my map is too large..

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Jun 7 2003, 12:25 pm

Siefer

uh well my map is really big.. its an exact recreation of narshe from final fantasy 3. what i did to make it was instead of using dmi 32x32 icons i took a picture of narshe and saved it as a dmi which works but its exactly the same size as a bmp for some odd reason and with a picture that large thats not something i can afford to do. it would take way too long to use 32x32 icons though and there would be too many of them. is there anything i can do?

Jun 7 2003, 1:05 pm
Foomer	Doing things right requires not being lazy. Either rebuild the city using tiles like FF6 originally, or don't build the city at all. (Or better yet, make something original instead of another recreation.)

Jun 7 2003, 1:35 pm In response to Foomer
Siefer	i was asking if there was a better way not tips on what to build

Jun 7 2003, 1:38 pm In response to Siefer
Nave	the better way is to use tiles or making something new, not the same old thing

Jun 7 2003, 2:02 pm In response to Nave
SSChicken	By better he probobly means quick and efficient without much work.

Jun 7 2003, 10:58 pm In response to SSChicken
Siefer	you're right theres really no better way than the old fashioned way.. i suppose patience is a virtue.

Jun 8 2003, 4:27 am
Nick231	You could convert it into a .png, which would cut down on the size some, but it would still be pretty big...

Jun 8 2003, 8:55 am In response to Siefer
Airjoe	Well, i think gughunter recently came out with a thing that turns PNGs and BMPs into maps. Of course, you probobly don't have a BYONDscape subscription, so this won't work....damn.... hopes dantom can get a new payment system in soon Airjoe

Jun 8 2003, 9:17 am In response to Airjoe
Goku72	Is glad he has a 1 year subscription ^_^

Jun 8 2003, 10:00 am In response to Goku72
Airjoe	I also have a 1 year subscription! YAY TO THE BLUE BOOK! !@#$%^&()Airjoe)(&^%$#@!

Jun 8 2003, 10:31 am In response to Airjoe
Foomer	Gughunter's library converts individual pixels into different types, and from there you can convert types on the map to whatever types your game needs. But it won't do what he's trying to do.