LOL prefer Fallout 4 myself

ah yes, playing that (not got far yet) and 7 Days To Die which my nephew is hooked on at the moment.

@ Bolt Action Gaming



He is

Mike

(BOTR)



Dave

There's a lot of myke's/mikes on here

This looks awesome

Thanks Earthling45.

Doing some final testing and then all going well with the installer app, I will attach link under "third party tools". I'll put together a "how to do" doc and also the usual video.

Mike (yes also BOTR ha )

You're a rock star man. Now I can cut past to procedural generation. Should be fun to get started
With respect to the Mike thing, I just wanted to make sure there was no confusion and that they weren't giving me credit for your work

thanks for the nice comments guys.

I've had a small set back due to one of my drives (Windows 10 32 bit) has now hung during/after a Windows 10 update attempt and now won't load in at all Luckily I still have my dev OS (Windows 10 64 bit) and have backups of all my files (phew). I will have to test out on my Windows 10 Laptop 32 bit as at the moment the app only works on my dev machine correctly. Once the app is working fully on both 32/64 bit OS I will send out link.

here is the google drive link to the app (edit-now 32/64 bit compatible 1024x1024 images only).

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8xlwsP3Xc3OenZoT3Awd2ZLRzg

All you have to do is extract the password protected archive to a folder of your choice.
Password is "One ring to rule them all. One ring to find them. One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them!" without the double quotes.

The file has been scanned for virus/malware prior to uploading.

The first time you run the program, you will be asked to point to your GameGuru install "files" folder e.g C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Game Guru\Files.
You only have to do this once.

A config file "hm2mdat.ini" is created to your root drive folder e.g. c:\hm2mdat.ini.

Here you can change some settings including your GameGuru install path. The settings so far are:

[GG settings]
root=C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Game Guru\Files --> GameGuru install path
[IMPORTER settings]
converttogreyscale=0 --> Change to 1 if you want to convert to Greyscale.
terrainscale=0.5 --> Change terrain scale
terrainyscale=1.0 --> Change terrain Y scale
zerolevel=600.0 -- > Change terrain zero level (the lower the setting of this value e.g. 450, the more flooded your terrain will be, experiment)

Step 0. If you are (like me) paranoid about losing any of your existing maps (which shouldn't happen), make a backup of your mapbank folder.
Step 1. Set GameGuru install path (only once)
[no longer need to do this step] Step 2. Select the blankmap.fpm in \mapbank\heightmap_imports\BLANKGGMAP.fpm. A backup of this template is created each time. DO NOT DELETE.
Step 3. Select a 1024x1024 image. app does not like anything else. It defaults to the app \media\mymaps folder. There are some sample ones I've played around with. For the ocean areas, I painted these black and saved out as 1024x1024. You can also use e.g. Paint.net lasso tool to make a custom loop around e.g. an island and then paint the ocean black if the whole pic turns black.
Step 4. When the plane with the image is shown. Click middle mouse button (if you have one) or the Q key to process heightmap data.
Step 5. The app will close and you can now view your new terrain in GameGuru by opening up the \mapbank\heightmap_imports\BLANKGGMAP.fpm file.
Step 6. If you like the output, save with a different name under folder of your choice, preferably not \mapbank\heightmap_imports, although this won't do any harm.



Enjoy.

[edit]

BOTR ... Incredible what you have achieved ... I wish I knew about the treatment of code a hundredth of what you drive ... ha ha ha ... Congratulations ... Maybe in the future then I can do with its correct proportions the island of Martín García ... juas juas

BOTR... Increíble lo que has logrado... ojalá supiera del tratamiento de codigo la centesima parte de lo que tu manejas... ja ja ja... Felicitaciones... Quizá en un futuro entonces pueda hacer con sus proporciones correctas la isla de Martín García... juas juas

Ufff a real pity ... I can not make him walk. I just click, it goes to error and tells me to review the error report ... But anyway: BOTR ... Thank you very much for the kindness and congratulations for your work!

