun May 08, 2005 5:13 pm

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Mima · Decorated Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 260

Thanks Potus, from what I understand we are allowed to share close up's of particular areas no probs. I'm sure someone will let us know if not. I have managed to link this to a couple more of the tour guide shots:

**Posted:** Sun May 08, 2005 6:01 pm

DubbaJ · Greenhorn Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 4

Wow !! Amazing work everyone. Still pretty new to this site, but the work being done is incredible!! I'm gonna hafta brush up in my eyesight to keep up and contribute!

**Posted:** Sun May 08, 2005 6:05 pm