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Got a question for you, Hannibal. I managed to extract all the files and make all the changes i want to make in the colourscales, provID, borders and tiles. And when I run the map maker at stage 1, I get a message saying they cant find the colour R.1 G.207 B. 159 (which apparently doesnt exist in ids.csv). On second try it came up with loads of RGB values.
 
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I want to edit the Newa River near Sankt Petersburg/Leningrad so that there is no river north of St Ptsbg but the river rather runs south of the city instead. Unfortunately the tiles and colorscales 468_45 are cut off further south so the area I want to edit is somehow not extracted/displayed. Nonetheless I know it can be done somehow but still figuring out how exactly. Shame that theres not much activity around here lately some help always comes in handy :D
 
What does that mean:
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An exception has occurred.
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Exception: System.ArgumentException
10/12/2009 19:20:28
Message: Le paramètre n'est pas valide.
Source: System.Drawing

STACK TRACE
Void Save(System.String, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageCodecInfo, System.Drawing.Imaging.EncoderParameters)
à System.Drawing.Image.Save(String filename, ImageCodecInfo encoder, EncoderParameters encoderParams)
à System.Drawing.Image.Save(String filename, ImageFormat format)
à MapUtility.Extraction.ExtractOwnershipImage(Lightmap map, Rectangle bounds)
à MapUtility.Extraction.ExtractSection(Lightmap lm, Rectangle bounds)
à MapUtility.Extraction.ExtractFileTask.TaskOverride()
à CoreLib.Task.DoTask(Int32 index, TaskQueue tq)
à CoreLib.TaskQueue.DoWork(Object value)
à System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state)
à System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
à System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart(Object obj)
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Hi! I haven't modded map for aeons (well, for a year or so...). Anyway, I have two questions:

1) Wasn't it so, that on the newer versions of MapUtility (I have 1.2.1) you have not on the border files change the background to transparent; every colour except the blue and the red used to mark borders are thought as transparent? Or have I make all of it transparent?
2) I succeeded to make new map files and MapUtility didn't report any problems, but when I try to run HOI2 with the new map it says it has a milestone error. But I haven't added or deleted any connections! Does anybody know where's the problem? I also added the ajd-mod.txt with the needed two connection deletions file to the same folder as .exe files of MapUtility.

I have next files in the same folder as MapMaker.exe:

adj-mod.txt
Code: 
#This file modifies the creation of adjacent.tbl by MapMaker
#It overrides the default calculations of province adjancies
#To be used, this file must be placed in the same directory as MapMaker
#This default file may be needed for HoI, use it if not using it causes a milestone error
#The format is from;to;action
#From is the first province, to is the second, and the action is either Add or Delete

759;2573;Delete
2573;759;Delete

images.txt
Code: 
map_0_0.png;0;0
map_0_45.png;0;45
map_0_90.png;0;90
map_0_135.png;0;135
map_0_180.png;0;180
map_0_225.png;0;225
map_0_270.png;0;270
map_0_315.png;0;315
map_117_0.png;117;0
map_117_45.png;117;45
map_117_90.png;117;90
map_117_135.png;117;135
map_117_180.png;117;180
map_117_225.png;117;225
map_117_270.png;117;270
map_117_315.png;117;315
map_234_0.png;234;0
map_234_45.png;234;45
map_234_90.png;234;90
map_234_135.png;234;135
map_234_180.png;234;180
map_234_225.png;234;225
map_234_270.png;234;270
map_234_315.png;234;315
map_351_0.png;351;0
map_351_45.png;351;45
map_351_90.png;351;90
map_351_135.png;351;135
map_351_180.png;351;180
map_351_225.png;351;225
map_351_270.png;351;270
map_351_315.png;351;315
map_468_0.png;468;0
map_468_45.png;468;45
map_468_90.png;468;90
map_468_135.png;468;135
map_468_180.png;468;180
map_468_225.png;468;225
map_468_270.png;468;270
map_468_315.png;468;315
map_585_0.png;585;0
map_585_45.png;585;45
map_585_90.png;585;90
map_585_135.png;585;135
map_585_180.png;585;180
map_585_225.png;585;225
map_585_270.png;585;270
map_585_315.png;585;315
map_702_0.png;702;0
map_702_45.png;702;45
map_702_90.png;702;90
map_702_135.png;702;135
map_702_180.png;702;180
map_702_225.png;702;225
map_702_270.png;702;270
map_702_315.png;702;315
map_819_0.png;819;0
map_819_45.png;819;45
map_819_90.png;819;90
map_819_135.png;819;135
map_819_180.png;819;180
map_819_225.png;819;225
map_819_270.png;819;270
map_819_315.png;819;315

