Custom Regions

[Omega128 0]

So, I download a region of the STEX and put it in the regions folder in the SC4 directory. However when in the game and trying to load the .jpeg after I click on it nothing happens and I'm left with just a plain grassy field for a region.

Please tell me where I'm going wrong

Thanks in advance,

Omega128

[RiCHBoyZ 75]

if you look closely the region that you download/load should have config.bmp, region.ini and *.sc4 files. please check

[Omega128 0]

if you look closely the region that you download/load should have config.bmp, region.ini and *.sc4 files. please check

There is a jpeg, a config (BMP file) and a file called 'region' (configuration settings) which was created as I tried to use it in game

[RiCHBoyZ 75]

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<br />if you look closely the region that you download/load should have config.bmp, region.ini and *.sc4 files. please check<br />

<br /><br />There is a jpeg, a config (BMP file) and a file called 'region' (configuration settings) which was created as I tried to use it in game<br />

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this type of map set u need to re render either using sc4 itself (take longer time) or you use SC4Terraformer.1.1 or SC4Mapper.

[Omega128 0]

Sorry to sound like a complete idiot, but you couldn't tell me how to do those things if it was not too much trouble

  Edited April 4, 2011 by Omega128  

[RiCHBoyZ 75]

go to here.........https://www.simtropolis.com/forum/topic/758-map-rendering-instructions/

[Omega128 0]

go to here.........https://www.simtropolis.com/forum/topic/758-map-rendering-instructions/

This is what I had been doing, but it doesn't render it. It loads it instantly but all there is, is the default grassy plains, the only difference being is that all the tile sizes are now the large ones

[RiCHBoyZ 75]

can you upload here the jpg file.......... i want to see the image

[Omega128 0]

can you upload here the jpg file.......... i want to see the image

http://tinypic.com/r/14kw8qr/7

[RiCHBoyZ 75]

okay, this is height map.... you need to use SC4Mapper for less headache or SC4Terraformer to re-edit terrain..... and render them.

[Omega128 0]

okay, this is height map.... you need to use SC4Mapper for less headache or SC4Terraformer to re-edit terrain..... and render them.

Got SC4 terraformer, how much should I raise/lower the map?

[RiCHBoyZ 75]

you should set it be default, if there was too many water area you just rise it slowly by 50 or less each time.....

[Omega128 0]

you should set it be default, if there was too many water area you just rise it slowly by 50 or less each time.....

really sorry to carry on being a pain, but raising or lowering it, no detailed landscape shows through. I made sure I open the the folder with the jpeg I want to edit in.

[RiCHBoyZ 75]

i believe the original image too darker so it formed large water area and a little land. u should lighter the image using any image program.

[Omega128 0]

i believe the original image too darker so it formed large water area and a little land. u should lighter the image using any image program.

No joy, so here's screens of what I do and what happens when I try to use SC4Terraformer

http://i51.tinypic.com/2h3oqdh.png

Note, in the folder the jpeg and config are both there

http://i56.tinypic.com/24gu138.png

  Edited April 5, 2011 by Omega128  

[RiCHBoyZ 75]

in sc4terraformer, go to global tool and import that .jpeg file... and there you can see the terrain. I tough you knew this....

[Omega128 0]

in sc4terraformer, go to global tool and import that .jpeg file... and there you can see the terrain. I tough you knew this....

It works. Thanks man I appreciate all the help

[Vandy 110]

Hello, Omega128.

First of all, my thanks to RICHBoyZ for helping Omega128 with his mapping problem. I certainly appreciate your "pitching in" and helping out. Thank you!

Omega128, in the future you might want to consult the How to Install a Map From the STEX article at the top of the Mapping Community Room. I do believe that this article will anwer any questions you have.

Good luck!

Regards,

Vandy