How to make a working minimap (*), Tutorial Options

[Yggdrasil]

First make your map, (duh)
Then in worldbuilder disable all the view options except terrain, make sure to disable tile feedback and sight/tiberium range.
Change your view to top down and then zoom out until you can see all your map, (make sure you are correctly orientated)
Press print screen to take a screenshot ( make sure your mouse is not on the map)
Paste the screenshot to paint or whatever program you use and crop it until it is just the map area. (ie no side bars etc)
Then resize (not crop) until it is 128x128 pixels and save it as a .tga file. (paint cant do this so you will need another program).
Then open up the maps folder and find you map, delete the .tga in there already, then paste in your .tga and rename it to "your_map_name".tga (eg fall_of_eden.tga)
next copy this file and rename the copy "your_map _name_art.tga , then resize it to 256x256 and flip it vertically.

This should give you a working preview and minimap for your custom map.

For saving and editing .tga file I use faststone image viewer.

This is the installer in zip form. (it's virus and spyware etc free as far as I know).  FSViewerSetup32.zip ( 3.43MB ) Number of downloads: 330


Any comments on my tutorial style or any info I have missed, (i think i got it all) would be appreicated.

Also why could I not put this in tutorials? Could a mod move this if it is deemed helpful and correct.

[Yggdrasil]

Has this been of use to anyone? Comments would be nice.

[iceman12]

Has this been of use to anyone? Comments would be nice.

hay thanks info but preview worked but the minimap did not work.
so where do you put tga for the minimap?
thx for the help

This post has been edited by iceman12: Jun 15 2007, 01:11 AM

[iceman12]

hay thanks info but preview worked but the minimap did not work.
so where do you put tga for the minimap?
thx for the help

ah never mind about my last post.I had a space on the art tga oops.
so yah it works minimap and preview.thx for info