Map Oversize?

[Explodingsims 3]

Ok, if this isn't the right area don't flame me, okay? I checked the Omnibus for this but can't find it, when I try to upload this map of Washington DC to my Simcity 4 area, I get this message that says: Map is wrong size is _____ should be ______.  ( I forget what the numbers are). So how do I over come this?

[tungston 19]

Two things, first if you created the region with the game, it creates the default config.bmp file, which is 16x16 pixels.

If the name of the config.bmp file you downloaded wasn't named exactly that, then you need to rename the file to: config.bmp. If the file was incorrectly named, again the game will use the default size.

You can verify the size of the grayscale ratio to the config file.  I needs to be 64 to 1, plus 1 pixel.

[Explodingsims 3]

I downloaded the map from the STEX

[tungston 19]

Originally posted by: Explodingsims I downloaded the map from the STEXquote>

 

Some of the config.bmp files on the STEX, are named other than that.  For whatever reason, so the uploader could have more than one config file in a folder, maybe.

[Explodingsims 3]

Okay, so here's a picture of the message:

the image is not 800 by 600, because at that size, it becomes unreadable

Image edited to conform to site requirements.  If it is illegible, zoom it.  NOB.

[tungston 19]

There is nothing new to add, your config.bmp file size not correct. Read my previous post carefully. The config file in the folder for your region is of the default size, 16x16 pixels.

If none of this makes sense, go to the Mapping Community forums, and read the topics there that give basic "how-to" instructions.

[gabry85 2]

I don't use the in-game terraformer anymore.

You could download SC4Terraformer. It's faster, easier and rescales your map without much problems.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

1281 x 1281 for the .jpg means your config.bmp needs to be 20 x 20.  If the config.bmp file you downloaded with the map is not this size, download the Landscape Designer and use it to create your own config.bmp file by opening the map in the program.  You should read over the help files with the designer.

[Hamish 1,369]

You should make sure that you have put the config.bmp file in the folder of the region that you are using.