Powermonger Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 I suggested this a long time ago but can there be included in the game an actual map of where clubs are located in the world (similar to what footiemap provides) as part of the club information screen, or a map showing where all clubs are located for a particular league or competition? I always like to know where clubs are in relation to the world and having this information at hand would add a nice dash of detail and presentation. This is one thing I feel is sorely missing from the game. An example of a club location map for the Bundesliga Map of Bundesliga Team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oriole01 Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Yes, I second this. That would be a great thing to see in future versions, viewable on both competition and club profiles. I always have to look up where the clubs are in the lesser-known leagues when there's no recognizable city name in the club title. Please put this in SI! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YKW Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 +1 Great idea I always go straight to google maps and google street view when I get a new job so I can see what the stadium looks like and what the surrounding area is like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurs08 Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 As an addition to this, it'd be amazing if you could then draw lines on the map in the pre-game editor to set boundaries for regional divisions, rather than having to use the longitude and latitude fields and being limited to rectangles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar2010 Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 +1 from me as well. Its been mentioned for years but for whatever reason SI never seem to shown any interest in it. Much like trophy cabinets it maybe doesn't sound that big a deal but it adds something to the experience particularly when you play with random clubs in random countries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joaquin87 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 +1 It's a really interest idea especially for a who we likes this details Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycrow Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Would really like to see this, too, and it shouldn't be too hard to implement since all the geographical information is already in the database. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUBI Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 It's a very popular request for years. If I remember correctly the response from SI in the past was, that not implementing is difficult, but the maps itself. You need to buy a license or using your own ones, which would be a big effort for something outside of the game mechanism. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doucong Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Should the distance between two cities, climate and temperature difference, or maybe aptitude difference have impact (especially physically) for away games? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PVTsamoa20 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Three words, yes, yes and yes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powermonger Posted August 7, 2016 Author Share Posted August 7, 2016 16 hours ago, KUBI said: It's a very popular request for years. If I remember correctly the response from SI in the past was, that not implementing is difficult, but the maps itself. You need to buy a license or using your own ones, which would be a big effort for something outside of the game mechanism. I remember around 2008 we were discussing it then, I would hope things have changed now. They could do the maps similar in style to the scouting knowledge map, I think that would work well. It doesn't need to be as detailed as a Google map, although not completely lacking of detail. One can only keep their hopes up. EDIT: This is a thread I started back in Dec 2007. 9 years ago now. Hopefully this could be the year SI come to the party! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius1998 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Definitely like this idea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crb1986 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 +1 from me. This would be an interesting feature. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grade Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I also forward for this idea, including the pre-editor one said by Spurs08. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flogside Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Excellent suggestion!! Completely agree with you! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Agreed! Two of my favorite things are football and geography and my love for each are very intertwined in each other. It would do a world (ha) of good for the imaginative spark of the game to be visualize where the club you're traveling to is, say it shows an arrow from your town to theirs in the load screen before each match or something. Crests are great, but even if it's just names like in wikipedia it would be nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powermonger Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 Agree, maps of any sorts would be a bonus. Perhaps a map like in the image below, and when you click on the club you get information such as in in the picture as well (jersey, stadium picture, league performance etc) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grade Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 The map can add sense that we travel across the globe to play our matches. This for me it adds fun to the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maaka Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Walds Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 On 11/08/2016 at 13:06, Powermonger said: Agree, maps of any sorts would be a bonus. Perhaps a map like in the image below, and when you click on the club you get information such as in in the picture as well (jersey, stadium picture, league performance etc) I think just a map will do Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 KUBI is correct that the issue is published maps are licensed properties so their inclusion in FM will require a fee to be paid unless SI can draw their own & that would be a monumental effort, sounds silly but that's the commercial world we live in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar2010 Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 36 minutes ago, Barside said: KUBI is correct that the issue is published maps are licensed properties so their inclusion in FM will require a fee to be paid unless SI can draw their own & that would be a monumental effort, sounds silly but that's the commercial world we live in. I don't think anyone really expects it to be exact & to scale. Surely SI have the capability to produce images which look roughly like the shape of each country and within that stick some sort of markers in the approx location of the teams. We aren't even talking about every country here just those which are playable so thats what about 50? