Map preview help

Nikademis Von Hisson · Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 12:15 am Post subject: Map preview help

I have been trying to make a preview of a map and the program in this topic does not help

http://www.ppmsite.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=431805#431805

Now with a blank map sized 215 by 200 it works, but when I try using a map with custom tiles it doesn't. I tried various theaters and no dice. Is there another way to make a preview?

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EricAnimeFreak · Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 5:16 am Post subject:

well you could use "CNC Map renderer" to generate a jpeg of the map, then i believe there's another program which u can download, "can't remember its name" that converts jpegs into a :

[PreviewPack]

Code which you can place directly in map file, thus getting a perfect jpeg image as map preview.

I remember using the program years ago so I don't recall whats its called, but I can provide you a link to map renderer if you don't already have it.

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Nikademis Von Hisson · Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 5:32 am Post subject: map

that program doesn't work for my yuri maps, think its cuz of the custom tiles. a friend gave me a suggestion and it works for the most part

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DJB · Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:32 pm Post subject:

You forgot to set the colors for the radar on the tiles.

Starkku · Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:36 pm Post subject:

A fact about C&C Map Renderer (any version with a GUI atleast): it won't read expandmd files - only ones without md suffix. I've had better success using the older versions with GUI though, despite this flaw.

The tool does not really seem to be geared towards rendering anything but maps with vanilla game assets so might take quite bit of fiddling around to get it render your custom stuff.

Another, and possibly the simplest way to make the map preview (i.e the minimap picture) is by using FinalAlert preview generation (for which you need to do what DJBreit described above, plus this method does not quite work in optimal way with overlays like gems etc.) or make one by hand and use XCC Mixer to convert it to PreviewPack data (which is what you need to do eventually with Map Renderer too). IIRC this XCC Mixer conversion does not quite work on all versions, can't remember which ones do and don't work.

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Nikademis Von Hisson · Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:53 pm Post subject: Map

Thanks you two. I was given a way to make a preview, but I will try both of your suggestions and see which works best.

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Krow · Commander **Joined**: 30 Jan 2010 **Location**: Malaysia

Look here. Wink

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Nikademis Von Hisson · Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:38 am Post subject:

says site doesn't exsist

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Krow · Commander **Joined**: 30 Jan 2010 **Location**: Malaysia

Sorry, my bad. That's what you get when you get online using an outdated phone. Laughing

Fixed.

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