How to get MiniMap on World Builder

BuddaBoy · Cyborg Engineer **Joined**: 05 Oct 2004

1) go into WorldBuilder and load up your map

2) hit CTRL+F to go into top view, and zoom out until you can see the whole map.

3) go to the edit menu and uncheck waypoints, object maps, until all you see is the bare map and the objects on it. ( If you have the map seeded with Tiberium, you should remove it for the time being)

4) hit the Print Screen key, go into an image editor like PhotoShop or GIMP, go
File - > New and then Edit-> Paste.

5) Crop the image into a square by holding down the shift key and dragging across the image so that only the map is selected. Hit Enter.

6) (with a catch) I had to flip my image vertically in order to sync up with my map. This may not apply to you, but It's just something I'd watch out for.

7) go to image -> Image Size and reduce the image to 128 or 256 square.

Cool

Save the file as a Targa (.tga) file with the map name and the extention "_art.tga
example: if your map is

"my_map. map"

its minimap file would be

" my_map_art.tga"

put it in the same folder as your completed map.

And LO!

A working minimap.

I haven't tested yet...but it does seem to do the job.

Key Words: #Tutorials #Mapping #WorldBuilder #TiberiumWars #KanesWrath #RedAlert3 #RedAlert3Uprising #Photoshop

Banshee · Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:31 am Post subject:

I guess your case won't work because you might not be saving it in the correct place, but, to complete this tutorials, the previews can be posted at:

Documents and Settings\<YOUR_WINDOWS_NAME>\Application Data\Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars\MapPreviews

Just save over the minimap of your map, which should have a similar name to your map. Something like:

data_maps_internal_yourmap_yourmap.tga

TerroR · General **Joined**: 25 Aug 2002 **Location**: UK

This works, thanks Budda Smile

iMess · Vehicle Driver **Joined**: 27 Apr 2007

Hey, i'm new here and i used this way to get the mini map/preview showing correctly, however, it doesn't work with destroyable objects such as bridges.. Do we know if theres a way to actually get it working the way it's meant to?

Mighty BOB! · AA Infantry **Joined**: 05 Oct 2005 **Location**: USA

Ctrl+F, zoom all the way out, disable everything you can so it won't show up, select everything else, hit the delete key, then take the screenshot, then hit the undo button to restore all the deleted stuff.

_________________
WOL nick: migtybob

iMess · Vehicle Driver **Joined**: 27 Apr 2007

Oh, is that the way EA do it with their maps?

Banshee · Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 11:16 am Post subject:

They've used an older version of the World Builder that probably had a working minimap Laughing

iMess · Vehicle Driver **Joined**: 27 Apr 2007

Oh.. i see now, thanks Banshee.

kinoko_otoko · Vehicle Driver **Joined**: 25 Jun 2007

I've noticed that clicking the middle mouse button snaps the camera back to its original position and orientation, so that north is up, south down, etc. Thus, switch to overhead mode and click middlemouse so your screenshot isn't upside down.