modifying a map

[mrlc]

Steel fields is a 32x32 map. What do I need to be able to trim that down to say 28x28? Can I just open up the sd7 file and change the size?

[smoth]

nope, maps don't work that way.

you would have to export the texture, scale it and the height field down then rebuild it.

[SirArtturi]

SME is handy tool for such operation.

Takes like couple of minutes...

[mrlc]

I tried using SME. For some reason it just wont load the map. I have 6 gigs of ram so I dont know what the problem is.
for those of you who use sme, how long does it take to load a map?

[oksnoop2]

Should load really quickly. Did you decompress the map first?

[mrlc]

i extracted the smf file from the map sd7 file so i suppose i did

[SirArtturi]

In SME import .smt file, works for me that way...

[Forboding Angel]

smf is just information, smt is texture.

[knorke]

1) unpack the map
2) springmapedit File -> Import Spring Sm2 map
3) file -> save all maps
4) there will be several bitmaps, some quite large
5) use irfanview/photoshop/whatever to resize those bitmaps
6) use file->load to them again
7) export -> spring sm2 map
pack the map

see http://springrts.com/wiki/Map_development on how to pack the map, what bitmap sizes for what mapsizes and all that.

for those of you who use sme, how long does it take to load a map?

depends on the size, the console window shows progress with #####

For some reason it just wont load the map. I have 6 gigs of ram so I dont know what the problem is.

Does it load a smaller map? Also copy the errors from the console.
I think only frostregen can really help with sme as he made it:
http://springrts.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=16341

[mrlc]

Iy just wont load. oh well.