log.txt
(empty)

settings.txt
Code: 
Lightmap1Width=936
Lightmap1Height=360
NumLightmaps=4
LightmapOffsetWidth=4
IdsAreNewWay=true
IndexTblValueWidth=4
GamePath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Paradox Interactive\Doomsday
MaxProvinceNumber=2608

ids.csv

CoreLib.dll

and all folders which come with the MapUtility, as well as the .exe files. And of course the map files.
 
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Hi, concerning to my last post. Is it possible that there comes milestone error from editing only the map files? I mean, without editing adj-mod.txt or others, but only editing .png files?

EDIT: It seems to be so (I tested with modded and not-modded .png files). But what causes milestone error? Does anybody know? I haven't heard that any one else has had such a problems...
 
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Hi, one question more: does the game / map editor think land-to-sea connections and land-to-land connections as different things, i.e. can land-to-land connection be deleted and used again as land-to-sea connection?
 
i dont find the map fonts in C/windows. do i have to create it? i have a windows 7 is there the folder called different?
 
I got this error when I tried to use the Mapextracter.exe It says I need to make a adjacent.tbl file?

Code: 
Log of MapExtractor v1.0.1.0
Logging started at: 29/01/2010 6:46:26 PM UTC

Successfully reached start
Since there were no arguments, doing default extract
Extracting from command -extract
Successfully created default images.txt


#################################
An exception has occurred.
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Exception: System.Exception
29/01/2010 6:46:27 PM
Message: Missing file!
Source: MapExtractor

STACK TRACE
MapUtility.AdjacentTable get_AdjacentTable()
   at MapUtility.Global.get_AdjacentTable()
   at MapUtility.Extraction.ExtractImages(Int32 offsetX, Int32 offsetY, Int32 imageSizeX, Int32 imageSizeY, Int32 numImagesX, Int32 numImagesY)
   at MapUtility.Extraction.DefaultExtract()
   at MapUtility.Program.StartupWork(String[] args)
   at MapUtility.Program.Main(String[] args)
 
dsrif said:
one extremly good question... does anyone knows what happaned to Hannibal??? cuz i'm sure he can help us ALL!!! :confused:
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Hate to say it but seems like he abandoned this map effort altogether... no idea otherwise
 
I just click on MapExtractorv1.0.5.0 and then thids happens :(

wtfij.jpg


Maybe windows 7 is the problem?
 
4NIM4T0R said:
I just click on MapExtractorv1.0.5.0 and then thids happens :(

Maybe windows 7 is the problem?
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Check the path in settings.txt?
 
4NIM4T0R said:
New GIMP is different and makes this tutorial worthless...
Can any one tell me brush settings?
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Go to FileHippo and search for GIMP, because you can download older version there, that is where I got older versions of Mozilla FireFox Skype...
 
gianlucad said:
Go to FileHippo and search for GIMP, because you can download older version there, that is where I got older versions of Mozilla FireFox Skype...
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And Photoshop as well...:D
 
Thanks guys.
I want to ask. Which part of mapping is most difficult? Painting of new map is not so difficult (I'm creating whole new world). But I don't know about putting in new ministers/leaders and setting borders, etc... everything else. I'm new in moding.
BTW. I'm using older version of skype, Flash (macromedia) and Photoshop (CS2) :)
 
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