BIT files and can I import [Archive]

thp2

6 Mar 2008, 01:00

Hi all, just a quick question..... Is it possible to create a terrain .Bit file on an external program like photoshop or paint and import them into the game?

Any thoughts greatly appreciated :cool:

Etho.

6 Mar 2008, 01:05

You can save it as a 2 color, black & white, *.bmp image; and then convert it using Annelid's BitMonkey (http://etho.wormsrenegade.com/programs/map/BIT_Monkey.zip).

thp2

6 Mar 2008, 01:43

Blimey that was quick... thanks for the link we got it working!! Brilliant... I love worms!! Thanks again :-)

bonz

6 Mar 2008, 18:08

That's quite redundant since colour maps are now supported for online play.
They look much nicer and give you more freedom in map creation since the increase in size.

They require much higher artistic skills though and also don't provide the meta data stored in .bit files.
Plus, .bit files are very oldschool. :)

CyberShadow

6 Mar 2008, 18:46

PNGs do support the W:A-specific meta data, using custom PNG chunks.

GoDxWyvern

6 Mar 2008, 19:11

That's quite redundant since colour maps are now supported for online play.
They look much nicer and give you more freedom in map creation since the increase in size.

They require much higher artistic skills though and also don't provide the meta data stored in .bit files.
Plus, .bit files are very oldschool. :)
/me surreptitiously hides the thread in a corner where KRD can't see it.

KRD

6 Mar 2008, 19:30

They look much nicer...

What! No! Most of the time they look terr... Wha? Where'd the thread go? :eek: