Map Maker: 1 problem, 1 question

[Brianna207]

Problem: I recently made a map in the map maker. I decided to make another map, but the map maker keeps crashing. I attempted to re-open the map maker a few times, but Feral Heart will crash. What do I do to get the map maker up and running?

Question: How do I publish a map?

[AlphaEclipse]

This quote should help. Make sure you're following everything there:

If you keep trying to type the heightmap into the mapmaker, it may crash if certain things weren't done correctly such as:
~513x513
~grayscale
~no alpha channel
~only one layer
~named "mapnameTerrain"

Also, try changing your rendering system and go into FeralHeart >>> media > particles and delete any ending in _0, _1, and so on. And remember, sometimes using complex brushes for a height map will crash the game because the game cannot render it's complexity.

Also, to publish maps, click export with your map completed and get all of the files it spits out from Feralheart > exports. :3

[Brianna207]

My map fits everything in the criteria in the quote and blue text (not the publishing part), but the map maker will not open.

[Whisperingwaves]

Okay so i understand a load of people have been getting these issues, so I made a sticky so the threads wont keep appearing with the same problem.


*Small Directory*
This is just so you don't have to read through everything incase you know you have already tried to fix some issues
Common Issues
~Heightmap makes the client crash
~Crash even if you've not started
~Missing Terrain/Temp File
~Solution #1 did not work





//1) Heightmap makes your client crash.

These are the most common issues:
1-Your image isn't greyscale
2-Your image isn't square
3-It is not in the right place
4-You made more than one layer


1- when you edit in GIMP or Photoshop you HAVE to make sure it's greyscale. Not just all grey, but the file is actually a greyscale image.


2- BE SURE the dimensions are 512x512 or something similar.The Height and Width MUST be the same.
**Note. Does not HAVE to be 512x512; this is the most common, but as long as its square then it will work.

3- You have to be sure you placed it in the right folder. The handbook says to place your HM in the 'height maps' folder, but this folder was removed while the game was being developed. People say you can place it in the 'terrains' folder, but I myself place it in my map folder.

4- This is very common. You have to make your terrain on one and only one layer. You cannot create another layer over it, or even paste another layer. Even flattening the image when you save it does not fix it. Note that if you made yours with more than one layer, deleting the layers won't fix it. You have to 'undo' or start over.


This is recommended by Kov to avoid any issue, and I think it's in the handbook as well. Edit one of the existing terrain height maps (i.e. watermillterrain.PNG) and save it in either the terrains folder or your map folder. Be sure to only edit the one layer and not make new layers.

**Note: IF THIS DOES NOT WORK, see Issue #4!

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//2) Crash even if you've not started
This is an unusual problem; i think it may have something to do with a bad download. Anyway one user posted the sollution, and it seemed to fix the problem, though i havn't confirmed it myself, it may still work for you.


Delete everything from FH and reinstall the game, simple.

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//3) Missing Terrain/Temp file
An error saying there's a terrain/temp file missing.
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Found a solution after dealing with this annoying problem. It should be a permanent fix. Just download this file from Mediafire and drop the media folder (Not the one that says 'FeralHearts Mapmaker Fix!') inside into your main FeralHearts folder, it'll go where it's supposed to, and it doesn't overwrite anything. Say yes if it asks you if you wanna merge the media folder.

[/insert geeky tech info on how she did it]
I looked at the error message, and copied a material file from one of the presets. I renamed it to tempTerrain.material and stuck it in a folder I made at FeralHearts>media>terrains called "temp." The first time I started the map maker, the material file fixed itself and put in the right code and two other files it needed. Go figure. /shrug

Thanks, Rukata

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//4) Solution #1 did not work.
If you try to load a heightmap that keeps crashing the game even though you know you got all required preferences for it such as size, grayscale, 1 layers etc. Try converting it into either a .bmp or .jpeg image, save it. Load the new saved image, and convert it back to .png. This solves the issue in some cases and force the image into one layer.





I hope this helps all of you with these issues. PLEASE read carefully and check everything conscientiously before posting a thread saying it didnt work. If you have found any other sollutions please contact me so I can post it here.



-Delay

Try looking at the quote above, hope it helps you c:

~ Whisper

[Brianna207]

I tried "//2)" and it did work to get the map maker, but it won't except my height map and when i'm on the game it'll disconnect randomly even though my internet is working properly. What now?

[Whisperingwaves]

Try saving the file as a .jpg c: Thats what I have to do because my map maker will not accept the file any other way. Hope that helps c:

~ Whisper