Mapdev:Tutorial Intermediate - Revision history

Flozi: use Tip & Caution

2014-02-16T13:25:07Z

use Tip & Caution

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	= Map Features =		= Map Features =
	Map features are the extra bits and bobs added to a map that give it extra bling eg. bushes, trees, houses, rocks etc. You can bundle them with your map, or you can create a dependency to external archives like [[Spring Features]]. For this tutorial we will be depending on spring features.		Map features are the extra bits and bobs added to a map that give it extra bling eg. bushes, trees, houses, rocks etc. You can bundle them with your map, or you can create a dependency to external archives like [[Spring Features]]. For this tutorial we will be depending on spring features.
	{{~~infobox\|title=~~Tip\|~~icon=icon-tip.png\|color=rgba(255,255,0,0.1)~~		{{Tip\|There is not a simple, solid, mature way to cover your map with features yet. Provided here are instructions for the simplest method, but its very time consuming and tedious. There are better methods that yield good results, you can find them listed in the [[Mapdev:features\|features]] page.}}
	~~\|body=~~There is not a simple, solid, mature way to cover your map with features yet. Provided here are instructions for the simplest method, but its very time consuming and tedious. There are better methods that yield good results, you can find them listed in the [[Mapdev:features\|features]] page.}}
	<center>		<center>
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
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	<li>Create another 1024x1024 greyscale image		<li>Create another 1024x1024 greyscale image
	<li>Paint it such that black is matt finish ie. light will be reflected no matter the viewing angle, and white is reflective finish ie light gets reflected at increasingly sharper viewing angle. you will probably want to keep it mostly grey to white.		<li>Paint it such that black is matt finish ie. light will be reflected no matter the viewing angle, and white is reflective finish ie light gets reflected at increasingly sharper viewing angle. you will probably want to keep it mostly grey to white.
	{{~~infobox\|title=~~Caution\|~~icon=icon-caution.png\|color=rgba(255,0,0,0.1)~~		{{Caution\|Be careful not to have any fully black pixels, as it will cause artifacts when the specular highlights are multiplied.}}
	~~\|body=~~Be careful not to have any fully black pixels, as it will cause artifacts when the specular highlights are multiplied.}}
	<li>Save the image to your working directory as spec_exp.png		<li>Save the image to your working directory as spec_exp.png
	<center>		<center>

Flozi: 1cat

2013-03-20T20:16:59Z

1cat

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	{{FIXME}}(show pictures of novel concepts, like bridges, scripted terrain, map borders etc.		{{FIXME}}(show pictures of novel concepts, like bridges, scripted terrain, map borders etc.

	[[Category:~~Mapdev]]~~		[[Category:Map Dev]]
	~~[[Category:Development~~]]

Enetheru: removed the mention of mapconv as we arent adding any new compiling stuff on this page.

2013-01-26T21:43:43Z

removed the mention of mapconv as we arent adding any new compiling stuff on this page.

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	* An image editor, such as [http://www.gimp.org/ GIMP] or [http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html Adobe Photoshop], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_raster_graphics_editors#List etc]		* An image editor, such as [http://www.gimp.org/ GIMP] or [http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html Adobe Photoshop], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_raster_graphics_editors#List etc]
	* [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7zip]		* [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7zip]
	* [[MapConvNG]]
	* [http://springfiles.com/spring/other/mapdev-stage1-working-files The files] we used in the [[Mapdev:Tutorial_Simple\|first stage]]		* [http://springfiles.com/spring/other/mapdev-stage1-working-files The files] we used in the [[Mapdev:Tutorial_Simple\|first stage]]
	* [[Spring Features]] - [http://springfiles.com/spring/tools/spring-features archive]		* [[Spring Features]] - [http://springfiles.com/spring/tools/spring-features archive]

Enetheru: /* Review */ added grass map

2013-01-07T06:26:06Z

Review: added grass map

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	\|-detail_4.png		\|-detail_4.png
	\|-diffuse.png		\|-diffuse.png
			\|-grasmap.png
	\|-heightmap.png		\|-heightmap.png
	\|-metalmap.png		\|-metalmap.png

Enetheru: /* Download */ added download links.

2013-01-07T06:24:33Z

Download: added download links.

