18-08-2003 10:56									#1
	Gigamap map eiditor for MGE Inflate your Upload Space

i wanted to 'update' my south america map to a gigamap version, but my MGE map editor doesn't work (i have the standard civ2's editor on a separate folder, which is what i use, but i can't open gigamaps with it)

any ideas on what should i try?

	18-08-2003 15:27									#2
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MapEdit

You will still need the MGE map editor to do the actual creating though, unless you want to do it all in a paint program.

	19-08-2003 07:17									#3
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i already have map edit, but i want the map editor....

working with the bmp's is too tedious, as the civ2 grid id tilted 45º with respect to a bmp grid....

	19-08-2003 07:27									#4
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Dont you need the 'no limits' patch to be able to work with gigas? Probably a civfanatics downloadable item.

	19-08-2003 07:31									#5
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but they work with my civ... i can open gigamaps, the only thing that won't work is the map editor.... (the MGE one returns an error, and the basic civ2 one opens them up screwed up)

	19-08-2003 19:07									#6
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quote: working with the bmp's is too tedious, as the civ2 grid id tilted 45º with respect to a bmp grid....

I agree completely.

What error do you get?

Maybe you can try my "Test of Time map editor", downloadable from the MapEdit websites as well. It's just a copy of the MGE one really (although you can also create gigamaps with it), I think it should work with MGE too.
... I don't think that works on WindowsXP though, which is probably a mistake on my part, but I can't fix it because I don't have XP.

quote: Originally posted by Field Marshal Klesh Dont you need the 'no limits' patch to be able to work with gigas? Probably a civfanatics downloadable item.

No you don't. The only thing that does for maps is allow you to generate random gigamaps. And it doesn't affect the map editor either.

	19-08-2003 20:38									#7
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i'll need to check the error at home (it just doesn't open....)... it's a civ2map.exe with around 2 KB, whereas the standard civ one (which i have in a separate folder weights around 1.5 kb)


btw, i'll give your ToT editor a try as soon as i get home... but i use XP :-/

	26-08-2003 23:29									#8
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indeed, the tot editor doesn't work... i get a civ2map.exe is not a valid win32 file message...

	27-08-2003 04:17									#9
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Yep, that sounds about right.

Could you perhaps try it again, but use this one instead (it still works the same):

http://apolyton.net/upload/files/Mercator/Civ2map.zip (down)

Edit: My utility website has been updated. So the updated (XP-compatible) map editor is now available from there:
http://www.civgaming.net/mercator/mapedit

Last edited by Mercator on 13-09-2003 at 19:39

	02-09-2003 20:56									#10
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Could someone with Windows XP and ToT (or MGE) please test this?

	02-09-2003 22:51									#11
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I won't be able to till weekend... perhaps tomorrow, but i'm not sure....

	03-09-2003 04:52									#12
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Works for me. I guess now I won't have to switch to my Win 98SE partition. Excellent stuff, Mercator.

All I need now, is something that can add rivers in the saved game, without hex editing .

	04-09-2003 19:23									#13
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there is a method.. wait a sec.

[edit:]
Here it is: http://apolyton.net/forums/showthre...&threadid=66105

i've tried it (MGE) and it works.

Last edited by N35t0r on 04-09-2003 at 19:30

	04-09-2003 20:24									#14
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Hurrah!

I'll update the editor on my website too in a few days.

	06-09-2003 10:11									#15
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Confirming it works with MGE and XP... and confirming that the instructions to make it work on a separate directory are correct... thank you mercator!

	07-09-2003 00:44									#16
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You're welcome.

But... " the instructions to make it work on a separate directory"
Or are you simply referring to the list of required files I mention in the readme?

	08-09-2003 20:49									#17
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yup.

you say that those are the files it needs to run.... and indeed they are... I got it in a separate dir. than civ and it works with only those files. (i had some extra ones, as i copied most of the .dll's when i used the basic civ2 editor...)

This way, i have all the maps on a separate dir (\civ2\maps) it's much more clean, with the saves in their own dir, my civ2 folder looks 'cleaner'....

	10-09-2003 01:50									#18
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Oh, OK.

	14-11-2003 05:31									#19
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/edit i posted about not being able to download from mercator's site, but ive since got it working (problem on my end )....

Last edited by Daftpanzer on 14-11-2003 at 06:10