Campaign Map from a small part

[Squid]

If memory servers, ImageReady no longer exists in Adobe CS3, all functionality was bundled into Photoshop.

[Clovis I]

Oke, but where in photoshop?

clicking on 'file'?

I search now!

[Squid]

You don't actually need the splice tool, any selection tool will work. Select the portion of the map you want, and copy it into a new file and continue from there.

[Clovis I]

CUTTING THE MAPS

CHAPTER 1. CUTTING THE EAST

Process 2. Repeat the steps of process 1 with the files disasters, map_features, map_trade_routes and radar_map1.

Process 3. Repeat the steps of process 1 with map_roughness and radar_map2, but giving to the slice total height (312 pixels) and 420 pixels width.

Process 4. Repeat the steps of process 1 with map_climates, map_heights and map_ground_types, giving to the slice the total height (313 pixels) and 421 pixels width.

Process 5. Repeat the steps of process 1 with water_surface.
The slice size must be proportional to the cut in map_regions: width 256*210/255 = 210.
Once the new map has 210x256 size, it is necessary to resize it to 256x256.
In the menu Image of Photoshop, Image size (Figure 4).

*process 2 is done and are all the same:

x -> 34
y -> 22
w -> 60
h -> 53




Still to do map_trade_routes, but that's not my question!

My question sounds like... with process 3, they are bigger pixels, do I still have to crop the surrounding regions from those maps from France, or do I don't have to make same maps?

for example map_roughness if I make it to:

x -> 34
y -> 22
w -> 60
h -> 53

It will be like this:




And that's not the direction it suposed to be.
What do I have to do, to make it right?

[Makanyane]

if your map_regions size is w60 x h53
then your map_roughness needs to end up w120 x h106
your map_heights, _ground_types, and _climates need to be w121 x h107

if you haven't re-sized (stretched) the bit of map_regions you cut out then you shouldn't re-size the other ones either - just crop or copy out the relevant bit.

if your start location in map regions was x -> 34 y -> 22
then start location on the other maps would be about x -> 68 y -> 44
but the odd pixel in map_heights etc will make that not quite work....
(you're probably going to have to do a bit of manual tweaking with this at the end to get everything lined up again)

for map features you'll have to adjust your rivers to make sure where they got cut off they all still have source (white pixel) on each of them - the one on left hand bottom edge looks like it got split.

[Clovis I]

if your map_regions size is w60 x h53
then your map_roughness needs to end up w120 x h106
your map_heights, _ground_types, and _climates need to be w121 x h107

if you haven't re-sized (stretched) the bit of map_regions you cut out then you shouldn't re-size the other ones either - just crop or copy out the relevant bit.

if your start location in map regions was x -> 34 y -> 22
then start location on the other maps would be about x -> 68 y -> 44
but the odd pixel in map_heights etc will make that not quite work....
(you're probably going to have to do a bit of manual tweaking with this at the end to get everything lined up again)

for map features you'll have to adjust your rivers to make sure where they got cut off they all still have source (white pixel) on each of them - the one on left hand bottom edge looks like it got split.

so for map_heights, Process 4 =

x -> not 68 but 69
y -> not 44 but 45

But when I try to save map_ground_types, this comes:

Could not save as ''C:\...\map_ground_types.tga''
because of a disk error.

What do I have to do now to save it? try again maybe

* And I don't understand how to do with the map features like you are talking about the rivers, can you give me some pictures made?

Thanx

water_surface I don't understand how to do?

because first I have to do 256*256 but what are =

x? y? w? h?

And do I have to resize all tga maps to nearest neighbor option?

Process 6. It is advisable to cut also one map_factionname at the same time.
These maps have 384x237 size. My advice is to cut one with the zone to be enlarged completely empty. For this zone I chose map_britons.
Repeat the steps of process 1, with the slice width proportional: 384*210/255 = 316.
With all these operations you have a full set of functional map files.

My map would be only france with other factions who doesn't appear in rtw, but yes in BI and also some factions to be created

so.. what do I have to do with te britons if they aren't appearing on my map?

[Makanyane]

Hi, I've merged your posts - assume you're having problem with lack of edit button - you should get that facility when you get promoted from Junior Member

so for map_heights, Process 4 =

x -> not 68 but 69
y -> not 44 but 45

But when I try to save map_ground_types, this comes:

Could not save as ''C:\...\map_ground_types.tga''
because of a disk error.

What do I have to do now to save it? try again maybe

have a look at the file's properties and make sure it isn't set to 'read only' - if if is unselect that box. Have you managed to save the other files you changed OK?

* And I don't understand how to do with the map features like you are talking about the rivers, can you give me some pictures made?

You'll need to redraw any affected bits see http://www.twcenter.net/wiki/Map_features.tga for how river must work.

You don't need any content in that file to get the map to load - easiest thing for now is paint it all black RGB 0,0,0 and worry about it later. Make sure the tga size is same size in pixels as your map_regions though.

water_surface I don't understand how to do?

because first I have to do 256*256 but what are =

x? y? w? h?

you can actually ignore it for now and use the old one - it only affects the colour of the sea....

And do I have to resize all tga maps to nearest neighbor option?

if you have to resize them then yes use nearest neighbor - as its the option that doesn't merge colours.

If you are only cutting a piece out of the map don't re-size just use crop.
Even if you want to make your piece of map bigger it would be best anyway to get the map working with just the cut out pieces of map before you start re-sizing things.

Process 6. It is advisable to cut also one map_factionname at the same time.
These maps have 384x237 size. My advice is to cut one with the zone to be enlarged completely empty. For this zone I chose map_britons.
Repeat the steps of process 1, with the slice width proportional: 384*210/255 = 316.
With all these operations you have a full set of functional map files.

My map would be only france with other factions who doesn't appear in rtw, but yes in BI and also some factions to be created

so.. what do I have to do with te britons if they aren't appearing on my map?

don't worry about map_factionname at the moment either, they are just bits that display in the interface they don't make up part of the functioning map so you can leave old ones in for now


NOTE: keep to using the faction names that are in your data/descr_sm_factions.txt for any factions you're putting in descr_strat.txt
you can't mix BI and RTW faction names without changing a lot of other files.... (its easier to just make the RTW faction look like the BI one)