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PakSets and Customization => Pak128.Britain => Topic started by: Bassem_90 on May 26, 2016, 08:40:44 AM

Title: external maps
Post by: Bassem_90 on May 26, 2016, 08:40:44 AM
hi I have a question how we can integrate maps from outside in simutrans and play them ? thank you in advance for help :)
Title: Re: external maps
Post by: Tjoeker on May 26, 2016, 09:27:52 AM
Hi,

Heightmaps should be placed in the Documents/Simutrans/maps folder


If You don't have your heightmap yet:
Heightmaps in simutrans use the .ppm extention.
Basicly you can take any greyscale heightmap from google and convert it to .ppm using Gimp (an opensource photoshop software).
Most of these maps won't be playable gameplay wise, so i suggest you download your heightmaps here: http://maps.simutrans.com/ (http://maps.simutrans.com/) (<does this site still get updated?)
Title: Re: external maps
Post by: Carl on May 26, 2016, 12:41:37 PM
Bassem, I was thinking of making a video tutorial for this, so watch this space :)
Title: Re: external maps
Post by: Bassem_90 on May 26, 2016, 08:35:01 PM
dear all thank you for kind help :) the thing that I don't have maps folder in my simutrans game do I have to create one or it should exist ?
Title: Re: external maps
Post by: Carl on May 26, 2016, 08:38:35 PM
Does it live in the Simutrans directory or in My Documents? I've had them merged for so long that I've forgotten. Check both, at any rate.
Title: Re: external maps
Post by: Bassem_90 on May 29, 2016, 05:33:54 AM
dear Sir , in fact there is an option called play heightmap in game but when I press it they ask to write something and press OK . is there kindly any video to know how that function ? thank you :)
Title: Re: external maps
Post by: Isaac Eiland-Hall on May 29, 2016, 08:11:38 PM
This may help: http://maps.simutrans.com/tutorial.html