[fly_zo]

@Skunkmeister:


... just tried messing with files you've sent me .... seams to me actors.static is the problem ....
managed to load it with empty file but all i got was the ocean ...

BTW wich map did you use for start ( and for rest of the files)?

stay tuned
Z

[Skunkmeister]

You mean where I got the real map to make this one?

If you go on the website http://srtm.csi.cgiar.org/SELECTION/inputCoord.asp , you pick out the areas you want. Then you open the file (its a .tif) with an image program like irfanview. The image is 6000x6000pixels, and you must resize that file to 2784x2784 pixels to get the scale needed for map_h and map_t. It will give you the land masses in black and the ocean in gray. Then its just a matter of playing with tones in photoshop to get the colours needed.

Using the program that boomrang links to in a previous post (3DEM) you can open these tif files and it will give you SRTM elevation data, precise to 90m.

So actors.static is a problem...I will try that again tonight, maybe I didnt map the elevations properly.

[fly_zo]

You mean where I got the real map to make this one?

If you go on the website http://srtm.csi.cgiar.org/SELECTION/inputCoord.asp , you pick out the areas you want. Then you open the file (its a .tif) with an image program like irfanview. The image is 6000x6000pixels, and you must resize that file to 2784x2784 pixels to get the scale needed for map_h and map_t. It will give you the land masses in black and the ocean in gray. Then its just a matter of playing with tones in photoshop to get the colours needed.

Using the program that boomrang links to in a previous post (3DEM) you can open these tif files and it will give you SRTM elevation data, precise to 90m.

So actors.static is a problem...I will try that again tonight, maybe I didnt map the elevations properly.

... i meant from what original game map did you took actors.static file ?

[Skunkmeister]

Oh for Aleutians I used Hawaii.

I tried it with an empty actors.static and I still get the load.ini error.

[fly_zo]

Oh for Aleutians I used Hawaii.

I tried it with an empty actors.static and I still get the load.ini error.

size of new map is the same as hawaii or you enlarged it ... same question for map_c.tga ?

[Skunkmeister]

map_h and map_T for Hawaii are 1600x800, which is what I used for Aleutians.

map_c is 4 times that size.

[fly_zo]

... something is wrong ... tried to comp/decomp default finsgulf and hawaii (without any changes) ... and FMB showed me the finger both times..... Grrrrrr!


...back to square one .... will post progress

Z

[Skunkmeister]

Ah so its not necessarily related to the files I created...that is good news

[CKY_86]

Ok gentleman, been mucking around with height, with the very good help of fly_zo (Can't express how much I can thank you mate ) and the following results are in:

colour values R:255 G:255 B:255 equals to 4000-4030 meters altitude.

Hope this helps

[fly_zo]

Ah so its not necessarily related to the files I created...that is good news

i'm afraid it is .... sorry

i took default hawaii map_c.tga ( and table) run them with first version ... edited them .... compiled ....and voila new land . When applying all your files .... error ... but with default hawaii files + my newly created map_c.tga :

[Skunkmeister]

Interesting...could you send that back my way?

[fly_zo]

Interesting...could you send that back my way?

just did .... remember : first version !

Z

[Skunkmeister]

I tried something else...

I copied all files from default Hawaii to my Aleutians folder...and I get the same result as you. So it has something to do with either the map_h or map_T I'm guessing. There must be something in the format that I am saving them to that isnt right.

[Skunkmeister]

Check it out

[fly_zo]

I tried something else...

I copied all files from default Hawaii to my Aleutians folder...and I get the same result as you. So it has something to do with either the map_h or map_T I'm guessing. There must be something in the format that I am saving them to that isnt right.

ok we are getting somewhere....

check your sea and land gray on map_T.tga and try without the map_h.tga ....


good luck
Z