That was a typo, and is fixed now.universalis said:
Pre 2-feb patches (including vanilla EU2): use the -1615 version.
Post 2-feb patches: use the -2020 version.
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I do have a question:
How do I know which numbers I need? I'm a bit confused...and I didn't even started to fool around in Photoshop...that part is easier
Edit: is mview the answer?
How do I know which numbers I need? I'm a bit confused...and I didn't even started to fool around in Photoshop...that part is easier
Edit: is mview the answer?
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[Sound/] wooosh! [/sound] That is the sound of all that going right over my head.... :wacko:
Inferis said:
I've got a problem with the mextract commando.
I dont really know where to put my magellan-folder and how to use it proper.
I feel like i've tried with everything without succes.
when i use the dos-program should it be like this:
...\Magellan>mextract <file> /1 ...coz that gives me an error saying no files found.
I also added /D:<dir> but nothing happend.
Should i also use the "Eu2map.exe"?
Can someone guide me step-by-step coz I'm not really good at this.
You and me both... They keep using too much jargon... I am good with moding the game itself, but with the computer; I'd rather be told things in lay-men's terms. Tell us exactly what to write, instead of us having to translate what things like <dir> mean, and what should and shouldn't be writen. (ie, do I actually include []<> kind of things, is this case sensitive and what not)universalis said:
That or I'll just wait until the actual mod comes out and I can just open it and click "browse" for files to open. I don't want to/can't type in directories; there is too much room for stupid errors.
If Magellan is located in your EU2 folder as you say, you should be able just to use these commands:Mr. Capiatlist said:
To create the eu2map-file:
mextract map.eu2.map /1
If that dosn't work try feeding it with the location of your EU2 directory. Ex.:
mextract file.eu2.map /1 /D:games\EU2 (To my understanding the D does not indicate the drive in which its located)
To find out which coordinates you need when creating the PSD-file type:
Mview map.eu2.map (its pretty easy to use so no explanation is needed here)
To extract the map to a PSD file type ex.:
mimage /e map.eu2.map map.psd /r:9728,1118,480,448 /1 /o /g:0
map.psd: The name of the file that will be created
9728,1118: The coordinates of the top right corner of the part of the map you are extracting.
,480,448: The width and length of the part of the map you are extracting.
I have not been using any other magellan elements, so for now you will need someone else to explain them to you, but you should be able to atleast edit the files you are extracting now.
Mr. Capiatlist said:
You must be in the same folder as the Magellan-files are in. Use the "cd"-command to move around... cd /? will tell you how to use it...
it would be great if someone would make a little tutorial on how to modify the map with photoshop. I don't know what do to with the tools and what font to use for the names of provinces (im not very good at photoshop).
Yes.Mr. Capiatlist said:
This is a screenshot from an updated mview. It allows you to select an area now and it will generate (part of) the mimage /e commandline. No more hunting for coordinates and sizes. You can also consult IDs separately. This is mainly for debugging purposes.
As you can see, the map is empty, except for an area I created and imported. I had to do some editing on the included province.csv (using mprovince) before everything turned out right.
But it works, I guess.
The alpha testers have a prebuild for beta2. If they approve it, I'll release it to the public.
I also tried adding more stuff to the map, and injecting the result into EU2.Inferis said:
Fired up Fantasia, which gave some errors due to provinces not being land provinces, but a few "Ignore" clicks helped those.
A quick "columbus" revealed the modifications in a otherwise empty map. Even the TI is good.
Inferis said:The alpha testers have a prebuild for beta2. If they approve it, I'll release it to the public.
For the love of god, hurry up and approve it!
Looking good, will have a more thorough look at it later.
A quick question: now that you seem to be improving mview alot (a program *I* pressured Inferis into adding in the first place btw, praise me! ), would it be possible to expand it to edit provinces? I'm thinking a drag & drop editor where you can place city icons, army icons, etc...
WiSK talked about doing this for his editor, but I don't know whether he started yet or what his ETA is...
A quick question: now that you seem to be improving mview alot (a program *I* pressured Inferis into adding in the first place btw, praise me!
), would it be possible to expand it to edit provinces? I'm thinking a drag & drop editor where you can place city icons, army icons, etc...WiSK talked about doing this for his editor, but I don't know whether he started yet or what his ETA is...
Hive said:Looking good, will have a more thorough look at it later.
A quick question: now that you seem to be improving mview alot (a program *I* pressured Inferis into adding in the first place btw, praise me!
The mapcontrol I use in mview is originally made for such an editor. That's why I was able to grant you your wish in the first place: a lot of the work was done.
That said: an editor like you describe is a lot of work.
Therefor, I'd like Magellan to be quick stable so that people can start using it, and I'll go from there to create a GUI editor (which will still require to do your graphical editing in Photoshop), to include the stuff you mention.
Boo-yah!Inferis said:Yes.
This is a screenshot from an updated mview. It allows you to select an area now and it will generate (part of) the mimage /e commandline. No more hunting for coordinates and sizes. You can also consult IDs separately. This is mainly for debugging purposes.
As you can see, the map is empty, except for an area I created and imported. I had to do some editing on the included province.csv (using mprovince) before everything turned out right.
But it works, I guess.