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General Forums => Terrain Editor => Topic started by: SkyChimp on April 14, 2005, 10:59:03 AM

Title: Dux
Post by: SkyChimp on April 14, 2005, 10:59:03 AM

^^ :) can u email me plz skychimp_56th(at)yahoo(dot)com

Title: Dux
Post by: Dux on April 14, 2005, 03:57:57 PM

What's up, Skychimp?

Title: Dux
Post by: SkyChimp on April 14, 2005, 05:59:29 PM

Well wondering if u can help me on my 1st ma map just the clip board :)

Title: Dux
Post by: Dux on April 14, 2005, 06:10:37 PM

I'd be happy to. :)

Let me know when you are finished adjusting the terrain (shorelines and elevations).

Title: Dux
Post by: SkyChimp on April 15, 2005, 10:55:42 PM

yep lol kinda having probs with importing bmp:( not real terrains so.... lol :) made elv with psp looks good i think but gos off the 512 map size if u know what i mean. almost done with it :) its a snow terrains u wouldent happen to have any other tiles would u  DUX

Title: Dux
Post by: FalconSS on April 16, 2005, 09:49:04 AM

To make real terrains use the MapMaker program, you'll need .DEM files for geographical locations, the site where to get them from is in the instructions, I have an online tool for longitude and latitudes, go here (http://maps.esri.com/srmap/applet/srmap.html) for this very helpful tool, go to  Aces High Terrains (http://www.ah-terrains.com) for the MapMaker program.

Title: Here's the map I just submitted for the MA.
Post by: FalconSS on April 16, 2005, 10:12:29 AM

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/90_1113663411_wizardss.png) This is an actual global location made from the MapMaker program, I should warn you though that the .DEM files are extremly large.

Title: Dux
Post by: SkyChimp on April 17, 2005, 02:13:50 PM

WOW WTG lol got me beat ;) where do i find dem files?

Title: Dux
Post by: FalconSS on April 17, 2005, 03:35:47 PM

.DEM files. (http://edcdaac.usgs.gov/gtopo30/gtopo30.asp) The .DEM files are all you need the others can be deleted.

Title: Dux
Post by: SkyChimp on April 17, 2005, 05:28:14 PM

u gota buy um ?

Title: Dux
Post by: FalconSS on April 17, 2005, 05:54:29 PM

Pay close attention, they are free click the area you want it will open a new window highlighted in blue click on it and save, you will need a program to decompress these files, I use WinRAR anyway after you open them just keep the .DEM file, and here is a site for one more thing you need  gusgs1_2.img (http://edcdaac.usgs.gov/glcc/glcc_version1.asp#Global), scroll down to USGS Land USC/Land Cover Scheme,download, it will read like this gusgs1_2.img.gz, before installing it in the mapmaker folder rename by removing the .gz

Title: Dux
Post by: SkyChimp on April 17, 2005, 06:03:46 PM

aggg to hard lol make a list lazy;) :p

Title: Dux
Post by: FalconSS on April 17, 2005, 06:49:43 PM

You're on your own, here's a tip enough w/the smiley faces and the lol, seems to me you're not serious about anything.

Title: Dux
Post by: SkyChimp on April 17, 2005, 07:55:34 PM

im not.... never am so... hmmm no (LOL) so rofl come on SS help me out how do i open all of these files with map maker