Whats wrong with my map?

[Tiltowait]

Last week I drew this map:
http://www.ozbird.net/Gallery/testmap.gif
(greatly reduced in size Version)

But I get errors loading it into the map editor. I have it saved as a 24 bit .tga file (I converted it to that with infanview), but after several hours of loading it just errors out with one of the (not so) helpful Swedish error Messages.

Do I have to follow domI rules? Like borders being specific colors/consistent colors? Did I convert it wrong and if so how should I do it right? Is there someway I can bypass the map thingy and write my own .map files and place the capitals/borders?

[Kristoffer O]

Looking at your map I believe your problem is that you have white frozen coasts (or borders).

White is reserved for capitals. Just make sure there are no white pixels except where you want a province center to be located.

If you're still having problems send it over and I'll take a look. kristoffer'at'illwinter.com

* Edit: white for capitals is the only color that is used in this way. Red nuances are detected in border-guessing, but this is not a necessary option. You can clear and place borders manually. *

[ December 15, 2003, 20:13: Message edited by: Kristoffer O ]

[Gandalf Parker]

Wasnt there something about red helping neighbor recognizion? (not a rule but a suggestion)

[ December 15, 2003, 20:14: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]

[Tiltowait]

Phew, finally got it. More luck than anything else methinks, but thanks for the help!

[UNIVAC]

Im also trying to do a map.I got this error while debugging the map editor (that crashed, of course):

LoadBigMap westeros3.tga ()
loading map ./maps/westeros3.tga
tga2rgba32 tgaadr200540192 dstadr204800032 tgalen4238309
w761 h1856
FindCapitals
44 capitals found
prov 1 and 1 are nbors (not unanimous)


What does it means? i have 2 capitals in the same province?

[Gandalf Parker]

I think a capital has to be 1-pixel of total white (255/255/255 RGB)