How To Make Awesome Maps with DEM and GEO2 (Image Heavy)

BloodBane611 · Post by **BloodBane611** » 2010-03-20 20:36

Yeah, the tut is a little weak IMO. I used the tut that andy mentioned earlier along with this, and kinda pieced things together: FH2 mapping tutorials - Create bf2 heightmaps with Geocontrol

You don't actually need a .dem file to import to Microdem, the .asc files you can get from google earth using SRTM 4.1 will import just fine. Then it's just a matter of finding the correct geographic area and slicing the map down.

Post by **Amok@ndy** » 2010-03-31 17:48

try opening it with 8bit maybe you have exported it wrong

Post by **VapoMan** » 2010-05-06 07:41

[FIXED WRONG RES]
Im having a weird problem.

Trying to make a 4km 1024 island map.

In microdem and photoshop it looks fine.
http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv17 ... oblem3.jpg

In GeoControl 2 it looks fine, and it looks ok when I checked the exported file in photoshop too.
http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv17 ... oblem1.jpg

But once its in the Bf2 editor it takes up no resemblance of the above pictures.
Check the minimap below:
http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv17 ... oblem2.jpg

Does anyone know where Im going wrong, Ive followed the tutorial, and tried it many times with the same result.

Please help

Post by **Amok@ndy** » 2010-05-06 13:46

you need to change your TerrainSettings in the same tab were you change the sky

+LevelSettings
- TerrainHeight 163[sth like 163 is default i think] play around with this number set it to 500 or 1000

Post by **VapoMan** » 2010-05-07 07:25

[FIXED WRONG RES]
The terrain height is not the problem, the heightmap seems to have become warped or streched when it gets into the editor.

I drew along the corners and center of the heightmap to show you what i mean. (THEY ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED)

IN PHOTOSHOP
http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv17 ... oblem8.jpg

IN THE EDITOR (with water so it sticks out on the minimap)
http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv17 ... oblem7.jpg

Zeno · Post by **Zeno** » 2010-05-13 13:32

i think it might be 2 layered. resave and open with 1 layer and then resave again and remember it must me 16 bit

Post by **VapoMan** » 2010-05-15 06:58

Fixed.

Somehow the resolution was changed to 1024x1024, changing it to 1025x1025 fixed it.

The Iron Dreamer · Post by **The Iron Dreamer** » 2010-09-27 15:46

sorry for the necro but i need help...

These buttons dont appear for me:

Any ideas?

btw my microdem is 10.0 build 2009.5.27.1

Zeno · Post by **Zeno** » 2010-09-27 16:50

maybe you disabled it? go to windows and tools maybe?

The Iron Dreamer · Post by **The Iron Dreamer** » 2010-09-27 17:16

when I installed it was like that... Window and tools dont have any options that are related to that window.

P.S. found it! my build has a different layout. Those buttos're now in the main menu, in modify, in a sub section Map area...

Just got an headace

P.S.2. Just found an button that puts those buttons in the right spot... headace now even bigger...

dunem666 · Post by **dunem666** » 2010-10-01 18:31

simple and great way to get terrain into editor, nice work!

Shovel · Post by **Shovel** » 2010-12-01 00:21

I cannot seem to save my data from google earth, any help.

Zeno · Post by **Zeno** » 2010-12-01 13:52

TheBobJeff wrote:I cannot seem to save my data from google earth, any help.

uhhm? more info please?

Shovel · Post by **Shovel** » 2010-12-08 00:03

Zeno wrote:uhhm? more info please?

Sorry. It says in the tutorial to download the map data from google earth, and i cannot figure out how to do this.

Post by **Rhino** » 2010-12-08 00:24

this tut here has info on getting dem data, although there are probably better tuts out there on this: Transport Tycoon Forums • View topic - How To: Generate Superb Heightmaps

Post by **AFsoccer** » 2010-12-24 22:43

The newer versions of Google Earth don't show the SRTM4.1 grids or download links. If anyone has found a way around this, please update us.

For now, I'm finding a coordinate using Google Earth and then manually typing that into the search function here: http://srtm.csi.cgiar.org/SELECTION/inputCoord.asp

Shovel · Post by **Shovel** » 2011-01-12 01:11

I'm having trouble with my raw file in photoshop. I keep getting the same error as everyone else and i can't figure out how to fix it

My file:
[ATTACH]5912[/ATTACH]

Any help?

Post by **AFsoccer** » 2011-01-12 03:31

What error exactly? There have been numerous posts of errors in this thread.

Tomking · Post by **Tomking** » 2011-03-08 18:19

TheBobJeff wrote:I'm having trouble with my raw file in photoshop. I keep getting the same error as everyone else and i can't figure out how to fix it

My file:
[ATTACH]5912[/ATTACH]

Any help?

The attached file you had was 660pix X 660pix.
Try going to your IMAGE tab and adjusting the size to 1025x1025 then exporting the psd back out as a RAW.

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