Back to the Basics {importing a map preview}

[CrueIIntentions]

Im very new to the "importing" scene. I need a map preview. I have the picture i want. But thats about it. Any help on how to do this? Closest tutorial i could find was the one on loading screens.

 

[Maximilianx]

convert your image to a 256x256 .tga, then import it and change it's path to "War3mapPreview.tga" without the quotation marks.

 

[Avator]

I suggest you just pick a random model here on THW's Model Section, and you'll see a link "How to import this model". It's exactly thesame import way as you should import images.

Don't take it personal Maximilianx, but images don't need to be 256x256 (as long as it's a multiplication of 64x64 I believe), Warcraft III supports TGA and BLP as image files (maybe others, but I've never seen any others used before, so just stick with either of those 2), and you don't change the path to "War3mapPreview.tga", you remove the "war3mapimport/" part from the import path, but that will be explained in the import tutorial provided on every model's page here on THW.

 

[CrueIIntentions]

I looked through quite a few pages of the models, none of them had what i was looking for. I Have the picture. Though i don't have it saved as .tga/.blp
if you would like, I could send it to you to take a look at it. Im not very good at this, sorry for not understanding.

 

[Avator]

This is what I meant
Just think that the MDX file is actually your image file in BLP or TGA format. Everything is exactly the same (except for adding it to your Object Editor, since this isn't a model)

 

[DarkLordX]

So, you have a square-sized picture. (Maybe .jpg or .bmp or something like this).
With IrfanView or some other image-editing program you save it as .tga .
I recommend that your picture is 128x128. Then you go to Import Editor (F12) and import it. You change the path to "war3mapPreview.tga" and now its done...

 

[CrueIIntentions]

K thanks. It worked. A little slow, the learning process is, but i got it. +rep

 

[Maximilianx]

yeah, um avator, he wanted a map preview, and the path HAS to be war3mapPreview.tga.. soo.. yeah.

 

[Avator]

Sorry, my mistake. Ignore that comment then.