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2007-05-30, 04:59 | #1 |
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Image Colormaps
Irontaxi said I should do this tutorial so I could become known throughout the project reality kingdom! So here is how to set up a image as your colormap so you can realistic layouts etc.
1 - First, back up your level just in case something goes wrong and then download TPaint from http://tpaint.alffx.nl/ 2 - Download and extract TPaint into your main level folder. 3 - Make a new folder inside bf2_tpaint and named it "colormaps" without the quotes. 4 - For my image I will be using a unicorn. It helps to have a high quality image so when you make it bigger it is still good quality. Use the chart below to resize your image to fit your map. 256x2 = 1024x1024 512x2 = 2048x2048 1024x2 = 4096x4096 1024x4 = 4096x4096 [4KM] 5 - After its re-sized save it with the name 'colorbig' and as a .tga with 24 bits/pixels 6 - Now drop colorbig.tga into your level > MAP NAME > bf2_tpaint folder 7 - Go to Start > Run > and type in CMD and you should see something like this. 8 - Now type this in the cmd window "CD C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\mods\pr_edit\levels\MAP NAME\bf2_tpaint Make sure you use "\" instead of "/" and change pr_edit to the mod you are using and change MAP NAME to the name of your map 9 - now type "bf2_tsplit null colorbig.tga" and it will do all the work for you. 10 - Close the cmd window and browse to "levels > your map > bf2_tpaint > colormaps" 11 - Copy the files inside that folder and drop them into "levels > your map > editor > colormaps" and overwrite. 12 - Load up your map in the editor! Voila! Now you can have a perfect unicorn layout for your next insurgent map! AD adds: Keep in mind the resulting image is mirrored, so if you want it to look normal, mirror it yourself first (vertically), so it looks normal in-game. Thanks for rhino and irontaxi :P |
Last edited by [R-DEV]AfterDune; 2015-11-22 at 17:33..
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2007-05-30, 05:04 | #2 |
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VERY NICE! But how do you view your entire terrain? I can't do that in the editor, it just fades away.
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2007-05-30, 05:18 | #3 | |
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2007-12-22, 14:59 | #4 |
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2007-12-22, 15:02 | #5 |
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2007-05-30, 06:39 | #7 | |
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2007-05-31, 20:33 | #9 |
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Sticky? =(
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2007-12-22, 12:00 | #10 |
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I'm using this again and stuck at number 8. What do you have to type exactly in there, because it constantly b*tches, how it can't find the path to neither >CD C:\Program Files, or C:\ or whatever the heck.
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colormaps, image, tutorial |
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