Map maker and Height Maps

[optimal-velocity]

Hey guys,
I am haveing trouble with getting my height map into mapmaker. Everytime I try to load it, game crashes. I don't want the height map link, been there, followed what it said, and still crashed :c. I also watched a tutorial that one of my fellow pack members had done. Some help will be gladly appreciated!
Dankez!

What I have marked or done or whatevah:
Greyscale
513x513
1 layer

[LordSuragaha]

Not sure if this is the link that you're saying you've already seen but just in case it's not this might help:
http://www.feral-heart.com/index.php?option=com_jfusion&Itemid=2&jfile=index.php&topic=1391.0

Aside from that I do have a few more ideas of things you can do that have worked for others with this same issue and so here goes: (Just keep in mind that I'm not too much of a map maker so I'm sorry if I can't be more specific with details)

- Try switching the height map's format to something else and then back again.
- Check that the map doesn't have an Alpha channel if it does remove it.
- Make sure that it doesn't have a transparency layer.
- Copy your image then close from the image until the program is blank, then paste the copied image back in flatten it and save it over again. (Basicially ensures that the image is in one layer too)
- Consider switching the image from Grayscale to RGB and then right back to Grayscale.
- If the height map is saved as png try saving it to jpg instead or vice versa.
Goodluck

[optimal-velocity]

Thanks for the useful info. And there go the cyotoes again XD Just one more thing, where is the alpha channel or what is it?

[LordSuragaha]

You're welcome Skrillex and well this should help explain what an Alpha Channel is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9aZdPqs17M&feature=player_detailpage

Hope this helps

[Slydragon99]

Make the map height map with the default height map. Or, remove the Alpha Layer, this is a problem lots of people have.

If you do use the default, MAKE SURE YOU CHANGE THE NAME OF THE FILE, or you will have a different height map where there should be default.

I KNOW this works, because I have to use that, but then I can color the maps however I want after.