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Help & Guidance => Game Help => Topic started by: Kreo45 on September 04, 2014, 07:31:26 am

Title: Height map driving me up the gosh dang wall
Post by: Kreo45 on September 04, 2014, 07:31:26 am
here's my height map -- made entirely in SAI, edited to be entirely in grey scale, removed alpha channel, 513x513, made only with the Airbrush, Pen and Select tools! I tried vectorizing it, it was made on one layer, everything! what am i doing wrong? its called LegacyTerrain.png for a map called Legacy, in the Legacy map folder. Man, im on the end of my rope... is there anything I can do?
(http://i.gyazo.com/65debcf7f9a750b24d7aa050ce3b3087.png)
this is a screenshot, btw, pm me for the actual file?
Title: Re: Height map driving me up the gosh dang wall
Post by: ~Stargazer~ on September 04, 2014, 11:03:40 am
[Whoa, that's a boss map. You're amazing.]

Last time I checked, SAI isn't compatible with making height maps. You need to have GIMP or Photoshop. It doesn't work any other way, sorry floof. Maybe save it then open the same image in GIMP and save it again?
Title: Re: Height map driving me up the gosh dang wall
Post by: Spottedbears on September 04, 2014, 11:09:49 am
in the Legacy map folder.

this is one of your problems. you must put it in media>terrains, not your map's folder.

next, you need to make a grayscale in either GIMP or PS. i personally use SAI and it does not have a grayscale option. then just copy/paste your image into the grayscale.
Title: Re: Height map driving me up the gosh dang wall
Post by: kre45 on September 05, 2014, 02:39:35 am
in the Legacy map folder.

this is one of your problems. you must put it in media>terrains, not your map's folder.

next, you need to make a grayscale in either GIMP or PS. i personally use SAI and it does not have a grayscale option. then just copy/paste your image into the grayscale.

hmm... I did as you said, but its still not working? it was originally made in a higher DPI than usual, would that make a difference? the file itself is 132 kilobytes. Here, you can download the before and after - i remade the map and renamed the terrain, but still no dice. If you can get it to work, you can use it yourself as well :0 alsoniceicongoodchoicebestfreelancer

before: http://www.mediafire.com/view/1hy49ac03v82bzy/legacyterrain.png (http://www.mediafire.com/view/1hy49ac03v82bzy/legacyterrain.png)
after: http://www.mediafire.com/view/pwqwwube5gfuzob/LegacyWarriorsTerrain.png (http://www.mediafire.com/view/pwqwwube5gfuzob/LegacyWarriorsTerrain.png)

[Whoa, that's a boss map. You're amazing.]

Last time I checked, SAI isn't compatible with making height maps. You need to have GIMP or Photoshop. It doesn't work any other way, sorry floof. Maybe save it then open the same image in GIMP and save it again?
oh, dang, is that true? i might have to redo this all then,, also tyvm!! heightmaps and map making is my favourite part of fh ;v; this one is going for a stat+roll-based warriors rp. so uh, here's hope!

edit: wait a second this is the wrong account
Title: Re: Height map driving me up the gosh dang wall
Post by: Spottedbears on September 06, 2014, 07:38:55 pm
thanks 4 the icon compliment hell yea

sorry for bein' very late, but i just made a grayscale image in GIMP and copy/pasted your heightmap into it, combined layers, and saved and it works fine

https://www.mediafire.com/?vlkmt6jgo9aqlqp (https://www.mediafire.com/?vlkmt6jgo9aqlqp)

(http://i57BannedImageSite/2qtd37a.png)
Title: Re: Height map driving me up the gosh dang wall
Post by: lilly12 on September 13, 2014, 02:48:52 am
Wow that height map looks amazing! ^^