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Title: Custom Map: Europe Tsunami
Post by: AutoPost on July 29, 2010, 03:36:07 PM
This topic is for discussion of map: Europe Tsunami (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/mapcomments.php?id=2733)
(http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/thumb.php?id=2733) (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/mapcomments.php?id=2733)

Author: MadMag (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewmaps.php?author=MadMag)

Desc:
Maybe my best map so far... Check it out :)

(http://a.imagehost.org/0307/ET.jpg)
Title: Re: Custom Map: Europe Tsunami
Post by: SPIFFEN on July 29, 2010, 09:03:18 PM
Looks very nice =)
But didnt you get the info about the pic settings ?
( [img width=640 height=480] . . . )
Pics looks better when they fit the screen better =P
Title: Re: Custom Map: Europe Tsunami
Post by: UpperKEES on July 29, 2010, 09:14:11 PM
Hmmm, it looks great on my screen (it automatically scales to the appropriate width).

I would almost say: "Sauffaus is back!" ;)

Would you mind telling us how you created these graphics? Looks awesome! *thumbs up*

PS: I'll play this one later for sure! :)
Title: Re: Custom Map: Europe Tsunami
Post by: MadMag on July 30, 2010, 04:54:50 AM
@SPIFFEN

The image is scaled i Photoshop to 640px × 439px. I think the browser or forum scales the picture itself.  If you right click it and choose veiw picture you will see the orginal size.

Image info: 640px × 439px (scaled to 933px × 640px)  Don't know why the forum is scaling it up.



@UpperKEES

I always make my maps in Photoshop first, in this case I downloaded one picture of Europe and one satelitte photo of an ocean. I have made a grid guide in Photoshop, so Its easy to draw the square map out of the photos. Then edited the square map a little in PS. Import the custom image to the map editor and draws the terrain on my template I just made in Photoshop. I have smoothed out the level tints so that the map dont look so "squared".. I hope you understand my work method now :)

I can upload the Grid Guide if you want .PSD
Title: Re: Custom Map: Europe Tsunami
Post by: Echo51 on July 30, 2010, 07:21:23 AM
Abseloutly love it :P pretty...
Title: Re: Custom Map: Europe Tsunami
Post by: UpperKEES on July 30, 2010, 07:59:38 AM
Quote from: MadMag on July 30, 2010, 04:54:50 AM
@UpperKEES

I always make my maps in Photoshop first, in this case I downloaded one picture of Europe and one satelitte photo of an ocean. I have made a grid guide in Photoshop, so Its easy to draw the square map out of the photos. Then edited the square map a little in PS. Import the custom image to the map editor and draws the terrain on my template I just made in Photoshop. I have smoothed out the level tints so that the map dont look so "squared".. I hope you understand my work method now :)

I can upload the Grid Guide if you want .PSD

Thanks, I get the idea. :) I'd indeed like to see that grid. Maybe you can also include a normal image of the background (.jpg or .png), because I don't have Photoshop (yet). Did you modify the edges of each square yourself? What is the effect called you use for that? (I'm referring to the round corners and the shading.)
Title: Re: Custom Map: Europe Tsunami
Post by: MadMag on July 30, 2010, 10:22:39 AM
I make each level in separate layers in Photoshop, then I used the effects Outer Glow and a little Bevel on each level to make them look more rounded.

Here is a link with the .psd file for guides in Photoshop (remember turn on veiw -> show guides) and a jpg of the guides for non PS user.

http://www.2shared.com/file/00QbKQbP/CreeperGuides.html  (You find download link almost at the bottom of the page. Save file to your PC: _click here_



Title: Re: Custom Map: Europe Tsunami
Post by: Fisherck on July 30, 2010, 03:23:00 PM
Quote from: MadMag on July 30, 2010, 10:22:39 AM
I make each level in separate layers in Photoshop, then I used the effects Outer Glow and a little Bevel on each level to make them look more rounded.

Here is a link with the .psd file for guides in Photoshop (remember turn on veiw -> show guides) and a jpg of the guides for non PS user.

http://www.2shared.com/file/00QbKQbP/CreeperGuides.html  (You find download link almost at the bottom of the page. Save file to your PC: _click here_

Thanks this could be very usefull (not that it was origonaly meant for me :P). I have photoshop and I have been toying with it a bit and this brings me one step closer to figuring it out...
Title: Re: Custom Map: Europe Tsunami
Post by: MadMag on July 31, 2010, 06:04:16 AM
My pleasure :)
Title: Re: Custom Map: Europe Tsunami
Post by: DethbyIT on April 14, 2011, 06:08:21 PM
Excellent graphics and a fun game to play!
Thank you.
dbit