Author Topic: HELP!!!! MAP MAKER NOT WORKING  (Read 7538 times)

Kinnika

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HELP!!!! MAP MAKER NOT WORKING
« on: April 23, 2012, 09:21:34 pm »
Ok, so I have made a height map and mask using GIMP, and saved it in feral heart>media>terrains. They are...
-513 by 513
-One layer
-Greyscale (height map) RGB (mask)

I open map maker, and save my map with only the name... (Let's call it Example...). I then load it and go to the world tab, typing in my height map in the Terrain Height Map text box, ExampleTerrain.png and click enter. A window comes up saying that ExampleTerrain.png could not be found. So I forget that for a bit, and type in my mask in the Terrain Alpha Map text box. The ground goes black, and doesn't change no matter which Terrain Texture I set. Could anyone please help me????

CloudFish

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Re: HELP!!!! MAP MAKER NOT WORKING
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2012, 09:24:10 pm »
Yarp, okay.

Create the map file first in map maker, save it.

Then you'll want to save your png. files for your height map and mask to FH>Media>Terrains>Example

Make sure again, they're all

513x513
One layer
Greyscale (height map) RGB (mask)
No alpha channel for the height map

And saved as ExampleTerrain.png and ExampleMask.png

Kinnika

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Re: HELP!!!! MAP MAKER NOT WORKING
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2012, 09:29:55 pm »
I have to make a file for them?

CloudFish

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Re: HELP!!!! MAP MAKER NOT WORKING
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2012, 09:31:26 pm »
No, once you save the map maker file in the game? Like, name it and click save, it'll automatically make a folder for you. That's where you need to put them after.

Kinnika

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Re: HELP!!!! MAP MAKER NOT WORKING
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2012, 09:33:26 pm »
Yes, I know... I put a name, Example, into map name and map display name, then click save on map maker. Then, I load the saved file, and type in the file name for height map in the corresponding text box in the tab world... but it still doesn't work...

CloudFish

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Re: HELP!!!! MAP MAKER NOT WORKING
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2012, 09:35:51 pm »
And you have the height map and mask map saved into the Example folder in terrains? I kind of don't think you're understanding what I'm saying..

Kinnika

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Re: HELP!!!! MAP MAKER NOT WORKING
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2012, 09:37:13 pm »
So I have to make an example folder to save the height map and mask IN terrain, like an extra folder in the terrains folder?

CloudFish

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Re: HELP!!!! MAP MAKER NOT WORKING
« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2012, 09:41:18 pm »
No, it should be in the name of your map. I was saying Example because that was the name of your map.

For example, my FireflyIsland map would have its own folder in the terrains folder. That's also where I saved my PNG.'s for my height map and mask.

Kinnika

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Re: HELP!!!! MAP MAKER NOT WORKING
« Reply #8 on: April 23, 2012, 09:42:54 pm »
Yeah I understand... But I need a folder for my height map and mask in the terrains folder?

CloudFish

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Re: HELP!!!! MAP MAKER NOT WORKING
« Reply #9 on: April 23, 2012, 09:47:04 pm »
There should be one automatically. From the map you saved. Put them in /that/ folder.