In case you are interested in knowing the errors that it generates ... to me the system informs me this ... (no idea what it is)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>

-<WERReportMetadata>


-<OSVersionInformation>

<WindowsNTVersion>6.1</WindowsNTVersion>

<Build>7601 Service Pack 1</Build>

<Product>(0x1): Windows 7 Ultimate</Product>

<Edition>Ultimate</Edition>

<BuildString>7601.23677.amd64fre.win7sp1_ldr.170209-0600</BuildString>

<Revision>1130</Revision>

<Flavor>Multiprocessor Free</Flavor>

<Architecture>X64</Architecture>

<LCID>3082</LCID>

</OSVersionInformation>


-<ProblemSignatures>

<EventType>BEX</EventType>

<Parameter0>HM2MDAT.exe</Parameter0>

<Parameter1>1.0.0.0</Parameter1>

<Parameter2>59342dbc</Parameter2>

<Parameter3>StackHash_0a9e</Parameter3>

<Parameter4>0.0.0.0</Parameter4>

<Parameter5>00000000</Parameter5>

<Parameter6>00000000</Parameter6>

<Parameter7>c0000005</Parameter7>

<Parameter8>00000008</Parameter8>

</ProblemSignatures>


-<DynamicSignatures>

<Parameter1>6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1</Parameter1>

<Parameter2>3082</Parameter2>

<Parameter22>0a9e</Parameter22>

<Parameter23>0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789</Parameter23>

<Parameter24>0a9e</Parameter24>

<Parameter25>0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789</Parameter25>

</DynamicSignatures>


-<SystemInformation>

<MID>D89DBB90-FB5E-4BD0-9B5A-BA19C221EA5F</MID>

<SystemManufacturer>System manufacturer</SystemManufacturer>

<SystemProductName>System Product Name</SystemProductName>

<BIOSVersion>0702</BIOSVersion>

</SystemInformation>

</WERReportMetadata>

@all - You may need to make sure you have the latest Microsoft Visual c++ 2015 redistributable installed.

@all - You may need to make sure you have the latest Microsoft Visual c++ 2015 redistributable installed. Unfortunately, I am unable to test on Win7/8/XP, only win10 64bit/32bit.

@ BOTR - Thank you for this another excellent add on for GG I will try it tomorrow and report back will try my little app with it too

@GraPhix-many thanks for the kind words.

Now running ok on my Win10 32 bit laptop. Images have to be 512x512 and 1024x1024 for 64bit. The next release will be tomorrow and should resolve any current issues (fingers crossed).

[edit - Here is an updated EXE, password is same as before and also has been scanned for malware/viruses. This does [edit] work on 32/64 bit OS. The link is the same as above but placed here for convenience:

1024x1024 sized images only.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8xlwsP3Xc3OenZoT3Awd2ZLRzg

Thanks BOTR. I'll check it out tonight if I get a chance.

I've removed the file from google drive until I find out why it's not running on most other users Win10 64 bit. Only myself and Pirate Myke are able to run the app as far as I know.

It seems to be working fine for me on Windows 10 64bit too (i can only test by running it and seeing it run because i don't have a map to play with and i'm not sure where to get them yet), but only when run as administrator, if i don't do that double clicking just makes the cursor spin for a bit and does nothing else.

thanks Belidos for the confirmation that it works on your PC, excellent stuff. So at least that's 2 users so far that have replied to say that it works. A disappointing start. Will figure it out.

Hi BOTR sorry to say it does not work for me either run as administrator blue circle for a bit then nothing I am on Windows 10 Fall edition (October) latest version and I must say it is pants having a lot of issues with it.

if you run winver in an elevated command prompt it will give you the windows 10 version you are on
this is mine

thanks GraPhix

Ok I have recompiled on Visual Studio successfully on both 32/64 bit Windows 10. more testing I think. to do before I do any more releasing.

[update-Tested out on my win 10 32bit laptop and works fine with 1024x1024 sized images. So no idea what I did wrong before.]

Good to hear.

Could it be that it works for me myke and yourself is because we all have visual studio installed?

@Belidos-most likely, although I had made a bit of a boo boo with regard to compiling the code. So most likely a combination of things. Users should make sure they have the latest microsoft c++ redistributable files and that it installs with success.

Doing some more testing at the moment, but I think my PC is on it's out way out and time to buy new one for business and home stuff.

Hope to have new release as soon as possible. Testing out on 2048x2048 maps. Program runs ok but doing a file integrity check on GameGuru as I keep getting memory fragmentation issues quite regularaly now. Not a good day.

No its not that ,i have visual studio installed .

Dave

Is probably down to my compiling as I missed something. My laptop isn't a dev machine and doesn't have VS installed either but does have the c+ redist. files and the app runs on this like a charm (32 bit). Before, it was having issues all over the place. Will upload as soon as, but might be tomorrow morning. The next release should (I hope) run on both x64 and x86 OS.

a pic of Argentina in GameGuru.......releasing shortly.

