Blue Circles - Google Maps solution

[Bob302]

I also posted this on UKTS. I had the "endless blue circles" problem trying to get a maps overlay into world editor.
"Here is how I overlaid Google Maps in TS2015 (build 54.5b):
Computer: Gigabyte S3 mobo, Intel Q6600, 8GB DDR2, Vista64
Step 1: Connected to internet with Verizon MiFi2200 tethered to USB3.0
Step 2: Googled "Google Developers Console" and followed the link.
Step 3: Logged onto dev console (I used my Gmail address and password).
Step 4: Clicked "select a project", "create a project", and entered a name for the project.
Step 5: Clicked "API - Enable and Manage APIs"
Step 6: Clicked on "Google Maps APIs"/more
Step 7: Clicked on "Google Static Maps API", then "Enable API"
Step 8: Clicked on "Credentials", "New Credentials", "API Key"
Step 8: Clicked "Browser Key", "Create"
Step 9: Highlighted the API key, copied, and pasted into a text file. Increased font size to make reading the key easier & wrote it down on paper.
Step 10: Still on the internet, started Steam in offline mode.
Step 11: Started TS2015, clicked on "Settings", "Tools", "Google Maps"
Step 12: Typed in API key in the box; set res to 640x640; set type to satellite; set zoom slider 1/4 way from left; set tiles 3x3
Step 13: clicked "Save settings", went to "drive", Free Roam, picked a scenario
Step 14: In the scenario, pressed "esc" key, clicked "World Editor"
Step 15: Pressed "Ctrl" + "g" keys
The overlay appeared, draped on the terrain (not floating above it); low res/blurry but visible (I did not experiment with the settings)
The overlay persisted when I disconnected from the internet, but did not reappear when I restarted world editor offline."
Note: Your Google Maps API Browser key will only work if you got it on the same computer you use for TS2015.
Note: Build 54.5b does not support pasting in the API key.
Note: The Google Maps tutorial for Static Maps API says to get a Server API key. This works when following their example of entering the map request as a URL in Firefox. The Server API key will not work in TS2015. Google says that a Browser key is for apps that run in a browser or "other client". Not sure which is the client, but Railworks/TS and Steam have a client relationship (RW/TS must run inside Steam) and that requires a Browser API key.

[emdsd90mac]

Thank you for sharing this, it's working great for me.