Mini Map Image Tutorial

[Daveman]

Making a Custom Mini-Map Image
This tutorial will teach you how to make a custom Mini-Map Image for whatever map you like.

Needed Tools
-An image for your mini map, make it 128 pixels by 128 pixels
-Any program that lets u save images as TGA's (Paintshop, Printshop, etc.)
-Warcraft III, the Frozen Throne

The Image
Make a image of whatever you like and make it 128 pixels by 128 pixels, MAKE SURE YOU SAVE IT AS A TGA FILE! For the purpose of this tutorial, I am using an image of the Warcraft 3 Frozen Throne logo, as seen below.

Importing the Image
In the World Editor, open the Import Manager and click on File, Import and open the TGA file that you have created. The custom path must be changed however, so double click on the image you imported and check the box "Use Custom Path".
Change the path to "war3mapPreview.tga" with nothing before it and proper case. Make sure its exact.

Thats it! Its that easy! This is what mine looked like when i was done:

 

[Rapture]

I did everything you said, but alls I see is a blank white preview screen.

 

[Daveman]

Ok, well check these things:
-You changed the image path to "war3mapPreview.tga" with nothing before it and proper case
-The image was a TGA file
Thats all that i can think of. Try that and it should work

 

[Daveman]

Since i cant edit my post, Thanks to http://www.world-editor-tutorials.thehelper.net for the pictures

 

[Rapture]

Ok, new problem, I tried that and now WC3 crashes if I try and view the minimap peview in any way. I saved a .tga file as war3mapPreview.tga and imported it into the target map.

What's the problem? Can you help?

 

[Daveman]

when does it crash? during the game? when the map is loading?

 

[RubberBuccaneer]

thank you

thank you Daveman!

 

[CoolEddie]

Thanks

At first the minimap image was white to me to, but then i changed the image size to 128 to 128 pixels (i had used only 100 to 100 first becuse i thought it didnt matter what as long as it wasnt more that 128) and then it worked. Thanks man!

 

[Arcre]

Thx man ! ! :d ! !

 

[Daminon]

Ok listen up every one with those problems! I hade them too and I discovered that you have to save and close your map directly after imported the image and all that stuff. Try it!

 

[eXciTe]

Whell Dave , can u just give the link... ?
http://www.world-editor-tutorials.thehelper.net/index.php
Its not yours !!!! :x

 

[ClouD_GoEs_GoSu]

have a problem plz help !!
i did it like u said but every time when i go into wc3 then it crashes when it loads the map.
I never see my pic there HELP plz !!!

 

[xXPoLiSh_DuDeXx]

Did everything step by step.

I Downloaded a logo I wanted off the internet. Opened Photoshop Elements 2.0

Resized it to 128x128 pixels. Changed the Format to a Targa file(TGA) Imported it in the import manager. Renamed the path to war3mapPreview.tga

Saved my map, closed WE. Opened up Warcraft 3, Went to Single Player, went to my map. Sadly the In Game Minimap was still there. So why isn't it working?

 

[<PMM>TerranUp16]

192x192 also works. The 192x192 size also offers higher quality, as the pic does not need to be stretched (it shows as 192x192, and if you use 128x128 it has to stretch it in order to fit which makes the pic not look as good).

 

[ClouD_GoEs_GoSu]

OMG !!!
i tested ALL 128x128 pics every time when i did it like u say i get a fatal error !!! :evil:

 

[Roderich]

Make sure that the "Hide minimap in preview screen" option are not checked.

 

[redlion]

Maybe saving it in resolutions affect it. I saved the tga in 24-bit, it worked. Later, i updated the minimap, saving it in 32-bit and it didnt work.
(and yes i remembered to remove the older one )

 

[FunkyDude44]

How do I change the minimap image in the bottom left-hand corner???

 

[Im_On_56k]

ANOTHER tutorial stolen from TheHelper.
Please remove...

http://world-editor-tutorials.thehelper.net/minimap.php

 

[Xan_Kreigor99]

Dude, Daveman, you need to STOP STEALING TUTORIALS FROM THEHELPER.NET.

All you did was change the wording around. There are sentences that are exactly the same as the tutorial.

http://world-editor-tutorials.thehelper.net/minimap.php

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Well he did thank the helper for the pictures...

Since i cant edit my post, Thanks to http://www.world-editor-tutorials.thehelper.net for the pictures

 

[Im_On_56k]

Well he did thank the helper for the pictures...

Your point? Stolen bandwidth from the pictures. They were linked from TheHelper.

And the whole tutorial is stolen.

 

[Demonfaze]

just another victim of VG's Me Too-ism :?

 

[DDRtists]

Thats it! Its that easy! This is what mine looked like when i was done:

OWNED!!!!!! HAHAH nice one Ryoko

Dude stop steal Thehelper.net's tutorials :evil:

 

[B0ggy B]

Works

A verry good Tutorial ! Thx "Daveman"

 

[Kixer]

just a quick note

just something i found out...
you can change the mini-map in the left hand corner by importing an image, exactly the same dimensions as for a mini-map preview, and naming it "war3mapmap.tga" with nothing before it...

so if you want to disable the mini-map replace it with a black picture...

 

[Wolverabid]

Tutorial rejected.

This imported tutorial is far too brief and includes references to images that have failed.

~ Thread moved to Graveyard.