Melan on 23/12/2015 at 09:41
Long time no see, Editor's Guild.
With the generous help of a French taffer, I am working on a localisation of Bad Debts, and we would like to have a correctly translated in-game map. Except I have forgotten how some elementary things are done.
* Where can I find the blank Thief 2 map background templates used in most fan missions?
* What is the easiest way to correctly palettise your image? I am using GIMP. Is it a matter of overlaying my map image on a PCX automap?
* Are we still stuck with low-res maps in NewDark, or can I add a proper high-res map to the mission now?
Yandros on 23/12/2015 at 11:40
And there I was excited, thinking you were working on a new fan mission...
1. There are several, but among the best are Vigil's, found on this page: (
http://thief.washboardabs.net/miscellany/)
2. You need not palettize your maps any more, full PNG support is in NewDark. Although you may still have to for automaps, I'm not sure.
3. Sadly, all the intrface screens are still limited to 640x480 and the map itself must still be 552x360. But you can go with full colour PNG as I said before.
R Soul on 23/12/2015 at 15:30
Vigil's map pack is the best for retaining the classic backgrounds, but now that we can use pngs, any background image can be used. We still have to resize them to 552 x 360.
You can use pngs for automaps too, see this thread:
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http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=145162)
Melan on 23/12/2015 at 16:37
Thanks! May your ice cream cones always have the right location and rotation. Will check back if anything's wrong.
I am actually working on a new fan mission, for TDM. I still have one idea that would really need to be made in Dromed (as it is a story specifically about Garrett), but I am so out of practice I couldn't build a decent room to save my life. Maybe some day.
Dev_Anj on 23/12/2015 at 17:18
Quote Posted by Melan
Thanks! May your ice cream cones always have the right location and rotation.
I was literally stunned by this, it's such a great reference that few will get here. :D
Yandros on 23/12/2015 at 20:28
Wow, it's skacky's secret project mission! :laff:
