How do we make maps?

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I know that you can edit OOBs using a text editor (i use notepadd++ for example) but is not the easier system to create full OOBs, for example i wanted create a small scen for France14 with a german "modern" division (closer to PzC style, with 3 regiments, more firepower and defensive value, extra arty specially indirect fire arty etc etc) to made it face 2 normal french reserve divisions but i had a lot of problems editing the OOB, i want a fresh OOB for the scen but i cant made it work... even when i manage to edit EP14 OOB to add extra units and have it working, UK naval division with UK as 3rd nation in OOB (curious, before you release Koenigsberg scen in last patch i want create when games was released a scen with UK naval division landing near to help rusians take it).

Returning to PzB... well, i have now open 3 scens for PzB2, 2 historical (based in PzC Normandy scen but in specific parts of a bigger scen), 1 total fantasy orientated to PBEM (a scen with a WWI trench warfare style), i expect close one soon (doing some tests to find bugs and balance scen, specially victory points that are my Achilles heel) and is not like have few ideas (orienated all to PBEM) searching fun scens with diferent options.

I need admit that PzB is refreshing in many aspects compared with the older series, specially in the info area, and has all you need to edit except maps.

I think is not a lack of interest in mod, are games with a loooot worst modding area and they have a lot of great mods (i think in Close combat... for the 5 version you find things like Spanish civil war, WWIII, Okinawa, Berlin.... and saddly to unfinished mods, oe for Gallipoli and other for Surabaya... this had a demo), for me is the lack of made it easy for modders... i think in the only full mod for PzC... Jarama37, for me rework it using FWW engine could be interesting, you can add in a title covering first battles in war, specially battles around Madrid to complete a title... Madrid defense+Jarama+Guadalajara (and maybe small actions in early war), even is possible use PzB engine (that for me is the best scale to cover FWW trench warfare part of war... like Pacific actions)... maybe something i want see in PzB is more titles like Salerno, small battles with their own OOB and map to dont need for every title a single big map and OOB.

I buy a lot of Tiller titles, part to play but as reference map-OOB to help my reading, for example i only dont buy 2 titles from JT page and both are SB titles, i want continue buying Tiller titles but some changes could be interesting specially to made games more attractive, in last years wargames evolutioned a lot and not only in art area... but is not like improve only art fix all problems... many modern games for me are not even capable to beat an old dog like "Steel panthers" even in art area.