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falcon4:mapflag [2016/11/15 11:00] – switched tactical.nekromantix.com to www.pmctactical.org domain. snakemanfalcon4:mapflag [2024/07/31 11:14] (current) – links added. snakeman
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 ====== Map / Flag Tutorial ====== ====== Map / Flag Tutorial ======
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 +[[https://www.pmctactical.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=47|Falcon 4.0 Forum]], [[:falcon4|Falcon 4 Home]], [[falcon4:campaign|Falcon 4 Campaign]], [[falcon4:cockpits|Falcon 4 Cockpits]], [[falcon4:database|Falcon 4 Database]], [[falcon4:file_formats|Falcon 4 File Formats]], [[falcon4:srtm|Falcon 4 SRTM Terrain]], [[falcon4:terrain|Falcon 4 Terrain]], [[falcon4:textures|Falcon 4 Textures]], [[falcon4:tools|Falcon 4 Tools]]
  
 **TE Map Image Creation** **TE Map Image Creation**
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 Create bmp file with terrainview - load only road, river and city TDF's. Convert this bmp file to a TARGA image using following guideline: 8bit uncompressed 2048x2048 - 256 color tga for large mission planner map. 8bit uncompressed 172x172 - 256 color tga format for small "menu" map. Do Vertical Flip for the images. Create bmp file with terrainview - load only road, river and city TDF's. Convert this bmp file to a TARGA image using following guideline: 8bit uncompressed 2048x2048 - 256 color tga for large mission planner map. 8bit uncompressed 172x172 - 256 color tga format for small "menu" map. Do Vertical Flip for the images.
  
-Use tga2res.pl perl script to convert the map to idx/rsc files, download [[http://www.pmctactical.org/f4/downloads/TerrainScripts.rar|TerrainScripts.rar]].+Use tga2res.pl perl script to convert the map to idx/rsc files, download TerrainScripts.rar. PMCTODO download missing!?
  
 <code> <code>
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 <code> <code>
-art\resource\mainbg.irc  +art\resource\mainbg.irc 
-art\resource\main.irc  +art\resource\main.irc 
-art\resource\local.irc  +art\resource\local.irc 
-art\resource\imagerc.irc  +art\resource\imagerc.irc 
-art\resource\pilots.irc  +art\resource\pilots.irc 
-art\resource\patches.irc +art\resource\patches.irc
 art\resource\vietnam-small.irc art\resource\vietnam-small.irc
 </code> </code>
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 "[SETUP] NID 0 JSTARS_MAP" "[SETUP] NID 0 JSTARS_MAP"
 </code> </code>
-with +with
 <code> <code>
 "[SETUP] NID 0 VIETNAMJSTARSMAP" "[SETUP] NID 0 VIETNAMJSTARSMAP"
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 General information: General information:
  
-All graphics in Falcon4 are flipped upside down, as you may already know from the big campaign map. Thus don't forget to flip the flag graphics, too. +All graphics in Falcon4 are flipped upside down, as you may already know from the big campaign map. Thus don't forget to flip the flag graphics, too.
  
 Before you start, you have to know which korean country you want to exchange with a country from your theater. Before you start, you have to know which korean country you want to exchange with a country from your theater.
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 </code> </code>
  
-  * search for "BITMAP". There are two entries. +  * search for "BITMAP". There are two entries.
  
 The first contains OOB_FLAGS_NKOREA, the second OOB_FLAGS_SKOREA. Exchange these with the picture ID's of the two major opponents, in our example it would be OOB_FRY and OOB_ITALY (compare to the above image script). The first contains OOB_FLAGS_NKOREA, the second OOB_FLAGS_SKOREA. Exchange these with the picture ID's of the two major opponents, in our example it would be OOB_FRY and OOB_ITALY (compare to the above image script).
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 These tutorials in this page are **__OBSOLETE__**, do not use them as they do not work present day Falcon 4 installations! These tutorials in this page are **__OBSOLETE__**, do not use them as they do not work present day Falcon 4 installations!
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falcon4/mapflag.1479207621.txt.gz · Last modified: 2016/11/15 11:00 by snakeman