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Minimap
Nov 15, 2009 21:58:45 GMT 1
Post by jeffcanada on Nov 15, 2009 21:58:45 GMT 1
I have a little interrogation concerning the minimap from my maps.
I am reffering here to the other topic where I mentionned that I used rivers to make impassible ground. The problem with that is that in the minimap, it looks like the map is full of rivers, wich is not accurate and gives a strange look to the minimap.
Is there a way that we can use a tga file of a copy of the map clear of rivers, just for an exact minimap to look at. can I just put that "image" in my .pak file to make BK to show that view in the minimap? Would it work if I take the dds files that mapeditor do and if yes, where should I put them?
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Desert
Vojna Policija - Military Police
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Minimap
Nov 15, 2009 22:36:52 GMT 1
Post by Desert on Nov 15, 2009 22:36:52 GMT 1
I would like to know that too. My minimap is half night, half day.
I also tried putting a minimap that looks like it was drawn on paper. Never succeeded...
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Minimap
Nov 15, 2009 22:43:36 GMT 1
Post by Jagged Steel on Nov 15, 2009 22:43:36 GMT 1
GordonCZ did it in Achtung Panzer. I think you need 1 image for the in game mini map and another for pre-mission screens.
I also have a question about the mini-map. I have replaced flag images that show as objects in multiplayer maps, but the smaller ones in the mini map still have the old Allies and German flag images still. WHere is the image for these located?
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Post by jeffcanada on Nov 16, 2009 0:13:38 GMT 1
I would like the same for minimap AND pre-mission screen but different from the map itself.
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zaltar
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Post by zaltar on Nov 16, 2009 0:19:31 GMT 1
My best bet would be to use photoshop and just replace the water with terrain.
zaltar
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Desert
Vojna Policija - Military Police
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Post by Desert on Nov 16, 2009 0:20:33 GMT 1
Tried it before. Didn't work...
I didn't have the arrows in a night mission because I drawn them on minimap. But that minimap didn't work...
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Post by jeffcanada on Nov 16, 2009 3:32:28 GMT 1
I think I found half of the answer. - With the mapeditor, I copy my map under a new name, I make a cleaning of all the rivers I used for impassible path and I created the minimap. - Then I copy the file "map name"_h.dds and add it in the maps folder within the .pak file with the "map name".bzm and the "map name".lua.
The result is a pre-screen chapter with the odd map but in the mission, the map is accurate 'cause BK seems to read the _h.dds file instead of the .bzm. At least the player can read a minimap that doesn't show rivers where there are none...
I will continue my experiment.
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Post by jeffcanada on Nov 16, 2009 4:35:07 GMT 1
Au contraire. If you edit the map and save it as a 8.8.8.8 ARGB DDS file, it works fine.. How you do that and how? Wich software do you use?
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Post by jeffcanada on Nov 17, 2009 4:28:02 GMT 1
Oops, I have none of that files in that folder. All I have there are the .txt files + the 1.xml file.
Only files I have in the whole pak for the maps reference are the .bzm files. Except the map_h.dds files that I putted in the maps folder. Like I explained in an early post, that gives an accurate minimap in the mission but not in the chapter screen. Could it solve the problem if I put or copy those _h.dds files?
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Minimap
Nov 17, 2009 20:51:59 GMT 1
Post by jeffcanada on Nov 17, 2009 20:51:59 GMT 1
Will try that out. Thanks.
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Minimap
Nov 17, 2009 21:35:16 GMT 1
Post by Jagged Steel on Nov 17, 2009 21:35:16 GMT 1
I have a Mini Map question also. How do you change the Multiplayer Flag image shown in the Mini Map ? I have the Image changed to Italian and British Flags showing on the main map- that works fine. But I don't know where the image that is used in the mini map is. Anybody know?
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Minimap
Nov 17, 2009 22:17:35 GMT 1
Post by Jagged Steel on Nov 17, 2009 22:17:35 GMT 1
I am certain there is an image stored for the flag on the mini map. It changes during the game- between neutral \axis\allies, Therefore there is an image that is displayed according to game conditions. Edit: I found it. It is located in UI folder. Objective arrows are here too.
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Minimap
Nov 17, 2009 23:12:49 GMT 1
Post by Jagged Steel on Nov 17, 2009 23:12:49 GMT 1
Thanks- It works. Image of flag has to be 14x11 pixels.
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Desert
Vojna Policija - Military Police
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Post by Desert on Nov 18, 2009 0:34:58 GMT 1
Nice screens BTW.
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kaoz
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Post by kaoz on Nov 18, 2009 0:39:53 GMT 1
Edit: I found it. It is located in UI folder. Objective arrows are here too. cool man, this has been on my mind for long, must have missed that browsing UI files... great!
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