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(Message started by: Prince_Damon on 02/24/03 at 23:24:09)

Title: Progam for Map design?
Post by Prince_Damon on 02/24/03 at 23:24:09

I was hoping someone could tell me what program people are using to make maps.

Title: Re: Progam for Map design?
Post by Kharybdis on 02/25/03 at 01:01:22

Here's the program from the "Area Dev Rules" at the top of this forum: http://download.com.com/3000-2381-2808033.html?tag=lst-0-1.

It seems like a nice program, as long as the maps don't get too big.

Title: Re: Progam for Map design?
Post by Prince_Damon on 02/25/03 at 13:02:57

Thank you :)

Title: Re: Progam for Map design?
Post by Silverwizard on 02/25/03 at 19:34:25

I like it. I have used it for my map that I am hoping Stotic has looked at...

Title: Re: Progam for Map design?
Post by Stotic on 02/25/03 at 19:51:11

I saw your map. It was pure ascii. I reccommend mapping it in the program, taking a screen shot, and paste in mspaint. Simple editing there.

Title: Re: Progam for Map design?
Post by Refresh on 02/25/03 at 20:00:30

That programs usful, saves having scruffy work in paint which i used for the maps

Title: Re: Progam for Map design?
Post by Kharybdis on 02/25/03 at 22:15:44

You could also go to File -> Save As and select the .bmp file format. Same end result as taking a screen shot, it just saves you a whole 10 seconds.

Title: Re: Progam for Map design?
Post by Zephie on 02/25/03 at 23:27:33

For some reason whenever I try to save something as bmp in ascii map maker, it cuts up half the image. I always have to end up taking a screen shot and pasting it into ps7.

Title: Re: Progam for Map design?
Post by ArchAngel on 02/25/03 at 23:30:03

Same here.

Title: Re: Progam for Map design?
Post by Kharybdis on 02/26/03 at 00:44:20

I just tested it out, same thing happened here... looks like taking a screen shot is your best bet after all, sorry if I misled anyone.

Title: Re: Progam for Map design?
Post by Zephie on 02/26/03 at 02:07:58

I just sent the creators an email explaining the problems with saving as bmp, hopefully they'll fix it :)

Title: Re: Progam for Map design?
Post by Callisto on 02/26/03 at 17:38:21

I've found that MS Paint is a nice map making tool ;)
I have some images ready-made for map-making with MS Paint if anyone would like to use them just message me on AIM as Derrogative and i'll send them to you in a zip file, or you can download them from my site http://SamusMaps.vze.com/.

Title: Re: Progam for Map design?
Post by The_Colonel on 03/01/03 at 22:30:25

anyone know what to open ascii with? it keeps asking me ....

Title: Re: Progam for Map design?
Post by The_Colonel on 03/01/03 at 23:29:01

nevermind i figured it out already ... i hadnt run winzip yet

Title: Re: Progam for Map design?
Post by The_Colonel on 03/01/03 at 23:42:34

I saved my map on ascii and when i reopened it all teh colors were gone!!! what do i do to get them back?

Title: Re: Progam for Map design?
Post by Insomnia on 03/02/03 at 00:14:05

Dude, why don't you e-mail the creators instead? As far as I know, this isn't the 'ASCII Mapmaker Support'.

Title: Re: Progam for Map design?
Post by The_Colonel on 03/02/03 at 01:56:52

I figured all that out and made my map in bitmap form and now i need to know how to get it to a staffer with my descriptions and stuff... how do i get the map on the site?