Map Editor - Revision history

JYWLuca8269 at 10:17, 5 October 2021

2021-10-05T10:17:33Z

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	The Map Editor is the tool the Ashes of the Singularity team uses to create maps. It has many powerful options, but be aware - generating maps at high quality levels, and especially at large sizes, requires a ton of CPU and RAM. Minimum of 16GB RAM is recommended for creating maps.		The Map Editor is the tool the Ashes of the Singularity team uses to create maps. It has many powerful options, but be aware - generating maps at high quality levels, and especially at large sizes, requires a ton of CPU and RAM. Minimum of 16GB RAM is recommended for creating maps.

JYWLuca8269: Updated look.

2020-11-22T20:36:57Z

Updated look.

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AlphonsoHornibro: /* Fixing Issues */

2018-08-06T03:10:33Z

Fixing Issues

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	*'''Buildings hanging over map edge''' - Ensure none of the buildings are hanging over the edge of the map, this can especially happen with the Dead Regions.		*'''Buildings hanging over map edge''' - Ensure none of the buildings are hanging over the edge of the map, this can especially happen with the Dead Regions.
	*'''Sky Background incompatible with Terrain Type''' - This is easy to identify because the crash will occur when you place a Nexus. The Sky Background options seem to be incompatible with the newer Terrain Types introduced in Escalation such as Crystal, Lava, Turinium. Create a new map with default Sky Background settings.		*'''Sky Background incompatible with Terrain Type''' - This is easy to identify because the crash will occur when you place a Nexus. The Sky Background options seem to be incompatible with the newer Terrain Types introduced in Escalation such as Crystal, Lava, Turinium. Create a new map with default Sky Background settings.
	*		*'''Crashing When Loading a Map or Creating New One''' If your game is reliably crashing when creating or loading a map, make sure you have virtual memory (paging file) disabled.

	*'''Black Lines Issue''' - Sometimes a map won't generate properly, and when you open the map in-game it will have a giant black line throughout the map. If this happens, regenerate the terrain and it will fix it most of the time. If regenerating doesn't fix this issue, you may need to flatten out that effected area then redraw it.		*'''Black Lines Issue''' - Sometimes a map won't generate properly, and when you open the map in-game it will have a giant black line throughout the map. If this happens, regenerate the terrain and it will fix it most of the time. If regenerating doesn't fix this issue, you may need to flatten out that effected area then redraw it.

Charli06F48510 at 23:42, 26 June 2018

2018-06-26T23:42:34Z

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	*'''Buildings hanging over map edge''' - Ensure none of the buildings are hanging over the edge of the map, this can especially happen with the Dead Regions.		*'''Buildings hanging over map edge''' - Ensure none of the buildings are hanging over the edge of the map, this can especially happen with the Dead Regions.
	*'''Sky Background incompatible with Terrain Type''' - This is easy to identify because the crash will occur when you place a Nexus. The Sky Background options seem to be incompatible with the newer Terrain Types introduced in Escalation such as Crystal, Lava, Turinium. Create a new map with default Sky Background settings.		*'''Sky Background incompatible with Terrain Type''' - This is easy to identify because the crash will occur when you place a Nexus. The Sky Background options seem to be incompatible with the newer Terrain Types introduced in Escalation such as Crystal, Lava, Turinium. Create a new map with default Sky Background settings.
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	*'''Black Lines Issue''' - Sometimes a map won't generate properly, and when you open the map in-game it will have a giant black line throughout the map. If this happens, regenerate the terrain and it will fix it most of the time. If regenerating doesn't fix this issue, you may need to flatten out that effected area then redraw it.		*'''Black Lines Issue''' - Sometimes a map won't generate properly, and when you open the map in-game it will have a giant black line throughout the map. If this happens, regenerate the terrain and it will fix it most of the time. If regenerating doesn't fix this issue, you may need to flatten out that effected area then redraw it.
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	*'''Click on the second small box out from the corner'''		*'''Click on the second small box out from the corner'''
	*'''Check the box for "DebugPlayerPanel"'''		*'''Check the box for "DebugPlayerPanel"'''
			*'''Wait for the fog to clear/lighting to normalize.''' - Large maps sometimes cause your machine to freak out here and show weird graphic glitches, but they should time out
			*'''Hit ESC to Pause the game'''
	*'''Check the box for "Screen Shot View"'''		*'''Check the box for "Screen Shot View"'''
	*'''Wait for the fog to clear/lighting to normalize.''' - Large maps sometimes cause your machine to freak out here and show weird graphic glitches, but they should time out
	*'''Close Developer Tools ( ` or HOME )'''		*'''Close Developer Tools ( ` or HOME )'''
	*'''Capture a screenshot of the entire map'''		*'''Capture a screenshot of the entire map'''
			[[File:ScreenShotView.png\|center\|frame\|Screen Shot View]]

	'''Edit Screenshot:'''		'''Edit Screenshot:'''

Charli06F48510: Updated the description on how to take a Screenshot.

2018-06-26T23:28:10Z

Updated the description on how to take a Screenshot.

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	'''Take Screenshot:'''		'''Take Screenshot:'''
	*'''Opt-in to a Modding build under steam betas to enable the developer tools'''		*'''Opt-in to a Modding build under steam betas to enable the developer tools'''
			*'''Click “Skirmish” on the Game Menu'''
			*'''Start a game on the map you need to Screenshot'''
	*'''Open up the developer tools by pressing ` or HOME'''		*'''Open up the developer tools by pressing ` or HOME'''
	*'''Click ~~“Player Menu”~~'''		*'''With Developer Tools open (Top left corner will have two small grey boxes and a third longer grey box'''
	*'''Check ~~“Screen~~ Shot ~~View”~~'''		*'''Click on the second small box out from the corner'''
	*'''Wait for the fog to clear/lighting to normalize.''' - Large maps sometimes cause your machine to freak out here and show weird graphic glitches, but they should time out'''		*'''Check the box for "DebugPlayerPanel"'''
			*'''Check the box for "Screen Shot View"'''
			*'''Wait for the fog to clear/lighting to normalize.''' - Large maps sometimes cause your machine to freak out here and show weird graphic glitches, but they should time out
			*'''Close Developer Tools ( ` or HOME )'''
	*'''Capture a screenshot of the entire map'''		*'''Capture a screenshot of the entire map'''

AlphonsoHornibro: /* Changing Map Thumbnail */

2018-02-22T01:15:56Z

Changing Map Thumbnail

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	== Changing Map Thumbnail ==		== Changing Map Thumbnail ==

	Regenerating Terrain will automatically create a map thumbnail which shows up in the map selection menu and in the in-game minimap. However, the default generated thumbnails are quite messy compared to ones which are manually created, which is what every map in the game uses. Creating a release quality map thumbmail involves a few steps, require some basic knowledge of either Adobe Photoshop or GIMP (which is a free alternative), downloading [https://1drv.ms/i/s!AvSWhdBjPNfkvTAkISVNYVZPSXxT this map preview shade] and will require the [http://gametechdev.github.io/Intel-Texture-Works-Plugin/ Intel .DDS plugin] to save the thumbnail to the required format.		Regenerating Terrain will automatically create a map thumbnail MapPreview.dds in the map directory which shows up in the map selection menu and in the in-game minimap. However, the default generated thumbnails are quite messy compared to ones which are manually created, which is what every map in the game uses. Creating a release quality map thumbmail involves a few steps, require some basic knowledge of either Adobe Photoshop or GIMP (which is a free alternative), downloading [https://1drv.ms/i/s!AvSWhdBjPNfkvTAkISVNYVZPSXxT this map preview shade] and will require the [http://gametechdev.github.io/Intel-Texture-Works-Plugin/ Intel .DDS plugin] to save the thumbnail to the required format.

AlphonsoHornibro: /* Changing Map Thumbnail */

2018-02-21T13:12:58Z

Changing Map Thumbnail

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	*'''Add the map preview shade as a new layer'''		*'''Add the map preview shade as a new layer'''
	*'''Merge the layers'''		*'''Merge the layers'''
	*'''Export as MapPreview.dds in map directory''' - (no mipmaps. Must have this filename exactly, will ~~override~~ existing one) The .dds file format will only appear if you have currently installed the intel .dds texture plugin.		*'''Export as MapPreview.dds in map directory''' - (no mipmaps. Must have this filename exactly, will overwrite existing one) The .dds file format will only appear if you have currently installed the intel .dds texture plugin.

	You should now see this much nicer thumbnail when you load the game. Regenerating the map will automatically ~~generate~~ a new MapPreview.~~DDS~~ file which will overwrite ~~this~~ one you have made, so to prevent this you can ~~make~~ it Read Only so it won't be overwritten. If you change the terrain layout of the map you will want to create a new thumbnail, but if you are only changing the building layout there is no need to change the thumbnail.		You should now see this much nicer thumbnail when you load the game. Regenerating the map will automatically create a new MapPreview.dds file which will overwrite the fancy one you have made, to prevent this you can right click on it, properties and choose Read Only so it won't be overwritten. If you change the terrain layout of the map you will want to create a new thumbnail, but if you are only changing the building layout there is no need to change the thumbnail.

AlphonsoHornibro: /* Changing Map Thumbnail */

2018-02-21T13:11:16Z

Changing Map Thumbnail

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	'''Take Screenshot'''		'''Take Screenshot:'''
	*'''Opt-in to a Modding build under steam betas to enable the developer tools'''		*'''Opt-in to a Modding build under steam betas to enable the developer tools'''
	*'''Open up the developer tools by pressing ` or HOME'''		*'''Open up the developer tools by pressing ` or HOME'''
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	'''Edit Screenshot'''		'''Edit Screenshot:'''
	*'''Open screenshot of map in Photoshop or GIMP '''		*'''Open screenshot of map in Photoshop or GIMP '''
	*'''Crop your shot down to just the map terrain''' - (a little black at the very edges is okay.)		*'''Crop your shot down to just the map terrain''' - (a little black at the very edges is okay.)

AlphonsoHornibro: /* Changing Map Thumbnail */

2018-02-21T13:11:04Z

Changing Map Thumbnail

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:11, 21 February 2018
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	*'''Add the map preview shade as a new layer'''		*'''Add the map preview shade as a new layer'''
	*'''Merge the layers'''		*'''Merge the layers'''
	*'''Export as MapPreview.dds''' - (no mipmaps. Must have this filename exactly.) The .dds file format will only appear if you have currently installed the intel .dds texture plugin.		*'''Export as MapPreview.dds in map directory''' - (no mipmaps. Must have this filename exactly, will override existing one) The .dds file format will only appear if you have currently installed the intel .dds texture plugin.

	You should now see this much nicer thumbnail when you load the game. Regenerating the map will automatically generate a new MapPreview.DDS file which will overwrite this one you have made, so to prevent this you can make it Read Only so it won't be overwritten. If you change the terrain layout of the map you will want to create a new thumbnail, but if you are only changing the building layout there is no need to change the thumbnail.		You should now see this much nicer thumbnail when you load the game. Regenerating the map will automatically generate a new MapPreview.DDS file which will overwrite this one you have made, so to prevent this you can make it Read Only so it won't be overwritten. If you change the terrain layout of the map you will want to create a new thumbnail, but if you are only changing the building layout there is no need to change the thumbnail.

AlphonsoHornibro: /* Changing Map Thumbnail */

2018-02-21T13:10:35Z

Changing Map Thumbnail

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:10, 21 February 2018
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	== Changing Map Thumbnail ==		== Changing Map Thumbnail ==

	Regenerating Terrain will automatically create a map thumbnail which shows up in the map selection menu and in the in-game minimap. However, the default generated thumbnails are quite messy compared to ones which ~~can be~~ created, which is what every map in the game uses. Creating a release quality map thumbmail involves a few steps, require some basic knowledge of either Adobe Photoshop or GIMP (which is a free alternative), downloading [https://1drv.ms/i/s!AvSWhdBjPNfkvTAkISVNYVZPSXxT this map preview shade] and will require the [http://gametechdev.github.io/Intel-Texture-Works-Plugin/ Intel .DDS plugin] to save the thumbnail to the required format.		Regenerating Terrain will automatically create a map thumbnail which shows up in the map selection menu and in the in-game minimap. However, the default generated thumbnails are quite messy compared to ones which are manually created, which is what every map in the game uses. Creating a release quality map thumbmail involves a few steps, require some basic knowledge of either Adobe Photoshop or GIMP (which is a free alternative), downloading [https://1drv.ms/i/s!AvSWhdBjPNfkvTAkISVNYVZPSXxT this map preview shade] and will require the [http://gametechdev.github.io/Intel-Texture-Works-Plugin/ Intel .DDS plugin] to save the thumbnail to the required format.


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	*'''Add the map preview shade as a new layer'''		*'''Add the map preview shade as a new layer'''
	*'''Merge the layers'''		*'''Merge the layers'''
	*'''Export as MapPreview.dds (no mipmaps. Must have this filename exactly)~~'''~~		*'''Export as MapPreview.dds''' - (no mipmaps. Must have this filename exactly.) The .dds file format will only appear if you have currently installed the intel .dds texture plugin.

	You should now see this much nicer thumbnail when you load the game. Regenerating the map will automatically generate a new MapPreview.DDS file which will overwrite this one you have made, so to prevent this you can make it Read Only so it won't be overwritten. If you change the terrain layout of the map you will want to create a new thumbnail, but if you are only changing the building layout there is no need to change the thumbnail.		You should now see this much nicer thumbnail when you load the game. Regenerating the map will automatically generate a new MapPreview.DDS file which will overwrite this one you have made, so to prevent this you can make it Read Only so it won't be overwritten. If you change the terrain layout of the map you will want to create a new thumbnail, but if you are only changing the building layout there is no need to change the thumbnail.