Re: largest map size people will play
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Seems like we can get most of the immediate benefit if somebody wrote a howto. The way I would approach this is to use GIMP (free and available on the same platforms at Dom2). Seems like it would look like:
- Importing the initial graphic.
- Removing the white pixels.
- Creating additional layers:
The white dot layer.
The border layer.
The province name layer
The embellishment layer (trees and whatever)
- Merging the layers.
- Saving as a .tga
- Importing into the map editor.
- Creating the neighbors.
- Creating the province values.
- Finishing the .map file by hand.
- Testing.
- Posting info to the forums.
- Getting your map on Illwinter's site.

You should include sample images that could be imported into GIMP as the various layers. And a image file full of embellishments ready for cut-n-paste. And a finished .tga & .map file.

At this point, most anybody could follow the instructions and build a map.

Miles

Re: largest map size people will play
 

Well GIMP is what the Devs use. It is a great program although a couple levels higher than a "play with a paint" program that some might prefer.

Kristoffer mentioned a couple of times letting loose with a brush file, or palette, or maybe just a tga filled with the terrain icons he uses. But I get the impression that every time he starts on it he ends up playing with more stuff. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

The things you laid out look fine though. Maybe we Users should tackle it? There are a few GIMPers floating around here.

-- Yeah I'm finally a GIMP. Shoulda been one long ago.
If I only GNU then what I GNOME now.

[ January 16, 2004, 02:04: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]