Hi,
I'm new here (1st post) and also new to mapping with the World editor so please bare with me
I seem to get a problem when I import my heightmap, as attached. When I do so the map is NOTHING like the heightmap, I don't get it. It's simple grayscale, made in GIMP and saved as PCX. I set the correct map size, import the heightmap and the map doesn't look like the heightmap.
Any help regarding this would be appreciated
Problem with the World Editor & Heightmap
Problem with the World Editor & Heightmap
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- lav_coyote25
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Re: Problem with the World Editor & Heightmap
first off - your using the NEW 32 bit world editor?...
second - if so then you need to save your height maps as .png not pcx.
also - if you started in grayscale - then you need to bump up to the 16 million colors prior to saving.... ie: heightmapname.png.
failing to do this will result in the heightmap giving a scewed image... which is probably what is happening.
anymore questions - just ask.
;D
second - if so then you need to save your height maps as .png not pcx.
also - if you started in grayscale - then you need to bump up to the 16 million colors prior to saving.... ie: heightmapname.png.
failing to do this will result in the heightmap giving a scewed image... which is probably what is happening.
anymore questions - just ask.
;D
Last edited by lav_coyote25 on 01 Jun 2007, 18:20, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Problem with the World Editor & Heightmap
Oh... my problem is different =X
When i try to do anything in the worldedit (It's the new 32bit), it says: "error reading pcx" and another error in the icon.pie file.
When i try to do anything in the worldedit (It's the new 32bit), it says: "error reading pcx" and another error in the icon.pie file.
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Re: Problem with the World Editor & Heightmap
have you read the new edition of the world editor docs?
if you dont have your setup correct that also will affect errors etc...
read it all - especially the begining pics...
if you dont have your setup correct that also will affect errors etc...
read it all - especially the begining pics...
"to prepare for disaster is to invite it, to not prepare for disaster is a fools choice" -me (kim-lav_coyote25-metcalfe) - it used to be attributed to unknown - but adding the last bit , it now makes sense.