My First Map!

[SupSuper]

i finally decided to try and make a map with the Map Editor and it isn't very hard

here's my first attempt. i call it "Who let Tommy drive the Skyranger?"

 

btw, how do you apply a certain tile to all the selected tiles at once?

[x0563511]

Select the tiles, select the tile type (ground,north,west,object) than open the edit menu (all this on the tile window... not the one that shows the ingame view) and choose FILL

[Hobbes]

Here's my own take on the Skyranger.

[j'ordos]

Here's my own take on the Skyranger.

"thank you for flying with xcom airlines, we hope to see you again soon."

No first class seats?

[[Blehm 98]]

hmm, hey hobbes, how did you get that angle on the skyrangers view? (I'm stuck using a hotel internett keyboard )

[SupSuper]

flipping horizontally the original tiles?

[Hobbes]

flipping horizontally the original tiles?

 

No big secret there

[DaiShiva]

flipping horizontally the original tiles?

 

No big secret there

 

 

*Idea*

[Hobbes]

*Idea*

 

I hope you turn it into reality

[SupSuper]

look, a skyranger with a top exit like in the intro movie

works in-game if you use it in a terror site (stairs are from City tileset). i can make it for other tilesets if you tell me which ones contains the lift for ufos (for crash sites), alien bases and cydonia. that way you can get a skyranger with a top view by replacing the map with the proper one

[Hobbes]

look, a skyranger with a top exit like in the intro movie

works in-game if you use it in a terror site (stairs are from City tileset). i can make it for other tilesets if you tell me which ones contains the lift for ufos (for crash sites), alien bases and cydonia. that way you can get a skyranger with a top view by replacing the map with the proper one

 

That sounds an interesting idea.

The tiles are in the U_wall02 tileset. If you want I can give you tiles to close the ramp of the Skyranger (I've drawn them). The only problem with including them is that there's no retreating option (unless you're using fly suits)

[[Blehm 98]]

flipping horizontally the original tiles?

 

No big secret there

 

 

Wait, horizontally flipping the tiles? I thought that all tiles were 2-dimensional, and if you looked at the unshown side, there would be nothing

[j'ordos]

flipping horizontally the original tiles?

 

No big secret there

 

 

Wait, horizontally flipping the tiles? I thought that all tiles were 2-dimensional, and if you looked at the unshown side, there would be nothing

horizontal flipping like this :

b -> d, or the other way round

[[Blehm 98]]

? B -> d? What is that supposed to mean!?!?

[Hobbes]

? B -> d?  What is that supposed to mean!?!?

 

b -> d ......it represents the process, by flipping horizontally the b you get its mirrowed image, a d

 

b flipped verticallyturns into a......

p

 

d turns into a............

q

 

You can do that with the xcom tiles, although vertical flips make the objects look as if they are upside down and stuck to the ceiling

Edited August 11, 2004 by Hobbes

[[Blehm 98]]

exactly how do you do that?

[j'ordos]

exactly how do you do that?

fire up pckview, export, fire up paint, load, image->mirror/rotate->mirror horizontally, save, fire up pckview, import. There ya go

 

Hey hobbes, that'd be a great idea, fight the aliens upside down, a new challenge (although you'd have to flip aliens and human graphics too)

[[Blehm 98]]

pck view?

[DaiShiva]

pck view?

 

Yeah buddy! :happybanana:

[Hobbes]

Hey hobbes, that'd be a great idea, fight the aliens upside down, a new challenge (although you'd have to flip aliens and human graphics too)

 

that would be weird but also take ages....you would need to manually change all the Line of Fire entries to get them correct