[TUTORIAL] Minimaps

[Steff]

Map folder nameandfirst entry in map. Dbc and corresponding in area table.

[björn]

Heya, so after several hours of trial and error I managed to get this to work. By making a new ADT, which had an ADT number greater than 10. So for example in md5translate.trs:

"Kelagonmap11_11.blp      Kelagon1111.blp"  works fine, but if I use an ADT such as this one:
"Kelagonmap5_5.blp      Kelagon55.blp" it does not work, I've tried putting 05 instead, but without success.

I guess this is why blizzards adt numbers are all greater than 10, if that makes any sense. Anyways, does anyone know if there is a fix for this? If not, is it possible to move the content from one adt to another?

Also, on the ones that do work, the minimap dissapears randomly sometimes and almost always when I use the zoom buttons on the minimap in-game.

Thanks in advance!

[schlumpf]

I guess this is why blizzards adt numbers are all greater than 10, if that makes any sense.

That's not the case. There should be minimaps for less. At least I remember development being at 0_0 as well.

[Steff]

Perhaps 05_05 ? Never tried but will need to do it again in nextdays for Maruum.

[björn]

Perhaps 05_05 ? Never tried but will need to do it again in nextdays for Maruum.

I've tried putting 05_05 but without success.

Could someone try and have a look at this?

[PhilipTNG]

Thankyou for this steff!  so dang useful and was pretty easy to do too!  great guide!

[Steff]

Thanks

I will overwork and integrate it some day in the big startup guide.

[Nekatus]

So, i try to add minimap but it doesnt work
my area name in the map.dbc is:
Playertreff
in md5translate.trs i wrote
dir: Playertreff
Playertreffmap02_02.blp   6ed71585b2b27d9e575642a090000020.blp
Playertreffmap02_03.blp   6ed71585b2b27d9e575642a090000021.blp
my MPQ structure:
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what im doing wrong? :/
sry for my bad english

[Soldan]

Make sure it's a tab and not a space.

[Nekatus]

yes, i use TAB. ^^

[Jøk3r]

Did you write it just undet NetherstormBG?

[Steff]

Why is your BLP shown as warcraft skin file.
You dont need this strange names. Just name them as you like.

[Nekatus]

i dont know why they're "warcraft Skin file". Ive converted it with blpconverter6.exe
ohh .. okey ^^

[björn]

Heya, so after several hours of trial and error I managed to get this to work. By making a new ADT, which had an ADT number greater than 10. So for example in md5translate.trs:

"Kelagonmap11_11.blp      Kelagon1111.blp"  works fine, but if I use an ADT such as this one:
"Kelagonmap5_5.blp      Kelagon55.blp" it does not work, I've tried putting 05 instead, but without success.

I guess this is why blizzards adt numbers are all greater than 10, if that makes any sense. Anyways, does anyone know if there is a fix for this? If not, is it possible to move the content from one adt to another?

Also, on the ones that do work, the minimap dissapears randomly sometimes and almost always when I use the zoom buttons on the minimap in-game.

Thanks in advance!

bump

[Steff]

To movea map simple:

1. Rename the adts ADT_5_5 to ADT_10_10 and so on.
2. Copy offsetfix and fix.bat and cygwin.dll from adt adder over and run it
3. Recreat the WDT file with taliis.