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 3 hours ago, Cougar2010 said: I don't think anyone really expects it to be exact & to scale. Surely SI have the capability to produce images which look roughly like the shape of each country and within that stick some sort of markers in the approx location of the teams. We aren't even talking about every country here just those which are playable so thats what about 50? I'll draw you 50 maps as a work for hire in exchange for a free copy of the next game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 6 hours ago, Cougar2010 said: I don't think anyone really expects it to be exact & to scale. Surely SI have the capability to produce images which look roughly like the shape of each country and within that stick some sort of markers in the approx location of the teams. We aren't even talking about every country here just those which are playable so thats what about 50? Having a free drawn map & in the right sort of area locations is possible but we both know there would be complaints when it turns out that town x is not where is is supposed to be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriktous Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Aren't the coordinates of the stadiums already in the database, so it's just a matter of drawing the outlines of the countries around them? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Those outlines will still be based on exiting maps which then triggers the whole copied for commercial gain & payment of a fee for their use, I'd like to see it & hopefully SI can come up with a method that does not cost them excessive time (I'd rather have an artist work on stadium models & less frightening newgen faces than a map) & money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 1 hour ago, Barside said: Those outlines will still be based on exiting maps which then triggers the whole copied for commercial gain & payment of a fee for their use, I'd like to see it & hopefully SI can come up with a method that does not cost them excessive time (I'd rather have an artist work on stadium models & less frightening newgen faces than a map) & money. That's another thing - it's so inconsequential it's not worth complaining about but "less frightening newgen faces" would be great haha, that and ones that change with age (maybe like newgen faces in sets of three for young, middle, and old) or at least reflect age at all - it's unsettling to get a 15 yr old recruit who is somehow already balding and looks like he's seen horrifying things... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powermonger Posted August 17, 2016 Author Share Posted August 17, 2016 5 hours ago, Barside said: Those outlines will still be based on exiting maps which then triggers the whole copied for commercial gain & payment of a fee for their use, I'd like to see it & hopefully SI can come up with a method that does not cost them excessive time (I'd rather have an artist work on stadium models & less frightening newgen faces than a map) & money. Not really, you can get free public domain GIS data for creating maps that require no payment and can be used commercially without any financial compensation required. i.e. http://www.naturalearthdata.com/ offers such data free for creating maps. Using such data you can make the maps as detailed or plain as you like. Obviously street maps won't be part of it but we don't need Google Maps level of detail. Surely now is the time to add maps to the game, regen faces can still be fixed at the same time if need be but not having any geographical references for a game as mature as FM is now seems a bit neglectful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Free public domain tends to mean they can only be for private use which will be covered in the T&C's however that's a useful link their T&C's do say their work can be reused for commercial purposes so that's one hurdle covered, there'd still be a few more but I imagine that having a link to a resource can only be an assist for SI/SEGA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powermonger Posted August 17, 2016 Author Share Posted August 17, 2016 4 hours ago, Barside said: Free public domain tends to mean they can only be for private use which will be covered in the T&C's however that's a useful link their T&C's do say their work can be reused for commercial purposes so that's one hurdle covered, there'd still be a few more but I imagine that having a link to a resource can only be an assist for SI/SEGA I understand what you mean but yes their T&C says commercial use is also allowed free of charge. So SI could make use of their mapping data and massage it into a look and feel appropriate for FM. Hopefully the link and the mapping data can make this suggestion one step closer for SI to spend time on and include. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grade Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 How much is in question here to have the rights to use this kind of map? I'm sure that SI can state a value, but are talking about around 150 Pounds? 1500 pounds? 15000 pounds? I think this is an investment that the game needs, since it can benefit the game. I for one has been forward for this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolatecoatedballs Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 great idea Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiago_wakabayashi Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 i like this idea +1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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