Feral Heart

Help & Guidance => Game Help => Topic started by: BluuLeopard on July 17, 2017, 10:09:40 pm

Title: No Mask. Help Me. XD
Post by: BluuLeopard on July 17, 2017, 10:09:40 pm
I solved the crashing height map problem, goodness. I made it all fancy 'n stuff, and went to test it. It worked great! Then I made a mask for it, and...

KA-BOOM!

The whole map is <4KIDZ> black. ;u; I placed the mask file into the same folder as the height map, it's a 513x513 PX canvas, one layer, RGB mode (Red, green, and blue colours), and it's a .PNG. I'm not sure why it's black I need help making it colourful, anyone have any ideas? .o.
Title: Re: No Mask. Help Me. XD
Post by: VortexAlive on July 17, 2017, 10:15:19 pm
You used Red, Green and Blue for your mask right, coloring the parts of your heightmap?
That's just telling the game where to put the textures, if you choose any in game in the map maker.
Edit: You must choose the textures that game game will display while in the map maker.
Title: Re: No Mask. Help Me. XD
Post by: BluuLeopard on July 17, 2017, 10:20:03 pm
I did, but all of the textures are pitch black. ;;
Title: Re: No Mask. Help Me. XD
Post by: VortexAlive on July 17, 2017, 10:36:11 pm
Only thing the mask should have:
(http://i.imgur.com/eFnN7D6.png)

Where you set the textures ingame:
(http://i.imgur.com/jXJQXnH.png)
Notice that "Alpha Map" is actually the Mask, you need to set this!
"Terrain Texture": 1 is Red, 2 is Green and 3 is Blue.
Title: Re: No Mask. Help Me. XD
Post by: BluuLeopard on July 17, 2017, 10:46:57 pm
I have seemed to do everything right... Question, does the mask name have to be somewhat familiar with the terrain?
Title: Re: No Mask. Help Me. XD
Post by: VortexAlive on July 17, 2017, 10:48:43 pm
No it can be named anything as long as it is typed correctly.
Edit: is your Mask also in the terrain folder?
Edit2: Did you close the game? You would need to if it was left opened.
Title: Re: No Mask. Help Me. XD
Post by: BluuLeopard on July 18, 2017, 02:52:21 am
Yep, my mask is in my terrain folder. I'll check further tomorrow, maybe I was too tired. xP
Title: Re: No Mask. Help Me. XD
Post by: BluuLeopard on July 18, 2017, 02:39:10 pm
Quote from: VortexAlive on July 17, 2017, 10:36:11 pm
Only thing the mask should have:
(http://i.imgur.com/eFnN7D6.png)

Where you set the textures ingame:
(http://i.imgur.com/jXJQXnH.png)
Notice that "Alpha Map" is actually the Mask, you need to set this!
"Terrain Texture": 1 is Red, 2 is Green and 3 is Blue.
http://imgur.com/a/iz8ka

Here's my picture of the mask, and the terrain. Another questions, should the colours be a perfect hex code or not really?
Title: Re: No Mask. Help Me. XD
Post by: FlyingGrass on July 18, 2017, 03:06:23 pm
Did you use a 255 Red, 255 Blue and 255 Green?
Mixing colors works but I have only tried color combinations that add up to 255.

Also, did you set regions 2 and 3(With the arrow(s) on the page)? I was confused when I first made a Terrain Mask, before I found out how to set the regions to something.
Title: Re: No Mask. Help Me. XD
Post by: BluuLeopard on July 18, 2017, 04:56:21 pm
Ooooh, I think that's what might be the problem! I don't think my hex codes for colours are correct, I'll go try and fix that, see if it works.
Title: Re: No Mask. Help Me. XD
Post by: VortexAlive on July 18, 2017, 06:17:44 pm
Try this:
0: Close FH if it's open.
1: Open your Height-map.
2: Open your Mask.
3: Copy your Mask, then close it.
4: Set your Height-map to RGB mode, then paste your Mask onto it and anchor it.
5: Use the "Save as" feature to save it as the Mask, you can change it to .png before saving if you want so that it's smoother.
6: Close your image editor, open FH and see if it worked.
Title: Re: No Mask. Help Me. XD
Post by: BluuLeopard on July 18, 2017, 07:00:23 pm
Quote from: VortexAlive on July 18, 2017, 06:17:44 pm
Try this:
0: Close FH if it's open.
1: Open your Height-map.
2: Open your Mask.
3: Copy your Mask, then close it.
4: Set your Height-map to RGB mode, then paste your Mask onto it and anchor it.
5: Use the "Save as" feature to save it as the Mask, you can change it to .png before saving if you want so that it's smoother.
6: Close your image editor, open FH and see if it worked.

I've done everything until step 4, I can't anchor it! GIMP isn't letting me anchor the mask. ;;
Title: Re: No Mask. Help Me. XD
Post by: VortexAlive on July 18, 2017, 07:17:12 pm
Can you set the pasted Mask to be a "new layer" and then use "merge down"? :o
Edit: These options are available when right-clicking the floating/pasted layer.
Title: Re: No Mask. Help Me. XD
Post by: BluuLeopard on July 18, 2017, 07:44:40 pm
Quote from: VortexAlive on July 18, 2017, 07:17:12 pm
Can you set the pasted Mask to be a "new layer" and then use "merge down"? :o
Edit: These options are available when right-clicking the floating/pasted layer.

So, I've done everything you told me to do, and merged down the pasted layer onto the Height-Map. I open up the map in FeralHeart, and thank god it isn't black anymore, but, it's all striped? Like, there are a few stripes of land, and a few black stripes which I can't texture. But it does not look like the mask I have drawn at all? o.o It looks like a striped square. x3x
Title: Re: No Mask. Help Me. XD
Post by: VortexAlive on July 18, 2017, 08:17:17 pm
Would you mind posting a screenshot of what it looks like now?
Title: Re: No Mask. Help Me. XD
Post by: BluuLeopard on July 18, 2017, 09:07:09 pm
http://imgur.com/a/wFU69 Lol, it's a zebra? XD
Title: Re: No Mask. Help Me. XD
Post by: VortexAlive on July 18, 2017, 09:19:55 pm
O.O... Alrighty then...

See if this Mask works for you:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/6g082b2ahi3kidl/WastelandMask.png
Place it in your maps folder and then try setting it in Map Maker and choose terrains for the first 3 options to see if it fills it all.
If it works, try pasting your mask onto it and renaming it or saving it as your mask.
Title: Re: No Mask. Help Me. XD
Post by: BluuLeopard on July 18, 2017, 10:06:13 pm
http://imgur.com/a/NBHJ4 Hey look it worked! Wow! Thanks!
Title: Re: No Mask. Help Me. XD
Post by: VortexAlive on July 18, 2017, 10:15:28 pm
You're welcome! Sorry this took so long! xD
Title: Re: No Mask. Help Me. XD
Post by: BluuLeopard on July 18, 2017, 10:25:17 pm
AH, no problem, I am glad it finally works. o.o
Title: Re: No Mask. Help Me. XD
Post by: Kerriki on July 19, 2017, 12:49:33 am
I'll be locking this up now since the issue no longer stands