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| Author | Topic: Hi, its me again, please help me, i need this answered ASAP. (9 messages, Page 1 of 1) | ||||
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 I Love Grunts Joined: Aug 27, 2007 
GrUnTs FTW! |
Posted: Sep 13, 2007 06:22 PM
Msg. 1 of 9
Hi, its me again, now that my Sapien is fixed, im gonna go at the map making part. Before i start, when im making the Heightmap in paint, should i just make the whole thing black, and add in the cliffs while im making the hills? or should i make the cliffs when im drawing the Heightmap in paint?
Cause i want cliffs like hugeass's, not a map where when u zoom out, the whole thing is flat on top. Hugeass has none of that.. Any help asap is apreciated. ~I love Grunts  |
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I Love Grunts Joined: Aug 27, 2007
GrUnTs FTW! |
Posted: Sep 13, 2007 07:01 PM
Msg. 2 of 9
Quote: --- Original message by: teh ganon hugeass wasnt made with a heightmap. OH? then how did he make it? |
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squeaky Joined: May 31, 2007
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Posted: Sep 13, 2007 07:34 PM
Msg. 3 of 9
U STILL HAVE MY AVATAR!!! NOOOOO
*clears throaght* ummm... srry pplz.. you need to make the shape of your map in paint (black= ground; white= cliff) and save as a (some 1 correct me with file types) _______ now go into (what program u have) and make a box. flip it and hide the faces above (map boundry wall) select editable mesh and go up to the drop box above the right toolbar. select (AGH I 4GOT!!!!) umm... select... well it starts with a "D" <--- i guess. apply the file and change the setting down there to ure likings. |
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I Love Grunts Joined: Aug 27, 2007
GrUnTs FTW! |
Posted: Sep 13, 2007 07:37 PM
Msg. 4 of 9
Quote: --- Original message by: squeaky U STILL HAVE MY AVATAR!!! NOOOOO *clears throaght* ummm... srry pplz.. you need to make the shape of your map in paint (black= ground; white= cliff) and save as a (some 1 correct me with file types) _______ now go into (what program u have) and make a box. flip it and hide the faces above (map boundry wall) select editable mesh and go up to the drop box above the right toolbar. select (AGH I 4GOT!!!!) umm... select... well it starts with a "D" <--- i guess. apply the file and change the setting down there to ure likings. lol avatar thing.. well, i fu tell me how to put in my own pic, i got a grun tpic thats better then this one. yep, u herd me, better!!! oooooh lol |
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Donut Joined: Sep 30, 2006 
I swear I'm not actually dead |
Posted: Sep 13, 2007 07:39 PM
Msg. 5 of 9
wow. i guess that kind of behavior is to be expected from someone who loves a digital creation.
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Rm860 Joined: Sep 7, 2006 
Dennis sleeps like this! |
Posted: Sep 15, 2007 04:09 PM
Msg. 6 of 9
Maps always look better to me if someone does not use a heightmap.
I believe h-guru's map making tutorial shows how to make a bsp not using a heightmap. |
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SGWraith Joined: Apr 15, 2006 
[SG] Clan |
Posted: Sep 15, 2007 04:28 PM
Msg. 7 of 9
Thread titles with impatient words like ASAP, PLZ HELP!!!!!, etc, only serve to annoy others. You honestly believe that a thread titled like that gets you help faster then a title that accuratly describes your question/problem? Something to think about...
As for height-mapping, its the cheap way to do it. Can people tell you did it that way? Yup. If you want quality, its still going to take work |
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I Love Grunts Joined: Aug 27, 2007
GrUnTs FTW! |
Posted: Sep 19, 2007 10:27 PM
Msg. 8 of 9
Quote: --- Original message by: Awsomegoober Ok... if you are planing to use a hieghtmap... You may want to outline how high(white), pretty high(light gray), and the almost kinda slightly high(gray) parts of the map. Then make the numerous high-detailed... details to the mountains/hillz. OOOOOOOOOOH! i never knew u could use other colors, thnx |
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SGWraith Joined: Apr 15, 2006
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Posted: Sep 19, 2007 11:08 PM
Msg. 9 of 9
Think of it as a kind of greyscale. When you use a heightmap, you can also adjust its "Strength" to see a stronger or weaker difference in the overall height between colors.
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