Overlapping MiniMap

[Atticus]

This is going to sound like a strange question. But is it possible to overlap a portion of the minimap? Like if I altered UITile01.blp or would it just get cut off by the minimap??

 

[Dr Super Good]

You can import a custom mini-map. All mini-maps are is a pre-rendered image at a high JPEG type compression.

 

[Atticus]

You can import a custom mini-map. All mini-maps are is a pre-rendered image at a high JPEG type compression.

So if I wanted to make it appear as if the minimap was round not square, you would suggest I take a picture of the already existing minimap and put a type of circle filter over it?

 

[Dr Super Good]

So if I wanted to make it appear as if the minimap was round not square, you would suggest I take a picture of the already existing minimap and put a type of circle filter over it?

Yes, as that would not even take up any extra file space. It also gives users full use of the mini-map as they can have icons appear anywhere in the circle.

 

[Atticus]

But it's impossible to have the .blp UI cover up the Minimap? Correct?

 

[Arhowk]

what? no. stole this from your signature

Image

if your UI-Tile1 (i think its 1 anyway) overlaps the minimap, the ui will show not the minimap

 

[Atticus]

i just wanna overlap partially lol, so it's all or nothing huh? ok.

 

[-Kobas-]

But it's impossible to have the .blp UI cover up the Minimap? Correct?

It's possible, all you need to do is to edit alpha layer.

 

[Arhowk]

Nonono I was just showing that u can overlap it. As he said to show the minimapjust add n alpha layer to where you want it to show and opaque to where u want hidden

 

[Atticus]

K thanks, +rep for both you

 

[Atticus]

Sorry to dig this post back up, but I just got home from school and tried it and no matter what I do, the UI just disappears when I load the new one. This is what I am seeing in-game. (The teal box is where the map is, I've just Photoshoped to keep the map concealed for now.

EDIT: CRAP! Sorry for the Double Post!

 

[Arhowk]

10/10 photoshop skillz

anyway, is your new ui tile the correct format, size, name, and file type?

 

[Atticus]

10/10 photoshop skillz

lol

anyway, is your new ui tile the correct format, size, name, and file type?

It's just ripped from MPQ Browser; and the name is also pulled from there too. It's .blp as it should be. But it still seems that as long as I Photoshop outside the box of where the map would be, I'm fine, it's when I start to go into the map area, then it just stops the file from working.

Btw I think it would be all green, not non-existent if the file type was wrong.

 

[PurgeandFire]

The alpha channels are most likely screwed up. Make sure you saved it properly and correctly did the alpha-process. (check out the tutorials on alpha skinning here at the hive or world-editor-tutorials.thehelper.net)

Also make sure you used a stable BLP converter. (such as BLP Lab--which I recommend you to use)