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[UP~Boomer]

I use Gimp and Ifranview
http://www.gimp.org/
http://www.irfanview.com/

Here is Gimp 2.0.7
Install to a folder you create
find the .exe and create a shortcut

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?3ei6awmr1rawsyl

Here is MicroDEM build 2010 .3.23.2
Install to a folder you create
find .exe and create shorcut

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?q6ix96mfrkd3npx

Thanks to all for there utilities and programs,
please read instructions carefully

I made this to use with JSGME to switch back and forth with Unlocked FMB
http://www.mediafire.com/?nzxhognjend

4Gig IL2.exe by HaDeS , keeps Unlocked FMB from CTD on large maps
http://www.mediafire.com/?jbmwywj3byw

Heres an RGB Guide I made,it is in .tga and can be used in Gimp
http://www.mediafire.com/?tg1bejyhmoz

Everything you would ever need to know on " How to make a map" by KevinP
Map Building Tutorial v4 - Updated,thanks Kevin 
http://www.gamefront.com/files/20333194/Map_Building_Tutorial_v4_rar


 "Actors Management Tool" by Zuti
For extracting and creating actors.static and more
http://www.mediafire.com/?gyewm4en23t

Zuti's Actors tool tutorial>
http://www.mediafire.com/?x0mg4fb99z3errb

Actors Cut/Shift tool by LSA
http://www.mediafire.com/?itmdkldzdzn

Coast alignment tool and Map_C toolbox by Redwolf (Site may be temporarily down so I have hosted the files below for now)
http://www.eagles-lair.dk/downloads/coastalign
http://www.eagles-lair.dk/downloads/mapc-toolbox

Map_C Toolbox
http://www.mediafire.com/?mxlexa5opz9sp07

Coast Alignment tool
http://www.mediafire.com/?bosf7dfm1ijelg4


Auto-pop by Delco
http://www.mediafire.com/?2yjrlywento

Vpmedia's Texture library
http://www.mediafire.com/?3rzogjzo0ln

Universal static.ini checker:Thank you who ever you are!
for "finding missing objects" so missions can be saved on new maps
http://www.mediafire.com/?oyygitdgtin

Here is an IMF Viewer,to view unconverted textures from the game,
and you can convert them so they will open in IFranview
http://www.mediafire.com/?nvimkyjntzt


For those that have built maps here are some tools in case anyone has lost any,
anyone new to map editing and would like to try it,please Read the Pdf's by KevinP

[santobr]

Maybe this little program could help a little bit:
Nikolay Raspopov
http://www.cherubicsoft.com/projects/sagethumbs

You can see converted TGA files before open them.

santobr.

[UP~Boomer]

EasyRider painted the BlankFieldPlate a long time ago and had it posted for download
As it is not available anywhere anymore,I thought I would host it for Map Editors

This dropped into your MODS folder,will make the BlankFieldPlate visible
just remove the folder or - Minus the name out to de-activate the Mod which will make the BlankPlate invisible again

EasyRiders,
GreenGrassBlankPlate

http://www.mediafire.com/?myahpnlpy50ps04

[hawker445]

what would i use to just make airfields?

[UP~Boomer]

depends on how detailed of an airfield you want to make

FMB+ Opens up the airfield plates,but there more for adding onto airfields
as you need a perfectly flat area on a map to actually build an airfield from scratch

Most map makers just copy airfields off of stock default maps,
then paste them onto there maps
It is a good way of going as it is extremely quick and easy,and the airfields work because there default airfields

Building airfields,and building them correctly so the work good for AI aircraft is a challenge
and one, of the most difficult and time consuming aspects of making a map

Unlocked FMB is what is needed to build new from scratch airfields

Dont let any of that put you off,it is easy once you get on to it


Here is a small Demo map,
and thread that goes through the process to show how to make an extra airfield on the New Guinea map

http://ultrapack.il2war.com/index.php/topic,1977.0.html

Cheers

[Wildchild]

Major thx for that boomer, now i can make a personal Sun'N'Fun map using a smaller map

[UP~Boomer]

Your welcome Bud 

Be very very careful..... map editing can be addicting   

[Wildchild]

Thx to the " 'How to make a map' by KevinP" i now have correct landscape and no more fps killing berlin

[Benno]

Thank you Boomer  !!!!!!!!
Benno

[Wildchild]

Also, on page 9 of the "how to make a map", it says that i should download the pacific islands from AAA. now, AAA's site is down, and i supposedly need the mods folder from that pack. soo... do i just forget the mods folder or do i copy the one from UP3 or what?

[Wildchild]

and...

depends on how detailed of an airfield you want to make

FMB+ Opens up the airfield plates,but there more for adding onto airfields
as you need a perfectly flat area on a map to actually build an airfield from scratch

Most map makers just copy airfields off of stock default maps,
then paste them onto there maps
It is a good way of going as it is extremely quick and easy,and the airfields work because there default airfields

Building airfields,and building them correctly so the work good for AI aircraft is a challenge
and one, of the most difficult and time consuming aspects of making a map

Unlocked FMB is what is needed to build new from scratch airfields

Dont let any of that put you off,it is easy once you get on to it


Here is a small Demo map,
and thread that goes through the process to show how to make an extra airfield on the New Guinea map

http://ultrapack.il2war.com/index.php/topic,1977.0.html

Cheers

When i use _UnlockMaps_ , the Gudal map doesnt load, and all the regular maps are there. other than that it works fine

[UP~Boomer]

It may be because the test map is packaged for 4.09 modded game
If your running 4.10 and UP 3.0 or DBW it would need to be taken apart and installed by hand

Basically,in UP 3.0
You just need the map folder,place it in
IL-2?#UP#/MapMods
or...
IL-2/#UP#/STD/maps

which ever folder structure you like,search for your all.ini in either of those two locations
and add the required all.ini info


how to create your own all.ini info>
Right clicking on the map folder and copying the folders name then,pasting it into the all.ini then hitting space bar once and pasting the name again then/load.ini

example>
Guadal_Testmap Guadal_Testmap/load.ini

First name can be anything
MyGuadal_Testmap Guadal_testmap/load.ini

second name after once space needs to be the name of the map folder
/load.ini tells the game which load.ini to load

In the above example,once in the FMB
you would see MyGuadal_Tesmap 

Just dissect the download,
and use just the map folder to install into whatever kind of Modded game you are running

I just did it,and the map runs fine in UP 3.0