Ok, here is the link for the new release. Now runs on both 32/64 bit OS. Only 1024x1024 sized images.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8xlwsP3Xc3OenZoT3Awd2ZLRzg

Same link can be be found on original posts.

Please make sure c+ redist files are installed successfully and you run the app as administrator.

Files have been scanned for virus/malware.

Fired up strait away,nice work Mike.Will play with this tomorrow , playing with photoshop at the moment.nice work and thank you .

Dave

Thank you.
Will test again.

@Bored of the Rings - thank you, the program runs now - nicely done! I found that the importer settings have no effect on the end result, though.

@all-glad it runs for you all now. Phew.

@Gtox-umm, I just modified the settings for the Argentina map and get the following result:

Pic1 settings:
converttogreyscale=0
terrainscale=0.5
terrainyscale=8.0
zerolevel=600.0

Pic2 settingS:
converttogreyscale=0
terrainscale=1.0
terrainyscale=12.0
zerolevel=600.0

If you still have problems, please send me a before/after picture and settings used and if possible the image file.

Love this great working for me now .

@Devlin-glad it runs for you also. Looks more positive this time around. Phew.

Anyway, I will be adding a link to a "how to use" video shortly.

How To Guide:

@Bored of the Rings - using the Argentina map, and the two different sets of settings you had above, I get identical results. I also followed the tutorial video above, just to make sure. I've attached only the one image, as the maps were identical - the same as the map produced by default settings in the video.

@Gtox: so changing the yscale to something like 10.0 or 17.0 doesn't make a difference in terrain height at all on your PC? I'll see what I can do in the program.

[update-actually, please can you look at the .fpm in the heightmap_imports folder just to check that the modified date/time stamp and size of file is changing?]

The .fpm files are definitely being modified. I've tried extremes with the scale and yscale, as well as setting the zerolevel to 200.

@Gtox-ok, I will have a look into it and see what's going on.

It also works on win7-64.

Did a fast tryout without adjusting the settings, but the drawing of harbour and fortress is quite visible without having a optimized picture.

@Earthling45: Thanks for letting me know it works on Win7-64 bit. Yes, the better the image the better the results.

just wanted to clarify the terrainscale and terrainyscale allowable values in the .ini:

terrainscale= can be either 0.5, 1.0 or 2.0 -> 0.5 = halve the terrain size, 1.0 = no change, 2.0 = double the terrain size
terrainyscale= can be either 0.5, 1.0 or 2.0 -> 0.5 = halve the terrain height, 1.0 = no change, 2.0 = double the terrain height

Nominated you for a new badge BOTR 'GameGuru Tool Maker' I hope other people in this thread will follow suit I think it would be well deserved you are a true Star and a gentleman thank you so much for all the hard work you do for us

I think he has that one ,he has quite a collection .All well deserved to .

Dave

Yup, he already has that one lol

why is there two tool maker badges then ???

What Badge would you like Mike ?

No idea but I gave him that as well

@GraPhix-ah thanks for the nomination for a badge. I enjoy making the tools and it's very rewarding to see others get good results/use from them. Maybe I could make it a "hatrick" with regard to the tool maker badge , kinda like a "golden" badge .. although to add I don't do this for the badges but it's great to see. In all honesty I didn't even know I had 2, well spotted.

@All-hope to add more to this app and testing out if "smoothing" and Quad Reduction/Rotation commands that are part of the Blitz Terrain plugin have any affect or only within the BlitzTerrain environment itself. Hopefully , a more GUI interactive tool in the future.

MARTIN GARCIA ISLAND (scale 1: 1)

Not only the perfect outline or the appropriate scale ... but marked with a slight slope the streets of the small town that is on the island ... in an hour I could do the ones that I did not get in several hours and that took me to suspend the idea.
The only thing that is missing now is to soften the coasts and we have the right terrain to generate the perfect recreation to simulate a historic place !!
BOTR ... Thank you!


ISLA MARTIN GARCIA (escala 1:1)

No sólo el contorno perfecto ni la escala adecuada... sino marcados con un ligero desnivel las calles del pequeño pueblo que se encuentra en la isla... en una hora pude hacer los que no llegué a obtener en varias horas y que me llevó a suspender la idea.
Lo unico que falta ahora es suavizar las costas y tenemos el terreno propicio para generar la recreación perfecta para simular un histórico lugar!!
BOTR... Gracias!