Warcraft 3 map preview

[Datnes]

Hi, I was looking for some help with war3mapPreview.tga but it didnt work. I think it doesnt work in warcraft 3 reforged. Do you know how to make custom map preview in warcraft 3 reforged?

 

[Elprede]

Here is what you got to do for Reforged.

1. Open your map with any MPQ editor and extract the file war3mapMap.blp
2. Rename the file (can be anything) and reimport it into your map.
3. Add the following code to your map: BlzChangeMinimapTerrainTex("YourMinimapFile.blp")
4. Create a 256x256 blp file of your chosen preview image and name it war3mapMap.blp
5. Import it into your map with the MPQ editor. When the editor prompts you to replace the file, hit yes.
6. Remove the war3map.mmp file. This is the file that draws a bunch of X's that indicate player start locations on your preview image.

Note: The first three steps are to maintain your minimap image in game. You have to repeat steps 5 to 6 each time you save your map. So i recommend doing the above only when you finalize your map to save time. Then again, it doesn't take much time to do the last steps either way.