====== ArmA 3 Satellite Mask Image ======

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RGB indexed colored image which is imported to terrain builder for generating layers PNG satellite mask tile files. For details see [[arma:terrain:layered_terrain_surface|ArmA (1) layered terrain surface]].

Small example image of satellite mask:

{{https://pmc.editing.wiki/images/WRP_Layer-map_lco.png}}

Colors represented in mask image are used with [[layers.cfg]] to designate where in your terrain different kinds of terrain types (ground detail textures and clutter) are placed.

[[arma3:tools:maskcolorchecker|Pennyworth's Satellite Mask Color Checker]] can be used for masks which suffer from too many colors in a tile.