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17 Feb 2008, 00:41
Heres the steps i go through to make a map.

1. New photoshop image 1920 x 696
2. Put the picture in, get rid of the background.
3. save as png.

The problem is when i load my map it has the picture and everythings fine until i load the game.

When it loads theres a giant white square the size of the 1920x696 dimension around it.

Im wondering if theres a special colour needed to be used as the background to get rid of it entirely.

Example.
This is what i want my map to be like
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh283/MK9191/WA02.jpg

But instead its like this
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh283/MK9191/WA01.jpg

If anyones confused about all this i will try to explain more later on.
Thanks for taking the time to read this. :)
ShootMe
17 Feb 2008, 00:50
all invisble land(aka air) is true black (0 0 0)
KRD
17 Feb 2008, 03:36
I could swear that's not a worm in the second picture. Are you quite sure you aren't attempting to load the map up in Ducks (http://www.hungrysoftware.com/games/ducks/)? :eek:

Great game, that.
SgtFusion
17 Feb 2008, 04:14
That's correct. Transparent is black (RGB 0,0,0).
Melon
17 Feb 2008, 11:12
Ducks (http://www.hungrysoftware.com/games/ducks/)?
Oh my god! I never thought I'd meet another Ducks fan randomly on the internet!

*glees*

http://www.kieranmillar.com/ducks/bullet.gifhttp://www.kieranmillar.com/ducks/bullet.gifhttp://www.kieranmillar.com/ducks/bullet.gifhttp://www.kieranmillar.com/ducks/bullet.gifhttp://www.kieranmillar.com/ducks/bullet.gif
bonz
17 Feb 2008, 11:48
Oh my god! I never thought I'd meet another Ducks fan randomly on the internet!
<-- Here's another one! :D
We're a secret underground army. Made of... ducks.
Plasma
18 Feb 2008, 22:16
Speaking of which, why haven't I downloaded that game yet?
ToxRox
19 Feb 2008, 03:42
Thats no way to map.

First....make a Size map as you like... Make sure its devidable by 8....
So 9600x4000 works perfect also...

Next. Paint some map....do something doesnt mather what... As long as background is black its okay. Just make sure its fully black.

Then openup in imageready. And change picture to 8 bit dithered.

Change collor to 110 or less.... Then safe optimized.....And play.

GL and HF..

www.Tox-Interactive.com (http://www.Tox-Interactive.com)