Feral Heart

Help & Guidance => Game Help => Topic started by: hailtehwolf on August 17, 2013, 12:57:39 pm

Title: How do I put maps up for download?
Post by: hailtehwolf on August 17, 2013, 12:57:39 pm

Hi everyone,

I know how to do height maps perfectly, only just grasping terrain maps (I might need a bit of help with that.)
Im thinking of releasing maps for other FeralHeart players to enjoy, and private maps for packs of my own or other peoples.
I'll get onto meshes perfectly once I have made a sucessful map.
My main question is;
How do I put them up for download?
So can you please give me an answer to that, and advice with terrain maps?
Thanks ~

Title: Re: How do I put maps up for download?
Post by: Ingredient on August 17, 2013, 01:02:55 pm

Load your map in Map Maker and then click the Export button.

After exporting all exported files will appear in your Exports folder, Feralheart>> Exports. Files include:

- .fhm, the map.
- .fho, object groups.
- .fhs and .fhw, custom sky and weather cycles (if used)

Find the ones that match the ones from your exported map and drag them all into a new folder on your desktop.

Once done that, you need to compress it, with some Windows you can Right-click>> Send to>> Compressed Zip Folder. Otherwise you can use a program like WinRar or 7-Zip to compress it.

Go to a file sharing site such as www.mediafire.com (http://www.mediafire.com) and upload your compressed folder. Then you just need to give the download link to your friends. All they need to do is un-pack the compressed folder and drag all the exported files to their Exports folder.

A new map portal will appear at Cape of Distant Worlds :)

Title: Re: How do I put maps up for download?
Post by: SteampunkWolfdog on August 17, 2013, 01:05:18 pm

I'm not an expert on terrain masks, but hopefully, this (http://www.feral-heart.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7&Itemid=10) will be useful. I think I used that when I made my first map. :)

Title: Re: How do I put maps up for download?
Post by: hailtehwolf on August 17, 2013, 01:09:25 pm

Thank you both ^^

I guess Im still a learner at terrain masks. I have the most recent version of Gimp so that may be out of date?

Still, thank you both, it really would mean alot of other FeralHeart players enjoy what I've done.

Im signing up for Mediafire now. Then I should have that all sorted and ready.

Title: Re: How do I put maps up for download?
Post by: hailtehwolf on August 17, 2013, 01:54:46 pm

Ok, I have my height map done, but I dont know how to convert it from Grayscale to RGB  :-\

Title: Re: How do I put maps up for download?
Post by: SteampunkWolfdog on August 17, 2013, 02:14:29 pm

At the top of the Gimp window, click on the 'Image' menu, go to 'Mode' then click 'RGB'. :)

Title: Re: How do I put maps up for download?
Post by: hailtehwolf on August 20, 2013, 01:23:43 pm

Ah, thank you. I'm making a couple of 'test' maps to just improve my skills a little :)