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Irontaxi said I should do this tutorial so I could become known throughout the project reality kingdom! So here is how to set up a image as your colormap so you can realistic layouts etc.

1 - First, back up your level just in case something goes wrong and then download TPaint from

http://tpaint.alffx.nl/

2 - Download and extract TPaint into your main level folder.



3 - Make a new folder inside bf2_tpaint and named it "colormaps" without the quotes.



4 - For my image I will be using a unicorn.



It helps to have a high quality image so when you make it bigger it is still good quality. Use the chart below to resize your image to fit your map.

256x2 = 1024x1024
512x2 = 2048x2048
1024x2 = 4096x4096
1024x4 = 4096x4096 [4KM]

5 - After its re-sized save it with the name 'colorbig' and as a .tga with 24 bits/pixels




6 - Now drop colorbig.tga into your level > MAP NAME > bf2_tpaint folder



7 - Go to Start > Run > and type in CMD and you should see something like this.



8 - Now type this in the cmd window

"CD C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\mods\pr_edit\levels\MAP NAME\bf2_tpaint

Make sure you use "\" instead of "/" and change pr_edit to the mod you are using and change MAP NAME to the name of your map

9 - now type "bf2_tsplit null colorbig.tga" and it will do all the work for you.

10 - Close the cmd window and browse to "levels > your map > bf2_tpaint > colormaps"

11 - Copy the files inside that folder and drop them into "levels > your map > editor > colormaps" and overwrite.

12 - Load up your map in the editor!

Voila! Now you can have a perfect unicorn layout for your next insurgent map!

AD adds: Keep in mind the resulting image is mirrored, so if you want it to look normal, mirror it yourself first (vertically), so it looks normal in-game.



Thanks for rhino and irontaxi

VERY NICE! But how do you view your entire terrain? I can't do that in the editor, it just fades away.

Guerra norte wrote:VERY NICE! But how do you view your entire terrain? I can't do that in the editor, it just fades away.

Its a 512 so its small so you can zoom out farther.

You'll be my hero, Fox, if you give me a link for TPaint, that isnt broken or gives 404 error...

Outlawz wrote:You'll be my hero, Fox, if you give me a link for TPaint, that isnt broken or gives 404 error...

The site I linked works perfectly. There is another one rocketf20 or something like that that doesn't but work but here is a direct link.

http://tpaint.alffx.nl/bf2_tpaint_v0.33.rar

My hero !! *gives a hug to Desertfox*

Thanks

Sticky? =(

I'm using this again and stuck at number 8. What do you have to type exactly in there, because it constantly b*tches, how it can't find the path to neither >CD C:\Program Files, or C:\ or whatever the heck.

if you dont want to do a colour map or detail map, then replace its filename with "null" and it wont split it.

CD C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\mods\pr_edit\levels\MAP NAME\bf2_tpaint

Lets say my BF is on E and the map I'm working on is called Golan_Heights - it should be like:
CD E:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\mods\pr_edit\levels\Golan_Heights\bf2_tpaint

Guerra norte wrote:VERY NICE! But how do you view your entire terrain? I can't do that in the editor, it just fades away.

1. render > toggle draw fog

2. tools > options > editor engine settings > set view distance to about a 2000ish

3. render > viewdistance > editor

[R-DEV]duckhunt wrote:1. render > toggle draw fog

2. tools > options > editor engine settings > set view distance to about a 2000ish

3. render > viewdistance > editor

your a little late with the reply ducky

05-30-2007

Sticky?

Also, a boo boo

9 - now type "bf2_tsplit null colorbig.tga" and it will do all the work for you.

when you should type in

9 - now type "bf2_tsplit.exe null colorbig.tga" and it will do all the work for you.

Thats what caused the problems.

what program did you use to convert the files to 24 bit .tga?

Photoshop

1 questions...

I put the imagem from the google earth in my editor and it worked, but the image was inverted and turned over. What should I do ?

open photoshop, flip it vertically, and resave.

What size should I use for a 1024x4 map?

2048x2048, same as a 1024x2