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General Forums => Terrain Editor => Topic started by: hawk8th on May 13, 2005, 06:08:09 PM

Title: Shape
Post by: hawk8th on May 13, 2005, 06:08:09 PM

i see that every map come in a squared shape.
i want to know how to make it in the shape u want?

Title: Shape
Post by: iwin2000 on May 13, 2005, 09:02:36 PM

huh?

Title: Shape
Post by: hawk8th on May 14, 2005, 07:17:25 AM

like uj see in the TerrainEditor
if u make  land the land is in  a squared shape
and some ppl some how
fix that like u see  the MA map  the clip board map is in shape
i see what im trying to say

Title: Shape
Post by: NHawk on May 14, 2005, 07:49:19 AM

There are several ways people get the land shapes they want.

1) Draw your map freehand in a 1024x1024 grayscale bitmap. Black (0 grayscale) = water, White(255 grayscale) = highest elevation, everything in between (1 to 254) is a step in elevation. Then use the import menu selection in the TE.

2) Use Mapmaker. This program creates the proper .elv and .typ files from USGS satellite topographic maps.

3) Use Terragen and import the terragen file with MachNix's Tile Setter.

There are probably others, but that should get you started.