How to transform a picture to a Civ3 map

Matrix · 28-08-2004, 20:39

Beam asked me how to, and Melifluous once asked me as well, so I'll just post it here, for anyone who wants to be as crazy as me.

[u]Requirement: You'll need Paint Shop Pro 7. Other versions might work as well, but I don't know if these palette's are compatible.

[u]Step 1
Download this palette and place it in the 'palette' directory.
Download Attachment: [img]icon_paperclip.gif[/img] Civ3pal.zip
691*Bytes

[u]Step 2
Launch PSP7 and load the image you want to convert into a Civ3 map.

[u]Step 3
Select the colour RGB=(0,74,87). That's the colour of ocean in a map. Paint the background, or anything you do not want in the map in this colour.

You might want to resize the image 400%, paint, and then resize back (25%) so that you don't have to paint very precisely. Depends on how big the image already is too.

[u]Step 4
Resize hortizontal 100% and vertical 200%.

[u]Step 5
Rotate the image 45° left.

[u]Step 6
Resize the map to:
60x60 for a tiny sized map,
80x80 for a small sized map,
100x100 for a standard sized map,
130x130 for a large sized map,
160x160 for a huge sized map (recommended).

[u]Step 7
Load the downloaded palette (Civ3.pal). That is: Options, Load Palette. Or: Shift-O.

[u]Step 8
Resize horizontal & vertical 1200%.

[u]Step 9
Rotate 45° right.

[u]Step 10
Resize horizontal 100% & vertical 50%.

[u]Step 11
Launch the Civ3 editor. Start with a map with only ocean and the same size you've chosen in step 6.

[u]Step 12
Copy the map in the image you just created.

This looks like drudgery, but it goes faster than you think. Copy the map section by section; do not start with mountains, draw those, then hills, etc. You're bound to make a mistake and it's very annoying to have to redraw/replace an entire section one tile south (or the like).

Good luck!

28-08-2004, 20:39	#1
Matrix Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tampere, Finland Posts: 4,828	How to transform a picture to a Civ3 map Beam asked me how to, and Melifluous once asked me as well, so I'll just post it here, for anyone who wants to be as crazy as me. [u]Requirement</u>: You'll need Paint Shop Pro 7. Other versions might work as well, but I don't know if these palette's are compatible. [u]Step 1</u> Download this palette and place it in the 'palette' directory. Download Attachment: [img]icon_paperclip.gif[/img] Civ3pal.zip 691Bytes [u]Step 2</u> Launch PSP7 and load the image you want to convert into a Civ3 map. [u]Step 3</u> Select the colour RGB=(0,74,87). That's the colour of ocean in a map. Paint the background, or anything you do not want in the map in this colour. You might want to resize the image 400%, paint, and then resize back (25%) so that you don't have to paint very precisely. Depends on how big the image already is too. [u]Step 4</u> Resize hortizontal 100% and vertical 200%. [u]Step 5</u> Rotate the image 45° left. [u]Step 6</u> Resize the map to: 60x60 for a tiny sized map, 80x80 for a small sized map, 100x100 for a standard sized map, 130x130 for a large sized map, 160x160 for a huge sized map (recommended). [u]Step 7</u> Load the downloaded palette (Civ3.pal). That is: Options, Load Palette. Or: Shift-O. [u]Step 8</u> Resize horizontal & vertical 1200%. [u]Step 9</u> Rotate 45° right. [u]Step 10</u> Resize horizontal 100% & vertical 50%. [u]Step 11</u> Launch the Civ3 editor. Start with a map with only ocean and the same size you've chosen in step 6. [u]Step 12</u> Copy the map in the image you just created. This looks like drudgery, but it goes faster than you think. Copy the map section by section; do not* start with mountains, draw those, then hills, etc. You're bound to make a mistake and it's very annoying to have to redraw/replace an entire section one tile south (or the like). Good luck! __________________