Region/Map Size

[MCO1254 2]

Hi, I just have a quick question.

I've been looking at a few new regions and most of them are considerably bigger than I want to use (6 x 10 large tiles or something that would take me years to finish and months to load). I'd like to get the region down to something a little more manageable, say 3 x 5 large tiles. Can I just throw out the config file that comes with the file and make my own smaller one so that the region is smaller? I know that if I shrink the config file down it will truncate the region and I'll only get the upper-left corner, but if I start with a smaller config will the greyscale load shrink down to fit the new config file so that I have a smaller version of the same map?

Thanks.

[tungston 19]

No, the size of the grayscale [in pixels] must match the 64:1, plus 1 pixel ratio to the config.bmp size.

[MCO1254 2]

Well that's unfortunate, thanks for the info.

[Vandy 110]

Hi, MCO1254.

You might want to browse throuh the OmniMaps section of the Simtropolis Omnibus to see if you can find any information to help you.

Also, if you're specifically looking for smaller maps, you might want to search for my maps on the STEX.  I tend to create small maps.

Finally, if you have a graphics editor, you can open a grayscale image and resize it according to your needs.  Mind, you might have some loss of quality as well as "sqaushing" of the image but it might work for you.

Remember, as Tungston pointed out, you need to remember the formula for your grayscale image size vs. your config.bmp map size.  That formula and some examples are shown below:

1) config.bmp size is known – calculate the size of the region.

           (64W+1) by (64L+1)

           where W is the width of the config.bmp and L is the length of the config.bmp.

For example:

config.bmp is 4 x 9 pixels

(64 x 4) + 1) = 257

(64 x 9) + 1) = 577

Therefore, the Region dimensions are 257 by 577 pixels.

2) Region size is known – calculate the size of the config.bmp.

           ((W-1)/64) by ((L-1)/64)

           where W is the width of the Region image and L is the length of the Region image.

For example:

Region size is 257 by 577 pixels

((257-1) / 64) = 4

((577-1) / 64) = 9

Therefore, the config.bmp dimensions are 4 by 9 pixels.

If you have any other questions, please let me know.

Regards,

Gary (Vandy)

[MCO1254 2]

Okay Vandy, your explanation makes sense. I'll try resizing it that way. I'll also check out some of your maps too.

Thanks.