minimap

ok i need help here.

you no when u click on a game on bnet, and where it's sopposed 2 show the minimap it shows a scren shot?
How do u do that, i no how 2 take screenshots and all.
EXAMPLE: like on DotA,Tides of Blood ecc.

~iplaystarcraft

Import a 32-bit-depth .tga file named war3MapPreview.tga and change the path in the import editor to not include the default war3Imported/ directory.

now when u say 32-bit-depths u mean? 32 by 32? o_O

When you save it.. select 32-bit.. Save it as war3mapMap and convert it to a blp if you want to override the ingame minimap.

ok thx but does it matter about the size?? :\

how do i save it as a 32 bit?

just save as .tga ( use "irfan view" or an other program) ,the screenshot HAVE TO BE 256x256 pixels

ok thx

ummmmm........
now what :(

put it into your map with the import manage and remove the "war3Imported/" bit from the path.

Alternatively, in your case, read the faq, the importing tutorial and guess what, the minimap preview tutorial.

This took me ages (And was solved by Th15 :D ) Anyway.. make sure the image is flattened before saving it as a TarGA file. It has to 265x256 pixels EXACTLY! Dont try and make it yourself. save it as 32 bit when you click save as (I used photoshop by the way) and then pu it in your map by importing it (import managerand usiong the custom path:

war3mappreview.tga

(Hope it helps :) )

yea it does but the other guy sayed 256x256 which is it?!!?

Once and for all, these are the possible settings for a minimap preview:

Size: 64x64 OR 128x128 OR 256x256
RLE Compresion: NO
Bit Depth: 32-bit
File format: .tga

As garith said, in photoshop, flatten the image before attempting to save.

Ahhh! sorry! ment 256!!!!!!!!!!! Sory! im sure that caused alot of confusion....

Next time il get it right..!

this 2 sizes crashed my game after the loading screen, i tried to use the picture for the INGAME minimap.