Pics for added maps

scynide · Post by **scynide** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 6:50 pm

I added some modded maps to my mainmenu.map

I was wondering if there was a way to add in pics for the new ones. Because when I go to choose the map there is just a white square and that doesn't look very good. Any ideas?

Sorry, I put this in the wrong section the firs time. My bad.

dos mes · Post by **dos mes** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 6:53 pm

It's ok but umm I think there was another post on this recently it should still be on the first or second page of this thread so search a little bit and if you still can't find it (but you should) then ill try to help you. Sorry I dont know this off of the top of my head.

WaywornMmmmm · Post by **WaywornMmmmm** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 7:30 pm

um i think in the map u added, in the scnr tag deppendencys, there is a bitmap of the map image.

scynide · Post by **scynide** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 7:47 pm

I found a really cool pic of a program that would help everyone with this issue, but it does not seem that the guy is going to give a link to it. (reading the rest of the forum) The pic was posted by "limpmybizket" in the forum named "New maps main menu patch" on page 2 of "Halo 2 Modding General"

Thanx WaywornMmmmm I will look into that and try to find a program that makes pics into .dds files. I seen somthing about putting pics in as .dds files in a forum, but it did not say how. If you know how to do this let me know, because i have no clue as to how.

Spammy · Post by **Spammy** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:22 pm

Do a search for a program called DXTBMP. It can convert various types of images into .dds(DXT1,3,5 and others).

scynide · Post by **scynide** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:27 pm

But how do I in put them into the mainmenu.map as the pics for the specific levels?

WaywornMmmmm · Post by **WaywornMmmmm** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 5:53 am

You edit is instide the map i think, not in the mainmenu

lunatic pandora · Post by **lunatic pandora** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:44 am

If your using CH2R...
Open up you mainmenu.map file. Right click on globals/globals matg. Go to properties. Go to dependencies tab and just swap. If your bringing in a pic thats been altered, make sure you have it in the right format. If your using DotHalo, ADI, etc its basically the same thing..

Fantom13 · Post by **Fantom13** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 12:19 pm

Its in the Mainmenu.map? I would of thought the map pictuers would be in their respective maps because how would the DLC maps get their picture into the main menu on the CD?

scynide · Post by **scynide** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 3:19 pm

Ok that worked. Thanx a bunch guys.