Map Editing

NTJedi · #1 June 14th, 2005, 09:38 PM

QUICK QUESTIONS:

Using GIMPs RLE Compression my current TGA file is 11MB.
What's the largest TGA file dominions2 can handle ??

How do I use GIMP to create those perfect white pixels needed by Dominions2 ??

Double Thanks

Cainehill · #2 June 14th, 2005, 10:21 PM

Not sure what the limit is, but both Shahrivar and the world map are somewhat over 50 megabytes in size.

As far as the perfect white goes : simply set Red Green and Blue to 255, the maximum value. (This can be done via the Color Picker (lower left hand area of the primary command window.) As far as setting an individual pixel to that value goes : no immediate idea. GIMP is not the easiest tool to use, and not for the faint of heart.

I'd be curious what was used to draw, say, the Shahrivar map myself.

Endoperez · #3 June 15th, 2005, 11:25 AM

I quess it would be done by double-clicking on the color box, setting the color to white either by changing numbers or by putting the selector to the white corner.

To input one and only one white pixel, I think you have to choose a drawing tool (pen, brush, whatever) and choose a brush (in the advanced tools, for me undre the tool selection) that is Circle (1px) or Square (1px) or similar. Just make sure the painting tool you use is not set to partial transparency. See the slider in top of the advanced tool selection box.

NTJedi · #4 June 20th, 2005, 02:26 PM

I was able to open the .tga file within the Dominions Editor yet it only shows a province on the very bottom left where no white pixels exist... I checked zooming as close as possible. I placed one perfect white pixel(255 for R,B,G) within the center of the map surrounded by a thick red border yet no luck trying to recognize this as a province within the dominions editor.

Any ideas or suggestions ?

Arralen · #5 June 21st, 2005, 03:29 AM

Post the .tga and the .map file (zipped) ...

NTJedi · #6 June 21st, 2005, 10:20 PM

Currently there's no .map file... only the .tga file. I am using the Dominions Editor and choosing new map then selecting the .tga file when only the grey flag appears at the bottom.

I will upload the tga file within an hour or two... since I'm at work right now. The current tga file doesn't have much but hopefully someone can guide me in getting a single province or two working... from there I can improve the map.

NTJedi · #7 June 21st, 2005, 11:14 PM

Just returned home... unfortunately my internet browser is not Mozilla 4+ which is used for uploading files. I will try to install that browser later but with the previous information provided any ideas ??
Does a new tga map need the .map file before using the Dominions editor or I figured I could use the Dominions editor to create this file ??