How to Take a Quality Map Top-Down

[awesomeunleashed]

Originally Posted by superfrog

So while I was making a couple top-downs recently, I was starting to get bothered by perspective issues. For example, a tree that's not near the center of the map is impossible to get straight because of perspective issues. Then I remembered the "topographic view" button. It creates a non-warped perfect topdown of the map, but without color or texture, only the elevation at each point. If there was a way to get the perspective from that view with all the tile images, that would be amazing. However, I don't know enough about this whole thing to figure it out. So I guess I'm wondering if anybody could create some sort of hack in VS to convert the topographic view into a perfect topdown....

That would be nice for sure, but if it's possible, I don't know how to do it. However, you may notice that all of the trees and ruins in the reasonably-new templates are straight up. How I do it is I take the shot with them removed, and then edit in straight top-down ones. If you want to try that, I could send you my tree/palm/ruin images, if you wanted.

[superfrog]

Originally Posted by awesomeunleashed

That would be nice for sure, but if it's possible, I don't know how to do it. However, you may notice that all of the trees and ruins in the reasonably-new templates are straight up. How I do it is I take the shot with them removed, and then edit in straight top-down ones. If you want to try that, I could send you my tree/palm/ruin images, if you wanted.

I figured that's what you did, but if my idea could be done it would make the whole thing a one-click process. Not that I have any idea how feasible that is...

I would appreciate if you sent me those images for future use.

[kevindola]

Is there a way to take a file and convert it for top down use or at least get a top down image without having VS?

[Sheep]

Originally Posted by Sheep

I updated my snow files so that you can set brightness in VS to the highest value and get quality TT pictures. I also updated all of my level 0 tiles (most namely the ice and snow to add the sparkles we all love). Here's a preview of the old vs. the new:


You can find all of the files here.

Once you get these files, check out the OHS folder for all of your snow, level 0 tiles, and increased legibility for sand/dungeon/road/concrete with black font needs!

[Sir Heroscape]

Originally Posted by Sheep

Once you get these files, check out the OHS folder for all of your snow, level 0 tiles, and increased legibility for sand/dungeon/road/concrete with black font needs!

black font needs? wait...you create OHS maps directly in VS??!?! do tell...I've always just taken a top down and then manually added numbers through like Paint App...

[Sheep]

Originally Posted by Sir Heroscape

black font needs? wait...you create OHS maps directly in VS??!?! do tell...I've always just taken a top down and then manually added numbers through like Paint App...

Might be time for you to take a real look at the OP then.

(And by doing so find White Knight's Online Map VS Conversion Aid thread.)