[CXL11] Making maps

[Dale Kent 28]

 Sorry if this has been asked elsewhere.

How do I make maps?

What software do I need?  What's the process?

Thanks.  

[Dale Kent 28]

 Sorry if this has been asked elsewhere.

How do I make maps?

What software do I need?  What's the process?

Thanks.  

[Ocram's Razr 963]

Cities XL 2011 uses a new format. I do not know how to make maps for the new format and I think no one knows yet.

[Ocram's Razr 963]

Cities XL 2011 uses a new format. I do not know how to make maps for the new format and I think no one knows yet.

[Ocram's Razr 963]

Cities XL 2011 uses a new format. I do not know how to make maps for the new format and I think no one knows yet.

[Dale Kent 28]

That's disappointing to say the least.

[Romaq 18]

Well, I can unpack them to a .land file, and the .land file has what appear to be DDS headers in it, though I don't know in detail. The maps images are the same images. If we can pin down what we do know to read a .land format file, perhaps then we can get to what we don't know about the format.

[Screwballl 196]

So all the instructions previously mentioned on these forums no longer work for 2011?

[Romaq 18]

I see https://www.simtropolis.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=403&threadid=113006&enterthread=y but I'm kinda short on actual instructions. I do note the (land).pak file unpaks into a single (land name).land file, though renaming the .land file to .pak and attempting to unpack *THAT* is a fail. I do note several DDS format file headers, looking at the binaries. If anyone could find a link to how the old maps were packaged, that link would be very much appreciated. Even if the .land file format is different, knowing what contents to expect might go a long way.

Even if repackaging the file is a huge problem, it would be skippy just to have a means to slurp out the contents of the .land file, such as the location of resources, the topo map (for better topos with resource overlay) and so on. I would love love *LOVE* to be able to have better topo maps with resource overlays... I don't even care so much at this point about being able to create my own maps.

Oh, http://www.citiesxs.net/forum/index.php/topic,1431.0.html has a map-maker, but even for the rough translation via Google, I couldn't discover if any of it applied to CitiesXL2011. I would dearly love to slup out those resource maps.

[The_Funky_Monk 1]

Hey everyone, I figuered out how to make maps.  I will be making a few basic ones with a river/lake and some mountains, with large amounts of resources. 

Once I work out how to do some nice maps I will upload some.  Im going to start work on making Mellee Island from the Monkey Island games.

[Romaq 18]

That's good, but have you worked out the detail to have it work in CXL11?

[The_Funky_Monk 1]

Yep, they work in Cities XL2011 if that's what you mean. Hopefully I'll upload one later today.

[Damastius 5]

I hope we would be able to see some kind of tutorial someday - im not very technical

[The_Funky_Monk 1]

There is a link to one here on the forums.  It's a video tutorial but some of it is in German.  You just need to use google translate to understand it some of it..   

The programs you need are:  World Machine 2, Adobe Photoshop CS(not Elements) and the Cities XL map editor by Neidhard and Nashville. 

If anyone needs help, pm me.  I made a cool one today, so when I have about five maps, I'll upload them. 

Here is a pic of one I did earlier. 

[Jesse Swiss 6]

wow that's awesome, you think you could make one with lots of rivers and no hills, maybe like this: http://www.visualsense.ca/images/map/first%20capital_montreal.jpg

If you could do this I would forever love ya, unless you do sumtin bad

If you cant no hurt done, BTW Nice map you made there!

Happy map- making

[The_Funky_Monk 1]

Here's a map I did yesterday.

https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/

And Jesse, I made Montreal and I got it working in the game but the water level was way low so I went and changed it and now it doesn't work, so I'll have to work out what to do. 

Anyway, here's a pic for you:

[mayorsushi 0]

Hi could you please make a map of Stockholm or Mumbai? You would be my hero if you made one of these maps for Cities XL 2011! : )

[Jesse Swiss 6]

Wow wow wow wow wow!!!! Thanks man that picture looks awesome by itself! Now I can make my house Thanks Man you made my day !

[The_Funky_Monk 1]

I had a look at Mumbai and Stockholm on google earth, I think I might try and make Mumbai, its got a real nice coastline. As for Montreal, im having alot of trouble getting it to work. Not sure why, but the water levels never turn out the same as they do in WM2. I'm on a mission to do it though.

[Jesse Swiss 6]

Yay thanks man

[-Alex24- 10]

hi...there... i made many maps for cxl2009.. but i have still problems to get them in cxl2011.. i think my .land got problems... mappmaking o his self is no problem, download the video tuturials on cxs (i am very often on cxs). it did help me.. it did help Aaron.. yes... but i got a question for monkey monk... how you make the .land??

edit: i did extract monkey map (is it ok?) and i saw that you do the same way like me

edit: i got it.. it worked...

[Jesse Swiss 6]

Hows the maps going?

[afteq111 0]

I'd love if someone could be a map of Budapest.

[mahmutka 0]

a cup of nyc pleezz (:

[Ocram's Razr 963]

Originally posted by: mahmutka

a cup of nyc pleezz (:quote>

Already made in Cities XL Planet Offer. It has been transferred to CXL 2011 (either officially or through mods).

[Sakuro 0]

I would be happy if someone could be able to create a well-done map of Paris with only 45 and 90° angles please ? (with Saint Louis Island for example...). Is it possible ?

[Canthus 0]

I would like a map of Seattle for CitiesXL. Fun map to work with.