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	= Download =		= Download =
	* ~~{{FIXME}}~~Download the finished working files		* [http://springfiles.com/spring/other/mapdev-stage2-working-files Download] the finished working files
	* ~~{{FIXME}}~~Download the completed map archive		* [http://springfiles.com/spring/spring-maps/mapdev-stage2 Download] the completed map archive

	= Map Features =		= Map Features =

Enetheru: /* Specular Map */

2013-01-07T05:02:05Z

Specular Map

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	<li>Paint it such that black is matt finish ie. light will be reflected no matter the viewing angle, and white is reflective finish ie light gets reflected at increasingly sharper viewing angle. you will probably want to keep it mostly grey to white.		<li>Paint it such that black is matt finish ie. light will be reflected no matter the viewing angle, and white is reflective finish ie light gets reflected at increasingly sharper viewing angle. you will probably want to keep it mostly grey to white.
	{{infobox\|title=Caution\|icon=icon-caution.png\|color=rgba(255,0,0,0.1)		{{infobox\|title=Caution\|icon=icon-caution.png\|color=rgba(255,0,0,0.1)
	\|body=Be careful not to have any fully ~~transparent~~ pixels, as it will cause artifacts when the specular highlights are multiplied.}}		\|body=Be careful not to have any fully black pixels, as it will cause artifacts when the specular highlights are multiplied.}}
	<li>Save the image to your working directory as spec_exp.png		<li>Save the image to your working directory as spec_exp.png
	<center>		<center>

Enetheru: added link to spring features page.

2013-01-07T04:50:14Z

added link to spring features page.

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	* [[MapConvNG]]		* [[MapConvNG]]
	* [http://springfiles.com/spring/other/mapdev-stage1-working-files The files] we used in the [[Mapdev:Tutorial_Simple\|first stage]]		* [http://springfiles.com/spring/other/mapdev-stage1-working-files The files] we used in the [[Mapdev:Tutorial_Simple\|first stage]]
	* [http://springfiles.com/spring/tools/spring-features ~~Spring Features~~ archive]		* [[Spring Features]] - [http://springfiles.com/spring/tools/spring-features archive]

	There are a multitude of other tools you can use to make maps, however for the purposes of this beginners tutorial, these are the only ones you will need. Check the [[Mapdev:Main#Tools\|tools]] section for more information.		There are a multitude of other tools you can use to make maps, however for the purposes of this beginners tutorial, these are the only ones you will need. Check the [[Mapdev:Main#Tools\|tools]] section for more information.
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	= Map Features =		= Map Features =
	Map features are the extra bits and bobs added to a map that give it extra bling eg. bushes, trees, houses, rocks etc. You can bundle them with your map, or you can create a dependency to external archives like [[~~SpringFeatures~~]]. For this tutorial we will be depending on spring features.		Map features are the extra bits and bobs added to a map that give it extra bling eg. bushes, trees, houses, rocks etc. You can bundle them with your map, or you can create a dependency to external archives like [[Spring Features]]. For this tutorial we will be depending on spring features.
	{{infobox\|title=Tip\|icon=icon-tip.png\|color=rgba(255,255,0,0.1)		{{infobox\|title=Tip\|icon=icon-tip.png\|color=rgba(255,255,0,0.1)
	\|body=There is not a simple, solid, mature way to cover your map with features yet. Provided here are instructions for the simplest method, but its very time consuming and tedious. There are better methods that yield good results, you can find them listed in the [[Mapdev:features\|features]] page.}}		\|body=There is not a simple, solid, mature way to cover your map with features yet. Provided here are instructions for the simplest method, but its very time consuming and tedious. There are better methods that yield good results, you can find them listed in the [[Mapdev:features\|features]] page.}}

Enetheru: /* What you will need */ updated link to working files for stage 1

2013-01-07T04:41:42Z

What you will need: updated link to working files for stage 1

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	* [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7zip]		* [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7zip]
	* [[MapConvNG]]		* [[MapConvNG]]
	* [http://springfiles.com/spring/~~spring~~-~~maps/wiki~~-~~tutorial~~-01 The files] we used in the [[Mapdev:Tutorial_Simple\|first stage]]		* [http://springfiles.com/spring/other/mapdev-stage1-working-files The files] we used in the [[Mapdev:Tutorial_Simple\|first stage]]
	* [http://springfiles.com/spring/tools/spring-features Spring Features archive]		* [http://springfiles.com/spring/tools/spring-features Spring Features archive]

Enetheru: /* Grass */ moved grass section to stage 1

2013-01-07T03:46:36Z

Grass: moved grass section to stage 1

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 * {{FIXME}}Download the finished working files
 * {{FIXME}}Download the completed map archive
 = Map Features =

Enetheru: /* Map Features */ fixed incorrect thing.

2013-01-04T06:38:58Z

Map Features: fixed incorrect thing.

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	<code><pre>{ name = 'name', x = 0 , z = 0 , rot = "0"},</pre></code>		<code><pre>{ name = 'name', x = 0 , z = 0 , rot = "0"},</pre></code>
	* The names of the features are specified in the feature ~~files located in ./mymap.sdd/~~features/		* The names of the features are specified in the feature folder within the map spring features archive
	* Coordinate system is the same as when placing the start positions:		* Coordinate system is the same as when placing the start positions:
	* <code>rot</code> is the rotation around the <code>y</code> axis.		* <code>rot</code> is the rotation around the <code>y</code> axis.