Problem with the World Editor & Heightmap

[Rider]

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

[lav_coyote25]

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

[Kyor]

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.

[lav_coyote25]

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...