[added] Najena's Hollow Tower...

[jacobian163]

So I have the svg files.. and I have the first level done and ready to go... I even have the height cutoffs for transitioning between the 5 levels, but I have some questions:

1) How do I test a multi-level map in-game? I'm not sure what to type into the _UserStyles.xml file once I get a zonerect and height min/max for each level.

2) Do I need a height max for the highest level? Do I need a height min for the lowest level? or just the transition points between them?

3) what do I save the files as? I would think they would all start with the same prefix: exp05_dun_najena_hollow_ , but can I just add the numbers 0 through 4 for the four levels? (i.e. - exp05_dun_najena_hollow_0, exp05_dun_najena_hollow_1, exp05_dun_najena_hollow_2, exp05_dun_najena_hollow_3, exp05_dun_najena_hollow_4 ?)

[gm9]

Hehe I knew it, as soon as I put one live you'll post another one. Lol.

1) Similar to the code I posted in your first map thread, you'd just have to make that five times and add heightmin="X" heightmax="X" tags.

2). Just the transition points.

3) Yes.

[jacobian163]

I'm uber excited... I put in the following code for the xml to test it, and it works beautifully!

<ImageStyle Name="exp05_dun_najena_hollow_0" displayname="Najena's Hollow Tower" menugroup="Lavastorm (Island)" zonerect="-62,-59,64,107" heightmin="-40">
<ImageFrame Source="images/maps/map_exp05_dun_najena_hollow_0.dds" SourceRect="0,0,436,506" />
</ImageStyle>
<ImageStyle Name="exp05_dun_najena_hollow_1" displayname="Najena's Hollow Tower" menugroup="Lavastorm (Island)" zonerect="-42,-63,253,167" heightmax="-40" heightmin="-150">
<ImageFrame Source="images/maps/map_exp05_dun_najena_hollow_1.dds" SourceRect="0,0,436,506" />
</ImageStyle>
<ImageStyle Name="exp05_dun_najena_hollow_2" displayname="Najena's Hollow Tower" menugroup="Lavastorm (Island)" zonerect="-73,-210,66,52" heightmax="-150" heightmin="-220">
<ImageFrame Source="images/maps/map_exp05_dun_najena_hollow_2.dds" SourceRect="0,0,436,506" />
</ImageStyle>
<ImageStyle Name="exp05_dun_najena_hollow_3" displayname="Najena's Hollow Tower" menugroup="Lavastorm (Island)" zonerect="-110,-129,113,131" heightmax="-220" heightmin="-300">
<ImageFrame Source="images/maps/map_exp05_dun_najena_hollow_3.dds" SourceRect="0,0,436,506" />
</ImageStyle>
<ImageStyle Name="exp05_dun_najena_hollow_4" displayname="Najena's Hollow Tower" menugroup="Lavastorm (Island)" zonerect="-25,-33,101,152" heightmax="-300">
<ImageFrame Source="images/maps/map_exp05_dun_najena_hollow_4.dds" SourceRect="0,0,436,506" />
</ImageStyle>

To save you some headache though, here are the zonerects:

level "0": -62, -59, 64, 107
level "1": -42, -63, 253, 167
level "2": -73, -210, 66, 52
level "3": -110, -129, 113, 131
level "4": -25, -33, 101, 152

the height cutoffs (going down from top to bottom) are:
-40, -150, -220, -300

I've got a page or so of POI's for i as well once it's up and running!

[jacobian163]

it wouldn't let me attach more than 8 files, so here are the last 2:

[gm9]

Nice! While you have photoshop still open, can you please post this (as per the tutorial):

• Post a jpg file with these settings : Average (6) Quality, 436x506 image size
  

Thanks in advance (that's for the webpage).

[jacobian163]

What's different between that and what I posted? I posted .jpeg files, they have already been cropped at 436x506 and saved at quality setting 6. Did I miss something?

[gm9]

Ignore me, I thought those were auto-generated thumbnails of the .dds files since they weren't appearing in the attachment list. Guess I haven't been here long enough yet to know how it works.

[Calain80]

Nice work!

The only thing I would change is the Display name, so you can differ the maps:

0 = Najena's Hollow Tower - Entry Room
1 = Najena's Hollow Tower - Jinn's Pool / Lair
2 = Najena's Hollow Tower - Prison
3 = Najena's Hollow Tower - Draken Den
4 = Najena's Hollow Tower - Throne Room

[gm9]

cheers for the names - I usually just number them but that's even better

[jacobian163]

those names sound fine with me. Do I need to rename the .dds files? or was there more to it than that? or can you just do that and post them as-is?

Slight modifications, these are the names used in the game. They appear when you enter each area, so let's use these:

0 = Najena's Hollow Tower - The Grand Foyer
1 = Najena's Hollow Tower - The Steam Engine
2 = Najena's Hollow Tower - The Fiery Cells
3 = Najena's Hollow Tower - The Magma Pools
4 = Najena's Hollow Tower - Najena's Throne


If you need anything else done before posting, please let me know. I'd like to get these up and running asap :-).

[gm9]

Thanks. I'll put these up as soon as I have time. There is nothing else I need.

[gm9]

On your updater now!

Had to number the maps after all or the names would have been too long. Did put the long names on the website though.

[jacobian163]

great! thanks a bunch!