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CertainWorldliness t1_ixgjhy3 wrote

That new flight simulator world combines the data with AI landscape generation and its absolutely sick… from the sky at least. Get a little closer to the ground and you’ll see an upside down house here and there.

Absolutely mind blowing tech. Can’t wait to see where it goes.

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currentpattern t1_ixg836x wrote

Who made this? I've been wanting to make a game like this, but essentially just using google maps as a Virtual Tabletop for RPGs. Imagine this but you can just place figurines around on maps (3d view would be better), have a grid, and measuring tool.

I thought the google maps API wasn't allowing people to use maps like this anymore!

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aliteralbuttload t1_ixfur4a wrote

This is just guessing but you probably have to pay Google a shit ton of money to use the map data commercially unless you are

A) Google, where the project will be killed 6 months after release

B) Capable of creating your own street view data of the entire globe.

Only Microsoft has come close and did just that with Flight Sim.

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