Problem with Custom Minimap

Firstly, I make a tga with wished content, in size 256x256 pixels.
The I convert it into BLP using Image Extractor 2.
Then I add it into my war3patch with the name "UI\Widgets\Glues\Minimap-Unknown.blp" and checks if it works. It does.

Then I backup my War3patch, resets Wc3, and adds all the files into the map, including the minimap. But it dosn't work, all the others files work in the map, but the minimap preview won't show. What's wrong?

if i understand you right, you want the actual 'in-game' minimap to be your picture, correct? if thats the case you dont use
UI\Widgets\Glues\Minimap-Unknown.blp

you replace one of the war3map.*** files

If on the otherhand you want a picture to show instead of the minimap when you go to host the game, but you still want the actual minimap in game, then add the file named as "war3mapPreview.tga"

Does it have to be a tga or BLP?

Okay, this is the kinda pic I wanna alter:

And this is how it looks in the Map:

But it still looks like:

So does anyone have a clue what's going on?

This should work but try to remove the war3mapPreview.blp.

wc3 map utilitys lets u add minimaps (it convers em from any format too) populat tools treaed.

You gotta save it as the mpq file WC3 auto-saves when saving the map.
Meaning that the map WC3 creates (the one who will show) is the one you want to replace, not the one that is blue with a questionmark on.

I quite didn't understand that... Are you saying that I gotta add my minimap, then go open the map, save it, and then it will work? Won't that result in deletion of the minimap?

Okay, I've told Wc3 Map Utilities to change the minimap 3 times but exactly nothing happens. So I think Map Utilities won't help me now.

Damnit, I can't release the map until this fixes! Argh! WTF is wrong? Argh!

The problem aint image related its option related.
Under Menu Scenario click Map Description on the bottom there an field that says hide minimap in preview screens.
Thats probably checked in your map so uncheck it then it will work.

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