Intro
The CSPmap is an in-game map for the popular MMORPG Anarchy Online. The two maps that come with Anarchy Online are both lacking in information and most people find it helpful to add a better map to their game. The CSPmap includes all of the information other similar third-party maps have, but also all of the game additions of the past two years and more.
Here are some of the map's features:
- A small wompah map is available as the first layer. (similar to Dovve's map)
- terrain is accurately protrayed in its proper colours and is placed to provide the highest accuracy for the location pointer (the latest patches have garbled some of that accuracy, but it's still pretty good)
- level ranges for all notum fields are included as well as the notum field being visible over the terrain; LCA naming is the same as the Huge Map, with some corrections made. There are also alternate maps for each of the live dimensions showing which LCA's are unlocked (aka "approved by ICC for mining").
- all city controllers have been added and catalogued (i.e. you can tell someone who also has the map to go to Broken Shores city #1c and they'll find it easily)
- all player-ownable city plots are included in the map's terrain
- dynacamps have been updated and corrections made
- unique non-player characters have been added on a "cheat" layer to help new players find specific people, but no quest information is provided
- the two coasts at the bottom of the map have been added in detail. (lacking in most current game maps)
- zone walls are more accurate (ex. there's a huge band in Newland that's inaccessible, but you can zone over); please note, though, that AO's zone walls weren't lined up so carefully, so there have been some limitations in accuracy.
- there have been many changes in the last 2 yrs and all of those changes have been implemented in the CSPmap. (ex. Alien Playfield's shuttle, Biodomes, Subway in West Athens!)
- easy to use self-installer that works in multiple languages
There are also helpfiles available that can be viewed in-game while playing Anarchy Online. These files augment the CSPmap by giving additional information on city controllers, dynacamps, and notum fields. They are also available in several different languages.
News
- (2007-05-20) Further Additions to The Making of the CSPmap
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Thanks go out to Bart for giving me the correct path for the shadow files, I've updated that now. I've also added quite a bit of material to the different sections.
Also, I've added a "Contact Me" menu item at the left so people can send me an email via an online form if they'd like to reach me.
- (2007-04-11) Thank You!
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A big thank-you goes out to Treeslayer for his generous contribution!
- (2007-04-06) Additions to The Making of the CSPmap
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I've made some additions to the page outlining how the CSPmap was made.
- (2007-03-28) The Making of the CSPmap
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I've started working on documenting the process taken to create the CSPmap. So far, I have the first section written, but I've tried to include links in all the sections to the components that are needed for creating the map. Please let me know if I miss explaining something!
Version History
- CSPmap v1.21 (2006-09-07)
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- the RK2 specific map has been updated with the latest LCA changes
- added Sarah Winter to NPC layer (thank you Zweet!)
- improved Tir County - Greater Tir County border
- added Finnish to the installer (thank you Mireiawen!)
- LCA #3 in Galway Shire was partly masked by the border wall; this has been fixed by shifting the text over a little.
- slight adjustment in CAV so fixer grid exit 8-L is easier to see
- added veteran shop to the legend
Downloads
The patch files will update already installed copies of the CSPmap (including the DNW-addon if present) from the version indicated to the latest version, so download the one appropriate to the version you currently have installed. If you're an "advanced paranoid user" and want a zip copy of the map, please go to the map zip file page.
| File | Description | Locations | Size |
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| CSPmap_v1.21 Installer | Alternate planatary map for Anarchy Online packaged in a self-installing executable. Once you have finished installing, you must select the map from inside the game. To bring up the map selector window, hit 'p' to bring up the planet map, select the 'i', then select 'Select Map'. Please see the installation instructions on this website if you are having difficulties. |
Vhab(US) AO-Universe(NL) TextErrata(US) |
20.5MB |
| CSPmap_v1.21 DNW-addon Installer | This is an add-on to CSPmap v1.21 so that you can view a Die Neue Welt version of the large map. You must have the CSPmap v1.21 installed before you can install this. |
Vhab(US) TextErrata(US) |
15.2MB |
| Patch CSPmap_v1.20 to v1.21 | This patch will update a properly installed version of the v1.01 CSPmap into the latest version, v1.20. |
Vhab(US) |
2.37MB |
| Patch CSPmap_v1.01 to v1.20 | This patch will update a properly installed version of the v1.01 CSPmap into the latest version, v1.20. |
Vhab(US) |
5.6MB |
| Patch CSPmap_v1.0 to v1.01 | This patch will update a properly installed version of the CSPmap v1.0 into v1.01. |
Vhab(US) |
599KB |
| CSPhelpfiles v1.1 | A collection of files that are readable inside Anarchy Online and list all of the land control areas, dynacamps, and player cities. Please read the installation instructions if unsure about using these files. | Mirror List | 18KB |
Samples
Here are some sampled portions of the CSPmap. Click on each to get a full-sized version.
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